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SUMMER LEAGUE 09
Softball - Adult - Summer 2009
Playoffs are over and Congrats goes to a very classy group of people in the Massey crew and their team. I am certain that Ventura Compressor would be proud to have such great represenatives, win or lose they are a model for the whole league.
Les Clark
500 Cascade Place
Taft Ca. 93268
les-wsrpd@bak.rr.com
(661)763-4246
| Week 1 | |||
| Thu 7-23-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (H) The Stop'ers (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers |
8 7 | The Stop'ers score 2 runs in the last inning to overtake the Benchwarmers. For the Benchwarmers Gio Florez, Bobby Krier and Ken Swope all crushed 2 hits apiece. For the Stop'ers Fred Flinstone collects 4 hits while Chester Walker a recently acquired ex-pro collects a double and triple. We look for the Benchwarmers to bounce back next week. Bobby Krier was quoted as saying, “Most slumps are like the common cold, they last two weeks no matter what you do. We will be back with vengeance next week |
| Thu 7-23-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (E) State Farm Insurance (K) Ventura Compressor |
9 15 | A late comeback has State Farm falling a little short. Stars for Ventura Compressor were Steve Massey, Kaylene Massey, Gary Massey Jr. oh hell... you get the point all the Massey’s got hits....congrats to the family. For State Farm Tracie Byrd, Fernando Romo and Jordan Michael all collected 3 hits. As bad as State Farm was getting beat early on, we were very happy to know they were insured. |
| Thu 7-23-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (G) High Card Bombers (I) Tuboscope |
11 10 | Whoa Nelly!! What a game this turned out to be. The Bombers were bombing early on going down 10-1 in the first 4 innings of play. But…… hold on a minute the bombers came back with a vengeance scoring 10 runs in the final 2 innings to win it with a walk off hit by Matt Ritter. Other sluggers for the bombers were Suzanne White and Jason Bevan with 3 hits apiece. For Tuboscope Steve Schmitz crushed and legged out a double...yes that’s right legged out a double. |
| Thu 7-23-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (J) Tummbleweeds (F) The Maniacs |
0 19 | Yes that’s right.....a goose egg in slow-pitch is hard to come by but it happened on Thursday. As a matter of fact the Tumble weeds only collected 5 hits for the game. Sharon was quote as saying, “Were here for fun their out for blood, and we are bleeding like a stuck pig.” For the maniacs Sam Veach scored 3 times and had 2 hits while Allen Gentry and Karnese collected 3 hits to lead their team respectively. The maniacs with their defense are the team to beat! We will see…..? |
| Thu 7-23-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (B) Devon's Body Shop (G) High Card Bombers |
7 13 | High card wins their second game of the night by scoring 7 runs in the 4th inning. Tommy White and Matt Ritter led the charge with Tommy collecting 3 hits and Matt grabbing 4. For Devon's body shop Tiffany Nichols collected 2 hits and Eddie Hamilton slugged a double and single. After the game Devon's Greg Davis was quoted as saying, "We would beat that team 9 out of 10 times....I guess this was that one time." ......yes it was Greg, yes it was. |
| Thu 7-23-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill (D) Lacy Painting |
6 19 | Doug Hunt's Lacy Painting lights Buck's crew up scoring 19 runs in all. Leading Lacey’s crew was Ronnie Mitchell, Christie Jordan, Tyler Richmond (5 hits) and Mike Berry. For Buck's April (Please put last name on the scorecard) and Troy Aikman. Buck’s crew were fine after the game and satisfied knowing that they get to go to a place that has the coldest beer this side of Dustin Acres. Yes that’s right Buckole’s Bar & Grill located on Hwy 119 by the Golf Course turnoff. |
| Week 2 | |||
| Tue 7-28-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (E) State Farm Insurance (J) Tummbleweeds |
6 7 | Whoa Nelly…. what a contest between the best darn Insurance company and the best dang place to have a beer and a tremendous steak. Willie Nicholson for State Farm crushed (3) hits while Kenny Miller also beautifully placed (3) hits. For Sharon’s Tumbleweeds Ray Devora, Doug Rowland, Liz Taylor, and Troy Smith all had (3) Hits. Sharon after the game was quoted as saying, “Last week we were the bug, this week we are the windshield.” |
