Spring I Standings

Saturday, April 19, 2025
Bronze Division


Carrousel Travel - 8 Homesmart Realty - 20

Carrousel Travel concluded the season by facing Homesmart. Homesmart won the mercy-rule shortened contest, 20-8. Carrousel Travel was led offensively by P-Danny Wood, 3-3 (2B, 2 RBI’s) and SS-Greg Roehm 3-3 (2 RBI’s). Danny Wood (.870) and Greg Roehm (.818) led the team in individual season batting average. LF-Gerry Boesche was 2-3 with a triple and team high 3 RBI’s. Substitute player, Kurt Kanouse was 2-4 with 2 doubles. C-Norm Lustig also reached base safely twice. Special thanks to substitute players, Kurt Kanouse and Kat Melton. Team Manager, Greg Roehm, would like to thank the following people after another enjoyable season: Jon and Amy Chlebeck, our supportive sponsors, Jeff Smith and Kat Melton, our valued commissioners and Eileen Figueroa for keeping the offensive statistics.

HomeSmart Realty closed out their championship season with a 20-8 mercy rule victory over Carousel Travel. Congratulations to manager Jerry Eastham and the rest of the HomeSmart Realty team who only suffered 1 defeat this season. The team hit ‘em where they ain’t today, with an overall team batting average of .730! Leading hitter for today was Ronnie “Welcome Back” Silberman WHO HIT FOR THE CYCLE, driving in 5 of our 20 runs. Also perfect at the plate going 4 for 4 were Steve “Brooks Robinson” Foster who played an outstanding 3rd base, and David Power who hit a triple knocking in 2 of the 3 runs we needed in the bottom of the 6th to close out the game. Paul Jinneman went 3 for 4 including a home run. Ken Kessler, sub-Mike Kachurak, sub-Donnie Cleveland, Ed Musgrave, and Ed Abrams continued the hit parade with two hits each, and sub-Don Cole and sub-Murray Lushaw added a hit each. Thank you to Don, Mike, Murray, and Donnie for subbing for us; and Chuck Heffernan for keeping the scorebook. Congratulations HomeSmart Realty team!

Black Diamonds - 9 T Pham Dentist - 10

Black Diamonds lost a close one. I want to thank the subs and the rest of the team. Dave Michels 1-4, Bob Lassard (sub) 3-4, Paul Larson (sub) 2-4, Ron Silberman (sub) 3-3, Dan Hodges 2-3 (4 rbi), C.L. Eversman 3-3, (2rbi), Tom Yurkunas 2-3, (1 rbi), Shawna Fletcher 2-3, (1 rbi), Dick Steiman 1-2, Joe Osowiec 2-3, and Paul Plapp 2-3.

The last Saturday of the winter season had TP Dentist against a strong Black Diamond Team. This game was not decided until the last out. After 2 innings the Diamonds had a 2-1 lead. The Dentist tied it up in the 3rd. The Diamonds open up a 2-run lead in the 4th 4-2. The Dentist took control in the 5th with 4 runs to lead 6-4. Both teams scored 4 in the 6th giving the Dentist a 10-8 advantage. The Diamonds came up in the top of the 7th and plated only 1 run to give the Dentist the win. Defensively Rick Schultz asked me to include his assisted double play. TP Dentist played good defense today and all season, bending but not breaking. Offensively, this was the story behind TP Dentist winning the last 6 games of the season to go 6-2. Coming from behind and never giving up became a Saturday theme for the Dentist. Going 2/3 were Greg Martin (3 RBI's), Denton Walters, Rick Schultz (walk), Barry Schwartz, Art Molina (2 RBI's), Greg Church and Don C Cole (2 RBI's). Getting on base were Chris Klemmer (RBI), Dale Huffine (2 RBI's) and Joel Last. TP Dentist would like to thank Chris Klemmer and Don C Cole for Subbing today. Thank You!! We also would like to thank Kim Martin and Chris Stanczak for working the scorebook and dugout. Big thank you to Jeff Smith (Subs) and Kat Melton as Commissioners. THANK YOU! Umpires and scoreboard volunteers thank you. For those of you leaving Safe Travels. The rest of you, have a nice summer and or I'll see you in Spring Ball.

Leolinda Realty - 20 Broward Factory Serv - 5

It was a perfect day to play softball ball today. LeoLinda scored 4 runs on 4 of our turns at bat and held Broward scoreless in 3 innings. As to basic stats, everyone on the LeoLinda group had a hit and scored a run. We had some defensive plays that displayed some circus skills (Bobby, Gary, Kat, Don). Special mention, Doreen also booked as a triple. It was nice to end the season with a win. Thanks to LeoLinda for sponsoring. Doreen and I would like to thank all of you for working with “rookie managers.” We would like to acknowledge Annie and Bruce Lowe for drafting our team. We had great “chemistry” and everyone had fun. Thanks to Gary Armstrong, Danny Wood and Paul Plapp for contributing to our game today. An acknowledgment to our sub czar, Jeff Smith for keeping a full roster on the diamond. A tip of the hat to Perre Boudreau for compiling the game write ups. We really believe that we had the best team over the season. It was a pleasure to play with every one of you. Have a great summer and look forward to seeing all of you at the “Field of Dreams” again.

Mercifully, the season came to a slightly earlier ending (6 inning game) for the Broward Factory Service team; this time at the hands of the Leolinda Realty team.  The realtors' crafty pitcher had the BFS guys hit 15 ground balls to the infield which the infielders, almost without exception, turned into BFS outs.  In addition to good fielding, the realtors also produced a strong hitting lineup, scoring 20 runs in six innings.  Five runs on 12 hits won't win many games in senior softball, but we did manage to win the first inning, scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, including a homerun by Joe Stempniewski.  Daren Proctor (3/3) and pitcher Ray Hensley (2/2) were the only two in the BFS lineup to enjoy a perfect day at the plate.  Ted Grove and Chuck Gibson were each 2 for 3.  A special note of thanks to Dan Hodges for subbing for us today.  Thanks, too, to the umpiring crew, C.L. Eversman and Jeff Smith; to Shawna Fletcher for keeping track of things on the scoreboard (now featuring a working clock for the first time in 2025), and to Joan Casazza for keeping our scorebook. Finally, to the guys on the BFS roster: Thanks for your participation, perseverance and patience throughout the season. 

Copper Division

Dynamic Wealth - 16 BackBone Chiropractic - 11

The final game of the winter Copper league season was played on Saturday April 19th. DWM boys held their fate in their own hands, if they win the game they could be champions. The game started out slow as we only put up 1 run through the first 2 innings. This lonely run came at the bat of Tom Ranalls inside the park homer! Yes Tom did run the complete bases on his own, no oxygen needed! Backbone Chiropractic only put up 2 runs. The third inning we scored 3 more runs thanks to some great hitting by the middle of our lineup. We held the opposition scoreless. The 4th inning our bats came alive with Gary Ambruz getting on base followed by Tom Rinehart’s single and then Mike Hirsch also getting a single. This set the table for Craig Nelson to clean up the bases and this is exactly what he did with a grand slam over the fence. We added the 5th run with some more great hitting by the middle of the lineup. The Backbone boys were equally successful with adding 5 runs of their own. This had the game at 9-7 through the 4th inning. The 5th inning was scoreless by both teams, and in the 6th inning DWM boys were held score less, while the Backbone boys added 3 more runs to take the lead at 10-9. So everything came down to the 7th inning and our bats really came alive. Jeff Silversteen lead off with a single followed by Gary Ambruz and Tom Rinehart’s single. Mike Hirsch cleared the bases with his triple followed by another homer by Craig Nelson. We added another 3 runs for a total of 7 runs in the 7th inning. We held Backbone to 1 run in the bottom of the 7th to take the win! Some great pitching by Tom Ranalls along with great hitting and defense made this a special win. Special thanks to Jeff Silversteen, John Blevins and Gary Ambruz for subbing for us today. Also, thanks to umpires Joe Breiner and Don Ranieri for calling a perfect game. Thanks to whomever was in the score tower. We ended up the season with a 8 wins and 4 losses to tie with Karen Olsen Reality. What a great season it was! Special thanks to all the guys who subbed with us throughout the year. Also special thanks to Pete Semenak of all his efforts with co managing with me. Additionally, to Pierre Boudreau for gathering the write ups and publishing them.

We entered the day with a chance to play spoilers with a double header against the two teams vying for first place: Dynamic Wealth Management and Karen Olsen Realty.  We held a tenuous 10-9 lead over Dynamic Wealth Management after six innings.  Unfortunately, we play a 7 inning game and were outscored 7-1 in the 7th to drop a 16-11 decision.  Jay Schirpke  4 for 5 plated 3 runs in the game.  Subs John Guzik and David Fleck each added two hits and two RBI.  Sub Ron Coleman with a double and triple, sub Scott Kibby 5 for 5 with a double, Jeff Nickerson with 2 hits, and Glen Soles 3 for 4 each drove in one run.  Paul Becker and Sub  Brad Johnson each had 2 hits.  Dave Anthony had a hit and scored as all players had at least one hit in the game.

