For the 2nd year in a row, Pizza Time is the Playoff champion of the Hudson Valley Senior Softball league defeating regular season champion Arlington Grill by the score of 18 - 7 at sunny Digilio field. Here are my observations after watching the whole game: 

Pizza Time had a fast start with 2 home runs in the 1st inning to take a 3 - 0 lead but Arlington Grill fought back with a run in the bottom of the first and 2 runs in the 2nd inning to tie the game up. After a controversial call at first base which went against Pizza Time in the 3rd, they then went on to score 5 runs with big RBI hits from Rod Whitby, Stan Smilkstein, Mike Lynch and Chris Edwards. Each team traded runs in the 4th and 5th innings with the score 9 - 4 going into the 6th.  This is the inning that turned the game in my opinion, the first 2 guys got on base due to an error and another ball in the outfield which should have been caught and then with the bottom of the order coming up, Pizza Time was able to get 3 runs to take a 12 - 4 lead. In the bottom of the inning Arlington Grill had an opportunity to get back in the game but left the base loaded with 2 outs. Pizza Time essentially iced the game in the top of the 7th with a 5 run inning with big RBI hits from Stan Smilkstein, Mike Lynch, Phil Chontos and capped off by a 2 run home run from Chris Edwards. Arlington Grill fought back in the bottom of the inning with 3 runs but again left the bases loaded with 2 outs. Pizza Time added a run in the top of the 8th and Arlington went down 1 - 2 - 3 in the bottom half to end the game. I was particularly impressed by the Pizza Time defense with special mention going to Rod Whitby's work at Shortstop, Mark Giralamo's play in LF, Phil Chontos pitched a terrific game and last but not least Joe DeMaria made two tough catches in RF, one to start the game and one to end the game. I don't have the Arlington Grill scoresheet but Joe Barbarito had a very good game for them with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. Tommy Mirande had 2 hits along with Doug McCracken, Gerry Korey and Carl Villegas. Offensively Pizza Time was led by Stan Smilkstein who was 4 for 4 with 4 RBI's, Rod Whitby had 3 hits with 2 RBI's, Mike Lynch had 3 hits including a home run and 4 RBI's, Phil Chontos had 3 hits along with being the winning pitcher and Chris Edwards also had 3 hits one of which was a home run and 4 RBI's. John Deegan also chipped in with 3 hits while Mark Giralamo had 2 hits with a home run, Ben Anker had 2 hits and Joe DeMaria had 2 hits, 2 RBI's and played outstanding defense in right field.

In the completion of the suspended game, Pizza Time held on to defeat McHoul's by a score of 23 - 16.  For Pizza Time Ben Anker and Rod Whitby had 4 hits apiece with Rod also adding 3 RBI's.  Mark Giralamo had 3 hits and 3 RBI's while Stan Smilkstein had 3 hits and 4 RBI's. Eddie Smilkstein and Doc Prisco also chipped in with 3 hits and  Doc was the winning pitcher. Mike Lynch and Chris Edwards each drove in 3 runs.

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In another suspended game, Tax Brakes took care of business, defeating A&R Securities by the score of 18 - 9. The taxmen were led by Bert Owens who was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI's. Bill Kyle and Gene Daley were both 3 for 3 with Bill adding an RBI. Joe Broun, Big Mike Spinelli and Tony Scaduto were all 2 for 4 with Joe driving in 2 runs and Tony 1 run. Dan Franklin and the original Mike Spinelli were both 2 for 2 with with each of them driving in 1 run. Sammy Duke and Steve Schmid were 2 for 3 with Sam driving in 2 runs and Steve 1 run. Dewey Borgotas also had 3 hits and drove in 2 runs.

