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 White League Standings and Game Summaries for Winter 2023

Last Game of the Winter Season 

 

Games thru -  Thursday     April 13, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 16 1 0 0.941
Camino Del Sol 9 7 1 0.559
Petelin Vision 7 8 2 0.471
Tom Ranalls Realtor 7 10 0 0.412
One Stop Tile 6 10 1 0.382
Tride and True 3 12 2 0.235

 

Final games of the Winter season!
One Stop Tile  12   Nancy Muslin 11     
One Stop:  The One Stop Tile Team defeated the previously undefeated Nancy Muslin Team 12-11. After falling behind 7-2 after two innings, we went on to score 10 runs while holding the Muslin Team to 4 runs. We had four of our regular players gone so we needed help. The good news is that 3 former Washington State Highway Patrol players answered the call and played SUPER . First our "good luck charm" sub Mike [can't stop him] Wunsch was 3/4 including a double, had 3 RBI's and made an important catch in the field. Sub Kandi Patrick was 1/3, pitched a good game and fielded two hot shots for outs in the last inning to get the win. Our regular rover Becky Holiday came through again going 2/3 and robbed a batter of getting a hit by throwing him out at 1st base. This was the third time she showed off her strong throwing arm. Ken Van Egdom made a great over the shoulder catch and was 2/3, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI's. Randy Ratcliff made a great shoe-string catch in left field and hit a double. Bob Lessand was 2/3. Big John Blevins showed off his power by hitting a double, blasting a ball over the left field fence, scored a run and had 3 RBI's. Subs Andy Campbell and Ted Grove each had 2 hits. Vern Mclean and Kim Hurd each scored a run. A beautiful way to end our season. Congratulations to Rod Wilterdink and his Nancy Muslin Team on a "fantastic season". Hope everyone has a happy and healthy summer!! 
Nancy:  After 16 straight wins for our Nancy Muslin Realtor team, One Stop put a "stop" to an undefeated Muslin season as Lee's One Stop boys played an excellent game defeating us 12-11. In a game where we led 9-4 after 4 innings, we could only score 2 over the last 4 innings in a sudden hitting drought. Defensively, we were pretty solid with the infield making most of the plays with Dick Nunez handling numerous one hop throws at 1B and Beckner showing his usual good range at 2B. Tim Brown had an excellent game going 3-3 and he showed excellent range in RF. The only other two that that had 3 hits were Rod Wilterdink(3B) and Lester Zirbel who were 3-4. Dennis Scoggins led in RBI"s with a 2-4 day while Wayne Weidenbach and  Nunez chipped in with a pair of hits. Great season, guys.I don't believe a white league team has ever done what we did going 16-1 with lots of clutch hits and plays. Plus you are a great group of guys!  Thanks to commissioner Rick for putting in a lot of work to make it a smooth season.
Petelin 17  Ranalls Realty 3
Petelin:  What a way to end a season!  Petelin Vision rang up 29 hits in 6 innings to defeat Tom Ranalls Realtor in a mercy 17-3 score.  For the second time this week everyone hit at least .500 lead by JD Dillree and Gary Kuhlman 4/4, Paul Johne, Tim Schiewe, Brian Martin and Tom Ciavarella all 3/4.  We had several outstanding defensive plays combined with great pitching from Roger Neumann that held Ranalls scoreless in 4 innings .  A great team win for a bunch of guys that were a class act the whole season.  Thanks Guys!  Also a big thank you to our sponsor Petelin Vision!   Congratulations to Rod Wilterdink and his Nancy Muslin team who barely missed a perfect season, good job guys!
Ranalls:  Turnabout is fair play!  The last time we played Petelin we won 13-1 in a run-shortened game,  They returned the favor today as they mercied Ranalls 17-3.  The three runs represented our lowest output on the year as we went from 21 runs and 32 hits to 3 runs and 13 hits,  Ken Silva 2 for 3, Curt Rhoades with a sacrifice fly and Rick Armentano with a hit drove in our only runs.  Jim Courtney with a double, Brad Johnson with a double, and Tom Yurkunas each were 2 for 3.  Andy Campbell, sub Wayne Weidenbach, sub pitcher Kandi Patrick, and Paul Jinniman each had a hit.  
Camino del Sol 6  Tride & True 4
 Camino:  Great pitching and defense by both teams, but Camino survived with a 6 - 4 win over Tride and True. Masterful pitching by Danny Wood and Ted Schneider and outstanding defense by both of them at  first base led to the win. Also outstanding was John Nicodemo with 2 running catches  in right field helped save the day for Camino  The offense was led by Frenk Plahutnik  going 3 for 3 with a double. Tom Rinehart, Scott Kibby, Dave Nathe, Fred Jensen and Jules Nagy all had 2 hits with Nathe narrowly missing a HR with a line drive high off the left field wall which turned into a double and an RBI. Kibby had a double, triple, and 2 RBIs. Contributing with 1 hit each were Tom Gruzs, Nicodemo,  Don Cole. and Danny Wood. It was a great fun season and I wish eveyone a safe summer.
T & T:  Well, we let everyone play where they wanted. We did pretty well at different positions. As you can tell from the score, hitting was not there, 14 hits produced 4 runs. No excuses, except for the manager, not sure where they got him. We had a little fun, ended the season with a whiff. Good effort from all. Skip 2 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Karcher 4 for 4, scoring 1, Gale Hiser 1 for 2 with a walk, Howard 2 for 3 with a home run, scoring 1, sub,  John Blevens 1 for 3, Jim Jozwowski 1 for 3. By playing somewhere they aren’t used to, some got an appreciation for what the others experience. God speed to those going home. See some of you next week. Big thanks to Becky for keeping us manned up.
White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday     April 11, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 16 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 8 7 1 0.531
Tom Ranalls Realtor 7 9 0 0.438
Petelin Vision 6 8 2 0.438
One Stop Tile 5 10 1 0.344
Tride and True 3 11 2 0.250

 

Sun City Grand Softball  Winter 2023
Nancy Muslin 11  Camino del Sol 10   
Nancy:  In what is becoming a pattern, we fell behind 5-0 early before we got things going and sneaked out an 11-10 win over the Camino pushed us up to the final out as was the case the last 3 times that we played against each other. In a six inning game, both teams had the top of the order up with the score at 10-10. We were disappointed to only get one one in the top half, but we rose to the occasion shutting down the tough top of the Camino order surviving with the narrow win as we went to 16-0 on the season. Lester Zirbel earned his big bonus money today with 3 doubles and 4 RBI's as he burned the Camino shift. Not far behind was Dick Nunez going 3-4 including driving in the eventual winning run and Dennis Scoggins 3-4. Wayne was 2-3 hitting behind Lester as the middle of the order was key today. Eric Shouse(2B), Mark Beckner, and Jon Chlebeck(2B) each were 2-4 and contributed and RBI Defensively, third baseman Glenn Griffith speared a couple of line drives headed for LF including a huge one in the bottom of the last inning with 2 runners aboard.  Dennis made a nice running catch in foul territory early. On the season we are 16-0 with 5 one run wins as we have been tough in the clutch on both sides of the ball when the game is on the line. So proud of my boys!.  Excellent umpiring by Andy Campbell and Jim Courtney helped run the game run smoothly.
Camino:   On a sultry Tuesday afternoon, Nancy Muslin scored the go ahead run in the top of the 6th inning and Camino could not answer in the bottom of the inning, which enabled Nancy Muslim to remain undefeated by a score of 11 to 10.    Leading hitter for Camino again was Scott Kibby going 4 for 4 with a double, 2 runs scored and 1 rbi.  Scott also made some brilliant plays at short stop.  Ted Schneider also was perfect with a 3 for 3 performance, 2 runs scored and 1 rbi.  John Nicodemo was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 rbi's.  Tom Gruzs was 2 for 4 with a scored run plus 1 rbi.  Fred Jensen had 2 bingles .  Tom Rinehart ripped two hits with a scored run.  John Gavazza was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a walk.  Frank Plahutnik knocked in 3 runs.  Don Cole had a ribby.  Danny Wood and Jules Nagy singled to complete our 22 hit production.  Exciting game !
Ranalls Realty 21  Tride & True 15
Ranalls:  Every player had at least one hit as Tom Ranalls struck for 21 runs on 32 hits.  Ken Silva had a big day at the plate going 3 for 4 with a double, 2 triples and 7 RBI.  Sub Dave Nathe 3 for 4 hit 2 out of the park (and settled for a walk on the second one) and doubled to drive in 4 runs.  Paul Jinneman 2 for 4 with an inside the park homerun had 3 RBIs.  Curt Rhoades, Rick Armentano, and Tom Yurkunas each went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI.  Sub Becky Holliday was the winning pitcher and helped her own cause with a triple and RBI.  Andy Campbell with a double and Jim Courtney each were 4 for 5.  Brad Johnson finished with 3 hits; and Norris Carpenter with 2 hits. 
T & T:  Very good game, close, until the 7th, where the realtors scored 7 and Tride didn’t respond. We had some excellent hitting, 25, but couldn't close it out. Defense fell down in parts, while some great plays were made as well. No magic, they just hit when it counted most.
Skip Pavitt 4 for 4 (what else?), scoring 2, Dennis Haak 2 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Karcher 3 for 4, scoring 2, sub JD Dillrey 3 for 4, scoring3, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4 with a home run (6th run), Howard Sumner1 for 4, sub Russ Figueroa 2 for 4, scoring 2, Dennis Vance 3 for 4 with a double, scoring 1, Ken Carlson 2 for 4, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 1 for 3, scoring 1, Dan Davidson 2 for 3, scoring 2. Thursday closes out this season. Thanks to all our subs, umpires, scorekeepers and especially the players, who played hard and never gave up. And thanks to Mike Wunsch who keeps my writeups correct and readable.
Petelin Vision 19  One Stop 9
 Petelin:  Petelin Vision had one of our best games of the season today, out slugging One Stop Tile in a 19-9 win.  Every player on Petelin hit at least .500 with the leaders being Tim Schiewe, Dan Newman and JD Dildree 4/5, and Randy Van Wagner, Gary Kuhlman and Dick Hanson 3/4.  33 total hits wins games.  Some smart base running and throwing in a couple outstanding heads up defensive plays assisted in the win.  One game to go and like everyone else, no chance of catching Rod Wilterdink and his Nancy Muslin hitting machine, congrats to them as they pursue a perfect season.
 One Stop:  The One Stop Tile team hit the ball well today getting 22 hits.  Vern McLean, Ken Van Egdom and Bob Lessard each had 3 hits. Six other players each had 2 hits. Becky Holiday and sub Rick Armentano hit doubles and Randy Ratcliff hit a triple. Defensively we struggled making several errors resulting in the loss. Thank you subs Ted Grove, Andy Campbell. Ted Koch and Rick. Thursday will be the final game of this season. We play the league leading Nancy Muslin team. It would be nice to finish the season with a win.

