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Week 1 (04/28)
A&R SECURITY(13) at COUNTRY CORNERS(25)
A&R SECURITY
Eddie Smilkstein 4-4,
Mike Cring 3-4(2hr,4rbi),
Bill Hild 3-4 (hr,3rbi),
Tony Dalia 3-4,
Freddie Sanchez 3-4,
Brian Moseman 2-4(hr,3rbi)
COUNTRY CORNERS
Country Corners jumped in front
with a first batter Joe Yanerella
triple and kept hitting from there.
Scoring 5 runs in 2 of the first 3 innings
and getting hits from the entire lineup,
all game long, especially the bottom of the
order allowed acting managers Jack Baxter
and Bob Digglemann to give Vic another present
in addition to his new grandchild.
Mark Battistoni, Angelo Splendorio,
and Donny Black all had 4 hits.
Joe Yanerella, Ray Greco, Phil Chontos,
and Stan Silverman had 3 hits.
Bill Hanchett, Bob Digglemann, Pete Longobardi,
Bob Laragena, John Cacciola, and Ernie Martin
all had 2 hits.
Angelo pitched a complete game victory.
HOOK&LADDER(8) at JUNIORS(9)
HOOK&LADDER
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Week 2 (05/05)
COUNTRY CORNERS(14) at JUNIORS TOO(7)
COUNTRY CORNERS
It was the Thrilla from Digilla and
Country Corners came out swinging.
Leading from the first inning,
Country Corners scored in almost
every inning while The Cornermen
shut Juniors Too down. Complete game
winning pitcher Angelo Sblendorio
threw a masterful game and even had
a 1-2-3 inning on less than 5 pitches.
He helped his own cause with a
3 run homerun. Angelo was helped out
by some outstanding infield defense
and some smart and aggressive
baserunning hustle.
Bill Hanchett stroked 3 hits.
Joe Yanarella, Mark Battistoni,
Bob Digglemann, Donny Black and
Phil Chontos all had 2 hits.
Angelo Sblendorio, Bob LaRegina,
Ernie Martin, Stan Silverman and
Jim Guarnaccio all chipped in with 1 hit.
JUNIORS TOO
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A&R SECURITY(16) at MEADOWBROOK(19)
A&R SECURITY
A & R fell to Meadowbrook Farms by
a score of 19-16, at Whitesell.
Top offensive players for A & R were
Eddie Smilkstein 4-4,
Frank Sanchez 4-4,
Tom Borrell 3-4 (3rs),
Mike Cring 3-3 (3rs, 3 RBIs, HR),
Pat Rose 3-4,
Brian Moseman 2-3 ( 3rs, 5 RBIs, 2 HR),
Larry Stewart 2-4,
Rich Veli 2-3.
MEADOWBROOK
In a game that went back and forth
throughout the contest, Meadowbrook
prevailed banging out 31 hits with
every player on the team having at
least 2 hits, in a total team effort.
A&R kept the game tight using the
long ball with Brian Moseman and
Mike Cring leading the way.
BYE-HOOK&LADDER
Week 3
A&R SECURITY(10) at HOOK&LADDER(12)
A&R SECURITY
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HOOK&LADDER
At big Digilio Field Hook and
Ladder found just enough offense to
overcome a sometimes shaky defense
to beat A & R 12-10 to even their
record at 1-1. The Laddermen rode
the arm of winning pitcher Big John McGowan,
who kept the potent A & R offense mostly
under control; and hitting contributions
throughout the lineup,
as follows:
Emil Viola 2/3 2B 3 RBI ,
Victor Quinton 2/3 with a booming 2 run HR,
Big Mac 3/3 RBI,
Tom Hotailing 2/3 RBI,
John Durso 2/3,
Paul Morales 2/3 RBI,
Carl Parris 2/3/
Ralph Bondi 2/3,
Joe Versace 2/3,
Rich Sicardo 1/3 RBI,
Joe Wassweiler 1/3 2B RBI
John Finaro 1/3 RBI.
Tommy Mirande also chipped in an RBI
COUNTRY CORNERS(28) at MEADOWBROOK(18)
COUNTRY CORNERS
Country Corners beat Meadowbrook Farms
today by the score of 28-18.
Pitcher Angelo Sblendorio kept
Meadowbrook off of the board for the
first two innings while the Cornermen
scored 9 unanswered runs.
