Wednesday May 21, 2025 (Week 4)

McHoul's 29 - Michael's 11

McHoul's piled on 41 hits to defeat Michael's by a score of 29 to 11. For McHoul's: Tony Dalia led the attack going 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored. Russ Gilmore and Paulie Lastowski batted 4 for 4 with 3 runs each. Additionally, Phil Chontos, Emil Viola, Jim Kirzoncic (HR), Peter Longobardi, Frank Goberish (3B), Joe Hatch, Gary DiMaggio, Lou Rosenberg and Carey Wasserberg, all contributed 3 hits each. Winning pitchers were Phil Chontos and Andy Burger, going 4 innings each.

At Whitesell Field, McHoul's ran all over Michael's 29 to 11. Stats for Michael's: Ben Anker 3-4 (2rs2rbi), Jack Baxter 3-4 (2rs3rbi), Frank McHugh 3-4 (2rbi), Eddie Smilkstein 2-3, Angelo DiGregorio 2-3, Joe Barbarito 2-4.

Pizza Time 13 - J&N 7

It was a close game that saw neither team put up 5 runs till after the fifth inning. The name of this game was defense and pitching. There were 4 double plays were turned, 3 by Pizza Time and 1 by J&N, with Great pitching by Bert "Cy Young" Keating keeping the Great hitters of J&N off balance. Pizza Time put 3 runs up on the scoreboard first, led by the great hitting of Greg "Lou Piniella" Miller who hit a single after Joe"Brett Gardner" Wassweiler hit a hard ground out that Steve Savod made a great play on. Greg would line a single, then Reggie "Roberto Clement" Dolson would hit one of his two balls out of Sports Park Jr. with runners on. Roger "Derek Jeter" Merritt would drive in Reggie. Then Tom "Brooks Robinson" Hotaling would be robbed by a great play, followed by Da Coach and Ray "Hit Man" Smith would drive in the third run in the first inning. J&N would close the door on Pizza Time over the next 2 innings with great defensive plays. J&N would score a run in the bottom of the second inning, but the rally was cut short by outstanding defense by Tom "Brooks Robinson" Hotaling and the combination of Charlie "Robinson Cano'' Melia, Roger "Derek Jeter" Merritt, Roger "Daniel Murphy" Simon {welcome back}, and Tony" Bobby Richardson" Janicik. In the 4th inning  Pizza Time's offense pushed two runs over the plate started By Tom Hotaling, a double by Da' Coach followed by  Ray "Thurman Munson" Smith's line drive that scored Tom. Then a hit by Roger Simon scored the second run of the inning giving Pizza Time a 5-1 lead over J&N. A great defensive play by Reggie "Roberto Clemente" Dolson with a running sliding catch put a stop to the J&N offense. Then in the top of the 5th inning after an OUR LADY QUEEN OF VICTORY PRAY FOR US CHEER, Pizza Time's offense came to life and scored its first 5 run inning of the game. It started with a single off the bat of Tony J's bat. Then Frank "Mike Piazza" Navarra would line out to shortstop, then with a hard shot by Joe "Brett Gardner" Wassweiler and 3 straight Doubles, two over the fence and a line drive by Tom Hotaling, Pizza Time had it 5 runs, taking a 10-2 lead over J&N. But J&N didn't lay down and came back with 5 runs of their own to tighten the score 10-7. In the 6th and 7th innings. both teams' defenses played great, shutting out Pizza Time over the next 2 innings. But in the top of the 8th inning, again, Greg "Lou Piniella" Miller collected his 4th hit on the day. He started the rally, 5 straight hits helped out and PT had 3 more runs, to make the score 13-7over J&N. In the bottom half of 8th, Donnie "Dave Winfield" Black made a catch down the right field line. Then a pop out to Tom Hotaling ended the J&N rally. Great defensive game by both teams. The Final score was Pizza Time 13-7 over J&N. J&N is a much better team than their record shows. Stats: Joe Wassweiler 1-4 1Run, Greg Miller 4-4 3Runs, 1Rbi. Reggie Dolson 4-4 3Runs, 2Rbi {2 over the fence}. Roger Merritt 4-4 3Runs, 5Rbi, [1 over the fence}.  Tom Hotaling 3-4 1run, 2Rbi. Da' Coach 3-4 1Run, 2Rbi. Ray Smith 2-4 2Rbi. Donnie Black 1-4 [key hit!} Charlie Mellia 1-3 {hit the ball hard all day} Roger Simon 1-3 {moved runners over all day} Bert "Cy Young" Keating pitched a great game! Tony Janicik 2-3 1Run, Frank Navarra hit the ball hard all day! Wishing everyone a Blessed Memorial Day weekend. May we never forget the sacrifices Our Men and Women of our Military have made for our Freedom!! I Thank You all!

Today’s game played at Sports Park Jr was a close one until the fifth inning, and then J&N chipped away, but not enough to break on through to the other side. George Hammer went 2 for 4, Mike Spinelli Sr went 3 for 4, Jamie Pagan went 1 for 3 with and 2 RBI’s, Mark Battastoni 2/3 with an RBI, Steve Savod 2/3 with an RBI, Stan "Oven Mitt" Silverman 2/3, Von Ahouse 1/3, Tony Scaduto 2/3, Bill Volpe 1/3, Rick Brettholz 2/3 with an RB, Mike Spinelli 1/3, Dick Michels 1/3, And Joe DiChiara 2/3 with an RBI. Oven Mitt Silverman also made an unbelievable slide into third base. He started to slide feet first and then mid-slide switched to head first. His jumbled pile of body parts was safe at third. If Marcel Marceau had seen the slide, he would have said, "Why?" Now, hurry up and print this before Chris (Mike Lupica) Edwards takes up all of the room on the website.

Miller's 15 - Arlington Grill 13

On a cold, damp morning, Miller's defeated Arlington Grill by the score of 15 to 13. This game changed hands many times. Miller's was led by John Warman with 4 hits, Lou (Mr. Consistent) Post with 3 hits. Dan Sopchack, Royal (Dewey) Bogardus and Dave (Costa Rica) Napolillo came up with big hits. If it wasn't for the great play by Arlington Grill's outfield, Miller's would have scored more runs. Another great outing by (Winning Pitcher)Mike Capra. This was a total team effort as all 13 players contributed with a hit or more.

Arlington Bar and Grill loses to Miller's 15 to 13. For the Grillers: Angelo Sblendorio had 4 hits, 2 of which were home runs. Mark Joao, Pat Towne and Drew D'Angelo all had 3 hits. Chris Thomas played great defense.

Mountain View Ranch 17 - Doyle's 9

For Mountain View Ranch: Carl Parris, John Otsuni and Steve McGee all went 4 for 4.

For Doyle's: Dan Diesing 4-4, John Latino 3-4, Tom Giordano 3-3, Rod DeLoatch 3-4.