 

Games thru -  Thursday    April 6, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 15 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 8 6 1 0.567
Tom Ranalls Realtor 6 9 0 0.400
Petelin Vision 5 8 2 0.400
One Stop Tile 5 9 1 0.367
Tride and True 3 10 2 0.267

 

Camino del Sol 13   One Stop 12
Camino:   Camino Del Sol and One Stop Tile engaged in an exciting battle where the outcome was not determined until the bottom of the 7th inning.  Danny Wood drove in Fred Jensen from 3rd base which allowed Camino to win the game 13 to 12 and continue to hold onto 2nd place in the League standings.  Frank Plahutnik was perfect from the plate with 4 consecutive hits;  Scott Kibby again provided the potent fire power going 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 runs and 4 RBI's ;  Tom Gruzs banged out 4 big hits with a double, 1 run and 3 RBI's;  John Nicodemo went 3 for 4, scored once with an RBI. ;  Fred Jensen stayed hot blasting 3 singles and scoring twice. ;  Tom Rinehart singled twice, scored 2 runs with 1 RBI and played his usual stellar defense.   John Gavazza was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored.  Don Cole walked twice and scored a run. ;  Jules Nagy was 2 for 3 and scored a run.  Ted Schneider hit 3 tremendous shots to the left field fence but was denied by great catches.  Ted made up for it by making great plays at 1st base... and let us not forget Ted's fabulous" Wisconsin Hot Dog Feast" after our games.  Many thanks Ted !    As mentioned earlier, Danny Wood knocked in the winning run, going 2 for 4. scoring 1 run with 2 RBI's.   Great team effort guys !
One Stop:   In a close contest today One Stop Tile was defeated by Camino Del Sol by a score of 13 -12. Bob Snelling was our leading hitter again going 4/4 including a triple, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI's. Becky Holiday celebrated her birthday by going 3/4 and getting 2 RBI's. Vern Mclean was 2/4 including a double and scored 3 runs. John Blevins had 2 hits including a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Dave Anthony also had 2 hit's before heading back to Canada. Our 3 subs were led by Russ Figueroa going 3/4, scored a run and had 3 RBI's. Kandi Patrick was 2/4 including a triple and had 2 RBI's. Don C. Cole was 2/3. Thank you subs and the whole team for giving it your best effort. Also thank you Ted Schneider for the fabulous Wisconsin hot dogs chips and cookie feast. 
 Tride & True 10   Petelin Vision 10
Tride & True:  I only have one sister. I think, even she, is tired of kisses. Tride & True did everything to lose this game and couldn’t even do that. Tied in the bottom of the 7th, leadoff hitter on first, no outs, did we score to win the game, of course not. It wasn’t for lack of effort. Somedays, it just doesn’t go our way. Skip Pavitt 3 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Haak 2 for 4, scoring 2 with a home run, Dave Nathe (sub for Vance) 3 for 4, Dennis Karcher 2 for 3, scoring 1, Rick Pearson 2 for 3, scoring 1, Jim Jozwowski 1 for 3, Howard Sumner 2 for 3, scoring 1 with a great catch in left, Gale Hiser 1 for 3, they targeted him all day with hot grounders, Ken Carlson 3 for 3, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 1 for 3, scoring 1, Dan Davidson 1 for 3, scoring 1. Not scoring in the last 3 innings told the tale. We’ll have fun next week.
Petelin:   Petelin Vision played Tride and True to a 10-10 tie in the early game today.  Lots of hits didn't translate to lots of runs, but we battled back and had some excellent defensive plays. Everyone contributing to the hitting today, led by JD Dillree, Gary Kuhlman and Tim Schiewe all 4/4, Paul Johne and Randy Van Wagner 3/4, and Roger Neumann 2/3 with a walk.  Thanks to Arlene Weslosky for subbing at first base, and to Ted Schneider for the excellent Wisconsin spread after the game.  Two games to go next week to end the season!
Nancy Muslin 12   Ranalls Realty  10
 Nancy:   Another scare. Another win. We pulled out another nail biter as has been the case lately as Bruce's boys had our Nancy Muslin Realtor squad on the ropes before a bases loaded double play in the bottom of the 7th snuffed out what looked to potentially  tough ending for our team.  Catcher, Jon Chlebeck had made a nice catch had made a nice running  catch near the foul line for the initial out. Offensively we went scoreless in the first falling behind 3-0 and our hitting then sputtered on and off for much of the game, but we did score in each of the last 6 innings thanks to some clutch hits. Chlebeck was the only Muslin player with 3 hits, but a big group including Glenn Griffin, Tim Brown, Wayne Weidenbach, Lester Zirbel, Dick Nunez, sub Dan Newman, Eric Shouse, and Mark Beckner each had 2 hits, The latter two also reached on a walk. On the defensive side of the ball John Bertholdy had a couple highlight plays while Dennis made a nice running catch in RC to snuff out a Ranalls rally. Wayne pitched a nice game for the win keeping the winning streak alive.
 Ranalls:  Nancy Muslin kept their undefeated season alive by edging Tom Ranalls by a 12-10 margin.  An unusual double play closed out a bottom of the 7th rally.  Andy Campbell 4 for 4, Ken Silva 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, and Curtis Rhoades with a hit each had 2 RBI.  Sub Ted Grove, Brad Johnson with a double, Tom Yurkunas, and sub Dave Anthony each added 2 hits and a RBI.  Jim Courtney and Paul Jinneman had 2-hit games.  Paul also played a solid game defensively,  Thanks to Dave Anthony for subbing today and almost bringing home a win.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday   April 4, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 14 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 7 6 1 0.536
Tom Ranalls Realtor 6 8 0 0.429
One Stop Tile 5 8 1 0.393
Petelin Vision 5 8 1 0.393
Tride and True 3 10 1 0.250

 

One Stop 19   Ranalls Realty 11
One Stop:  The One Stop Tile Team came out swinging big bats today. We pounded out 30 hits including 3 triples and 2  doubles and scored 19 runs in 6 innings of batting against one of the White Leagues best pitchers. Four players were perfect at the plate. Vern McLean was 4/4 including a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Randy Ratcliff was 4/4, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Kim Hurd had  his best day going 3/3 including 2 triples, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI's. Becky Holiday was 3/3, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBI's. She also threw out a runner at home plate. John Blevins continued his hot hitting going 3/4 including a double, scored 2 runs and had an RBI.  Dave Anthony pitched and hit well going 3/4, scored 2 runs  and had an RBI. His defensive play was outstanding again. A Total Team effort today as every player had 2 or more hits and 1 or more RBI's. Thank you subs Mike Wunsch 2/4 including a double, scored a run and had 3 RBI's. He also made some nice catches including his patented sliding on his knees catch in the outfield. Sub Bill Duffy was 2/4, scored a run, had an RBI played well at second base in place of injured Ray Gibson.
Ranalls:   After a 4 run first inning, Ranalls could muster only 7 more runs on a cold and windy afternoon.  The defense struggled to deal with the elements.  Hats off to One Stop for overcoming the same conditions.  On a positive note every player had at least one hit.  Jim Courtney 3, sub Rod Wilterdink with a walk and RBI, Andy Campbell with a RBI, Rick Armentano with 2 RBI, and Norris Carpenter each had 3-hit games.  Tom Yurkunas with 3 RBI, Brad Johnson, Curtis Rhoades with 2 RBI, and Paul Jinneman each added 2 hits.  Ken Silva and Paul Larson each had a hit and RBI.  The story of the game was squandered chances with the bases loaded in 3 innings and 2 men on in 2 innings.  Thanks again to Rod Wilterdink for subbing today.
  Camino del Sol 19   Petelin Vision 14
Camino:  It was a cold and blustery afternoon with the wind playing havoc with every fly ball. Tell me again why we moved to Arizona? Anyway, there was a game played and Camino Del Sol outlasted Petelin Vision to win 19 - 14. Tom "Kibble" Kibby was mighty Casey at bat, going 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs. Also perfect was John "Garbanzo"  Gavazza with 4 hits and a walk, knocking in 3. Danny "Wishes He Was Tiger" Wood was also 4 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Tom "Show Me The Money" Gruzs (2 RBIs), John "If I had A Nickle" Nicodemo (3 RBIs), and Jules "Of The Nile" Nagy (1 RBI) all had 4hits. Fred "Loves Wilma" Jensen went 3 for 4 with a double and Tom "Braveheart" Rinehart had 2 hits including a double and 1 RBI.
Petelin:  Petelin Vision lost today at a wind swept Field of Dreams to Camino Del Sol.  Although we played well Camino pulled away in the last inning.  Tim Schiewe and sub Laura Fenton were both a perfect 4/4 at the plate, with Dan Newman, Randy Van Wagner, and Dave swanson going 3/4. Gary Kuhlman was 2/3 with a walk and a triple.  Everyone had at least one hit.  Hopefully Thursday's weather will be warmer and the Petelin gang can get a win.
Nancy Muslin 18   Tride & True 14
 Nancy:   Our Muslin team stayed undefeated with an 18-14 win over Tride and True in a game where the wind was a huge factor. Three 5 run innings by our squad proved to be the difference in the game as 9 of our players had 2 or more hits as we hit over .700 as a team for the second time recently and also we had 3 RBI's on sac flies as we even had productive outs. Glenn Griffin, Mark Beckner, and Lester Zirbel led the way today as each were perfect with 3-3 days. Dennis Scoggins, Eric Shouse, Rod Wilterdink, Jon Chlebeck, John Bertoldy, and Tim Brown had only one out on the day while Wayne hit the ball hard, but had just a sac fly to show for it. Nunez led the RBI parade with 4 as he was 2-4 on the day.
Down 15-14 going into the bottom of the 6th, Brown led off by a hit followed by base knocks by Griffin, Scoggins, Shouse, Nunez, and Beckner for a big 5 inning. We finally shut them down in the 7th as Beckner scooped out a gound ball in short right to end the wind blown slugfest.
 Tride & True:  You would think 25 hits (and 5 walks) would be enough for a win. Well, apparently not if you give some away. A valiant effort came up a little short in the last inning, can’t blame the wind. Skip Pavitt 4 for 5, scoring 2, Dennis Haak 2 for 4 with a walk, scoring 1, Dennis Karcher 2 for 4 scoring 2, Rick Pearson 4 for 4, a double, a triple, scoring 2, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4, Howard Sumner 1 for 3 with a walk, Gale Hiser 3 for 3 with a walk and a double, Ken Carlson walked once, Bill Tierney 1 for 3 with a walk, scoring 1, Dennis Vance 3 for 4, scoring 3, Dan Davidson 3 for 4, scoring 2. Dan should bring his grandkids more often. We played hard in a cold, high wind. Just a few more things going our way would have made the difference. Only 3 more games, let’s have some fun!

