Union  County 50+ Senior Softball
2015 Season Standings
May 31, 2015
LEAGUE STANDINGS
  A - DIVISION WON  LOST PCT. GB  
 Deegan Roofing 10 0 .000 0   
 Roselle American Legion 6 4 .600 4   
 Contact Lens & Vision 6 4 .600 4   
 Liberty Lighting Group 5 5 .500 5   
  B - DIVISION WON  LOST PCT. GB
 Linwood Inn 9 1 .900 0   
 Awnings Galore 6 4 .600 3   
 Top Line Appliance 4 6 .400 5   
 Cranford VFW 3 6 .333 5 1/2
 Waxtel Construction 2 8 .200 7   
  C - DIVISION WON  LOST PCT. GB
 AJ Jersey 5 5 .500 0   
 Riverside Inn 3 7 .300 2   
 D & K Associates 3 7 .300 2   
 Linda's Driftwood Inn II 3 8 .273 2 1/2
Game Summaries:
Contact Lens & Vision 13, Roselle American Legion 12
A great pitching performance from Super Dave Rothenberg, was supported by Anthony Miccio 4 for 5 with huge triple and ageless wonder George Merlo with a bases loaded triple. Everyone contributed in a total team win for CLV. For The Legion, Bill Dugan and Bill Buteau with home runs, Bruce Claytor, Gene Antonucci and Al Genova paced the offense. 
Top Line Appliance 24, Waxtel Construction 15
In a high scoring game, Ron Kulik led the Top Liners with 4 hits. Also chipping in for Top Line were Bob D’Meo, Lou Collins and Whitey McCormack with 3 hits apiece. For Waxtel, Jose Santana continued his hot streak with 4 hits, Steve Wizz and Keith McDede had 3 hits each, while George Balint, Ty Sercey and Mike Ramirez all had 2 hit games. 
AJ Jersey 20, Riverside Inn 8
Leading the AJ attack were Dave Ciarrocca with 4 hits and 5 RBIs while Mark Marotta hit for the cycle with 3 RBIs.  Anthony Abbaleo, James Massarelli and Joe Hrubash each had 3 hits for Riverside. 
Deegan Roofing 13, Liberty Lighting Group 8
Tom Baldowski's circus catch in left field helped Deegan hold off a last inning surge by LLG in this closely played game. Don Fischer was 3 for 3 on the night for the Roofers. Don Miller, Dennis Vuono, Pat Nigro, Rick Regenthal and Jim Jimenez sparked the Liberty offense. 
Linwood Inn 12, Cranford VFW 9
Linwood, after plating 5 runs in the 3rd frame, used solid defense and excellent pitching from Tom Siano to slow down the VFW bats. For the Tap House, Stu Lukowiak (2BH, 3BH) and John Esposito (4 RBIs) each went 3 for 3, while Mike DiRienzo, Tony Camporeale and Mac Kowaleski contributed a pair of hits each. For The VFW, Frank Verducci (3 RBIs) and  Bob Ghiretti (2 RBIs) were also 3 for 3, while Vic Trindade, Jim Capizzi and Mark McGlynn all smacked 2 hits each.
Awnings Galore 20, Linda’s Driftwood #2 16
For Awnings, Bobby Lorincz (3 RBI, BB, 3R), Neil Granstrand (2 RBI, BB)and Frank D'Antico (HR, 3 RBI, BB) had 4 hits each. John Rachko (3BH, RBI), Steve Androsko (2 RBI, 2 BB), Randy Tarnofsky (2 RBI, 2 BB) and winning pitcher Tom Colandro (RBI) had  2 hits apiece for the victors.
Roselle American Legion 19, Waxtel Construction 4
Harry Streep, winning pitcher for the Legion, was supported by a 3 hit game from Dennis Valvano, and a Jeff Baier home run.  Also chipping in offensively were Jim McCullough, Bill Daniel and Joe Ciampi. For Waxtel, Jose Cortes (3 RBI), Ty Sercey, Keith McDede and Ramon Martinez provided the offensive spark.
AJ Jersey 8, Top Line Appliance 7
In a back and forth game, AJ came from behind to tie 7 to 7, then pushed across the game winner in the bottom of the 7th with 2 out on Ken Shea’s winning hit. Greg Hobson had a two out bases loaded single to drive in two runs. Don Montefusco led Top Line with 3 hits.
Linwood Inn 13, Riverside Inn 12
For the Tap House, Joe Sarica had 3 hits including the walk off base hit in the bottom of the 7th inning. Also contributing offensively for Linwood were Rich Johns 3 for 3, Nick Mennona (2 triples), Mac Kowaleski, Joseph Adase, Joe Menza and Brian Schaefer. Rich Johns made a great play at defensively at third base.  Tom Wolansky, with 4 hits and 2 RBIs and Rich Conklin with a homerun and 4 RBIs led the Riverside attack.
Deegan Roofing 17, Contact Lens & Vision 7
Deegan trailed early, but after scoring 9 runs in the 4th inning they never looked back.  John Garced struck the big blow in that inning with a bases clearing triple to deep left.  Marty Marks was 4 for 4 on the night while Nick Russo and Dave Lavelle each had 3 hits for the Roofers. Hitting stars for CLV were Joe DeRosa with 3 hits, Harold Zayas with 2 hits including a triple, and  Ed Rodriguez who also had a pair of hits.
Awnings Galore 9, Cranford VFW 7
Trailing 4-2 in the 6th, Awnings rallied with 7 runs to secure the victory. John Rachko had a perfect 4 for 4 night (HR, 3 RBIs), Randy Tarnofsky, Tom Breen and Neil Granstrand contributed 3 hits each, while Bruce Crawford drove in 2 for the victors. For Cranford , who saw the game end with the tying runs on the bases, Jim Capizzi went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Juan Moreno drove in 2 runs with a double and Bob Ghiretti, Pat Ahern and Jerry Gaeta all contributed 2 hits.
