Union  County 50+ Senior Softball
2025 Season Standings
May 27, 2025
		LEAGUE STANDINGS
		A - DIVISION	WON	LOST	PCT.	GB	TIE
		Douglas VW	15	2	.882	0
		Deegan Roofing	13	4	.765	2
		Rocky's Bar & Grill	7	9	.438	7 1/2
		Rappa Construction	6	9	.400	8
		Phenomenal Boyz	5	11	.313	9 1/2
		B - DIVISION	WON	LOST	PCT.	GB	TIE
		Thristy Turtle	10	6	.625	0
		Terawulf	11	7	.611	0
		Dowling's Tavern	7	11	.389	4
		Echo Tap & Grill	6	12	.333	5
		Sonia's BCE	3	14	.176	7 1/2
	Game Summaries:
	Terawulf 9, Dowling’s Tavern 7
	On a beautiful night for a doubleheader, pitching and defense were front and center in game 1 on the always treacherous sunny Memorial Field 2.  Dowlings jumped out to a 4-2 lead after 2 innings thanks to a 3-run HR by Paul Falzarano.  The score remained unchanged until the bottom of the 5th when Terawulf scored 3 runs to take a 5-4 lead, but Dowlings would recapture the lead 6-5 in the top of the 6th on Rick Gregorio's 2-run single.  Some costly errors in the bottom of the 6th led to Terawulf plating 4 runs and take a 9-6 lead going into the 7th but Dowling's could only score 1 run and fell by a final score of 9-7.  Carl Herman, Nick Meltzer, Ricky Gregorio, Angelo Puerari, and Paul Falzerano all had multiple hits in the losing effort.
	Douglas VW 18, Rappa Construction 13
	In a revenge game, the Douglas VW boys, behind the solid pitching and fielding of Mario Fastiggi, defeated Rappa Construction by a score of 18-13.  Leading the charge for Douglas on offense were Steve Steransak, Justin Doyle, and Billy Buteau, all who racked up 4 hits on the evening.  Al Genova, Luke Nacca and Alan Dente all joined the hit parade with 3 hits each.  Others with solid nights were Lou Rivera, Farlan Alusik, Mario Fastiggi, Hector Munoz and Geno Antonucci. At the plate for Rappa Construction, Steve D'Amato had 3 hits and HR, Tom Korzeneski had 4 hits including HR, while Ray Luciano, George Doney, Kevin Robinson, Anderson Monzon, and Nick Simone each contributed with 2 hits apiece.
	Phenomenal Boyz 15, Deegan Roofing 12
	After trailing 6-1 after 3 innings, the Phenomenal Boyz turned up both the offense and defense to take control of the game and grab the win. In defeat the Roofers were led by Charlie Collins and Ron Patterson with 4 hits each, while Kevin Spellman and Tom Ulichny each had 3 hits.
	Rocky’s Bar & Grill 22, Echo Tap & Grille 21
	In the opening game of a twilight doubleheader, Rockys outlasted Echo Tap & Grille. Rocky's jumped out to a 22-6 lead after 5.5 innings. Echo scored 15 runs in the final 2 innings before an intentional walk to Chris Paternostro loaded the bases with 1 out. With the tying run on 3rd and winning run on 2nd, Echo came up short. Leading the offense for the Barmen were Dr Rob Wallace with a perfect 5-5. Not to be outdone Dave P Handleman was also a perfect 4-4. Adding to the attack with 4 hits was Lloyd Haymes, while Roy Alexander, Chris Paternostro, Sean Dolan, Eddie Engram, and Craig Edwards all chipped in with 3 hits apiece on the night. Rocky’s offense was led by Dave Grandmaison (5-5, 3RBI), Gary Roman (4-5, 3 RBI, 3 RS), Tom DeGregorio (3-4, 3 RBI, 4RS), Pete Abene (3-5, 4 RBI), Ellan Ben Hayon (3-4), Greg Solomon (3-5), while Dave Martorano, Tim Carey and Todd O’Reilly added 2 hits apiece.
	Terawulf 19, Echo Tap & Grille 16
	In the nightcap of a double header, Terawulf broke open a close game with 10 runs in the 4th and 5th innings forging a 19-10 lead heading into the top of the 7th.  The Grillmeisters rallied for 6 runs but came up short  forging a final score of 19-16. The Barmen were led by Lloyd Haymes 4-5, Dr Rob Wallace 3-4, Steve Halper 2-3 and Craig Edwards 3-4.
	Thirsty Turtle 16, Sonia’s BCE 14
	In a hard-fought, back and forth game, Sonia's lost to Thirsty Turtle, 16-14. Sonia’s offense was led by Jory Dominguez who was a scorching 4-4 while Edgar Melendez and Ramon Rojas had three hits apiece. Dave Strochak and Manny Abrantes added two hits apiece. Dave Strochak led a strong defensive performance with many stellar plays at second base.
