UCSSL 2015 PLAYOFF RESULTS |
60’s Division |
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First Round for Week of August 9, 2015 |
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Awnings Galore II 5, Robin's Nest 3 |
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Tom Pasko and Harry Streep locked up in a pitchers' duel in the
first game of the A Division semifinals.
Robin's Nest scored 2 in the first, Awnings tied the game with 2 in the third, otherwise Pasko and Streep kept runs off the scoreboard until Pasko led off the bottom of the 6th with a home run and Bobby Rahnenfuhrer tripled as Awnings took a three run lead. The Nesters pushed across a single run in the top of the 7th but could get no closer. Bobby Lorincz, Ray Meigs, Wayne Michael and Rahnenfuhrer all were 2 for 2 at the plate for AG2. |
Awnings Galore
II 25, Robin's Nest 2 |
AG2 erupted for 25 runs, while holding RN to two second inning
runs, in sweeping the A Division semifinal series. For Awnings, Bob Lorincz
(3R, 2RBI) and Rich Polonitza (R, 4RBI), were both a perfect 4 for 4 with a
triple. Neil Granstrand (2R, 2RBI),
Wally Dusko (R, 4RBI), Tom Colandro (2BH, 3R, RBI), Rich Grossberg (HR, 2R,
3RBI) and Bruce Symon (3R, 2RBI) each had 3 hits, and Rich Traub (2R, RBI)
added a home run and a double. Awnings Galore wins the series 2-0,
advancing to the A Division Finals. |
Creative
Industries I 14, Kilkenny House 2 |
Creative Industries I won the first game of the semifinals led
by pitcher Al Betau who was perfect at the plate with 3 hits. The offense was
also led by Dana Kimmel, Tom Straniero, Joe DePierro, Dennis Mosier and Brian
Williams with two hits each. |
Creative
Industries I 16, Kilkenny House 4 |
Al Betau pitched and hit Creative Industries I to victory over
Kilkenny with 3 hits. Dennis Mosier also had 3 hits, and Tom Straniero, Gary
Pence, Geoff Polston and Joe DePierro each added two hits. Creative wins the
semifinal series 2-0 and advances to the A Division finals. |
Avengers 11, The
Office 9 |
The Avengers jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first
inning. A four-run third inning by The Office put the barmen up
8-4. The Avengers chipped away at that deficit and scored four in
the top of the fifth to tie the game at 9-9.
The Avengers scored single runs in both the sixth and
seventh innings to take an 11-9 lead. Ahead by
two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, two excellent catches -- one in
deep center field by Chris Black, the other by mid-fielder Richie Krov going
into short center field and making an over the shoulder catch sealed the
victory. For the Avengers, Anthony
Abbaleo, Doc Henley Black, Richie Krov, Chris Black and John Tomaine had a
pair of hits each. On the mound Pat LoPiccolo and Alan Schachman shut the
Office offense down and allowed only one run after the third inning. Leading The
Office with three hits was Mike Volpe (3BH, 3 RBI). Bill Early (2BH, HR, 2R, 3 RBI), Charlie
Wischusen (2BH, 2R, 2 RBI), Tom McNulty (2R, RBI), Gary Schaller (R) and
Lou Koehler (2BH, R) added two hits each. |
The Office 18,
Avengers 15 |
The Office, facing elimination from the B Division playoffs,
rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat The Avengers
18-15 to even the series at 1-1. In an
early slugfest, the Avengers held a 12-11 lead after three innings. The
Office scored one run over the next two innings but the Avengers added two
more runs to hang on to a 14-12 lead at the end of five innings. In the top
of the sixth, The Office tied the score on Bill Hinkle's two-run single and
took the lead at 15-14 on Lou Koehler's base hit. Tied at 15 all in the top of the seventh,
singles by John Psotto, Gary Schaller, Bill Early, Charlie Wischusen and
Gerard McDermott plated three Office runs.
Leading The Office with three hits each were Gary Schaller (3R), Bill
Early (2R, 3RBI), Gerard McDermott (2BH, 2R, 4RBI), Bill Hinkle (2R,
3RBI) and Joe Mitarotonda (R). For the Avengers, Joe Brown and Phil Fink each went 3 for
3. Pat Sarullo, Bill Moore, Henley Doc Black, Dave Goodman, John Tomaine, and
Alan Schachman had two hits each. Robert Maley's bases loaded double drove in
three runs. This B Division semifinal series is tied 1-1. |