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In one semi-final game Pizza Time withstood a furious comeback from Tax Brakes who scored 8 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to send the game into extra innings only to ultimately lose by a score of 23 - 22 in 9 innings. Rod Whitby was a one man wrecking crew for Pizza Time by clubbing 4 hits, 3 home runs and 6 RBI's. Not to be outdone, Stan Smilkstein had 5 hits, 2 home runs and 5 RBI's. 'Shoeless' Phil Chontos also had 5 hits , 3 RBI's and was the winning pitcher. Mark Giralamo had 3 hits, a home run and 3 RBI's. Also contributing to the Pizza Time attack was Joe DeMaria, John Deegan and Doc Prisco who all had 3 hits apiece. For Tax Brakes, Danny Glum was 3 for 5, Bert Owens was 4 for 5 with an RBI, Bill Kyle was 2 for 4 with 5 RBI's, Big Mike Spinelli and Dan Franklin were 4 for 4 with both of them driving in 3 runs apiece. Joe Broun, Tony Scaduto and Steve Schmid were 3 for 4 with each of them driving in 1 run. Sam Duke, Rick Bretholtz, the original Mike Spinelli, Gene Daley and George Hammer were all 2 for 4 with Sammy, Mike and Gene driving in 2 runs while Rick had 1 RBI.

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In the other semi-final game, Arlington Grill held off Doyle's Funeral Home in 10 innings, winning by a score of 13 - 12. Doyle's got off to a fast start taking a 6 - 0 lead into the bottom of the third. The Grill men scored 1 run in the 3rd and 5 runs in the 4th to tie the game up. Doyle's took another lead scoring 3 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th but Arlington responded with a 5 run bottom of the 7th to retake the lead 11 - 10. Doyle's bounced back again with a 2 run 8th inning but Arlington responded again with 1 run in the bottom of the 8th to send the game into extra innings.  Neither team scored until the bottom of the 10th when with 2 outs Arlington loaded the bases and Joe Barbarito hit a single into right center field for the walkoff win.  

At  Digilio field, Pizza Time broke open a close game by scoring 10 runs in the top of the 8th inning and defeated LDZ Properties by a score of 22 - 10. For Pizza Time 'Shoeless' Phil Chontos had 4 hits including a home run. Mark Giralamo also had 4 hits including 2 triples and 3 RBI's. Joe DeMaria had a great day chipping in with 4 hits himself. Doc Prisco had 3 hits and 5 RBI's, Chris Edwards had 3 hits and 3 RBI's and Gary DiMaggio also had 3 hits. Rick McKinney had 3 RBI's and Stan Smilkstein hit a lefty home run and also had 3 RBI's. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher. For LDZ Mike Rassin led the way with a 4 for 4 day including 2 doubles, Roger Simon was elevated to cleanup in the batting order and continues to punish the softball, going 3 for 4 including a triple. Andy Endsley was betrayed by his defense but struck out 3 batters in a losing effort.  

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Tax Brakes clinched 2nd place by knocking off McHoul's Funeral Home by a score of 10 - 0. For Tax Brakes, Dan Franklin and Steve Schmid were 3 for 3 with Dan also contributing 2 RBI's. Bert Owens was 2 for 3, along with Bill Kyle, Joe Broun, Sam Duke and John Berrocal. Kyle, Duke and Berrocal all had 1 RBI while Broun chipped in with 2 RBI's. Big Mike Spinelli returned to the highlights pages by going 2 for 2 with 1 RBI. The keys to the game for Tax Brakes was good balanced hitting throughout the lineup combined with excellent defense. Sam Duke and Rick Brettholtz combined to pitch a shutout which is a rarity in slow pitch softball. For McHoul's, Mike Vuozzo had 3 hits while Bob 'Boz' Bosland had 2 hits. Lou Post made a great catch in center field. Harvey Davis pitched well but took the loss.

At  Sports Park Jr Pizza Time split a doubleheader, losing the 1st game to Arlington Grill by a score of 12 - 10.  Stan Smilkstein led Pizza Time with 3 hits while Ben Anker, Rod Whitby, Mike Lynch and 'Shoeless' Phil Chontos chipped in with 2 hits apiece. Mike Lynch also drove in 3 runs. In the 2nd game Pizza Time defeated A&R Securities by a score of 9 - 6. In this game Pizza Time was led by Rod Whitby with 3 hits, all of them doubles, Mike Lynch, John Deegan, Phil Chontos, Mike Muffs and Rick McKinney all had 2 hits in the game. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher.

