Game Reports For 7/15/2025

Blue Jays 3 Wildcats 2

What could have been the best played game by two teams this season was completely turned upside down when Tony Baccari's brakes failed and he ended up scoring on a single to right field that was hit by Tony Baccari. The faulty brakes broke a 2 to 2 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning and the birds held on to win 3 to 2. The blue birds had many opportunities to break the game open but the Wildcats foiled them by playing great defense and turning 3 double plays.  Naturally to return the favor the Blue Jays played excellent defense to foil a few potential Wildcat rallies.  The Blue defense was led by Tony Baccari who did an excellent job in left field and Jeff Blank who made all the plays at midfield, many of them in impressive form.  Facing the Wildcats, whose roster includes both Carl and Scott, Lee Bullman decided to upstage them by inventing a maneuver where the first baseman catches the ball and then falls down, then he reaches out to tag the bag with his glove all while on the ground floundering like a fish out of water.  The Blue Jay judges gave him a 10 but the Wildcats judges who improperly appraised the technical complexity of this maneuver only gave him a 2.  Harvey gave him a putout.

Tony Baccari led the birds offense going 3 for 3 with 2 singles and a little league homer.  Curtis Bragg (double) and Steve Griffin both chipped in with 2 hits.  One hit days for Dick Tosti, Jeff Blank, Del Kates, Lee Bullman, Bill Matlack and Bob Silvester.  Harold Barman had the only RBI for the jaybirds.  Rich Pich pitched well in relief of Jim O'Brien who started the game and was pulled after pitching 1 scoreless inning.

In a Far from High Scoring Game the Bluebirds were able to Fly over and Hit the Kittens with their Droppings in a 3-2 Victory for the Bluebirds.  Needless to say it was a Close Game all 7 innings, no constant back and forth Scoring the Winning Run Scored  when Tony ”Crazy Legs” Baccari Hit a Linedrive 1 or 2 Hopper to the Rightfielder Our only Problem on the Play was that Tony forgot to Stop until He Crossed Home Plate !! It Probably wouldn’t have Mattered anyway because the next Batter Curt Bragg Hit a Double what’s the Old saying Do Do Happens !!! See that I kept it Clean, everybody thought I was going to say Shit Happens but I didn’t Oops I think I just messed up !!!

Both Teams Defenses Play Solid Today even the Middle Fielder for the Bluebirds He Looked a Lot like JERRY JEFF what ever procedure You had JJ it Worked Leading the Offense for the KittyKats were Papa John and Bill Howland both going 2 for 3. John Reich and Scott Comer both went 2 for 2. It’s to Bad they both only batted Twice rounding out the Hitting were Bill Jones, Howard Wible,Mike Weidmann, Steve Scheele all with 1 Hit !!! Fred Weiner did Hit 2 Line drive Shots to left that “Crazy Legs” Baccari was able to turn into Outs !!!

Congratulations to the Blue Jays on a well played game that was actually fun to be a Part of even though I was on the Wrong side of the Scoreboard !!!

Flames 16 Panthers 1

The Flames welcomed back Warren Fuchs from the injured list and every Flames had at least one hit in a 16-1 win over the shorthanded Panthers,  Bill Russell, Lee Jaslow, and Warren Fuchs each got on base twice with two hits from Bill and Lee and a hit and walk from Warren (showing no rust after missing seven games).  Kevn Culp led the offense with four hits (including a double), three RBI's and three runs scored. Tom Cosgrove and Kevin Grevera each had three hits with Kevin driving in three runs.  Bob Gaines had two doubles and three RBI's.  Craig Wright had two hits and two RBI's.  Russ Dorrycott, Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway, and Jim Stabene all contributed singles.  Kevin Culp pitched to contact to the left side so much that Flames right fielder Jack Galloway asked to catch the bottom of the seventh inning so he could touch the ball on defense.

Flames torched the Panthers 16 to 1

The Panthers struggled to get anything going with only 10 hits

Jim Klemick, Ed Occhi and Mike Segal all had 2 hits each. 

Starr 7 Classics 5

Starr opened the game scoring 5 runs in the first inning and held a 7 to 0 lead going into the 5th inning. The Classics scored 3 runs in the sixth inning to cut the lead to 7 to 3.  Heading into the bottom of the 7th. The Classics plated 2 runs and had the tying run on base when the next batter flew out to left to end the game. Final score 7 to 5 Starr victory. Offensive leaders for Starr were Bill Schwartz going 2 for 2 with 2 rbis. Larry Levin, John Rozolis, and Keith Klasic each contributed 2 hits. Adding 1 hit were Ron Fein, Spencer Snyderman, Terry Abrams, Alan Massey, Dave Detweiler, Harris Braunstein and Howard Borochaner.  HOWARD WAS A PERFECT 1 FOR 1 AND PLAYED OUTSTANDUNG DEFENSE AT 2ND BASE.  Bill Schwartz pitched a great game not allowing a walk. Defensive gems were turned in by Ron Fein and Terry Abrams to smash 2 potential rallies.  Thanks to Jim O'Brien who pitched a great game and Jack Galloway for filling in for the Classics in a competitive game.

(Editor's note: I'm not certain if OUTSTANDUNG is a typo or a portmanteau. Did Howard play outstanding defense or did he stand out because he played like dung?  I was there and I thought he did well.  Typo or not, it is very clever commentary.  I had to leave it in.)

Devils 17 Eagles 10

Well, well….it must be the second half like last year….

Devils win 17-10 today with some timely hits…

Decent defense all around.

Derek Foster, Larry Restivo, Bim Bradford, and Tom Sikora all went 3-3 today while Ray Morris, Roy Barlow, and Gene Reeber went 3-4. Frank Froio went 2-3 and got 2 crucial RBIs when we needed them.

Great start to the second half of the season. Hopefully we can continue this trend…. 

The eagles started out very well against the Devils and had a 7 to 4 lead after 2 innings. Unfortunately our games last 6 innings where the Devils scored 13 runs while the eagles only scored 3 runs. With the Devils coming away with a 17 to 10 win. The Devils scored at least 1 run every inning except the seventh where I believe they got tired of running in the heat. The Devils played very consistent offense and played solid defense by making some nice catches in the field off several line drives by the Eagles. The Devils earned a solid win over the Eagles. The Eagles were led by Frank Glauser who went 4 for 4, Gene Corrado and Bob Esterly each went 4 for 5. Rich Dempsey had 3 hits and Franco Folda and Gary Jones each had 2 hits. It just wasn't enough to top the red hot Devils. 

Game Reports For 6/26/2025

Blues Brothers 16 Starr 4

The Blues Brothers defeated the short, staffed Starr Team 16 to 5 in the 9 AM game on Field # 4.

The Blues Brothers were led by Tom Riether, 4 for 4, with 2 triples and 3 RBI's.  Jack Donohue had 3 hits including a double.  Bill Krieger contributed 3 hits, breaking out of a mini slump.

Ed Brandriff, Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Joe Mursch, Charlie Whitaker, Andy Cohen and Fred Eberhardt all had 2 hits, Charlie had 3 RBI's with his hits. Andy Cohen had 3 RBI's with his hits, and showed off his blinding speed taking 2nd base on a relay throw to the infield, in the fifth inning. Wayne Heaton pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers.

Starr jumped with a 2 run first inning but Blues Brothers plated 5 in the first and the rout was on. The Blues Brothers then added 11 more runs to 2 more for the Starr team first a 16 to 4 thrashing to a, shorthanded and injury riddled Starr team. There is only 1 runner left to pinch run as the injury list increases.  Offensively for Starr Larry Levin and John R0zolis were a perfect 4 for 4 and Alan Massey 3 for 4. Chipping in with 2 hits were Terry Klein and Howard Borochaner.  Four runs were scored with Larry Levin and Terrry Klein each scoring 2. The Blues Brothers played a great defensive and hit the s___ out of the ball and capitalized on no defense by Starr.

Flames 15 Blue Jays 1

The Flames bats were on fire in a 15-1 win over the Blue Jays.  John Mack had four hits (including a double), scored three runs, and drove in four runs.  Bob Gaines had three hits (two doubles) and five RBI's.  Ron Cohen and Tom Cosgrove both contributed three hits also.  Kevin Culp, Kevin Grevera, Jack Galloway, Jim Stabene, and Bill Russell had two hits each.  Lee Jaslow scored two runs and had one hit.  Craig Wright chipped in scoring one run. The Flames defense was again strong.  Bill Russell and Lee Jaslow alternated at second base and each made good plays there.

A dismal day at the plate for the Blue Jays as they were burned by the Flames a second time this season.  The blue birds only squawked their way to 8 hits and 1 run with no bird managing more than 1 hit.   Jeff Blank drove in Tony Baccari for the only blue run.  The game went up in flames early as the Flames scored 3 runs in the first inning and added 5 in the second inning to put the game out of reach early.  The blue defense was shaky early but did settle down later in the game where they managed to turn a couple of double plays to hold the Flames in double digits.

Panthers 13 Eagles 9

An interesting game, Panthers won 13 to 7 over the Eagles. Eagles and Panthers traded 5 run 1st innings. From there the Eagles scored 1 in the 3rd and 5th innings, whereas the Panthers scored 8 more runs.

Highlights of the game starts with Ed Occhi filling in as the pitcher, from good defensive play with Augie Rosenblatt playing 1st with a gusto not seen in a while. Craig Niederpreum played in right catching a significant fly ball and general good play he alternated innings at 2nd base. Catchers not to be left out, good play by Jim Swiderski and timely hitting by Doug Rutter. Terry Gallagher showed an art to playing midfield. Solid defensive play at shortstop, 3rd and occasional 2nd base starting a double play to end the game.

Highlighting hitting by 3 hit a piece by Ken Riess, Mike Kroger and Terry Gallagher. 2 hits by Dale Cassidy, Jim Klemick, Ed Occhi, Bob Dougherty and Doug the hitting machine Rutter. Terry Gallagher had a double along with Mike Kroger who also hit a home run.  Today was Mike Kroger's last game until returning in September.

The Eagles started out by scoring 5runs in the first inning thanks to Clete Mahoney hitting a grand slam but the eagles couldn't stop the Panthers as they also scored 5 runs in the first.  The Eagles couldn't stop the wildcats as they scored at least one run in every inning to score 8 more runs while the Eagles could only score 4 more as the Panthers came away with a 13 to 9 victory.  The Eagles were led by Clete Mahoney who went 4 for 4 including his home run and a triple with 2 singles, Craig Kloss and  Art Taylor each had 3 hits. Gene Corrado, Bob Esterly and Gary Jones each had 2 hits. But it wasn't enough to upend the Panthers as they were too much for the Eagles.

Devils 7 Classic 6

Well, well, we won our 2nd game of the year with very good defense and timely hitting for a change.

Devils started with Jeff Hooker's return scoring 3 runs in the first inning.  Kept the Classics to 2 runs until the 6th. Devils scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning securing a 7-6 win.

Roy Barlow and Jeff Hooker went 2-2 which gave us momentum.  The Classics do not have their starting pitcher and it hurt them. They had to switch pitchers in the middle of the game.

Walks do matter……..but we still had to hit for runs to be scored….

The Classics battled having players out of their normal position. The Classics tried to make a comeback in the seventh inning falling  short by a score 7-6.

Good hitting by Eric Suber 4 hits and followed by George Groves and Jack McNulty (home run) each with two hits.

Wildcats 4 Wolfpack 3

In a Low Scoring Well Played Game by Both Teams the Wildcats were able to come out on Top of the Wolfpack 4-3,the Wolfpack Scored a Single Run in the First Inning and the Score stayed that way until the Bottom of the Fourth Inning when the Wildcats Scored 3 Runs

Mike “Wooden Bat” Weidmann led off with a Basehit John McCann made an Out then Carl Weigand hit a Single,Kevin Oliver followed with a Double, Billy “The Kid” Howland Singled and Bill Jones had a Fielder's Choice in the 6th Inning Scott Comer made Two Nice Catches one Robbing Ron Mangini of Extra Bases. In the Top of the Seventh The Wolfpack would put up 2 Runs to tie the Game at 3 Starting the Bottom of the Seventh “Wooden Bat” Weidmann would draw a Walk in His at Bat Followed by a “VICIOUS LINE DRIVE” to Left off the Bat of John McCann, Carl tried to move the Runners Up but Popped Up to 2nd then Kevin Oliver hit a Fly Ball to Right Center the Fielder came running in but couldn’t hang on to the Ball to Load the Bases with One Out up stepped up “The Kid” Howland who Proceeded to Hit His 3rd Line Drive Single to Right Field for the Game Winning Hit.

Our Hats Off to the “WOLFPACK” on a Well Played Game 

The game was tight right up to the last inning as the Wildcats clawed their way past the Wolfpack by a score of 4-3. The Pack jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning but the Wildcats stubborn defense and good pitching shutdown the Wolfpack bats. Clutch hitting combined with two costly Wolfpack errors gave the Wildcats a 3-1 lead going into the 7th inning when Mark Azzaro delivered his 2nd hit of the game followed by a booming triple by Pete Williamson and single by Pascal Houcke to tie the score at 3-3. In the bottom of the 7th, the Wildcats started the inning with a walk, another single but then another costly error loaded the bases. A clutch hit scored the winning run for the Wildcats.  

