Les Hinks Auto stuck in rut
by Misty Volaski

Last Friday was a good day for Les Hinks Automotive. The 12th-place squad in the Ojai Valley Men's Softball Association played Ojai Sports, the 11th-place (overall) team - and actually beat them.
The win was fairly rare for Les Hinks, which previously had won only two games this season in the men's C League softball division. The game found Les Hinks fighting with all they had in the sixth inning, in which they scored eight runs. Brian Edwards drove in the winning run for Les Hinks, bringing them to the 16-15 win.
Edwards' RBI was the last portion of good luck the team saw over the weekend, however, and Les Hinks Auto fell twice, to Tri County Trucking and to the Silver Bullets. Against Tri County, Les Hinks held its own until the fourth inning, when Tri County pulled ahead by five runs and finished them off, 18-11. Later, Silver Bullets showed the reason for their sixth-place standing when they held Les Hinks to just two runs the entire game, winning 11-2.
OVMSA teams play at Sarzotti Park throughout the summer.

© 2002 The Ojai Valley News

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