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Thursday     March 30, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 13 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 6 6 1 0.500
Tom Ranalls Realtor 6 7 0 0.462
Petelin Vision 5 7 1 0.423
One Stop Tile 4 8 1 0.346
Tride and True 3 9 1 0.269
One Stop 15   Tride & True 11
One Stop:  One Stop Tile pounded out 27 hits today on the way to a 15-11 win over Tride and True. After falling behind by a score of 9-3 after 2 innings, Pitcher Dave Anthony and a good defense allowed only 2 more runs over the final 5 innings. John Blevins was 4/4 with 2 doubles and scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Bob Lessard had his best hitting day going 4/4, scored a run and had 4 RBI's. Vern Mclean was 3/3, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI's. Randy Ratcliff was 3/4, scored a run and had an RBI. Our two subs were terrific for us. Mike Wunsch was 4/4, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI's. Les Zirbel was 3/4 including a double, scored 3 runs and had an RBI. When Ray Gibson got hurt, Rick Armentano replaced him and was 1/1, score a run and made some nice defensive plays.The defensive "play of the day" was made by pitcher Dave Anthony when he knocked down a hard hit ball, recovered quickly and made a strong throw to 2nd base to get the force out. Thanks again to our super subs Les, Mike and Rick. It was fun to see all those smiling faces again.
Tride & True:  Started out like a house on fire, 9-3 after two innings. Then One Stop put the fire out and we fizzled, scoring 2 runs the rest of the game. Our leading hitter was Howard Sumner, 4 for 4. Dennis Haak and Rick Pearson each had 3 hits. Skip, Dennis K. and Jim W. each had two hits. 19 hits total was not enough to catch the line drive hitting of One Stop in the 6th. Our best wishes go out to Dan Newman and family.
  Ranalls Realty 16  Camino del Sol 5
Ranalls:  After a scoreless 1st inning, Tom Ranalls jumped out to a 11-1 lead after 4 innings and emerged with a win over Camino del Sol in a 16-5 flip-flop.  Ranalls was led by Andy Campbell with a triple and Norris Carpenter each 4 for 4 with 3 RBI.  Jim Courtney 2 for 4 with a triple, Tom Yurkunas 3 for 4 with a double, Rick Armentano 2 for 4 with a triple, and Curt Rhoades 3 for 4 with a double each added 2 RBI. Ken Silva with a triple and sacrifice fly and sub Frank Sandomenico 2 for 4 each had a RBI.  Brad Johnson, winning sub pitcher Kandi Patrick, and Paul Jinneman each went 2 for 4 on the day. as all players had at least one hit and figured in the scoring.  Defense was again solid with few miscues.
Camino:  Camino's bats seem to be following the weather pattern. We scored 17 runs on 80 degree Tuesday and 5 this chilly morning as we got thoroughly beaten by a hot Ranalls team 16 - 5. The highlight of the day was Scott Kibby's 3 run jack over the right center field wall, one of his 3 hits o the day. John Gavazza was 4 for 4 with an RBI, Frank Plahutnik and Tom Rinehart knocked out 2 hits each. John Nicodemo (1 RBI) and Jules Nagy both had triples to the wall in right field.
Nancy Muslin 19  Petelin Vision 10
 Nancy:   Our Nancy Muslin Realtor team came out banging the ball with 5 runs in both the first and second inning jumping out to a 10-3 lead on the way to a 19-10 win. The win wrapped up first place for the Muslin in what has been a special season and 13-0 record on the season so far. Petelin scored runs every inning until the 7th always staying in striking position. A running catch by Tim Brown in right field and a strong game at rover John Bertholdy kept the visitors damage from being worse. Offensively, Dennis Scoggins set the table all day from his leadoff spot going 4-4 and Eric Shouse backed him up with 3-3 and a walk from the 2 hole. All parts of the order had their day in the sun though in a 29 hit attack. Of particular notice was sub Dave Nathe going 4-4 with 3 RBI from the number 8 hole. Mark Beckner and Lester were 3-4 with the former hitting a grand slam to cap off the second inning. Rod, Dick,Jon Chlebeck, Bertholdy(3RBI) and Brown each added a pair of hits to contribute to the offense. Excellent umpiring by Jules and Andy Campbell helped the game go smoothly.
 Petellin:   Petelin vision lost to the first place Nancy Muslin team today.  We came as close to the first place team as many others have this season, they are a great team that has it all going.  Our hitting improved, 22 hits with everyone contributing, led by Tim Schiewe 3/3 with a walk, and Paul Johne, Brian Martin, and Randy Van Wagner all 3/4.  We are happy to report tonight that Dan Newman is doing well after a nasty fall at 3rd base in the first inning.  Thanks to sub Arlene Weslosky who had a double and was robbed of 2 solid shot singles by Muslins all over the field defense who seems to have all the rest of us figured out.  

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday     March 28, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 12 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 6 5 1 0.542
Petelin Vision 5 6 1 0.458
Tom Ranalls Realtor 5 7 0 0.417
Tride and True 3 8 1 0.292
One Stop Tile 3 8 1 0.292

 

