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The Observer,,Thursday September 5, 1996
Spencer, Say all hit homers for Seniors
T ey're getting read' for the Olympics
By SI-I RRI KULAS
The Southmgton Senior,
Over-50, softball team eonranues
their undefeated streak as they
won a doubleheader at Panthorn
Park, Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Fireside Inn of Milford came
to Southmgton in hopes of capmnng
both games but there was
an upset as the Semors narrowly
overpowered them in both
games. In the first game the locals
won 21-16 and m the second,
they edged out F reside,17-
16.
In the first game, Milford
came out stonmng as they led n
the bottom of the first,
Southington batted n three
runs. Pat Capobmnco and Dick
Spencer singled. Bill Sayball singled
to score In Capoblanco. Ted
Lebel hit a single to score
Spencer. Bob D'Angelo followed
with a single and Walt Bahck
slammed a double to tie the
score at the end of the first tuning
to 5-5.
Starter nghthander Juhan
Albrecht ran into uble m
second as five runs by Fireside
'ere s|-am -med in I enntg ].each.
Lou Masso, and Bob Smith, h t
singles to load the bases whde
Bdl Sposdi hit a s ngle to score
Leach. Tony Sanchez followed
with a double to end the top of
the third, 10-5.
Defensively, the locals pulled
together m the bottom of the
third. Capobianco caught a high
fly that stirred the crowd. Roceo
Macri led out catching until he
hurt his knee and was replaced
by Don Renehan.
Albrecht made a catch on the
mound that was even adnured by
the Milford team as Fireslde's AI
Morales slammed a single right
to him. Deke Wilson of the visitmg
Fireside hit a home run
w th two out . The Seniors Paul
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second for the third out.
In the bottom of the third,
Marry Sturgeon h t a single.
Spencer followed with a double
off of Fireside Masa. With two
outs, Walt Balieki hit a u'iple and
at the end of the third, the more
was 13 -9.
Three more runs were
brought in by Fireside in the
fourth for a 16-9 lead. In the bottom
of the fourth, Renehan,
Capobianco, and Mas aim hk
singles t'or Sourhington. With
bases loaded. Spencer hit a
homerun that took the wsitors
five minutes m find the ball. This
dosed the gap, 16-13.
Sayball walked to first for the
locals and Sturgeon singled Bd[
Lesler and DePaulo hit high flys
for the first and second outs Albrecht
and Bob Timpe singled to
end the fourth with the locals
down by two rims, 16-14.
Guy Bmssonneault reheved
starting pitcher Albrecht in the
fifth. Fireside apparendy was running
out of steam as Wilson and
Tony Ricciardi were the only two
from the Milford team that could
get to base but were left there as
the Seniors went for three quick
Io hits a line drive and Mastrianni
moves in on second to tag him"
out for the second out.
The locals started out the
bottom of the sixth with Sturgeon
and DePanlo himng singles
each and Sturgeon stretched
third. A high fly was hit by
brecht but an error by the Fireside
outfielder drove in Sturgeon.
Albrecht raced to second,
and DePanlo moved to third.
Ttmpe hit a single for the locals
which brought in DePaolo.
Balidd hit a-single but he dida'
make it to first for the first
out.West next at bat sacrificed a
Gerry West started the bot- high fly to center for the second
first for Southington. Renehan
moves him to second with a s ngle
and Capobianco rounded t up
with a txiple to bring in two more
runs tying the score 16-16.
Southington moved ahead by one
run taking the lead at 17-16.
Mastrianni and Spencer hit a
single each for the locals. Masuaanni
stretched to third and a double
play by Fireside tripped up
Sayball at first and landed Spencer
out at se . 'fi.q
" ne hm started out the s x h
with Sposili batting a single.
Leach stretched for first but didn't
make it for the first out- Vic Gril-
}nan hit a single but the first baseman
dropped the ball and Timpe
scrambled to third.
Boissonneault slammed a
single to center field for the Seniors
and Timpe reached for
home to add another run. Capobianco
hit a high fly to center
ended the sixth with the Seniors
in the lead, 21-16.
The seventh inning is the
-o ...... In ff,e Senior soficb- dl
rule book, each team can score
only five runs m an inning e.tcept
the sevemth.
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With Fireside at the bat,
Tony Sanchez hit a high fly for
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