Karl Svensson Jr. was 3-for-4 with a double and triple and Rick Kasbarian was 2-for-3 with a home run to lift the Inn at Newtown to a 7-4 win over Botsford Drive-In in Newtown Sunday Slo-Pitch Softball League action.
Karl Svensson Jr. was 3-for-4 with a double and triple and Rick Kasbarian was 2-for-3 with a home run to lift the Inn at Newtown to a 7-4 win over Botsford Drive-In in Newtown Sunday Slo-Pitch Softball League action.
Marc Adams also went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI to lead the Inn. Dave Bambino tripled and knocked in a couple of runs for Botsford.
In other action, the Inn crushed the Hammerheads, 31-6, behind Kasbarian, who was 7-for-7 with two home runs and eight RBI. John Grimardi was 6-for-7 with six RBI, Adams was 4-for-5 with three triples and six RBI, and Mike Porco was 5-for-7 (missing a HR for the cycle) with four RBI.
The Inn banged out 38 hits.
In a 16-8 win over G&H Tool, Kasbarian homered and Kris Svensson (three RBI), Porco (three RBI), Grimardi and Justin Fraczek banged out two hits apiece.
And in a 17-14 win over Greenleaf Tree Service, Kasbarian homered twice while Chris DâAngelo was 5-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, and three RBI. Jim McKee was 3-for-5 with a pair of triples and three RBI while Karl and Kris Svensson, together, went 6-for-12 with four doubles, a triple, and six RBI.
For Greenleaf, CJ Baranowski was 5-for-5 with four doubles and two RBI and Frank Durante Jr was 3-for-6 with a single, double, triple and three RBI. Chad Eaton chipped in with a 3-for-5 effort, driving in three runs.
On Sunday, Greenleaf nipped the Hammerheads, 14-13, as Eaton and Brian Cascone both homered. Cascone was 3-for-4 on the morning with a double, homer, and four RBI. Paul Hollis was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI and Doug Delvecchio was 3-for-5 with a pair of singles and a double. Eaton drove in three runs.
STATISTICS
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PLAYERÂ Â Â Â ABÂ Â Â RÂ Â Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â BIÂ Â Â Â AVG
Dennis 12Â Â Â Â Â 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .750
Girard 12Â Â Â Â Â 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â Â Â Â Â .750
R. Kasbarian 37     30     26     33     .703
C. DâAngelo 28     16     19     8       .679
Eaton 35     17     23     12     .657
Babbage       20     6       13     6       .650
Grimardi       35     10     22     12     .629
Porco 40     19     25     15     .625
Devellis       24     12     15     6       .625
Trocolla       31     15     19     10     .613
Post   25     7       15     11     .600
Adams 10Â Â Â Â Â 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .600
Fredericks    10     5       6       2       .600
OâDonnell    14     2       8       2       .571
McKee         23     9       13     13     .565
Dimartino     16     4       9       11     .563
Ballo  16     7       9       13     .563
F. Lancaster 25     8       14     7       .560
Baranowski   36     12     20     19     .556
Strait 38     18     21     10     .553
Bambino       33     12     18     10     .545
Diaz   37     0       20     0       .541
Morrow        13     0       7       4       .538
Hollis 28     10     15     6       .536
Mammone     28     0       15     0       .536
W. Lancaster 30Â Â Â Â Â 11Â Â Â Â Â 16Â Â Â Â Â 11Â Â Â Â Â .533
Salvatore      34     0       18     0       .529
Brown 19Â Â Â Â Â 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 10Â Â Â Â Â 5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .526
Nutter 23Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12Â Â Â Â Â 0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â .522
Biga   29     0       15     0       .517
Ka. Svensson 45 20  33  18 .511
Durante         46 18  23  14 .500
Tolster          38 14  19  10 .500
Cascone        32   8  16    7 .500
Edwards        26   9  13    5 .500
George          28 10  14    5 .500
B. Fraczek     12   2    6    5 .500
Lato              45 14  22  18 .489
Nawrocki       27 14  13  15 .481
Huray            38   5  18  10 .474
Pavia             34   9  16  10 .471
B. Kasbarian  34   9  16  11 .471
Lee                17   0    8    0 .471
Rich              30   9  14  16 .467
Nakonechny   15   3    7    3 .467
Hauspurg      43   9  20    7 .465
Gee               39 16  18  11 .462
HOME RUNS â R. Kasbarian (11), Mullens (4), Lato (3), Baranowski (3), Nawrocki (3), McKee (3); RBI â Kasbarian (33), Baranowski (19), Lato (18), Ka. Svensson Jr. (18), Rich (16).
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Womenâs Slo-Pitch
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Walker Industrials had to hold on tight against Emmett & Glander (14-10) and the Fireside Inn (18-17) to stay on top of the Womenâs Slo-Pitch Softball League.
In the win over E & G, Walker (now 6-1) used a nine-run, fifth-inning explosion to rally from a 4-2 deficit. Rose DeSimone banged out three hits while Maria Ross, Sharon Vetrano, Stacy OâDonnell and Lisen Zaruba chipped in with two hits apiece. Sue âStewâ Liss and Jess Shivey combined to drive in five runs on the night.
In the win over Fireside, Walker had to dig itself out of an 8-0 hole and eventually won with a run in the top of the seventh inning. Liss led a 24-hit attack with four hits, four RBI, and three runs scored while Karen Corkum banged out four hits and scored three runs. Kathy Blewett and DeSimone combined for six hits and five RBI.
Debbie Gudz powered the Fireside with two hits and three RBI. Nina Ricciardi chipped in with a pair of hits and two RBI. Fireside, which also battled back from 13-10 and 17-13 deficits, used solid defense to force Walker into stranding 12 baserunners during the game.
In other action, Huntington Homes defeated Hot Shots, 10-1, as Marge Golankiewicz was 4-for-4 with four RBI and Diane Alicea had a two-run triple. For Hot Shots, Sarah Jane Lewis was 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI while Cathy Swik hit the ball well and played solid defense.
In the Hot Shotsâ 19-13 win over Davidson Insurance, Marcy M. belted a grand slam, Lewis tripled, and Linda Kroha played well.
In a 32-8 pounding of J&J Pools, the Hot Shots were led by Anne Rushefski, Jessica Morse, and Kroha, all of whom went 4-for-4 at the plate and played well in the field. Deb Deakin was 3-for-3, Meg Maurer tripled, and Pam Gleason played well for J&J.
Hot Shots also defeated Glander & Kerler 13-7 as Siwik went 4-for-4 and Jodee Hickey pitched a solid game. For Glander & Kerler, Sherri Baggett banged out a pair of hits.
On Monday night, Century 21 defeated J&J_Pools, 15-0, as Jeanne Carney and Sandy Dosky combined to hurl a four-hit shutout.
Century 21 improved to 2-1 on the season.
At the plate, Kelley, Dubail (3-for-4, HR), Carney (3-for-4 with a single, double and triple), Karen Katrinak (3-for-4 with three doubles) and Carolyn Bernardi (3-for-3) went a combined 13-of-17 to power the offense. Every player from Century 21 reached base safely.
After the game, J & J Pools shortstop Pam Gleason felt a bit ambivalent regarding the outcome of the game - since Pam and her husband, Bob, sponsor the Century 21 team.