TUESDAY, MARCH 1st

Todays game on Field A was between Fabian's Braves and Powell's Rays.

The Braves were home team and started with 4 runs in the first inning.

The Rays didn't score until the third inning . The game was tied at 6-6 after four innings. The next four innings the Rays scored 5 runs in each inning.

The Braves tried to keep up by scoring 6 runs in the seventh inning but that wasn't  enough to win the game.

Final Score was Rays 26 and the Braves 14, Jerry Witter was winning pitcher.

Leading hitters for the Braves:

Bess 4-5 one double

Carpenter 5-5 three doubles

Poke 4-5 one double

Ridley 4-5

Leading hitters for the Rays:

Richie Marino 4-5 one double

Donnie Torok 4-4 two doubles

Harlan L. 4-4 one double

Bob Hite 4-4 one double

Larry Powell 3-4

Jerry Witter 4-4

Gerald Andrews 4-4

Submitted by Larry Powell

FRIDAY MARCH 4th on FIELD A
As expected, the game between the Expos and the Cubs was a great game with the lead changing hands many time.  Lots of hitting and good fielding plays on both teams.  Cubs took the league lead in attendance with RED Ed’s Army and Don LaMay’s family. Cubs supporters numbered in the high 20’s close to 30.  RED ED Guspyt had a great game going 4 for 4 and making about 6 or 7 catches playing left field.  The final score by my records was Expos 23 and Cubs 22. A good time was had by all.   


Write Up by Don LaMay

FRIDAY MARCH 4th


Elmer Black and Don Lamay will play a makeup game on Field A. Game will begin at regular time and will be nine innings. No players assigned to other teams will be allowed as pool players.


THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OTHER LEAGUE GAMES ON FRIDAY. LEAGUE PLAY RESUMES ON TUESDAY, MARCH 8th.


Don Witmer, Commissioner 

GAME CHANGES FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 4th


There is a youth boys baseball tournament this weekend at the Diamondplex. The City needs all day Friday to install Pitching Mounds, New Bases and New Fences. Therefore, most of us will not play. I have scheduled a makeup game on Field A for Don Lamay and Elmer Black. Don and Elmer did not get to play on Friday, Feb 19th because the college girls needed Field A. Their game will be at the regular time and will be nine innings. Shirts should be worn based on the schedule for February 19th. No regular team players are eligible for the pool.


The NATIONAL LEAGUE will begin their rainout make up games next week. On Tuesday, March 8th, the National League will make up their rainout game from January 29th. On Friday, March 11th, the National League will make up their rainout game from February 16th. Shirts should be worn based on the schedule for the day that you were rained out and home team is based on the schedule for the day that you were rained out. Below is the Field schedule.

DATE	FIELD A	FIELD B	FIELD D	FIELD E
TUESDAY, MAR 8 (Jan 29)	6-1	N/A	3-2	4-5
FRIDAY, MAR 11 (Feb 16)	5-6	N/A	3-4	1-2

  
The AMERICAN LEAGUE will drop the last three games on the schedule and use next week to make up the rainout games. Shirts should be worn based on the schedule for the day that you were rained out and home team is based on the schedule for the day that you were rained out. There may be a double header on Friday March 11, depending on win/loss records.

DATE	FIELD B	FIELD C	FIELD D	FIELD E
TUESDAY, MAR 8 (Jan 29)	7-10	8-9	N/A	N/A
FRIDAY, MAR 11 (Feb 16)	7-8	10-9	N/A	N/A

These schedules may change again depending on the weather. Be flexible. There are many things that the Board has no control over.


Don Witmer, Commissioner
 

Tuesday, March 1 on Field D

Motown vs. JD was a well played game, with good sportsmanship displayed throughout the game.  The Motown boys had their hitting shoes on, scoring 21 runs and only giving up 8 to JD's shorthanded squad. Their were many defensive gems from both teams.