NW Physical Therapy - 1 Karen Olsen Realty - 18

No, that isn't a misprint, no highlights when you get slapped around in a game like this. Congratulations to Ken Silva & Dale Halder's KO Realty team on their championship and a shout out to Dynamic Wealth for taking it down to the very last game to determine who the champion would be. Thank you to our subs for the entire year and for today's players subbing for us: John Blevins, Dan Newman, and Jeff Silversteen. Also thank you to Scott Kibby, Craig Nelson, Don Ranerei, and Bruce Lowe for running the Saturday show for the past season. Thanks to the score tower operators, umpires, faithful fans, and the outfield spectators for throwing the balls back in on home runs, a special mention to Ardie Robertson who led the league in return balls, (thanks Ardie). A special and VERY well-deserved mention to Jim Opyd and his staff for providing us with one of the nicest fields in the Phoenix area to play on, we are indeed very fortunate. Lastly, thank you to the spouses or special people in our lives for putting up with us during the season, keeping our uniforms clean, listening to us when we are venting on a game, or tending to us when we are hurt, we certainly appreciate all you do for us. Please pray for all in our softball community who are sick, hurt, or in need assistance in some way. Pierre, thank you for putting up with us and faithfully publish the results each week. Kindest regards to you all and see you next October!

As the Saturday season came to an end today, the weather could not have been more perfect! Karen Olsen (KO) needed to step up their games today after last week's showing and they certainly did! In the first game of the double header we faced off against a formidable Northwest Physical therapy team (NWPT). Fortunately for KO, we definitely brought our bats and gloves to the game. KO came away with a convincing 18-1, mercy game called after 4 innings.  Our defense was top notch for sure, led by John "nico the glove" Nicodemo making a highlight reel worthy catch off the bat of NWPT's Scott Kibby, ending any potential threat for a  rally! Additionally, Greg Allseitz made a spectacular catch as well in LC today, definitely helping us keep the NWPT bats at bay.  Not to be outdone, one of our 3 subs on the day, SS Craig Nelson, made good plays at short which ended up in double plays.  Our offense was on point for sure today, we amassed 23 hits in 4 short innings, led by one of our subs, Chip Robertson who was 4-4.  Four others had three hits each, Dave Fusaro, Tom GIbans, another one of our subs, Pete Semenak, and Ken Silva.  Another sub for us, Craig Nelson, hit a 3 run bomb and led the team with 5 RBI's. Ken Silva added 4 Rbi's.  Chip Robertson and Greg Allseitz contributed with 3 RbI's each. A good team win!  Thank you to Paul Becker and Jeff NIckerson managing the umpiring duties and Jay Shirpke running the score tower.

BackBone Chiropractic - 10 Karen Olsen Realty - 17

After witnessing Karen Olsen dismantle NW Physical Therapy in 4 innings, BackBone Chiropractic with a win could keep Karen Olsen from a first place tie.  BackBone led 5-0 before Karen Olsen scored 4 runs in consecutive innings to grab a 8-5 lead; and BackBone was outscored 9-5 in the remaining frames.  Sub Scott Kibby 3 for 3 with a double and homerun and Jeff Nickerson with two hits including a homerun each plated 3 runs.  Sub David Fleck 4 for 4 with a double added two RBI.  Jay Schirpke 3 for 4 and sub Brad Johnson with a hit each had a RBI. Subs Ron Coleman and John Guzik contributed 2 and 3 hits respectively in the game.  Paul Becker and Glen Soles each added two hits.  Special thanks to Coleman, Kibby, Guzik, Johnson and Fleck for filling in today; and to all those who subbed for BackBone in this injury-filled season.  Also, thanks to the team members who hung in there in spite of such a tough season.

In the last game of the Copper Winter 2025 session, Karen Olsen squared off with a feisty Backbone Chiropractic team. KO came out victorious, 17-10, clinching a tie with Dynamic Wealth for the Championship. Just like in the first game, our defense played great, once again, led by "Nico the glove" in Right Field. This time, he robbed Backbone's Paul Becker of extra bases by making another great grab going to his right! It was a well balanced offensive attack with everyone having at least 1 hit. Leading the way were Dave Fusaro, Pete Semenak, Tom Gibans, and "Nioc the glove" with 3 hits each. Ken Silva knocking in 4 runs and Tom Gibans 3 lead the team in Rbi's. Another good win for the KO squad. More importantly another really fun filled session with great people! Thank you to our umpires Don Raneri and Bill Tierney as well as Les Zirbel in the score tower! Thank you as well to the Head coach Dale Halder for having such a fun team. A huge shout out goes to Scott Kibby for being our commissioner and steering the ship. Additional thanks goes out to everyone who helped along the way! Thank you and see everyone in the fall!

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Bronze Division


Angela's Kitchen - 21 Leolinda Realty - 15

"Yesterday, Angela's team played as near perfect TEAM game as they have all year. No, the game was not error free or very batter getting a hit, but as a Team Angela's rallied when they need to, encourage other players and tried to lift them up whenever possible, and never gave up, even when Leo Linda tied the score in the 5th inning. This was not a game of statistics or individual accomplishments, it was a game of spirit, heat, and team effort. Angela's won the game in the 7th inning scoring 7 runs to take the lead 21 to 14, then kept the Leo Linda team from scoring in the bottom of the 7th. Team Angela's can be proud of their effort, and the heart they showed, and clearly demonstrated that softball is a TEAM sport.

"The Leolinda Team came into the game riding a 3 game win streak. The first game of the win streak was against Angela’s in a close fought game. Today the LeoLinda bats started off hot, cooled a bit in the middle innings and pulled into a 14-14 tie at the bottom of the 6th. We were out hit in the seventh inning for a 21-15 loss. We split the season series in two very close games. Ed Campbell scored 2 runs, Steve Willoughby had 3 runs and 2 RBI’s, Jim Burnett had 2 runs and an RBI, Eric Coudret had another strong game at bat with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI’s, Bobby Dooling and Don Trenda each had 1 run scored and 3 RBI’s, Kat Melton scored once and Warren Stevenson and Wes Mason each had a run and an RBI. Thanks to sub Steve Willoughby for covering third base and special guest Whitney Stevenson for looking after our scorebook."

Homesmart Realty - 15 Black Diamonds - 3

Home Smart Reality beat the Black Diamond team 15 - 3 today. Paul Jinneman's 3 run HR in the 4th inning broke open the game for Home Smart. Leading hitters were: Sub Chris Klemmer 4-4 2B 1RBI, Paul Jinneman 3-3 HR 4RBI's, Sub Ron Swanson 3-3 1RBI, Ed Musgrave 3-3 3B 3RBI's, Randy Selin 2-2 Sac Fly 3B 1RBI, David Power 2-3 2B 1RBI, Ken Kessler 2-4 1RBI, Sub Danny Wood 1-2 BB 2RBI's, Steve Foster 1-2 BB, Ed Abrams 1-3, Jerry Eastham 1-3 1RBI.

Mercy, mercy. I want to thank the 5 subs that helped out. Mike Kachurak (sub) 2-4, Bobby Dooling (sub) 1-3, Kevin Katsuki (sub) 2-3, Greg Martin (sub) 2-3, Dan Hodges 2-2, Jerry Boesch (sub) 2-2, Dick Steiman 1-2, Joe Osowiec 1-2. Next week is the last game, so please turn in your shirts after the game

T Pham Dentist - 17 Broward Factory Serv - 5

The 2:45 game featured TP Dentist and the Broward FS. TP Dentist played their best defensive game of the season. Broward the week before had defeated the first-place team showing they were a good team. Today the Dentist just could not be stopped. The game ball goes to the whole team for playing a great defensive game. Fly balls, grounders, line drives or pop ups, all were gobbled up. Offensively the Dentist had 28 hits, winning the game 17-5. Perfect at the plate were Ken Krzeminski 4/4 (2 triples), Chip Stanczak 3/3 (2 triples 3 RBI's), Dale Huffine 3/3 (RBI), Greg Church 3/3 (2 RBI's) and Don C Cole 3/3. Greg Martin was 3/4 ( walk Home Run 4 RBI's). Collecting 2 hits were Danton Walters (2 doubles 3 RBI's), Rick Schultz (double RBI), Barry Schwartz (2 doubles RBI) and Joel Last (RBI) Getting on base was Art Molina (triple RBI). TP Dentist would like to thank Don C Cole for subbing today. Thank You!! Kim Martin did a great job on the scorebook and helping to keep our sub runners situation under control. Thank You!!