 

Doyle's defeated McHoul's by a score of 14 - 10. For Doyle's, Ralph Bondi, Al Hicks and Dan Sopchak were all 3 for 3 and one of Dan's hits was a double. Russ Bock was 2 for 3.  For McHoul's, Charley Mellia had 3 hits while Mike Vuozzo and Rick Wetzel had 2 hits. Gary Lasko homered and tripled, driving in 3 runs.      

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Poughkeepsie Nissan defeated McHoul's by a score of 11 - 8. For Nissan, Don Black, Roger Merritt, Ed Bergamini and Joe Kupiec all had 2 hits. Jack Hale was the winning pitcher, pitching all 14 innings across both games. For McHoul's, Al Marotta had 3 hits and Antonio Molina, Russ Gilmore, Gary Rozell, Gary Lasko, Charley Mellia and Joe Paoloni all had 2 hits with Joe's hits being a double and a triple.  Mike Vuozzo led off the game with a home run.  Harvey Davis to Bob Crabtree to Antonio Molina set an unofficial NY state record for most combined years(240) on a doubleplay. 

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At Sports Park Sr field, LDZ Properties split their doubleheader, defeating A&R Securities in the first game by a score of 10 - 4 and then losing a close game to 1st place Arlington Grill by 1 run, 11 - 10. Chip Mulkins had a great day for LDZ, going 5 for 5 with a Sac fly and 7 RBI's across the 2 games. Larry Zocchi, Mike Rassin and Roger Simon banged out 4 hits over the 2 games. No highlights were available for both A&R Securities and Arlington Grill.

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Tax Brakes won both games of their doubleheader Wednesday upending Poughkeepsie Nissan in game 1 by a score of 20 - 9. Bert Owens led the Tax Brakes attack with 4 hits two of which were triples and he had 3 RBI's. Sam Duke had 4 hits and 4 RBI's, John Berrocal had 4 hits and 2 RBI's and Dan Franklin had 4 hits along with 4 RBI's. Joe Broun had 3 hits and 2 RBI's and George Hammer had 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Outstanding defense was provided by Bert Owens in this game. For Poughkeepsie Nissan, John Ostuni had 3 hits all of which were doubles, Don Black also had 3 hits with 1 double, Roger Merritt, Joe Kupiec and Richie Sicardo had 2 hits with one of Richie's hits being a triple.

In the 2nd game Tax Brakes defeated Doyle's by a score of 10 - 7. For Tax Brakes, Dan Franklin was 3 for 3 with 2 RBI's and Steve Schmidt was 3 for 3 with 1 RBI. Dewey Bogardus was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI's. Sam Duke, Tony Scaduto and Bert Owens were all 2 for 3 with Tony and Bert each contributing 1 RBI. The defensive play of the game was made by Danny Glum who made a game saving catch at the fence in the last inning preventing 2 runs from scoring and killing a late inning rally. For Doyle's Jeff Noe was 3 for 3, Dan Sopchak was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and Russ Bock was also 2 for 3.  

At Digilio field McHouls Funeral Home put an end to Arlington Grill's 8 game winning streak  by defeating them by a score of 14 - 7. McHoul's was lead by Russ Gilmore, Mike Vuozzo and Gary Lasko who each had 3 hits. One of Gary's hits was a 3 run home run. Rick Wetzel, Jim Flood and Joe Karam had 2 hits each and Lou Post hit a clutch 2 run double. McHoul's played a solid defensive game behind Harvey Davis who was the winning pitcher. No highlights were available for Arlington Grill.

