Wednesday August 13, 2025 (Week 16)

Arlington Grill 17 - Pizza Time 16

Arlington Bar and Grill defeats Pizza Time 17-16 in an exciting ending! For the Grill: Tom Mirande and Pat Towne had 5 hits. Mark Joao, Angelo Sblendorio and Tom Milholm (who knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning) had 4 hits. Angelo was also the winning pitcher.

In a game that would match the story of David versus Goliath, Pizza Time took on the talented, powerful AR Grill team. Pizza Time would be called David and the Giant would be AR Grill. The game started off with PT putting 2 runs on the board. AR would take the lead back in the bottom of the 1st inning. AR defense stepped up and shut out PT offense for the next two innings, But in the fourth inning, PT put up a 4 spot, trying to keep the score within striking distance. But the Giant struck again and scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th. Pizza Time tried to find a rock to knock the Giant out, but in the fifth inning  AR defense shut out PT. Then AR offensively put up a 3 spot to take a 13-11, But PT wouldn't give up like David battling the giant!! Pizza Time found a stone that shocked the Mighty Giant and put up 5 runs in the top of the 7th to take a 3 run lead. The Giant [AR] wasn't going down easy, They scored 3 runs to tie the game at 16 heading into the 8th inning. With the scored tied, PT couldn't  score in the 8th and AR  loaded the bases, a play at the plate kept the inning  going as Charlie Melia fielded a ground ball and fired it home to Ray Smith beating  the runner for the out, but the next batter drove in the winning run. PT will keep fighting and never give up, !! STATS Greg Miller 4-4 4runs, Joe Wassweiler 4-4 4run 3rbi. Roger Merritt 3-3  2run, 7rbi, [2 triples, Double, Sac fly], Reggie Dolson 1-4 1run, Da' Coach 2-4 1run. Ray Smith 1-4 1rbi, Anthony Navara 2-3 1rbi, Charlie Melia 1-3 1run [great defensive plays],  Donnie Black 1-3 1run 1rbi, Joe Karam 3-3 1run 1rbi [Great Defensive plays], Bert Keating 1-3 1run 1rbi [Pitched a great game struck out 3], Frank Navarra 1-3.... A  great sign of a team is Never give up, stick together, Pick one another up....Good things will happen.

Doyle's 28 - Michael's 15

For Doyle's: Winning pitcher Tom Giordano, relief by Joe Prisco. Hitting:

Dan Diesing 4-5  2 doubles 1 triple  6 rbis, Peter Schwarze 4-5 2 doubles 3 rbis, Dave Andruze 4-5  2 doubles 1hr 4 rbis, Rod DeLoatch 4-5 5 rbis, Al Hicks 4-5 1 double 2 rbis, Tom Giordano 4-5 3 rbis, Doug McCracken 4-5 1 double, Steve Lynch 4-4, Dan Doyle 3-5, Mo Ragusa 3-3, Tom Derito 2 -4 4 rbis, Joe Prisco 2-5.

Stats for Michael's: Jack Baxter 4-4 (3r 4rbi HR), Mike Lynch 4-4(3rbi), Ben Anker 3-4 (3rs), Ralph Bondi 3-4 (2rs), Eddie Smilkstein 2-3 (2rbi), Frank McHugh 2-4, G-Man Haugh 2-4, Joe DeMaria 2-4, Joe Barbarito 2-4, Bob Joy 2-4, Stan Smilkstein 3rbi.

Mountain View Ranch 25 - A&R 5

Mountain View Ranch beat A&R Security 25-5. Andy Endsley had 3 hits and a flawless defensive game at first base. John Ostuni had 5 hits, Gary Lasko had 4 hits and Fred Patterson, Scott Babrowsky and John Cacciola added 3 hits each.

J&N 24 - McHoul's 10

It was a hot, sunny day at Sports Park Senior when J&N drubbed McHoul's 24-10. It was tied at the end of the 2nd inning, 3-3. We all thought that it was going to be a close, low scoring game but then J&N went to work. Our pitcher, Joe DiChiara kept McHoul's off balance and off of the bases and when he didn’t, our defense shined bright like diamond. Shined bright like a diamond. We pulled off a couple of double plays. One stellar one, started by Jaime Pagan restored my belief that anyone willing to work and watch sports videos and pray, can one day learn to  pick up a ground ball or catch a fly ball. Jeff Noe even caught a few balls without leaving his feet! And Bill Volpe flashed more leather than Brittany Spears on stage.  It was a total team effort. We are jelling at just the right time. BEWARE!