What a difference a week makes!  Last week we played our best game of the season and the team hit .700.  This week we played what was arguably our worst game of the season with the team hitting right at .500.  The ball didn't get out of the infield in over half of our at bats.  Waiting an extra half hour to even start the game probably didn't help, but the delay sure didn't seem to hurt our opponents' readiness.  The Dentist's guys led throughout the game, and finally mercied us in 6 innings, 17-5.  Offensive Highlights were Ted Grove's 2 for 3 day with a home run and 2 RBI's, and then Gary Kuhlman's solo homerun leading off the final inning.  Also hitting .667, along with Grove and Kuhlman, were Daren Proctor, Joe Stempniewski, sub Terry Everts, and Fred Lubs.  Thanks to todays subs, Terry Everts and Mike McGinn, and to Betty Saiz for keeping the scorebook.  Next Saturday's season finale brings us up against Leolinda Realty, so we need to bring our playbook from last week, not today's.

Copper Division

BackBone Chiropractic - 25 NW Physical Therapy - 15

We entered the day again missing Ken Chapman and Don Ranieri (for the season) as well as Mitch Craun and Dave Hammel (for this game and next week).  Our subs Troy MacQueen, Craig Nelson, Ken Shick and Brad Johnson respectively were certainly up to the task.  Troy was 6 for 6 with 5 runs scored and 9 RBI as he hit for the cycle and tacked on a single and double.  Craig Nelson went 4 for 6 with a homerun and 4 RBI.  Brad Johnson was 4 for 5 with 2 RBI.  Ken Shick finished the day with 3 hits including a double and plated a run.  Jeff Nickerson 4 for 6 with a double and homerun and Glen Soles 4 for 5 each added 3 RBI.  Paul Becker with 3 hits, winning pitcher Dave Anthony with 4 hits and Howard Sumner with 4 hits each had a RBI.  Jay Schirpke with 4 hits including a double scored 4 runs during the contest.  The game ended in a 7th inning flip-flop after BackBone had pounded out 40 hits in 54 at-bats, including 3 homeruns, 4 doubles and a triple. Thanks again to our subs MacQueen, Nelson, Shick and Johnson today!

This was a close game until the 5th inning when Bruce's team stepped on the gas and put up 8 runs in the last two innings to pull away with a win. We hit the ball well but weren't finding the gaps like Backbone or hitting the ball over the fence, we were terrorized by Craig Nelson and Troy McQueen for most of the game as well. We had 23 hits and were led by Ed Hickox with 4 hits and 3 each for Lloyd Newlands & Tim Schiewe. Everyone else had at least 2 hits or a walk. Thanks to our subs today, Lloyd Newlands, Gary Ambruz, Jeff Silversteen,and Dave Fleck, for your contributions. I want to thank all the subs we have had this year as we relied on them a great deal, and all performed well. Thanks to Tom Rannals behind the plate and Don Ranieri umpiring the bases calling an excellent game.

Dynamic Wealth - 21 Karen Olsen Realty - 17

The DWM boys came to play today. We put up 5 runs in the first inning, and 0 in the second. Although the NWPT team started off hot with 4 runs right away in the first inning and 3 in the second. The DWM matched them in the 3rd inning with 5 runs a piece. The 4th and 5th innings were almost equal with the DWM boys only putting 1 more runs than the NWPT boys. It was in the 6th inning where the DWM guys made their move. We put 5 more runs up to take a 21-17 lead and that is where the game ended up. All the DWM guys hit really well. With Craig Nelson going 5 for 5 with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs on the day. Pete Semenak also going 5 for 5 with 3 RBIs. Tom Ranalls was 4 for 5 and pitched a good game. Brad Johnson went 4 for 5 with 3 singles, one double and 3 RBIs. Everyone else had at least one hit and contributed to the win. Special thanks to Brad Johnson, Jeff Silversteen and John Blevins for subbing for us today. Also, thanks to umpires Don Ranieri and Jeff Nickerson for calling a perfect game. Thanks to Mitch Craun in the score tower.

It was another gorgeous Saturday at the Field of Dreams. Our sponsor graciously supplied the team with her "famous" homemade brownies, if you know, you know! Thank you for the yummy treats. KO squared off in Game 1 with Dynamic Wealth.  It was a back and forth offensive affair with Dynamic Wealth coming out on the winning end 21-17. Both teams had plenty of offense and very little defense.  KO had a chance to win in the bottom of the seventh, but the team was not able to come through. Leading hitters for the team were: Fusaro going 4 for 5, while Allseitz, Pearson (sub), Gibans, Silva, Hammel and Lowe all collected 3 hits. Leading the team in RBI's today were Roberstson (sub) with 4, while Macqueen and Silva chipped in with 3. 

NW Physical Therapy - 13 Karen Olsen Realty - 9

Well, we finally got back into the win column with a hard-fought game over the Karen Olsen Real Estate team. KO's team jumped out to a 4-run lead after 2 innings as we finally got our bats going in the 3rd, 4th, & 5th innings and added 1 more run in the 7th for good measure. Our player of the game was Joel Briener, who pitched very well and hit a couple of home runs and led us with 4 hits, Ron Coleman with 4 hits as well with a couple of doubles and singles, 3 hits for Ed Hickox, JP Guzik, and Tim Schiewe and everyone else with at least 1 hit. The standings right now are interesting going into the last games next week, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. I want to thank our subs, Mike Hirsch, Gary Ambruz, and Dave Fleck. Thanks to our umpires today, Paul Becker & Craig Nelson, they did a wonderful job. I also want to give a shout-out to Dave Fleck, as he played in about 2/3's of our games, playing multiple positions, and I consider Dave a team member and not a sub. This is also our last game for Ed Hickox, Dave Archer, and Tim Schiewe, who all played well. I hope they have a terrific summer. Also, thanks to Scott Kibby, Bruce Lowe, Don Ranieri, and Craig Nelson for their superb efforts in making the Saturday league possible. 

We squared off with NWPT. NWPT clearly came to play today and must have been inspired by their leader Ron Coleman, who returned from injury and played a solid game as well as the rest of NWPT. KO was never able to get going and plated only 9 runs. You aren't going to win many games only scoring 9 runs in Senior Softball. Couple that with some untimely errors in the infield and untimely hitting leads to a loss. Congrats to NWPT. Leading the way in hits and RBI's were Pearson (sub) with 4 while Macqueen had three hits, 5 others chipped in with 2 hits each. Sadly, this was Macqueen's last game as he and his better half are headed back to Canada and cooler weather. Safe travels!! Thank you to our subs today, Rick Pearson and Chip Robertson. Another thank you goes out to the umpires and scorekeepers today, much appreciated. KO ends the season next week with another Double Dip. See everyone next week.

Saturday, April 5, 2025
Bronze Division


Leolinda Realty - 17 Carrousel Travel - 12

"The LeoLinda team kicked off the morning’s action with an exciting victory over Carousel Travel in the first game of the day. This win gave LeoLinda a 1-1 split in their series against Carousel, marking a solid performance and extending LeoLinda’s win streak to three games. The final score of 17-12 reflects another well-rounded team effort, highlighted by both strong batting and solid defense.The LeoLinda defense Carousel scoreless in three of their seven at-bats. Offensively, the top of the lineup was particularly productive, with the first five batters reaching base an impressive 18 times out of 19 opportunities, contributing 12 of the team's 17 runs. Meanwhile, the back end of the order stepped up too, getting on base 13 times out of 18 at-bats and adding four more runs. Ed Campbell had a perfect game at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and scoring four times. Norris Carpenter added three singles and a double, driving in two RBIs and scoring twice. Jim Burnett was a standout with four hits, including three singles and a double, four RBIs, and three runs scored. Eric Coudret brought the power, hitting a home run, two singles, and a double, contributing an impressive six RBIs and scoring twice. Gary Armstrong had a solid game with a triple, two singles, two RBIs, and one run scored. Don Trenda pitched a great game and also contributed at the plate with a double and an RBI. Kat Melton was steady with two singles and a walk. John Holten had two singles, while Warren Stevenson collected one single and scored a run. Wes Mason added two singles and a run. Doreen Stevenson was flawless, going 3-for-3 with three singles and scoring three times. Special thanks to Gary Armstrong for stepping in at shortstop and Josh Millang for managing the scorebook. With another strong showing in all facets of the game, LeoLinda looks to continue their winning ways as they head into the next matchups. Keep up the great work, team!"

Carrousel Travel again faced the Leolinda Realty squad that resulted in a 17-12 win for the realtors. Carrousel Travel had entirely too many defensive miscues to overcome. Sheldon Rosenthal led the offensive attack with a perfect 4-4 day at the plate to include 1 RBI. Sub-Kurt Kanouse was 3-4 with 2 RBI’s. Gerry Boesche was 2-4 with a team high 4 RBI’s. Ed Hart (1 RBI), Danny Wood, Ron Swanson, Sub-Chip Stanczak, Steve Willoughby (3 RBI’s) all added 2 base hits. Chip Stanczak scored a team high 3 runs. Special thanks to Eileen Figueroa for keeping the batting statistics. Thanks also to Chip Stanczak, Kurt Kanouse and Joe Osowiec for substituting for Carrousel Travel.

