Rotary reigns after two-game sweep

Rotary, which needed to get to the postseason playoffs in the city’s

Summer 16 Slow Pitch Softball Thursday League tournament by virtue of

a tie-breaker rule, earned the league championship by twice defeating

the South Laguna Hamstrings.

Rotary took the title after claiming 11-6 and 10-4 wins, at Riddle

Field.

Rotary had qualified for the postseason by a tie-breaking rule

that had eliminated the C-Dawgs from playoff contention.

Rotary made the most of its opportunity, too.

After falling to the Hamstrings, 3-2, in the finals of winners’

bracket play, Rotary advanced to the championship final by

eliminating Team Hobie in a wild, 16-15 game.

Mark Maurer recorded both pitching wins in the championship series

with the Hamstrings.

In the 11-6 win in the first game, Rotary managed just eight hits

but got home runs from Jason Jankanisa and Don Johnson.

They used a seven run sixth inning to decide the outcome.

In the second game, a 10-4 win, Rotary erupted for six runs in the

top of the first inning, using five straight singles to open the

game.

Bob Jameson led Rotary’s offense with a two-run home run and pair

of singles.

Johnson, Troy Medley and Tory Thomas each had a pair of singles

for Rotary.

Top hitters for the Hamstrings in the two games were Ryan Kingman

with four singles, Alex Carter and Jay Twitty with three singles

each, and Clay Snyder, who doubled twice.

In Fall Tuesday League action:

Ganahl Lumber 7, C-Dawgs 6

Bob Bonn went three for three with a home run and pair of singles

to pace Ganahl Lumber, now 2-0.

Ray Maples, John Mallett and Aaron Brower each homered for the

C-Dawgs.

Team Viagra 14, Good, Bad & Ugly 4

Team Viagra pounded out 19 hits in the 10-run victory.

Greg Shiu hit two homers and singled, Keith Mulvaney, Glenn Cecil

and Cam Hamil each homered and singled twice and Nate Pivaroff

doubled twice and singled for Team Viagra.

Anthony Bruno and Fred Daw each singled twice for Good, Bad &

Ugly.

Courtesy Auto Body 9, Sandpiper 9

The two preseason favorites for the Fall Tuesday League title each

scored a run in an extra inning of play as the game ended in a tie.

Steve McKinley and Jeff Pich each homered to lead Courtesy Auto

Body.

Mike McCarter hit a pair of homers and Mickey Allen and Teo Moore

each homered once to pace Sandpiper.

Tuesday League standings: 1T. Ganahl Lumber, Team Viagra, 2-0; 3.

Courtesy Auto Body, 1-0-1; 4. Sandpiper, 0-0-1; 5T. C-Dawgs, Good,

Bad & Ugly, 0-2.