Tride & True  17  Camino del Sol 17 
Tride & True:  Great game! Who says we can’t come from behind. Trailing 14-5 going into the bottom of the 5th inning, we battled back with 10 runs in the next two frames to go ahead by one. Camino came back to bury us, but we held out with a tie. 28 hits was one of our best offerings. The sun got in the way a couple of times, but the defense held up to keep us in the game. Leading hitters with 3 each were Skip, Dennis Haak, Gale, Ken, Bill, Dennis Vance and Dan. Dennis Karcher, Jim and Howard each had two hits. Everyone contributed in a tight, hard fought, nail biter. Haak, Pearson, Gale, and Vance had doubles, and Howard had two. Excellent effort guys.
Camino:   Finally a sunny and warm 80 degree day and both team's bats heated up in this slugfest that ended in a 17 - 17 tie. Camino knocked out 31 hits and every player had at least 2 but it still wasn't enough. Tom Gruzs led the barrage with 4 hits and 4 RBIs. Scott Kibby was perfect with 3 hits, a walk, sac fly, and 3 RBIs. John Gavazza had 3 hits including a double, triple, and 2 RBIs. Also with 3 hits each were Ted Schneider (3 RBIs), Tom Rinehart (1 RBI), Frank Plahutnik (2 RBIs), Fred Jensen (1 RBI), and Jules Nagy (1 RBI). Rounding the hitting barrage with 2 hits each were John Nicodemo (1RBI), Don Cole, and Danny Wood (1 RBI).
  Ranalls Realty 13  Petelin Vision 1
Ranalls:  Tom Ranalls put on a hitting and fielding display en route to a 13-1 run-shortened victory.  Defensively, Ranalls shut down Petelin Vision by turning two bases loaded double plays: Armentano (P) to Carpenter (C) to Rhoades (3B); and Andy Campbell (1B) unassisted.  Jim Courtney (LCF)  also through out a runner trying to advance to 3rd on a play from Courtney to Johnson (SS) to Rhoades in the final inning.  Offensively sub Dennis Haak 2 for 3 with a double drove in three runs.  Andy Campbell 2 for 3, Rick Armentano 2 for 3, and Paul Larson 1 for 2 with a sacrifice fly each added 2 RBI.  Brad Johnson 1 for 1  with a double, walk and sacrifice fly, Paul Jinneman 3 for 3, and Norris Carpenter with a hit each had a RBI.  Jim Courtney scored twice batting leadoff and Ken Silva scored once as each were 3 for 3.  Tom Yurkunas gad a hit, scored once and played a solid game in the field.
Petelin:   Petelin got mercied today 13-1.  Seven total hits says it all. Thanks to Ted Grove and Ricky Pearson for subbing.  Hopefully Thursday will be a better day.
Nancy Muslin 14  One Stop Tile 1
 Nancy:   The red hot Nancy Muslin Realtor squad was hitting all cylinders today combining good pitching, hitting, and defense for a 14-1 five inning win over One Stop Tile. Defensively, the Muslin 11 was tough all day. Whenever One Stop had a rally started, Glenn Griiffin at the hot corner would make a great play or John Bertholdy would be the perfect spot from his rover position or our usual solid outfield would squish out the potential rally. Throw in an offense that hit over .700 scoring 14 runs in four innings and you have a great day. No less than 6 guys were perfect on the day including Tim Brown, Wayne Weidenbach,Dick Nunez, Eric Shouse, Dennis Scoggins, and Glenn. Shouse had 4 RBI's with 2 triples to go along with a single. Mark Beckner was 2-3 and played his usual solid infield.  
 One Stop Tile:  Pitcher and coach Rod Wilterdink pitched a gem of a game holding the One Stop team to 10 hits and 1 run in a 5 inning Mercy rule game. John Blevins and Ray Gibson each had 2 hits for One Stop.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Thursday     March 23, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 11 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 6 5 0 0.545
Petelin Vision 5 5 1 0.500
Tom Ranalls Realtor 4 7 0 0.364
One Stop Tile 3 7 1 0.318
Tride and True 3 8 0 0.273
Nancy Muslin 13  Camino del Sol 12 
Nancy:  The Nancy Muslin team kept their undefeated season going winning 13-12, but not without a huge scare from the hard hitting Camino Del Sol squad. As a matter a fact, Camino had a 10-5 lead going into the bottom of the fifth before we answered with a 5 run fifth keyed by a bases loaded gapper by Lester Zirbel. Camino took the lead again with a two run seventh, leaving us needing 2 to tie and 3 to win in the bottom half. With the top of the order up, Dennis Scoggins beat out a hit and after Eric Shouse lined out Rod Wilterdink, Jon Chlebeck, and Mark Beckner had consecutive singles tieing the game. Big Dick Nunez then singled proving the winning run. Everyone had at least one hit. Wayne was perfect with 2 hits and a walk while Rod Wilterdink and Mark Beckner were 3-4 and Lester, Dick, Jon C(3 RBI), Dennis, and Eric had a pair of hits. Defensively, Glenn Griffin got us out of a couple of innings with nifty glove work. Shout out to the ground crew that put in hours of work to get the field in shape. Also, great effort by Camino.
Camino:  So close and yet so far. Camino can't seem to get over the hump against Nancy Muslin. We had a 5 run lead and then Nancy scored 5. We had a 2 run lead going into the bottom of the 7th and Nancy scored 3 in the bottom to earn a hard fought win, 13 - 12. Tom Gruzs lead the offense with a perfect 4 for 4 day and again played excellent defense to help keep the game close. Scott Kibby went 4 for 5 with a double and started several double plays. John Gavazza had 3 hits including a double, manager Jules Nagy had 3 hits including a double and 2 RBIs, and Danny Wood and Fred Jensen had 3 hits each. John Nicodemo had 2 hits and 3 RBIs. Ted Schneider and a hit, sac fly, and 3 RBIs. Frank Plahutnik had 2 hits and a walk and Don Cole had 1 hit and a key RBI.
  Ranalls Realty 8    Tride & True 4
Tom Ranalls was victorious in an 8-4 pitchers battle not decided until the bottom of the 6th inning.  Ranalls was led by Ken Silva 3 for 4 with a double, triple, and 3 RBI.  Sub Wayne Wiedenbach was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI.  Andy Campbell, Paul Larson and Norris Carpenter each had a hit and RBI.  Jim Courtney had 2 hits and scored twice. Ken Silva, Brad Johnson 2 for 3, Paul Jinneman 3 for 3, Andy Campbell, Rick Armentano with a hit and rookie sub Frank Sandomenico each excelled in the field.   Sub Ted Koch with a hit was the winning pitcher.
T&T:   Ok, we did show up. Maybe we were playing hockey and needed a few more goals. The relators controlled the pests, supposed to be the other way around. Thanks to our two subs, Tim Schiewe and Tom Gruz. Leading hitter was Rick Pearson, 3 for 3 with a double. Skip, Tim, Jim and Dan got 2 hits each. Dennis Haak, Gale, Ken, and Tom each got one hit. The top of the lineup scored twice, the bottom scored twice. The rest of us will wake up from our nap soon, I hope. It was a lovely day in the neighborhood. Somebody famous said that. We get a 10 for attitude. See you at Barlenes.
Petelin 11  One Stop Tile  7  
 Petelin Vision started off hot again today scoring 6 runs in the first two innings.  In the end we had outscored a very good One Stop team 11-7  on 20 total hits led by Paul Johne 4/4  and Dan Newman and JD Dillree 3/4.  Tim Schiewe was 2/3 with a critical walk that pushed in a run with the bases loaded.  Everyone contributed to the hitting including doubles by JD and Dan and a triple by Dave Swanson.  Thanks to Paul Larson for stepping in when Dick Hansen was injured. Along with the offense, a solid defensive game from every position and a good outing by pitcher Roger Neumann made for a great team win.
 One Stop Tile was defeated by Petelin Vision by a score of 11 - 7. Bob Snelling continued his hot hitting going 3/3 with a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Ray Gibson, Dave Anthony and subs Dave Nathe and Daren Proctor all were 2/3. Ray and Daren each had 2 RBI's.Sub Ken Silva hit a double and scored 2 runs. Becky Holiday made the defensive play of the day when she fielded a grounder in deep rover position and threw out the hitter at first base. Thanks to our subs Dave Nathe, Ken Silva, Daren Proctor and Scott Piemeisl.

MARCH 21, 2023   ALL WHITE LEAGUE GAMES RAINED OUT 

 MARCH 16, 2023   ALL WHITE LEAGUE GAMES RAINED OUT

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday    March 14, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 10 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 6 4 0 0.600
Petelin Vision 4 5 1 0.450
One Stop Tile 3 6 1 0.350
Tride and True 3 7 0 0.300
Tom Ranalls Realtor 3 7 0 0.300

 

Sun City Grand Softball  Winter 2023
Nancy Muslin 15  Petelin Vision 10 
Nancy:  Two out clutch hitting was the name of the game for  our Nancy Muslin Realtor team as defeated the hard hitting Peletin squad 15-10. Peletin was hitting so hard that two of our infielders left the field with bruises, but defensively, Mark Beckner was his usual solid self at 2B while Wayne Weidenbach played a strong outfield and Dennis Scoggins nailed a runner trying to score. We needed each of those plays to hold Peletin in check. While every Muslin batter was swinging the bat well, it was tough to beat Beckners 4-4 with 2 doubles and 6 RBI's. Eric Shouse hit his second HR of the season and he scored 3 times. Other strong clutch hitting was shown by Weidenbach, Lester Zirbel. Rod Wilterdink, and Scoggins who were all 3-4. Glen Griffin broke out of his slump going 2-3 while Dick Nunez and John Bertholdy had a pair of hits with the latter also having a pair of line outs, also. Tim Brown hit the ball hard and had a walk and sac fly. Thanks to sub Daren Proctor who singled and also made a nice play on the back end of the Scoggins throw.
Petelin:  We tried hard to take down the number one team today but it wasn't to be.  20 hits for the team was not enough.  Paul Johne was 2 for 4; Dan Newman was 3 for 4; Brian Martin was 3 for 4 with some excellent catches; Randy Van Wagner was 3 for 4; Gary Kuhlman was 2 for 4; Dave Swanson was 3 for 4 and Roger Neumann was 2 for 4 and a walk.   Other than one bad inning our defense played a great game.  
Camino del Sol 16  Ranalls Realty 5
Camino:  It finally all came together for second place Camino Del Sol. Leading the way was great pitching by Jules Nagy, outstanding defense by the entire team, notably outfielders Danny Wood and Frank Plahutnik, and timely hitting (28 hits). Leading the offense was Scott Kibby, who was perfect going 4 for 4 including a bases clearing double and 4 RBIs, and  Plahutnik with 3 hits, a walk, and 4 RBIs. Also with 3 hits each were Tom Rinehart, John Nicodemo (2 RBIs), Ted " Mr. Vice President" Schneider (2 RBIs), and Nagy (double and 2 RBIs). Contributing with 2 hits each were Tom Gruzs, Fred Jensen (2 RBIs), Danny Wood, and Don Cole.
Ranalls:  Tom Ranalls was buried by Camino del Sol's 5 run 3rd inning after onl being down 3-2 after two innings.  The team was only able to muster 5 runs on 14 hits and went down by a final score of 16-5.  Sub Dan Newman 1 for 2 with a sacrifice fly, Andy Campbell 2 for 3, Rick Armentano 1 for 2 and a sacrifice fly, Norris Carpenter 2 for 3 with a triple, and Paul Larson 2 for 3 each had a RBI.  Jim Courtney had 2 hits on the day.  Dave Nathe with a towering double, Tom Yurkunas, Brad Johnson, and sub Tim Brown eah reached base safely with a hit.  Thanks to pitcher Kandi Patrick for subbing today.
One Stop Tile  10  Tride & True  4  
 One Stop:   The One Stop Tile Team decided that 7 straight losses and ties were enough!! We started out ready to play jumping out to an 8-1 lead after 2 innings and going on to defeat the Tride and True Team 10-4. Dave Anthony pitched an excellent game. Our defense was very good as we held Tride and True to 4 runs. The best defensive play of the day involved outfielder Vern Mclean throwing the ball to rover Becky Holliday who relayed it to catcher Coral Estes at home to get the runner trying to score.
Every player had one or more hits. Bob Snelling was 3/4, scored a run, and had an RBI. Vern Mclean played excellent defense, was 2/3 scored 3 runs and had an RBI. Ray Gibson banged out a triple, was 2/4, scored a run and had 2 RBI's. John Blevins was 2/3, scored a run and had 2 RBI's. Sub Mike Wunsch was 2/4, scored a run and had 2 RBI's. Dave Anthony was 2/4 and had an RBI. Randy Ratcliff was 2/3 and scored a run. Thanks to Mike Wunsch and Coral Estes for subbing today. To win in this league it takes a total team effort combined with solid pitching, defense and timely hitting. We had all of that today and it was fun to see those smiling faces again. 
Tride:   Some good defense. Not a lot of hitting, 15 hits, 3 walks. Thanks to our 3 subs, Dick Nunoz, Tim Schiewe and Ted Koch. Lots of good attitude and effort. Skip Pavitt 2 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Haak 3 for 4, scoring 1, Tim Schiewe 2 for 4, Bill Tierney, 1 walk and good play at first, Gale Hiser 1 for 3 with a walk, Ken Carlson 1 for 3, scoring 1, Ted Koch 1 for 3 with a walk, scoring 1, Dennis Vance 2 for 3, Dick Nunoz 1 for 3, Rick Pearson 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, Dan Davidson, good effort. Thanks to David Dompier for (Philing in) at manager. We’ll get ‘em next time, if we don’t get rained out.
White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday    March 9, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 9 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 5 4 0 0.556
Petelin Vision 4 4 1 0.500
Tom Ranalls Realtor 3 6 0 0.333
Tride and True 3 6 0 0.333
One Stop Tile 2 6 1 0.278

 

