Today's game, played on a hot, humid field featured three teams, each with eleven players.
In the first inning team Matta scored twice on hits by Steve Hill and Larry Chrest. The sit team scored three times on walks by Ota, Witmer and a hit by Mundy, a double by Grabb and Sac flies by Duff and Jacobs. The bottom of the inning field team, managed by Jeff Simon, kept things close by scoring twice on hits by Rivera, Deano and Alumbaugh. Kirk Coffman contributed with a sac fly.
In the second frame team Matta scored once and teams Mundy and Simon failed to score.
In the third inning team Mundy scored three runs with Frank Jacobs and Larry Grabb ringing up doubles. In the bottom of the third team Simon regained the lead scoring five runs featuring Brett Alumbaugh stroking a triple and pitcher Larry Powell adding a double.
In the fourth inning the only scoring was one run by team Matta on base hits from Ron Butler and Tom Wise.After four innings the game was still close, team Matta-4, Team Mundy-6, Team Simon-7.
The fifth frame saw team Matta score three times on hits by the top of their lineup-Hill, Chrest, Diaz, and Laffoon. Not to be outdone, team Mundy scored five big runs in the middle of the fifth including all five of their batting order reaching base and knocked in by a frank Jacobs homer to give team Mundy a big lead. Team Simon failed to score in the bottom of the inning and all three teams got goose eggs in the sixth inning.
In the top of the seventh, team Matta scored one on a doubles by Larry Chrest and Jim Laffoon. Team Mundy failed to score in the middle of the seventh. Team Simon needed one run to tie for the silver and four runs to tie for the gold and five to win the contest. Team Simon got hot at the right time to score five runs for the victory on a lead off walk by Roy Nichols, hits by Jose, Kirk, Brett, Ron, and a game winner by Jeff.
The winning pitcher was Larry Powell.
For team Matta Larry Chrest had four hits inc. a double. Team Mundy had Frank Jacobs record a double and home run.
Team Simon had three hits each by Jose Rivera, Kirk Coffman, Dean Schapler and Jeff Simon.
This was a close game the whole way and the outcome wasn't decided until the final inning.
In the first inning team Matta scored twice on hits by Steve Hill and Larry Chrest. The sit team scored three times on walks by Ota, Witmer and a hit by Mundy, a double by Grabb and Sac flies by Duff and Jacobs. The bottom of the inning field team, managed by Jeff Simon, kept things close by scoring twice on hits by Rivera, Deano and Alumbaugh. Kirk Coffman contributed with a sac fly.
In the second frame team Matta scored once and teams Mundy and Simon failed to score.
In the third inning team Mundy scored three runs with Frank Jacobs and Larry Grabb ringing up doubles. In the bottom of the third team Simon regained the lead scoring five runs featuring Brett Alumbaugh stroking a triple and pitcher Larry Powell adding a double.
In the fourth inning the only scoring was one run by team Matta on base hits from Ron Butler and Tom Wise.After four innings the game was still close, team Matta-4, Team Mundy-6, Team Simon-7.
The fifth frame saw team Matta score three times on hits by the top of their lineup-Hill, Chrest, Diaz, and Laffoon. Not to be outdone, team Mundy scored five big runs in the middle of the fifth including all five of their batting order reaching base and knocked in by a frank Jacobs homer to give team Mundy a big lead. Team Simon failed to score in the bottom of the inning and all three teams got goose eggs in the sixth inning.
In the top of the seventh, team Matta scored one on a doubles by Larry Chrest and Jim Laffoon. Team Mundy failed to score in the middle of the seventh. Team Simon needed one run to tie for the silver and four runs to tie for the gold and five to win the contest. Team Simon got hot at the right time to score five runs for the victory on a lead off walk by Roy Nichols, hits by Jose, Kirk, Brett, Ron, and a game winner by Jeff.
The winning pitcher was Larry Powell.
For team Matta Larry Chrest had four hits inc. a double. Team Mundy had Frank Jacobs record a double and home run.
Team Simon had three hits each by Jose Rivera, Kirk Coffman, Dean Schapler and Jeff Simon.
This was a close game the whole way and the outcome wasn't decided until the final inning.
