Announcement
Floral Arts, at 10-2 sits atop the standings right ahead of the Nashoba Valley Mustangs at 8-4. Healy Oil and Drew Farms are tied for the third spot. Floral has the most runs scored midway thru the 2018 season while the Mustangs have allowed the fewest runs to opposing squads.
Floral Arts 11 - Burton’s Grill 6
On Friday night, Larry Mardany was masterful on the mound for Floral Arts, pitching his way to an 11-6 victory over Burton’s Grill. Floral Arts’ defense was outstanding, as the infield turned two double plays, including an unusual 6-4-5 double play to end the game. Dave Janowsky went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, Jim Peloquin went 3-for-4 with a homer, and Ken Delaney also homered for the winners. Mark Chambers (2-for-3, RBI) was an all star around the first base bag. Homering for Burton's in the loss were Charlie Chungu, Jerry Breen and Justin Randall. The win gave Floral Arts their tenth win of the season against two losses.
Floral Arts 20 - Shortcut Landscaping 16
Floral Arts rookie outfielder Jim Crowley had a fine Sunday night at the plate, going 4-for-4, swatting three homers, and knocking in eight to lead Floral Arts (9-2) to a 20-16 victory over Shortcuts Landscaping. Floral scored nine runs in the first inning, as Chad Kirby hit a solo shot, followed by a three-run shot by Crowley, a one-run double by Mark Chambers, a three-run homer by Ken Delaney, and run-scoring single by Mike Donaruma. Pat Woods hit a two-run shot in the third inning. Woods was also stellar at second base, working with Delaney and third baseman Ryan Dunn to turn a couple of double plays in the game. Pitcher Matt Critch continued his hot hitting (3-for-4, 2 RS) and pitching.
Nashoba Valley Mustangs 11 - 3E Moving 7
Cormac Bordes (HR, 3 RBI) and Keith Reynolds both had three hits for the winners. Bill Knute added a three run blast while Jim Ward, Mike Kennedy and Mark Cusano contributed two hits apiece.
Nashoba Valley Mustangs 14 - CSA Graphics 6
Mike Kennedy (4 runs, 2 RBI), Jay Lincoln (3 RS) and Paul Selfrige Jr. (4 RBI) all went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate to aid the balanced Mustang attack. Paul Liguori got the win on the mound and added two hits, including a bases clearing double, and four RBI to the cause. Paul Selfrige Sr. and Bill Knute blasted home runs for the winners. Kennedy played excellent defene at third base and at second base Dan Crogan turned two around the horn double plays to get his team out of jams. The scoring for CSA came on three home runs including a solo shot from Tim Piwowar, a two-run shot from Garrett Quinlan, and a three-run dinger from Jonathan Ring.
Drew Farms 20 - CSA Graphics 16
CSA Graphics had an explosion of home runs, but too many errors cost them the game. After a 2-run homer from Jim DeMarco and a solo shot from Jonathan Ring in the first, Drews responded with nine runs of their own. CSA chipped away at the lead scoring four in the second inning and two more in the third to tie the game 9-9. Key to the comeback was a three-run homer from Garrett Quinlan and solo shots from Jonathan Ring and Cody Freihofer. Drews pulled ahead in the fourth inning 13-9, and the teams matched runs in the fifth to make the score 14-10. CSA came back to tie things with home runs from Garrett Quinlan (2HR, triple, 6RBI) and Jonathan Ring (3HRs, 4RBI). An error-filled bottom of the sixth gave Drews a 20-14 lead, and CSA could only muster a couple runs in the top of the seventh (which started with a lead-off homer from Bill Cullen that counted as an out due to HR rule).