Petelin Vision 14 Ranalls Realty 6 
Petelin:  A good day for Petelin Vision.  We had 24 hits . Paul Johne, Dave Nathe and Brian Martin were 3 for 4 in hitting.  Randy Van Wagner was 3 for 3 and our defense was outstanding.   Not much else to say other that we are playing very good softball right now. Thanks to Dave Nathe for subbing and hitting great.   Many thanks to Becky Holliiday for keeping score.   
Ranalls:  Tom  Ranalls led 6-4 heading into the bottom of the 3rd inning; but, then the bats went cold as the Realtors were outscored 10-0 to drop a 14-6 decision.  Special thanks to sub pitcher Ted Koch 1 for 3 who took the loss.  Andy Campbell 3 for 3, sub John Gavazza 2 for 3 with a double, Jim Courtney 2 for 4, Paul Jinneman with a hit, Paul Larson 2 for 3, and Norris Carpenter 2 for 3 each had a RBI.  Ken Silva and Brad Johnson each had a double and played solid defense.  An early highlight was a Larson to Campbell to Carpenter double play that kept the game scoreless in the 1st inning.
Nancy Muslin 15    One Stop Tile 5
Nancy:  Our Nancy Muslin Realtor squad pushed its record to 9-0 with a 15-5 win over One Stop Tile. One Stop came out tough jumping to a 4-0 lead and the game was still tied at 4 after four innings before the Muslin bats got cooking scoring 11 runs over the last 3 innings with a number of extra base hits mixed in with some singles. Greg Roehm led the hit parade with 4 hits including a double and HR. Jin Chlebeck was hitting the ball hard all day going 3-4 with a double and 3 RBI while Dick Nunez  continued a recent warm spell going 3-3. Other contributors were Mark Becker 3-4 with a 2B and Lester and John Bertholdy contributed 2 hits in 3 at bats. Rod Wilterdink had a bases loaded triple and Eric Shouse also tripled as we unleashed the big bats the last few innings.
One Stop:  The One Stop Tile team was beaten by the undefeated Nancy Muslin team 15 - 5. Coach Rod Wilterdink pitched an excellent game and was backed by a strong defense to hold One Stop to11hits. One Stop's Dave Anthony pitched a good game but our defense had several errors that allowed the Nancy Muslin team to score too many runs. Dave was our leading hitter going 3/3 including a double. John Blevins and Ray Gibson each had 2 hits including doubles. Ray was our RBI leader with 2. We will try to turn the ship around next week. Thanks to subs Coral Estes and Darin Proctor.
 Camino del Sol 11 Tride & True 8  
Camino:  This was another tough match up with both teams slugging it out. Defense played a huge role again as Camino edged out Tride and True 11 - 8. The game was tied at 5 - 5 after 3 innings but Camino broke out in front with 5 runs over the next 2 innings and hung on for the win. Ted "Bubba" Schneider led the offense going 3 for 3 with a sac. fly and 4 RBIs. Scott  "Cat Food" Kibby Was also perfect with 3 hits, a walk, double, and 1 RBI. Winning pitcher Jules " Likes To Ride Mules" Nagy  had 3 hits and an RBI. Also with 3 hits each were Danny "Lost In the Woods" Wood (3 doubles), Tom Rinehart (1 double). Fred "Has A Dinosaur Pal" Jensen (1 double) Don "Juan" Cole (also a double), John Gavazza, and Tom "Maverick" Gruzs. John Nicodemo had 1 hit 2 RBIs and a great running catch in right field. The play of the game goes to Gruzs who made a unbelievable running catch of a ball over his head in right center field. 
Tride:  Another tough loss for the Pest Control team. We were tied after 3 but Camino outscored us 6 to 3 the rest of the way. Top hitters were Skip Pavitt, Dave Nathe and Ken Carlson, all 3 for 4, 2 hits each by Dennis Haak, Gale Hiser, Dennis Vance and Kandi Patrick. Jim Jozwowski and Dan Davidson each had one hit. Thanks to subs Dave Nathe and Kandi Patrick ( who pitched a great game).

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday    March 7, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 8 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 4 4 0 0.500
Petelin Vision 3 4 1 0.438
Tom Ranalls Realtor 3 5 0 0.375
Tride and True 3 5 0 0.375
One Stop Tile 2 5 1 0.313
Ranalls Realty 13   Tride & True 12 
Ranalls:  Tom Ranalls trailed by 8 runs heading into the bottom of the 4th inning before scoring 7 unanswered runs to close to a 8-7 deficit going into the top of 6th inning.  Tride and True scored 4 times in 6th inning to take a 12-7 lead.  The game stayed that way until Ranalls erupted for 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and come away with a 13-12 victory.  Sub Tim Schiewe 3 for 4 with a double and triple drove in 3 runs.  Ken Silva 2 for 3, Brad Johnson 3 for 4 with two doubles, sub Gary Finer 1 for 2, and Curt Rhoades 2 for 4 with the game winning hit each had 2 RBI.  Sub Dave Nathe 3 for 4 with a double and Paul Larson with one hit each had a RBI.  Jim Courtney 2 for 4, winning pitcher sub Dave Anthony with a hit, Paul Jinneman with a hit, Norris Carpenter with two hits, and replacement player John Nicodemo 1 for 1 rounded out Ranalls' hit parade.  
Tride & True:  Started fast, got outhit in the last inning. Bad management, what can I say. Most times 24 hits wins games, not this time. Thanks to Randy Van Wagner for subbing. Howard Sumner 2 for 5, scoring 1, Dennis Haak 3 for 5 scoring 2 with a double, Dennis Karcher 3 for 4, scoring 2, Bill Tierney 3 for 4 scoring 2 with a double, sub Randy Van Wagner 2 for 4, scoring 1 with a double, Gale Hiser 3 for 4, scoring 1, Ken Carlson 1 for 4, Dennis Vance 3 for 4, scoring 2 with a triple, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4, scoring 1, Rick Pearson 2 for 4 with a double, Dan Davidson played a solid second base.We  had some fun, just not enough.
Petelin Vision 22   One Stop tile 16
Petelin:  Petelin Vision came out swinging today on a beautiful(finally) afternoon at the ballpark.  Seven hits in the first inning started us off with a 5 spot in the first and we never looked back.  A hard hitting One Stop came on thru the mid innings but we were able to hold them off in the end tallying 31 hits for a 22-16 win.  Every player contributed to the hit parade led by Paul Johne, Dan Newman, and Tim Schiewe all 4-5, Dick Hansen a perfect 4-4.  Thanks to Russ Figuaroa for subbing at shortstop. 
One Stop:   After 2 1/2 innings One Stop Tile was trailing Petelin Vision by a score of 13 - 2. We fought back but were defeated 22 -16. We also had Kim Hurd and Randy Ratcliff withdraw from the game with leg injuries. Thanks to Phil Murray and Jim Joswowski for filling in. Bob Snelling was our leading hitter again going 4/5, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI's. Ken Krzeminski and John Blevins each had 3 hits. For power hits Vern McLean had a triple and Ray Gibson had a double. Sub Phil Murray was 2/3, had a walk and scored 2 runs. Way to go Phil.
Nancy Muslin 9  Camino del Sol 8  
Nancy Muslin:  Our Nancy Muslin squad came out hot with 5 runs on 6 hits in the first inning, but we had a tough time scoring after that as Camino Del Sol tightened up their defense and we escaped with a 9-8 win as it was nip and tuck the rest of the way. Our defense which had been so so all game came through in the bottom of the 7th shutting down the orange machine as we were hanging onto a one run lead. We knocked down a couple grounders  resulting in forceouts to end the game. Earlier Wayne made a couple excellent plays in LC to keep Camino at bay, including a running catch at the warning track with a couple on base to preserve a tie in the bottom of the 6th. Mark Beckner(2-4)and sub Greg Roehm(2-4) battled the sun for a couple late inning catches. Eric Shouse and Dick Nunez were perfect at the plate on offense while Rod and Jon Chlebeck made only a single out. Congrats to Jules and gang for a well played game.
Camino:  Camino Del Sol got 23 hits but failed to produce the winning runs in the bottom of the 7th inning which resulted in a 9 - 8 defeat to undefeated Nancy Muslim Realtors.   Tom Rinehart was 3 for 4 ;  John Gavazza was 3 for 4 ;  Scott Gibby was 3 for 3 with a double, sac fly and 2 rbi's ;  Tom Gruzs was 2 for 4 with an rbi ;  Ted Schneider was 2 for 4 with 2 rbi's  ;  Fred Jensen was 3 for 4 with 1 rbi ;  Don Cole was 3 for 4 with an rbi ;  Frank Pahutnik had a single and rbi ;  Danny Wood also had a base knock with 1 rbi ;  John Nicodemo and Jules Nagy rounded out the hitting by getting singles.  Fine team effort !

WHITE LEAGUE GAMES RAINED OUT ON 03/02/2023 

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday    February 28,  2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 7 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 4 3 0 0.571
Tride and True 3 4 0 0.429
One Stop Tile 2 4 1 0.357
Petelin Vision 2 4 1 0.357
Tom Ranalls Realtor 2 5 0 0.286

 

