Gatorland Field
Game 1
Rangers vs. Angels:
Intensity is defined as
great energy, vehemence, a high degree of emotional excitement. In all fairness
I should just stop writing, because that sums up game one between the Rangers
and the Angels. If you are faint of heart stop reading HERE.
For
those of
you who have a strong constitution, or you are just a glutton for
punishment, you may read on. I will give you a closer look at the fervor
and
the fury inside the ring, known as Gatorland Field. There were not many
angels
with halos, nor where there many rangers with stars, in this game. It
was more
like the heathens vs. the crime family. It depends on your perspective
who was
who. This was King Kong vs. Godzilla, small villages were destroyed
today. If this were a hockey game there
would have been plenty of penalty minutes. Let me borrow, from an old joke, “I went
to the fights and a softball game broke out”.
So what was
the cause of all this bedlam that I spent two paragraphs trying to describe? The
answer is multi-faceted, I think it’s due to the fact that both teams really want
to win badly, both teams are grappling for first place, both teams are pretty
evenly matched, both teams are competitive and they carried their competing to the
max. So, the dynamite was there, someone
just had to light the fuse. The match came in the form of several close plays on
the field, on the bases, at the plate and on the mound.
There were arguments
on whether a player dropped a fly ball, or if he did it on transfer. There were
debates about illegal pitches. There were heated discussions on whether a
player had to take a walk, or not. There was rhubarb over a close call at the
plate. There was even concern over an intentional walk that took place. Did the
pinch runner illegally touch the bag, before the walked ballplayer touched the
bag? All these calls were critical to
the outcome of the game. All the calls were close and certainly an argument
could be made for both sides.
In the midst
of this entire ruckus, the Angels defeated the Rangers in game 1. They came
from behind to score 6 runs, in the 6th inning, to tie the game. The
big hits came from the bats of DeRidder, Pepin, JD, Denny, Bombard, Linton and
Fabian.
In the 7th
inning the Rangers went scoreless. The Angels came to bat in the bottom of the
7th needing 1 run, for the win. Angel’s manager, Freddie Gonzalez,
started the game winning rally with a single. Joe D’Herin came up to bat and singled
to right, moving Freddie to 3rd. Gerry DeRidder was then walked. With
the bases loaded and one out, Ron Pepin drilled a single, to drive in Gonzalez
with the decisive run.
Final Score:
Rangers 12 – Angels 13.
At the end
of the game most guys realized it’s just a game and there is faith, friendship and
sportsmanship that supersede the competition. Intensity though sometimes clouds
that vision.
Leading hitters
for the Rangers:
Constantine:
2 / 3.
Butler: 2 /
2 with a walk and a triple.
Laffoon: 2/ 3.
Erb: 2 / 3.
Ing: 2 / 3.
Wells: 3 / 3
with a double.
Leading
Hitters for the Angels:
Gonzalez: 3
/ 4 with a HR and double.
D’Herin: 3 /
4.
DeRidder: 3
/ 3 with a triple and 2 doubles.
Davis: 2 /
3.
Denny: 3 /
3.
Bombard: 2 /
3 with a double.
Linton: 2/
3.
WP: Davis.
Game 2
Angels vs. Rangers
I titled this game, King Kong meets Godzilla and they lay down in a bed
of roses. Well, not really, the intensity was still there for both
teams, but it was turned down a few notches. The arguments
that took place in game 1, of this doubleheader, never carried over to game 2
of the series. The teams, for the most part, left their differences on the
field, after the first game. It was as if the cry to play ball was realized, “play”
being the key word.
Every run in
this game was of great value, because it was a low scoring event. The Rangers jumped out to a 3 – 0 lead in the
first inning. These were the key moments in the first inning; Coffman took a
walk, Toro then singled, Jacobson added a single which scored Coffman, then Erb
doubled home Jacobson and Toro.
The game
stayed tight until the 4th inning. Rangers pitcher, Nick Matta along
with a strong defensive effort, kept the Angels bats in check. The Rangers then
scored 4 runs in the 4th inning to up their lead; Butler, Laffoon,
Hill, Wells and Ing all helped the Ranger’s cause by getting hits.
