Big Week by Crazy Flamingo and Dolphin Tiki Lands Them in First

Crazy Flamingo had a big week with three wins to remain unbeaten and alone in first place, one game ahead of the Oyster Society in the Gulf Coast Division. Dolphin Tiki also won their two games, including a victory over previously unbeaten Nacho Mama’s, to lead the Island Division by a game over Nacho’s. In the Marco Division, Sandbar and Snook Inn are tied for first place, with the Brewery just a half-game back. For the complete, up-to-date results and standings, visit the league website at marcoseniorsoftballleague.com.

Marco Island Senior Softball Results

As of January 26^th 2024

ISLAND DIVISION

Tuesday January 23^rd, 2024

Dolphin Tiki      13Nacho Mamas      7

Dolphin Tiki’s six run explosion in the top of the ninth inning proved to be the difference in its 13-7 Island Division win over Nacho Mamas. 

Key hits in the pivotal six run ninth inning for Dolphin Tiki included Bob Masulis’ two run triple (he had three RBIs on the day) as well as a single by Sal Tidona (three hits and three RBIs for the game) and a sacrifice fly from Chris Flynn (two RBIs in his plate appearances), sealing the victory for Dolphin Tiki. Other hitting stars for Tiki included midfielder Mike Faria, who drove in three runs and Dan Harrar, who smacked a triple.

Nacho Mamas, which pounded out 23 hits, was led by Jim O’Toole’s perfect four for four hitting performance. He had support from teammates Mike Shone (three hits and three RBI’s) along with three hits each from Dean Stone and Nacho first baseman Eric Jeanotte. Pitcher Dick Nemmers helped his own cause by knocking in two runs. 

DaVinci’s      13Salty Dog       12

Defending Island Division champions DaVinci’s saved the best for last, scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth, capped off by Peter Kane’s two run single, as it rallied for a 13-12 win over Salty Dog. 

Clutch hit Kane had plenty of hitting support from his DaVinci’s teammates. Commissioner Tom Polston smacked four hits, part of a perfect four for four day at the plate. Doug Aksimit drilled three hits, good for three RBI’s; manager Gary Revall had three hits and two RBI’s; catcher Jack Martin contributed three hits and Bill Thompson drove in two runs. 

For Salty, left fielder Matt Evangelista led the offense with three RBI’s which included belting a solo home run to centerfield in the second inning as well as smacking a two run double in the fourth inning which gave Dog an 8-6 lead. Salty’s other hitting contributors included leadoff man Mike Schwab (three hits) and Bill Coyle who went three for four. Centerfielder Joe Lazzarotti delivered a triple to Salty’s 21 hit attack. 

Verdi’s    14Speakeasy       9

Todd Rogers led the Verdi’s offense with four hits and three RBIs as Verdi’s smacked 29 hits as a team in its five-run win over Speakeasy. 

Rogers had plenty of support at the plate from his Verdi’s teammates. Right fielder Rod Lashley also drove in three runs while Mike Reale smacked three hits (including a leadoff triple in the first inning). Matt Minik, Nick Jacullo, John Stuart, and Bob Armstrong also contributed three hits each for the winners. 

Mark Whealy had a banner day at the plate with five RBI’s in leading the Speakeasy offense. Among his highlights was a two-run home run to leftfield in the first inning and a double in the eighth inning that scored two more, helping Speakeasy cut its deficit to 12-9 prior to Verdi’s adding two insurance runs to seal the win. Lou Marinaccio and Mike Garofalo added three hits each to the Speakeasy offense. 

Thursday January 25^th, 2024

Salty Dog     13Verdi’s    8 

Shortstop Carl Parker paced Salty’s balanced offense with three hits and two RBIs as the Dog defeated Verdi’s in a see-saw affair. 

Parker had support from teammates Dan Marinelli who had three RBIs and Jerry Lazzarotti who drove in two more. In addition, Salty’s Matt Evangelista and Jerry Shovan each contributed three hits to lead the Dog to victory.

Salty Dog’s five run sixth inning turned a one run deficit into a 9-6 lead. The Dog added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the outcome.  

For Verdi’s, Bob Armstrong paced the hitting attack with three hits and four RBI’s. He had support from Dave Koch who had three hits and an RBI while scoring two runs. 

Speakeasy    19Nacho Mama’s   11 

Speakeasy erased an early four run deficit by exploding for 16 runs in five innings on its way to a comfortable eight run win over Nacho Mamas. 

Centerfielder Joe Rocco sparked the turnaround for Easy in the third inning when he lined a three-run home run to left field, good for a 5-4 Speakeasy lead. Other hitting stars for Speakeasy included Tim Rose, who went four for four; manager Tom VanderAarde (three hits), Craig Cunningham (three hits including a triple), catcher Glenn Davis (three hits), and pitcher Dave O’Brien, who helped his own cause with three knocks and two RBIs while Tim Buettner also had three hits. Lou Marinaccio and Mike Garofalo each added two RBIs to the Speakeasy offense, that pounded out 28 hits. 