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Over at Whitesell field Doyles Funeral Home defeated Pizza Time by the score of 19 - 17. Doyles was led by Dan Sopchak who was 4 for 4 with a double, Joe DiChiara was 3 for 4 with a double, Steve Masardo  and Andy Burger were both 3 for 3 and Bobby Joy was 3 for 4. Andy Burger was the winning pitcher.  Pizza Time was led by Ben Anker who had 4 hits and 3 RBI's, Rick McKinney also had 4 hits, Rod Whitby had 3 hits including a home run, Mark Giralamo had 3 hits one of which was a triple, 'Shoeless' Phil Chontos had 3 hits and 3 RBI's and Chris Edwards had 3 hits and 3 RBI's including a home run.    

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At Sports Park Jr Tax Brakes outlasted A&R Security by the score of 12 - 11 in 10 innings thanks to a walk off hit by Joe Broun. Leading the Tax Brakes attack was Bert Owens who was 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored. Joe Broun was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI's. Danny Glum and the original Mike Spinelli were both 2 for 2 while Big Mike Spinelli was 2 for 3 and Tony Scaduto was 1 for 1 with 3 RBI's. Outstanding  defense was played by Bert Owens, Danny Glum and Joe Broun. No highlights were available for A&R Security. 

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Poughkeepsie Nissan held off LDZ Properties at the Sports Park Sr field winning by a score of 15 - 13. Nissan was led by John Ostuni who had 3 hits including a home run and 2 doubles, Don Black also had 3 hits along with Bobby Darnell  who chipped in a double as one of his 3 hits. Joe Kupiec added 2 hits for Nissan. LDZ was led by Larry Zocchi and Mike Rassin who each had 3 hits.

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At Whitesell field, surging Pizza Time knocked off  the banged up Tax Brakes team by the score of 19 - 13. Leading the way for Pizza Time was Rod Whitby who had 2 doubles, a triple, a home run and 6 RBI's. Ben Anker, Mark Giralamo, Eddie Smilkstein, Chris Edwards and Stan Smilkstein all had 3 hits with Stan also notching 4 RBI's. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher.  Tax Brakes was led by Danny Glum with his usual 3 hits, Bert Owens, Gene Daley and Rick Brettholtz also had 3 hits. The original Mike Spinelli, Big Mike Spinelli, John Berrocal, Dan Franklin and George Hammer had 2 hits apiece with Dan and George each contributing 3 RBI's to the attack.

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Arlington Grill knocked off Poughkeepsie Nissan by the score of 10 - 7. Poughkeepsie Nissan was led by Mike Capra who went 3 for 3, Bobby Darnell was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and John Ostuni was also 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. No highlights were available for Arlington Grill.

 

 

At Sports Park Jr Pizza Time had their way with McHoul's Funeral Home winning by the score of 19 - 3.  Pizza Time was led by 'Shoeless' Phil Chontos who had 5 hits and 4 RBI's. He was matched by Rod Whitby who also had 5 hits including 4 doubles. Ben Anker and Chris Edwards had 4 hits each with 3 of Chris' hits being doubles and he also had 4 RBI's. Eddie Smilkstein had 3 hits and Stan Smilkstein added 4 RBI's. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher, defeating McHoul's for the 5th consecutive time over the last 2 seasons. Mike limited McHoul's to just 10 hits and 3 runs and also chipped in with 3 hits of his own. For McHoul's, Gary Lasko, Rick Wetzel, Joe Paolini and Gary Rozell had 2 hits each.   

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At Digilio field, LDZ Properties broke a 5 game losing streak by scoring 9 runs in the last 2 innings to defeat Tax Brakes by the score of 15 - 6. LDZ was led by the pitching of Larry Zocchi who besides limiting a potent Tax Brakes squad to 6 runs also recorded 5 strikeouts. On offense, LDZ was led by the powerful bat of the diminutive Roger Simon who was 3 for 3 with another booming triple and 2 RBI's. Art Tuminaro, Paul Pless, Steve Morris, Larry Zocchi, Mike Rassin and Mike O'Roark all chipped in with 2 hits apiece in a balanced LDZ attack. For Tax Brakes, Dan Glum was his usual 3 for 3 along with Tony Scaduto who was also 3 for 3, Bert Owens, Joe Broun and the original Mike Spinelli were all 2 for 3.  George Hammer was 1 for 2 with a home run.