| Tue 7-28-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (G) High Card Bombers (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers |
7 26 | High Cards Jason Bevan after the game exploded on his team and pointed out, “Concentration and motivation = contention. The good thing about this GAME , if you do as bad as we did tonight in life you are dead in jail or are bankrupt….With this being a game, there is always tomorrow. Sarah Johnson and Robby Hood both scored 4 runs for the Benchwarmers while David Velasquez had 5 hits. For the Bombers Jason Ogeltree had 4 hits while Sean Reser had 4 errors…… |
| Tue 7-28-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (I) Tuboscope (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill |
7 5 | What a game between two evenly matched foes. An outstanding pitching performance by Steve Schultz, Bucks comes up a little short. For Tuboscope Rick Hood, Larry Disney, and Justin Helgeson all lead their team with 3 hits apiece. For Bucks other contributors were Matt Downey, Troy Hoffman, Dawn Drysdale all had at least (2) hits apiece. After the game Buck was pleased with his team’s progress and exclaimed,” Drinks are on me! “, Best dad gum beer this side of Dustin Acres. |
| Tue 7-28-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (H) The Stop'ers (F) The Maniacs |
4 20 | The Stopper’s stopped nothing on this night….. Dennis Lyon was quoted after the game saying, “We believe there bats were corked and we expect a full investigation from the commissioner’s office. In addition we would like the governing body to look into the recruiting practices of Mr. Jimmy Garcia.” As of 10:55 AM there has been no official word from the commissioners’ office if such an investigation is on-going… We will keep you updated. By the way Ashley & Al Miller & B. Owens all had 4 hits. |
| Tue 7-28-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill (K) Ventura Compressor |
7 20 | Prior to the game starting a spectator over heard the Massey clan with an inspirational quote worth noting. “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all-the-time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit, unfortunately so is losing.” And win they did! Buckoles held there own for a little while and then the Massey connection connected. Matt Downey, Troy Hoffman & Steve Schultz all did great at the plate. |
| Tue 7-28-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (B) Devon's Body Shop (D) Lacy Painting |
4 30 | Four Touchdowns & a safety give Lacy Painting the Nod. The one bright spot for Devon’s Body Shop was that they sacked the Q.B. in the end zone twice to get their crowd pumped up (4) Points. What the heck am I talking about? I’ll tell you what I am talking about…Football….it is getting closer and by God Dee and I are getting excited. Oh yeah the score was 30-4 in favor of Lacy Painting. Mike Berry and Keith Stearman both had 5 hits while A.J. Johnson and Ronnie Mitchell had 4 hits….. |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill (J) Tummbleweeds |
6 21 | THE BATTLE OF THE BARS AND POTENTIAL BRAGGING RIGHTS!!!!! The Tummbleweeds claim the victory and bragging rights.. For the Tumbleweeds Ray Devora, Adam Roberts both had 4 hits while Elizbeth Evarts played excellent defense. For Buck's Troy Hoffman carried the load crushing 2 hits. Sharon was quoted after the game stating, "I am glad we came to play this night, the American Honkey Tonk Bar Association was hewre tonight and we wanted to show them that we had what it took to compete." |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (G) High Card Bombers (F) The Maniacs |
9 17 | The Maniacs and their Texas Leaguer hits win on this night.... Jimmy Garcia was a no show and his absence showed. Buddy Owqens played great as he has learned to hit the ball opposite field while Big Terrance Howell(recently traded to the Bombers) played stellar defense while putting up the the hits. Some guy name Clark also played well grabbing (4) hits. |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (D) Lacy Painting (H) The Stop'ers |
9 3 | Doug Humt's crew walks away with a hard fought victory from a scrappy Stopper group. FOr Lacy Painting John Ryan, Doug Hunt and Christie Hale all crushed 3 hits apiece. The Stoppers also had a bright spot with Melanie Lyon collecting 2 hits while her hubbie Dennis also has as many hits. |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (B) Devon's Body Shop (K) Ventura Compressor |