Jim O’Toole paced the Nacho offense with a three for three day that included two RBIs while Dean Stone contributed three hits. Enrique Cuevas and Mike Correa added two RBIs each while slugger Ed Seery laced a triple for Nacho, which scored six runs in the ninth inning but could not overcome its deficit. 

Dolphin Tiki    12DaVinci’s 11 

Sal Tidona delivered in crunch time for Dolphin Tiki. The lanky first baseman lined a single to right field in the bottom of the 10^th inning, breaking an 11-11 tie, as Tiki prevailed over Da Vinci’s in a back-and-forth affair that saw several rallies by each team. 

Tiki midfielder Mike Faria aided the Dolphin offense with three hits and two RBIs while Bill Novakovich also had three knocks. Tiki’s Tom DeAngelo had a highlight hit, belting a solo home run in the sixth inning. 

DaVinci’s hitting was led by Bill Thompson (three hits, two RBIs), third baseman Dave Falls (three hits, two RBIs) and Doug Aksimit, who had three knocks, including a triple. DaVinci’s Manager Gary Revall aided his team’s offense with three hits while John Haskins and pitcher Artie Sinisi each contributed two RBIs. 

MARCO DIVISION

Monday January 22^nd 2024

Joey’s Pizza      6Brewery      5

In a low-scoring affair, Joey’s Pizza spotted the Brewery three early runs then came to life with a four-run fourth inning highlighted by a two-run single by Steve Levesque and added insurance runs that turned out to be the difference as they edged the Brewery.

Paul Sullivan also knocked in two runs for Joey’s. Pitcher Steve Chasin and a strong defense by Joey’s limited the normally hard-hitting Brewery lineup to eight hits for the game.

Snook Inn            12         Stonewall’s   7                   

Led by Karl Kann who lashed out three hits and drove in two runs, Snook Inn scored in every inning and squelched a late comeback attempt by Stonewall’s to prevail. Don Palmer and Steve Friend pitched in with two RBIs each for the winners. 

The Stonewall’s offense was led by Jim Willert with three hits and Bob Traver with three runs driven in.

Sami’s 10Sandbar       9

It took two extra innings but Sami’s was able to outlast Sandbar in a see-saw battle that featured seven lead changes. Brian Craig peppered the ball for three hits and Jim Stewart drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to lead Sami’s.

John Binns led Sandbar with three hits, and Bobby Williams and John Remhoff both plated two runs in the loss.

Wednesday January 24^th 2024

Brewery      14Sami’s      12

The Brewery erased a five-run deficit by scoring seven times in the fifth and sixth innings and then shut down Sami’s in the seventh to pull out the victory. Tom Purtell stroked three hits and drove in two runs, Gary Menzies blasted a triple, and Kevin Smith and Jim Vitas added two RBIs each to pace the Brewery offense.

Brian Craig lashed out three hits, Tom Whitlock knocked in three runs, and Dean Leffleman plated two for Sami’s. 

Sandbar            9     Snook Inn     7              

Sandbar and Snook Inn were engaged in a 7-7 tie in the fifth inning before run-scoring hits by Gary Young and Jon Krebs gave Sandbar a lead they never relinquished as they prevailed over Snook Inn. Jack Facciolo slammed a triple and Charlie Lamb drove in two runs to lead a balanced Sandbar offense.

Don Palmer was one of the few bright spots for the Snook hitters as he hammered a three-run home run to left field among his four RBIs for the game.

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Joey’s Pizza 27Stonewall’s      6

Joey’s Pizza pounded the ball from the outset, scoring four or more runs in five separate innings as they thoroughly defeated Stonewall’s.

There was no shortage of hitting stars for Joey’s as six players had at least four hits and everyone in the lineup contributed to the thirty-six-hit attack. Steve Levesque and Chuck Stathopoulos each had five hits and five RBIs to lead the offensive onslaught. They were supported by Robert Stried (four hits, five RBIs), Paul Sullivan, Tim McKenna, and Howie Reitz (four hits, two RBIs each), Tom Rensch (three hits, two RBIs), Todd Whitney (triple, two RBIs), and Gary Swink (two RBIs).

Dave Korte and Bob Traver each had three hits, and Traver drove in two runs to lead Stonewall’s.

Friday January 26^th 2024

Snook Inn      10Sami’s      2

Geoff Bentley hammered a grand slam home run to extend an early lead for Snook Inn to 9-0 and they were never threatened from there to coast to the win over Sami’s. A balanced hitting attack combined with good pitching by Jim George and a solid defensive performance was the perfect formula for the Snook.

Three hits by Ray Cappella and a triple by Jim Stewart were the lone bright spots for Sami’s. 

Sandbar      20Joey’s Pizza      6

Two days after pushing across twenty-seven runs, Joey’s Pizza couldn’t pick up where they left off as they fell to Sandbar. The Sandbar bats, on the other hand, were blazing hot as they scored sixteen runs in the first five innings to lead 16-3 en route to securing the easy victory. 

John Gross led the potent 24-hit attack for Sandbar with three hits and five RBIs. Gross got plenty of help from Tom Breslin (three hits, four RBIs), Gary Young (three hits), Jerry Engel and Dave Schott (three RBIs each), Mitch Eil (two RBIs), and Jack Facciolo who blasted a triple. The Sandbar defense also played flawless defense to aid in the victory.