Game Reports For 6/19/2025

Starr 7 Wolfpack 3

Starr started out slow, building a 2 to 0 lead after 3 innings. Starr then jumped out to a 7 to 0 lead thanks to a 4 run 4th. The Wolfpack answered with 2 in the 5th and added 1 in the 6th for a 7 to 3 win. Offensively Larry Restivo and Alan Massey went 3 for 3. Chipping in with 2 hits was John Rozolis. Terry Klein, Terry Abrams, Spencer Synderman, Bill Schwartz, Howard Borochaner, Jay Passman, Dave Detweiler all chipped in with 1 hit.  A great win and out to breakfast with the team. Spoke about the all star game and our whole team said that Craig Wright, Kenny Riess, and Bob Gaines deserved an amazing amount of credit for the work they do preparing the playing fields.  We all agreed that in all the leagues we played in, the fields were never as perfect as the ones we play on every day in this league. They are as good as the pro teams spring training field that I played baseball in.

The Wolfpack was depleted by injuries (played with only 10 men) and could not overcome a disciplined Starr lineup of really good players......  Starr jumped out early taking advantage of fielding miscues by the Wolfpack. Starr was able to get players on base and deliver key hits through the holes of the Wolfpack defense, building a 6-0 lead by the 4th inning. The Pack rallied in the 5th with key hits by Brian Donocuff, Judy Agasar, Lou De Palma, Pascal Houcke, Phil Angiolini and Pete Williamson. Unfortunately, the rally was snuffed out by poor baserunning, having the 3rd out at home plate. But the Pack did manage to put a 3 spot on the board. After that Starr scored again and the Wolfpack ran out of steam losing by a final score of 7-3 Pascal Houcke had 3 hits as did Pete Williamson...  Phil Angiolini had 2 hits. The Pack needs to get their entire squad to return from injuries and vacations and get back to playing winning softball.

Blues Brothers 8 Devil 4

The Blues Brothers defeated the Devils 8 to 4 on Field # 3, Thursday morning.  The Devils got out of the gate early plating two runs in the first inning, but the Blues Brothers came back with 3 runs in their first at bat.  The Devils tied the game in the top of the fourth inning. Hitters five through ten came through in the bottom of the fourth, scoring 4 more runs for the Home Team.

In the sixth inning each team scored one run, and the defense held out in the seventh inning for the Blues Brothers, to win the game.

Charlie Whitaker and Jack Donohue both went 3 for 3 for the home team.  Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Joe Mursch, Pitcher, Wayne Keaton, and Fred Eberhardt all had two hits for the Jake and Elwood team.

Well, we stayed in the game until the 4th when they scored 4 runs.  Defense played better but still had issues with key hits with bases loaded.  The manager needs hitting instructions I think.  Nevertheless, Ray Morris pitched another great game going 3-3, Derek Foster, Dave Bushar, Tom Jakubowski, and Bim Bradford all went 2-3.  We are trying our best and hopefully we can get some wins soon.

Flames 10 Wildcats 2

The early wake-up call for a move-up of an 11AM game to 9AM did not douse the Flames today.  The Flames bats matched the weather in a 10-2 victory over the Wildcats.  The Flames once again benefited from walkless pitching, solid defense, and hitting throughout the lineup.  Kevin Culp led the way with four hits (including a double) and two RBI's.  John Mack had three hits (two doubles) and three RBI's.  Russ Dorrycott, Bob Gaines (2 doubles), Jim Stabene, Bill Russell, and Tom Cosgrove also had two hits apiece.  Lee Jaslow and Jack Galloway contributed one hit each.  Ron Cohen and Craig Wright showed up (trying to get everyone in the writeup!). Russ Dorrycott made multiple running catches in leftfield - one a smoked drive by Wildcat Kevin Oliver that had Aaron Judge caliber exit velocity and no spin!  Thanks to Dave Simone for volunteering to umpire on such a hot day and enduring more close calls than usually occur in a game.  The Flames would like to acknowledge Jim O'Brien and the Board for figuring out how to play four games and thank the grounds crew for getting four fields ready to play.

In a not very competitive game the Flames came away with a 10-2 Victory over the WILD-KITTENS,even though there was a lot of Complaining about some of the calls that were made.  But with the way We hit with only 8 Hits and some Questionable Fielding the Umpire's calls didn’t cost us The Game !! I want to thank Dave Simone for giving His time on a Hot Day to fill in as an Umpire and Apologize for all the Complaining from Our Team especially the Asshole that Manages the Team. Kevin Culp Pitched an EXCELLENT GAME and We couldn’t get anything Past Tom Cosgrove at Shortstop !!! Bill Jones who is Working His Way Through a Hamstring Injury went 3 for 3 Kevin Oliver Hit Two of the Hardest Balls this Year, both were Outs, and

Mike “Wooden Bat” Weidmann Hit a Shot to Leftfield that was one of the Best Hit Balls by a Wildcat Player this Season the Only Problem was that Russ Dorrycott Caught it !!

It was a Well Played Game by every Member of the Flames even “Frankie Stabene”

On One Play one of the Wildcats hit a Ball back up the Middle and Kevin was able to Field the Ball but it Actually looked like He Pulled the Ball Out of His ASS !!! After the Play Kevin acknowledged that there was a Brown Spot on the Ball !!

Great Game Flames!

Eagles 7 Blue Jays 4

The little birds were unable to stand up against the bigger birds.  Not exactly certain what happened to the Blue Jays bats but Thursday was a day where they simply did not hit.  Posting 9 hits total the Jays were able to stay close throughout the entire game, however, 3 potential blue rallies were killed by double plays.  A decent defensive effort by the birds in blue but the green birds prevailed.

Jim O'Brien led the blue attack going 2 for 2 with a walk, a run and an RBI.  Del Kates chipped in with 2 hits.  Curtis Bragg, Dick Tosti, Jeff Blank, Rich Pich, and Bob Silvester (2 out RBI single) all added a hit. Rich Pich pitched well as did Tom Boyle for the Eagles.  Tony Baccari scored twice. Credit to the Eagles for a well played game. 

Game Reports For 6/17/2025

Blue Jays 12 Devils 4

The Blue Jays picked up their third win in the last four games and this time Lee Bullman (2 hits) was there to witness a win.  The birds outplayed the Devils defensively. After falling behind 3 to 1 after one inning the blue defense started making the key plays. The offense piled on runs a few at a time by scoring in 5 of the 7 innings.  This only happens when you get contributions from the entire team.  Jim O'Brien pitched a good game only giving up 4 runs and not walking anyone.  

On the offensive side the Jays had to modify the batting order as Steve "Fancy Pants" Griffin was not available to play.  Curtis Bragg stepped into the leadoff spot and went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 runs scored.  Tony Baccari was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI's.  Dick Tosti was also 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI's.  Jim O'Brien chipped in with 4 hits. Bill Matlack was 2 for 4 and used his speed to turn a double into a single.  Rich Dickson was 2 for 2 with 2 line drive hits and scored 2 runs.  Del Kates was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and Jeff Blank added 2 hits.

Well, the Devils always tried their best but did not prevail today against the Blue Jays, 12-4

Left too many base runners on base and didn’t come up with the key hits today.

Derek Foster led off going 3-4 while Dave Bushar went 3-3.

Ray pitched another great game and went 2-3

Bim Bradford and new addition to the team, Roy Barlow, each went 2-3

We just need to put hits together along with timely defense…

Eagles 9 Classics 3

The Eagles started early and scored 3 runs in the first inning while holding the under

Manned classics scoreless until the 6th inning with the eagles scoring 6 runs  in the last 4 innings to come away with a 9 to 3 win. Both teams played good defense in a well played game. The eagles had 4 players with 3hits including Gene Harris, Craig Kloss, Clete Mahoney including a triple, and Bob Esterly. Gene Corrado had 2 hits while returning from illness. Clete Mahoney also made a nice running catch in left field  that saved the eagles from giving the classics a couple of runs. Tom Boyle pitched very well and also fielded very well.

The pitching (Dave Fayne, our backup pitcher did a good job on the mound) and fielding was good but the hitting for the team was not good.

Good hitting by: George Groves, Frank Verano, Dave Simone and Eric Gottlieb all had two hits each to lead the team in hitting. The rest of the lineup struggled getting a hit or did not have a hit in key spots. We scored late in the game but not enough to win the game. Classic lost 9-3.

Flames 9 Blues Brothers 8

In a back-and-forth well-played hotly contested exciting game, the Flames squeaked out a 9-8 win over the Blue Brothers.  The game was tied 6-6 after six innings.  In the top of the seventh inning, the heart of the Blue Brothers' lineup pushed across two runs to take an 8-6 lead.  Fortunately the short field ground rules resulted in Tom Reither's second over the fence homerun being a double helping the Flames limit the rally to two runs.  In the bottom of the seventh, Kevin Grevera led off with a single.  John Mack sent Kevin to third with a single.  Bob Gaines smoked a drive to right center field.  Bill Kreiger got a great jump and made an outstanding running catch.  Ron Cohen singled in Grevera.  Craig Wright doubled in the tying run.  Jack Galloway was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out setting up a force play.  Jim Stabene hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop bringing home the winning run.  Craig Wright led the offense with three hits that included two doubles.  Kevin Culp, Kevin Grevera, and Tom Cosgrove also chipped in with three hits each.  Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway, and Lee Jaslow each had two hits with Lee scoring one run and driving in another.  Kevin Grevera had two RBI's and the rest were distributed up and down the lineup with one RBI each from Kevin Culp, Bob Gaines, Craig Wright, Jack Galloway, Jim Stabene, Lee Jaslow, and Tom Cosgrove.  The Flames defense was strong with John Mack making multiple nice stretches on throws to first from his infielders.  Many thanks to Terry Abrams filling in as umpire.

The Flames defeated the Blues Brothers 9 to 8, scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, in the battle for first place in the Masters Division.

The Blues Brothers took an early lead on a three run Home Run by Tom Riether in the first inning.  The lead didn't last long when the Flames scored one run in the bottom of the first inning and four runs in the bottom of the second inning.

With the Flames leading 6 to 5, the Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the sixth and 2 runs in the top of the seventh. The Flames scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, with good hitting, and the winning run scored by speedy Tom Cosgrove (pinch runner) tagging up from 3rd base on a line drive out to the shortstop.

Tom Riether had 3 hits and 5 RBI's for the Blues Brothers. Ed Brandriff had a great day at the plate with three hits. Joe Mursch had two hits for the losing team. Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Andy Cohen, Charlie Whitaker, Jack Donohue (a double), Fred Eberhardt, and Butch Brodenheimer all had one hit each,for the Blues Brothers.

Wolfpack 5 Panthers 4

It was a hard fought exciting game but the depleted Wolfpack, playing with only 10 players, staged a 7th inning rally to defeat the Panthers 5-4.

The Pack jumped out to a 2-0 lead early and played stellar defense backing up great pitching by Ron Miller, to hold the Panthers to only 1 run until the top of the 7th. Both the Pack's infield and outfield shut down the Panthers hitting. The Panthers bats came alive in the top of the 7th scoring 3 runs to make it a tie game at 4-4. With two out in the bottom of the 7th, clutch hits by Phil Angiolini and Pete Williamson, who were both 3 for4 , delivered to bring in the winning run! This game the Wolfpack bats came alive, Joe Sothern 2-3, Ron Mangini 2-3 , Dave Noa 2-3 ( played a great MID position), Brian Donocuff and John Walsh each added a hit. Key defensive plays by Dave Noa, Judy Agasar, Phil Angiolini, Pete Williamson (1Base) and Ron Mangini, kept the Panthers at bay for the win.

The Wolfpack edged out the Panthers 5 to 4, winning in the bottom of the 7th.

A good game, pitching and fielding really solid. A few really good plays, out at home with Jim Swiderski taking a bullet from Dale Cassidy, first baseman Mike Aversa throwing out a runner, to the pitcher, Mike Segal, covering 1st base.  Several good putouts and catches from accurate throws throughout the game. Terry Gallagher made his debut, filling in for Andy Markowitz who left the game with a concussion. Mike Kroger returned and had a 2 for 3 hitting along with Ron Tuminski who also went 2 for 3, scoring a run and had a rbi. Bob Dougherty also scored a run and had a rbi. A tough loss but a well played game.