Camino del Sol 10  Petelin Vision 7 
Camino:  Great Defense once again and timely hitting lifted Camino to a hard fought win over Petelin Vision, 10 - 7. Camino held a slight 1 run lead after 4 innings but held Petelin scoreless over the last 3 innings. Infield defense by John Gavazza, Tom Gruzs, and sub Bob Snelling was key to the win. Gavazza also led the offense with 3 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Leadoff batter Tom Rinehart was a perfect 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Danny Wood was also a perfect 3 for 3 and scored twice. Gruzs had 2 hits including a triple, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored. John Nicodemo had 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Frank Plahutnik had 2 hits including a double, scored twice, and had 2 RBIs. Snelling also had 2 hits and an RBI. Special thanks to Ted Koch who took over as an emergency score keeper. 
Petelin:  Again not enough hits cost us a game.  We only managed 15 hits.    Defense was good against a hard hitting Camino team.  Dan Newman was 3 for 4; Roger Neumann was 2 for 2 and a walk, Randy Van Wagner was 2 for 3; and Tom Ciavarella was also 2 for 3.   Not much else to say.   
Ranalls Realty 13   One Stop Tile 12
Tom Ranalls led from the first inning on; but, survived in a nail biter as One Stop Tile rallied for 4 runs in the final inning to fall a run short.  Tom Yurkunas 3 for 4 had 3 RBIs.  Ken Silva 2 for 3, Rick Armentano 1 for 2 with 3 RBI's, Curt Rhoades 2 for 2, and Andy Campbell 2 for 2 with a double each had 2 RBI.  Paul Jinneman with a RBI, Norris Carpenter with a RBI, and winning sub pitcher Roger Neumann each had 2 hits on the day.  Jim Courtney was 3 for 4   Brad Johnson with a hit had another solid game in the field.  Sid Hutchinson had his strongest game of the season making several fine outfield catches before going down with an injury.  Special thanks to Tom Rinehart for filling in for Sid over the game's final two innings.
One Stop:   One Stop Tile was defeated by Tom Rannals Realtor by a score of 13-12. We gave it our best effort but came up 1 run short. Our hitting improved getting 26 hits but we left 15 runners on base. Every batter had 1 or more hits. Vern Mclean, Bob Snelling, Dave Anthony, Ken Van Egdom and Becky Holiday each getting 3 hits. Kim Hurd, John Blevens, Ken Krzemenski, Bob Lessard and sub Dan Newman each getting 2 hits. Bob had 3 RBI's and Dan had 2 RBI's. To get back to winning we will need more RBI hitters.
Nancy Muslin 13 Tride and True 12  
Nancy Muslin:  Our Muslin squad was able to pull out a tough 13-12 win over Tride and True scoring the tieing and winning runs on a John Chlebeck double with two outs in the bottom of the 7th after the visitors had scored 5 in the top half to take a one run lead. In an interesting strategy in the inning, with a runner on first, Tride and and True intentionally walked Eric putting the lead run on first before John foiled the move with his double. Eric had put one out of the park on his previous at bat, likely prompting the move.
We were sloppy on defense today, but had a few nice plays as Eric made some nice running catches and coach Rod flagged down some shots up the middle while Chlebeck made two nice plays at catcher, one on a great throw by Scoggins.
Offensively, John Bertholdy singled in all 3 at bats while Scoggins and sub John Courtney were 3-4, and Dick Nunez and Eric were 2-3. Rod, Lester, Mark, and Chlebeck added a pair of hits and Becky had a hit and RBI in a sub role.
Tried and True:  Would-a, should-a, could-a and almost covers it. I think being asleep from our naps early resulted in few hits and a couple of bobbles. The Tride boys came alive late and gave them a battle. Decent defense later on both teams kept the score down. Everybody played hard, thanks to our two subs, Paul Jinneman and Russ Figueroa. Howard Sumner 2 for 4, scoring 2, Dennis Haak 4 for 4, scoring 3, Dennis Karcher 3 for 4, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 1 for 3 with a walk, scoring 1, Paul Jinneman 2 for 4, Ken Carlson played well in 2 positions today, Russ Figueroa 3 for 3, Dennis Vance 1 for 3, scoring 1, Jim Jozwowski 1 for 3, scoring 1, Rick Pearson 2 for 3, scoring 2, Dan Davidson had a SAC fly to score 1. Totals were 38 at bats with 20 hits. We definitely gave them a run for their money. Congratulations to Ted and Rod.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Thursday   February 23,  2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 6 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 3 3 0 0.500
Tride and True 3 3 0 0.500
One Stop Tile 2 3 1 0.417
Petelin Vision 2 3 1 0.417
Tom Ranalls Realtor 1 5 0 0.167
Nancy Muslin 12  Petelin Vision 7 
Nancy Muslin:   Our Muslin squad found itself in a 5-0 hole after the first inning. but bounced back for a 12-7 victory. Our old pitcher stopped grooving them after the first inning and the infield of Griffin, Zirbel, Bertholdy, Beckner and Nunez became rock solid and we shut out the home team 5 of the last 6 innings. Still a 7-7 game going into the 6th, we tacked on 5 runs in the those last 2 innings keyed by doubles by Silva and Zirbel. Ten of our 11 players had hits including a 3-3, two double effort for sub Ken Silva. Scoggins, Wilterdink, and Beckner were 3-4 and the duo of Dale Sobba(3RBI) and Glenn Griffin were 2-3. Shouse( 3 RBI) and Zirbel each had a pair of doubles. 
Petelin:  Things went well in the first inning but only two more runs the rest of the game!  We tried hard to beat the #1 team but 17 hits won’t do it.  Tom Ciavarella and Roger Neumann went 3 for 3 today!  Thanks to sub Gary Roehm for filling in.   
Camino del Sol 9   Ranalls Realty 7 
Camino:  This game was a nail biter from the beginning as both teams played outstanding defense. Camino managed to out last Ranalls and came away with a hard fought win, 9 - 7. This time it was the outfield of Danny Wood, Tom Reinhart, Frank Plahutnik, and John Nicodemo  who made several outstanding plays to help keep the game close. Nicodemo led the offense with a perfect 3 for 3 and 2 RBIs. Winning pitcher Jules Nagy helped himself with 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Also with 2 hits each were Rinehart (2 doubles), Plahutnik (double and an RBI), Ted Schneider (also a sac fly and 2 RBIs). Tom Gruzs had a double, sac fly, and an RBI.  John Gavazza (1 hit and sac fly RBI, and Don Cole 1 hit and an RBI chipped in. Thanks to subs Les Zirbel (2 hits) and Arlene Wesloski (1 hit).
Ranalls. Tom Ranalls carried a 7-4 lead heading to the bottom of the 5th inning before yielding 5 runs in the 5th and ultimately dropping a 9-7 decision.  Rick Armentano had a double and 2 RBI.  Brad Johnson with a double, Ken Silva with a double, Tom Yurkunas, Paul Larson with a double and Paul Jinneman with 2 hits each added an RBI. 
Tride and True 19  One Stop Tile  7
Tride and True:   The pests came through again, hitting their socks off. 29 hits in 38 at bats, in six innings. Of course, we have our highlight plays where Bill stabs at the ball, scurries around, picks it up and just gets the runner at first. Rick decided to throw one into right field just to keep things interesting. Thanks to Tom Yurkunas, playing his second game and hitting 4 for 4. Howard Sumner 4 for 4, scoring 4, playing a great LC. Dennis Haak 3 for 4, scoring 1 and sub running his legs off, Dennis Karcher 2 for 4, scoring 2, Bill Tierney 2 for 4, scoring 1, Ken (I’m not late) Carlson 1 for 3, Gale Hiser 3 for 4, scoring 2, Dennis Vance (I finally got a good one) 3 for 4, scoring 1, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 3, scoring 3, Rick Pearson 3 for 3, with a triple, scoring 2, Dan Davidson 2 for 3, scoring 2. The last five batters in the lineup hit 13 for 17, WOW! Great work guys.
One Stop Tile:   One Stop Tile was soundly defeated today by Tride and True by a score of 19-7. We were behind by a score of 12-1 after 4 innings. Bob Snelling and Ken Krzeminski were both 3/3 and scored a run. John Blevins was 2/2 and walked. Randy Ratcliff had a good day going 2/3, scored a run and had an RBI.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday   February 21,  2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 5 0 0 1.000
Petelin Vision 2 2 1 0.500
One Stop Tile 2 2 1 0.500
Camino Del Sol 2 3 0 0.400
Tride and True 2 3 0 0.400
Tom Ranalls Realtor 1 4 0 0.200

 

Petelin Vision 11 Rannals Realty 10 
Peteliin:  Petelin Vision outlasted a stubborn Tom Ranalls team in a 11-10 victory today.  Led by a perfect 4-4 from Dan Newman and timely clutch hitting with runners in scoring position, Petelin had 20 hits and never trailed.  Key defensive plays by Brian Martin(safe travels, we will miss you thursday) Dan Newman, and the game winning defensive catch by super sub Gary Finer topped a good defensive day. Great effort by the whole team!
Rannals:  Tom Ranalls trailed the whole game after spotting Petelin 5 runs in the first inning.  Nevertheless, with two men on and the chance for a win, Tom Ranalls fell a run short after a deep fly to right ended the game.  Thanks to sub pitcher Dave Anthony who went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI,  Jim Courtney 4 for 4, Andy Campbell 3 for 4, and Norris Carpenter with 2 hits also drove in 2 runs apiece,  Rick Armentano, Curt Rhoades with a RBI, Brad Johnson with 3 runs scored, and Paul Jinneman each had 2 hits.  Ken Silva with an RBI and a triple,Tom Yurkunas with a triple, and Paul Larson each garnered a hit as every player had at least one hit.  It was a solid defensive game highlighted by Ken Silva gunning down a runner at 3rd base and Andy Campbell turning an unassisted double play.
Nancy Muslin 15  One Stop Tile 8 
Nancy:  Our Nancy Muslin Realtor squad used solid infield defense, good base running and clutch hitting in a 15-8 win over One Stop. Every Muslin player had a hit with 9 players having 2 or more hits. After 5 innings, we had an 8-5 lead, but the home team One Stop was chipping away at the lead, and then a big 5 run 6th gave us breathing room with big two out hits by Jon Chlebeck and sub Dennis Haak with the latter capping a 4-4 game. Joining him in the 4 hit parade was Lester who shook a minor slump. It was good to get Eric(3-4) and Glen(2-4) back. Players with only one out were John Bertholdy, Dick Nunez, Rod Wilterdink, and Dennis Scoggins. The infield was airtight with Zirbel, Nunez, and Beckner flagging everything down. Excellent base running and a good job by Ted Koch coaching 3B kept the pressure on the home squad.
One Stop:  The Nancy Muslin Team was ahead from start to finish in defeating the One Stop Tile Team 16-8. Pitcher Rod Wilterdink pitched an outstanding game and was backed by a strong defense. One Stop Tile's rookie Kim Hurd played his best game so  far going 4/4, scored 2 runs and had an RBI while playing solidly on defense. Vern Mclean pounded out 2 doubles and knocked in 5 of our 8 runs. Bob Snelling and Randy Ratcliff each had 2 hits. Ken Van Egdom had a double but hit the ball hard the other two times right at players for outs. The good news is that nobody got hurt and we will be ready to play on Thursday.
Tride and True 15  Camino del Sol  10
Tride and True:  Great hitting, decent defense with some extra good putouts at home and first, and a lineup shuffle, the pest guys came through. Everyone contributed and held a late rally by Camino to cement the win. Sub Ken Silva 4 for 4 with a walk, scoring 2, Dennis Haak 2 for 5, Dennis Karcher 3 for 3 with a walk, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 2 for 4, scoring 2, Howard Sumner 2 for 4, scoring 2, Ken Carlson 3 for 4, scoring 2, with 2 putouts at home, Gale Hiser 3 for 3, with a walk, scoring 3, making some super stops at 3rd,  Dennis Vance 3 for 3 with a SAC, scoring 1, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4, scoring 1, permanent sub Rick Pearson 1 for 4, and long legs Dan Davidson 1 for 4, scoring 1 with a great putout at first. We held Camino scoreless in 4 innings, good pitching Dennis, and strong defense.
Camino:  Camino Del Sol dug a big hole for themselves that they couldn't dig themselves out of as  they spotted Tride and True an 11 - 1 lead after 3 innings. They did fight back, outscoring Tride 9 - 4 over the next 3 innings but failed to score in the 7th and lost by a final score of 15 - 10. A couple of miscues by third base coach (that would be me) didn't help. Thanks to our subs Ted Grove who went 3 for 3 and rookie Don Nagy who went 2 for 3 including a double. Tom Gruzs went 3 for 3 while Jules Nagy, Frank Plahutnik, John Nicodemo, Don Cole, John Gavazza, and Ted Schneider all had 2 hits, with Cole banging out a double and triple and Jules Nagy slamming a double.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Thursday   February 16,  2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin 4 0 0 1.000
One Stop Tile 2 1 1 0.625
Camino Del Sol 2 2 0 0.500
Petelin Vision 1 2 1 0.375
Tride and True 1 3 0 0.250
Tom Ranalls Realtor 1 3 0 0.250

