THE VILLAGES RECREATIONAL SENIOR SOFTBALL
DIVISION FOUR ACTION- Nov. 25, 2013- Sal Riggio

THREE TEAMS VIE FOR FALL SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP;
CAVALIERS, PISTONS & PACERS IN TWO GAME PLAYOFF

Going into the final regular season game, there were four teams in contention. The Cavs crunched the Grizzlies 11-4, and the Pistons hammered the Hawks 17-8 while the Pacers and the Magic were upset by the Bucks and Hornets respectively.  This set up a three team tie for first place that requires a two game playoff on Monday to determine the Fall 2013 Championship.  The Pistons will host the Pacers in game one, and the winner will play the Cavaliers for the Title.

BUCKS SCORE HUGH UPSET OVER PACERS;
BASSO AND ZIRINSKI LEAD THE OFFENSE

The Bucks (5-16) rallied from down 10-7 to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh and shocked the Pacers (16-4) 11-10.  John Basso banged out three hits with a triple and three rbi’s, and John “The Z Man” Zirinski zinged three hits with a homer.   “It has been really a great season, with a great bunch of guys,” Don Barry commented.
Tom Miller tagged three hits and Don Miller four rbi’s for the Pacers.

CELTICS EDGE MAVERICKS 15-14;
BILL OAR RAPS HIS SIXTH HOMER

The Celtics (13-8) held off a very tough Maverick (9-12) squad with the help of Bill Oar’s sixth homer, double and three rbi’s.  Manager Don Barry, winning pitcher Bill Bonk and Marty Schlachter all added three hits to the box score.
Tom Joseph and Dan Esposito both had three hits and three ribbies for the Mavs.

D4 Scores:

BUCKS-11      PACERS-10
CAVALIERS-11      GRIZZLIES-4
CELTICS-15      MAVERICKS-14
HEAT-14      SPURS-13
HORNETS-16      MAGIC-2
KNICKS-17      SUNS-2
LAKERS-17      BULLS-16
PISTONS-17      HAWKS-8
ROCKETS-21      THUNDER-10
SIXERS-10      KINGS-3
TIMBERWOLVES-23      BOBCATS-9