Hitting stats for J&N: George Hammer 1/5, 1 run, 1 rbi, Jaime Pagan 2/5, 2 runs, 2 RBI’s, Mark Battastoni 4/5, double, triple, 3 runs, 1 rbi, Paul Morales 3/5, 2 triples, 3 runs, 1 rbi,

Joe DiChiara 2/5, 2 runs, 1 rbi, Stan Silverman 2/4, sac fly, 2 runs, 2 RBI’s, Tony Scaduto 4/5, 2 runs, 1 rbi, Steve Savod 5/5, 2 doubles, 3 runs, 4 RBI’s, Jeff Noe 3/3, a sac fly, 2 triples, a double, 3 runs, 3 RBI’s, Rick Brettholtz 1/4, a double, a run, 2 RBI’s, Mike Spinelli 3/4, a double, 2 RBI’s, Bill Volpe 2/4, a triple, a double, 2 runs, 1 RBI.

McHoul's got roughed-up today  by J&N by a score of 24-10. For McHoul's, Mike Healy(HR) and Tony Dalia(3B) provided 3 hits each. Pitching in with 2 hits apiece were Jim Kirzoncic (HR), Russ Gilmore, Phil Chontos, Paulie Lastowski, and Frank Goberish.

Wednesday August 6, 2025 (Week 15)

Mountain View Ranch 23 - J&N 9

For MVR: John Ostuni, Gary Lasko, Bill Hanchett, Fred Patterson, 5 for 5.

Scott Babrowski 3 hits including a single double and triple.

J&N highlights (aka Stan Silverman's personal blog): Did you ever have a day that by 9:30 am, you’ve realized that you never should have gotten out of bed? Well, MVR was leading J&N by 6 runs after 2 innings, and it only got worse after that. Stan Silverman had 3 hits. Paul Morales (an RBI), Tony Scaduto, Steve Savod and Jeff Noe (2 RBI’s) had 2 hits. Joe DiChiara, Rick Brettholtz (2), Mike Spinelli (2), and Bill Volpe (1) had RBI’s.

I’m going back to bed.

Doyle's 18 - Miller's 15

Missing 3 major players, Doyle's scored 10 runs in the last 2 innings to win 18 -15.

Winning pitcher was Joe Prisco. Dan Diesing 4-4 with 2 doubles, Peter Schwarze was 3-4 with a home run, Dave Andruze was 3-4 and 2 doubles, Rodney DeLoatch  was  3-4, Mo Ragusa was 3-4, Steve Lynch was 3-4, Joe Kupiec, Steve Schmid & Tom Giordano had 2 hits each for the winners. Game ball went to Peter Schwarze going 3-4 with a home run and a diving catch in left field. Manager Vic Feit said after the game "We looked rag tag as a team, but we played with a lot of heart."

The fight for the Casket Bowl. Doyle's defeated Miller's 18-15. Miller's opened up the 1st inning with a 5 spot and Doyle's came back with a run. This game had 2 different games as Miller's took a lead in the first 4 inning 8-3 but it was Doyle's who scored 5 runs In The last 3 innings that put Miller's in an early grave. This game came down to inches as Tom Borell hit a ball down the line that was foul by an inch, which would have been a 3 run homer. Miller's would have taken the lead. Instead of 5 run inning, it was a 1 run inning. Doyle's outfield came up with great catches in all 4 spots in the outfield which Millers couldn’t come back with. Miller's had many guys with 2 or more hits. Lou Post, John Warman, Tom Borell, Doc Willoughby, Dave (Costa Rica) Napolillo with a triple, Rich Hill and Carlos Cyclone Vasquez.

McHoul's 22 - Pizza Time 11

McHoul's jumped to an early lead and never looked back as they defeated Pizza Time by a score of 22-11. Every McHoul's player scored at least one run with Mike Healy leading the attack going 5 for 5 (3 RBI's), followed by Tony Dalia 4 for 4 (5 RBI's) and Winning Pitcher, Phil Chontos 4 for 5, putting on a defensive display on the mound. Contributing 4 hits was Frank Goberish and Gary DiMaggio, with Russ Gilmore, Dave Lowitz, Jim Kirzoncic chipping in 3 hits each. Additionally, Paulie Lastowski, Carey Wasserman, Louie Rosenberg and Joe Hatch put up 2 RBI's each for the win.

A&R 15 - Arlington Grill 13

Arlington Grill loses to A&R 15-13. For the Grill, Ralph Bondi, Jack Baxter, Pat Towne, Jim D'Aleo and Tom Milholm had 3 hits in the loss.