 

Rannals Realty 16  Tride and True 8 
Ranalls:   Every player had at least one hit and figured in the scoring as Tom Ranalls picked up its first victory in the winter session.  Curt Rhoades 4 for 4, Brad Johnson 4 for 4 with two doubles, and Paul Jinneman 2 for 3 each had 3 RBI.  Sid Hutchinson with 2 hits and Jim Courtney with 3 hits each added 2 RBI.  Winning pitcher Rick Armentano with a hit, Tom Yurkunas 3 for 4, and Andy Campbell with 2 hits each had a RBI.  Ken Silva with a double scored twice. Norris Carpenter with a hit and Paul Larson with two hits each scored to round out the scoring.  Fielding was much improved as the team turned several double plays at key junctures. 
Tide&True:  Our highlights, yes, there were some, included Bill Tierney at 1st with super catches and plays. Then there was Howard’s catch in fowl territory in left. And, although it was somewhat unique, there was Ken Carlson’s stop the ball, fall on the ground, and roll it to first for the out. Ok, so that was about it. Infield errors and lack of hitting at key situations were our downfall. Also, the opposition played well and hit at the right time. Howard Sumner 1 for 2 with 2 walks, Dennis Haak 3 for 4, scoring 1, Skip Pavitt 4 for 4, scoring 2, Dave Nathe (sub) 3 for 4, Gale Hiser 1 for 4, Dennis Vance 1 for 4, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Karcher 3 for 3, scoring 1, Dan Davidson 1 for 3, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 3 for 3, scoring 1, and Ken Carlson 2 for 3, scoring 1. Leaving 12 men on base took away some good chances to score. It was the wind!
Nancy Muslin 13   Camino del Sol 2
Nancy Muslin:   You combine good pitching, good defense, and solid hitting, good things happen and that was that case as the Nancy Muslin squad was clicking on all cylinders in a 13-2 victory over Camino. Pitcher Rod Wilterdink(3-3) had a good day with a 3 run homer in addition to pitching a good game. Frankly, it was more the excellent defense more than the pitching as Wayne, Dale, and Dennis ran down everything in the outfield and sub, Dave Nathe, made the tough plays at SS. Dale Sobba(3-3) was perfect at the plate as was Dick Nunez who was a perfect 2- 2 before he had to leave and his sub Jim J got a hit in his one at bat and Chlebeck was 2-3 and two runs scored. Every player had at least one hit as we scored five runs in each of the first two innings and never looked back.
Camino:  It was a chilly morning, but Camino's bats were even colder as they could only manage 2 runs and lost to unbeaten Nancy Muslin 13 - 2. Tom Rinehart was 4 for 4 and Ted Schneider was 2 for 3. John Gavazza  reached base twice with a hit and a walk. John Nicodemo, Frank Plahutnik, Don Cole, Danny Wood, and sub Laura Fenton - Kavonda managed 1 hit each.
One Stop Tile 12  Petelin Vision 12
One Stop:  One Stop Tile and Petelin battled each other for 7 innings today. One Stop only scored in 3 of the 7 innings, but were ahead 12-8 going into the bottom of the 7th inning. Then Petelin scored 4 runs to tie the game. Dave Anthony was really attacking the ball for the One Stop Team going 3/4 with two doubles, scored a run and had 3 RBI's. Bob Snelling was 3/4, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. John Blevins was 2/4 with a double, scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI's. Ray Gibson had 2 hits, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI's. Ken Krzmenski had 2 RBI's. Kim Hurd and Randy Ratcliff each had 2 hits. One Stop tallied 18 hits today. Next Tuesday we face the undefeated Nancy Muslin Team and we look forward to the challenge.

 
Petelin:  Although the Petelin Vision game ended in a 12-12 tie on a cold morning against a very good One Stop team, the Petelin gang played a much improved game today.  Several players went 3-4 or 2-3 and everyone contributed one way or another as we tallied 21 hits and came back in the bottom of the 7th to secure the tie.  Special thanks to Greg Roehm for filling in today and having a good game.  We will be back on Tuesday ready to go, hopefully the Arizona weather will start living up to its reputation.  

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday   February 14,  2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 3 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 2 1 0 0.667
One Stop Tile 2 1 0 0.667
Petelin Vision 1 2 0 0.333
Tride and True 1 2 0 0.333
Tom Ranalls Realtor 0 3 0 0.000
Tride and True 9   Petelin Vision 2  
Tride and True:  We had the only rain shortened game of the day, even though it drizzled off and on all day. Petelin went ahead in the first. From there on it was all T&T with 25 hits in 5 innings. Defense did well lead by sub Dave Nathe with some great infield catches and Howard grabbing some hard-hit balls in left. Everyone contributed to the win. Howard Sumner 4 for 4 scoring 1, Dennis Haak 2 for 4, scoring 2, Skip Pavitt 4 for 4, scoring 2, Dave (sub) Nathe 4 for 4, scoring 2, Gale Hiser 1 for 4, Dennis Vance 1 for 4, Jim Jozwowski 2 for 4, Dennis Karcher 2 for 3, Dan Davidson 1 for 3, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 3 for 3, scoring 1, and Ken Carlson 1 for 3. We didn’t record any walks and I don’t recall any on the home team, so great pitching, both of you. It’s always a tough call for the commissioners to have to call a game early. After the excitement calms down, I’m sure there won’t be any hard feelings. Our best to Dave Dompier with his broken bone in the glove hand. He was right there helping coach.
Petelin:   Petelin Vision lost a rain shortened game today 9-2 as the game was called in the middle of the 6th inning.  We only garnered 10 total hits in conditions that seemed more like the Northwest than Arizona.  We will be back on Thursday ready to go.  Thanks to sub Brian Baxter for helping out today, and a big thanks to commissioner Rick and Pete Semenak for the extra work cleaning up the muddy batters box in the rain after the game.
  Camino del Sol 8  One Stop Tile 3
Camino:  They say that great pitching and even better defense will beat great hitting. That was never more evident this afternoon as winning pitcher Julius "Irving" Nagy allowed only 7 hits to lead Camino Del Sol to a big win over One Stop Tile 8 - 3. Frank "Used To Be a Planet" Plahutnik led the defense with several spectacular plays in right center field. The infield again played error free ball and turned 2 double plays, one to end the game. Fred "Loves Wilma" Jensen led the offense going 3 for 3. Scott "Squib Kick" Kibby also had 3 hits including a double. Danny "Tiger" Woods had 2 hits including a timely double and 3 RBIs. Contributing with 2 hits each were Tom Rinehart, Tom Gruzs, and Don Cole.
One Stop:  One Stop Tile was defeated today by Camino Del Sol. Pitcher Jules Nagy held us to only 9 hits and 3 runs.He was backed by excellent defensive play. One Stop Tiles's Bob Lessard had a good game going 2/2 and scored 2 runs.John Blevins had 2 hits and scored a run. Vern Mclead continued his hot hitting going 2/3 and had 2 RBI's.
Nancy Muslin 15  Rannals 11
Nancy Muslin:   Our Nancy Muslin Realtor team won 15-11 game over Rannals in a battle of the realtors. The game was a close battle for 5 innings with the score tied at 11 after five. We then shut down the visitors the last 2 innings while we pushed across 4 in the bottom of the sixth. Pitcher Rod Wilterdink and super sub, John Gavazza, were perfect at the plate leading the offense and Dennis Scoggins was also instrumental with 3 hits and  HR short of the cycle. John Chlebeck and Wayne Weidenbach were both 3-4 and Lester Zirbel led in RBI's with 3.
Our defense was sloppy at times but outstanding defense by Wayne and Dennis saved a number of runs defensively,
Ten players had an RBI and each player had at least on hit. Sub Tim Brown had only one out while Dick Nunez, Jon Bertholdy, sub Don Nagy, and Zirbel were 2-4.
Rannals:  Tom Ranalls and Nancy Muslin were tied at 11-11 through 5 innings before Nancy Muslin scored 4 times in the 6th and held on to win 15-11.  Brad Johnson with a double drove in 3 runs.  Curt Rhoades added two hits and 2 RBI.  Rick Armentano with a double, Ken Silva, Tom Yurkunas with a RBI, and Norris Carpenter were each 3 for 4 on the day.  Jim Courtney with two hits, Andy Campbell with two hits, sub Russ Figueroa with two hits, and Paul Larson with a sacrifice fly each had a RBI. 
Games thru -  Thursday   February 9, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Nancy Muslin Realtor 2 0 0 1.000
One Stop Tile 2 0 0 1.000
Camino Del Sol 1 1 0 0.500
Petelin Vision 1 1 0 0.500
Tride and True 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Ranalls Realtor 0 2 0 0.000