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Over at Whitesell field A&R Security defeated Poughkeepsie Nissan by a score of 22 - 11. Nissan was led by Richie Sicardo who was 4 for 4 with a triple and a double, John Ostuni was 3 for 3 with a triple and 2 doubles, Don Black was 3 for 4 with a triple and Roger Merritt was 3 for 4 with a home run. No highlights were available for A&R Security.

 

 

At Sports Park Jr field Doyle's Funeral Home broke open a close game in the last 2 innings by scoring 13 runs and routing LDZ Properties by the score of 20 - 7. Doyle's were led by Jerry Murynec who went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, Al Hicks was also 4 for 4, Ralph Bondi was 4 for 5 with 1 double, Russ Bock was 3 for 4 with a double, Bob Joy and Joe DiChiara also went 3 for 4. Bob Joy was also the winning pitcher.  LDZ was led by Art Tuminaro who was 4 for 4, Mike Rassin and Steve Morris had 3 hits and Paul Pless and Pat D'Antonio chipped in with 2 hits each.   

 

Over at Sports Park Sr on a very windy day McHoul's Funeral Home scored 4 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10 - 3 win over A&R Securities. Coming off the 60 day DL, Bob Crabtree pitched 4 innings of 1 run ball to pick up the win. Harvey Davis picked up a 4 inning save. Gary Lasko (3 RBI's) and Joe Paoloni hit back to back home runs in the 3rd inning. Paoloni and Al Marotta had 3 hits each to lead McHouls while Gary Lasko, Rick Wetzel and Mike Vuozzo chipped in with 2 hits apiece. Bob Bosland contributed 2 RBI's to the attack. 

Poughkeepsie Nissan knocked off Pizza Time by the score of 11 - 5 this Wednesday at Sports Park Sr field. Pok Nissan was led by John Ostuni who had 3 hits including a home run and a double. Ed Bergamini and Roger Merritt also had 3 hits.  Richie Sicardo, Dan Zoller, Joe Kupiec, Tom Beck and Tony Rao all chipped in with 2 hits apiece. Jack Hale pitched a complete game for the win. For Pizza Time, Eddie Smilkstein had 3 hits including a triple while Chris Edwards, Doc Prisco and Gary DiMaggio contributed 2 hits each to the effort.

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At Whitesell field in a back and forth game McHoul's came from behind in the bottom of the 8th inning, scoring 4 runs to edge LDZ Properties by the score of 17 - 16. For McHoul's Gary Lasko had a triple, 2 doubles and the walk off single to win the game. Gary Rozell and Lou Post also had 4 hits. Russ Gilmore and Joe Karam each had 3 hits as did Al Marotta who homered and had 3 RBI's. Mike Vuozzo and Rick Wetzel contributed 2 hits apiece. Harvey Davis went the distance to pick up the win. For LDZ, Paul Pless and Steve Morris both had 4 hits. Chip Mulkins drove in 3 runs and Roger Simon had a booming triple to drive in a run.

 

Over at Digilio field Doyle's knocked off A&R Securities by the score of 7 - 4.  Doyle's was fittingly led by Dan Doyle who was 2 for 2 with a walk. Ralph Bondi and Joe DiChiara both went 2 for 3. Andy Burger was the winning pitcher. No highlights were available for A&R.

 

At Sports Park Jr field,  Tax Brakes fell into a first place tie with Arlington Grill after losing a close game to them by the score of 13 - 12. For Tax Brakes, Danny Glum, Bert Owens and Steve Schmid all went 3 for 4. Joe Broun was 4 for 4 with 3 RBI's while Bill Kyle was 2 for 2 and also had 3

RBI's. Tony Scaduto and Rick Brettholtz both went 3 for 3 and Rick is now 6 for 6 over his last 2 games. No highlights were available for Arlington Grill.     