Wednesday July 30, 2025 (Week 14)

Arlington Grill 25 - Michael's 10

Arlington Bar and Grill defeated an undermanned Michael's 25 to 10 in a 6 inning heat-shortened game. For the Grillers: Jim "Doc" Ranucci, Mark Joao and Tom Mirande had 4 hits. Mike Brooks, George Norris, Pat Towne and Tom Milholm had 3 hits. Angelo Sblendorio was the winning pitcher.

Michael's fell to Arlington Grill 25 to 10. Stats for Michael's: Gerard Haugh 3-3(2rs3rbi), Stan Smilkstein 3-4 (2rs2rbi), Mike Lynch 2-4 (3b), Frank McHugh 2-4 (2rbi3b), Joe Barbarito 2-4, Bobby Joy 2-3 (2rbi).

Pizza Time 15 - A&R 8 (make-up from Week 5)

In a battle of two evenly matched teams PT won both games 15-8 and 14-13.  Hitting stats for the first game: Greg Miller 2-3 2runs, Joe Wassweiler 2-3 2run 3rbi. Reggie Dolson 3-3 3runs 3rbis, Roger Merritt 1-3 2run 2rbi, Da'Coach 3-3 3run 2rbi, Charlie Melia 2-3 1run 2rbi,  Anthony Navarra 2-3, Donnie Black 1-3, Joe Karam 2-3, Stan Silverman 1-3,  Bert Keating 2-3 1run, Frank Navarra 1-3. Great game by both teams!!

Pizza Time 14 - A&R 13

Second game of the double header, A&R lead the whole game till the bottom of the 5th, the open inning. PT was trailing 13-8, with the top of the order up. Greg Miller hit a hard ground ball to the 5 hole, when A&R shortstop made a great play to just throw out Greg by a step. One out when Joe Wassweiler lined a double in the gap, then Reggie Dolson would hit a single, driving in Joe. PT trailing by 4 with Roger Merritt coming up, he would get one of his 3 hits on the day, a big hit scoring Reggie. PT down by 3 with a runner on first, then the Coach gets up and hits a ball to center scoring Roger, PT down by 2 with the tying run on first base. Up steps to the plate Charlie Melia, he would pull the ball that got between the outfielders and scored 1 run making it A&R 13 -12. With the tying and winning runs on base  Anthony Navarra would driving in the tying run making it 13-13. Then up steps Donnie Black who works out a walk. winning run on second and one out. Stan Silverman [bye team sub] would hit a fly ball to short left that dropped in for the winning run. Pizza Time pulled out a squeaker,14--13 win. Both teams battled the heat and sun and played two great games. Water was shared between teams keeping guys hydrated.

Doyle's 26 - McHoul's 11

Doyle's defeated McHoul's 26-11. Winning pitcher  Tom  Giordano, Dan Diesing was 5-5 with 3 doubles, Dan Doyle was 4-5 with 3doubles, Dave Anduze was 4-5 with 2 doubles, Al Hicks was 4-4, Tom Giordano was 3-4, Pete Schwarze was 3-4 with  doubles, Mo Ragusa, Steve Schmid, Spider Derito, Flash Prisco and Rod DeLoatch all had 2 hits for Doyle's. 

Doyle's pounded McHoul's for a 26-11 victory today at Sports Park Jr. For McHoul's, Jim Kirzoncic went 4 for 4 with Tony Dalia, Dave Lowitz, Frank Goberish and Gary DiMaggio chipping in 3 hits each. Mike Healy, Phil Chontos and Russ Gilmore each had 2 hits in the effort.

Miller's 19 - Mountain View Ranch 18

At Sports Park Sr. Miller's came back and beat Mountain View Ranch 19-18. Mountain View Ranch opened the game with a 5 run inning. Miller's came back with 2 runs as Lou ( Mr. Consistency) Post had a leadoff homer to spark Miller's. In the 2nd Mountain View Ranch had another 5 run inning. And Miller's came back with 4 runs. In the 3rd inning, Miller's came back with 4 more runs to tie the score 10-10. In the 4th inning Moutain View again scored 5 runs.  In that inning Mike Capra took a line drive off his pitching hand and Dewy Bogardus came in to relieve Mike Capra who still went 3/3. In the 5th, John Warman and Dave (Costa Rica) Napolillo hits homers to tie the score at 15-15. Dewy Bogardus shut down Mountain View Ranch twice with goose eggs. In the 7th with Mountain View up by 1 . John Warmantied the score with a sac fly but it was Tom Borell who hit a 3 run Bomb that put Miller's in front for the first time. Mountain View Ranch had a chance to tie with the tying runs on base, but Dewy shut them down. After the game, Dewey was presented with the Bob Crabtree game ball. Doc Willoughby played a great outfield. It was another great team effort as each person contributed.