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Tonight's game between Burton's Grill and Drew Farms has been postponed due to the inclement weather in the area. It will be made up on Sunday, July 29th, at 6:30 PM. Enjoy tonight's All-Star game instead!
Burton's Grill continues to post big wins and has risen to the third spot with a 9-7 record. This puts them behind Floral Arts and the Nashoba Valley Mustangs with 12 and 10 wins respectively. Healy Oil, Short Cut Landscaping and 3E Moving, each with 8 wins, are right behind Burtons in the standings.
Burton's Grill 26 - CSA Graphics 4
Burton's Grill was up 26- 0 at one point and ultimately ended this one in a 26-4 run-rule affair. Charlie Chungu and Dave Batchelder led Burton's with a combined four home runs and 13 RBI. Chungu also had a double on his 4-for-4 night as well as four runs scored. Luke Boulanger continued his torrid hitting, now 9-9 in his last two games, Tim scott went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and Mike Santiano and Justin Randall combined for another of the Burton's five RBI. CSA Graphics sat idle while Burton's opened-up a 26-0 lead after 4 and half innings but with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, a three-run homer from Jim DeMarco followed by a solo shot from Tim Greenwood was not enough for a comeback.
3E Moving 11 – Pro Sports Therapy 9
PST's offense was led by a three-run-home run from Ben Armstrong and three hits, including a home run, from Ryan Steele.
Floral Arts 16 – Pro Sports Therapy 12
A late run from PST, putting up seven in the 7th, wasn’t enough to keep up with the front-running Floral squad. Offense was led by Ben Armstrong (3-for-3 with a double and a home run), Steve Sawyer (home run), and Jeff Fuller (3-for-3).
Healy Oil 12 – Pro Sports Therapy 7
Another tough offensive night for the PST squad against a much-improved Healy Oil team. Ben Armstrong (double and a home run) and Jeff Fuller (2-for-2 with a BB) again led PST offensively.
Westford Over 30 has hit the mid-season holiday break with Floral Arts and the Nashoba Valley Mustangs in a virtual tie at the top. Healy Oil is in third and Burton's Grill with 247 runs on the season sit in fourth position.
Nashoba Valley Mustangs 19 - Drew Farms 5
Two home runs by Cormac Bordes, one apiece by Don Cusano (winning pitcher), Mark Cusano, Bill Knute, Mark Cusano, and a walkoff shot by Paul Selfridge Jr. Long time Mustang Brian Foley contributed with a couple big hits and a few solid plays at first base.
Healy Oil 12 - CSA Graphics 7
Healy Oil started strong with four home runs in the first few innings, while CSA Graphics failed to score, and Healy opened a 9-0 lead. CSA broke through for a run in the top of the fourth on a solo home run from Cody Freihofer, only to see Healy match them with a run of their own, 10-1 score. CSA did their damage in the top of the fifth, scoring six runs, again bolstered by a three-run blast from Freihofer. A double by Josh Haskin and an opportunistic single from Derek MacDermott helped the cause. With the lead reduced to three runs, Healy responded with two runs of their own, making it 12-7. The CSA bats then went silent, mustering only one hit in the next two frames.
Short Cut Landscaping 18 – Pro Sports Therapy 5
In a run-rule win for SCL, nine hits says it all. The only PST high-light came from Donald Slate coming in off the reserve list with a pair of hits for the losing squad.
Burton’s Grill 26 – Pro Sports Therapy 11
Leading the PST effort was Kirk Legatos, who after hitting a 2-run home run in each of his first two at bats, was intentionally walked with the bases loaded. PST also had 3-for-3 nights from Brian Dubey and the veteran duo of Tim Schutt and Dave Chirokas. The Burton's offense was fueled by Jerry Breen, (4-for-5, 3 RS, 1 RBI), Dave Batchelder (4-for-5, 6 RBI), Charlie Chungu (5-for-5, 4 RBI) and Luke Boulanger (5-for-5, 4 RS, 2 RBI).
Floral Arts, Mustangs, Drew Farms and Healy Oil round out the top four spots a week before the July 4th holiday break. Burtons, 3E Moving and Pro Sports Therapy take the next three ever-important playoff spots at this early point. Fourth place through eighth are so close in their win totals that these spots will change numerous times over the next eight weeks.