Wildcats 5 Starr 3

In a Low Scoring well played game by Both Teams the Wildcats were able to come out on Top 5-3, The Wildcats were able to get on the Board with 1 Run in the First Inning after a Leadoff Line Drive Out to Leftfield, Three Straight Singles by Kevin Oliver, Billy “The Kid” Howland and Fred Weiner to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. The lead lasted until the Bottom of the Second when Starr would put up Two Runs then another run in the Third Inning. The Wildcats came back with Two Runs in the Top of the Fourth on a Leadoff Single by Mike Weidmann followed by a Double by Kevin Oliver, then Both Runners Scored on a Single by Billy “The Kid Howland to tie the Game at Three. Going into the Top of the Seventh with the Score Tied at Three John McCann led off the Wildcats Seventh beating out an Infield Hit and His Courtesy Runner Scott Comer was able to Score on a Double by Papa John Pappadakis who would also Score after back to back Singles by Kevin Oliver and Billy the Kid Howland to give the Wildcats a 5-3 lead.  Starr wasn’t ready to quit.  With Two Quick Outs in the Bottom half of the Seventh Starr was able to put 2 Runners on Base but the Wildcats were able to get the Third Out without giving up a Run !!! The Wildcats had 14 Hits led by both Kevin Oliver and Billy “The Kid” Howland both going 3 for 3 and “The Kid” was also the Defensive Standout for the Wildcats.

Congratulations to Starr on a well Played Game 

The Wildcats jumped out to a 1 to 0 advantage after 1 inning.  Starr came back with 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd for a 3 to 1 lead. Wildcats scored 2 in the 4th to knot up the score 3 to 3. Tie going into the last inning when the Wildcats scored 2 for a 5 to 3 final and a Wildcats win. Defensively the Wildcats played great and made 3 double plays to shut down Starr.  Offensively for Starr, Larry Levin went 3 for 3 and everybody else had 1 hit except for 1 player. After the game as usual 10 players and 1 of our former friends and player went out for lunch . Fun and laughs were plentiful after the game.

Blue Jays 12 Devils 4

The Blue Jays picked up their third win in the last four games and this time Lee Bullman (2 hits) was there to witness a win.  The birds outplayed the Devils defensively. After falling behind 3 to 1 after one inning the blue defense started making the key plays. The offense piled on runs a few at a time by scoring in 5 of the 7 innings.  This only happens when you get contributions from the entire team.  Jim O'Brien pitched a good game only giving up 4 runs and not walking anyone.  

On the offensive side the Jays had to modify the batting order as Steve "Fancy Pants" Griffin was not available to play.  Curtis Bragg stepped into the leadoff spot and went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 runs scored.  Tony Baccari was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI's.  Dick Tosti was also 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI's.  Jim O'Brien chipped in with 4 hits. Bill Matlack was 2 for 4 and used his speed to turn a double into a single.  Rich Dickson was 2 for 2 with 2 line drive hits and scored 2 runs.  Del Kates was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and Jeff Blank added 2 hits.

Well, the Devils always tried their best but did not prevail today against the Blue Jays, 12-4

Left too many base runners on base and didn’t come up with the key hits today.

Derek Foster led off going 3-4 while Dave Bushar went 3-3.

Ray pitched another great game and went 2-3

Bim Bradford and new addition to the team, Roy Barlow, each went 2-3

We just need to put hits together along with timely defense…

Eagles 9 Classics 3

The Eagles started early and scored 3 runs in the first inning while holding the under

Manned classics scoreless until the 6th inning with the eagles scoring 6 runs  in the last 4 innings to come away with a 9 to 3 win. Both teams played good defense in a well played game. The eagles had 4 players with 3hits including Gene Harris, Craig Kloss, Clete Mahoney including a triple, and Bob Esterly. Gene Corrado had 2 hits while returning from illness. Clete Mahoney also made a nice running catch in left field  that saved the eagles from giving the classics a couple of runs. Tom Boyle pitched very well and also fielded very well.

The pitching (Dave Fayne, our backup pitcher did a good job on the mound) and fielding was good but the hitting for the team was not good.

Good hitting by: George Groves, Frank Verano, Dave Simone and Eric Gottlieb all had two hits each to lead the team in hitting. The rest of the lineup struggled getting a hit or did not have a hit in key spots. We scored late in the game but not enough to win the game. Classic lost 9-3.

Flames 9 Blues Brothers 8

In a back-and-forth well-played hotly contested exciting game, the Flames squeaked out a 9-8 win over the Blue Brothers.  The game was tied 6-6 after six innings.  In the top of the seventh inning, the heart of the Blue Brothers' lineup pushed across two runs to take an 8-6 lead.  Fortunately the short field ground rules resulted in Tom Reither's second over the fence homerun being a double helping the Flames limit the rally to two runs.  In the bottom of the seventh, Kevin Grevera led off with a single.  John Mack sent Kevin to third with a single.  Bob Gaines smoked a drive to right center field.  Bill Kreiger got a great jump and made an outstanding running catch.  Ron Cohen singled in Grevera.  Craig Wright doubled in the tying run.  Jack Galloway was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out setting up a force play.  Jim Stabene hit a sacrifice fly to shortstop bringing home the winning run.  Craig Wright led the offense with three hits that included two doubles.  Kevin Culp, Kevin Grevera, and Tom Cosgrove also chipped in with three hits each.  Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway, and Lee Jaslow each had two hits with Lee scoring one run and driving in another.  Kevin Grevera had two RBI's and the rest were distributed up and down the lineup with one RBI each from Kevin Culp, Bob Gaines, Craig Wright, Jack Galloway, Jim Stabene, Lee Jaslow, and Tom Cosgrove.  The Flames defense was strong with John Mack making multiple nice stretches on throws to first from his infielders.  Many thanks to Terry Abrams filling in as umpire.

The Flames defeated the Blues Brothers 9 to 8, scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, in the battle for first place in the Masters Division.

The Blues Brothers took an early lead on a three run Home Run by Tom Riether in the first inning.  The lead didn't last long when the Flames scored one run in the bottom of the first inning and four runs in the bottom of the second inning.

With the Flames leading 6 to 5, the Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the sixth and 2 runs in the top of the seventh. The Flames scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, with good hitting, and the winning run scored by speedy Tom Cosgrove (pinch runner) tagging up from 3rd base on a line drive out to the shortstop.

Tom Riether had 3 hits and 5 RBI's for the Blues Brothers. Ed Brandriff had a great day at the plate with three hits. Joe Mursch had two hits for the losing team. Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Andy Cohen, Charlie Whitaker, Jack Donohue (a double), Fred Eberhardt, and Butch Brodenheimer all had one hit each,for the Blues Brothers.

Wolfpack 5 Panthers 4

It was a hard fought exciting game but the depleted Wolfpack, playing with only 10 players, staged a 7th inning rally to defeat the Panthers 5-4.

The Pack jumped out to a 2-0 lead early and played stellar defense backing up great pitching by Ron Miller, to hold the Panthers to only 1 run until the top of the 7th. Both the Pack's infield and outfield shut down the Panthers hitting. The Panthers bats came alive in the top of the 7th scoring 3 runs to make it a tie game at 4-4. With two out in the bottom of the 7th, clutch hits by Phil Angiolini and Pete Williamson, who were both 3 for4 , delivered to bring in the winning run! This game the Wolfpack bats came alive, Joe Sothern 2-3, Ron Mangini 2-3 , Dave Noa 2-3 ( played a great MID position), Brian Donocuff and John Walsh each added a hit. Key defensive plays by Dave Noa, Judy Agasar, Phil Angiolini, Pete Williamson (1Base) and Ron Mangini, kept the Panthers at bay for the win.

The Wolfpack edged out the Panthers 5 to 4, winning in the bottom of the 7th.

A good game, pitching and fielding really solid. A few really good plays, out at home with Jim Swiderski taking a bullet from Dale Cassidy, first baseman Mike Aversa throwing out a runner, to the pitcher, Mike Segal, covering 1st base.  Several good putouts and catches from accurate throws throughout the game. Terry Gallagher made his debut, filling in for Andy Markowitz who left the game with a concussion. Mike Kroger returned and had a 2 for 3 hitting along with Ron Tuminski who also went 2 for 3, scoring a run and had a rbi. Bob Dougherty also scored a run and had a rbi. A tough loss but a well played game.

Wildcats 5 Starr 3

In a Low Scoring well played game by Both Teams the Wildcats were able to come out on Top 5-3, The Wildcats were able to get on the Board with 1 Run in the First Inning after a Leadoff Line Drive Out to Leftfield, Three Straight Singles by Kevin Oliver, Billy “The Kid” Howland and Fred Weiner to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. The lead lasted until the Bottom of the Second when Starr would put up Two Runs then another run in the Third Inning. The Wildcats came back with Two Runs in the Top of the Fourth on a Leadoff Single by Mike Weidmann followed by a Double by Kevin Oliver, then Both Runners Scored on a Single by Billy “The Kid Howland to tie the Game at Three. Going into the Top of the Seventh with the Score Tied at Three John McCann led off the Wildcats Seventh beating out an Infield Hit and His Courtesy Runner Scott Comer was able to Score on a Double by Papa John Pappadakis who would also Score after back to back Singles by Kevin Oliver and Billy the Kid Howland to give the Wildcats a 5-3 lead.  Starr wasn’t ready to quit.  With Two Quick Outs in the Bottom half of the Seventh Starr was able to put 2 Runners on Base but the Wildcats were able to get the Third Out without giving up a Run !!! The Wildcats had 14 Hits led by both Kevin Oliver and Billy “The Kid” Howland both going 3 for 3 and “The Kid” was also the Defensive Standout for the Wildcats.

Congratulations to Starr on a well Played Game 

The Wildcats jumped out to a 1 to 0 advantage after 1 inning.  Starr came back with 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd for a 3 to 1 lead. Wildcats scored 2 in the 4th to knot up the score 3 to 3. Tie going into the last inning when the Wildcats scored 2 for a 5 to 3 final and a Wildcats win. Defensively the Wildcats played great and made 3 double plays to shut down Starr.  Offensively for Starr, Larry Levin went 3 for 3 and everybody else had 1 hit except for 1 player. After the game as usual 10 players and 1 of our former friends and player went out for lunch . Fun and laughs were plentiful after the game.

Game Reports For The Week Ending 6/13/2025

A very strange week for Bucks Senior Softball.  Tuesday should have been a normal day but starting the early games in a very light rain seemed fine until the fine rain decided to step up it's game and changed into a downpour.  Two of the three games completed four innings and based on USA Softball rules are complete games.  The third game ended one out short of being a complete game.  

In addition to the partial play on Tuesday we played our first ever Wednesday game since we would not have the fields on Thursday due to the Pennsbury tournament.   This was necessary because we only had 2 fields available to us on Thursday.

Thursday we managed to get in 4 games playing at Firefighter's Park which the township did an excellent job preparing for us.

Tuesday

Blues Brothers 9 Wildcats 2

The Blues Brothers defeated the Wildcats 8 to 2 in a rain shortened, but official game. The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, due to the downpour, with the Wildcats having the bases loaded.

The Blues Brothers scored 3 runs in the first inning on an RBI double by Ted Henritzy, followed by an RBI double by Tom Riether, followed by a single by Joe Mursch and an RBI single by Jack Donohue.

The Blues Bothers scored five runs in the third inning starting with a walk by Fred Eberhardt and an RBI triple by Ed Brandriff. Paul Stetsko hit an RBI triple scoring Ed. Ted Henritzy then hit an RBI single scoring Paul, followed by an RBI double by Tom Riether, scoring Ted. Bill Krieger then hit an RBI single scoring Tom, ending the inning because of the five-run rule.

Andy Cohen had two hits in two at bats for the Blues Brothers. Franklin Smith had several assists playing both second base and 3rd base.

In a Game Shortened by Rain (not soon enough) the Blues Brothers beat the Wildcats 8-2 !!

Wayne “Christy Mathewson” Heaton held the Wildcats to only One Hit and One Baserunner through the 1st 4 Innings. Scott Comer had a line drive single in the 2nd inning. The Blues Brothers made every defensive play actually both Teams Played Good Defense it’s just that the Blues Brothers “OUTHIT” the Wildcats by “QUITE A FEW HITS” !!! The Wildcats were able to Get a Double and 3 Singles and a Walk in the Bottom of the 5th to Score the 2 Runs and still had the Bases Loaded when the Skies Opened Up and Quickly Flooded the Fields to end the Game at 8-2.  If the Score reverts back to the Previous inning Wayne would’ve had a 1 Hit Shutout but the Wildcats will settle for the 8-2 Score and the 3 Extra Hits hahahaha !!! Congratulations to the Blues Brothers a well Coached Team !!!

Devils 13 Panthers 3 (Not a complete game)

Devils scored 13 runs by the 4th inning when the rain stopped the game. Devils were winning 13-3 into the bottom of 4th with 2 outs.

Ray Morris pitched another great game going 3-3, while Derek Foster, Wayne Haller, Dave Bushar, and Bim Bradford went 2-2. Gene Reeber went 2-3…

The Devils are starting to hit now and the team is now starting to gel………

Eagles 10 Wolfpack 8

The Wolfpack and the Eagles started out with a high scoring game with the Wolfpack scoring in 3 of 4  innings and the Eagles scoring in all 4 innings to win in a rain shortened 4 inning gamen 10 to 8. The Eagles were led by Gary Jones with 3 hits and 4 players with 2 hits including Clete Mahoney (double), Frank Glauser, Bob Esterly and our sub player Bob Gaines. Bob played both in the infield and outfield. We want to thank him for his fine play and for helping to prepare the fields prior to the games. 

