Ojai Sports comes out of rut for two-game streak
By Misty Volaski

The following are the results of Division III softball at Sarzotti Park:

T.A.C.T., 13
Diamond Dogs, 11
T.A.C.T. came out big, scoring nine runs in the first two innings to the Dogs' two. However the Dogs pulled off a tie by the fifth inning, at 10-10, but T.A.C.T. put in some extra oomph in the sixth to bring their score to 13.
Jesus Carbajal and Mike Hollebrands gave the Dogs a boost with their perfect two for two and three for three performances on the day. However, Rusty Wear's triple and John Elom's precision batting brought T.A.C.T. to the top of the game.

Oak View Outlaws, 16
Valley Builders, 7
OVO didn't break any laws when they played the Builders, but they stull came away with a huge win over the Valley Builders, 16-7. By the third inning their dominance was made obvious by the scoreboard, which read Outlaws, 11, Builders, 4. Though the Builders made a few last-ditch efforts at runs, OVO sealed the win with five runs in the fifth to bring their score to 16.

TTM, 15
Valley Builders, 14
The Builders again faced a loss later on in the weekend, though this time by much less.
The Valley Builders were led by Chad Regan, whose single, two home runs and three RBIs brought brought his team close to TTM - but not close enough. Rick Frash also contributed a two for three at-bat as well as two singles. Steve Arenson made the difference for TTM when he went three for five with a double, a home run and two RBIs on the day. He was assisted by Cliff Hiroshima, who went four for five - all of which were singles - and drove a teammate home.
TTM seemed to be the comeback kids, letting the Valley Builders catch the lead twice before smashing them down with four runs in the third and five in the fifth. The result? Though the Builders crossed home plate four times in the seventh, TTM still led by one for the win.

Diamond Dogs, 18, TTM, 11
The Diamond Dogs came out of the rut T.A.C.T. had put them in earlier and triumphed over TTM, 18-11. Again, it was Arneson who led TTM, with a single, a double, a another home run and two RBIs. Hiroshima tripled three times at bat.
Kevin Cox brought a teammate home off one of his three singles - Nick Adams mimicked him with a similar two doubles and one RBI. Cox was also on top defensively, making key catches in left field for the Dogs.

Valley Builders, 10
Diamond Dogs, 9
In another close match-up, the Builders squeezed out a win over the Dogs, 10-9. With ties in both the first and fifth innings, the game looked like it might go into overtime. However, it was the Builders who snagged a run in the bottom of the seventh for the win.
Once again, Cox was on top for the Dogs with two singles, while Dog Nick Adams had the same, and added two RBIs, as well.
Builder John Rice pulled off a single, a double and an RBI, while Rick Alexander went two for three with two singles.

Ojai Sports, 15
Oak View Outlaws, 13
Ojai Sports seemed to get its winning power back after several weeks in the slow lane as they outplayed the Outlaws, 15-13.
Sportster Mark Weedon had a perfect three-for-three day with two singles and a triple, while teammate Jamie Lagos stole the limelight, going two for three with a double, a home run and three RBIs.
On the other side, Ray Fraser singled twice and had an RBI and a sacrifice run. Mike Molina had a similar day, with one single a home run and a teammate driven home. Though the Outlaws led in the sixth, Ojai Sports' five-run performance in the seventh gave them the two-run win.

Ojai Sports, 10, T.A.C.T., 6
Ojai Sports added another win to their record later that day as Sports players and store co-owners Weedon and Rick Vogel dominated the field. The majority of T.A.C.T.'s runs came in the first inning, but by the bottom of the second Ojai Sports had already found the lead and kept it for the rest of the contest.

Oak View Outlaws, 10
T.A.C.T., 1
Oak View enjoyed a day of easy runs against T.A.C.T., whose lone run came in the third inning. Outlaws Gary Jones, J.J. Lagos and Rick Cruz led the team with a combined three RBIs and a near-perfect performance at bat. Cruz connected on all three at-bats, while Jones went three for four and Lagos made only one out. The game was slow until the top of the seventh, when the Outlaws ripped into T.A.C.T. with six more runs.

© 2003 The Ojai Valley News

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