Gessler Clinic Field
GOOD weather here in Sunny Florida for the first double header of
the season. Two 7 inning games were played. In the first game the Giants were
home team.
The Cubs came up in the first with their bats swinging. Peterson
led off with a single, Taylor and Thompson followed and after a walk to
Mahon, McLellan and Lopez had base hits. Mike Stepp walked and starting
pitcher Sessick singled home the fifth run. The Giants started with
Bess reaching on an error, then Remington, Guspyt, Burns and Merritt
followed with hits. Merritt's hit drove in the third run of the
inning. Score Cubs 5 Giants 3.
The Visitors tallied another 5 runs in
the second with Mohan, DePalama, Barnes, Michalski base hits and Baker
walked, LaMay and Taylor singled in the 4th and 5 runs. The Giants were
not able to get their bats going in the first game and the Flip Flop
rule was put into effect. Final score was Cubs 21 Giants 5.
Leading hitters Giants
Guspyt 3 for 3 walk
Burns 2 for 3
Merritt 2 for 3
Corrathers 2 for 2 with walk DePalma 3 for 3
Game 2
In game 2 with Thompson on the mound for the Cubs, the Giants came out
swinging their bats with singles from Bess, Remington, Guspyt and Burns
with Ragonese driving in the second run of the inning.
Cubs came back
with four of their own on a Peterson single and a Home run by
Thompson, followed by Mahon, McLellan, Stepp with Sessick bringing home
the 4th run.
The Giants scored 3 runs each in 3rd, 4th and 5th innings
but the Cubs in turn scored 5 in the 3rd and 4th and 2 in the 5th. The
score after the 5th was Giants 11 Cubs 19.
Now its the top of the 6th with lead off hitter Bess at the bat. He reaches 1st on an infield error.
Elmer Black singles, so does Remington, Guspyt gets on and Nic Burns
hits a long home run. Then Merritt reaches on a hit and Mills brings
him home with another hit. Tally six runs for the Giants. After 6
score is Giants 16 Cubs 20.
With the Giants
batting in the top of 7th inning, Dennis Holder leads off with a
single. Then after a fielder choice, Bess homers, Black triples, Remington has
his 5th hit of the game. Then after a long fly out by Guspyt, Burns hits his second homer in the last 2 innings. Next a single by
Ragonese, and walks to Ducham and Merritt; Giants UP by 2 runs.
The Cubbies are
down by two going into their last at bat. After one out Dick Mahon singles,
McLellan doubles Mahon home, and Lopez drives McLellan home to tie the
game. Mike Stepp steps to the plate and lines a double to left field scoring Lopez
for the game winner. Final score Cubs 23 Giants 22.
Leading hitters Giants
Bess home run
Remington 5 for 5 Thompson 3 for 4 home run
Burns 4 for 5 2 home runs Mahon 4 for 4
Merritt 3 for 4
Mills 3 for 5
Bloom 3 for 5
Submitted by
Don LaMay
Gold's Gym Field
What a difference a weekend makes. The team that could only score four runs on Friday
came back today and scored 16 runs in the first game and 20 runs in the
second game. I don't think there was any chicken waiting on them today
so they decided to hit the ball.
The first game of our seven inning
double header between the Rays and the Tigers was a close game. The
Tigers jumped out in the first inning with a four run lead only to be
answered by the Rays with three runs of their own. In the second inning,
the Tigers scored five runs and the Rays answered with six runs to tie
the score. The lead jumped back and forth the entire game but in the
end, the Rays were victorious with a 16 to 14 win.
Both teams hit the ball
well. Freddie Dampier hit a boomer in left center field for an in the
park home run. In the same inning, Al Andrews hit a boomer in left
center field for an in the park home run. Brian Busch hit the ball to
all fields with one boomer to right field being a triple. Russ King was
his sneaky old self and hit a ball in the gap for a triple. Bill Wolfe
also had a triple.
The Rays only had one
triple off the bat of Jimmy Goodhue. But we had a ton of singles and
doubles. The team batting average for the first game was about .650 with
25 hits.
The pitchers for this
game did a great job because the cross wind was bad. Pat LoPicolo, Brian
Jackson and Steve Pinnick managed to consistently throw strikes.
Leading hitters for the
Rays were Terry Smith 3/3, Kenny Ota 3/3, Don Held 2/2 with a SAC.
