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Burton's Grill 10 - Healy Oil 3
The real MVP of this game was a bin of Speedy-Dry and a bunch of rakes to make the field playable after Tuesday's heavy rain. Burtons got another great pitching performance from Jerod Colley who gave up only three runs. Offensively Kieran Murray, Rick Waldron, Raghu Mantena and Greg Fitzgerald each had two hits and an RBI while Jerry Breen hit the lone Burton's home run of the night.
Nashoba Valley Mustangs 20 - Shortcuts Landscaping 1
Mustangs jumped out to 13-0 lead after two innings in this rain interrupted game and never looked back. Winning pitcher Don Cusano led the charge (3-for-3, walk, two home runs, three RBI, four runs scored) for the Mustangs but received plenty of support. Baby brother Mark Cusano added three hits, including a homerun. Jack Erickson (four RBI) and Paul Selfridge (three runs scored) each blasted home runs to help the cause. Mike Kennedy chipped in with three hits and Dan Crogan added two hits, two runs scored, and three RBI and they combined to turn another outstanding infield double play to end an inning. Erickson made a tremendous sliding catch in left field that turned into another double play for the winners.
Floral Arts 15 - Healy Oil 2
Floral Arts defeated Healy Oil, 15-2, in five innings on Wednesday night. Matt Critch got his second win of the season on the mound. Critch, who has allowed only two runs in two games, also went 2-for-3 at bat, with a two-run homer. Floral also got homers from Jim Peloquin and Simon Trip (two). Tripp and Peloquin each made several nice plays in the infield. Mark Chambers played well at second base and went 2-for-3 at the plate. Floral Arts enters the mid-season break with an 11-3 record, good for second place.
CSA Graphics 11 - Drew Farms 10
This was a close game throughout, with a few lead changes. CSA Graphics set the table in the first with Josh Haskins (2-for-3, one run scored) and Jim DeMarco (2-for-3, three runs scored, one RBI) followed by a Jonathan Ring home run. Ring went 4-for-4 in the game with three runs scored, and five RBI. After Drew's battled back, CSA started the third inning with singles from DeMarco and Ring, followed by a three-run blast from Bill Cullen. Needing more runs again in the fourth inning, CSA had singles from Zak Smolkin and Sean Troy who both later scored. CSA added another run in the fifth inning with a lead-off solo home run off the bat of Mike Cioffi. Drew's kept pace, however, and had a one-run lead going into the seventh inning. After a couple of singles, Bill Cullen struck again, providing a ground-rule double that gave CSA a one-run lead, and then closed-things out from the mound with a 1-2-3 inning.
Nashoba Valley Mustangs 17 - Drew Farms 9
Don Cusano led the winning offense going 4-for-4 with two home runs, four runs scored and four RBI. Mike Kennedy added four hits and three RBI. Paul Selfridge (home run) and Cormac Bordes chipped in with three hits apiece. Mark Cusano and Scott Lawrence also hit long balls for the winners. Outfielders Jim Ward and Mark Cusano made great catches while infielder Cormac Bordes made a great play at second and the Mustangs turned their customary double play to back winning pitcher Paul Liguori.
Willis Tent 16 - Healy Oil 8
Healy took an early three run lead in the first inning but Willis scored two runs in the second and four in the fourth leaving Willis with a 6 to 5 lead over Healy. Willis would add ten more runs to their total taking a 16 to 5 lead into the bottom of the seventh . Willis defense would hold Healy to just three runs in the bottom of the seventh securing a Willis 16 to 8 win over Healy.
Willis game standouts were, Roger Neild going 5-for-5 with three singles, a double and a home run, Kurt Andjus 4-for-5 with three singles and a home run, Paul Duato 3-for-4 with a single, two home runs and a base on balls, Dennis Kane 3-for-5 with a single and two home runs, and John Lutatti 3-for-4 with a single, a double and a home run. Rick Devanna also contributed to the Willis win with a home run.
Willis Tent 22 - Short Cuts Landscaping 19
Willis exploded for 19 runs in the first three innings with the help of two grand slams. All the while Willis pitcher Paul Duato backed by a solid defense held Short Cuts to three scoreless innings. However, Short Cuts came charging back with 12 runs in the bottom of the fourth. Short Cuts continued to pick away at the Willis lead for the rest of the game and heading into the seventh inning it was Willis 22, Short Cuts 18. in the bottom of the 7th, Willis defense held Short Cuts to just one run. Willis wins over Short Cut 22 to 19.
Contributing to the Willis win were, Justin Swanson going 4-for-4 with three singles and a grand slam home run, Kurt Andjus 3-for-4 with a single and two home runs (one being a grand slam), John Lutatti 3-for-4 with three singles, Kevin Adolph 3-for-5 with three singles and Paul Duato 2-for-3 with 1one single a home run and a base on balls. Also contributing with Willis Tent home runs were Roger Neild, Brian Gallardo and John Beebe.
Short Cuts landscaping 11 - CSA Graphics 9
CSA Graphics took advantage of Short Cuts only having nine fielders in the first inning, and jumped to a quick 4-0 lead, with back-to-back doubles from Josh Haskin and Jim DeMarco to start the game, and then a single from Jonathan Ring, followed by a three-run homer off Bill Cullen's bat. Short Cuts got their tenth player, closed the gap, and the game was close the remainder of the way. The rest of the scoring for CSA game off a DeMarco hit and Ring two-run homer, and then singles by Jim Coveno, PJ Browne, Dave Luro, Bob Cullen, and sacrifice flies from Derek MacDermott and Haskin. CSA had a one-run lead going into the seventh, but Short Cuts scored three, and CSA had no response in the bottom frame.
CSA Graphics 8 - Pro Sports Therapy 6
CSA Graphics jumped to a quick lead, scoring five runs in the first inning, and added three more in the third inning. Jim Coveno (2-for-3, one run), Jonathan Ring (2-for-3, double, two runs, one RBI), Jim DeMarco (2-for-3, double, two runs, three RBI), Billy Ryan (3-for-3, double, one run, two RBI), and Darren Wizst (two sacrifice flies) led the offensive for CSA. PST bounced back to keep the game close and CSA could only muster two hits in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings. Although the CSA bats fell silent, their defense preserved the win... led by great stops and scoops from Bob Cullen and Derek MacDermott at first base, and a couple sharp stabs at third base by Zak Smolkin. For PST, Steve Sawyer deserved credit for pitching a good game, only giving up three runs after CSA's five run outburst in the first. Offensively, Jeff Fuller led the PST squad with two doubles in the loss.