McHoul's Funeral Home defeated Poughkeepsie Nissan by the score of 14 - 5 at Digilio field today. McHoul's was led by Gary Lasko who had 3 hits including a triple and 8 other players who had 2 hits each. Those players included Russ Gilmore, Mike Vuozzo, Rick Wetzel, Bob Bosland, Joe Karam, Lou Post, Antonio Molina and Al Marotta. Harvey Davis scattered 12 hits for the win. For Poughkeepsie Nissan, John Ostuni had 3 hits and Ed Bergamini and Tom Derito had 2 hits apiece.

 

At Sports Park Sr, Pizza Time defeated A&R Securities by the score of 17 - 13. Rod Whitby was the star of the game with 4 hits, including 3 home runs and 8 RBI's. Mike Lynch had 3 hits and 5 RBI's. Doc Prisco had 3 hits and 3 RBI's. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher and contributed 3 hits along with Stan Smilkstein who also had 3 hits.  

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Over at Whitesell field Tax Brakes outlasted Doyle's Funeral Home by a score of 21 - 14  in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated. The lead kept changing hands for the first 6 innings before Tax Brakes finally took over in the 6th inning and held on from there. Offensively Tax Brakes was led by Bert Owens who was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, Bill Kyle was 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's, Joe Broun was 3 for 3 with 4 RBI's, Big Mike Spinelli was 2 for 3 with 4 RBI's, Steve Schmid was 2 for 3, Sam Duke was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI's, Gene Daley was 2 for 3, Rick Brettholtz was 2 for 2 and George Hammer was 2 for 3 with a triple.

Doyle's was led by Ralph Bondi who went 4 for 4 with a double and Jeff Noe who went 3 for 3.

In a battle of 2 teams heading in the wrong direction, McHoul's Funeral Home defeated Doyle's Funeral Home by the score of 13 - 11 at the Sports Park Sr field to halt a 3 game losing streak. McHoul's was led by Russ Gilmore with 4 hits. Gary Lasko, Charley Mellia, Joe Paoloni all chipped in with 3 hits apiece. Harvey Davis also had 3 hits as well as being the winning pitcher. Doyle's rapped out 23 hits but came up a little short. They were led by Al Hicks, Dan Doyle and Joe DiChiara who each had 3 hits.

 

A&R Securities pounded LDZ Properties at Whitesell field this Wednesday by a score of 22 - 7. No highlights were available for A&R. LDZ was led by Art Tuminaro who was 3 for 4.

 

Arlington Grill defeated Pizza Time by the score of 16 - 15 in 9 innings at Digilio field. No highlights were available for Arlington Grill. Pizza Time was led by Ben Anker, Eddie Smilkstein, Phil Chontos, Chris Edwards and Rod Whitby who each had 3 hits.  

 

Tax Brakes took over sole possession of 1st place with a 15 - 7 victory over Poughkeepsie Nissan at the Sports Park Jr field. Tax Brakes was led by Danny Glum who was 3 for 3 with 3 doubles. Through 6 games Dan has a .933 batting average going 14 for 15. Bill Kyle was also 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and  4 RBI's.  Bert Owens, Mike Spinelli, Tony Scaduto and Gene Daley were all 2 for 3. Big Mike Spinelli and John Berrocal were 2 for 3 with 2RBI's apiece. Steve Schmid was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI's. Defensive player of the game honors goes to Bert Owens who combined for over 10 putouts and assisits at SS for the Tax Brakes squad. For Poughkeepsie Nissan Bob Badgley, Donny Black, Roger Merritt, Ed Bergamini and Bert Keating all had 2 hits. Jack Hale also had 2 hits one of which was a double.    

LDZ led off with a run in the top of the first but it was all Pizza Time after that as they pummeled LDZ Properties by a score of 14 - 2 at Sports Park Sr field. Pizza Time was led by Stan Smilkstein who had 3 hits and 5 RBI's. Mike Lynch and Gary Dimaggio also chipped in with 3 hits apiece. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher. LDZ was led by Chip Mulkins and Steve Morris who each contributed 2 hits.