Eddie Gazarek, Rick Brock, Herb "O', Ray Levesque, Johnny Byrd,
Jimmy Goodhue, and Pat LoPicolo were 2/3.
Leading hitters for the
Tigers were Brian Busch 3/3, Charlie Giordano 2/2 with a walk, Al
Andrews, Russ King, Bob Hite and Poke Rodriquez were 2/3.
Submitted by
Don Witmer
The second game of the
double header between the home team Tigers and the visiting Rays was played on
the Gold Gym Field. The Rays got off to
a quick start with Gazarek, Witmer and Held reaching base, and eventually
scoring. But the Rays left the bases
loaded after the Tigers’ catcher Poke Rodriguez made a great running grab to
end the Rays’ threat. The Tigers seemed
flat with 2 outs and Tom Hamilton standing on second base, after a long double,
before they put a string of 6 singles together to plate 5 runs and take the
early lead.
The Rays added 2 in both the 2nd and 3rd innings,
with the big blast being a triple by Held off the fence in right. The Tigers plated 3 runs in the 2nd
on 2 Home-runs, a 2 run version by Andrews and a solo shot by Hamilton to make
the score at the end of the 3rd inning 8 to 7 Tigers.
In the 4th
the Rays went quietly before Al Andrews hit his second 2 run homer of the day.
Good defense by both teams highlighted the next 2 innings which appeared to be
the calm before the storm.
The Tigers
added 5 in the bottom of the 6th, with 5 singles to start the frame,
to take a 7 run lead starting the seventh and final inning. The Rays bats came
alive, sending 15 batters to the plate, getting 11 runs on 11 hits, only 1 for
extra bases to take to take a 4 run lead.
The Tigers went meekly in the 7th to end the game with the
Rays winning 20-16.
Leading Hitters:
Rays:
Gazarek 3 for 4, 2B
Held 3 for 3, IBB, 3B
Brock 3 for 3, BB
Tigers:
Andrews 2 for 3, 2 HR, BB
Hamilton 3 for 3, 2 2B, BB
Giordano 3 for 3, 2B, BB
Hartley 3 for 3, Sac
Submitted by
Bob Hite
Submitted by
Bob Hite
ServiceMaster
Field, Game 1, Angels vs. Rangers.
Instead of
playing softball today, we followed Alice down the rabbit hole and found ourselves in
Wonderland. In game number one it was the Rangers who were on the wrong end of
the looking glass. Up was down, good was bad and bad we were. As coach of the
team, I admonished the Ranger's players before the game, "don't make errors". I am sure that is what I said, however in
Wonderland what the team heard was this, "please make lots and lots of errors
today. When it rains it pours and it poured down the letter "E" for the Rangers.
The Angels
were smiling like the Cheshire cat. They had reason to smile, their bats were
working overtime. Angels players were running the bases so much their tongues
were hanging out. They hit the ball well. The Mad Hatter in this game was
Canadian strongman, Scott Seguin. Actually, Scott helped the Rangers raise
their fielding percentage, by hitting two balls that no one could possibly
drop, unless they were standing 320 feet away and on the other side of the
fence. Seguin went back to back, in the 1st
and 3rd innings. All I could
hear after each HR was his teammate, JD Davis, laughing and saying "beam me up
another one Scotty", an obvious Star Trek play on words.
Key plays in
the game, JD pitched a strong game. Jose Rivera, Greg Denny, Ron Pepin and Joe D'Herin
turned some nice defensive plays for the Angels. Juan Toro did throw a runner
out at the plate, from centerfield, for
the Rangers, which helped ease the pain the team was feeling.
It was that
kind of game, almost everything went well for the Halos and almost everything
went sour for the Rangers. Even when the Rangers had success, they failed, Don
Ing lead off the Rangers 3rd inning with a triple. The next batter
hit a hard ground ball right at Don, who was standing on 3rd, as Don
tried to jump out of the way the ball hit him and he was called out.
"Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat.
'We're all mad here." ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.
Final Score:
Rangers 11 - Angels 18.
Leading
Hitters from game 1.
Angels:
Rivera: 3/
4.
D'Herin: 2 /
3, with a triple and a double.
Seguin: 3 / 3, two HRs and a single.
DeRidder: 2 / 3 with a double.
Pepin: 3 /
3.
Denny: 3 /
3.
WP: JD Davis
Rangers:
Hill: 2 / 3
with a triple.
Erb: 2 / 3
with a double.
Zelazny: 2 /
3 with a double.
Laffoon: 2 /
3.