The game was called by the umpire not allowing the Wolfpack a chance to catch the Eagles who were winning 10-8. The Wolfpack recovered their bats but poor fielding and bad baserunning really cost the Pack this game...... The team manager could not make a play and that combined with two questionable calls against the Wolfpack opened the doors for the Eagles to soar with 10 runs. The Wolfpack hitting was led by Steve Belenko with 3 hits, Mark Azzaro with 2 hits and 2 RBIs ,Ron Mangini ,Judy Agasar, Ken Radon, Lou Depalma, Pete Williamson, Dave Noa, Brian Donocuff and Joe Sothern all contributed hits in a tight game. Dave Noa pitched a great game for the Pack only to lack defensive support.

Wednesday

Blue Jays 12 Panthers 2

The Blue Jays laid claim to their second win of the season by applying constant offensive pressure, scoring in six of the seven innings, and playing sound defense.  Tony Baccari led the blue offense with 4 hits including a triple and scored 3 times.  Jeff Blank went 3 for 3 with a double, a walk and 3 runs scored. Dick Tosti, Jim O'Brien, Rich Pich and Bill Matlack all chipped in with 2 hits.  Rich Dickson set the stage for the top of the order by walking twice.  Rich Pich pitched a great game confident that he had a strong defense operating behind him.

Thursday

Classics 12 Wolfpack 8

This was a Classics team win with good hitting and fielding. Our starting pitcher Norm Derry went down to an injury in the fourth inning and Dave Frayne stepped in and pitched the rest of the game. Dave did a great job in finishing the game for a team win of 12-8.

Good all around hitting by Eric Suber, George Groves, Jack McNulty (longest hit of the day with a triple), Frank Verano, Dave Simone and Eric Gottlieb all contributing with RBI's.

The Wolfpack, missing 3 key players, were outplayed by an aggressive Classics team. The Classics jumped out to a quick 1-0 score but the Pack could not respond in the bottom of the first. The Classics then made it 5-1 but the Pack responded making it 5-4 by the fourth inning. The trouble then started for the Wolfpack allowing base on balls and several miscues in the field, resulting in the score being 8-4. The Pack offense was not strong enough to overcome solid fielding by the Classics in the late innings. The Wolfpack experienced 4 Strikeouts at the plate and 2 DP's which sunk any chances for a comeback resulting in a 12-5 final score. On offense bright spots for the Pack was Pete Williamson going 3 for 3 with a triple, Mark Azzaro , Phil Angiolini each with 2 hits and Steve Belenko, Dave Noa ( also played a great game at Mid) ,and Judy Agasar each added one hit.

Blues Brothers 22 Eagles 6

The Blues Brothers tool advantage of ten walks and the Eagles only having nine players and a sub winning the game 22 to 6.

 Ed Brandriff, Ted Henritzy and Monroe Weingarten had three hits for the Blues Brothers. Monroe also had three RBI's.  Bill Krieger, Jack Donohue, Wayne Heaton, Charlie Whitaker, and Fred Eberhardt had three hits for the visiting team.  Franklin Smith drew three walks, had a single and scored four runs.

The Blues Brothers and the Eagles started evenly with both teams scoring 1 run in the first inning . The Blues Brothers then scored 14 runs in the next 3 innings while the Eagles scored 2 making the Eagles the blue team. The Blues Brothers then scored 7 more runs over the last 3 innings while the Eagles scored 3 to finish the game Blues Brothers 23 the eagles 6. Real close game at least for one inning. Congratulations to the Blues Brothers for a runway win! The Eagles were led by Rich Dempsey with 3 hits including a triple  and 5 players with 2 hits  including Gary Jones, Art Taylor, Clete Mahoney a triple, Frank Glauser, and Bob Esterly. Also thanks to Tom Cosgrove for subbing and playing center field. 

Wildcats 9 Devils 8

In a game where the Score was 4-1 Devils after Five Innings the Wildcats were able to put back to back 4 Run Innings and the Devils could only have back to back 2 Run Innings The Wildcats Scored the 4 Runs in the Sixth Inning on Singles by Papa John, Scott Comer, John Reich, Howard Wible and a Double by Aaron Sacharov then in the Top of the Seventh Steve Scheele, Carl Weingarten and Mike Weidmann all Singled with Steve Scoring. John McCann then hit a groundball to short they threw to 2nd or the force but McCann was able to beat the Throw to First Scoring Carl. Papa John Singled moving the Pinch Runner (Steve Scheele) to Third. Bill Howland Singled Scoring Steve then Fred Weiner Singled Scoring Papa John.  Thank God we were able to score the 4 Runs because the Devils weren’t done Yet trailing 9-6 the Devils were able to Score 2 In the Bottom of the 7th for the Final 9-8 Score.

The Two Teams have Played Twice both Games being 1 Run Victories for the Wildcats there were a Few Misplayed balls by Each Team and the Game could have Gone “EITHER WAY”.

The Devils were leading the game until the top of the 7th when the some timely hitting by the Wildcats scored 4 in the top of the 7th.  Devils did not respond losing 9-7. Derek Foster went 3-4, while Ray Morris, Tom Sikora, Larry Restivo, and John Salmon all went 2-3. Tom Jakubowski came back to play and went 2-2.

Flames 12 Starr 4

The flames started out by scoring 11 runs in the first 3 innings and completely dominated Starr by a final score of 12 to 4. Offensively for Starr every player had at least 1 hit and Larry Levin, John Rozolis, Terry Abrams and Bill Schwartz each had 2 hits. To many players on the injured list and some poor fielding have hindered Starr from being more competitive. Congratulations to the Flames who played a good defense and offensive game.

The Flames bats matched the weather with a scorching attack in a 12-4 win over the shorthanded Starr.  The Flames were once again led by Kevin Culp with a walk less game, three hits (one a double), and three RBI's.  Russ Dorrycott and Ron Cohen also each had three hits.  Bob Gaines, Jack Galloway, Bill Russell, and Tom Cosgrove added two hits apiece.  Kevin Grevera, John Mack, Craig Wright, Jim Stabene, and Lee Jaslow chipped in with hits.  While Jim Stabene didn't move up in the batting order, he was farther from the bottom of the order as the Flames had 13 players.  Thinking he had moved up, Jim had two RBI's! The Flames had another strong defensive game with key plays made by Ron Cohen turning a third to second doubleplay and Craig Wright who made a quick relay on a base hit to the outfield resulting in an out at the plate.  The Flames welcomed Jack Zupan to the team and Jack immediately contributed with an RBI in his first at bat.  However Jerry Gross reported in that he has suffered a broken humerus that will require 6 to 8 weeks to heal.  Jerry was injured scoring the tying run on May 20th.  He has been placed on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to May 21.

Blues Brothers 15 Panthers 3

The Blues Brothers defeated the Panthers 15 to 3, in a game that was very close through five innings.

The Blues Brothers scored one run in the second inning on an RBI double by Franklin Smith and then scored three runs in the top of the third inning. In the third inning, Ed Brandriff had a double, followed by an RBI double by Paul Stetsko, scoring Ed. Ted Henritzy then had an RBI single scoring Paul. Tom Riether then hit an RBI double scoring Ted.

The Panthers got some timely hitting by the middle and lower part of their line up scoring one run in the third inning and 2 runs in the fourth inning making the score 4 to 3, which was where it stayed after five innings.

The Blues Brothers got two insurance runs in the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh inning, the Blues Brothers scored nine runs on multiple hits and a few errors by the Panthers.

Paul Stetsko and Bill Krieger had three hits for the Belushi and Aykroyd team.  Ed Brandriff, Ted Henritzy, Tom Riether, Jack Donohue, Charlie "Soft Pretzel" Whitaker and Fred Eberhardt all had three hits. Wayne Heaton pitched great going all seven innings.

The Panthers scored 1 in 2nd, 2 in 3rd. Blues scored 1 in 1st, 3 in 2nd, 2 in 6th and 9 in the 7th.

The game was fairly well played until the 7th, when the wheels fell off the bus.

Highlights for the Panthers, Jim Klemick, Mike Aversa and Craig Niederpreum had 3 hits apiece.

Starr 12 Devils 10

Starr gave up 5 runs in the top of the first with some poor defense to fall behind 5 to 0. Starr answered with 3 in the bottom of the first and 1 run in the bottom of the 2nd to give the Devils a 1 run lead. Devils scored 2 in the top of the 3rd and Starr answered back with 3 in the bottom of the third to knot up the score at 7 apiece. In the bottom of the 4th Starr broke the game open with a 5 run outburst in the bottom of the 4th for a 12 to 7 lead. The Devils did not quit and scored 2 in the 5th and 1 in the 6th for a final of 12 to 10  for a Starr victory. Offensively Larry Levin was a perfect 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored. Dave Detwiler was a perfect 2 for 2. Chipping in with 2 hits were Terry Klein, Terry Abrams, Spencer Synderman, John Rozolis and Harris Braunstein. Alan Massey, Howard Borochaner and Rich Waloff each with one hit. Biggest hit was Rich Waloffs 2 out bases clearing double for 3 rbis with 2 outs. This was a total team effort as our number one pitcher was absent and our 3 and 4 hitters on the injured list. Spencer Synderman pitched a great game and got the win for a depleted Starr team. 

The Devils played a much better game today but fell short 12-10 to Starr.  Ray Morris pitched another great game and hit 3-4.

Tom Sikora led the team going 4-4….Nice game for Tom playing the middle.  Derek Foster went 2-3, while Bim Bradford went 3-4.

We stuck with Starr for most of the game but they just had more hits today.  Close game all around especially sine the Devils only had 10 players today.

We will get some injured players back in a few weeks and hopefully have a full team before the playoffs.

Wildcats 5 Eagles 4

The Wildcats were able to “SQUEAK OUT” a 1 Run Victory over the Eagles Today, the unusual thing was that Billy “The Kid” Howland went Hitless but He did Play His usual 3 Positions in the Game 2nd-P-3rd. I’m sure that if We needed Him to Play the Outfield He would do that also, The Eagles Batted 1st and Scored 2 Runs in the Top of the 1st but the Wildcats were able to put together 4 Straight Hits with 2 Outs in their half of the 1st to take a 3-2 lead. The Cats only had one hit in the second inning but the One Hit was a Triple by Bill Jones, so the Wildcats went ahead 4-2 in their half of the 2nd.  Then the Eagles Scored 2 in the Top of the 3rd to TIE the Score 4-4 and that’s the way it was until the Wildcats were able to push a Run across in the Bottom of the 7th !!! Tom Boyle would have had His 3rd STRIKEOUT of the Game but a “VERY QUESTIONABLE” Pitch that was a STRIKE was called an Illegal Pitch by a “ROOKIE UMPIRE” to the League, all I can say is that I didn’t complain but then again He didn’t call it on Me and as a Very Few Guys in the League know that I OCCASIONALLY in a “Very Polite Way” have a Tendency to Question the Umpires Call.  Tom just shook His Head and kept PITCHING unlike Me because I would have kept BITCHING. The Wildcats had 5 different Players with 2 Hits and 5 different Players Scored a Run.  Our ’s off to the Eagles for Fighting to the Very End !!!

Today's writeup the Eagles and Wildcats both scored 4 runs in the first 3 innings and it remained that way until the seventh inning with the Wildcats scoring the winning run to come away with a 5 to 4 win in a very tense and well played game. The Eagles were led by Clete Mahoney who went 3 for 3 including a triple and Craig Kloss; Gene Corrado and Tom Boyce who each had 2 hits. The Eagles could only manage 12 hits which was not near enough to come away with a win.  Congratulations  to the Wildcats for winning a tense and well played game.

Classics 14 Blue Jays 10

This could have been either team winning the game was tied once at 5-5 later in the game the Classics went ahead 12-10 and held onto a 14-10 win. 

The hitting attack was led by Eric Suber, George Groves and Frank Verano with 3 hits each. Jack McNuty, Bob Dolan, John Breig, Darryl Puzan added on with 2 hits each. Dave Simone, Mark Jerdan, Dave Cutler and Dave Frayne contributed with 1 hit each. 

The Blue Jays offense managed to put 10 runs on the board.  The Blue Jays defense helped the Classics put 14 on the board.  The bird defense that looked so good on Tuesday, did in fact look good on Tuesday. Thursday was a new day, a different ending, and a different defense.  Lee Bullman made the only noteworthy defensive play by making a nice catch on a deep fly to right center.  Lee's catch came off the bat of Jack McNulty, with two outs and the bases loaded, and ended a potential big Classic inning keeping the birds in the game.  

On the offensive side of the ball the Jays managed 19 hits but only capitalized for 10 runs in two 5 run innings.  The Jays left many stranded runners and they were unable to score with bases loaded in the sixth inning due to an untimely double play, and again with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.  Steve Griffin once again got things going with 2 hits and 2 walks, Tony Baccari contributed 2 doubles.  Dick Tosti was 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI's.  Curtis Bragg had 2 hits including a double.  Jim O'Brien was 3 for 3 with a triple and 3 two out RBI's.  Rich Pich, Lee Bullman and Bill Matlack also contributed 2 hits.