5 13 | Ventura Compressor walks away a little shaken but never broken. Josh Garrison and Fast Eddie Hamilton played well for Devon's in the loss. For Ventura Jerry Liebenow went deep while the Massey crew compiled mutiple hits. |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (H) The Stop'ers (E) State Farm Insurance |
4 15 | State Farm did the damage instead of fixed the damage on this night pounding out 20 hits in all. Greg Smotherman lead the way with 4 hits, 5 RBI's and 3 run's scored. Fernando Romo, Wendy Miller and Willie Nicholson also had (3) hits. By the way State Farms shirts look great! If your looking for a nice shirt, head on down to Pride Athletics!!! Willie, I will take my $20 at the field. For the Stoppers Chester Walker continues his dominance by nailing a couple of extra base hits. |
| Thu 7-30-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (I) Tuboscope (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers |
10 9 | Tuboscope scores a walk off hit in the last inning to claim victory of Jacks Trophies. Ken Swope and Paul Olvarez stold the show both collecting 4 hits apiece. For Tuboscope Justin Helgeron and Rick Hood both dominated at the plate although their team cam up a little short. |
| Week 3 | |||
| Tue 8-4-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (I) Tuboscope (F) The Maniacs |
6 14 | The Maniacs pull out another squeaker, well not really a squeaker, but Tuboscope didn’t go down without a fight as they scored 4 runs in the last inning but it wasn’t enough. The Owens duo put on a show almost as impressive as a Terrell Owens show with a combined total of 4 singles and 3 doubles, but not as much flare as T.O. Rick Hood pitched a good game but couldn’t bring any success to the plate as he whiffed for a K. But on the bright side, Sara Aumack and Heather Disney each had 2 hits. |
| Tue 8-4-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (D) Lacy Painting (K) Ventura Compressor |
9 8 | Can you say game of the year? If you were at Oliver Field last night you would agree. There was a lot of hype leading up to this game as the two undefeated foes met and they didn’t disappoint. Lacy Painting jumped out to a quick lead up 7-2 after 2 innings. Richard Taylor led the charge as he came up just a homer shy of completing the cycle. But Ventura battled back to tie the game 8-8 and force an extra inning, but didn’t have enough left in the tank as Rob Martin hit the game winner for L |
| Tue 8-4-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (G) High Card Bombers (E) State Farm Insurance |
10 8 | WE HAVE A NEW RECORD, OR AT LEAST SOMETHING PRETTY EMBARRASING… BOBBY CRABTREE STRUCK OUT TWICE IN THE GAME. Both of these at bats were atrocious, 4 times he swung the bat and 4 times he missed the ball resulting in 2 K’s. Ouch, that’s hard to do in slowpitch softball. Mr. T was at the helm for the bombers and crushed 4 base hits while Matt Ritter and Nicole Cleveland had 2 each. State Farm had a little to build on with Fernando Romo landed 3 hits. |
| Tue 8-4-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (B) Devon's Body Shop (J) Tummbleweeds |
2 9 | The Tumbleweeds have been on a terror since losing their home opener, winning 3 games straight. Sharon Smith had this to say,”Sure we got pummeled that first game but we have been able to put that behind us and focus at the next task at hand. Our next task at hand may be a tough one but we will be ready.” Adam Roberts came up big collecting 4 hits, Favio legs out an in the parker and Rey Devora took one deep. BB stood out for Devon’s with 2 doubles and Josh Garrison accounted for half of the |
| Tue 8-4-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers (E) State Farm Insurance |
7 14 | State Farm was able to bounce back after a devastating loss to the Bombers. Willy Nicholson gave his team an earful in between games and was overheard saying this, “We can’t win if we don’t hit, we can’t win if we don’t play defense. We left 9 runners in scoring position, we can’t win doing that!” State Farm responded, Bobby Crabtree got back on track with 3 hits and even legged out a triple and Jennie Miller drove in 3 runs on 2 hits. The Benchwarmers’ Ken Swope, Bobby Krier, and Paul Oliva |
| Tue 8-4-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill (H) The Stop'ers |