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Poughkeepsie Nissan knocked off Doyle's at Digilio field by the score of 8 - 4. Defense was the name of the game with several double plays being turned which limited the scoring for both sides. Bob Badgley, Don Black and Joe Kupiec all went 2 for 3 to lead Poughkeepsie Nissan. For Doyle's Ralph Bondi was 2 for 2 with a walk while Dan Sopchak and Jerry Murynec were both 2 for 3.

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At Whitesell field Tax Brakes  staged a furious comeback in the top of the 8th inning by scoring 7 runs and held on to defeat McHoul's by the score of 12 - 11. Bill Kyle threw out the potential tying run at home in the bottom of the 8th inning to end the game.  Offensively Tax Brakes was led by Danny Glum with 4 hits and 2 RBI's, Bill Kyle had 3 hits and 2 RBI's, Bert Owens had 2 hits and 3 RBI's, Joe Broun had 3 hits and 1 RBI, Steve Schmid also contributed 3 hits along with Big Mike Spinelli who had 2 hits one of which was a triple. For McHoul's, Mike Vuozzo had 4 hits and Gary Lasko had 3 hits including a triple. Harvey Davis pitched well but was saddled with the loss. 

LDZ Properties unleashed a 28 hit attack to finally get their first win defeating Poughkeepsie Nissan by the score of 22 - 9. LDZ was led by Roger Simon who was 4 for 4 with a grand slam home run and 5 RBI's. Paul Pless was 4 for 4 with 4 RBI's and played outstanding defense at shortstop. Mike Rassin and Steve Morris also had 4 hits. Larry Zocchi and Gary Landman chipped in with 3 hits apiece and Larry was the winning pitcher. Poughkeepsie Nissan was led by John Ostuni with a 2 run home run. Richie Sicardo was 2 for 3 with a double along with Tom Beck and Frank Roberts who were also 2 for 3.

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Pizza Time slammed Doyle's 17 - 5 at Sports Park Jr field. The Pizza Timers were led by Ben Anker, Frank Goberish and Chris Edwards all who had 4 hits. Rod Whitby, Joe DiMaria and Gary Dimaggio chipped in with 3 hits apiece. Phil Chontos also had 3 hits one of which was a triple. Stan Smilkstein contributed 4 RBI's and Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher. 

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McHoul's lost to Arlington Grill on Friday at the Sports Park Sr. field by a score of 9 - 4. For McHoul's Russ Gilmore had 3 hits and Joe Paoloni and Mike Vouzzo each had 2 hits. Harvey Davis pitched very well in a losing effort.  

Pizza Time defeated McHouls by a score of 8 - 2 at Digilio field. Rod Whitby  and Mike Lynch led Pizza Time with 2 hits apiece each delivering a double and a triple. Stan Smilkstein also chipped in with 2 hits. Mike Muffs was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 runs in the first inning and then shutting out McHouls for the next 7 innings. For McHouls, Rick Wetzel, Charley Mellia and Russ Gilmore all had 2 hit games. Harvey Davis pitched well but took the loss.

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Tax Brakes knocked off LDZ Properties by the score of 12 - 4 at Sports Park Sr. field. The Tax Brake attack was led by Dan Franklin who was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI's. Bill Kyle was 3 for 3 with an RBI. Sam Duke was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI's. Big Mike Spinnelli was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's.  John Berrocal and Steve Schmid were also 2 for 3. The winning pitcher was Sam Duke. For LDZ, Art Tuminaro was on base all 3 times with a 2 for 2 and a walk. 

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Poughkeepsie Nissan defeated A&R Security by the score of 10 - 4 on Wednesday morning at the Sports Park Jr field.  The offense was led by Roger Merritt who went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles. Richie Sicardo was also 3 for 3 with 1 double. Bob Badgley was 3 for 4 with a triple and Mike Capra was 2 for 3. John Ostuni played outstanding defensively at SS behind Bert Keating who pitched 7 scoreless innings and who also contributed  at the plate with a 2 for 3 day.

