Despite a good start by the Scarlet lineup, Green pushed back relentlessly to knock Scarlet out of first place, 32-25.
It was anyone's game as Scarlet jumped out to leads in the tops of first three innings. But Green responded each time, and it was anyone's game as Green led by the slimmest of margins after five, 21-20.
The only thing that kept Green just a little in check were two double plays. One was a 4-6-3 (Tony Gorgone-Raul Delgado-Roc Lumley) grounder.
The other was slicker, a nice catch by Garry Namanny in right center who fired to cut-off SS Delgado to Helen Kostoff at third to get the tagging up runner by a step.
Normally, 25 runs would be enough to win but Green proved too good and our usual one inning defensive lapse turned into a couple today.
Still on the offensive side we had a few players that shined. Gary Namanny won the battle of the brothers (if not the war) with two blasted home runs to left and center and a double to account for six of our RBIs.
Chip Sharpe found his power stroke with another blast over the left fielder's head good for a three run homer. Gary Booth had a quietly clutch game. He was 4-4, and two of his hits started rallies, and a third was a two out RBI hit.
Gerry Dasey and Gorgone made no outs as usual, each going 3-3 with a walk, and Dasey threw in a perfectly placed slicing line drive down the right field line for a triple. Mike Nichols, who is proving to be our secret weapon, had the mini-cycle with a single, double and triple good for three RBIs. Others with three hits were Art Miner and Paul Lisi. Bob Shipway and Charlie Uhlman each had two hits including a two out clutch RBI single. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit.
So much for going undefeated - kudos to Green for just plain outplaying us today.
It was anyone's game as Scarlet jumped out to leads in the tops of first three innings. But Green responded each time, and it was anyone's game as Green led by the slimmest of margins after five, 21-20.
The only thing that kept Green just a little in check were two double plays. One was a 4-6-3 (Tony Gorgone-Raul Delgado-Roc Lumley) grounder.
The other was slicker, a nice catch by Garry Namanny in right center who fired to cut-off SS Delgado to Helen Kostoff at third to get the tagging up runner by a step.
Normally, 25 runs would be enough to win but Green proved too good and our usual one inning defensive lapse turned into a couple today.
Still on the offensive side we had a few players that shined. Gary Namanny won the battle of the brothers (if not the war) with two blasted home runs to left and center and a double to account for six of our RBIs.
Chip Sharpe found his power stroke with another blast over the left fielder's head good for a three run homer. Gary Booth had a quietly clutch game. He was 4-4, and two of his hits started rallies, and a third was a two out RBI hit.
Gerry Dasey and Gorgone made no outs as usual, each going 3-3 with a walk, and Dasey threw in a perfectly placed slicing line drive down the right field line for a triple. Mike Nichols, who is proving to be our secret weapon, had the mini-cycle with a single, double and triple good for three RBIs. Others with three hits were Art Miner and Paul Lisi. Bob Shipway and Charlie Uhlman each had two hits including a two out clutch RBI single. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit.
So much for going undefeated - kudos to Green for just plain outplaying us today.
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