Broward Factory Serv - 15 Homesmart Realty - 10

It had to happen eventually. After a tie and a couple of one-run losses (and, yes, a few more where we really weren't in the game), BFS discovered a lineup that hit .700, a defense that made most every play, an outfield that made some great catches, a steady pitcher who also had several infield assists--all helping the team to come up with our first big W in the win column. This was definitely a team effort in every respect. Going into the 6th inning with a 15-5 lead, we needed to put up some more runs, but a stingy Homesmart infield shut down the BFS bats 1,2,3. Homesmart came back in the bottom of the 6th with their maximum 4, and then came the mandatory flip-flop. Not without some anxious moments, BFS managed to hold the league leaders to 1 run in the 7th for the victory. Chris Espejo and Gary Kuhlman led the team, each going 3 for 3; Kuhlman with 2 doubles. Seven other players were right behind them with 2 for 3 in the hitting department: Daren Proctor, Ted Grove, Joe Stempniewski, Chuck Gibson (double), Fred Lubs (double), Mark Wells (Home Run), and Ray Hensley. RBI leaders were Stempniewski and Wells, each with 3. Espejo, Kuhlman, and Lonnie Saiz each knocked in 2. Thanks to Danny Wood and Jeff Smith for taking care of the umpiring duties, and to Betty Saiz for keeping our scorebook.

Broward Factory Services beat Home Smart Reality 15-10.  Leading hitters for Home Smart were: Randy Selin 3-3 2B 3B 2RBI's, Jeffrey Tucker 2-2 Sac fly 1RBI, David Power 2-3 3B1RBI, Ed Abrams 2-3 2RBI's, Ed Musgrave 2-3 Sub Chris Klemmer 2-4, Ken Kessler 2-4 Paul Jinneman 1-3 2B 2RBI's.  thank you, Murray Lushaw and Kat Melton for subbing.

Angela's Kitchen - 12 T Pham Dentist - 15

It was another tough loss for Angela's. Angela's had the lead from the first inning until 5th, then the bats went cold and Angela's lost the game in the last two innings only managing to get 1run while the Dentist got 5 to cross the plate ending in a 15 - 12 loss for Angela's.  Leading the hitting for Angela's was Mike Kachurak 3 for 4 with 5 RBI's, Bob Lessard 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's, Michael Dakak 3 for 4 with 1 RBI, Laura Johnson 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's, Kevin Katsuki 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's, Bob Williams and Super Sub Kat Melton both going 2 for 3.  A big thank you to Kat Melton for subbing at the last minute, it was much appreciated.

TP Dentist and Angela's squared off in a hotly contested game. After 3 innings Angela's held a 7-6 lead. Both teams scored 4 in the 4th giving Angela's an 11-10 led. Over the next 2 1/2 innings The Dentist scored 5 to Angela's 1 to take home the victory 15-12. Defensively The Dentist started a little slow but as the game progressed The Dentists were able to drill down on their play. Joel Last had a nice foul tip catch. The outfield kept most balls in front of them including a couple of nice catches by Greg Martin. Greg Church pitched a good game today. The infield of Dale Huffine, Chip Stanczak, Ken Krzeminski, sub-Dick Steiman and Rick Schultz all played well today. Offensively TP Dentist had 26 hits or walks. Perfect at the plate were Dale Huffine 3/3 (RBI) and Art Molina 3/3 (double 3 RBI's). Ken Krzeminski went 3/4 (RBI). Collecting 2 hits were Greg Martin (RBI), Denton Walters (RBI), Chip Stanczak (walk double 3 RBI's), Rick Schultz (double 2 RBI's), Barry Schwartz (double RBI), Greg Church (2 RBI's), Sub Dick Steiman and Joel Last. TP Dentist would like to thank Dick Steiman for subbing today. Thank You! Kim Martin worked the scorebook today. Thank You!

Copper Division

NW Physical Therapy - 14 Dynamic Wealth - 15

"A close game to the end, but way too many fly ball outs hit by us and caught by the Dynamic outfielders (14) and, unfortunately, most were well short of the fence except for 3 balls hit out by Matt Seeliger (2) and Joel Breiner (1). A tip of the hat to our opponents today as they rallied in the bottom on the 7th for the win. Super sub Matt Seeliger led our hitting today with a 4 for 4 day with 2 HR's and 2 singles. Everyone else had at least 2 hits, and we had some patience at the plate with several walks. Thank you to Matt for helping us out today with both your bat and glove. Thank you to our umps, Dave Fusaro, Troy Mcqueen, Dale Halder, and John Hammel, who was in the score tower and kept score today..
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The DWM boys came to play today. Although the NWPT team started off hot with 5 runs right away in the first inning, DWM could only answer with 3 runs. Both teams were held scoreless in the 2nd inning, and we held our own through the 4 innings. NWPT put up two solo homers in the 6th inning to go ahead by a score of 14-8. But we scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th we were down by a score of 14-11. The DWM boys held them scoreless in the top of the 7th and came up to bat down by 3 runs. Rod Wilterdink led off and got a single. Tom Rinehart came up to bat and heard chirping from the apposing manager. Tom ended up with a double to heighten the nerves! Chip Robertson hit a deep ball to left center field which advanced the runners. Mike Hirsch hit a double to bring in the 2nd run of the inning. Ralph Hollis was walked. Vern McLean laced one up the center to get on and bring in the tying run. Now the table was set and sub John Blevins came to the plate and had a great hit to bring in the winning run! Thanks to our subs today Jeff Silversteen and Ralph Hollis along with John Blevins to help bring the DWM boys the win! Special thanks to Craig Nelson for getting to the field and helping coach us on. Also special thanks to Mrs Silversteen for keeping our books. the umpires Troy McQueen, Dave Fusaro for calling a perfect game, and John Hammel in the score tower.

Karen Olsen Realty - 16 BackBone Chiropractic - 10

What a great day for a ball game , It was a back and forth battle with Bruce's Backbone team today, in a low scoring affair 8-8 after 6 innings. Then the KO squad found there bats and strung 8 hits in a row without an out, getting 8 runs in the top of the 7th inning,which proved to be to much for backbone to overcome. Top offensive performances, Matt Seelinger 4/5 with a HR, Dave Fusarro 4/5, Greg Allseitz 3/5, Troy Macqueen 3/5,  Dale Halder 3/5, John Nicodemo 3/5, It was alot of fun playing with you all , I hope everyone has a great summer. See you in the fall

BackBone Chiropractic was tied with first place Karen Olsen through the first 6 innings and then the wheels came off the bus as Karen Olsen erupted for 8 runs in the top of the 7th inning and BackBone only responded with 2.  Glen Soles 3 for 4 on the day had 3 RBI.  Sub Chip Robertson with an inside-the-park homerun and Ralph Hollis were each 2 for 4 with 2 RBI.  Jay Schirpke 2 for 4, Mitch Craun with a hit and sacrifice fly, and Howard Sumner 2 for 4 each plated a run.  Jeff Nickerson and pitcher Dave Anthony each had three hits on the day; and sub Pete Semenak added two hits and a walk.  Paul Becker created an unassisted double play that contributed to holding Karen Olsen somewhat in check in the 5th inning.  Thanks to Don Ranieri on the IR and Craig Nelson for assisting me today as well as our subs: Semenak; Robertson; and Hollis.

Saturday, March 29, 2025
Bronze Division


Broward Factory Service - 9 Leolinda Realty - 16

Broward Factory Service was soundly defeated 16-9 in 7 innings. BFS was never in this game except for the first inning, only mustering 17 hits and 2 walks. We played fairly well but the Leolinda Reality batters kept putting the ball where our defense wasn’t. The outfield was steady with any hit that was up in the air (except for the HR over the wall). The infield wasn’t bad with the exception of a few errors late in the game. Top hitters today were Mark Wells going 2/2 plus a walk and a triple followed by Chris Espejo going 3/4 with 3 doubles and Ted Grove going 3/3 plus a walk. Chuck Gibson was 2/4 with a double. The team thanks Bob Higgins and Norma Lucas for subbing for us today and a special thanks to Lonnie Saiz’s wife for coming to the rescue and helping with the score book.

In today's "Lunch Special" game, LeoLinda squared off against a heavy-hitting Broward team, and the result was a solid win for our squad. From the get-go, our defense was locked in, keeping Broward scoreless for three innings and setting the stage for our victory. Though our bats took a little time to warm up, once they did, the offense came alive. LeoLinda scored 4 runs in three of our six at-bats, proving to be too much for Broward to handle. The team's hitting depth was on full display, with everyone in the lineup reaching base at least once. Ed Campbell had a standout performance at the plate with a double, an RBI, and scoring twice. Norris Carpenter was another big contributor with a double, a triple, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Jim Burnett came up clutch with a double, a home run, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Erice Coudret was a major power hitter today, blasting 2 home runs, driving in 4 RBIs, and scoring twice. Bobby D contributed with a double and crossed the plate twice. Don Trenda also had a solid game with a double, a triple, 2 RBIs, and scoring 3 times. Kat Melton showed some serious speed with a triple. John Holten added an RBI and scored once, while Warren Stevenson contributed a double, 2 RBIs, and scored once. Wes Mason brought in an RBI, and Doreen Stevenson rounded out the offense by scoring once. A big thanks to Pete Simoneau for his stellar work as our base coach and to Kris Koch for expertly managing the scorebook.

