Westford Over 30 Slowpitch 2021

With very little time left in the regular season, teams are either jockeying for a first round bye in the play-offs, better seeding, or simply the last spot.  Floral Arts and the Nashoba Valley Veterinary Mustangs sit at the top with Short Cut Landscaping right behind.  The next four teams are all with either nine or ten wins and in a position for a more favorable first round opponent.  Pro Sports Therapy with seven wins is on the outside looking in- hoping for a late season miracle run and a way in.

Healy Oil 16 - Burton's Grill 2 

Nick Wilmot continues to shine on the mound for Healy leading them to a 16-2 rout of the Burton's squad. Going deep for Healy was Dan VanSchalkwyk (2), Wayne Meadows (2), Nick Wilmot, Tony Pantoja and Colin MacDonald. Tony Pantoja hit for the cycle for Healy picking up the required single, double, triple and a home run at his four times at the plate. 

Floral Arts 17 - Healy Oil 11

On Friday night, first place Floral Arts defeated Healy Oil, 17-11. The game began slowly with Floral scoring only once in each of the first three innings, highlighted by a Dave Janowsky home run, and Healy only scoring in the first inning. But then Floral plated ten runs in the next two innings, as Mike Alonardo and Jim Crowley each stroked three-run homers. Healy Oil plated five in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the game 13-8, but in the top of the seventh Ken Delaney hit a grand slam for Floral to add a little insurance to the lead. In the bottom of the seventh, Healy got five hits, including a three-run homer, but, with men on first and second, a hard shot to Delaney at third was followed by a race to the third base bag, which Delaney won to get the final out of the game. Healy's bats didn't come alive until the fourth inning with Nick Wilmot sending a line drive over the center field fence. Healy couldn't match the consistent hitting of Floral and had plenty of opportunities to bounce back but stranded 14 base runners during the contest. Home runs for Healy came from Nick Wilmot (2) and Tony Pantoja. Defensive standouts were rookie Dan VanShalkwyk who continues to shine in left field as well as Wayne Meadows at third base.

Nashoba Valley Mustangs 12 Pro Sports Therapy 5

Paul Selfrige Jr. blasted 2 home runs (5 RBI) to lead the Mustangs.  The elder Paul Selfrige  was on base both times with doubles (3-for-4, RBI, 2 RS) and came around to score.  Don Cusano (3-for-4, RBI, 2 RS) had the only other bomb for the Mustangs.  Adding two hits apiece for the winners were: Mark Cusano, Keith Reynolds, Nate Frazee, Paul Liguori, and Dan Crogan.  Mark Cusano and Selfrige Jr. made several outstanding running catches in the outfield for the victors.  Highlighting the PST offense were 2-run home runs from Kirk Legatos and Anthony Cadorette.  Low-lights were 8 hits in 7 innings.

Nashoba Valley Veterinary Mustangs 24 - Healy Oil 11

Winning pitcher Don Cusano cruised through this one going 5-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI. Cusano was well supported in the power department with bombs from teammates Bill Knute, Mark Cusano, and Mike Kennedy.   Jack Erickson and Paul Selfrige added four hits each and Paul Ligouri chipped in with a 3-for-3 performance.  Nate Frazee played well in the outfield for the Mustangs in the win.

Nashoba Valley Veterinary Mustang Arts 22 - Floral Arts 21

Another fantastic finish home team walk off victory in this classic rivalry with the Mustangs rallying from 3 runs behind in the bottom of the 7th to pull off the win.  The Mustangs trailed throughout the entire game, but posted 4 run innings 5 separate times in the game, including the last inning after they shut down the powerful Floral Arts offense in the top of the 7th for the first time all night.  The Mustangs final rally happened with all singles because they were out of homeruns and the winning run scored on an infield grounder.  Mustang sluggers Bill Knute (5-5, 2 HRs, 5 RS, 4 RBI) and Don Cusano (4-5, 2 HRs, 4 RS, 5 RBI) led the winners with help from Mike Kennedy (4 hits, 3 RBI) and Nate Frazee (single, double, HR).  Jim Ward added 3 hits and 4 runs scored from his two spot in the order while Keith Reynolds and Mark Cusano added key homeruns for the winners.  The Mustangs cut down a key run at the plate with a relay from Jack Erickson to Don Cusano to Frazee.

Short Cut Landscaping 30 - CSA Graphics 3

CSA Graphics scored three in the top of the first inning, but Short Cut rebounded with four in the bottom half of the frame.  After a 1-2-3 second inning for CSA, they made roughly a dozen errors in the bottom of the second, allowing SCL to score 23 in the inning.  It was no longer a game after that, another 1-2-3 in the third followed by three more runs for SCL made it 30-3, and that is how the tilt ended.  Jeff Bernier played in his first game of the year for CSA, and brought his usual swagger, but it was just not enough.

Drew Farms 22 - CSA Graphics 6

Drew Farms went right to work early, posting seven runs in the top of first inning.  After two innings it was 10-4 in favor of Drew's, and then Drew's exploded for another seven runs in the third inning and five in the fourth.  CSA Graphics had solo home runs from Cody Freihofer (3 for 3) and Garrett Quinlan (2 for 3) in the 5th inning.  Great defense by Zak Smolkin at third and Ben Pacific at short kept the game from getting even more out of hand.