It looks like we are settling in to a pattern of three team games. Not that I am complaining because it gives everyone a chance to get out of the sun, get a drink of water, or just listen to the latest "true story" that our resident story teller is weaving. The name of the three team contest today is the 'Battle of Puerto Rico' in honor of our three managers, Freddy Gonzalez, Miguel Gonzalez, and Jose Rivera.
Freddy G managed the hitting team of Zelazny, F. Gonzalez, Laffoon, King, Schapler, S. Hill, Herbie O, Reagan, Wells, Barnes, Moots, and Gibson. While they played solid defense against Miguels team, the bats were colder than cold. They failed to score until the sixth inning when the bottom of the lineup started a rally that produced four runs. Even with that they found themselves twelve runs behind Jose's fielding Team. Steve Hill lead off the open inning and scored. Unfortunately that was the only run for a grand total of just six runs for the entire game.
Today was Miguel's managerial debut His sitting team roster read like an all star lineup...Dampier, Constantine, Witmer, M. Gonzalez. Butler. J.D., Hite, Simon, Leggett, Thompson, Merritt, and L. Baker. Unfortunately their bats were just as cold as Freddys team as they managed just three runs through six innings. They only had nine hits during that span with J,D, getting the only extra base hit, a double. Being solidly in last place they needed to score a bunch to pass Freddy G and Jose R teams. In the seventh they responded with eight hits and scored five. When the final out was made, they had two runners on base.
Jose and his team of Alumbaugh, Rivera, Coffman, Duff, Giardano, D Hill, Lopez, Matta, Marino, Powell, Mohan, Bess, and Mills came out with a take no prisoners attitude. They seemed to score at will in the early part of the game. They scored five runs in the first, third, and fifth innings. Home runs by Duff and Giardano and doubles by Alumbaugh, D. Hill, and Duff provided all the power they needed. Ray Mills pitched four scoreless innings before moving to catcher. With Ray keeping the enemy in check, they built an insurmountable lead and coasted to victory. Final score Team Rivera 16, Team Miguel 8, and Team Freddie 5.
Key Performances
Bob Zelazny 3 for 3
Donnie Witmer 3 for 3
J.D. Davis 3 for 3 with a double
Jeff Simon 3 for 3
Jose Rivera 3 for 3
Kirk Coffman 3 for 3
Chuck Duff 3 for 3 with a double and a homer
Duff Hill 3 for 3
Nick Matta 3 for 3
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