Constantine:
2 / 3.
Ing: 3 /3
with a triple.
Game 2, Angels vs Rangers
What's good
for the goose, is good for the gander. In this case what's good for the hare is
good for the bunny. It was the Angels
turn to fall through the rabbit hole. If the Rangers would win this game, they
could wash away the bad taste left in their mouths from game one. A win works better than Listerene.
"Only a few
find the way, some don't recognize it when they do - some... don't ever want
to." ― The Cheshire Cat
In game two
the Rangers found a way. They found their bats and their gloves. It was the
Angels who were now on the wrong side of the looking glass. Halo's do have
holes and the Angels made a few drops in the outfield and a few throwing
errors. The Rangers were not going to look a gift horse, cat, Angel whatever,
in the mouth. They took advantage of the miscues and added a few sizzling hits
to score early and often.
By the way,
the term "never look a gift horse in the mouth" derives its meaning from the
early days, I am talking about the days before Bob Zelazny was even born, that
long ago. Horses' gums recede as they
age making their teeth appear longer (hence the term, "long in the
tooth"). Inspecting the teeth of a horse given as a gift was considered
ungrateful.
The Rangers
were grateful for Bobby Z's bat and Steven Hill's bat. Bob and Steve struck key
blows for the Rangers with runners in scoring position. Bobby drove in the 4th
and 5th runs, in the 4th inning, with two outs on the
board. Steve hit an inside the park HR, driving in 3 runs in the 6th
inning. Other key moments in the game, Jimmy Laffoon threw a runner out at the
plate. Steve Hill made a great stop at 3rd on a ball that was
smashed. Nick Matta pitched a strong game.
"You just go
where your high-top sneakers sneak, and don't forget to use your head." ― The
Cheshire Cat
Final Score:
Angels 6 - Rangers 18.
Leading
Hitters for game 2:
Angels:
Seguin: 2 /
3 with a double.
Rangers:
Hill: 2 / 3
with a HR and a walk.
Zelazny: 3 /
4 .
Toro: 3 / 3.
Laffoon: 2/ 2 with a triple, double and a walk.
Butler: 1/ 2
and a walk.
Matta: 2 /
3.
Ing: 2 / 3.
WP: Matta
Submitted by
Nick Matta
Submitted by
Nick Matta
Gatorland Field
Marlins vs Braves
The Braves finally put it all together winning both games by playing solid defense and scoring lots of runs. Rich Moots filled in as Marlins manager today for Jeff Simon.
The Marlins scored two runs in the first inning led by Larry Chrest and Raul Torres- double. The Braves came our swinging scoring five runs in both the 1st & 2nd innings.Denny Shaffer had a home run, Harlen Lautenschlager-double in the first inning.
In the second inning , Milo Macko had a double, Miguel Gonzalez a home run to lead the way. The Braves scored in every inning.
The
Braves solid defense held the Marlins to only 8 runs. Shortstop Sonny
Burrell had a great day including getting all three outs in the fifth
inning.
Final Score first game: Braves 19 Marlins 8
Leading hitters for the Marlins:
Larry Chrest 3-3 one triple
Raul Torres 3-3 one triple, one double
Gisele Seguin 3-3
Gisele played super defense in both games while playing three different positions
Leading hitters for the Braves:
Miguel Gonzalez 4-4 1 triple
Gene Baker 3-3
Sonny Burrell -1 home run
Jerry Witter 3-3
Game 2
In
the second game, the Braves didn't miss a beat by scoring three runs in
the first, with home runs by Miguel Gonzalez and Harlen Lautenschlager.
The second inning was even better with 5 runs scoring on consecutive
singles by Sonny Burrell, Dale Bennet, Jerry Witter, Jimmy McPartlin,
and Gene Morey . The Marlins scored one run in the 2nd inning with Raul Torres getting a triple and scoring on a hit by Augie Augenstein.
The Braves led the whole game and held the Marlins to only 8 runs in which half were scored in the bottom of the 7th inning .
Leading hitters for the Marlins:
Frank Miller 3-3
Augie Augenstein 3-3
Raul Torres 1-3 1 triple
Jim Altemose 2-3
Rich Moots 2-3
Leading hitters for the Braves:
Miguel Gonzales 3-4 one home run
Harlen Lautenschlager 2-3 one home run,one triple
Sonny Burrell 3-3 1 double, 1 home run
Milo Macko 3-3
Submitted by
Larry Powell
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