Contact Lens & Vision 12, Liberty Lighting Group 7
For the Lensmen, Kerry Gelb homered and tripled, Ed Quinn had two clutch hits including a home run and 5 RBIs, while Joe Lynch played a stellar third base and also had a perfect 3 for 3 night.  LLG’s offense was paced by Tom Ulichny, Dennis Vuono and Rob Stratton. 
D & K Associates 16, Riverside Inn 15
Joe Hrubash, Rich Polonitza, Tom Wolansky, Jim Massarelli and Mike Garcia each had 3 hits for Riverside in a game decided on a walk off hit by Dan D'Arcy. 
Top Line Appliance 20, Cranford VFW 10 
Led by Bob D’Meo’s 3 run HR, Top Line broke open a close game in the late innings. Greg Hartnett added 4 hits for The Top Liners, while Ron Kulik, Lou Collins, Whitey McCormack, Joe Viso and Miguel Cabrera each chipped in with 3 hits. For The VFW, Vic Trindade and Dave Drechsel were a perfect 3 for 3, Nick Pace went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a triple driving in 2 runs and Billy Hinkle tripled in 2 runs. 
Deegan Roofing 11, Roselle American Legion 3
In a game that was a pitcher’s duel through the first 4 innings, Deegan turned on the offense to take the contest.  Hitting stars for Deegan were John Garced who was 3 for 3 and Scott Mugele who had a long opposite field over the fence HR in addition to one other hit.  The real story for the Roofers was their pitching and defense.  Pitcher Gary Pence scattered a handful of hits over seven innings in front of a defense that made no errors. Nick Russo made two consecutive diving stops at shortstop to quell a Legion rally late in the game. Bill Buteau and Jim McCullough sparked Roselle’s offense. 
AJ Jersey 26, Linda’s Driftwood #2 25
Overcoming a 21-10 deficit after 5 innings, AJ plated 9 in the bottom of the 7th to take the contest. David Rizzo, with a bases loaded double good for 3 RBIs, and Mike Rosenberg, who with 2 outs blasted a shot over the right center fielder’s head for the walk off victory, struck the big blows for AJ in the 7th. Chuck Serafin, Dave Ciarrocca, Jeff Hoffman, David Rizzo and Ken Shea had 3 hits each and combined for 15 RBIs while Howard Greco had a clutch double over the left fielder's head for 2 RBIs for the victors.
Linwood Inn 11, Awnings Galore 7
In a tight defensive game, where almost all the scoring was done in the first three innings, Mike DiRienzo (2 triples), Brian Schaefer and Jack Helfrich banged out 3 hits apiece for the Barmen.  Nick Mennona, Joseph Adase, Joe Menza, Glenn Anderson and pitcher Rich Johns added a pair of hits each.  For Awnings, Randy Tarnofsky had 3 hits while Brian Granstrand, Bruce Crawford, Tom Breen, Ray Meigs, Bob Lorincz and Angelo Melillo had 2 hits each.
Waxtel Construction 14, Cranford VFW 8
Waxtel jumped out to an early 6 run lead after scoring 7 runs in the second inning, added to the lead when they plated 5 more in the 5th.  Ken Zeidner, coming back from a broken finger, went 4 for 4 with a 3 run home run to stimulate the Waxtel offense. Jose Cortes, who pitched a great game and knocked in 3, had 4 hits, while Mike Ramirez and Keith McDede added 3 hits each. Rounding out the Waxtel attack were Mike Schonberger, Ty Sercey, Ramon Martinez and George Balint.  For The VFW, Frank Verducci went 3 for 3, Nick Pace had another good offensive game going 3 for 4 while driving in 3 runs. Dan Ravetier (2 RBIs) and Pete Katula (RBI) each had 2 hits for Cranford.
Roselle American Legion 14, Liberty Lighting Group 4
Bill Daniel led the Legion’s attack with a perfect 4 hit night.  Also contributing offensively were Dennis Valvano, Jeff Baier, Gene Antonucci and Ralph Genova in support of winning pitcher Harry Streep who also chipped in with two hits.  Liberty’s offense was paced by Tom Ulichny, Don Miller and Art Issler. 
Top Line Appliance 15, Awnings Galore 4
Top Line played an excellent defensive game, led by Osiris Hernandez who made several stellar plays at shortstop.  Offensively, Top Line pounded out 21 hits, with Don Montefusco and Dave Lloyd each with 3 hits while Rory Caldwell knocked in 3 runs.  Angelo Melillo and Neil Granstrand (2 RBIs) each went 3 for 3 for Awnings, while Gary Cuttler, Brian Granstrand and John Cunningham had two hits apiece.
Riverside Inn 24, Linda’s Driftwood #2 11
Dennis Baker’s fine winning pitching performance was supported offensively by Paul Newton with a home run and two triples, and several defensive gems by third baseman Dennis Maluchnik.
Deegan Roofing 29, Linwood Inn 23
In this slugfest of unbeatens, Deegan jumped out to an early 12-1 advantage only to have Linwood whittle away and take the lead. The Roofers battled back with a 9 run 6th to remain unbeaten.  Roofers Ricky McMahon and Kevin Spellman each had four hits on the night with a home run.  Nick Russo also contributed 4 hits for the Deegan attack.  For The Tap House, who pounded out 30 hits, Brian Schaefer led the offense going 5 for 5.  Mike DiRienzo, Joe Sarica and Joe Adase each added 4 hits, while Tony (Campy) Camporeale, Mac Kowaleski and Glenn Anderson had 3 hits each. Stu Lukowiak knocked in 6 for Linwood.