Mustangs

Floral Arts 15 - Nashoba Valley Veterinarian Mustangs 11 Floral Arts ran its record to 16-2 and secured a first-round bye with a win over league rivals Mustangs. Floral scored 6 in the 6th, then survived the heart of the Mustangs order in the 7th to prevail in a tightly contested game. Greg Marchand (2), Simon Tripp (2), Tom Semeter, and Rob Beaudette homered in the win for Floral. Don Cusano (2-for-3, walk and two home runs), Jack Erickson (2-for-3. home run, 2 RBI), and Mike Kennedy (3-for-4, home run, 2 runs scored) hit well for the Mustangs. Larry Mardany pitched well.

Mario’s Restaurant 7 - Pro Sports Therapy 3 Mario’s Restaurant pitcher Chris Brooks shut down the Pro Sports Therapy. Mario’s jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first powered Murph McKeon’s leadoff home run. McKeon literally stepped from his car into the batter's box to hit a first inning leadoff homer to get Mario's offense in gear. Mario's Restaurant rode the bats of Jerod Colley (2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI) and Thanh Nguyen (3-for-3, 2-run homerun) for a 7-3 victory over Pro Sports Therapy. Defensively, Nguyen teamed up with catcher John Geary to throw out a PST runner at home and Mario's infield turned several double plays, with Pete Morano providing the decisive stretches at first base to seal the back end outs. Nguyen’s homer was on of the longer seen on the field in some time.PST’s offense was led by the late arrivals Gary Royal, Jeff Fuller, and Derek Donegan—all had perfect nights at the plate and scored all 3 of PST’s runs.

Shortcut Landscaping 19 – Pro Sports Therapy 6 SCL rang up 11 runs in the first inning, powered by two Mike Gross home runs, and never looked back, defeating PST by the run rule in the 6th inning by a score of 19-6. PST offense was led by Mark Urlage with 2 hits including the rare triple at Forge to go with 3 RBI.

Floral Arts 15 - Willis Tent 2 Larry Mardany pitched a gem and chipped in a 3 run homer as Floral Arts posted a 15-2 win. Rob Beaudette (2), Simon Tripp (2), Roger Whittlesey, and Mike Spanos also homered in the win. Greg Marchand contributed multiple hits and stellar defense in left center field, and Dean Wormell continued his hot streak, tallying two more hits.

Mustangs 12 - Healy 0 Mustangs scored 8 runs in the first inning and never looked back against Healy. Dan Crogan (3-3, double, 2 rbis, 3 runs scored) and rookie Justin Maly (3-3, 2 rbis) led the mustang attack. Crogan also threw out a Healy runner at first from deep in the shortstop hole to thwart a potential Healy rally. Don Cusano got the shutout win on the mound, only giving up a handful of hits. Paul Selfridge added two hits and his usual stellar infield defense for the winners

Floral Arts 18 - Healy Oil 15 Floral rallied early, and then again late to survive a 7-run sixth for Healy Oil. Frank Lancelotta and Mike Alonardo homered late to give Floral its margin of victory and Dean Wormell chipped in three timely hits. Jim Peloquin also homered for Floral, while Joe Ingalls and Pokey (2) hit long flies for Healy.

Willis Tent 4 – Pro Sports Therapy 3 Willis Tent jumped out to an early 3-run lead on a Rob Swinamer home run, added another run on a Swinamer RBI in the 3rd, then withstood a late PST rally for a 4-3 win in the only action on Sunday night. Swinamer (2-for-3) on the night, accounted for all 4 RBIs in a very tightly played game. Paul Duato also contributed a 2-for-3 night with 2 runs scored. Bob Fleury stepped in to pitch for the shorthanded Willis Tent and delivered a superb outing on the mound. Rookie Mark Strzegowski, who had a 3-for-3 night, was a bright spot for PST.