T Pham Dentist - 12 Black Diamonds - 10

TP Dentist and the Black Diamonds squared off on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The game was well played and hard fought by both teams. After 3 innings the Dentist had an 8-4 lead as the visitors. By the 5th inning The Black Diamond Team had taken a 9-8 lead. TP Dentist had a strong 6th with 4 runs and blanking the Diamonds for a 12-9 lead. With a flip flop 7th, the dentist held the Diamonds to 1 run to take a hard-fought victory. Defensively Chip Stanczak had some great plays at short stop, back handing grounders to begin double plays. Laura Johnson had a big play at 2nd base picking off a well hit line drive. Dale Huffine grabbed a grounder for an out at 3rd and the outfield of Greg Martin, Glenn Turner, Art Molina and Barry Schwartz kept the Diamonds honest. Ken Krzeminski, Laura Johnson and Rick Schultz were steady in their positions. Our battery of Greg Church and Joel Last kept the Diamonds guessing. Offensively perfect at the plate were Glenn Turner 4/4 (RBI), Art Molina 3/3 (RBI) and Greg Church 3/3. Greg Martin was 3/4 with a double and an RBI. Collecting 2 hits were Ken Krzeminski (RBI), Chip Stanczak (3 RBI's), Dale Huffine (RBI) and Barry Schwartz (2 RBI's). Getting on base were Rick Schultz (RBI), Laura Johnson and Joel Last (RBI). TP Dentist would like to thank Glenn Turner and Laura Johnson for Subbing today. Thank You! Big thank you to Kim Martin for keeping out scorebook. Thank You!

Black Diamonds lost a close game that was well played. Chris Espejo subbed for Dave Michels who got hurt during the game. Chris was 1-2 with 2 rbi, Kim Macqueen was 1-3, Jo, Chlebec was 2-3, Dan Hodges was 2-3 with 2 rbi, C.L. Eversman was 2-3 with 2 rbi, Jim Jozwowski was 3-3 with 2 rbi, Shwana Fletcher was 3-3, Dick Steiman was 1-3 with 2rbi and Joe Osowiec was 2-3

Homesmart Realty - 16 Carrousel Travel - 11

Home Smart Reality beat Carrousel Travel 16-11.  Travel was ahead 11-10 going into the top of the 7th.  HSR scored 6 runs then held Travel to 0 runs in the bottom of the 7th.  The outfielders for Reality did a great job today.  Leading hitters were:  Ron Silberman 4-4 3B, David Power 4-4 3B 2RBI's, Paul Jinneman 4-4 2-2B 4RBI's, Chuck Hefferman 3-4 3B 3RBI's, Randy Selin 3-4 HR 4RBI's, Daren Proctor 2-3 BB 1RBI.  Getting 1 hit each were: Ken Kessler, Jeffrey Tucker, Ed Musgrave and Jerry Eastham.

Carrousel Travel battled Homesmart Realty for an exciting game for Grand spectators. Ultimately, Homesmart won the highly contested contest 16-11. Carrousel Travel benefited from outfielders: Gerry Boesche, Ron Swanson, Brian De Herrera and Norma Lucas. The defensive play of the game came in the third inning when 3B-Steve Willoughby fielded a ground ball and threw to 1B-Jim Matthews, who then threw to C-Norm Lusting for a spectacular double play. Infielders including: Sheldon Rosenthal, Greg Roehm, Steve Willoughby, Ed Hart and Jim Matthews made many fantastic plays for Carrousel Travel. P-Danny Wood had yet another perfect 3-3 day at the plate with a triple and a team high 5 RBI’s. SS-Greg Roehm was also perfect at 3-3 with a double. Steve Willoughby achieved perfection with a 3-3 game to include a double and  2 RBI’s. Ron Swanson was 3-4 and Sheldon Rosenthal was 2-3 with 2 triples and Brian De Herrera also at 2-3. Greg Roehm and Ron Swanson scored a team high 3 runs. Thanks to Commissioner, Kat Melton, for keeping the batting statistics.

Copper Division

Karen Olsen Realty - 24 NW Physical Therapy - 18

What a great warm morning for a ball game .The Karen Olsen Squad was up against a tough hard hitting NW PT team this morning, and Ron had his guys out to a quick lead 3-0 in the 1st inning.Not to be out done the KO teams bats woke up in the 3rd to tie the game at 4,and to score 4, and 5 runs in each of the last 5 innings. Top offensive performances where Greg Allseitz 6/6 (great game greg), Troy Macqueen 5/5, Tom Gibbons 4/5, John (the hammer) Hammel 4/5, everyone else had 2 or 3 hits each. Roger Williamson and Dale Halder each had deep blasts over the Left field wall .

"We were ahead 3-0 after 1 inning; that was our highlight for the game. KO (short for knock out) Real Estate did just that, knocked us out in the game and the standings as well. We made it somewhat closer late in the game, but too little, too late. Ed Hickox led us with a 5 hit game, 4 hits for Les Zirbel as well. Thank you to sub Brad Johnson, who played well for us today. Thanks to the umpires, Jeff Nickerson behind the plate, and Kenny Chapman on the bases. Both did a great job, and thank you to Mark Jensen for the countless hours he spends in the score tower.
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BackBone Chiropractic - 17 Dynamic Wealth - 4

BackBone Chiropractic won its first game of the season 17-4 in a run-shortened 5 inning affair.  Sub Lee Libera with 5 RBI and David Hammel with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI each were 4 for 4.  Subs Ed Deussen with 3 RBI, Ron Coleman with 2 triples and a RBI, and Troy MacQueen with a double and 2 RBI each were 3 for 4 on the day.  Howard Sumner had a hit to go with 2 RBI.  Jay Schirpke, Jeff Nickerson with a double and RBI, pitcher Dave Anthony with a RBI, and Mitch Craun each added 2 hits.  Thanks again to subs Coleman, MacQueen, Deussen and Libera.

"Our first game on Saturday was against Backbone Chiropractic. The DWM boys were off from the beginning. With multiple players missing we had 5 subs lined up to play. Due to a mis communication with the schedule 2 additional players did not show up. This is all on the manager Tom Rinehart for not communicating with his players ahead of time. Thanks to Tom Gibbons and Bill Tierney for stepping in to cover until our boys arrived. Thus we did not play well and were beat by Bruce Spiegel’s boys in 5 innings. Thanks to the subs who helped fill our roster Greg Allseitz, Ralph Hollis, Garry Weslosky, Brad Johnson and Rick Armentano. Thanks to the umpires Scott Kirby and Matt Seeliger for calling a perfect game, and Les Zirbel in the score tower.
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Dynamic Wealth - 16 NW Physical Therapy - 14

The second game of the morning was against NW Physical Therapy. The team had settled down and played a good game. Rod Wilterdink pitched a great game and with some solid defense the DWM boys came out on top. Going 5 for 5 was Ralph Hollis. Tom Rinehart and Troy McQueen were both 4 for 5. Craig Nelson was 3 for 5. Brad Johnson and Jim Opyd were both 3 for 4. Everyone else had at least 1 hit. Highlight of the game was a relay from Ralph Hollis to Troy Macqueen to Rick Armentano to get Ed Hickox out at the plate. Big thanks to Brand Johnson, Troy McQueen, Ralph Hollis, Ed Deussen and Rick Armenian for subbing and enjoying the win of the day! Thanks Don Ranieri and Ken Chapman for umpiring. Additionally, thanks goes to Dave Anthony in the score tower.

"Unfortunately, we woke up a little too late here, allowing Dynamic to get out to a comfortable lead. We made it close but couldn't get the win. Thank you to Dave Fleck for subbing for us today. The hit leaders were Ed Hickox, JP Gusick, and Dave Archer, with 3 hits each. Thank you to umpires Don Ranieri, Paul Becker, and Dave Anthony, handling the score tower duties.
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Saturday, March 15, 2025
Bronze Division


Homesmart Realty - 16 Broward Factory Serv - 10

The first of the game between Broward Factory Services and Home Smart Reality had 8 lead changes.  Home Smart pulled out a 16-10 game in the last 3 innings.  Leading hitters were: Steve Foster 4-4 1RBI and Sub Ken Krzemanski 3-3 2B RBI, Richard Szymesko 3-4 2-2B 2RBI's, Sub Ron Silberman 3-4, Paul Jinneman 3-4 2B 3B 2RBI's, Ed Abrams 2-3 1RBI, David Power 2-4, Randy Selin 2-4 3B 4RBI's, Jeff Tucker 2-4 1RBI, Jerry Eastham 2-4 3RBI's and Ed Musgrave 1RBI.