 

Sun City Grand Softball  Winter 2023
Petelin Vision 8  Camino del Sol 6  
Petelin:  A good win today at a windswept Field of Dreams for the Petelin Vision gang. Solid infield defense at every position backed by a great outfield tracking balls that seemed to defy gravity and change direction at will held a good Camino Del Sol team to only 6 runs.  Offensively we started out with a 2 spot in the first inning and never trailed to complete the 8-6 win. Perfect at the plate was Tom Ciavarella 3-3 with a triple, 2 rbi's and a run scored.  Dan Newman was 3-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and a rbi. Tim Schiewe was 3-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi's.  Randy Van Wagner was 2-3 with 2 rbi's.  Brian Martin was 2-3. JD Dillree had an incredible one hop shot over the left field wall that certainly would have been a HR if not for the wind.  Roger Neumann pitched a crafty game.  Great total team effort today! 
Camino:  With wind gusts approaching 40 miles per hour, Camino Del Sol had great difficulty negotiating numerous fly balls,  which resulted in an 8 - 6 loss to Petelin Vision.  Petelin's defense kept Camino off the scoreboard for three consecutive innings but despite the wind causing constant havoc, Camino battled back to make the final score respectable. Leading hitters for Camino were Scott Kibby, Ted Schneider, and Jules Nagy who all registered 3 hits .  Tom Gruzs legged out two doubles and John Nicodemo contributed two   singles.  Frank Plahutnik had a hit plus a sac fly.  John Gavazza, Fred Jensen, Don Cole, and Danny Wood bashed out bingles to conclude our collective hitting.  Our infield again showed flashes of brilliance by making numerous defensive plays......two double plays and many good stops.  Frank and Tom made some really good catches in the outfield.  Next game for Camino is on Tuesday, February 14th @ 1:30 P.M.  We are the Visitors!
  One Stop Tile 11  Ranalls Realty 9
One StopTile:  The teams for One Stop Tile and Ranall's Realtor battled hard for seven innings today. After being behind 8-7 after five innings, the One Stop Team rallied to win the game 11-9. Ken Van Egdom was 3/4 and had 4 RBI's. John Blevins was 3/4 including a double, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI's. Vern Mclean was 3/4 and scored 2 runs. Bob Snelling was 2/4, scored 2 runs and had 2 RBI's. Dave Anthony pitched a good game to get the win. He had 2 hits including a triple, scored a run and had 2 RBI's. Randy Ratcliff had 2 hits including a double and had an RBI. Kim Hurd, Ray Gibson and sub Jerry Feldman each had 2 hits. Every player again had one or more hits as the Team pounded out 23 hits. Our defense was solid. This again was a Total Team win. Thanks Jerry for subbing today.
Ranalls:  Tom Ranalls carried a 6-3 lead heading into the top of the 5th inning, fell behind 7-6 and then re-took the lead by one run in the 5th.  Outscored 4-1 over the last 2 frames, Ranalls dropped a 11-9 decision.  Missing three top players, the subs proved their mettle driving in 5 of Ranalls' nine runs: Rick Pearson 4 for 4 with two doubles and a triple had 2 RBI and Randy Van Wagner 3 for 4 drove in 3 runs.  Sub pitcher Wayne Weidenbach was 3 for 4 and kept Ranalls in the game; but suffered a tough loss.  Paul Larson had a 2 run inside the park homerun to to lead the regulars.  Andy Campbell and Curt Rhoades each added a RBI.
Nancy Muslin 17  Tride & True 7
Nancy Muslin:  In a game where wind conditions were brutal Nancy Muslin’s Dream Team was able to handle all the ground balls and a good portion of the difficult to catch fly balls. And that was the difference in the game. Mark Beckner was exceptional at 2B. Les Zirbel was sure handed at short. Dale Sobba caught a wind blown fly early to save a run or two. Hitting stars were Eric Shouse a perfect 4 for 4 and Dennis Scoggins, Mark Beckner and sub Don Nagy all 3 for 3. Beckner had 4 RBIs and Nagy 3. Everybody had at least one hit and the team was 25 for 37 and didn’t make an out in the last two frames.
Tride & True:  Winnie the Poo was happy, not so much for the rest of us in the 18mph wind. Apparently the realtors don’t mind the wind. It was close until the 7th, when Nancy pulled away for the win. TRIDE couldn’t get the bats going, 14 hits for 35 at bats. Everyone had a tough time with the wind, but I think it was the same for both teams. When the best hitter is the last guy in the lineup, it’s all the manager’s fault. Howard Sumner 2 for 4, scoring 1, Dennis Haak 1 for 3, Skip Pavitt 1 for 3, Gale Hiser 1 for 3, scoring 1 with 2 rbi’s, Dennis Vance 2 for 3, scoring 2, Dennis Karcher 1 for 3, scoring 1, Dan Davidson 1 for 3 with 3 rbi’s, Bob Hudson (thanks for subbing) 1 for 3, scoring 1, Bill Tierney 1 for 3, scoring 1, jIm Jozwowski ( our number 1 hitter) 3 for 3 with 1 rbi. To anyone who had their scoring wrong, blame me. I fouled up the book and Ernie couldn’t decipher it. I guess we’ll just have to win the rest of the games to redeem ourselves.

 

White League Standings
Games thru -  Tuesday   February 7, 2023
Team Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Camino Del Sol 1 0 0 1.000
One Stop Tile 1 0 0 1.000
Nancy Muslin Realtor 1 0 0 1.000
Tride and True 0 1 0 0.000
Petelin Vision 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Ranalls Realtor 0 1 0 0.000

 

Sun City Grand Softball  Winter 2023    February 7, 2023
Nancy Muslin 18   Petelin Vision 5  
Nancy Muslin:  The Nancy Muslin team brought their hitting shoes to the game in the season opener scoring 3 or more runs evey inning defeating a talented Petelin team 18-5 in a 6 inning affair. Eric Shouse, Les Zirbel, Mark Beckner, and Jon Chlebeck led the having perfect days with the latter having 2 doubles and 4 RBI's. Shouse also had a pair of doubles, scored 4 times, and had 3 RBI's. Dale Sobba, Wayne Weidenbach, and Beckner each had a pair of RBI to add to the cause as coach Ted Koch did a good job waving runners in.
Defensively, the middle infield of John Bertholdy, Zirbel, and Beckner was airtight including turning a pair of DP's to end innings. Sub Gary Finer had a pair of hits in his first SCG game ever and was joined by Bertholdy who also made only one out.
Petelin:  Petelin Vision got off to a slow start to the Winter Season today.  Our 14 hits were not enough to keep pace with a good effort by a Nancy Muslin team that seemed to find all the holes and score 18 runs against our 5.  Leading the effort for Petelin were Paul Johne and JD Dillree who were a perfect 3-3.  Thanks to last minute sub Andy Campbell who filled in for our Dan Newman.  
  One Stop Tile 20   Tride & True 13
One StopTile:  One Stop Tile jumped out to a fast start scoring 5 runs in both the first and third innings and went on to defeat the Tride and True Team by a score of 20-13. Every player had one or more hits as the One Stop Tile Team pounded out 31 hits including two triples and a double. Becky Holiday had a great day going 4/4 and made outstanding defensive plays throwing out two of Tride and True's fastest players on ground balls from the rover position. Bob Snelling was 4/5, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBI's. Newcomer John Blevins was sharp at shortstop, was 4/4, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBI's. Veteran Ray Gibson made some excellent plays at 2nd base, was 3/4 and had 3 RBI's. New comer Vern Mclean had a good day going 3/4, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI's. Ken Van Egdom was 3/4, scored 3 runs and had 2 RBI's. Bob Lessard 3/4, Randy Ratcliff 2/4 and Dave Anthony 2/4 all had a good game. We were impressed by Kim Hurd in his first rookie game in the White League going 2/5, scoring 3 runs and made some nice catches in the outfield. This was a Total TEAM win. Thanks to Jerry Feldman for filling in for injured Ken Krzeminski.
Tride & True: New team, new jitters, and at least one trick play. As a team, we hit .500, not the best. One Stop hit well and stayed ahead. We kept catching up, just not far enough. Two scoreless innings with men on base didn’t help. All in all, a good effort. Howard Sumner (welcome back to the white league) 2 for 5, David Dompier 2 for 5, scoring 1, Dennis Haak, our champion hitter, 5 for 5, scoring 4 with some fine catches in the outfield, Dennis Vance  1 for 5, scoring 2, Skip Pavitt 4 for 4, scoring 2, Dennis Karcher 2 for 3 with a walk, scoring 2, Gale Hiser 3 for 4, scoring 1, Dan Davidson 2 for 2 with 2 walks, scoring 2, Jim Jozwowsky 1 for 4, Bill Tierney 1 for 3 with a walk, scoring 1, Ken Carlson 2 for 4. Looking forward to a good season.
Camino del Sol 14     Ranalls Realty 5
Camino:   Winning pitcher Jules "Of The Nile" Nagy only allowed 5 runs with excellent defense behind him to lead Camino to a 14 - 5 win over Tom Ranalls Realtor. Camino jumped out to an 11 - 2 after 3 innings and cruised to the win. Great defensive infield play by Ted "E Bear" Schneider, John "Drinks Guava" Gavazza, Scott "Kibble and Bits" Kibby, Tom "Show Me The Money" Gruzs and Fred "Flintstone" Jensen helped make Nagy look good. Offensively Don "Out For A Stroll" Cole was a perfect 3 for 3. Also with 3 hits each were Tom "Braveheart" Rinehart, Schneider, and Gavazza. Chipping in with 2 hits each were Nagy, Gruzs, John "Watches Nickelodeon" Nicodemo, Frank "Pluto" Plahutnik, and "Cartoon Bird" Danny Wood.
Ranalls:  Tom Ranalls lost the season opener by a 13-5 thrashing at the hands of Camino del Sol.  Sub pitcher Barry Delano was 3 for 3.  Tim Schiewe a 3rd inning replacement for Rick Armentano had 2 hits and a RBI and was the victim of a great play by Scott Kibby.  Andy Campbell and Tom Yurkunas each had 2 hits and a RBI.  Sid Hutchinson and Jim Courtney each added a hit and RBI to close out the scoring.