Mc Houl's defeated LDZ Properties at the Sports Park Jr field by the score of 18 - 2. Mc Houl's banged out 27 singles and 4 doubles and every batter had at least 1 hit. Harvey Davis scattered 14 hits to pick up the win. Joe Paolino and Gary Lasko  each had 4 hits. Rick Wetzel, Charley Mellia and Russ Gilmore each had 3 hits and Mike Vuozzo, Gary Caporuscio, Joe Karam, Gary Rozell, Boz Bosland and Antonio Molina all contributed 2 hits apiece. Chip Mulkins led LDZ with 3 hits.

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Poughkeepsie Nissan scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning and held on to defeat Pizza Time 13 - 10. The 22 hit attack was led by John Ostuni who was 3 for 3 with 3 doubles, Don Black and Roger Merritt were both 3 for 4, Rich Sicardo was 2 for 3 with a triple along with Joe Kupiec and Tom Beck who were also 2 for 3. Bert Keating was the winning pitcher in long relief. For Pizza Time Rod Whitby was 3 for 3 with a double, triple and home run and 4 RBI's. Phil Chontos also had a home run and Rick McKinney had 3 RBI's.

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Tax Brakes defeated Arlington Grill 19 - 18 at Digilio field. Bert Owens hit a walk off 3 run home run in the bottom of the 8th to win it. Rick Bretholtz was the winning pitcher. Leading the Tax Brake attack was Bert Owens who was 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 rbi's. Bill Kyle was 3 for 4 with a double and a triple and 3 rbi's. Sam Duke was also 3 for 4. Dan Glum was 3 for 3 with 4 rbi's. Big Mike Spinelli was 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 rbi's and Tony Scaduto was also 3 for 4 with 3 rbi's. 

In the season opener, Doyle's pushed across 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to overcome LDZ's 3 runs in the top of the inning to win 9-8. Great plays on both sides with Doyle's Jeff Noe making 3 diving catches in right center. Ralph Bondi went 3 for 4, Dan Sopchak was 2 for 3 along with Russ Bock also going 2 for 3.  For LDZ Chip Mulkins was 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's, Larry Zocchi also went 3 for 4 and Paul Pless made a number of outstanding defensive plays at second base.

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McHouls defeated A & R Security 13 - 9 at Whitesell field. McHouls totaled 25 hits with Charley Mellia and Gary Caporuscio leading the way with 4 hits each. Joe Paoloni had 3 hits including a triple, Gary Lasko had 3 hits including a triple and a double, Mike Vuozzo had 2 hits with a triple and Russ Gilmour and Joe Karam chipped in with 2 hits each. Harvey Davis was the winning pitcher. The defensive play of the game came from Al Marotta who raced back towards Wilbur Blvd to make a Willie Mays over the head catch off a long drive by Greg Miller with 2 outs, robbing Greg of a grand slam and preserving a 4 run lead. Opposing players began referring to Al as 'Willie'.  For A & R, Bob Wood, Pat Rose (triple), Jim Willoughby, Lou Rosenberg and Ray Smith all had 2 hits apiece.  George Cole pitched well but took the loss. 

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Poughkeepsie Nissan trailing 21 - 14 in the bottom of the 8th inning scored 8 runs to win 22 - 21. Jack Hale drove in the tying run and Bert Keating drove in the winning run. Frank Roberts was the winning pitcher in relief. The 28 hit attack was led by Richie Sicardo who was 4 for 4 with a double, Roger Merritt who was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, Bob Badgley was 3 for 4, Dan Zoller was 3 for 4 and John Ostuni was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.

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Tax Brakes led from start to finish and defeated Pizza Time 14 - 8 at Sports Park Jr.  Bill Kyle was 4 for 4 with 5 RBI's to lead Tax Brakes. Bert Owen and Dan Franklin were both 3 for 4 and Sammy Duke was 3 for 3. The Pizza Timers were led by Stan Smilkstein, Phil Chontos and Ben Anker, all with 3 hits.