Union County 60+ Senior Softball
2018  Season Standings
July 1, 2018
LEAGUE STANDINGS  
 A - DIVISION WON  LOST PCT. GB
 Yogi's Boys 10 3 .769 0   
 American Legion 9 4 .692 1   
 Liberty Lighting Group 9 4 .692 1   
 Awnings Galore 7 7 .500 3 1/2
 Kilkenny House 7 7 .500 3 1/2
 B - DIVISION WON  LOST PCT. GB
 Cranford VFW #2 7 6 .538 0   
 Avengers 5 8 .385 2   
 Creative Industries Too 2 9 .182 4   
 DeBellis Associates 2 10 .167 4 1/2
Game Summaries:
Cranford VFW 24, American Legion 12
Cranford VFW doubled up the American Legion by a score of 24-14 at Tremley Field.  For the Legion, Bill Daniel took the mound and contributed with 3 hits at the plate.  Ed Kushner, Gene Antonucci, Walter Serafyn, Glenn Sytko, Jack Helfrich, Jimmy Caravano and John Symczak also had 3 hits each.
Yogi's Boys 10, Avengers 1
In a rain-shortened 5 inning game, Yogi's Boys defeated the Avengers 10-1 under the lights at Tremley field.  The Yogi's hitters who were perfect at the plate were Joe Massimino, Frank Deluca, Rick Wilson and Larry Berra.  Also helping out was Anthony Santorelli with 2 hits and a mammoth home run.  For the Avengers, Anthony Abbaleo and Leo DiGuilio had a pair of hits each.
Liberty Lighting Group 15, Kilkenny House 7
LLG’s leadoff man Tom MacDermant was hotter than the weather with 4 sizzling line drive hits.  Andre Thomas’ HR, Don Miller’s triple and Mike Guatta’s double ensured there was no power outage.  Steve Pietrucha (double) and Paul Southwick offered no relief to the opposition collecting 3 hits each and scoring 6 runs.  For Kilkenny, Bill Vanderstreet and Bob D'Meo had 3 hits each.
Creative Industries Too 19, DeBellis Associates 15
Creative won their second game of the season, beating DeBellis Associates 19-15 at Linden Memorial field.  For Creative, Ken Hopper, Neil Berger, Floyd Roberts, Steve Crystal and Joe McEvoy each had 3 hits on the night.  For DeBellis, Rich Grossberg was 4 for 4, Rich Silva and Johnny Miller each had 3 hits, and Art Martines, "Brooklyn Bruce" Bilotti and Jorge Barca contributed 2 hits each.
The Avengers 9, DeBellis Associates 8
The Avengers defeated DeBellis Associates 9-8 at Tremley Field.  Trailing 6-3 after the first inning, the Avengers scored 6 runs in the last six innings,  and a solid defense limited DeBellis to 2 runs for the remainder of the game. For the Avengers at the plate, Geno Raisley was 3 for 3.  Adding 2 hits each were Moe Fernandez, Bob Hoffman (great outfield defense also), Richie Krov, Tom Connolly and Teo Fernandez.
Kilkenny House 10, American Legion 9
Kilkenny House nipped the American Legion 10-9 at Linden Memorial field.  Down 8-2 in the bottom of the 3rd, Kilkenny scored 5 runs and 3 more in the bottom of the 4th to take the lead and hold the Legion to only 1 run in the last 4 innings.  Kilkenny was led by Ron Kulik, Al Feigenbaum, Bill Vanderstreet and Bob D'Meo, all with multiple hits. For the Legion, George Vircik pitched and Bill Daniel and Jimmy Caravano each had 3 hits.
Yogi's Boys 12, Awnings Galore 5
An error followed by three consecutive singles and a base on balls to open the game had Awnings Galore hopeful that their recent hitting woes had come to an end, but they were held scoreless in five of the next six innings, falling to rival Yogi’s Boys 12-5 at Rahway River Park.  Perfect at the plate for the Boys were Tom Straniero, winning pitcher Gary Pence (2RBI) and Brian Williams (3RBI).  Also helping out were Anthony Santorelli (2H, HR, 2RBI) and Rick Wilson with a long triple and double. For Awnings, Tom Pasko (2-2, R, RBI, BB) and John Campanella each had two of the team’s 11 base hits.
Liberty Lighting Group 21, Cranford VFW 6
LLG came out swinging and scored 17 runs in the first 3 innings of play. Every batter in the lineup had a multi-hit game pounding out 27 hits in a 5 inning game.  Tom MacDermant, Lou Balestriere, Willie Jackson, Harry Semple, Rick Regenthal and Steve Pietrucha all collected doubles.  Andre Thomas stroked a first inning triple.  Paul Southwick homered in the 3rd and tripled in the 4th.