Wednesday June 25, 2025 (Week 9)

Arlington Grill 14 - Doyle's 13

Great team victory today in a very hard fought battle. Doyle's took an early 10-2 lead, then Arlington Grill's defense stepped up, only allowing 3 runs the rest of the way. Timely hitting by Mike Brooks and Tom Milholm tied the game up. The Grill eked out a run in the 7th and shut out Doyle's to win the game 14 to 13. Other hitting stars: Jim "Doc" Ranucci and Mark Joao with 4 hits, 2 of Mark's were home runs. Pat Towne added 3 hits.

Michael's 21 - Mountain View Ranch 20

Michaels beat Mountain View Ranch 21 to 20 by scoring 2 runs in bottom of 8th with 2 outs. Stats for Michaels: Ralph Bondi 4-4 (2rs2rbi), Ben Anker 4-4 (4rs,3rbi), Mike Lynch 4-4 (4rs4rbi) Jack Baxter 4-4(2rs5rbi) Eddie Smilkstein 4-4 (3rbi), Gerard Haugh 3-4, Joe DeMaria 3-4 (2rs, Game tying hit) Stan Smilkstein 3-4, Mike Muffs 2-4 (Game Winning Hit, Winning Pitcher).

Mountain Valley Ranch hit .625 collectively but came up 1 run short, losing to Michael's 21-20. Gary Lasko 4-4, John Berracol 3-3, Rick Wetzel 2-2 with a walk and a sac fly. Lou Rossi 4-5, Carl Parris and Mike Rassin aded 3 hits each.

A&R 16 - J&N 15

It was a hot day at the airport when A&R squeaked by J&N 16-15. The game was tied in the 4th, 5th and then again at the 7th inning. J&N had their chances but defensive lapses and failing to hit at the right time, combined to keep us winless. Hitting stats for J and N were: George Hammer 3/4 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI’s, Tony Scaduto 4/4 with a run scored, Jaime Pagan 3/4 with a run scored and 4 RBI’s, Mark Battastoni 3/4 with 3 doubles, a run scored and 2 RBI’s, Steve Savod 2/4 with a double and a run scored, Von Ahouse 2/4, Stan Silverman 2/4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI, Mike Spinelli Jr 3/4 with a run scored and an RBI, Billy Volpe 3/4 with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored and an rbi, Rick Brettholz 2/4 with a run scored and an rbi. We would like to thank Joe Karam for helping us fill out the field as we were shorthanded.

Miller's 15 - McHoul's 7

On a hot day, Miller's beat McHoul's for the battle of the coffin cup, 15-7. Miller's opened with three runs in each of the first three innings. The team was led by John Warman 4/4 with three doubles and Tom Borell going 2/4 with a homer and a triple, Doc Willoughby 3/4 and Carlos (Cyclone) Vazquez 3/3. Miller's had 22 hits, but it was John Warman's glove that put the nail in the McHoul's coffin with unbelievable plays in the field. John turned a DP and the most impressive play with 1st and 2nd and 2 outs. John dove at a ball up the middle and threw out the batter at first while on his back. Mike Capra again pitched a great game.

Today, McHoul's put up another great defensive effort but lost the game to Miller's by a score of 15-7. Miller's put up 6 runs in late innings and McHoul's just couldn't find the switch to catch up. For McHoul's, Frank Goberish, Emil Viola and Phil Chontos provided 3 hits apiece with Russ Gilmore, Peter Longobardi, Tony Dalia, Gary DiMaggio and Carey Wasserberg pitching in with 2 hits each.