Tied at 9 apiece at the end of 5 innings, Homesmart stepped on the pedal and outscored BFS 7-1 in the final two innings. BFS had plenty of scoring opportunities throughout the game, but managed to strand more baserunners than we got across home plate. The game concluded as BFS hit into our 3rd double play of the day. "On-the-Bright-side" notes include perfect games at bat by Ray Hensley, Chris Espejo, and Ted Grove. New Great-Grandfather, Klaus Holt, contributed a 3 for 4 effort, while Mark Wells went 2 for 3 with a double. Congrats, too, to Joe Stempniewski on his 2nd inning leadoff home run.

T Pham Dentist - 17 Angela's Kitchen - 14

TP Dentist came out strong with 12 runs in the first 3 innings against a very good Angelas Team who scored 5 runs. Angelas came roaring back with 7 runs against 1 for the Dentist. Going into the 6th with TP Dentist ahead 13-12 the Dentist scored 4 to Angelas 1 to take a 17-13 lead. The teams flip flopped and TP Dentist held on for the victory. Defensively Denton Walters made an over his back catch for a big out. Chip Stanczak had a big catch of a pop fly behind 3rd base in short left field. Don Trenda subbing, pitched a good game for TP. Dick Steiman, subbing and playing 2nd base had some nice plays. Offensively perfect at the plate were Greg Martin 4/4 (RBI), Ken Krzeminski 4/4 (walk 2 RBI's), Chip Stanczak 4/4 (3 triples 4 RBI's), Barry Schwartz 3/3 and Barney Armstrong 3/3 (RBI). Danton Walters was 3/4 (2 RBI's) and Rick Schulte making his 1st start of the season 3/4 (3 RBI's). Dale Huffine was 2/3 with (2 RBI's). Getting on base were Don Trenda (RBI), Dick Steiman and Joel Last (walk RBI). TP Dentist would like to thank Don Trenda and Dick Steiman for subbing today, also Kim Martin for do a great job with the scorebook.

It was another tough day for the Angela's team.  Unlike last week, Angela's was unable to come back and pull it out in the end.  A determined and very good hitting Pham Dentistry team kept placing their hits in places where there wasn't an Angela's player and had an 11 run lead going into the bottom of the 3rd inning.  Angela's bats came alive and managed to get within one run (13-12) at the end of 5 innings.  The Drill Doctors put up another 4 runs in the top of the 6th and Angela's was unable to respond to the lose the game 17 - 14.  A special thanks to Dave Dompier for subbing and playing a very good outfield, a position he is unaccustomed too.  

Carrousel Travel - 18 Leolinda Rea;ty - 13

Carrousel Travel faced the Leolinda Realty squad, resulting in a18-13 win for the travelers. Once again, Carrousel Travel played stellar defense, and also scored in all six innings due to fantastic hitting. Winning pitcher, Danny Wood, had yet another effective pitching performance. The defensive play of the game, if not day, was made by Brian De Herrera in the fifth inning when he made an unbelievable play in RCF. Rover, Sheldon Rosenthal, also shined as he made play after play. The Carrousel Travel team was led offensively by Danny Wood, who was 4-4 at the plate, with two doubles, two triples and 3 RBI’s. Mr. Wood also scored a team high four runs. Team Manager and SS, Greg Roehm, was also perfect at 4-4, to include 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s. Steve Willoughby 3-3, triple and 3 RBI’s and Sheldon Rosenthal, 3-3 with 2 RBI’s, were also perfect at the plate. Ron Swanson was 3-4 with 2 RBI’s. Jim Matthews and Ed Hart also added 2 hits. A very well played game for Carrousel Travel. Special thanks to Eileen Figueroa for keeping the batting statistics. 

The Leolinda bats were a bit cool after a two week break. Nevertheless, everyone got a at least 1 hit in the game. Ed Campell was 3/4, Tom Yurkunas was 2/4 with a double and an RBI, Jim Burnett was 3/4, Larry Radant was 3/4 with a home run and 3 RBI’s, Bob Dooling was 3/4 with a double and 2 RBI’s, John Holten was 3/4 with a double, a triple and 3 RBI’s, Warren Stevenson was 2/4 with 2 RBI’s, Norris Carpenter was 3/3 with a triple, Margie Szymesko was 2/3, Wes Mason was 3/3 with 2 RBI’s and Doreen Stevenson was 2/3. Thanks to subs Larry Radant and Tom Yurkunas. Special thanks to Kris and her apprentice Jeanne for scorekeeping.

Copper Division

BackBone Chiropractic - 19 Karen Olsen Realty - 20

In a back and forth game, BackBone fell victim to a solo homerun with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning to drop a 20-19 decision and lose the team's third one run decision in 4 games.    Every player had at least two hits and figured in the scoring.  Ralph Hollis 4 for 5 with a double plated 6 runs.  Sub Scott Kibby contributed 2 hits, a walk and 4 RBI.  Each of the following added 2 RBI: Jay Schirpke 3 for 4 with a walk; Dave Hammel with 2 hits; and Paul Becker and Howard Sumner with 3 hits.Mitch Craun went 4 for 5 with a RBI.  Sub Ron Coleman  5 for 6 with a double scored 4 times for himself and several more times as a pinch runner. Dave Anthony added a 3 -hit game; and sub Lee Libera 2 hits.
What an exciting early morning game to be apart of . The Karen Olsen squad came out of the game firing on all cylinders, scoring 5 in the bottom of each of the first 3 innings, just to keep up with Bruce's hard hitting Backbone team , keeping a slight lead 15-12 after 3 innings. Both teams matched scores in the following 3 innings ,until the top of the 7th where Backbone scored 3 to tie the game. Not to be outdone with 2 out , Matt Seeliger stepped up to the plate to hit a walkoff solo HR ( 30 pack) to win the game. Top offensive performers where Matt Seeliger 5/5 with a HR, Troy Macqueen 4/5 ,Ken Silva 3/4,John Blevins 3/4,Dave Fleck 3/4,Tom Gibbons 3/4,and Dale Halder 3/4, everyone else had 2 or 3 hit great offensive performance 

Dynamic Wealth - 16 NW Physical Therapy - 3

"Our first game on Saturday was against Northwest Physical Therapy. The DWM boys came to play! This game was the best game of the year thus far, as we put Northwest Physical Therapy away in five innings. Everyone played extremely well. Great pitching from Tom Ranalls, and good defense all around. Jim Opyd had two nice catches, with one at the warning track. Everyone batted well with everyone getting at least two hits and four guys going three for four. Mike Hersh went four for four. Big thanks to Brad Johnson and Dan Newman for subbing and enjoying the win with us! Thanks to the umpires Paul Becker and Don Ranieri for calling a perfect game, and Jay Schirpke in the score tower.

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Poor hitting + poor defense = a loss. Mom said there would be days like this I guess, we didn't get beat today, we were taken to the woodshed and paddled today. Congratulations to the Dynamic team and Manager Tom Reinhart. Hopefully, we get our act together and show up for next week's games against Backbone.

Dynamic Wealth - 14 BackBone Chiropractic - 11

The second game of the morning was against Backbone Chiropractic. Again the DWM boys came out on top! The bats weren’t quite as hot this game, but we still managed 14 runs. Another well pitched game by Tom Ranalls, and some excellent defense by Vern M. in left. Additionally, Brad Johnson made a great catch and got the third out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Everyone contributed in hitting. Going 3 for 4 was Craig Nelson and Pete Semenak. Tom Ranalls was 4 for 4 and Tom Rinehart was 5 for 5. Big thanks to Brand Johnson and Dan Newman for subbing and enjoying the second win of the day! Thanks Joel Breiner and Ed Hickox for umpiring. Additionally, thanks goes to David Archer in the score tower.

BackBone fell behind 6-0 early, but came back to take a 7-6 lead after 5 innings.  Unfortunately, the team was outscored 8-4 over the final 2 frames and dropped a 14-11 decision.  Ralph Hollis with a double drove in 3 runs in the nightcap of the double header.  Subs Scott Kibby 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and Lee LIbera with 2 hits each plated 2 runs.  Dave Hammel with a walk and hit, Dave Anthony 3 for 4 with a double, Paul Becker 3 for 4, and Mitch Craun with a hit each added a RBI.  Howard Sumner was 3 for 3 with a walk in the game.  Jay  Schirppke with 2 hits and sub Ron Coleman with 3 hits each scored twice for themselves and several more times as pinch runners.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Bronze Division


All Bronze games rained out


Copper Division

All Copper games rained out

Saturday, March 1, 2025
Bronze Division


Carrousel Travel - 14 Black Diamonds - 9

Carrousel Travel continued it’s winter campaign facing the Black Diamonds. Carrousel Travel earned it’s first win in a shortened six inning game, 14-9. The entire travel squad had a fantastic game, both offensively and in the field. P-Danny Wood made the first outstanding defensive play in the second inning. Sheldon Rosenthal followed up with an impressive double play in the third inning. Substitute player, Kat Melton, made the defensive play of the game in the seventh inning when she fielded a ground ball in the outfield and threw a strike to 1B-Jim Matthews to end the contest. Offensively, Jim Matthews (3-3) and Danny Wood (2-2) achieved perfection at the plate. Ron Swanson (HR and 4 RBI’s) and Greg Roehm (Triple and 1 RBI) were 3-4. Steve Willoughby (HR and 2 RBI’s), Gerry Boesche (1 RBI), Kat Melton, Norma Lucas and Ed Hart were all 2-3. Norm Lustig added 2 RBI’s. Sharp defense and impressive hitting earned Carrousel Travel the win today.

