Friday, June 10th
Three mixed league teams were led today by Zelazny, Gonzalez and Witmer. One team's score sheet had no indication of how players got on base so following are the hitters of teams that were listed.
5 hits. Gutenberg
4 hits. Giordano
3 hits. Skidmore, Lynch, Capozzi, Meyer
Spitaleri, Testa,
2 hits Wally, Learn, Marino, Reagan
O'Callaghan
The first inning looked to make the game a scoring contest as 13 total runs were scored with the Zelazny team putting up 3 and Gonzalez and Witmer both doing the nickel trick. It slowed down after that except for the Witmer team which led 17-9-9 after 5 innings. Zelazny added 1 more in the 7th, Gonzalez added 3 more in the 6th inning and Witmer added 1 more in the 6th inning and didn't have to bat in the bottom of the 7th inning. So the final score was Witmer 18, Gonzalez 12 and Zelazny 10.
It must be noted that the final out of the game was made by new National League player Sam Harrell on the Zelazny team. He was playing 2nd base with a ball being blooped over his head. Sam headed for the outfield grass stuck up his glove and the ball nestled into it while Sam was tumbling to the ground. In senior softball that is called a diving catch. 😆 🤣
Write up by Loren Fabian
We are using the three team flip-flop rule again this year. The team with the least number of runs bats first and is defensed by the team with the second most number of runs. After three outs, they get to go home and the team with the most runs defenses against the team that was just in the field. If no one catches the team with the most runs, the game is over. This helps to reduce the game time which is necessary on these 100 degree days with 98% humidity.
The American League guys took batting practice on Field C. They did not have enough players to have a game. I want to remind them they are always welcome to play with the National League if they want to. We may not hit as hard or run as fast but we still have fun.
Don Witmer
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