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Mustangs 16 - Drew Farms 3
The Mustangs put up 13 runs in the first two innings, and Mike Kennedy capped it off with a walk-off three-run homer in the fifth inning to beat Drew Farms, 16-3. Don Cusano and Bill Knute each had two home runs. Paul Selfridge and Dan Crogan continued their hot-hitting ways (5 for 5 combined), and continued to anchor the middle of the infield with great defense.
Pro Sports Therapy 9 - Willis Tent 5
Pro Sports Therapy jumped out to an 8-0 lead over Willis Tent on Tuesday night and held on for a 9-5 win. Dave Weaver led the offense for Pro Sports, going 4-for-4 with two RBI. Andrew Fletcher and John Bodi also contributed three hits and an RBI each.
Willis Tent 19 - Healy Oil 6
Willis Tent defeated Healy Oil in convincing fashion, 19-6. Willis’ Kevin Adolph (3-for-4, home run, 4 RBI), Rob Swinamer (3-for-3, home run, 3 RBI) and Jeff Briggs (2-for-4, home run, 2 RBI) were key contributors in the win. Also chipping in was the newest addition to Willis, Andrew Metters, who went 2-for-4, hit his first home run, and knocked in three runs. Steve Damiani and Ryan Gleason played stellar defense for “the Tent.”
Mario’s Restaurant 7, Mustangs 5
Mario’s continued its recent surge by ending the Mustangs’ season-opening eight-game unbeaten streak Friday night, holding the Mustangs’ high powered offense to just five runs in a 7-5 victory. Mario’s overcame a 3-1 deficit by sandwiching four home runs around two walks in the sixth inning, twice going back to back, with Murph McKeon, Thanh Nguyen, Jon Russo and Keith Reynolds taking the ball deep. Mario’s gave back two runs in the bottom of the sixth before Nguyen closed out the seventh, aided by a game-ending double play turned by Reynolds and Mario Brancato. Defensively, Mario’s snared a number of line drives to keep the Mustangs off the scoreboard, with Kieran Murray, Chris Brooks and Dave Batchelder making standout catches. Mustangs played errorless ball, but the only bright spots at the plate were Don Cusano (3-for-3 with 2 homers), Bill Knute and Jack Erickson (both 2-for-3 with a home run), and Dan Crogan (2-for-2).
Short Cut 19, Drew Farms
Friday night Short Cut beat Drew Farms, 19-6, on the power of a relentless offensive attack that had everyone in the line up getting on base. Carl Dean and Chris Smith were each 3-for-3, and Chris Clark provided the power with two opposite field home runs.
Healy Oil 13 - Floral Arts 10
Healy took advantage of the long ball and some sketchy Floral Arts defense to forge a 13-10 victory. Healy struck four home runs, including two-run shots in the fifth and sixth innings when they took control of the game. A groundout ended a Floral rally with the bases loaded in the 7th. Simon Tripp, Tom Semeter, and Jonathan Morgan homered for Floral Arts.
Mario’s Restaurant 16 - Shortcut 12
Shortcut lost to Mario's Restaurant, 16-12, and now has a 3-3 record this season. Shortcut hit eight homers in the loss, but committed a couple of key errors in the sixth inning that allowed Mario’s to score seven runs and break the game open. Dave Sullivan and Mike Gross each had two homers for Short Cut.
Mustangs 13 - Pro Sport Therapy 12
Mustangs were one out away from their first loss of the season when Paul Selfrige hit a two-run walk off homer in the bottom of the 8th inning to give the Mustangs a hard-fought 13-12 victory over Pro Sports Therapy. It was Selfrige's second home run of the game to go along with three RBI. Mustang Don Cusano also chipped in with two home run blasts and three RBI of his own. Jay Dolan and Mike Kennedy (3-3, home run, 2 RBI, 2 runs) had three hits apiece. Mustang hurler Paul Ligouri won his fourth straight decision on the mound. He was backed by excellent defense from third baseman Mike Kennedy and outfielder Jim Ward. Jerry Cressman’s two home runs and 5 RBI led Pro Sports Therapy. Also having big nights for PST were Jeff Morse with three hits, Steve Nolan with four hits, and a home run from Dave Weaver.
Drew Farms 18, Willis Tent 11
A 10 run first inning, featuring grand slams by Todd Shepherd and Scott Cole highlighted a strong hitting performance for Drew Farms in their defeat of Willis Tent. Defense was solid at all positions and each player recorded at least one hit.
Floral Arts 14 - Mario’s Restaurant 13
Mario’s and Floral Arts played their second close game in a week, with Floral Arts prevailing by one run. Keith Reynolds hit a two run homer and knocked in four RBI for Mario’s. Jim DeMarco and Tony DeAntonis added solo shots and Jon Russo hit a pair of doubles and scored two runs in the loss. Floral Arts’ shortstop Jim Peloquin hit two home runs and Simon Tripp, Tom Semeter and Geoff Pavao each hit one home run. Billy Luppold chipped in two hits.
