Westford Over-30 Slow-Pitch Softball

The Nashoba Valley Mustangs and Willis Tent sit one and two atop the leader board but the rest of the field is very competitive with only two wins the difference between third place and ninth. Nice wins by CSA Graphics and Healy Oil this week illustrate what will be a very tight race this summer for the seven playoff spots.

CSA Graphics 15 - Willis Tent 12

An all-around, well-played game by both squads, with lead changes in the top and bottom of the 7th inning.  CSA Graphics took an early 2-0 lead courtesy of a two-run homer from Jonathan Ring.  CSA added to the lead in the fourth inning with back-to-back solo shots from Ring and Bill Cullen.  Wills came back to take a 7-4 lead, but the CSA bats responded in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Singles by Jim Coveno and Josh Haskin were followed by a walk to Jonathan Ring.  Bill Cullen then erased the Willis lead with a grand slam.  A couple other hits put CSA on top 9-7.  Willis responded in the top of the seventh, scoring five runs to take a 12-9 lead.  Once again, though, CSA bounced back.  As if deja vu... hits this time by Dave Luro and PJ Browne, were followed by hits from Coveno and Haskin.  Willis intentionally walked Ring to load the bases for Bill Cullen who responded with his second grand slam of the game, this time in walk-off style.

Healy Oil 21- Drew Farms 16 

Healy Oil, down 9-8 through five innings exploded for 13 runs in the sixth inning to put this one out of reach.  Matt Dowling and Tony Pantoja had back-to-back solo shots for the second game in a row. Dave O'Keefe put one over the centerfield fence for a grand slam in the sixth as well.  Other Healy home runs came from Nick Wilmot, Brian Herrmann, Colin MacDonald and Bruce Wilhelm with two.  Drews started a rally in the top of the seventh putting seven runs on the board but fell short due to defensive plays by Matt Dowling, Frank Padron, Wayne Meadows and Tony Pantoja. Nick Wilmot continues to shine on the mound for Healy mixing up speed and trajectory on his pitches. 

Floral Arts 16 - Pro Sports Therapy 3

Floral Arts improved its record to 7-2 with a 16-3 win over Pro Sports Therapy on Wednesday night. Roger Whittlesey led off the game with a home run to center field, and two batters later Simon Tripp hit a two-run homer, scoring Chad Kirby. Tripp made several outstanding plays at shortstop in the game. Floral hit seven home runs in the contest. Whittlesey (4-for-4, 2 home runs, 3 RBI), Rob Beaudette (3-for-4, 3 RBI), Mark Chambers (3-for-4, home run), and Mike Donaruma (2-for-4) were the offensive stars for Floral. Pitcher Larry Mardany gave up three runs in the first inning and then PST never scored again. Those runs came off the bats of Ryan Steele (2-run HR following a Ben Armstrong 2B) and a solo shot by Donald Slate.

Nashoba Valley Veterinary Hospital - Short Cuts Landscaping

The battle between last year's final 2 was shortened by a violent outburst by Mother Nature.  The game will be continued on Sunday, June 25th, at 6:30.