Floral Arts 19 - CSA Graphics 6
Floral Arts defeated CSA, 19-6, on Wednesday in six innings. The score sat at 18-6 for a couple of innings, while several Floral hitters tried and failed to get the 19th run across to end the game until Simon Tripp hit a solo shot to begin the sixth. Jim Peloquin (2), Jim Crowley, Mark Chambers, and Ken Delaney hit homers. Dave Janowsky continued his hot hitting, going 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.
CSA hit three home runs in the first and then got out-scored 19-1 the rest of the way. Breaking out to an early 5-0 lead in the first inning versus Floral Arts, fueled by home runs from Jonathan Ring, Cody Freihofer, and Billy Cullen. Floral came back with three runs in the second inning, and CSA added to their lead with one in the third, making the score 6 to 3. Then CSA fell apart, stopped hitting, and Floral ran away with the game out-scoring CSA 15-0 in the next three innings.
Nashoba Valley Veterinary Mustangs 25 – Pro Sports Therapy 5
In a five-inning run rule victory, the Mustangs put up seven in the first over PST. Pro Sports got two back quickly and then added another two to make it close at 7-5. The second ranked Mustangs then scored 18 runs to finish this one off. The PST offense was led by Ryan Steele’s two-run bomb in the first. For the Mustangs, Keith Reynolds (4-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RS, 8 RBI) led the offensive charge with a grand slam and a 3-run homer for the Mustangs. Fellow Mustangs Paul Selfrige Jr. (4-for-4, HR, 3 RS), Bill Knute (3 RS), and Paul Selfrige Sr. all added four hits apiece in the win. Winning pitcher Paul Liguori (3 RBI, 2 RS) and Jim Ward (2 RS) chipped in with three hits each.
Burtons Grill 20 - CSA Graphics 7
CSA Graphics tried to battle Burton's with nine players again, but were not as lucky this time. Burton's jumped to the early lead, and never looked back. CSA was in the game, losing 8-5, when. a couple costly errors led to a nine run third inning for Burton's. CSA put up a couple runs in the fifth, but a run on a couple hits for Burton's, and then a two-run homer ended the game with the mercy rule in the bottom half of the frame. Tim Piwowar and Cody Freihofer homered for CSA in the loss. Burton's offense was fueled by Eric Pasters with a (HR, 3 RBI), Charlie Chungu (3-for-3, 4 RBI), Jerry Breen (HR, 3 RBI), Dave Batchelder (HR, 2 RBI), and Jerod Colley 3-for-3 and another fine pitching performance.
Burtons Grill 19 - Healy Oil 6
Burton's won this one in another run rule fashion scoring early and often. Eric Cataline closed it out with a walk off home run in the sixth. Rookie Justin Randall had another big night, (3-for-3, HR, 3 RBI), Mike Santiano, (2-for-2, 2 RBI), Luke (3-for-3, HR, 3 RBI), and batting in the thirteenth spot...Charlie Chungu, (3-for-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI). Raghu Mantena, Peter Morano and Jerod Colley also played well in the win.
Pro Sports Therapy 12 – Drew Farms 11
Drews led for the whole game, as PST was limited to just four hits and no runs thru the first five innings. Drew's lead was powered by a Todd Shepard home run and another blast by their pitcher. PST broke through for four in the top of the sixth, energized by an RBI double from Jeff Fuller and a John Bodi single that drove in two. Drews matched that four in the bottom to go up 9-4. PST then exploded for eight more in the top of the last frame led by 3-run home runs from both Ryan Steele and Derek Donegan. Drews got two back on another Todd Shepard dinger but PST hung on for the W.
CSA Graphics 17 - Short Cut Landscaping 16
A good battle, through the rain, between Short Cut Landscaping and CSA Graphics. Short Cut opened an early 12-6 lead after two innings but CSA scored four in the third and five in the fourth, while keeping SCL scoreless, to take a 15-12 lead. SCL got two runs back in the fifth, and took the lead 17-16 at the end of six innings. A lead-off single for CSA by Sean Troy (4 -for-4 ) was followed by three put outs, ending the game. Cody Freihofer led the way offensively for CSA, going 3-for-4 with 2 home runs. Chris Brisson, Zak Smolkin, and Tim Greenwood also had home runs for the winning side.
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).
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