	Dowling’s Tavern 20, Sonia’s BCE 18
	In the 2nd game of a doubleheader for both Sonia's and Dowlings, sloppy play from both sides led to a high scoring, see-saw battle.  The score was 14-14 going into the bottom of the 6th.  Dowling's would score 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th thanks to a bases loaded triple from Scott Rosenbloom, and a 2-run triple by Paul Falzarano to take a 20-14 lead.  Dowling's was able to close the deal on Sonia's, but not before they scored 3 more runs to make the final score Dowlings 20 Sonia's 17.  For Dowling’s Tavern, Nick Meltzer, Rick Gregorio, Brad Steele, and Paul Falzarano each had 3 hits.  Sonia's bats exploded for 28 hits, but they couldn't hold off the potent Dowling offense in the end. Hitting stars for Sonia's BCE were Jory Dominguez, who continued his hot hitting with 3 more hits, while Edgar Melendez, Ramon Rojas, Richard Melette and Dave Strochak belted out 3 hits apiece. Nelson Ramirez and Jose Cortes added two hits each in the loss.
	Thirsty Turtle 16,  Tera Wulf 15
	Douglas VW 23, Rocky’s Bar & Grill 8
	The Douglas bats came out hot and stayed hot, as the VW Boys made quick work of a banged-up Rocky's team by the score of 23-8.  Leading the offense for Douglas was Lou Rivera, Justin Doyle and Farlan Alusik, all who had 4 hits apiece on the night. Chris Yee (HR), Frank Padovano, Chris Morrison and Mario Fastiggi, all added 3 hits each. All other batters in the line-up, which included Luke Nacca, Hector Munoz, Billy Buteau, Geno Antonucci and Rich Gaul, all had 2 hits.  Rich Gaul picked up the W.
	Rocky’s offense was led by Greg Solomon (3-3, 2B, 3B), Laquan “Fu” Gray (3-3), Larry Pacifico (2-3), Matt Walsh (2-3), and Todd O’Reilly (2-3) in the loss.
	Dowling’s Tavern 13, Phenomenal Boyz 10
	On a perfect day for softball, Dowling’s engaged in a very tight, competitive game against the Phenomenal Boyz.  Both teams exchanged blows early on and were tied at 8 after 4 innings.  In the top of the 5th, Dowlings scored 4 runs to take a 12-8 lead, but the P-Boyz scored 2 runs to cut the lead to 12-10 heading into the 7th inning.  A big 2 out hit by Brad Steele gave Dowlings a 3-run cushion heading into the bottom of the 7th..  Defensive gems by Jeff Bauman and Darren Muller sealed the deal as Dowling held for a 13-10 win.  Nick Meltzer, Rick Gregorio, and Darren Muller led the offense with 3 hits apiece while Brad Steele, Matt Greenblatt, Angelo Puerari, Paul Falzarano, and Tony Taddeo added 2 hits each in the win.
	Deegan Roofing 30, Rappa Construction 20
	Deegan scored in every inning and had eight players with 3 or more hits to rack up 30 runs and hold on for the victory over Rappa in a game that saw both teams bat around in more than 1 inning. The Deegan pitchers struggled to find the strike zone in the first 4 innings as the patient Rappa batters manufactured 15 walks, but Deegan made a change with Ron Patterson who entered in relief and shut down Rappa over the last 3 innings. The Deegan offense was led by Walt Patrylo and Scott Mugele with 5 hits each, while Nellie Santiago, Kevin Woodring and Charlie Collins each had 4 hits.
	In a losing effort, at the plate for Rappa Construction, Tom Korzeneski and Steve D’Amato (HR,3B) had 4 hits each, while Ray Luciano (HR), Tim Mulhall, Anderson Monzon, Dave Sheehy and Dave Dudas had 2 hits each. Kevin Robinson walked 4 times and had a timely hit in his 5th at bat.
	Echo Tap & Grille 30 , Sonia’s BCE 29
	In a game that never wanted to end, the Barmen scored 8 runs in the bottom of the 7th to secure the victory. Echo Tap & Grille jumped out to a 14-4 lead after 4 innings only to see Sonias plate 9 runs in the top of the 5th. The  teams traded 2-run leads until the top of the 7th when Sonias scored 11 runs in the open inning only to see Echo score 8 runs in the bottom of the 7th to forge the final score. Echo’s offense was led by Deuce Brown and Sean Dolan with perfect 5-5 nights. Chris Paternostro 4-5, Dr Rob Wallace 3-5, Greg Thomas 4-5, Steve Halper 4-5 (2-3B), Erik Hastrup 3-5 (3 RBI), and Dave P Handleman 3-4 rounded out the Echo offense.
	In the shootout, Sonia's belted out 28 hits led by Dionis Ramirez who was 5-5  with 2 monstrous home runs into the Tremley Field night that landed onto Wood Avenue in left field. Ramirez had 4 RBI and 6 RS while Dave Strochak continued his torrid hitting pace reaching base all 6 times (4-4, 2 BB, 4 RS, 3 RBI). Ramon Rojas and DP were 4-5 while Champe had 3 hits and Miguel, Jose Cortes and Nelson Ramirez had 2 hits apiece.