On ServiceMaster the Visitors, led by JD Davis fielded Dampier, Edwards, Duff, Butler, Schapeler, Lafoon, Jacobson, Hartley, Mohan, Byrd and Matta against Gerry Witter's Home Squad of Coffman,Scarbrough, Jacobs, Rivera, Chrest, Giordano, Diaz, Hill, Wells and Lopiccolo. As it turns out, it was a bit one sided as the visitors scored in all but 2 innings while holding the Home team scoreless in 6 of the 9 innings.
Both teams started off scoreless but the visitors put up 5 in the second,1 in the 3rd and 2 more in the 5th to go up 8 - 0 before the Home boys scored their first run. In the 5th the Home team plated 4 to cut the lead in half but then went for the zeros again in the 6th and 7th while allowing the Visitors to score 7 more making it 15-4 after 7 innings.
JD's Visitors added another pair in the 8th and then agreed to flip-flop the ninth with the score at 17-4. Gerry Witters Home team managed to plate 8 in the extended 9th inning to make the final score 17-12. Hey, at least the final score looks respectable.
The Visitor's defense was the key element as they made the plays when they had to shut down the home squad. Excellent plays were turned in by JD Davis, Jim Lafoon, and Roger Edwards to close out innings leaving runners stranded. Of course the Home squad had their moments too on nice plays turned in by Jose Rivera, Frank Jacobs and Don Witmer.
Key Hitters included
Chuck Duff 4 for 5 triple
Ron Butler 4 for 5 triple 2-doubles
Jimmy Lafoon 4 for 4
Les Jacobson 2 for 3 and a walk
Nick Matta 3 for 4
Don Scarbrough 4 for 5 triple
Chuck Giordano 2 for 3 and a walk
Eddie Diaz 3 for 4
Larry Wells 3 for 4
Before I recap the mixed league game played on Gessler Field I want
to take a few lines to cover some administrative items. The first is that the
Enjoyment Book Sales Campaign has began. The books are $30.00 and are well worth
the money. Not only is it a good deal for you but it generates over 1/3rd of our
revenues for the year. These funds are critical if we want to continue to
do the same things we have done in the past. So please get one for yourself and
one for a friend. Second is to remind you of the magic date of 29 November
which is the date all registrations must be in if you want to be available for
the draft. That is also the date that you need to have indicated if you want to
be a rostered player or a pool player for the upcoming season. (you should have
already done that on your application). In addition, it is the cut off date for
folks that want to play in a different league from their age group. You must
submit a request to the BOD in writing. Right now the cut off is 69 years
old for the National League but it could change based on total numbers. My
recommendation is if you are one year from that date (up or down) and have a
preference I would submit a request to the BOD. Now to the very exciting game
between two fiercely competitive teams.
The visiting Team was expertly managed by Rich Moots. His team consisted of
Zelazny,King, Reagan, Hill, Bess, Holder, Merritt, Moots, Smith, Bowley, and G.
Baker. The home team was lead by Jeff Simon. His players were
Herbie O, Simon, Shaffer, Marino, Miller, Barnes, Levesque, Morey, Mills,
Bloom, L. Baker, and Poke Rodriquez. The score was tied after the second inning
as both teams scored a single run in the first and then went three and out in
the second. Ray Mills only threw five pitches in his half of the second. The
third inning saw the visitors score three quick runs from the bottom of the
lineup. Not to be outdone, The home team responded with five runs as Frank
Miller had a critical hit with the bases loaded. The fourth inning was a tale of
extremes, Team Moots scored five runs as nine batters came to the plate while
Team Simon went three and out.
The fifth inning was a slugfest as both teams managed to score five runs
each. In the sixth each team managed a single run as the lead off hitter got on
and scored in each instance. With the home team being the only team to score in
the seventh (they managed to get two) they closed the gap to a mere run. The
eighth inning was reminiscent of the fifth as a bunch of runs were
scored....four by the visitors and five by the home team. As a result the game
was knotted at 19 a piece going into the last inning.
So with it being anyone's ball game, Team Moots had a run explosion as they
batted 17 players and managed to score twelve runs. Pretty confident as they
took the field to play defense, they quickly knew they were in for a dogfight as
Team Simon quickly loaded the bases with no outs. With the aid of a strike out
and an unassisted double play by Duff Hill the game quickly game to an end
without a run crossing the plate. The final score being Team Moots 31 and Team
Simon 19. The game being much closer than the final score.
Key Performances
Bob Zelazny 6 for 7.
Russ King 6 for 7
Bob Reagan 7 for 7
Duff Hilll 5 for 6
Gene Baker 4 for 6
Herbie O 4 for 5
Frank Miller 5 for 5
Poke Rodriquez 4 for 4
Lee (Eagle Eye) Baker 4 walks
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