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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