Frank's Rooter steals first place from Avenue Boyz
By Missy Hinks

ORD B League Softball
The Avenue Boyz saw their first-place lead slip away with a loss to Frank's Rooter Service last week in the Ojai Recreation Department's Softball B League. With both defenses on their game, runs were hard to come by. Frank's opened the first inning with a run scored by Matt Villegas. Holding the Boyz to only one run in four innings of play, the Rooter boys took a three-run advantage. Over the next three innings, the Avenue Boyz were unable to close the gap and remained three runs short.
The final score was Frank's Rooter Service 9, Avenue Boyz, 6.
Third-place Chuy's created a cushion, by batting through their lineup in the first inning and scoring four runs in the second, for a total of 14 runs. The Silver Bullets team, known for their home run hitting, did not let their fans down. In the first three innings, home runs were belted by Chuy Cornado, Terry Schleicher, Steve Wilson, Randy Villa, and Barry Bluhm, to come within six runs of Chuy's. With a quiet fifth inning, it came down to the final sixth inning.
The home run hitters were back in force for the Bullets, with Chuy Cornado again slamming a solo home run, to help bring their final score to 22. Undaunted, Chuy's John Fitzpatrick homered to right center to bring in three of the five runs that took the 24-22 victory.
Hot batters:
Frank's Rooter Service (5-1):
· Steve Torres hit four for eight with three singles, a right field home run and had two sacrifices.
· James Torres batted six for nine with two doubles to go along with his two RBIs.
Avenue Boyz (4-2):
· Outfielder Ryan Aikens batted seven for nine, connected with five singles and a double, while crossing the plate three times.
· Rob Grimm hit five for seven with four singles and a double, to contribute two runs.
Chuy's (3-3):
· Justin Pollock batted five for eight with two singles, a triple and two right field home runs, for a total of six RBIs.
·Carlos Rodriquez contributed three singles, two doubles and a two-run home run.
Silver Bullets (0-6):
· Terry Schleicher batted two singles, three doubles, a triple, a home run, and a sacrifice fly.
· Barry Bluhm contributed a single, two doubles, two home runs and batted in five runners.

ORD Men's C League
With only one more Sunday to play, Pat's Liquor keeps it's hold on first place, with a win over Firehouse. Firehouse started strong with 13 runs in the first four innings. Chasing seven going into the bottom of the fifth, Pat's opened up with a six run inning, to come within one. In the sixth, Pat's bats stayed hot, with Dennis Carmichael hitting a home run to left field and scoring three of their seven runs. Up by six runs Pat's was able to hold the Firehouse crew scoreless and take the win.
The final score was Pat's 19, Firehouse 13.
Knowing they were going to have to make their move soon, second place Wolfpack took two victories to stay one game behind first place Pat's. Wolfpack plays off against Pat's Liquor next week, in a critical game to determine top Winter League team. In their win over Andria's Seafood, Andria's kept pace with the Wolfpack until the fourth inning when five runs were scored by the Pack on singles. Andria's rallied with two runs in the last inning, but was unable to overtake the Pack.
The final score was Wolfpack 12, Andria's 9.
The Oak View Outlaws pulled out a victory over first-place Pat's. The Outlaws waited until the last inning to surprise the liquor store team. Chasing four runs going into the seventh, Outlaws unleashed their home run hitters, Joey Combs, Clayton Wortman and J.J. Lagos to help them score six of their seven final inning runs.
The final score was Outlaws 9, Pat's 6.
The top Batters for C League:
Pat's Liquor (5-1):
· Randy Russel was an almost-perfect six of seven with five singles and a double.
· Jim Greenway was six for nine with three singles, two doubles, a triple and four RBIs.
Wolfpack (4-2):
· Justin Bracamonte went seven of eight with five singles, two home runs and 10 RBIs.
· Lead-off Mark Smith slammed five singles.
Andria's Seafood (3-3):
· Lead-off batter Brian Edwards bawent six for nine with five singles and a triple with five RBIs.
· Outfielder Jeff Benavidez hit five for seven with four singles and a double.
Oak View Outlaws (2-4):
· J.J. Lagos was five for eight with three singles, a double, a key home run and four RBIs.
· Joey Combs hit two singles and a home run.
Firehouse (1-5):
· Coach Bob Myers was eight for 10 with seven singles and a home run.
· Eric Norris hit six singles with four RBIs.

© 2003 The Ojai Valley News

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