Pro Sport Therapy 26 - Willis Tent 13
Pro Sports Therapy had their biggest offensive night of the year to earn a walk off run rule victory in the top of the seveneth. PST got contributions up and down the lineup, beginning with a Dave Chirokas grand slam in the first. Steve Nolan had another big night, going 4-5 with two home runs and 7 RBI. Rookie Bill Cullen also broke through with his first home run and another rocket off the fence for a double as part of his four hit, four RBI night. Jerry Cressman hit the walk off home run for his 3 RBI. Also chipping in with big nights were John Bodi, who went 5-for-6, and Jeff Morse, Matt Dolan, and Larry Zupkosky with three hits each.
Drew Farms 13 - Healy Oil 8
Drew Farms continued playing strong defense to help secure a 13-8 win over Healy Oil. Drew Farms scored in every inning. A key three-run home run late in the game by Tom Menicci helped put a little distance in the score. Mark McAleese continues to hit the ball well and often as Drew Farms returned to a .500 record.
Mario’s Restaurant 17 - Pro Sports Therapy 12
Mario’s Restaurant won its second game of the week and enjoyed their biggest run output to date, hitting five home runs and scoring at least a run in every inning. Keith Reynolds continued his hot streak with two home runs, Thanh Nguyen hit two homers and knocked in four, and Tony DeAntonis added a solo shot. Murph McKeon was 3-for-3 with three doubles and three runs scored. Kieran Murray and Raghu Mantena both went 3-for-3. Nguyen was tough on the mound again, surviving a bad hop groundball to the head. Nguyen remained in the game and did not require any Pro Sports Therapy. Pro Sports Therapy was led by Tom Rose’s two home run , four RBI outburst.
The games scheduled for Wednesday were postponed due to unplayable field conditions. In addition, Drew Farms has requested that the game scheduled against Healy Oil be moved. These games have been moved as follows:
Friday, June 22 - the 9 PM game between Floral Arts and the Mustangs has been moved forward to fill the vacated slot.
Sunday, July 8
5:30 PM Healy Oil @ SCL
6:45 PM Drew Farms @ Floral Arts
Sunday, July 22
5:30 PM SCL @ Pro Sports Therapy
6:45 PM Drew Farms @ Healy Oil
Mustangs 15 - Marios 1
Mustang lefty Bill Knute celebrated his birthday with three home runs and seven RBI to lead the 5-0 Mustangs past Mario’s Restaurant, 15-1. Paul Ligouri pitched tremendously for the Mustangs, giving up only one earned run. Shortstop Paul Selfrige turned a great double play on a feed from Dan Crogan to stop an early Mario's rally. In addition to making two outstanding plays at second base, Mustang Mark Cusano hit a walk off two-run homer to nail down the Mustangs 5th straight mercy rule win. Other Mustangs who chipped in with three hits apiece were Jim Ward, Jay Dolan, and Don Cusano (home run, 3 RBI).
Floral Arts 4 - Healy Oil 2
Home runs by Floral Arts' Roger Whittlesey and Healy's Joe Ingalls were the only signs of life for two otherwise listless offenses. Both Frank Lancelotta for Floral and Mike Martin for Healy pitched exceptional games, each getting an abundance of weak fly outs. Aggressive base running by Jon Haslam caused an errant throw that allowed him to score the eventual winning run late in the game.
Floral Arts 12 - Mario’s Restaurant 8
The middle of the lineup powered Floral Arts to 12-8 victory on Wednesday as Jim Peloquin (3-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and Simon Tripp (2-2, HR, 2 RBI) provided the offense, and Larry Mardany shut Mario’s down in the last two innings to preserve the win. All told, Floral pounded out 18 hits and would have done more damage if not for some solid defense from Mario’s. Than Nguyen and Dave Batchelder each hit homers and had multiple hit games to pace Mario’s. Brian Collamore (3 for 3) and Tony DeAntonis (double and RBI) contributed, while Nguyen pitched another strong game as he has settled into the primary pitcher role.
Mustangs 16 - Healy Oil 11
The Mustangs squeaked out a hotly contested 16-11 win over long time rival Healy Oil behind Paul Ligouri's pitching and Mark Cusano's two hits (Including a home run a 5 RBI). Other Mustangs who chipped in two hits apiece and at least one RBI were Jay Dolan, Jim Ward, Don Cusano, Craig Smith, Dan Crogan, and Chris Jordan. Mustang outfielder Jim Ward made an outstanding inning ending sliding catch late in the game with the tying runs on base to preserve a two run lead. Healy Oil’s David O’Keefe, usually known for putting out fires, was ablaze at the plate, hitting two home runs, knocking in five, but was kept from doing more damage when he was pitched around in his final at-bat.
Short Cut Landscaping 19 - Pro Sports Therapy 4
SCL pounded out 6 home runs to overwhelm Pro Sports Therapy, who were limited to 4 runs on just 6 hits. Mike Gross hit two half way to Groton to lead SCL.
Due to the Ward Healy Memorial Golf Tournament being held on June 8th, there have been some changes to the game schedule.
* The Healy Oil - Short Cut Landscaping game originally scheduled for 7:45 will now be held on Sunday, July 8th, at 5:30 pm.
* The Willis Tent - Pro Sports Therapy game originally scheduled for 9 pm will be moved forward to the vacated 7:45 slot.
Good luck to all the League players taking part in the tournament. And if your golf card is open that afternoon, rumor has it that there may be a few slots still available.
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