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B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 8, Issue 4 – March 12, 2026 Department of Corrections: I misreported the final score of the 11:30 game of this past Monday, March 9: Maroon defeated Blue 12-5, not 11-5, as it turns out 5 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 12, go figure…. Read more
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Game Day Gazette  March 5, 2026 Thank goodness the rain held off, and we were able to get a full slate of games on Thursday. The games were not as competitive as we might like but it’s still very early in the season and lots can change over the course of our sixty-game season. We… Read more
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Game Day Gazette
March 2, 2026
Welcome to the 2026 season of C division senior softball! The three-month winter break is over, and our first game back pitted the pre-season favorites, Gray, against last season’s runner-up from the Red team. As we draft new teams each year, there is very little carryover from one season to the next, but it is what it is!
Opening day weather was overcast with a nice breeze as we helped to ring in Texas Independence day! (state holiday making this morning’s commute a breeze!)
Game 1 8:30 a.m. Red (0-0-0) vs. Gray (0-0-0)
First & Second Inning Recap:
Red- both sides had full rosters to work with for this game, so no players were drawn from the bucket for the early contest. Doc Hobar had the honor of being the first batter of the new season and responded by lining a single to right field to open the game. Butch Barber walked and Sal Lopez beat out an infield hit to 3B to quickly load the bases. Ken Brown lined a single to drive in Doc and Butch to out the first two runs on the board. Ken and Butch advanced to 2B and 3B on the throw to the plate. Terry Watts lined one back to P Ray Pilgrim for the 1st out. Bobby Hawthorne fouled out for the 2nd out and Ray retired the side getting Mickey Poole on a pop out to short. 2nd- David Kruse opened the 2nd inning with a line drive back to Ray for the 1st out. Mike Mordecai followed with a screaming double to right center. Larry King moved him to 3B on a sharp single to right center. Ray worked out of the jam by getting Barry McRee to ground into a 6-4-3 double play started by Tim Coles at short.
Gray- today marked the managerial debut of Peter Atkins and his team responded with a three-run outburst in the 1st to grab an early lead. Scott Wright led off the inning with a line shot to right field. Gary Coyle followed with a sharp ground single up the middle. Peter Atkins dropped in a fly to left center for a run-scoring double. Tim Coles drove in both runners with a sharp single to stake Gray to a one-run lead. Ray Pilgrim flew out to Bobby Hawthorne in center for the 1st out. Phil Stanch popped out to 1B for the 2nd out and P Sal Lopez coaxed Lynn Simpson into an inning ending groundout to 2B to limit the damage to three runs. 2nd- Mike Carroll opened the 2nd with a line single past 3B Mike Mordecai, Margarito reached on an infield single, and Art Monzingo drove in Mike with a single to right.
New guys, Larry Coon and David Safely, each grounded out to 2B with Doc making some excellent plays to get the outs at 1B as Margarito came around with the 2nd run. Scott lined out to short to end the inning with Ken making an exceptional catch to preserve his face!
End of 2nd Score: Gray 5 Red 2
Third Inning Recap:
Red- Morris Carter bounced out to 3B to start the inning. Doc reached on a walk and moved to 2B on Butch’s single past 1B. Sal drove in Doc with a sharp single through the 5/6 hole for the 1st run. Ken bounced one up the middle and Tim was able to get the force at 2B with the relay to 1B not in time to catch the speedy Dr. Brown! Terry crossed up the scouting report (always goes opposite field) with a ground single down the 3B line to score Butch. Bobby grounded to 3B and Gary got the force at 2B to close out the frame.
Gray- showing the length and strength of their lineup, Gray pounded out seven hits without making an out to put up five runs and grab a commanding lead in this one. Gary opened the frame with a hard single through the 5/6 hole. With the outfielders playing deep, Peter dropped in a short fly to left for a double. Tim smashed a ball to right that fell in for a two-run triple. Ray ripped a line single up the middle to score Tim with the 3rd run. Phil and Lynn singled to load the bases with nobody out. Mike lined a single to left to drive in two runs and cap off the Gray’s five-run inning.
End of 3rd Score: Gray 10 Red 4
Fourth Inning Recap:
Red- Jack Adams took over for Bruce Barnett behind the plate to start the 4th inning. Ray was able to retire the side in order getting Mickey to pop out to short, striking out David on a tough pitch on the outside corner and retiring Mike on a ground ball to short.
Gray- Margarito and Art led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Larry and David bounced into fielder’s choice outs at 2B for the 1st two outs of the inning. Scott smacked an RBI single up the middle to score the 1st run. Gary followed with a ringing single to center to drive in the 2nd run. Peter flew out to left and Mickey made a great running shoestring catch to retire the side.
End of 4th Score: Gray 12 Red 4
Fifth Inning Recap:
Red- Ray continued to befuddle the Red hitters getting Larry on a ground out to 3B; Barry on a grounder to short and striking out Morris to retire the side.
Gray- Tim continued to rake at the plate as he skied a ball to deep centerfield for the 1st home run of the 2026 season. Ray drilled a ball to CF to keep the rally going. Phil popped out to 1B for the 1st out. Lynn singled but Sal got Mike to ground out to 2B and Margarito on a comebacker to limit the Gray team to a single run.
End of 5th Score: Gary 13 Red 4
Sixth “Open” Inning Recap:
Red- Doc completed a perfect day at the plate as he dropped in a double down the right field line to lead off the 6th. He scored on Butch’s single to right center. Sal bounced into a fielder’s choice for the 1st out. Ken fouled out for the 2nd out. Red mounted a mini rally as Terry lined a single up the middle and Bobby walked to load the bases. Mickey hit a sharp grounder to short and Tim made the relay to 2B to end the game.