Meadowbrook attempted to come back but
Country Corners just kept scoring.
Aided by some great defense, including
a great catch in right field by
Donny Black and some great infield plays,
Country Corners was able to pull off a
victory and secure first place in the league.
Everyone had at least one hit. Joe Yanarella,
Mark Battistoni, Bill Hanchett, Phil Chontos,
and Stan Silverman all had 4 hits.
Joe Yanarella hit a homerun.
Mark Battistoni, John Cacciola, Phil Chontos,
Stan Silverman, and Jim Guaraccia
all hit triples.
There may have been other significant
offensive achievements but I can�t
read Vic�s scorebook without the aid
of the Rosetta Stone.
MEADOWBROOK
Let�s put it simply, CC came to play
hitting wise and we didn�t�.
CC fielded well and we didn�t�.
CC played well overall and didn�t
allow us back in the game and
competed throughout.
It was an old fashion butt kicking.
BYE-JUNIORS TOO
Week 4
JUNIORS TOO(14) vs A&R SECURITY(10)
JUNIORS TOO
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A&R SECURITY
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MEADOWBROOK(18) at HOOK&LADDER(12)
MEADOWBROOK
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HOOK&LADDER
As the temperature at Whitesel Field
reached 96 it turned out that the
Ploughboys of Meadowbrook withstood
the heat better than the Smoke Eaters
of Hook & Ladder. The Laddermen
(there have been objections to calling
them "The Hookers") were missing 5 players
and even the capable contributions of
emergency fill-ins Angelo Sblendoria and
Jim Guarnaccia weren't enough to overcome
the missing bats and players forced to
play out of their regular positions, which
put extra pressure on pitcher John McGowan,
who went all the way in the loss.
Notable for H & L:
John Durso 4/4 3B RBI
Victor Quinton 3/4 2 3B, HR, 3 RBI
Big Mac 3/4 2 RBI
Paul Morales 3/4 RBI
Tom Hotailing 2/4 2B 2 RBI
Ralph Bondi 3/4
Joe Wassweiler 2/5
Angelo Sblendoria 1/3 RBI
Jim Guarnaccia 2 RBI
Defensively Joe Wassweiler made an impressive
sliding catch in LF to nip a rally and
playing out-of-position at SS Tom Hotailing
did the same with a tough back hand stop and
on-time throw to 1B. Doc Ranucci chipped
in some needed plays from the SF position.
The Spirit and Hustle Award for the day
goes to Big Mac McGowan for beating out an
infield hit on a close play which resulted
in him taking a hard fall crossing the base.
He was down for a while but got up, cleaned
the blood off his arm and finished pitching
the game.
Thanks go to Angelo and Jim for filling
in and to Bob (Don't call me Dingleman)
Diggleman and Jack Baxter for giving up their
Bye day off to umpire in the heat.
BYE-COUNTRY CORNERS
Week 5
JUNIORS TOO(7) vs HOOK&LADDER(9)
JUNIORS TOO
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HOOK&LADER
In a perfect day for softball at Digileo Field
Hook & Ladder narrowly edged Juniors Too
by a score of 9-7 to even their record at
2-2 and tie Juniors for 3rd place.
"Team win" is an often used phrase but
certainly applied here as offensive and
defensive contributions came from the entire
lineup. Replacement fill-in and winning
pitcher Joe DiChiara and the defense held
Juniors scoreless in 5 of the 8 innings and
replacement Mike "Brooksie" Brooks played
outstanding defense at first base, making
3 difficult scoops on short hop throws.
coming off the bag for a tag play on a high
and wide throw, and ranging far into the
infield for several pop-ups. SS John Finaro
(returning from Italy) ended the game by
gunning down rapid John Ostuni on a tough ground ball.
Hits and RBIs were distributed as follows:
Joe Wassweiler 2-4, 2B, RBI
Emil Viola 2-3 2 2B, BB, RBI
Tom Hotailing 2-4 2 RBI
John Finaro 2-4
Paul Morales RBI
Ralph Bondi 1-3
Joe DiChiara 2-4 2B
John Durso 2-4 2 RBI
Doc Ranucci 2-3
Mike Brooks 2-4 3B
Victor Quinton another
long 3B, 2 RBI 1 hour ago
COUNTRYCORNER(17) at A&R SECURITY(14)
COUNTRYCORNER
Country Corners defeated A&R by the score
of 17-13. The Countrymen jumped out to an
early 12-5 lead, thanks in part to
Bob Diggelmann�s 2 run homer, and capped
off by John Cacciola�s solo long ball.