Howie Reitz and Steve Levesque led Joey’s with two runs driven in apiece.

Stonewall’s      22Brewery      9

Manager George Lancaster continued his torrid hitting, tattooing the ball for four hits including a triple and knocking in five runs leading Stonewall’s to a convincing victory over first place Brewery. The Wall used the big inning to take and extend the lead, scoring four or more runs five times in the game.

The other hitting stars for Stonewall’s include Jim Willert with four hits, Jim Baumann (four hits, three RBIs), Pete Oellrich (three RBIs on a bases-clearing double), and Jan Grossman and Bobby Traver (two ribbies each).

Mark Waks led the Brewery bats with three hits, and Tom Purtell and Jim Vitas contributed two runs driven in.

GULF COAST DIVISION

Monday January 22^nd 2024

Crazy Flamingo     29Doreen’s        11

The bats were on fire for Crazy Flamingo as they pounded out thirty hits en route to a dominant win over Doreen’s. The hitting heroes were aplenty for the Crazy Birds, led by Barry Neale who pummeled the ball for five hits and five RBIs. Neale had plenty of help, including Brian Bergman (four hits, four RBIs), Dick DeAnna (four hits, two RBIs), Nick Brooks and Brian Maguire (three hits, 2 RBIs each), Ray Niemeyer (three RBIs), and Jim Battye, John Ranieri, and Bobby Smith (two RBIs apiece).

Doreen’s was led by Gary Badger who had three hits and knocked in two runs, Steve Risch with three hits, and Rick Condle with two RBIs.

Oyster Society     14American Legion        

The Oyster Society trailed 13-10 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but tied the game at 13 on a two-run double by Nick Kopley and won it in walk-off fashion on a run scoring single by Don Mandetta over the American Legion.

Mandetta, John Klebauskus, and Bobby Smith led the Oystermen with three hits each, Kopley and Paul Glynn drove in three runs, and Smith added two.

John Barrett blasted a home run and knocked in four runs, John DeRosa had three hits and two RBIs, and Al Bozzo plated three runs for the Legion.

Wednesday, January 24^th 2024

Oyster Society     15Doreen’s       6

After a sluggish start, the Oyster Society bats warmed up in the late innings crossing the plate eleven times in the final four innings as they gradually pulled away from Doreen’s to remain unbeaten in league play.

Bobby Smith led the hit parade for the Oyster Society with four hits, followed by Paul Womack with three. Rich Klein and Jim Williams each plated three runs, and Nick Kopley and Al Cenicola added two for the winners.

Jerry Kratz drove home three runs for Doreen’s in the loss.

Crazy Flamingo     12American Legion       10

Powered by three-run home runs by Brian Bergman and Brian Maguire, Crazy Flamingo seemingly had this one in hand as they scored the first eleven runs of the game. Undaunted, the American Legion valiantly fought back with ten unanswered runs of their own to make a game of it. But Crazy Flamingo was able to shut the door on the rally and claim the victory.

Maguire and Mick Keller each had three hits and Alan Schneider blasted a triple to lead the Crazy Birds. Bergman was responsible for four runs, Maguire three, and Nick Brooks two.

Dick Folsom had three hits, Rand Krueger knocked in three runs, and Rick Herzog tripled and drove in two for the Legion in the heartbreaking loss.

Friday, January 26^th 2024

Crazy Flamingo     13Oyster Society       7

In a game featuring the last two unbeaten teams in the league, Crazy Flamingo was able to outlast the Oyster Society by scoring nine runs in their last two at-bats to remain alone atop the Gulf Coast Division. Third-baseman Nick Brooks had the big stick for the Crazy Birds with three hits and four runs knocked in. Brian Bergman contributed two RBIs to the cause.

Shortstop Nick Kopley finished with a three-for-three day for the Oystermen, and Paul Glynn and Don Mandetta each drove in two runs.

Doreen’s     13American Legion       10

Doreen’s secured their first victory of the season as they broke a 10-10 tie with a three-run sixth inning and shut down the American Legion the rest of the way. Frank Caso had the big blow for Doreen’s in the decisive sixth with a booming two-run home run.

Bruce Borden and John Robichaud also blasted two-run home runs for Doreen’s. Borden and Nick Lordi each had four hits, Steve Risch and Gary Badger three, Borden and Robichaud knocked in three runs each, and Caso and Jerry Lenhoff two. One of Risch’s hit was a triple.

Rick Herzog continued his hot hitting for the Legion with three hits including a triple and four RBIs. Dick Folsom also had three hits and John Barrett two RBIs for the game.

ISLAND DIVISION STANDINGSWinsLosses

Dolphin Tiki51

Nacho Mama’s42

DaVinci’s43

Speakeasy34

Salty Dog24

Verdi’s15

MARCO DIVISION STANDINGSWinsLosses

Sandbar53

Snook Inn53 

Brewery43

Joey’s Pizza44

Sami’s35

Stonewall’s25

GULF COAST DIVISION STANDINGS    Wins             Losses

Crazy Flamingo60

Oyster Society51

American Legion26

Doreen’s17