Final Score: Gray 13 Red 5
Game 2 9:30 a.m. Blue (0-0-0) vs. Orange (0-0-0)
First & Second Inning Recap:
Blue- Raul DeLeon started the late game with a hard single past the shortstop. Tommy DeLeon (no they are not related!) followed with a ground single to the left side. Dave Berra lined a single to center to quickly load the bases. Donnie Janac grounded to 3B, and Adam Gordon got the force for the 1st out as Raul scored Blue’s first run on the play. Don Roets ripped a single to right field to drive in the 2nd run. Jeff Broussard legged out an infield hit to load the bases for the 2nd time in the inning. Mike “Hitman” Hill came through with a sharp single to right to drive in two more runs. Henry Flores singled and Chris Hurst capped off Blue’s five-run inning with a single down the 3rd base line. 2nd- little different story in the 2nd as Orange pitcher Terry Thompson struck out three batters (all foul outs) sandwiched around a base hit by manager Johnny Neville to keep the score at 5-0.
Orange-the boys in burnt Orange struck back quickly with a five-run inning of their own to knot the score. Terry Thompson drilled a ball down the 3rd baseline for a single to get the inning started. Adam Gordon laced a single to CF and Jack Adams reached on a single to load the bases, Bobby Miller reached for a two-strike pitch and fouled it off for the 1st out. To say Bobby was not happy with this at-bat would be an understatement! New guy, Steve Kendig, smacked a two-run single up the middle in his C division debut. Jim Foelker drove a ball over the left center fielder’s head and with Jim’s speed, he was able to cruise around the bases for a three-run homer. 2nd- Jerry Mylius led off the inning with a single to right field. Bubba Barnett lined a single to CF and Greg Tolander followed with a hard single up the middle to load the bases with nobody out. Luther Elmore grounded to 3B, and Raul quickly stepped on the bag and his throw home beat Jerry by a step for a 5U 5-2 double play. Rick Parker ended the inning by bouncing into a force play at 2B.
End of 2nd Score: Blue 5 Orange 5
Third Inning Recap:
Blue- P Terry Thomson retired the first two batters leading off the 3rd. Donnie smacked a single to CF to start the two-out rally for the men in Blue. Don went away from the scouting report, drilling a ground single down the 3B line to move Donnie to 2B. Mike Hill then came through with a two-run two-out double to give Blue the lead.
Orange- jumped on starting pitcher Tommy DeLeon with seven consecutive hits to grab a three-run lead. Manager, Bruce Barnett, helped by pinch runner Jim F., opened the frame with an infield single. Terry lined a double in the gap in CF to bring Jim around to score the 1st run. Adam beat out an infield single, and Jack Adams followed with a clean base hit to left center to drive Terry home. Bobby smacked an RBI single through the 5/6 hole to drive in the 3rd run. Steve kept the rally going with another single. Jim finished off the inning with a double to right center to drive in two more runs as Orange put up five runs in the frame.
End of 3rd Score: Orange 10 Blue 7
Fourth Inning Recap:
Blue- the bottom of the lineup struggled again and failed to score. Chris had his 2nd hit of the ball game but was erased on a 6-4-3 double play. New guy, Leon Cikota, had his first hit of the season, but Johnny popped out to 1B to end the threat.
Orange- the first three batters reached as Jerry, Bubba and Greg all singled to produce the 1st run. Luther grounded into a 6-4-3 double play and Rick grounded out to short to close out the inning.
End of 4th Score: Orange 11 Blue 7
Fifth Inning Recap:
Blue- refusing to give up, Blue responded with a four-run outburst to tie the score. Raul led off the inning with a sharp grounder to CF. Tommy and Dave followed with back-to-back singled to load the bases. Donnie smacked a two-run single to right center to start the scoring for Blue. Don’s single to right brough in the 3rd run. Terry was able to get Jeff and Mike on fielder’s choice ground outs for the first two outs in the frame. Henry came through with an RBI single to tie the score before Chris ground out to retire the side.
Orange- with the score tied heading into the last of the five-run innings, Orange exploded with their third five-run inning of the game to take command of this one. Bruce reached base (albeit his pinch runner (Jim) reached base!) with an infield single to start the inning. Terry popped out to 2B for the 1st out. Adam and Jack had back-to-back hits to drive in Jim with the 1st run. Bobby and Steve smacked run-scoring singles to left for two more runs. Jim completed his “tour de force” at the plate with his third hit, an RBI single to left center, giving him six RBIs on the day. Jerry’s single loaded the bases and Bubba’s deep fly to right allowed Steve to score the 5th run.
Sixth “Open” Inning Recap:
Blue- down to their last at bat, Blue failed to muster much of a rally. Lucky started the inning with a hit down the left field line. Leon went down on strikes for the 1st out. Johnny hit a groundball between 1B and 2B and Lucky unfortunately pulled his hamstring heading to 2B and was called out. The game ended as Raul popped out to 1B for the final out.
Final Score: Orange 16 Blue 11
Next Games: Thursday March 5, 2026
Game 1 8:30 a.m. Blue (0-1-0) vs. Green (0-0-0)
Green will see their first action of the season coming off their game 1 bye. Can Blue bounce back after their loss to Orange to even their record?
Game 2 9:30 a.m. Gray (1-0-0) vs. Red (0-1-0)
Early season rematch of Monday’s commanding win by Gray. Can Red right the ship and stand up against the powerful Gray lineup? All will be revealed on Thursday!
Orange will have a bye on Thursday, and their players (along with the unassigned players) will have priority in the draw.
There is a chance of rain on Thursday so we will try to update you on the status of the games as early as possible. This will come via email, but you can also check the website for updates. Let’s hope the rain holds off for a few more days (I know we need the rain!)
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