A&R came back in the middle innings with
an 8-2 run but then with only a one run lead,
the Countrymen put up 3 unanswered runs in
the eighth to put the game away.
Offensive stats for Country Corners:
3 hits from Joe Yanarella ( with 3 runs scored) ,
Bill Hanchett ( a double, 2 RS, and an RBI) and
Pete Longobardi ( with a double and 2 RBI�s).
2 hits by Mark Battistoni ( with 2 RS and 2 RBI�s),
Angelo Sblendorio ( winning pitcher and 3 RS),
Bob Diggelmann ( with the aforementioned HR,
a walk, 3 RS and 2 RBI�s),
John Cacciola ( with his aforementioned HR, 2 RS RBI)
and Ray Greco ( with a RS).
RBI�s were also driven in by Phil Chontos
and Stan Silverman.
A&R SECURITY
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BYE-MEADOWBROOK
Week 6
MEADOWBROOK(18) at A&R SECURITY(6)
MEADOWBROOK
Great team win today with Spider DeRito leading the way going 4/4,
and Fred Weeks & Dan Diesing getting three hits each
contributing to 29 hits for the team. Defensively some great
outfield play limited some of the big hitters from A&R to flyouts,
and some excellent play by Spider at first digging out errant throws,
helped to hold A&R scoreless in six of eight innings.
A&R SECURITY
In a perfect day for softball at Digileo Field
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JUNIORS TOO(18) at COUNTRYCORNER(11)
JUNIORS TOO
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COUNTRYCORNER
On a bright sunny day with winds that
blew in different directions by the moment,
Country Corners lost its first game of
the season, today. The sun was so bright
that several outfielders had trouble seeing
the ball.
Juniors jumped out in front with 5 runs in
the first and Country Corners got close a
few times but never tied up the score,
let alone pulling ahead.
Joe Yanerella led the offense with 3 hits,
while Bill Hanchett,
Bob Diggelmann, Ray Greco, Phil Chontos
and Ernie Martin each had 2 hits
BYE-HOOK&LADDER
Week 7
MEADOWBROOK(14) vs COUNTRY CORNERS(15)
MEADOWBROOK
******** JUNE9th (wk 6) HIGHLIGHTS*********
Great team win today with Spider DeRito
leading the way going 4/4, and Fred Weeks
& Dan Diesing getting three hits each
contributing to 29 hits for the team.
Defensively some great outfield play limited
some of the big hitters from A&R to flyouts,
and some excellent play by Spider at first
digging out errant throws, helped to hold
A&R scoreless in six of eight innings.
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Todays Game------
Competitive game by both teams,
coming down to C&C rallying for two runs
in the final inning after the first
two outs of the inning were recorded.
Notable hitting stats by Rod Whitby,
Mark Joao and Jaime Pagan coming up
with three hits each for Meadowbrook.
COUNTRY CORNERS
Country Corners took a few innings to get
rolling in this game. Starting and
winning pitcher, Angelo Sblendorio,
wove together his own tight defense with
some clutch "sblendid" pitching to keep
it close until the Countrymen came up
with just enough offense and defense to
put us up over top. The top of the batting
order set us up and the middle knocked em in.
John Cacciola, Phil Chontos and Donny Black
made some great outfield catches.
Joe Yanerella scored the winning run,
while pinch running in the bottom of the eighth.
Mark Battistoni 3/3 with 4 rs and an RBI.
Bill Hanchett 4/4 with 3 rs and an rbi.
Angelo Sblendorio 2/3 with an rbi.
Bon Diggelman 3/3 with 2 rs and 4 RBIs.
Pete Longobardis 3/3 with 2 rs and 4 RBIs.
Ray Greco 2:3 with a triple and 3 RBIs.
John Cacviola and Ernie Martin also
had RBIs. A real team effort.
HOOK&LADDER(8) vs A&R SECURITY(11)
HOOK&LADDER
It was another perfect day for softball at
Whitesell Field. The game was a tightly
fought contest of good pitching and good defense
by both teams, with A & R breaking an 8-8
tie in the bottom of the 8th with a 3 run HR
for the walk-off win.
