The Bob Owens Slow Pitch Softball League defending champion Seaborne Stealers, after losing two of their first three games have reeled off four straight victories in a dominating fashion. The Stealers easily dispatched Set it off, 18-5, Tuesday night at the D.C. Canegata Ball Park.
It was the fourth straight game they have won by either the fourth-inning 15-run mercy rule or the five-inning 10-run mercy rule.
It was the Stealers with 18 runs on 15 hits and three errors, while Set it off finished with five runs on eight hits and two errors.
Stealers ace Sam Ramos returned to the mound from a five-game hiatus to pick up the win, while Angel Soto got the loss. Top batters for the winners were Sheldon Turnbull (2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs) and Raymond Cintron (2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs). For Set It Off, David Pierre was 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs, and Juan Burgos was 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
In the night’s other contests the Coolers cleaned up the Dirty Dozen 15-5 in game two, and the Diageo Hummers outlasted Anchor Dive 10-8.
Coolers 15, Dirty Dozen 5
The Coolers bounced back from an upset loss to Anchor Dive last Thursday by crushing the Dirty Dozen 15-5 in five innings by way of the 10-run mercy rule. The Coolers scored 15 runs on 13 hits and three errors, while the Dirty Dozen could only muster five runs on eight hits. The winning pitcher was Dexter DeSouza, and Steve Nisky got the loss. Top batters for the Coolers were Andre Ponce (4 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs) and Eric Perez (3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs). The Dirty Dozen was led at the plate by Jeff Elvins, who was 2 for 3 with three RBIs, and Jean Picou, who was 2 for 3 with one RBI.
Hummers 10, Anchor Dive 8
The Diageo Hummers, one of the league’s elite teams, who have had a rough stretch of games over the last couple of weeks, did just enough to edge Anchor Dive 10-8 in Tuesday’s late game. It was the Hummers with 10 runs on 12 hits and three errors, while Anchor Dive finished with eight runs on nine hits and two errors. The winning pitcher was Roy Vialet, and Edwin Sankitts got the loss. Top batters for the Hummers were Edgardo Sanes (3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs) and Darnell Phillips (2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs). For Anchor Dive, Carmelo Torres was 3 for 3 with three home runs and four RBIs, and Raphael Almonte was 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs.