Black Diamonds lost to Carrousel Travel by a score of 14 to 9. Black Diamonds managed only 16 hits. Dave Michels was 3-3, Kim Macqueen 2-3, Curt Rhoades 1-3 with 2 rbi, Jon  Chlebec was 3-3 with a fine catch in left center field and 1 rbi, C.L. was 3-3 with 2 rbi, Ron Silberman 2-3 with 3 rbi, Jim Jozwowski was 1-3 and Joe Osowiec was 1-2.

Leolinda Realty - 14 T Pham Dentist - 13

Leo Linda Realty scored 4 in each of their first 3 bats and won a close battle. Everyone had at least 1 single. In addition, Ed Campbell had a triple and 2 RBI’s, Becky Holliday had 1 RBI, Jim Burnett had 2 triples and 3 RBI’s, Bob Dooling had a home run and 2 RBI’s, John holden had 3 RBI’s, Margie Szymesko had 2 RBI’s and Ed Abrams had 1 RBI. Jim Burnett and Margie Szymesko had big games fielding. Thanks to Don Trenda, Becky Holliday and Ed Abrams for subbing. Special thanks to Pete Simoneau for looking after the score book while on IR!

TP Dentist went up against a tough Leolinda Realty team today. Leolinda scored 12 runs in the first 3 innings to take a 12-7 lead. Both teams were blanked in the 4th and TP Dentist won the 5th inning 4-2 leaving TP Dentist behind 14-11. In a shortened 6 inning game and a flipflop TP Dentist came up with 2 runs falling to Leolinda 14-13. TP Dentist never gave up and kept fighting the whole game. Defensively we had some nice plays yet gave Leolinda extra outs. Offensively TP Dentist had 20 hits. Perfect at the plate was Greg Church 3/3 (double RBI). Going 3/4 were Greg Martin (triple 3 RBI's) and Ken Krzeminski (2 triples 2RBI's). Collecting 2 hits were Glenn Turner (2 triples 3 RBI's), Dale Huffine (RBI), Art Molina (double RBI) and Jerry Eastham. Getting on base were Chip Stanczak (RBI), Barry Schwartz (RBI) and Barney Armstrong (double). TP Dentist would like to thank Glenn Turner, Art Molina and Jerry Eastham for subbing today. Big thank you to Kim Martin for working the scorebook.

Angela's Kitchen - 19 Broward Factory Serv - 18

It initially looked like good hitting Angela's team was going to run away with another with win even on a day when the defense was not at its best, but a determined Boward Factory team scored 9 runs in their portion of the 7th to make the game close, and nearly pull out a win.  The teams went into the 7th with Angela's on top 17 - 9.  That's when a plethora of fielding errors allowed the Boward team to score 9 runs in their portion of the inning and take a 18 - 17 lead.  Angela's was finally able to end the inning and have a chance to win the game in the 7th.  Angela's first two batters had hits and were on 1st and 2nd when Bob Lessard came to bat.  Bob hit to deep right field and both base runners were able to score and win the game 19 -18.  It was a team effort to manage to pull out a hard fought game.  Kevin Katsuki, Bob Lessard both went 3/4, Mike Kachurak, Paul Larson, and Bob Williams went 3/3, Don Cleveland 2/4 with 2 walks, Michael Dakak, Laura Johnson and Marty Jiminez 2/3.  Sal Politi made some great throws from the catcher position to get runners out at 3rd.

The Broward Factory Service team was down 17-9 in the final inning, so we "flipped."  After a semi-miraculous half inning, where we scored 9 runs on 12 hits to take too-slim of a  lead, we "flopped," and the Angela's Kitchen team easily came up with two runs to walk off with the win.  Defensively, the BFS team had some glimpses of great play including Mark Wells' third-to-first, inning-ending double play.  However, in the long run, too many miscues in the field and too many stranded baserunners, put BFS in a hole we couldn't quite climb out of.  Leading the BFS hitters were Joe Stempniewski (just a home run short of the cycle), Chris Espejo (triple), Chuck Gibson, and Fred Lubs--all 4 for 4; Pierre Boudreau was 3 for 4 (triple); Mark Wells and Klaus Holt were 2 for 3; Ted Grove, Gary Kuhlman, and Lonnie Saiz went 2 for 4.  We're taking next Saturday off to re-group for our March 15 battle against Homesmart Realty.

Copper Division

BackBone Chiropractic - 10 NW Physical Therapy - 11

BackBone Chiropractic carried a 9-6 lead into the bottom of the 6th, but yielded 5 runs to fall behind 11-9.. BackBone could only muster one run in the 7th to drop a tough one run decision to the first place team.  Special thanks to subs Dale Halder 4 for 4; Troy MacQueen 4 for 4 with 2 RBI; and Matt Seelinger 2 for 4 with a double, triple and RBI.  Dave Hammel led the regular players with a hit and RBI.  Howard Sumner 3 for 4 plated 2 runs.  Glenn Soles 2 for 4 and Mitch Craun with a hit each added a RBI.  Pitcher Dave Anthony went 3 for 4 on the day.  Paul Becker and Jay Schirpke each chipped in a hit as every player reached safely at least once.  Schirpke also made two rally-killing catches, including one destined to be a homerun over the left center field wall.

Another nail-biter today as NWPT put together 8 total runs in 5th & 6th and held off the determined Chiropractor's team today. In 3 games our average score has been 12-11 all in favor of NWPT. We had several wonderful defensive plays today that kept our opponents close. Our bats came alive in the 5th & 6th innings to allow us to prevail. Joel Breiner pitched another fine game today keeping Backbone off balance and Joel was robbed of a homerun when Jay Shirpke swiped a ball from over the fence for an out on a great play by Jay. We had great defensive plays for us as well as Joe Guzzo and Greg Allseitz were constantly busy and 2nd base and LCF today. Dave Fleck probably doesn't have feeling in his left hand as he handled a rocket blast line drive down the 1st baseline late in the game. "Leaping" Lisa Pelletier went high and snagged a line drive and robbed Glen Soles of a hit late in the game, which was crucial. Hitting-wise everyone was on base today via a hit or walk, Dave Archer and Terry Graves led the way with 3 hits. Terry had a couple of shots to the wall that were nice doubles and "Arch" had a wonderful hitting day as well. Les Zirbel, Greg Allsietz, and Dave Fleck with 2 hit days as well. Over our first 3 games we have had 14 subs play for us and they all have been tremendous, today we had Joe Guzzo, Greg Allsietz, Terry Graves, Lisa Pelletier, and Dave Fleck filling in for us and we appreciate your wonderful play in the field. I have your phone numbers on my speed dial along with Lee Libera's. Thank you to our umpires, Greg Kastelic & Craig Warner, Mark Jensen had his normal wonderful game in the Score tower as well.

Dynamic Wealth - 10 Karen Olsen Realty - 11

DWM came to play today and almost pulled out a win. Defense played well, but we could not string hits together to get enough runs to pull off the win. Pete Semenek was 4 for 4, Jim Opyd was 3 for 4, and everyone else contributed at least one hit. Tom Ranalls pitched a great game. Credit goes to Karen Olsen Real Estate with some outstanding defensive catches by Matt Seelinger and Greg Alseitz. Thanks to our subs Brad Johnson and Gary Ambruz, umpires Joel Breiner and Tim Scheme and score tower Dave Anthony.

It was a great defensive battle, for the Saturday fun league, Karen Olsens outfield was outstanding today, Ken Silva had alot of action at LF making 5 or 6 solid catches for outs, Greg Allseitz made a grab at the fence, stealing a HR, Matt Seeliger making a highlight reel diving grab to snuff out a rally, and Bruce Lowe making a tough play on a hard hit ball to 3rd throwing the runner out at 2. Top offensive performers were Greg Allseitz 3/4, Matt Seeliger 3/4 with a HR, Dale Halder 3/4, Tom Gibbons2/3, Ken Silva 3/4, with a huge double to lead off the bottom of the seventh, and John (the Hammer) Hammel 2/4, with a walkoff double to score Ken Silva, in the bottom of the 7th to break the 10-10 tie

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Bronze Division


Karen Olsen Realty - 15 NW Physical Therapy - 16

Finally a great morning with no frost delays to get out and play. It was a great back and forth battle with Northwest Physical therapy with KO going up 12 -8 after 4 innings, then having NW storm back and close out the game in the bottom of the 7th inning. What a great game to play in. Top offensive performers were Greg Allseitz 5/5, Dale Halder 5/5, Ed Deussen 3/5, Troy Macqueen 3/5. Thanks to Ed Deussen for filling in .