Both teams got off to a good start with the
score 5-4 for H & L after 1 inning but the
Laddermen could only put up another 3, and
A & R another 4 until the home 8th.
Big John McGowan went the distance to take
the tough loss despite holding A & R scoreless
in 4 innings. Helping out on defense were
Vic Quinton with a back to the infield basket catch
at the fence and later an assist to nip a runner
at 3B from deep RC , Paul Morales started an
important DP with a nice stop at 3B to curb a
rally, Joe Wassweiler had a tough catch up against
the fence to end a threat, and Big Mac somehow
speared a laser right at him to finish another one.
Hitting honors as follows:
Joe Wassweiler 2-4,
John Durso 2-4 RBI,
John McGowan RBI,
Emil Viola a strong 4-4,
John Finaro RBI,
Paul Morales RBI,
Tom Hotailing 2-3 RBI.
Tom Mirande 2-3 RBI,
Ralph Bondi 2B RBI and continuing
his hitting assault was
Victor Quinton with 3-4 including,another
booming HR into the parking lot
to total 3RBI.
A&R SECURITY
A+R won their 1st game of the year
with Brian Moseman hitting a 3 run homer
in the bottom of the 8th.
Stats for A+R: Mike Cring 2-3(2rs2rbiWinning Pitcher)
Brian Moseman (Hr,3rbi)
Freddie Sanchez 3-3)
Bill Hild (3rs)
Gary Lasko 3-3(3rbi)
Denny Curtis 2-3
BYE-JUNIORS TOO
Week 9 (06/30)
COUNTRY CORNERS(12) at HOOK&LADDER(14)
COUNTRY CORNERS
Country Corners lost a heart breaker
to Hook and Ladder, at Digilio, on
Tuesday. The Countrymen jumped out to a
5 run first but by the third inning
The Firebreathers had taken a 1 run lead.
Hook and Ladder continued to pile on to
the lead while holding Country Corners
scoreless in 5 of the last 7 innings.
Offensive stars for Country Corners:
Joe Yanerella 4/4 with a double and 3 RBI.
Mark Battistoni 2/4 with an RBI.
Billy Hanchett 3/4 with 3 RBI.
Angelo Sblendorio 3 Sac Flies and 3 RBI.
Pete Longobardi 2/3 with 2 RBI.
John Cacciola 3/3 with a double.
Ray Greco 2/3 with a double and an RBI.
Bob La Regina, Donny Black, Phil Chontos,
and Jim Guarnaccia all went 2/3.
HOOK&LADDER
Hook & Ladder took advantage of an all
around team offensive and defensive effort
to knock off the high flying Country Corners
team by 2 runs at Digileo Field.
The country bumpkins got off to a fast start
with 5 runs in the top of the first but
the Laddermen shut them out in 5 of the
next 7 innings, including the last two,
while scoring in 4 of 6 to notch the win.
Big John McGowan went the distance on
the mound for the win, doing a great
job against the potent bats of the
Corner Crew.
The hitting honors were spread throughou
the lineup but special mention must go to
John Durso with 3/4 with a 3B and 3 RBI and
Rich Sicardo (back from injury and still hobbling)
with 2/3 with a HR, 2B and 4RBI.
Other contributions came from
Joe Wassweiller 3/4, RBI,
Big Mac 3/4 RBI.
John Finaro 2/3 RBI,
Tom Mirande 3/3 RBI,
Ralph Bondi 2/3 RBI,
Emil Viola 2/4 2B ,
Paul Morales 1/3 RBI,
Vic Quinton RBI Tom Hotailing 1/3 2B.
Defensive mentions go to Vic Quinton
for a bare hand grab of a bouncing
hit to RC Field and firing a strike
to cut down the runner at 2B to nip
a potential rally,
John Finaro for a diving spear of a
hard line drive,
Doc Ranucci for spearing a sure
triple down the 1B line with men on
base and the infield in general for a
couple double plays and solid work.
The outfield also turned in a
solid game and made plays when
they were most needed.
Thanks to Eddie Smilkstein for
volunteering to umpire home
plate in the heat.
MEADOWBROOK(19) at JUNIORS TOO(13)
MEADOWBROOK
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