Friday the 13th

ServiceMaster Field

The Visitors on Servicemaster today included Marino, Pepin, Byrd, Wells, Hite, Poke, Patten, Borelli,
Lopez, Guspyt and Witter against the Home Squad of Coffman, Oesterreich, Hill, Wise, Levesque, Smith, Reagan, Kline, Lopiccolo, Zakrowski and Stepp.

The game looked a little one side as the score was 3 to 10 after 5 innings and 5 to 13 in favor of the home team after 6 but the gap closed  in the 7th with a nice 7 run rally by the Visitors to only 3 for the Home team.

Then both teams failed to score in the 8th but the Visitors put together a 7 run 9th to go ahead for the first time in the game 19-16.  The Home Team then plated two runs off an Ed Kline triple but then left him stranded on third as the final out left the score at Visitors 19 and the Home Team 18.

Leading Hitters

Coffman 3 for 5  2B
Smith 4 for 5
Reagan 3 for 5  HR
Kline 3 for 5 3B
Marino 3 for 5
Pepin 3 for 5 HR
Wells 4 for 5
Patten 3 for 5

Gold's Gym Field

The National leaguers played a very competitive game on Golds Gym field. Rich Moots visiting team of Taylor,Fulton, Bess, Hill, Duchan, LeMay, Black, Merritt, Moots, Morey, Bennett, Mills, and Gene Baker started strong with four runs aided by Duff's double. Marshal Blooms home boys (Miller, Bloom, Burns, Remington, Thompson, Augustine, McClellan, Michaelski, Barnes, McPartlan, Smith, and Lee Baker) responded with four of their own to even up the score. Neither team scored in the second. The  next two innings saw the home team build a substantial lead as the visitors failed to score  and the home team ran up seven runs with Michaelski's double driving in three. In the fifth, Rich Moots helped his team score three with a triple. In the bottom of the inning Marshall's team scored five to increase the lead.

The sixth saw the visitors pound out enough hits to score three with Duff adding his second double of the day. With the top of the line up for Marshall they were only able to score one. The seventh saw a reversal of fortune of sorts as the visitors were shut out and the home boys tallied two. The eighth was a draw as G Baker and Ray Mills both scored for the visitors and Marshal and Frank Miller did the same for the home team. Down by nine, the visitors started strong by getting the first four batters on base. Unfortunately only three were able to score leaving the home team with enough runs to declare victory without batting in the 9th. Final score, Team Bloom 21 and Team Moots 15.

Key Performances

John Fulton    3 for 4

Vassier Bess    3 for 4

Duff Hill    4 for 4 with two doubles

Freddie duchan    3 for4

Don LaMay    3 for 4

Elmer Black     3 for 4

 

Frank Miller    4 for 5

Marshal Bloom     4 for 5

Nic Burns    3 for 4

Stan Michaelski    3 for 4 with a double

John Smith    3 for 4

Ron Thompson    winning pitcher

 

 

Gatorland Field

Gatorland Field saw  a great game between Donnie Witmer's visitors( Gonzalez,Gazarek,Duff,Edwards, Witmer, Zelazny, Constantine, Andrews, and Waddell) and Ron Butler's Home team(Wiltshire, Rivera, Jacobson, Held, Wolfe, Dampier, Jacobs, Butler, DeRidder, Benson, and Schapler). With these line ups, one would have expected a slug-fest but it did not turn out to be the case. Freddie lead off for the visitors and managed to score the only run in the first as the home boys went three and out. The next inning saw the visitors score three while the big bad home team went scoreless again. In the third, Don's team batted around and manage to post five runs on some well placed singles. Ron's bats came alive as they too batted around and scored six runs to tighten the game considerably.Defense took over the next two innings as the only runs were scored by the visitors and there was only two of those.

 

In the sixth, Roger Edwards home run helped push three runs across for Don's team. The home team responded with four as Gerry DeRidder cleared the left field fence. With the visitors shut out in the seventh, Don Held hit a triple and scored the only run for the home team, leaving the score 14 to 11. In the eighth, Freddie lead off with a double and scored the first of their two runs. The home team unfortunately went three and out. 

 

In the ninth and with the game still close  and a good chance to build on their lead, the visitors went out in a puff of smoke as they went three and out. Ron's team had no quit as the first three batters got on and scored.. Unfortunately with the tying run at the plate, the batter hit a slow roller to Donnie who quickly made the put out to preserve the win. Final Score Team Witmer 16 and Team Butler 14.

 

Key Performances

 

Chuck Duff    4 for 5

Roger Edwards    4 for 5 with a home run

Arvil Waddell    winning pitcher

Don Held    4 for 5 with a double and triple

Gerry DeRidder   4 for 5 with a home run and double