Mario’s 12 - Willis 11 Mario’s Restaurant spotted Willis Tent an 8 to 1 lead before rallying with nine runs over the last two innings to pull out a 12 -11 victory. Jim DeMarco and Thanh Nguyen led the offense by both going 4-for-4 with a combined 5 runs scored. Jon Russo had the game’s only home run, among his 3 hits, while Brian Collamore knocked in the winning run, doubling home Raghu Mantena, who had kicked off the rally with a single. Chris Brooks pitched 6 plus innings in relief for the win. Nashoba Valley Veterinarian

Mustangs 12 - Drew Farms 1 Mustangs broke open a tight defensive battle behind two home runs apiece from Don Cusano (3-for-3, 6 RBI) and Mike Kennedy (2-for-3, 4 RBI). Cusano also got the win on the mound, taking a shutout into the 6th inning. Brian Foley, following up his first home run of the year, stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI. Foley also played well at first base for the Mustangs, who turned two infield double plays. Jay Dolan added 3 hits for the winners.

Pro Sports Therapy 13 – GutCheck 3 GutCheck put up 3 in the first, but Pro Sports Therapy scored in every inning after the first including a 7 run outburst in the 3rd inning. Steve Nolan continued putting up big numbers, with his grand slam being the big hit in the third. Nolan had 2 homers and 5 RBI on the night. Keith Davighi also had a big night, going 4-for-4 with a homer. Matt Dolan also homered for PST.

Sunday's 8 PM game between Willis Tent and Floral Arts has been postponed. It will now be played on Sunday, August 4th at 5:30 PM. Sunday night's schedule will now consist of two games beginning at 5:30.

Friday night's 6:30 PM game between Mario's Restaurant and GutCheck has been postponed.  It will now be played as the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, July 28th, at 6:45 PM.  This Friday night's schedule will now consist of two games beginning at 7:45.

Healy Oil 27 - Mario’s Restaurant 14 Healy Oil erupted with 27 runs to beat Mario’s, 27, 14. Healy’s Dan Nucci went 5-for-5, Joe Arsenault hit a grand slam, and Chris Ricard hit a 3-run homer. Al Boisvert was superb at third base.

Drew Farms 15 - Shortcut Landscaping 14 Drews scored 15 runs in the first 2 innings, then held on over the remainder of the game to pull off the victory. Home runs from Lance Pratt, Todd Shepherd and Blake Buxton (grand slam) powered the 2-inning outburst. Multiple hit games from Mark Kost, Scott Cole, Pat Pawlak, and Buxton helped aid the victory. Short Cut got two home runs apiece from Brent Oakleaf and Dave Silton.

Nashoba Valley Veterinarian Mustangs 12 - Shortcut Landscaping 4 Mustangs won a key game in vying for a 1st round play-off bye, defeating Short Cuts, 12-4. Mike Kennedy made a great diving play at shortstop late in the game to stop a potential rally by Short Cuts. On offense, Bill Knute led the way with two home runs and 4 RBI. Jack McGrath, Fred Mettler, and Andy Mastandrea gave the bottom of the line-up some punch, going a collective 7 for 9. Mike Gross and Chris Smith homered, accounting for the only runs by Short Cut.

Drew Farms 16 - Floral Arts 14 Drews capped off a successful week by beating first place Floral Arts in extra-innings. A 6-run first inning, followed by scoring in every inning except 2, and solid defense paved the way for Drews. Tom Menicci, who went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs, led the 23-hit attack. Todd Shepherd and Pat Pawlak also provided home runs. Mark Kost, Shepherd and Bill Faherty collected 3 hits apiece, while Scott Cole, Pawlak and Bill Bowser provided two each. Lance Pratt pitched a solid game against the potent Floral offense. Floral got strong contributions from Jim Peloquin and Dean Wormell in the loss.

Willis Tent 4 – Pro Sports Therapy 3 Willis Tent jumped out to an early 3 run lead on a Rob Swinamer home run, added another run on a Swinamer RBI in the 3rd, then withstood a late PST rally for a 4-3 win in the only action on Sunday night. PST was led offensively by rookie Mark Strzegowski, who had a 3-3 night.