8 15 | The Stop’ers have reinvented themselves and found out a new thing common in sports, Winning. The Stop’ers have found a way to chalk up another W in the win column after hanging on to beat a very competitive Buckoles team. They have added a few new players and it has paid off. The old faces paid off this time as Jamie Rogers scores 3 times and fresh off vacation Guy Lingo also 3 runs. Troy Hoffman was out in front for Buck’s with a double and triple and Tabby Owens singled twice. |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (I) Tuboscope (E) State Farm Insurance |
13 15 | A sea of red swarmed Fink Field Thursday night as State Farm and Tuboscope went all in. Neil Sharp, Romo and Kenny Miller led the way for State Farm with 3 hits apiece and Kenny got in a grove on the mound striking out 4. Justin Helgeson and Larry Disney had 3 hits each for Tuboscope, not to be outdone, Rick Hood also struck out 4. Tiffany Rowden said this, “We have been on a long road trip but have managed to pull out a few close games but you can tell the road trip is wearing out our team.” |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (B) Devon's Body Shop (H) The Stop'ers |
11 14 | Chester Walker makes a stellar defensive play or 2 while Dennis Lyon leads the way with a couple of hits. For Devon's body shop, Benji Heckman crushes 3 hits while Greg Ringer Davis knocks 3 hits. Devon's Body shop located in down town taft on main street is a great body shop with friendly service.....there team is lousy but man can they fix a car! |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (K) Ventura Compressor (J) Tummbleweeds |
6 3 | On paper this game should have been a one sided affair, but don’t tell that to the folks down at the Tumbleweed Café, who held the lead all the way until the 4th inning when Ventura finally caught fire. The Tumbleweeds held Ventura to only 2 hits through 3 innings of play, and then Don Anderson, Jerry Liebenow and Amy Glagovich caught fire and got the wheels moving and took the lead. |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (G) High Card Bombers (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill |
14 4 | Jason Bevan's bombers came out looking like a gem not a bomb.... Jason Bevan lead the day with 4 hits while Matt Ritter and Baylen both knocked 3 hits apiece. For the Buck's crew Doug Merrit crushed 3 hits while his team and Troy Hoffman played with much heart and a lot of determination. Matt Ritter was quoted after the game, "We are hitting are stride and with Denise the hair dressor coming off the D.L. & Tommy & Suzz getting the call back to the majors...look out for the Bombers!" |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (D) Lacy Painting (J) Tummbleweeds |
15 6 | A tough task for the Tumbleweeds; road games against 2 top teams on the same night. A close one early on but the Tumbleweeds suffered a similar fate as the last game. After the game Sharon Smith was irate at the post game press conference. “How can the Commissioner schedule back to back games against the two toughest teams in the league. We can’t expect our ace pitcher to throw back to back games in a hostile environment.” Richard Taylor, Rob Martin and Danny Valdez all went yard in the game |
| Thu 8-6-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers (F) The Maniacs |
6 9 | The Benchwarmer's are by far the most under rated team in the league...but they continue to find a way to lose?? They are talented, athletic and play down or up to their competition.. I pick them as a team that will finally pull it together and do well in the playoffs. The Maniacs stay undefeated after Allan Miller turns double play to end the game after crushing a homerun and triple. For the Benchwarmers Bobby Krier hits a homerun and Gio Florez, and Paul Newmann also hit (2) HITS. |
| Week 4 | |||
| Tue 8-11-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (H) The Stop'ers (G) High Card Bombers |
3 13 | The Bombers do it again, they find a way to win, this time they just scored more runs than the Stop’ers. Coach Jason Bevan said this, “The game of softball is simple, score more runs than the other team and you win. That’s it, and that’s what we did tonight.” Jason Bevan practiced what he preached with 3 hits and 3 runs, Mr. T pitied the ball crushing 3 doubles and Tommy White also had 3 hits. Fred Alonzo led the Stop’ers with 2 hits and 2 runs while Mike Connery scored their other run. |
| Tue 8-11-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill (B) Devon's Body Shop |