What an entertaining first game of the 2nd session! Neither team deserved to lose today, as the outcome was in doubt right up to the last at-bat. We would like to thank our subs for playing exceptionally well as half of our team today were subs. A HUGE THANK YOU to Craig Nelson, Lloyd Newlands, Dave Fleck, Lisa Pelletier, and “last minute” Lee Libera. They made a huge difference today! The game was back and forth and was close until the 4h inning when Karen put up 5 runs and took a 4-run lead but the NWPT team plated 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th to jump ahead by 2 runs. The Realtors put 2 runs across to tie the game at 15 each with NWPT coming up in the bottom of the seventh needing 1 run for the win. Craig Nelson was intentionally walked, and our next batter was out, bringing up Les Zirbel who singled and moved Craig over to 3rd base leaving us with 2 outs and runners at 1st and 3rd. Lisa Pelletier came up and hit a clutch single to score Craig from 3rd and allowed us to prevail 16-15. It was a great moment for Lisa and our team. A tip of the hat to Karen Olsen coaches Dale and Ken on an exciting game. We ran the bases well today and managed 29 hits as well as played a fair defensive game. Hit leaders were Les Zirbel with a 5 for 5 game, Dave Archer and Dave Fleck with 4 hits, and Craig Nelson with 3 hits, with 1 homerun and the intentional walk that became the winning run. Ted Schneider and Lisa Pelletier both with 3 hits and Lisa’s last hit was the game-winner. Lloyd Newlands, Lee Libera, and Joel Breiner all had 2 hits. Joel picked up the win as our pitcher today and pitched a great game against a loaded Karen Olsen team. We thank our umps Paul Becker, Tom Rannals, and Tom Rinehart, and scoreboard operator Mark Jessen who did his usual marvelous job.

BackBone Chiropractic - 11 Dynamic Wealth - 12

BackBone Chiropractic led 11-8 heading into the bottom of the 6th inning, but yielded 4 unanswered runs to drop a 12-11 decision.  Dave Hammel 3 for 5 with a homerun plated 3 runs to lead BackBone.  Paul Becker 3 for 5, sub Lisa Pelletier with a hit, and Mitch Craun 3 for 4 with a triple each had 2 RBI on the day.  Jay Schirpke with a sacrifice fly, sub Dale Halder 4 for 4 with a walk, and sub Greg Allseitz 2 for 5 with a double each added a RBI.  Sub Matt Seelinger was a perfect 5 for 5 on the day.  Pitcher Dave Anthony 3 for 5 took the loss despite a fine outing. Glen Soles  finished the day 2 for 4 with a double.  Special thanks to Dale Halder, Greg Allseitz, Matt Seelinger and Lisa Pelletier for filling in today; yet, looking forward to having our full team back

"DWM pulled out the first win over Backbone Chiropractic. For the opening game of the 2025 Winter session the team came together and played well. Our bats were not on fire, but we managed to sneak out enough runs to pull out the win. Thanks to Vern who was 2 for 4 and an inside the park GS. Tom Ranalls and Craig Nelson were 3 for 4, while everyone else had at least one hit! Great job pitching by Rob Wilterdink and overall good defense by everyone. Thank you to subs Ken Silva at 3rd and Lee who filled in at 2nd. Additional thanks to umpires Bruce Lowe and Dave Fusaro, and John Hammel in the score tower. Good to get the first win! "

Karen Olsen Realty - 16 Dynamic Wealth - 10

What a great performance in the second game of the day, with Karen Olsen breaking out to a 11-3 lead by the end of the 3rd inning. Dynamic Wealth started to mount a late 7th inning comeback, only to have their efforts shut down by a spectacular relay from Ken Silva (RCF) , to Troy Macqueen, who gunned the runner out at home to end the game. Special shout out to Matt Seeliger, 4 in a row baby. Top offensive performers were John Nicodemo 5/5, Ed Deussen 5/5, Matt Seeliger 5/5, Troy Macqueen 4/5, John Hammel 4/5 with a triple, 2 doubles, and a single...great job John! Everyone else chimed in with 2 or 3 hits. Great overall performance by everyone .

In the second game of the day DWM worked hard but could only muster 9 runs. Noteworthy were Vern 3 for 4, Tom Ranalls, Craig Nelson, Lee and Greg Kastelic were all 2 or 4. Everyone else had a least one hit. Another great job pitching by Rod Wilterdink, and good defense by all. Congrats to Karen Olsen’s team who had some really great hits. Thanks to the guys who umpired and ran the score tower.

Copper Division

Angelas Kitchen - 21 Black Diamonds - 11

 It was a beautiful day for a ball game, and it appears the Angela's Team came ready to play. Anglea's was able to beat a very good Black Diamond Team.  Angela's started the game with 4 runs in the first inning and never looked back.  The Angela's team played very good defense to go along with their 41 hits in the game for a .820 average.  Angela's was led by Don Cleveland, and Michale Dakak, both going 5 for 5, Kevin Katsuki was 4/5 with a walk, Kat Melton & Bob Williams both were 4 for 4, with Kat almost hitting for the cycle, she only the two bagger.  Bob Lessard was 3 for 5, and Paul Larson 4 for 5.  Marty Jiminez and Jim Tokar both were 3 for 4, and Mike Mcginn 2 for 4.  It was a total team effort both offensively and defensively.  

Good game, they simply out hit us.  Dave Michels 3-4 , Kim Macqueen 4-4,  Curtis Rhoades 3-4, Becky Holiday 2-4, C.L. Eversman 3-4, Jim Jozwowski 3-3, Bob Higgins 3-3, Jerry Boesche 1-3, Dick Steiman 1-3 and Deb Kanouse 3 walks. I want to thank Becky Holiday, Bob Higgins and Jerry Boesche for subbing.

Broward Factory Serv - 14 Carrousel Travel - 14
No one is ever too thrilled with a game ending in a tie, but there was no lack of excitement in this one.  Tied at 7 after 2 innings, the Broward team, offensively, took the next two innings off and put up 2 goose eggs on the scoreboard.  Meanwhile a hard-hitting Carrousel team plated 5 runs in those same two innings, putting Broward down by 5.  Broward came back with six runs of our own in the 5th & 6th innings while Carrousel only scored 2.  Going into the top of the 7th, Broward trailed by one run.  Joe Stempniewski launched a triple to score the tying run from first.  Unfortunately, with only one out, Joe was stranded at 3rd with what would have been the winning run.   For the first game of the season, Broward had the expected "leaky" defense and came up with a collective .536 average at the plate.  Key defensive plays by Chris Espejo and Ted Grove in the late innings were instrumental in today's win.  Leading the way with the bats were Grove 3/3; Pierre Boudreau & Fred Lubs, 3/4; and Mark Wells, 2/3.  Everyone in the line-up had at least one hit.  Thanks to our subs, Kurt Kanouse and Greg Church, who pitched good enough to win.  We'll try it again next Saturday.

Carrousel Travel began the winter season facing BFS. The game was hard fought but not won by either team, as the final score was a 14-14 tie. Brian Deherrera made the defensive play of the game at 1B in the sixth inning. Substitute player, Kat Melton, also made several impressive plays for Carrousel Travel. Steve Willoughby led the offensive attach with a 4-4 day at the plate to include 2 extra base hits and a team high 6 RBI’s. Also perfect was Danny Wood 4-4 with 3 RBI’s and an impressive 2 triples. Ron Swanson also achieved perfection at 4-4 to include an extra base hit. Greg Roehm was 3-4 with 2 RBI’s and a double. Ron Swanson and Greg Roehm both scored a team high 3 runs. Special thanks to Kat Melton and Doreen Stevenson for substituting for Carrousel Travel.

Homesmart Realty - 24 Leolinda Realty - 17

HomeSmart Reality beat LeoLinda Reality 24-17 today in a game that had 9 lead changes. HomeSmart scored 12 runs in the top of the 6th to gain the final lead. Every batter for HomeSmart had at least 1 hit and at least 1 RBI. HomeSmart had 3 batters go 4-4 on the day. Paul Jinneman 4-4 1RBI, Steve Foster 4-4 4RBI's and Jeff Tucker 4-4 2-2B 2RBI's. Sub Ron Silverman 3-4 2B HR Sac Fly 5RBI's, Richard Szymesko 3-4 2-2B 2RBI's, Randy Selis 3-4 2RBI's, Jerry Eastham 3-4 3B 4RBI's, Ed Abrams 3-4 1RBI, David Power 2-4 2RBI's, Chuck Hefferman 1-2 BB Sac Fly 1RBI and Winning Pitcher Ed Musgrave 2-4 1RBI.

"What a game to start the season!! It was a great back and forth battle against a formidable Homesmart team. LeoLinda had great arms, gloves, pitching and bats. Most of all we had a great attitude. I will pass on detailing the great stats and plays we had today for 6 innings. Homesmart had an incredible last inning. Thanks to Don Trenda and Joel Last for subbing today. Thanks to the umps, scoreboard crew and scorekeepers. And thanks to our team for helping with our chores at the end of the day.

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