Leading Hitters

Rad 3-5

Keller 3-5

Parker 3-5

Bush 2-5

Smith 2-5

Capozzi 2-4

Crowell 3-4

Coffman 2-4

M. Gonzalez 3-4

Hicks 6-6  2)HRs

Essenmacher 2-5

Held 4-6

Farinas 2-5

Guzzo 3-3

D'Herin 3-5

Negrin 3-5

Reponen 3-5

Fox 2-4

Wells 3-5  Winning pitcher
Writeup by Joe D'Herin

Tuesday, March 1 on Field C
It seems like every game is a tight battle for first place, today's tilt between Matta's 11 and Freddy's Angels was no different.  A 2 run blast by Doerbaum put Matta's boys out to an early lead.  (He must not like Palm trees because he is trying to knock over the one beyond the center field fence).  The Angels answered with 5 in the 2d and 4th and 4 in the fifth, to bump Pinnick off the bump (we don't really have a bump, just a screen).  Doerbaum relieved and put up 3 zeros on the Angels in the 6th, 7th and 8th.  Matta's boys hung a  6 spot in the 5th and 3 more in the 6th to set up an exciting finish with the Angels up by 1.  Matta's boys scored 2 in the top of the 9th featuring a booming Seguin double off the left field fence, to take a 16-15 lead into the home half of the 9th.  However after a leadoff double by Jacobson followed by another double by Quinones the game was tied.  With no out Matta went to the playbook and issued 2 intentional walks to load the bases for the wily veteran  Zelazny who brought his 4 for 4 bat with him and after a mighty swing and miss delivered the clutch game winning sacrifice fly.  Angels win 17-16.  Brock who battled all day gets the win, Doerbaum who pitched very well in relief (and didn't see much to hit after the first), took the hard luck loss.  Matta's  leading hitters:  Matta 3-4 and a BB,  Stier 3-5 3b, Doerbaum 2-2 HR, 2BB SacF, Gazerek 4-5, Seguin 3-5 2b, Thiery 3-5 3b.......Angels:  Witmer 3-5, Jacobson 5-5 2b, Quinones 4-5 2b, Deemie 3-4 3b, Zelazny 4-4 GWSacF.

Field B Tuesday March 1^st   Simon Vs LaMay

Many historical events took place in March, including: the Boston Massacre, the first ever telephone call, the murder of Julius Caesar and the invention of the polio vaccine. The Eiffel tower opened in March of 1889, and the invention of Coca Cola occurred in March of 1886.  There was no historical event taking place today on Field B.  Manager Simon being the home team took the field and batted in this order:  Simon, Altemose, Reagan, Vandenberg. Accetta, Fryzowicz, Navarro, Bloom, O’Callahan, Bowley, Lopiccolo, and Merritt.  LaMay’s team stepped up to the plate in this order: Andrews, Thompson, Laffoon, Shaffer, Taylor, Miller, Guspyt, Jones, Kline, Leggett, Welton, Moots, L. Baker, G. Baker.

LaMay’s Cubs started the game with singles off the bats of Andrews, Thompson, and Laffoon.  A Shaffer sack fly drove in the 1^st run of the inning.  Three more singles by Taylor, Miller and Jones produced 4 runs for the visitors.  Simon’s guys had singles from Altemose, Vandenberg, and Accetta to tally a run for the home team.  After holding the Cubs scoreless in the second Simon’s guys scored two more runs on four straight singles from Bloom, O’Callahan, Bowley and Lopiccolo.  After two the score was LaMay 4 Simon 3.

The third started with a single off the bat of G. Baker, than base raps from Andrews, Taylor and Miller put 2 more runs on the scoreboard for the Cubs and the Simon’s guys came back with another run of their own.  6 to 4 for the Cubs.  Both team were scoreless in the fourth.  Cubs added 5 runs in the 5^th to take control of the game. 

Standing tall like the Eiffel Tower today was Derek Jones at 3^rd base for the Cubs. Great day of fielding and hitting. It was a good game played well by both teams.  The fact that the final score was 14 to 4 showed a lot of good defense on both teams.

Leading Hitters:  Andrews, 4 for 4, Laffoon 3 for 3 SF, Taylor 4 for 4, Miller 3 for 4 and Jones 3 for 4.  Reagan 2 for 4, Vandenberg 4 for 4, Bloom 3 for 4, and Bowley 3 for 4.  Winning Pitcher Kline. 

Submitted by Don LaMay