Flames 2 Wolfpack 0

In a game reminiscent of the 1968 MLB season (when Bob Gibson led the NL with a 1.12 ERA, Luis Tiant led the AL with a 1.61 ERA, and Denny McLain went 31-6 - and four other pitchers had an ERA under 2.00 - causing MLB to lower the pitching mound from 15 inches to 10 inches for the 1969 season), the Flames played a flawless defensive game in a tight 2-0 win over the Wolfpack.  Kevin Culp pitched superbly, barely outpitching the Wolfpack's Ron Miller (who's blazing pitches resulted in 3 strikeouts).  Bob Gaines and Ron Cohen drove in runs in the top of the second and neither team scored in any other inning.  Craig Wright had 3 hits for the Flames. John Mack and Bob Gaines had two each (one of Bob's was a double).  Kevin Culp, Russ Dorrycott, Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway, Jim Stabene, Lee Jaslow, and Tom Cosgrove each contributed one hit.  Jack Galloway played both infield and outfield and started a game ending ground ball double play from the second base position.  Whatever the manager said about the shortstop's defense after that seems to have worked.  But neither was made available to the press after the game.

WANTED: Anyone selling hits and runs please contact Ron Mangini, manager Wolfpack!!!!!

The Wolfpack was shutout by the Flames 2-0 scratching out only 8 hits but no runs......Kevin Culp pitched a masterful game never allowing a Pack runner to reach beyond 2nd base....The Wolfpack bats hit the ball 14 times to the shortstop position resulting in an out each time.....who was that shortstop????  Dave Noa came through with 2 hits, Steve Belenko, Mark Azzaro, Pete Williamson, Joe Sothern, Ron Miller and John Walsh all recorded 1 hit each......The Flames played a great defensive game with key hits at the right time to score their 2 runs and that is all they needed. 

Game Reports For 6/3/2025

Flames 10 Devils 3

The Flames took advantage of the scorching sun with multiple sun-aided hits and broke open a close game with the gallant shorthanded Devil with 5 runs in the top of the 6th inning in a 10-3 victory.  The Flames were motivated to play well by a bench visit from the injured Warren Fuchs.  John Mack led the offense with four hits and two RBI's.  Craig Wright and Kevin Grevera both had three hits with one of Kevin's driving in a run.  Kevin Culp pitched another walkless game, had two hits (including a triple), and also drove in two runs,  Lee Jaslow had a strong game starting the 5 run rally with a two out single.  Lee had two hits, two RBI's and made a good defensive play ranging to grab a looping pop-up.  Ron Cohen, Russ Dorrycott, Jack Galloway, and Jim Stabene all had two hits.  Bill Russell had one hit and an RBI and ranged over to cover second on a key force play taking a feed from Jim Stabene.  The Flames defense was solid throughout the entire field with the only errors made by the shortstop.  The Flames manager indicated that discussions with his shortstop about fielding will remain in-house.

Playing with 10 didn’t hurt the Devils today, we just didn’t put hits together to score runs.  The Devil's defense was ok, but too many bloopers killed us from the flames.

Ray Morris pitched another great game and went 3-3.  Derek Foster, Larry Restivo, and Dave Bushar went 2-4.  Bim Bradford and Gene Reeber went 2-3 on the day.

Better luck next game…We all give it our best.

Blue Jays 10 Wolfpack 2

The Blue Jays turned in a defensive gem shutting down a big Wolfpack attack and claiming their first win of the season.  The blue infield of Del Kates, Dick Tosti, Ken Mealey, Steve Griffin and Bill Matlack made every play.  Tony Baccari made catch after catch in left field and Jerry Jeff (Blind Squirrel) Blank made an outstanding catch in right center on a screaming line drive off the bat of Pete Williamson, without even seeing it.   Rich Pich pitched a great game for blue.  Steve (fancy pants) Griffin got everything started for the Jays going 1 for 1 with a pair of walks and scoring twice.  Del Kates was 2 for 3 and scored 3 runs.  Dick Tosti was 2 for 3 and scored twice.  The offensive star for the birds was Jeff Blank going 3 for 3 with a double and 4 two out RBI's.  Jim O'Brien, Rich Pich, Bill Matlack and Howard Barman chipped in with a hit.  The victory was a total team effort in shutting down the previously undefeated pack and makes the Blue Jays undefeated for the month of June.

The Wolfpack were outplayed by an aggressive Blue Jay team. The Pack had poor defense in the initial two innings making 5 errors in the field which the Blue Jays took advantage of by mounting a 6-1 lead by the end of the 2nd inning. The Pack tried in vain to mount a rally each inning and could only drive in one additional run. The Wolfpack did load the bases twice in the game but could not get the key hits needed. The only bright spots for the Wolfpack was Steve Belenko going 3-3 and Mark Azzaro 2-3. The Blue Jays played a great defensive game and delivered clutch hits when needed.

The Wolfpack will regroup and move forward to meeting the Flames on Thursday.

Wildcats 11 Panthers 3

In the Battle of the Felines The smaller Cat came out on top, as the Wildcats beat the Panthers by a Score of 11-3. The Wildcats put together innings of 3-5-3 Runs on 17 Hits and 4 walks leading the way was the youngster Bill Howland going 3 for 3 with a run scored and a triple, followed by Bill Jones 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Kevin Oliver 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and Fred Weiner 2 for 2 with a Walk and 2 Runs scored.  Bill Jones also had 3 Assists from the outfield John McCann was able to work 2 walks and score a Run!!!  The fleet footed Tom Delaney was able to score all the way from 3rd Base on a single to right field, I don’t think Tom's speed improved so there’s a possibility that the Right fielder may have fallen down, but I don’t think so because his name is Ron not Carl or Scott!!!

The Panthers played a good Game and never gave up !!! Of course having Dale Cassidy and Ken Reiss on the team there’s no quitting until the Final Out is made.

The Wildcats scored 3 in the 1st, 5 in the 3rd and 3 in the 4th. Panthers scored 1 in the 1st, 5th and 6th innings. 

The Panthers seem to play a different type of game than they have been. Routine plays were handled with difficultly. Hits were fewer than could have been expected, only 13 for the contest against the Wildcats, scoring 3 runs.  Ken Riess come on to pitch after the 5th inning. Jim Klemick and Mike Aversa each had 2 hits. Mike Aversa had 2 RBI's. 

Blues Brothers 16 Classics 4

The Blues Brothers had their hitting cleats on and avenged their opening day loss to the Classics with a 16 to 4 victory on Field #5.  Wayne Heaton pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers.  The Blues Brothers scored 4 runs in the second inning, 5 runs in the third inning, four runs in the fifth inning and 3 runs in the sixth inning. Seven different players had RBI'S for the Blues Brothers.

Tom Reither and Ted Henritzy had four hits each, while Paul Stetsko, Wayne Heaton, and Joe Mursch had three hits each.

There were three defensive plays worth writing about. Butch Brodenheimer made a crowd-pleasing juggling catch of a foul ball as Catcher in the first inning. Bill Krieger made a great catch in left center Field in the seventh inning, on what looked like a sure double. Andy Cohen made a diving catch at second base in the seventh inning, which was an ESPN moment.

This game was not up to Classics standards. The pitching, fielding and hitting was not sharp and gave the Blues Brother too many opportunities to score runs. The Classics lost 16-4.

Starr 10 Eagles 7

The Eagles started slow.  After Starr scored 5 runs in the first inning the Eagles scored 3, but then Starr scored 5 more.  The Eagles couldn't outscore them but made the game close by scoring 3 more runs in third inning and 1 more in the sixth inning but it was not enough as Starr went on to win by a score of 10 to 7.  The Eagles were led by Gene Corrado and Clete Mahoney who each had 3 hits.  Rich Dempsey had 2 hit and both were doubles.  Four other Eagles had 2 hits including Craig Kloss, Frank Glauser, Scott Jones and Bob Esterly.  Craig Kloss played well in left center and Rich Dempsey and Gene Harris played very strong defense in the infield.

Game Reports For 5/27/2025

Devils 22 Classics 16

Well, it was bound to happen…the Devils came out of the cellar and won their first game.

The gang from down under scored 22 runs today was because of timely hits and great pitching by Ray Morris.

Changed the lineup a little and it paid off with Gerry Barlow 5-5….Ray Morris had 5-6 hits along with Derek Foster, Larry Restivo going 3-6.

John Salmon hit all day long and ran like the wind going 4-5. His family should come more often.

Dave Bushar had his hits going 5-6 with Bim Bradford going 4-6.

It was a great team effort as we were tied going into extra innings when the Devils put up 8 runs in the top of the 8th inning and shut the Classics down in the bottom of the 8th.  Great game for us as we won our first game of the year……….congrats to all today.

The Devils jumped out with 4 runs in the first inning and held onto the lead until the 7th inning when the Classics tied the game 14 to 14. The game went into extra inning and the Devils came back to score 6 runs and Classics could not come back and lost 22-16. The Classics are holding back and not showing how good they can field. They are just waiting for the playoffs.

Good hitting by Eric Suber, George Groves, Jack McNulty and Dave Simone.

Blues Brothers 4 Starr 3

In the 9:30 AM game on Field # 5, which was played in the last week of May, this game had the atmosphere of a Bucks County Senior League, Softball Playoff Game. The Blues Brothers defeated the defending League Champion Starr Team, 4 to 3.

The Blues Brothers had a great first inning starting with a double by Paul Stetsko and an RBI single by Ted Henritzy. After Director of Officiating Bill Schwartz, who is a great control pitcher, walked Tom Reither, Bill Krieger drove in Henritzy with an RBI single giving the Blue Brothers a 2 - 0 lead.

After a 2-run homerun by Sarr in the bottom of the first inning, the score was tied 2-2 after one inning. Starr then took the lead 3 to 2 in the bottom of the fifth inning.

In the top of the sixth inning, Ed Brandriff, swinging at the first pitch, despite his Manager's suggestion to take a pitch, hit a single. Paul Stetsko then hit a single advancing Ed to third base. Then pitcher Bill Schwartz asked to intentionally walk Tom Reither. Thanks to Ed Brandriff, who confirmed the rule that our Director of Officiating tried to ignore, you can only walk one player one time, in a game, Tom reached first on a fielder's choice, where no out was recorded.  Then our star of the game, Bill Krieger hit a 2 RBI single and the Blues Brothers took the lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, with two outs and two men on base after a very close call at first base, the Blues Brothers elected not to intentionally walk a very good Starr hitter to get to a player who was 0 for 2. A line drive out was recorded and the Blues Brothers won this close game. Ted Henritzy, Paul Stetsko, and Monroe, not Morgan, Weingarten had two hits each for the Blues Brothers.

The Blues Brothers jumped out with a 2 run first inning and Starr answered with a 2 run outta here home run by Keith Klasic.  The score remained tied till the bottom of the 5th when Starr scored 1 run to take a 3 to 2 lead. In the top of the 6th the Blues Brothers pushed two runs across and held on for a 4 to 3 win. 

Great defensive play by Larry Levin to save more runs from scoring on a great sliding catch in left field.  There were also defensive gems by Ron Fein and Terrry Abrams preventing many more runs for Starr. Offensively Starr was led by  Ron Fein  going 3 for 3 and Larry Levin,and Keith Klassic chipping in with 2 hits. Terry Abrams,  Bill Schwartz, and Spencer Synderman each with 1 hit. The game was a great nail bitter from the 1st to the last inning. Hats off to a great game by the Blue Brothers and a great pitching duel between Wayne Heaton and Bill Schwartz who both pitched great games.

Editor's Note:  Rule Clarification.  Section AG of our rules  titled Limitation on Walks.

This rule was implemented to prevent teams from continuously walking star players.

A batter that has been previously walked during the course of a game will

have the option of accepting all subsequent walks or remaining at the plate

and continuing the at bat.

Panthers 13 Eagles 7

The Panthers had a 13 to 7 victory over the Eagles. As usual there were many plays that could have been highlighted (low lighted) but to protect the players no names will be provided. The Panthers started out with 3 runs in the top of 1st.  The Eagles scored 5 runs in the bottom aided by 5 errors. After a scoreless 2nd inning the Panthers scored 3 runs in both the top of 3rd and 5th. The Eagles scored 2 runs in the bottom of 6th and Panthers closed out the top of 7th with 4 runs. Highlights included 21 hits, a home run by Mike Kroger who had 4 rbi's and 4 runs scored, 2 triples by Jim Klemick scored 4 runs and had 2 rbi's. Ken Riess went 3 for 4, 3 rbi's and 4 runs scored.  Additionally, Ed Occhi and Mike Aversa went 3 for 4 both with rbi's. Craig Neiderpreum 1 for 3 with an Rbi. Walks to Dale Cassidy, Craig Neiderpreum, Mike Segal and 2 to Jim Swiderski, added to the production.

Added note, again we are blessed with Great Umpiring, today, Harvey.

