5 July

With only one field playable, we were fortunate in that only  28 players took a chance on the weather and came out today. That allowed us to field three teams. Because of the roster limitation we fielded ten players on defense which allowed for our percision hitters to place the ball through the gaps with apparent ease.

The hitting team, Managed by Larry Powell, consisted of Reggie Barnes, Bobby Reagan, Frank Jacobs, Bob Zelazny, Eddie Diaz, Ron Butler, Tommy Wise, and Richard Moots. By scoring three runs the  the top of the inning, they took the field with a lot of confidence. It was then Kirk Coffman's team ( Freddie Dampier, Steve Hill, Roger Edwards, Richie Marino, Jeff Simon, Bobby Ayers, Dick Sessnick, and Johnny Merritt) to go on offense. Freddie Dampier led off with a double and scored their only run. Chris Constantine's team  Freddie Gonzalez, Dean Schapler, Donnie Scarborough, Ron Thompson, Josh Wells, Bernie Mohan, Johnnie Byrd, Gene Baker, and Vassier Bess) was watching all this and were eager to show their stuff as they came to the plate in the bottom of the first. They scored four runs off six singles to take the early lead. The second inning saw only three run scored by all the teams. It proved to be the least productive inning of the game.

 

In the third, Team Powell scored two runs off doubles by Jacobs and Zelazny. Team Coffman answered with two runs of their own. Team Constantine padded their lead by scoring three with Bernie Mohans double providing the spark. The fourth inning saw the game tighten up considerably. Team Powell scored four with Jacobs getting his second double of the game. Team Coffman batted eight  as they scored the maximum five runs as they tied both Team Powell and Team Constantine at nine apiece. The inning wasn't over as Chris Constantine lead off and scored to give his team a one run lead. The fifth inning saw Team Powell go three and out, followed by Team Coffman scoring the max (five) when Roger Edwards hit on to the fence for a triple.Not wanting to relinquish the lead Chris C's team responded with five of there own on no extra base hits.The next inning saw Jacobs get his third double as Team Powell scored two runs. These were answered by two runs by Team Coffman and five runs by Team Coffman. Freddie G's homer and Johnnie B's double providing the fire power.

 

As we went into the last inning the game was still close with everyone having a good chance at winning. Team Powell scored five when Frank J. and Larry P. hit triples and Bob Z. got a double. The first five batters scored and it looked promising until a double play snuffed out the rally. Team Coffman came to the plate chasing four runs. They ended up sending 17 batters to the plate as they ran up eleven runs to take their first lead of the game. Freddie Dampier had the only extra base hit, a home run. So going into the bottom of the inning, Chris C's team was chasing an opponent, down sevenur. Four was the common number as that was the total number of batters that cam to the plate. Ron Thompson lead off with a single and then they went three and out. Final Score Team Powell 16, Team Coffman 27, and Team Constantine 20. Winning pitchers were Dick Sessnick and Bobby Ayers who shared the load for Team Coffman.

 

Outstanding performancers:

 

 Bobby Reagan    4 for 5

Frank Jacobs    5 for 5 with two doubles and a triple

Bob Zelazny        4 for 5 with two doubles

 

Freddie Dampier    4 for 5 with a homer

Steve Hill            5 for 6

Kirk Coffman        6 for 6

Jeff Simon            5 for 5

 

Donnie Scarborough    4 for 4

Ron Thompson            4 for 5

Larry Wells                   4 for 5

Gene Baker                3 for 4

Vassier Bess                3 for 4