After 4
innings the score was 7-3, in favor of the Rangers.
It was still
anyone’s game to win or lose, but the Angels were never able to mount a rally. The
Rangers never had to bat in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The final
score was Angels 5 – Rangers 9.
These two
teams split a doubleheader back on January 21, the Angels won game 1, as the
Home team and the Rangers came back and won game 2, as the Home team. The same
thing happened this time around. The Angels won game 1 and the Rangers won game
2, both as Home teams. Stay tuned for further adventures.
Leading
hitters for the Angels:
Pepin: 2 / 3
with a double.
Davis: 3 /
3.
Leading
Hitters for the Rangers:
Toro: 2 / 3.
Jacobson: 1
/ 2 and a walk.
Erb: 2 / 3
with a double.
Butler: 1 /
2 with a walk.
Laffoon: 2 /
3 with a double.
Constantine:
2 / 3.
Matta: 2 / 2 with a double.
WP: Matta
Submitted byNick Matta
Gessler Clinic Field
Game 1
The Rays and the Tigers
locked horns today for a double header on Field B with the sun in their
eyes. The last time these two teams met, the Rays managed to eke out two
very close wins. Well, it was a different story today. The Tigers were
looking to take revenge and, in the first game, came out hitting like
they are capable of doing with a team batting average of over
.700. There was nothing the Rays could do. If the Tigers were not
hitting the ball over our head, they were hitting the balls in the gaps
or dropping the dinks in front of us. The Rays bats remained silent for
most of the game. The final score was Tigers 15 - Rays 3.
Leading Hitters for the Tigers were Mike Wiltshire, Brian Busch,
Bill Wolfe and Al Andrews 3/3. Tom Hamilton, Jack Benson, Poke
Rodriquez, Dave Hartley, John Carpenter, Bob Hite and Freddie Dampier
2/3. Charlie Giordano was 1/2 with a SAC. Mike Wiltshire had an in the
park home run.
Leading hitters for the Rays were Rick Brock 3/3 and Don Held 2/3.
Don Witmer
Game 2
The second game of the Rays vs Tigers double header played on the Gessler Clinic field under near perfect conditions. The Rays got out of the gate slowly, going 3 up and 3 down, when John Carpenter had to run a long way to stop Donnie Held’s fly ball from dropping in. The Tigers did come out running, after Tom Hamilton beat out an infield hit; moved to 3rd on Brian Busch’s single before back to back triples by Charlie Giordano and Bill Wolfe put the Tigers up 3-0. Three more hits followed and the Tigers had the lead 5-0 after 1 inning.Good defense, by both teams, froze the score in the 2nd. Using 5 singles and a Sac fly the Rays got 3 in the 3rd. The Tigers also got 3 runs with 4 singles and a base on balls. At the end of 3 innings the Tigers held the lead 8-3. The Rays made some noise in the 4th, when they added a run after getting 3 singles and a fielder’s choice. But good defense from Dave Hartley, taking a base hit from Ota, and Bob Hite’s sliding grab of a liner off Herbie Oesterreich’s bat ended the threat. The Rays played some defense of their own; with a runner on second and 2 outs Bobby Reagan made an over the shoulder catch of Freddie Dampier’s long fly ball to blank the Tigers in the 4th.
Neither team could score in the 5th, which left the score at 8-4 with the Tigers clinging to the lead. The 6th started in much the same manner, before 3 singles loaded the bases for the Rays, with 2 outs. Rick Brock ended up with a double and 3 runs batted in, cutting the lead to 1. The Tigers answered, in their half of the 6th , with 2 runs after getting 2 singles, a double from Charlie Giordano and a Sac fly to push the lead back to 3, 10-7.
The Rays were unable to get a runner aboard in the 7th and the game ended with the Tigers winning 10-7.