The Eagles started out by scoring 5 runs in the first inning after the Panthers scored 3.  The big green birds could only score 2 more runs the rest of the game while the Panthers scored 10 more to cruise to a 13 to 7 win. The eagles had 5 players with 2 hits including Gary Jones, Rich Dempsey, Frank Glauser, Bob Esterly and Gene Corrado. Congratulations to the Panthers  for completely outplaying the eagles. 

Wolfpack 11 Wildcats 7

The Wolfpack clawed the Wildcats by a score of 11-7 to remain undefeated. Again, the entire Pack team contributed to the win......Wildcats quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning but the Wolfpack countered with 5 runs in the bottom of the first. Ron Miller, returning from an injury, pitched a great game and Joe Sothern also returned after an injury and went 2-3 at the bat. The high powered Wolfpack offense was led by Phil D'Angiolini with 2 hits, Mark Azzaro with 3 doubles and 6 rbi's, Pete Williamson with 2 doubles, Pascal Houke, Joe Sothern, and Dave Noa each had 2 hits in the game. The Pack scored another 5 runs in the 3rd inning and added another run in the 6th inning......tight defense shut down attempted Wildcat rallys. Great defensive plays were made by Mark Azzaro, Dave Noa, Joe Sothern, Pete Willamson, Pascal Houke, Lou DePalma and Ron Miller, all which all contributed to the 11-8 victory.

The Wildcats Scored 2 Runs in the First Inning and the Wolfpack Answered with 5 Runs !!!

The Wolfpack had Two 5 Run Innings that were too much for the Wildcats to Overcome as the Final Score was 11-7 !!! In a Game where the Wildcats actually Played Good Defense the Wolfpacks Hitting was EARLY and OFTEN and Actually HARD at Times !!! The Wildcats had Four Players that went 2 for3 Kevin Oliver-Bill Jones-Fred Weiner-Howard Wible, Kevin scored Twice and Bill Jones Three Times and His 1 Hit was a Triple they were a Combined 8 for 12!! To WASHOUT the Four Guys with the 2 Hits We actually had Four Guys that went a Combined 0 for 11 WE’RE not going to Win many Games like that !!! The Wolfpack not only Hit well they also Played SOLID DEFENSE On the Positive Side The Wildcats didn’t Rollover after the Two 5 Run Innings out scoring the Wolfpack by a 5-1 Score

Congratulations to the Wolfpack for Playing a Solid all Around Game !!

Flames 14 Blue Jays 2

The Flames manager's write-up will be shorter as his keyboard ran out of ink after last week's write-up!  The Flames bats were on fire in a 14-2 win against the Blue Jays.  Kevin Culp pitched another strong, walkless game and also "pitched in" with three hits including an RBI triple.  The offense was led by Ron Cohen's four hits including a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Jim Stabene was an RBI machine with 4 RBI's from his two hits.  In Jim's post-game press conference, Jim suggested his manager should move him up in the batting order.  The public wonders if controversy is brewing for the Flames! Jack Galloway (1 RBI), Kevin Grevera (3 RBI's), and Tom Cosgrove (1 RBI) each had three hits.  Bob Gaines had two hits including a double and had two RBI's.  Craig Wright also had two hits.  John Mack had one hit and an RBI. Lee Jaslow had one hit and scored a run.

The Blue Jays lost their fourth consecutive game after being burned by the flames 14 to 2.  Tony Baccari led the blue offense going 3 for 3 with a double but did not factor in the scoring.  Steve Griffin was 2 for 3.  Jim O'Brien was 2 for 2, with an RBI double and a run scored.  One hit days for Del Kates, Jeff Blank and Rich Pich (RBI).  The Jays tallied 10 hits in total but lost production due to an untimely double play and a base running error.  On the bright side the Jays cut their strikeout rate by 700% and there was an improvement in the Jay's defense as the Flames hit well and earned the win and the majority of their runs.

Umpire Harvey Harris missed one call after another throughout the entire game.  We expect that it will be the last time he leaves his phone on the Blue Jay bench. 

Game Reports For 5/20/2025

Wolfpack 15 Starr 11

The Wolfpack never give up and it was proven today as the injury depleted "Pack" gave up 10 runs in the early innings only to storm back for the victory over Starr by the score of 15-11. Again, every team member contributed to this win. By the bottom of the 5th the Wolfpack were down by 7 runs after a relentless hitting attack by Starr.  Steve Belenko 2 hits, Phil D'Angiolini 4 hits 2 doubles, Mark Azzaro 2 doubles, Pete Williamson 3 hits with 2 triples, Brian Donocuff 2 hits and Pascal Houcke 3 hits pounced on Starr pitching to score 7 runs in the 5th and 4 runs in the 6th. 

Louis De Palma pitched a great game bearing down when we needed and the entire Wolfpack defense rose to the occasion to shut down late inning rallys. clutch fielding plays were made by Pascal Houcke, Mark Azzaro, Phil D'Angiolini, Pete Williamson and especially Brian Donocuff who played an exceptional game at 2nd base. Special thanks to Bob Easterly and Jim O'Brien for subbing due to late game injuries. 

Starr scored 5 runs in the first inning and Wolfpack 2 for a 5 to 2 lead. Wolfpack scored 1 in the 2nd and third inning with Starr holding a slim 5 to 4 lead. In the top of the forth Starr tacked on 2 more in the 4th in the 5th for a commanding 11 to 4 lead. At that point Starr's defense fell apart committing A ton of errors and allowing the Wolfpack to score 7 in the 5th and 4 in the sixth for a 15 to 11 victory for the Wolfpack. Offensively the Starr team was by Howard Borochaner and Spencer Synderman going a perfect 3 for 3.  Chipping in with 3 hits were Keith Klasic, Ron Fein.  2 hits by Larry Levin, Terry Abrams and Alan Massey. Bill Schwartz getting 1 hit. Defensively Larry Levin making a great sliding catch in the outfield and Jay Passman making a great over the should catch at middle field. A great game was played by the Wolfpack in their victory. Thanks to Jim and Bob for helping out.

Eagles 13 Blue Jays 5

The Blue Jays and the Eagles started early with each team scoring twice in the first inning. The Eagles scored 1 in the 4th second and 2 in the third for a 5 to 2 lead going into the fourth inning. The Blue Jays scored one run in the fourth and fifth inning while the Eagles picked it up scoring 3 runs in the fourth and fifth inning for a eleven to four lead going into the sixth inning. The game finished with the Eagles scoring 2 in the sixth and the Blue Jays with one in the seventh. For the eagles first win of the season 13 to 5.   The Eagles played a lot better on offense, defense and pitching. The Eagles offense was led by Frank Glauser who had 4 hits followed by Gene Corrado and Bob Esterly who each had 3 hits. 4 players also had 2 hits including Craig Kloss, Tom Boyle, Gene Harris and Tom Boyce. Rich  Dempsey hit a key double in the fifth inning driving in 2 runs. Tom Boyle walked a few batters early but then got serious and finished with 7 strikeouts. That's the most I've ever senn a pitcher do.  Really amazing. Gene Corrado played excellent defense at first base handling some hard hit balls at first and then running to first beating the batters. This was the eagles best played game of the season and hopefully we can build on it. 

The Blue Jays lost their third consecutive start, falling to the Eagles by a score of 13 to 5.  The Jays offense kind of improved getting 11 hits and 5 runs after only posting 6 hits and 1 runs in their second game.  However, there was a very big however, as the little blue birds managed to strike out 7 times.  Strikeouts seemed to be contagious as 6 different corvids suffered that fate.  Tom "Nolan Ryan" Boyle appeared to have his very slow fastball working as he mowed his way through the blue lineup.  Dick Tosti, Jim O'Brien and Rich Pich all made contact and led the blue birds with 2 hits each.  The Blue Jays are losing fans because of the increased number of fans.  The problem appears to be with team management.

Thanks to Terry Abrams and Tom Cosgrove for officially officiating.

Classics 15 Panthers 11

The Classics started out the first few innings scoring 4 in the first and 2 in the second, having a 9-0 lead after their half of the 4th inning. The Panthers found their bats in the middle of the 4th, scoring 6 runs with Mike Kroger hitting a home run driving in 3 RBIs. The game was tied up after 5 when the Panthers scored 3 more runs. Classics scored 3 in the 6 and 7 innings with the Panthers only scoring 2 for a 15-11 loss. Highlights of the game was Mike Kroger’s home run and 3 rbis but adding to the rbis were 2 rbi games for Andy Markowitz and Ron Tuminski. Rbis by Dale Cassidy, Jim Klemick, Bob Dougherty and Mike Aversa. 2 hit games for Andy Markowitz, Mike Kroger, Ed Occhi and Doug Rutter. There were 10 walks, 2 to Dale Cassidy and Ron Tuminski. One each to Jim Klemick, Mike Kroger, Bob Dougherty, Mike Aversa and Mike Segal. Good play was on display highlighted by Jim Swiderski catching a tipped out at home plate.

Great team effort with 10 players and Dave Fayne did an outstanding job filling in for our starting pitcher. The Classics jumped ahead with 4 runs in the first inning and held the Panthers scoreless until the 6th inning when they scored 6 runs. The Panthers tied the game 9-9 but the Classics came back to score a few more runs to win the game 15-11.

Eric Suber with 4 hits and multiple rbi's, Jack McNuity with 4 hits three of them were triples and multiple rbi's and Eric Gottlieb had 2 hits with multiple rib's. George Groves, Dave Simone, Bob Dolan and Darryl Puzan all contributed with 2 hits each and rbi's.

Flames 9 Wildcats 8

Apologies as this write-up may rival War and Peace for length but a closely fought well-played game is worthy of an extended tome.   Either team could have won and neither team deserved to lose.

“Well, Prince, so Genoa and Lucca are now just family estates of the Buonapartes. But I warn you, if you don’t tell me that this means war, if you still try to defend the infamies and horrors perpetrated by that Antichrist—I really believe he is Antichrist—I will have nothing more to do with you and you are no longer my friend, no longer my ‘faithful slave,’ as you call yourself! But how do you do? I see I have frightened you—sit down and tell me all the news.”

Oops sorry that is the actual beginning to "War and Peace" (according to AI).....ignore that.

The Flames defeated the Wildcats 9 to 8 in a back-and-forth battle.  The Flames offense flared up at the right times with every Flame contributing at least one hit.  The Wildcats scored single runs in the top of the first and second innings with multiple well-placed hits (some hard and some not so hard!). The Flames' bats scorched in the bottom of the third inning with 5 runs highlighted by a  bases loaded bases clearing double by John Mack.  The Wildcats closed the gap with a 2 run fifth inning but the Flames scored two more in the bottom of the fifth to extend the lead to 7 to 4.  The Wildcats took an 8 to 7 lead in the top of the sixth with multiple hard hits.  Jack Galloway led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and took second on an overthrow at first.  Newcomer Jerry Gross followed with a single putting the tying run at third with no outs.  Jim Stabene hit a shot to midfielder Kevin Oliver who grabbed the ball and threw a strike to the plate erasing the tying run.  Bill Russell followed with a single to rightfield loading the bases.  Tom Cosgrove grounded a single into rightfield scoring Jerry Gross and courtesy runner Craig Wright to end the exciting game.  

The Flames only were able to score in 3 innings and each time the rally was spearheaded by the lower half of the order.  Jack Galloway, Jerry Gross, Jim Stabene, and Bill Russell combined to go 7 for 12 with 5 runs scored.  Tom Cosgrove had three hits.  Kevin Culp, Russ Dorrycott, Jack Galloway, Jerry Gross, and Jim Stabene all had two hits each.  Russ Dorrycott and Jack Mack had 3 RBI's each.  Kevin Culp had one RBI and pitched a strong game with no walks.  Jerry Gross played midfield in his first game and was involved in two doubleplays.

The game was worth of the "Game of the Week" telecast but when Tom Delaney was not elected Pope the networks decided to go in a different direction!

Additionally the Flames send best wishes to Warren Fuchs who suffered a meniscus injury last week and will miss extended time.  

Congratulations are in order for Bob Johnson who has determined he will no longer play.  We thank Bob for his many years in the league and hope that he is around often - particularly to make sure the Flames manager's write-ups are not too long.

In the First 4 Games of the Season The Wildcats Played their Third 1 Run Game. On a Sad note it was their second 1 run loss !!!  Unlike the Wildcats the Flames played a solid defensive game !!! In the Third Inning, with the Youngster Bill Howland Pitching, there were a Couple of Misplayed Balls. At the time the Wildcats had a 2-0 Lead. The Flames tied the Game at 2 and had the Bases Loaded with 2 Outs when their Manager Tom Cosgrove came to Bat and Hit a Fly Ball down the Rightfield Line and the Wildcat Rightfielder had a Bead on the Ball and proceeded to over run the Ball and it Hit Him in the Chest and Dropped Him allowing all 3 Runners to Score to give the Flames a 5-2 Lead (not mentioning any names but if the Rightfielder would have caught the Ball He would have Fallen Down) lol

Papa John and The Youngter Bill Howland were both 3 for 3. Papa Scored Twice and Bill once. The Wildcats scored 2 in the 5th Inning but the Flames came back with 2 of their own then in the Top of the 6th. Papa Johnson led off with a Single followed by Bill Howland's Single then Kevin Oliver and Bill Jones hit Back to Back Triples to put 4 More runs on the Board and take an 8-7 lead. The Wildcats were held Scoreless in the 7th after the First 2 Batters had Hits but were both Forced out at 3rd Base on Groundballs !!!