6 10 | Buck’s and Devon’s Body Shop really battled it out for both bragging rights and a chance to get out of the cellar. Both teams came into the contest with a combined record of 0 – 11 so somebody was going home with a victory. Devon’s just had too much speed for Buckole’s as they hit 2 in the park homeruns, one by Josh Garrison and the other by “Fast” Eddie Hamilton. Buck’s only extra base hit was by Matt Downey, who hit a double and later scored. |
| Tue 8-11-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (K) Ventura Compressor (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers |
10 7 | After suffering a tough loss last week for the Benchwarmers, they set out to try again to pull off an upset. With a quick 5 – 0 lead, they looked like they were going to pull it off, but instead Ventura woke up and made a comeback. Jerry Liebenow piled up 3 doubles and a single and Gary Jr. had 2 doubles and a single. After the game, Benchwarmer’s coach Bobby Krier said this, “When they start the game, they don’t yell, “Work Ball.” They say, “Play Ball.” And that’s what we need to do." |
| Tue 8-11-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (E) State Farm Insurance (D) Lacy Painting |
10 13 | Lacy Painting painted up the scoreboard early in this game and almost didn’t finish the job while State Farm had a huge last inning rally but fell just short. Keith Stearman ran like the wind around the bases piling up 3 doubles, a single and 4 runs and Doug Jr. made an appearance and knocked out 3 hits. Kenny Miller started the charge for State Farm in the last inning with a single, followed by 5 straight hits before Lacy got the 1st out. But the rally came up just too short. |
| Tue 8-11-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (J) Tummbleweeds (I) Tuboscope |
9 7 | Tummbleweeds win even though their star player Sharon Smith is on the D.L. We wish Sharon the best and hope for a speedy recovery. Other than that, congrats to the Tummbleweeds. Liz Evarts was quoted after the game, "It was a hard fought game but don't underestimate the power of the Tummbleweed. Derby Acres is here to stay and we will prevail no matter what obstacle comes our way." |
| Tue 8-11-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (F) The Maniacs (E) State Farm Insurance |
21 9 | State Farm carried over some momentum from their last game against Lacy Painting by scoring 7 runs in the 1st thanks in large part to Bobby Crabtree who belted a grand slam that still hasn’t landed. They then took a 9 to 1 lead after 2 innings. The Maniacs got crazy and scored 20 unanswered runs to take over the game. Sean Yaws said this after the game, “They had our number early in the game, but halfway through, we switched carriers and got a new number.” |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (F) The Maniacs (D) Lacy Painting |
12 5 | And then there was 1… Only one team left with a spotless record. A very exciting game that the whole league was looking forward to, Lacy Painting held a 4-0 lead after 4 innings but the Maniacs finally woke up, scoring 10 runs in the next 2 innings. After the game Lacy Coach Doug Hunt spoke with the media, “I’ve come to the conclusion that the 2 most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen, tonight I only had good friends.” |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill |
11 10 | The Benchwarmers fight off a pesky Buckoles team as they just wouldn’t go away. 6 total lead changes in this contest made this a game to remember. Ken Swope didn’t settle for anything less than a triple with 2 and a in the parker homerun, Bobby Krier ran around the bases also. Mike Russell led Bucks with 3 singles. Bobby Krier said this after the game, “This aint football, you can’t make up trick plays, you have to come out and beat them straight up and that’s what we did. |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (H) The Stop'ers (I) Tuboscope |
11 18 | There was no shortage of offense in this contest, everyone hit the ball for both these teams. Larry Disney and Steve Schultz both had 2 doubles and a single and Jessica Hampton and Sara Aullmack singled twice for Tuboscope. Guy Lingo and Gary Shafer showed they still have some gas left in the tank as each of them hit a triple in the game. Melanie Lyon also had 2 hits for the Stop’ers. |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (J) Tummbleweeds (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers |
12 8 | The Benchwarmers didn’t have enough left in the tank after their last game against Bucks came down to the wire. The Tumbleweeds were hungry and had everybody hitting the ball. Doug Rowland had 3 hits and Rey Devora and RJ Plunkett both singled and doubled. Geo Flores pulled out his PF Flyers in this game as he flew around the bases with an in the parker homer and a triple for the Benchwarmers. |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (K) Ventura Compressor (H) The Stop'ers |
14 10 | Ventura looked to run through the Stop’ers early with a quick 9–4 lead but the Stop’ers battled back and made a nice run to make this one competitive. Ventura showed off their speed with a total of 4 triples and 1 in the park homerun. Fred Alonzo had a double and triple for the Stop’ers while Chester Walker hit a single and a long ball. |
| Thu 8-13-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (E) State Farm Insurance (B) Devon's Body Shop |
16 8 | Devon’s Body Shop can’t add to their winning streak of 1 game as they got thumped by State Farm. Josh Garrison talked about the game, “When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out at the field and it's one big glove. I just can’t seem to find a hole and help my team and get on base.” Willie Nicholson had no problem finding a gap as he was a homer shy of the cycle for State Farm. Benji Heckman and Tom Oelke were able to trot around the bases with a homerun each. |
| Week 5 | |||
| Tue 8-18-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (J) Tummbleweeds (H) The Stop'ers |
9 7 | Chester Walker's 4 hits for the Stop’ers come up short in a thrilla in the Filla......I couldn’t find anything to rhyme. For the Tummbleweeds Rey Charles and RJ Plunkett both light up the scoreboard scoring 3 times apiece and crushing 3 hits. The Tummbleweeds Sharon Smith said from her bed at home, "We are looking forward to beating the Bombers and claiming the 4 seed on Thursday....man do they have a rude wakening." |
| Tue 8-18-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (F) The Maniacs (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill |
19 1 | Ouch! Buddy Owens rips a triple and plays stellar defense as did Tiffany Yaws and Ashley Miller for the Maniacs. For Buckole's.......well they have a great place to eat and drink on Hwy 119 right by the golf course....That is the one big positive. Oh yeah Kenny D. Griff also had (3) hits in the game. Tiffany Yaws was quoted after the game stating, "Stop it, stop messing with D. Griff, anyone with any sense knows he is growing his hair out so he can eventually donate to Locks of love."...Hmm |
| Tue 8-18-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (F) The Maniacs (B) Devon's Body Shop |
10 4 | The Maniacs have a scare but make good in a defensive struggle against Devon's Body Shop. For Devon's Body Shop, Josh and Sandy Garrison both get 3 clutch hits in the loss. For the Maniacs Sarah Needham, Karnese Owens and Kenny D. Griffith all collect 3 hits in the win. D. Giffith was quoted after the game, "My name is not Kenny D. it is just plain D., if you in the press keep messing with me I will refuse to do another interview". Never argue with a man that buys ink by the barrels, Kenny D. |
| Tue 8-18-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (K) Ventura Compressor (I) Tuboscope |
19 7 | Venturra and its band of Massey's got er' done in a convincing victory over Tuboscope. Steve Massey hits 3 triples and Jerry Liebenow goes yard in the win. Other contributors were Amy Glaglovich, Don Anderson, Gary Massey Jr. and Kaylene Massey all with a couple hits apiece. For Tuboscope Steve Schmitz played great defensively as did Rick Hood....too bad they had 0 support. Steve Schmitz was quoted after the game, "Pool party at my house." Boy did he change the subject! |
| Tue 8-18-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers (D) Lacy Painting |
6 11 | The Benchwarmers fans are starting to get impatient. One fan was quoted after the game, "We know we have the athletes, we know we are one of the best teams, but, we continue to play down to our competition. I don't know where the problem is but I do know who the coach is." We asked Bobby Krier he stated, "I believe we need to just play and hopefully during playoffs we will play our game, no one else’s." For Lacy Painting, Smiley clubs (2) hits while Rob, Christie, M. Berry and D. Hunt help. |
| Tue 8-18-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (K) Ventura Compressor (G) High Card Bombers |
