Division Standings: Red League   thru Jan 13

Game Reports

Ranalls Realty 4   Camino Del Sol Chapel 3

Erics take: Ranalls Realty defeated Camino 4-3 early this cold morning. It was a pitcher and defensive battle throughout. Kenny Shick made a couple outstanding catches in left field. With 3 hits Chip Robertson’s, 2 hits each: Kenny Shick, Troy MacQueen, Eric Swobody and Ted Schnieder. Thanks Joel and Greg for umpire duties.

Jerrys take: It was another cool and sunny 8:30 game. Both teams arrived early, but most of the bats were still asleep. The score was close throughout the game because of good defensive plays and the lack of getting timely hits for both teams. Ranall’s Realty defeated the Camino Del Sol Funeral Chapel by a final score of 4 to 3. It was a difficult hitting game for the Camino players primarily due to Ranall’s Dave Elkins pitching. While every player for Camino had at least 1 hit, only 3 players managed multiple hits.Dave Lawrence gathered the most hits going 3 for 4, and defensively, second base person Lisa Pelletier made several highlight worthy plays. It looks like it will be excellent weather for our Thirsty Thursday game against Angela’s Kitchen. Hopefully the Camino team can find their offense again for that game. Thanks to Joel Breiner who called balls and strikes, Greg Kastelic for officiating the bases and Vern Mclean for handling the scoreboard duties. All three did an excellent job.

Implant Periodontics 11     Angelas Kitchen 10

Jamies take: Three very well played, lower scoring games this morning, and all were very close. Our game, Implant Periodontics snuck out a 12-11 win over Angela's Kitchen. Very well played game by two evenly matched teams. The story of our day for IP was our LF, Pete Sluys. He had a career day for us, going 4-4 at the plate, which included 2 triples down the LF line, 2 singles, 3 RBI's, and a game-saving, backhanded, shoe-string catch off the bat of Vern McLean for the 3rd out in the top of the 7th to secure the 1 run win. Also, the 1st out of that inning was another great catch by Terry Graves in RF, off the bat of Les Zirbel. Great defense guys. Other top hitters today were Dave Fusaro, Scott Kibby, John Blevins, Ralph McKeever and Terry, all with 3 hits. Joel Breiner hit a solo HR into the stratosphere, still up in the palm tree, I think. The rest of us all had 2 hits each, for a team total of 24 hits. Thanks to Dale, Lloyd and Eric for officiating the game. 

Verns take:  On a beautiful  morning for softball, Angela’s battled Jamie and Dave’s Implant boys. It was a good game with the score going back and forth thru 6.  After 3, it was tied up thanks to Jeff N blasting a 3 run HR in 3. Angela’s added 5 in 4, but was answered by a 5 for Implant in 5.  Final result 12 -11 for Implant as they squeezed 2 in 6 and  Angelas couldn’t answer thanks to a great final out catch by Pete Sluys that would have scored 2 for Angela’s in 7.

Janelle Hansen Realty  8   Thunderbird Auto 6

Jeffs take (yawn):   Expectations are high for a competitive contest when the two teams tied for first place do battle. This was the case at our Field of Dreams as the Janelle Hansen Realty One  team (JHRO) squared off versus Ralph and Rob’s Thunderbird Automotive crew.  Each team traded one run innings through the first three. However in the fourth, JHRO continued stuck in low gear, as they again , plated only one run. Thunderbird  however put the pedal to the metal and scored three.  Then for the second game in a row, JHRO exhibited clutch hitting and great defense scoring two in the fifth and sixth innings. JHRO then held Thunderbird in neutral as they failed to score in their last three at bats. Final score 8-6.  Offensively everyone had at least one hit but defense was the game changer. Al Caillouette was the star of the game followed closely by all our outfielders. Thanks to our subs Gary Ambrose and Craig Nelson. Craig entered in the bottom of the third as an injury sidelined Joe Guzzo. Thanks to our umpires and scoreboard operator. Next up for JHRO is Jamies Implant Periodontics team at 2:45 on Thirsty Thursday

Robs take:   A great softball battle with a playoff feel.  The Thunderbird boys had a fantastic game defensively, but the bats went silent late in the game.   Roger and Garry did an excellent job as umpires with many tight plays and calls. Congrats to Beckers crew on a game well played.   Enjoy your view at the top……….. while you can.