Top Hitters:
Rays:
Ed Gazarek 2 for 3
Don Held 2 for 3
Rick Brock 2 for 3, 2B
Ray Levesque 1 for 2
Brian Jackson 1 for 2
Pat LoPiccolo 1 for 2
Tigers:
Mike Wiltshire 2 for 3
Brian Busch 2 for 3
Charlie Giordano 2 for 2,
2B, 3B, BB
Bill Wolfe 2 for 2, 3B,
Sac
Jack Benson 3 for 3
Poke Rodriguez 2 for 3
John Carpenter 1 for 2
Bob Hite 1 for 2, 2B
Fred Dampier 1 for 2
Submitted by
Bob Hite
Submitted by
Bob Hite
Gold's Gym Field
Game 1
Weather
was perfect for the game between the Giants and the Cubs. Cubs coming
off a double header loss to the Braves last week came to bat in the
first with a triple by Peterson, single from Taylor, triple from
Thompson. After a line out by McLellan, singles by Stepp, Lopez, Sessick
and Mohan batted in the 5th run of the inning. Giants led off
with Bess reaching on an error, then Manager Bloom singled, a walk to
Burns, then Regonese and Cottle drove in runs. End of the 1st score Cubs 5
Giants 4.
The wind started to come out of the Cubs sails in the
second. After a base hit from DePalma, an error and a triple by Big Stan
to drive in 2 runs, the boat started to sink as the next 3 batters
went down in order.
Giants bats stayed hot and
another 4 runs were tallied on Bowley's hit followed by a fielders
choice, a hit by Bloom and a triple by Scarborough. After 2 the score was
Giants 8 Cubs 7.
After the Cubs going down 1 2 3 in the third the
Giants scored 5 runs on hits by Regonese, Cottle, Carrothers a walk to
Bowley and base hits from Holland and Bess.
The Cubs managed to score 2 runs
in the 4th and another 2 in the 7th inning. In the mean time, the
Giants put the game away with 4 more in the 5th and 3 in the 6th
inning. Final score Giants 20 Cubs 11.
Top Hitters
Scarborough 4 for 4 with triple
Regonese 4 for 4
Cottle 3 for 4
Game Two
Between
games Manager LaMay of the Cubs held a player meeting and told the
players they would have to play a lot better defense in the second game
as he was going to be the pitcher in the next game. It seemed to work
with the Giants getting only a hit from their pitcher Scarborough in the
first inning. In the bottom of the inning Peterson lead off
with a walk, Thompson doubled and McLellan's base hit followed by Mike
Stepp's triple. Mohan singled in the 4th run before a runner was out at
home trying to score. Cubs tallied 4 runs to take the lead.
Giants
got a base hit from Burns in the second and good fielding from the Cubs
kept the Giants from scoring in the second. The Cubs half of the second
started with DePalma reaching
base, Barnes singled as did Big Stan and Chuck Yarletts, and the Cubs
scored 2 more runs.
In the 3rd the Giants came alive with 5 runs on
hits from Black, Holland, Bloom and Scarborough. The Cubs came back with 5
of their own.
The Giants got one in the 4th but the Cubs came back with
another 5 in their half of the inning.
Final Score of the game was Cubs
19 Giants 8.
Top Hitters
Scarborough 3 for 3
Burns 2 for 2 with walk
Bloom 2 for 3
Barnes 3 for 3
Submitted by
Don LaMay
ServiceMaster Field
Braves vs Marlins
Game 1
In the first inning ,both teams scored three runs. After that,
the Marlins only scored in the 5th inning, but it was a big one with 8
runs to tie the score.
The Braves scored in every inning but the second for a total of 16 runs.
Final Score was Marlins 11-- Braves 16.
Leading hitters were:
Jim Altemose 2-3 with one double
Raul Torres 2-3,
Rich Moots 2-3.
Dave Abney 2-3 one home run
Arvil Waddell 3-3
Sonny Burrell 3-3 one home run
Milo Macko 2-3.
Jerry Witter winning pitcher.
Game 2
In the second game, The Braves led the whole game by scoring three runs in both the first and third innings.
Final Score was Marlins 5 -Braves 8.
Leading hitters
Miguel Gonzalez 3-3 one home run
Sonny B. 3-3 one double
Milo M. 3-3
Joe Lyons 2-3
Raul T. 2-2
Frank Miller 2-2 one double
Jerry Witter was winning pitcher
Submitted by
Larry Powell
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