19 5 | M.V.P. Tommy White gets the call up to the big Leagues and with his presence in Dodger Town the Dodgers win. Tommy was a back up/pinch hitter in the waiting but Joe Tore after the game was quoted, "I know Tommy didn't play but his presence had a positive impact with our club today." As for our game Ventura was impressive and played very well with Jerry Liebenow, Garry Massey Jr. & B. Lemmons crushing 3 hits apiece. High Cards T. Howell hit the lone long ball in the game. Welcome back Tommy…. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 6:00 PM Fink | (C) Jack Trophies Benchwarmers (B) Devon's Body Shop |
17 10 | Both of these teams had high hopes to start the season and both have been dissappointing. Coach Bobby Krier said, “There are going to be some changes around here, unless we make a push in the playoffs things are going to be different.” But on the upside, the Benchwarmers notched up another victory to bring their total to 3. Gio Flores was a big contributor with 3 doubles and an in the parker and Ken Swope crushed 3 hits. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 6:00 PM Oliver | (D) Lacy Painting (I) Tuboscope |
11 5 | Tuboscope scored all 5 runs in the first inning and had a huge lead but unfortunately, they played Lacy Painting and they usually score more than 5 in a game and this time they did. The biggest surprise of the game was that Lacy Painting didn’t hit any homeruns, first time this season they have failed to do so. Rich Taylor and Smiley had 3 hits each for Lacy. Larry Disney led Tuboscope with 4 hits and Steve Schmitz had 3. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 7:00 PM Fink | (E) State Farm Insurance (A) Buckole's Bar & Grill |
17 1 | The 2008 Detroit Lions, the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers and now the 2009 Buckoles Softball team. What do they have in common? They have all managed to go winless in a season. But there is something that the Bucks get that the others didn’t, a playoff birth. Everyone makes the playoffs, they still have a chance to turn it around and notch a W before the season is over. The bad thing, they play State Farm again. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 7:00 PM Oliver | (D) Lacy Painting (G) High Card Bombers |
6 10 | What an upset, the Bombers find a way to knock off Lacy Painting. Doug Hunt had this to say in regards to the Bombers pitcher, “He (Les Clark) was throwing unhittable stuff tonight, literally, he threw pitches over our heads, balls at our feet, and he even rolled a pitch like he was bowling to one of our batters. He is never going to get the call to the big leagues pitching like that.” Dodgertown Tommy had 4 hits in the win and HEYYY KOOL AID! had 3. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 7:00 PM Wilson | (I) Tuboscope (B) Devon's Body Shop |
8 14 | Devons Body Shop takes down Tuboscope in an exciting match up to tie their longest win streak this season of 1 in a row. But this was just a warm up game, these two teams will lock horns again Tuesday night when they will square off again in the playoffs. Rick Hood spoke with the media after the game, “There are 2 theories on hitting a knuckleball and unfornately for them, neither of them work. I didn’t show that pitch tonight but they will see plenty of it in the playoffs.” |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 8:00 PM Fink | (F) The Maniacs (K) Ventura Compressor |
7 1 | The Maniacs turn in a spotless record after the regular season. This game had a bit of an asterisk though, Ventura was down half of their Massey clan which make up a big part of their offensive attack. Alan Miller said “Boom goes the Dynamite!” as he welcomed Jerry Liebenow to his 1st major league start on the mound by taking one over the trees. Buddy Owens and Tiffany Yaws both contributed with a couple of hits apeice. |
| Thu 8-20-09 - 8:00 PM Oliver | (J) Tummbleweeds (G) High Card Bombers |
8 10 | The Bombers notch another victory, this time at the expense of the Tumbleweeds. There is some bad blood between these 2 bitter rivals. Sharon Smith had earlier accused Clark of throwing dirty pitches and his famous “Spit-Ball.” But there has been no word from the Comissioner’s Office if there is an official investigation but sources say that they are reviewing the tapes of his games. Les Clark said this in response, “You play to win the game! And I will do whatever it takes to win, period. |
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