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Gessler Field

 

The National Leaguers had enough players to field two complete teams.Rich Moots managed the Visitors and Ron Thompson led the Home Team.

 

The visitors included Torres, Bess, Chamblee, D Hill, Miller, Marino, Moots, Ayala, Witter, M Mohan, Merritt, Starit, and L Baker. They scored early and often as they scored a total of 24 runs. By scoring four in the first they set a pretty high mark for the Home Team to match. The Home Team of Bloom, Burnes, Thompson, Schapler, Lopez, Powell, B Mohan, Barnes, Bowley, Welton, MacPartlan, and G Baker responded with five in the bottom of the inning on seven straight singles. The second inning was over before it begun as neither team scored and only one runner reached base.

 

The third inning started much like the first with Visitors scoring at will to put up five quick runs. Not so for the Home Team that again posted a goose egg.  They closed the gap in the fourth as the Visitors helped them to score two runs off a couple errors. Both scored three in the fifth.In the sixth, the Visitors increased their lead by outscoring the Home Team three to one. In the seventh both teams put together a bunch of singles as they both put up four runs.

 

The last two innings saw the Visitors score five more runs while they held the Home Team scoreless. The final score was Visitors 24 and Home Team 15. There were 65 singles in the game and surprisingly no extra base hits. Jerry Witter scored the victory as the winning pitcher.

 

Key Performances

 

Raul Torres    4 for 6

Vassier Bess    4 for 5

Duff Hill    4 for 5

Frank Miller    5 for 5

Serge Ayala    4 for 5

Jerrry Witter     4 for 5 and winning pitcher

John Merritt    4 for 5

Lee Baker    4 for 5

 

Nic Burnes    4 for 5

Sam Lopez    4 for 5

Bill Bowley    3 for 4

 

Want to give a shout out to three great fans. Charlene Pepin comes out every game to support her husband, but equally she supports us all by keeping the official score sheets for the American League Games. Sally on the other hand is the official cheer leader and scorekeeper for the games that Larry Strait plays in. Lastly, is Betty that comes out every week to cheer Larry Wells and whatever team he is pitching for. These loyal fans add a great deal to the senior softball experience.