Sunshine Carpet, Upper Deck top Men's League play
by Misty Volaski

This time of year, there is a fierce yet good-natured atmosphere hanging in the air above Sarzotti Park's softball fields.
With 20 softball teams wielding sponsors and past titles, it's no surprise that the tension runs high on the weekends when most of the games take place.
Last week's games left Sunshine Carpet and Upper Deck tied for first place overall, 8-1, with Tri-County Trucking (6-3) and Chiliheads in second, 5-4.
Sunshine shut out Ojai Optical, 19-0, and after five innings called the game on the mercy rule.
Later, Sunshine again slammed their opponents, this time Chemolene/OST, 22-5. Though Chemolene/OST shut Sunshine out of the first inning, Sunshine retalialted with seven runs in the second to retain the lead for the remainder of the game.
The Diamond Dogs, whose pitcher, George Conrad, is pictured above, are currently in seventh place, tied with the Silver Bullets with four wins and five losses in the season.
Despite their five losses, the Dogs have kept most of their games fairly close, with a loss to Tri-County Trucking, 5-3, and the Silver Bullets, 9-8. The Dogs had the lead for most of the game, but were taken down in the bottom of the seventh when the Silver Bullets scored four runs to seal their victory.
Diamond Dog Rob Lasby highlighted the Dog offense, going two for three at bat and knocking a home run into the outfield.
In the women's league, Just Us Again slid by Brue's/Buddy Burger, 11-10, thanks to Deena Elshere's four-for-five-batting. Ojai Pizza and TACT Construction matched each other with 14 runs each. The women's league slaughter went to Professional Auto, whose Lacey Albrent and Jessica Pardee went three for four to blaze past Ojai Fresh Juice, 14-1.
Other league slaughterings came from the Chilihead, whose Doug Colborn went five for five to help his team score 25 runs to Ojai Optical's nine.
Ojai Optical came back, however, to silence Rowe with 19 runs to one. Later, Chemolene/ OST pounded Rowe again, 23-8. Valley Builders were creamed by the Oak View Outlaws, who drove in 31 runs to three.

© 2002 The Ojai Valley News

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