And after 4 Games Tom Delaney finally has a Batting Average !!! And it’s not .000 anymore

Congratulations to the Flames on a Well Played Game!!! On a Good Note in the Bottom of the 7th when the Flames Scored their 2 Runs Jerry Gross fell when He lost His Footing about Two Feet from Home Plate 2 Years ago Tom Delaney would have been Spewing Quite a Few Vulgarities arguing that Jerry did a Head First Slide and should have been Called out but the New and Improved Tom Has become Quite the Gentleman. hahahahaha Just ask Him.

Blues Brothers 18 Devils 4

The Blues Brothers had their hitting shoes on and defeated the Devils 18 to 4. The Blues Brothers scored five runs in the first inning, the third inning, and the fifth inning. Ed Brandriff, Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, and Tom Reither had three hits each and also scored three runs each. Joe Mursch also had three hits.  Other members of the Blues Brothers who had two hits were Bill Kreiger, Jack Donohue, Franklin Smith, and Fred Eberhardt.  Wayne Heaton who pitched all seven innings had one hit. Other team members who had one hit were Andy Cohen, Charlie Whitaker, and Butch Bodenheimer.  Monroe Weingarten showed his versatility playing four different positions and making a fine catch on a deep fly ball to right field. 

All I can say is that the Devils are in hell at this time…..  Another loss, not enough hitting, leaving guys on base, and numerous errors.  That being said, Dave Bushar and Derek Foster went 2-2 with Wayne Haller going 2-3  As long as everyone is having fun, we will continue our pursuit for win.

Game Reports For 5/13/2025

We were able to get the early games completed in a light rain but as the second games started the level of precipitation increased, the fields deteriorated and both games were called after 2 innings.  

Wolfpack 7 Classics 6

The Wolfpack won another nail biter for their third victory. Again, this was a great team victory even with only 11 team players. Dave Noa pitched another strong game never giving in with tough situations. Mark Azzaro played a great game at 3rd, making excellent plays on hard grounders and closing out the Classics in the bottom of the 7th, starting a game ending double play. (3rd double play of the game for the Pack) Pete Williamson played fabulous defense and along with Ken Radon, led the Wolfpack attack with 3 hits each. Ken Radon was 3-3 even while nursing injured legs. Clutch hitting by Phil Angiolini, Mark Azzaro, Pascal Houcke and Brian Donocuff led to the 7-6 one run victory. Steve Belenko, Ron Mangini, Mark Azzaro, and Dave Noa each had 2 hits  in the Wolfpack attack. 

Both teams battled through playing in a light rain. The Wolfpack went ahead in the beginning innings and the Classics came back to tie the game in the late innings and go ahead in the bottom of the sixth with a score of six to five. The Wofpack scored three runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead eight to six. The Classics fell short by only scoring one run to lose eight to seven. Should I mention we ran ourselves into two double plays that game, I should!

Good hitting by George Groves, Jack McNulty, Frank Verano, Dave Simone and Norm Derry who had two hits each. Good fielding play by Dave Simone on a hot grounder to third and throwing a man going to second, Frank Verano made a good catch in RC on a sinking line drive and Jack McNulty had good fielding  plays at shortstop and covered second on a close play from Eric Gottlieb (2nd base) to him.

Blues Brothers 5 Eagles 3

The Blues Brothers defeated the Eagles 5 to 3 in the 9:30 AM game beating any downpour of rain.  The Blues Brothers scored 3 runs in the first inning on singles by Ed Brandriff and Ted Henritzy, followed by a 2 RBI double by Tom Riether.  Joe Mursch drove in Tom with an RBI single for the third run.

The Blues Brothers scored 2 more in the bottom of the 4th when Ted Henritzy reached first on an error and Tom Reither hit a triple, scoring Ted. Joe Mursch then hit an RBI single to score Tom.

Wayne Heaton pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers. Monroe Weingarten had two hits today. Other team members with singles were Wayne Heaton and Bill Krieger.

The Eagles made it a close game scoring 2 runs in the top of the 4th inning and one run in the top of the sixth inning. Clete Mahoney hit two triples contributing to those runs.

The Eagles fell short losing to the blues brothers 5 to 3 in a well played game by both teams. The Blues Brothers struck early scoring 3 runs in the first inning and then both teams scored 2 runs in the fourth inning. The eagles added 1 in the sixth inning to make the score 5 to 3.  The Eagles were led by Clete Mahoney who hit 2 triples and scored 2 runs. Frank Glauser, Tom Boyce and Gene Harris each had 2 hits. Frank Glauser played great defense at third base and Gene Harris played very well at middle infield. Gene Corrado made some nice catches at first base as the Eagles turned 3 double plays. A good Eagle effort butt wasn't enough and the Blues Brothers earned the win. 

Wildcats 4 Devils 3

On a Rain Shortened Day only the Three Early Games were able to be COMPLETED !!!

On Field 5 in a very Good Defensive Game the Wildcat’s were able to hold the Boys from down under ( DEVILS) off in a 4-3 Win. The Wildcats took the Field in the Top of the 7th leading 4-0 but the DEVILS weren’t ready to call it Quits as they Scored 3 Runs to make the Final 4-3

The Wildcats Offense was Led by Papa John Pappadakis, Kevin Oliver and the Youngster Billy Howland all going 2 for 3 with a Run Scored. John Reich was 2 for 2 with 1 Run Scored !!! Fred Weiner was 2 for 3. Howard Wible and Steve Scheele were both 2 for 2 and last but not least Carl Weigand going 1 for 2 giving the Wildcats a Total of 13 Hits !!! Defensive Star of the Game was Aaron Sacharov with Numerous Saves at Firstbase, coming off the Base making catches and tagging the runners or getting back to the base before the runner.   Aaron gets the Teams First  ( ATTA  BOY ) of the Season.  The Devils Played a Great Defense and never gave up !! Our HAT’s  Off to the Devils on a well played Game !!! Also with Carl Weigand getting His first hit of the season which leaves Tom Delaney as the only Wildcat still looking for His First Hit 😭

Well, I don’t have much to say about today’s game because the Devils were losing 4-0 going into the 7th inning when we finally put some hits together to score 3 runs.  The Devil defense was effective but we still have issues putting hits together to score runs.

Better days have to come…..

Game Reports For 5/8/2025

Wolfpack 5 Eagles 4

Another nail biter for the Wolfpack as they clawed the Eagles 5-4. The outstanding feature of this game was every Wolfpack player contributed to victory. The Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and held the Pack scoreless until the bottom of the 4th inning. In that inning Ron Mangini, Phil Angiolini, Mark Azzaro, Pete Williamson and Dave Noa all delivered clutch hits to score 5 runs and take the lead 5-2. In the field Ken Radon, Mark Azzaro and Pascal Houcke all made sparkling defensive plays to hold down the Eagles. The Eagles scored two additional runs to narrow the lead to 5-4 but in the top of the 7th inning the Wolfpack closed down the Eagles attack leaving the tying run on third base. Dave Noa pitched a gutsy game, never giving in, leading to the win. On the Wolfpack offense Joe Sothern, Ron Mangini, Phil Angiolini, Mark Azzaro, Pete Williamson, Dave Noa, Brian Donocuff, Pascal Houcke, each had 2 hits. Ken Radon continued his hot hitting with a single in the third inning. The Game was a true "TEAM" win  for the Pack!

The Eagles and the Wolfpack played a very close and interesting game that went to the last out with the Eagles coming out on the short side 5 to 4 . The Eagles scored 2 in the first but the Wolfpack scored all their runs in the fourth inning to take a 5 to 2 lead. The Eagles scored 2 in the sixth inning and had the bases loaded with 2 out when the Eagles manager came to bat and grounded out to end the game. It was a close and interesting game but the Eagles just couldn't outscore the Wolfpack. The Eagles only had 9 hits and were led by Franco Folda and Rich Dempsey who each had 2 hits. Tom Boyle pitched very well giving up no walks and Frank Glauser played really good defense teaming up with Gene Harris at second base. Rich Dempsey had a very nice catch that saved a run from the Wolfpack.

Starr 13 Blue Jays 1

The Starr team jumped out to a 5 to 0 lead in the 1st inning and never looked back. Starr played a complete game offensively and defensively for a 12 to 1 final. Starr played error less ball with some great defensive plays. Offensively Larry Levin, Terry Klein, Terry Abrams and Spencer Synderman were perfect going 3 for 3. Jay Passman was a perfect 2 for 2. Chipping in with 2 hits were Ron Fein. Chipping in with 1 hit and 3 RBI’s was Keith Klasic, and John Rozolis.  Another great game pitching by Bill Schwartz. 

The Blue Jays were blue after Starr blew them away by a score of 13 to 1.  The player of the game for the Jays was Del Kates who went 3 for 3 and managed to stop a hard hit ground ball with his groin.  This may be hard to believe, but it pretty much went downhill from there.  Steve Griffin went 2 for 3 and Jim O'Brien was 1 for 2.  Those 6 hits were all the Jays were able to manage.  Dick Tosti drove in Steve Griffin for the only Jay's run on a late inning fielder's choice. The game was not as close as the score indicates as the Jays scored all of their run in the 7th inning to bring the deficit to an even dozen.  The Jays defense sputtered while Starr made all of the defensive plays and put the game out of reach early.  An extremely well played game but only by Starr who deserved the win.

Blues Brothers 8 Wildcats 7

The Blues Brothers defeated the Wildcats 8 to 7 in the 11AM game on Field 4.  The Blues Brothers led the game 4 to 2 after 2 innings, 6 to 4 after five innings and then the Wildcats took the lead after six innings, 7 to 6.

The Blues Brothers rallied in the bottom of the 7th inning, with Monroe Weingarten reaching base on an error. Joe Mursch then smashed a single to left field. A fielder's choice by Ed Bradriff advanced Monroe to 3rd base.  Charlie Whittaker hit a fielder's choice RBI, scoring Monroe.  Ted Henritzy reached base on an error by the shortstop, advancing Joe Mursch to third.  Then the offensive hero of the game Tom Reither smashed a double over the right fielders' head to bring in the winning run.

Tom Reither, the offensive hero, was 4 for 4 with a double, a triple and multiple RBIs.  Wayne Heaton recorded five strikeouts pitching.

Joe Mursch and Ed Brandriff had three hits for the Blues Brothers, Joe Mursch was batting last.  He won't be batting last anymore.  Charlie Whitaker, and Jack Donohue had two hits for the Blues Brothers.

In a back and forth Game the Blues Brothers with Ted Henritzy making His Managerial Debut came out on Top with an 8-7 Final Score.  The Blues Brothers Played a Stellar DEFENSE to shut the Wildcats down. Tom Reither made some nice Plays at Shortstop to take sure hits away from the Wildcats and Pitcher Wayne Heaton may have had 5 Strikeouts!!!

The Wildcats Offense was led by Kevin Oliver going 3 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored followed by Pappa John and Fred Weiner both going 2 for 3 with each Guy Scoring 1 Run. John Reich was 2 for 3. Aaron Sacharov went 2 for 2. Howard Wible was 1 for 2.  Bill Howland finally has a Batting Average going 1 for 3 with a Run Scored. Carl Weigand Scored the other Run but We don’t care because He got on with a Fielder's Choice!!! After 2 Games Carl Weigand and Tom Delaney are the only Wildcats without a Batting Average!!!  So I may move Myself ahead of Carl in the Batting Order so I have a Chance of getting a Batting Average before Him LOL “OUR CONGRATULATIONS” go to the “Blues Brothers” on a Well Played Game !!! Way to go Guys !!!

Flames 9 Classics 7

The Flames bats were on fire in the top of the seventh inning with three runs in a closely fought 9-7 victory over the Classics.  Kevin Culp pitched another strong game with no walks and two strikeouts.  The offense was led by Bob Gaines (back from extended spring training in Florida) with four hits, two RBI's, two runs, and two doubles.  Russ Dorrycott had three hits with two RBI's.  Jack Galloway, Ron Cohen, Kevin Culp, and Tom Cosgrove all had two hits.  Ron Cohen's hits contributed three RBI's.  Craig Wright didn't have a hit but had productive at bats with the other two RBI's.  Jim Stabene and Bill Russell had key walks and Lee Jaslow had a single in the top of the sixth inning turning the order over for the big bats to come through in the seventh inning.

A Classic first inning Norm Derry who is our starting pitcher could not find his car key and John Breig started the first inning. Norm did start the second inning and pitched a good game. The first inning the Flames jumped out with four runs and Classics came back with one run. The game was close in score and tied once but the Flames scored two runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead nine to seven. The bottom of the seventh the Classics could not come back and lost the game nine to seven. 

Panthers 13 Devil 6

Thought provoking and prolific prognostication: “Kenny Reiss always says 2 things during the game, "there is still a lot of game left" and "you can never have enough runs"

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The score was Panthers 13, Devils 6. The game was 13 to 1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. Some how the baseball Gods gave some life to the Devils where they scored 5 runs on a multiple of strange and unforeseen happenings/errors after a strong defensive effort for the first 6 innings. We saw Bob Dougherty roam and catch 2 fly balls hit out there like Willie Mays. Mike Kroger another strong defensive effort along with Craig Niederpruem and Jim Klemick. The Panthers scored the 13 runs on 23 hits. Multiple hit players, Mike Kroger and Craig Niederpruem with 3, Ken Riess, Ed Occhi, Andy Markowitz, Bob Dougherty, Ron Tumiski, Big Jim Swiderski and Mike Segal with 2. Strong timely contributions ranged

from a 3-run homer by Mike Kroger in the 1 st to Rom Tuminski’s 3 rbi’s later along with Bob Dougherty and Doug Rutter having 2 rbi’s a piece, all from the bottom half of the line up. In between, Mike Kroger, Andy Markowitz, Bob Dougherty and Doug Rutter scored twice.

The Devils completed their second game and are still trying to manage our team as we have a few injuries. The Devils went down to the Panthers today by a score of 13-6.  The Devils only scored one run until the 7th inning where they added 5.

The guys from down under still need to find their footing in the field and at the plate.  Hopefully, we can get our injured players back as we only had 11 today with players playing positions they have never played before….

It's early yet……..

Derek Foster and Dave Bushar went 2-4, while Larry Restivo went 2-2 and Gene Reeber and Bim Bradford went 2-3.

Next week we will try something different.

Tom Delaney not elected as Pope!

There was a Delay in the Wildcat's Managers Writeup for this Game because the “DUMBASS” left the Scorebook on Top of His Car and Drove Off!!! But He did have enough sense to call and ask Fred to go back to the parking lot to see if He could find it!!  It’s mainly Bill Russell’s fault because he asked me why I wasn’t on my way to the Vatican, I asked him why would I be on my way there and he said that white smoke came out of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel and that I was elected the “NEW POPE” I didn’t believe him so I was trying to hurry home to see if it was true. Of Course Bill was bullshitting me.  Again!  Just like whenever he tells me that I’m handsome.  Thank God for all of us Catholics, Tom Delaney was not elected the pope !!!

I repeat I WAS NOT !!! That was a good one You pulled on me Bill if it was April 1st I would have known that You were KIDDING !!! 

Game Reports For Opening Day 5/1/2025

Wolfpack 12 Blue Jays 11

The season started with a nail biter Wolfpack vs Blue Jays but with a complete team effort the Wolfpack won 12-11. Every team member recorded a hit and got on base when it was needed. The Blue Jays jumped on the Pack in the first inning with 5 runs with the Pack only responding with a lone run in the bottom of the first. But in inning #2 the Wolfpack stormed back with 5 runs on clutch hits by Brian Donocuff, Judy Agasar, Pascal Houcke , Ken Radon and John Walsh. In the third inning, the Wolfpack attack scored another 5 runs with hits by Ron Mangini, Phil Angiolini, Mark Azzaro, an RBI sac by Pete Williamson, singles by Joe Sothern and Dave Noa. In the 5th inning, Phil D'Angiolini led off with a double followed by a Home Run by Mark Azzaro. Ron Miller pitched a strong game for the Wolfpack as miscues in the field allowed the Blue Jays to get back in the game by the 7th inning. But with the score 12-11 in the top of the 7th, Wolfpack defense stiffened with Blue Jays on every base but could not push the tying run in, allowing the Pack to win 12-11.Leading the hitting attack for the Wolfpack was Ken Radon with 3 hits, Ron Mangini, Phil Angiolini, Joe Sothern, Brian Donocuff, Judy Agasar, Pascal Houcke, each with 2 hits and Steve Belenko, Dave Noa, Ron Miller, John Walsh , and Lou DePalma each with one hit......the game was tight down to the last out.

The Blue Jays fell prey to the Wolfpack by a score of 12 to 11.  The Birds jumped out early with 5 runs in the first inning but then struggled defensively in the bottom of the second and third innings allowing the pack to jump ahead by a score of 9 to 5.  In the 6th inning the birds struck for another 5 runs to leave them trailing by 1.  The blue birds loaded the bases in the top of the 7th but were unable to plate the tying run.

The blue offense was led by Dick Tosti (3 for 3 with a double, 3 runs scored and four RBI's) and Jim O'Brien (3 for 3 with 3 RBI's).  Tony Baccari chipped in with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's.  Steve Griffith and Rich Pich both contributed 2 hits while Rich Dickson contributed with a single and 2 walks.

Starr 14 Eagles 13

Game started off with the Eagles scoring 1 run in the opening inning and Starr answering with 3 runs in the first to take a 3 to 1 lead. Starr added 5 more in the 2nd for a commanding 8 to 1 lead after 2 innings. The Eagles answered with 4 runs to close the gap to an 8 to 5 Starr lead. Starr added 3 more in the bottom of the fifth to take a commanding 11 to 5 lead going into the last inning. The Eagles produced 8 runs on some very poor defense by Starr and took a 13 to 11 lead. Starr put 2 runners on with 2 outs Terry Klein, Keith Klasic ,and Ron Fein all hit hard singles and Ron Fein drove in the 14th run for a 14 to. 13 win for Starr Restaurants. Stars for Starr were Terry Klein going 4 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI'S, and Ron Fein also going 4 for 4.  Adding 3 hits were Larry Levin, Bill Schwartz, Keith Klassic. Chipping in with 2 hits were Harris Braunstein. Chopping in with one hit were John Rozolis, Alan Massey, and Jay Passman. Thanks to Derrick Foster for subbing in as Starr already has 5 players on the disabled list.

The Eagles played the defending champs Starr and quickly fell behind 8 to1 after 2 innings. The Eagles then scored 4 in the third inning but Starr came back scoring 3 in the fifth and led the Eagles 11 to 5 going into the seventh inning. The Eagles came alive and scored 8 runs going in the 7th.  Starr proved to be tough as they scored 3 runs to pull out a14 to 13 win in a very exciting finish. The eagles were led by Clete Mahoney and Craig Kloss who both had 3 hits and played very well in the outfield the eagles had 5 players with 2 hits including Gene Corrado. Rich Dempsey, Gary Jones, Gene Harris and Bob Esterly.  Rich Dempsey also made a nice catch on a fly ball while playing second base.

Panthers 10 Wildcats 5

A well-played game, Panthers 10, Wildcats 5. 18 hits contributed to the ten runs. 2 hits apiece for Dale Cassidy, Ken Reiss, Mike Kroger, Mike Aversa, Bob Dougherty and Craig Niederpruem. The rest had 1 hit a piece with doubles by Dale Cassidy and Mike Aversa, walks to Ron Tuminski and Jim Swiderski.  We wanted to welcome back Andy to umpiring, who 40lbs lighter can still bring a Savior Faire to the game.

After Two Strong Pre-Season Performances where the Wildcats Scored a Total of 32 Runs they were held to 5 Runs by Good Defense and Clutch Hitting  By the Panthers.  The Wildcats played like “Tamed KITTENS” today !!!  The Offense or Lack of it was led by Kevin Oliver and Bill Jones Both going 2 for 3, Scott Comer, Howard Wible and Mike Weidmann all going 1 for 2. Fred Weiner, John Reich and John McCann all going 1 for 3 !!!  I don’t think Tom Delaney, Bill Howland, Carl Weigand or Steve Scheele “SHOWED UP” when it was their turn to Bat all going a Combined 0 for 10.  The Wildcats may have had a chance if they Played like “FERAL CATS” but no such luck   Our Congratulations go to the Panthers for a well Played Game and their “VICTORY” way to go GUYS !!!

Flames 12 Devils 5

The Flames had a "hell of a game' against the Devils in a 12-5 win.  The Devils scored three runs in the top of the first inning putting the Flames on their heels but the Flames came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning to close the gap.  Kevin Culp pitched a strong, walkless game only giving up single runs in the fourth and sixth innings.  The Flames bats were blazing with hits up and down the batting order.  Jim Stabene was a perfect three for three and was the pivot man on a double play in the top of the seventh inning.  Jim endeared himself to his manager on the double play by scooping up a poor throw from the shortstop (also the manager), touching second, and throwing to first.  Before Harvey called the batter out on the backend of the play, Jim turned to his manager and exclaimed "I saved your ass!".  The manager thinks Jim was smiling.  Kevin Grevera, Russ Dorrycott, and John Mack also each had three hits.  Kevin Culp and Ron Cohen had two hits.  Tom Cosgrove scored three runs and Lee Jaslow scored twice.  Jack Galloway was on base twice with a hit and a walk.  Craig Wright scored once and also had an RBI hit.

Well, we started off with 3 runs in the first but we were unable to capitalize on bases loaded as well.  Ray Morris pitched a great game, while the Flames got timely hits down third base line.

The Devils have some injuries that forced them to modify their infield.

Gene Reeber went 3-3, while Dave Bushar, Ray Morris, and Wayne Haller all went 2-3.  Derek Foster, Larry Restivo, and Frank Froio, all went 1-3.  Wayne Haller has a bad shoulder and had difficulty throwing, Jeff Hooker came out of the game with a hip flexor and will be out for some time. Steve Weiss will be having surgery this month and I wish him well. 12-5 loss

We will bounce back with our new modified infield, we just need to put hits together.

Classics 11 Blues Brothers 10

Great game between the two teams the score was tied three times at 5-5, 7-7, and 10-10. The Classics were the home team in the bottom of the seventh with the score tied 10-10 when Eric Suber got on first base and George Groves drove a ball up the middle into the outfield to score Eric for the win 11-10. Great win for the Classics start.

Jack McNulty threw a runner trying to score from 3rd to home with Dave Frayne holding onto the ball at home plate.  Also, George Groves made good fielding plays in the infield and Frank Verano made a good running catch in the outfield.

First game of the 2025 season, the Blues Brothers lost to the Classics 11-10 in an up and down, back and forth contest. Blues Brothers jumped out to a 5 run top of the first only to have the Classics score 4 in the bottom. After a few scoreless innings the bats started back up again. Each team scored 5 runs each over the next 2 innings. Making it 10-10 after 6 innings.  The Classic came through in the bottom of the 7th to score the winning run. Blues Brothers were led by Paul Stetsko, Tom Riether, Andy Cohen, Wayne Heaton and Bill Kroeger all with 2 hits each and a large 2 RBI hit from Fred Eberhardt. 

2024 Championship Game Results

Starr 8 Blue Jays 7 (8 Innings)

Tuesday's championship game was a thrilling end to an amazing season.  Starr vs Blue Jays.  Top of the first Starr tried very hard to give the game away making 3 errors allowing the Blue Jays 3 runs to take the lead. Starr came back in the bottom of the first to put up 3 runs aided by Ron Fein's booming triple with two aboard.  The Blue Jay's added 4 in the top of the 4th again aided by poor play and errors by Starr to take a commanding 7 to 3 lead. In the bottom of the 4th and 5th Starr pushed across a run in each inning to cut the lead to 7 to 5. In the bottom of the 6th Starr pushed across 2 runs with 2 outs and nobody on base. Big hit of the inning was a line drive hit down the right field line by Jack Donahue knocking in 2 runs to tie the game.  In the 7th inning neither team scored, so extra innings again for Starr. In the top of the eight with a man on 2nd Starr elected to give out 2 intentional walks, put the bases loaded  and 1 out. The next batter shot a grounded to short who threw to 2nd for out number 2 and Alan threw the hardest ball this season to first for an inning ending double play and no runs scored.  Bottom of the eight with runner on 2nd and the bottom of our order up the first batter lined out to Jim O'Brien for out #1. Intentionally walking Bill Schwartz and up stepped our hero in the last game against the Blue Jay's and he singles to load the base. Up steps Jay Passman the hero of one of our playoff games and singles to left for the game winning hit again. The bottom of our order was productive again in a total team effort by all 14 players. Almost all of our playoff games were decided by 1 run and extra inning games. Our last 2 games with the Blue Jay's were all decided by 1 run. in the last inning and we were always behind. There were no losers in this great game.

The Blue Jays and Starr both opened the game by scoring 3 runs in the first inning.  The birds struck for 4 runs in the third inning to go up 7 to 3.  Starr evened the score by scoring a run in the fourth inning, a run in the fifth inning and 2 more in the sixth inning.  The Blue Jays were unable to capitalize on opportunities to score later in the game.  Starr scored the game winning run with 2 out in the 8th inning to win the tournament championship.  Congratulations Starr.

The Blue Jays offense was led by Jim Klemick with 4 hits, a double and 2 runs scored.

Bob Dolan had 3 hits while Scott Comer chipped in with 2 hits, 3 RBI's and a run scored.  Del Kates had 2 hits and scored twice.  Jack McNulty walked 3 times and scored once.