B League Picayune
Often in error, never in doubt.
Volume 6, Issue 63 – November 20, 2024
Games of Wednesday November 20 – end-of-season-tourney day two:
10:00 a.m., Orange (21.5 – 31.5, #7 seed) at Blue (30-21, #1 seed)
1 2 3 4 5 6 BUFFET EXTRA FINAL
Orange 0 1 0 2 0 5 4 1 13
Blue 5 0 1 1 0 5 0 2 14
Pitchers: Orange – Spike Davidson; Blue – Joe Bernal. Mercenaries: Orange – Donnie Janac, Mike Mordecai, and Eddy Murillo. Umpires: home – Terry Watts; bases – Jack Spellman and Tom Kelm. Perfect at the plate: Orange – Doc Hobar (5 for 5), Larry Fiorentino (4 for 4 with a walk and a double), and Mike Mordecai (3 for 3 with a walk); Blue – George Brindley (3 for 3 with a triple and a walk), George Romo (3 for 3 with a walk), and Terry Thompson (3 for 3).
Weather report: Another very brisk morning, temperature 60 degrees, heat index the same, at the start of the day’s play. Humidity just 28%, sunny, a prevailing wind blowing the ball out.
Low-seed Orange very nearly knocked off one-seed Blue a day after eliminating two-seed Green.
It didn’t start auspiciously for Orange, as they did not score in the top of the first, leaving Doc Hobar (lead-off single) and Larry Fiorentino (one-out walk) stranded, Joe Bernal getting Peter Atkins to ground to shortstop Tony Garcia for an unassisted force at second and Matt Levitt to pop out to third baseman George Romo. Then Blue scored five times in the home half, its first six batters reaching on five singles and George Romo’s walk. Four runs were in with runners on the corners and none out when Jeff Fisher grounded sharply down the first-base side. Mike Mordecai made a good play on the ball and beat Jeff to first, but George scored from third on the play for run number five.
Orange got on the board in the second. Dave Berra walked with one out, and his pinch-runner, Matt Levitt, took third on Eddy Murillo’s single up the middle and scored one out later on Mike Mordecai’s line single to center. Spike Davidson shut out Blue in the bottom half, working around Terry Thompson’s one-out single and a two-out walk to Jerry Mylius.
Doc Hobar led off the third with a single, but was erased on Spike Davidson’s 1-6-3 double-play grounder, Joe Bernal to Tony Garcia to Dale Fugate. Larry Fiorentino and Peter Atkins followed with singles. Matt Levitt squared up on a pitch, but his liner was hit right at Steve Sandall in left field.
Blue scored a single run in the home half. Tony Garcia singled with one out, took third on George Brindley’s ground-ball single through the 5-6 hole, and scored on Joe Bernal’s sacrifice fly to Jim Maloy in right field.
That made it 6-1 Blue, the biggest lead Blue would have in the game. Orange started the fourth inning with three singles, Larry Shupe coming around to score. Donnie Janac’s fly to Pat Scott in left-center brought in Matt Levitt, running for Dave Berra. Mike Mordecai’s single up the middle put runners on the corners, but Joe Bernal got Jim Maloy to ground into an inning-ending 6u., 6-3 double play, Tony Garcia moving smoothly to his left to make the play.
Blue got one run back in the bottom of the fourth. Jeff Fisher led off with a drive to right-center, but Donnie Janac made an excellent catch (not his last of the day, either) for the out. Richard Battle and Terry Thompson followed with singles, Richard winding up at third and then scoring on Dale Fugate’s sacrifice fly to Matt Levitt in left-center.
Neither team scored in the fifth, both put across five runs in the sixth. In the top of the fifth, singles by Doc Hobar and Larry Fiorentino put runners on first and second with one out. They both tagged up and advanced on Peter Atkins’ very deep fly to left-center, caught by Pat Scott (such a good outfielder), but were stranded when Joe Bernal got Matt Levitt on a pop to George Romo at third.
In the bottom half, Spike Davidson retired the first two batters. Tony Garcia drove a pitch to deep right field – it might have reached the fence – and tore around the bases. Rounding third, Tony hesitated – he might have been held up by the base coach, I don’t know – then started for home, and then tried to stop himself before the commitment line. He stumbled and fell onto the actual line as Larry Fiorentino’s relay came in to catcher Larry Shupe. Larry moved off the mat to catch what was basically a thrown ground ball, then had the presence of mind to step on the mat, not tag the runner. I believe Tony would have made it if he hadn’t hesitated, but he did, so he didn’t, and the score remained 7-3 in Blue’s favor entering the sixth.
Orange’s offense finally came to life in the top half. Larry Shupe and Dave Berra led off with singles. Eddy Murillo grounded to George Romo at third base, Larry forced out. Donnie Janac singled to left, Dave’s pinch-runner (Matt Levitt again, I think) scoring. Mike Mordecai took a walk, loading the bases. Jim Maloy drove a pitch to right field, where it was mishandled, all three runners scoring and Jim winding up at second with a double. Doc Hobar singled to right-center; Jim stopped at third, and when the throw back to the infield got away, Doc took second. Spike Davidson came up. Joe Bernal’s first three pitches were balls, but Spike refused the walk – I think the idea was that it would be better for Orange to have Larry Fiorentino leading off the buffet, assuming Spike could find the green and get Jim in. Spike fouled a pitch off, then laid off a high, deep offering. Joe then got Spike to swing through a high, deep pitch for strike three, out number two. So Larry had to come up anyway. He drove a pitch over the head of Jeff Fisher in right-center for the day’s longest, loudest single, Jim scoring the fifth run.
Blue very efficiently got those runs back in the home half. George Brindley led off with a triple to center field and scored on Joe Bernal’s ground out to shortstop Peter Atkins. The next six batters hit safely, five singles and a double by Jeff Fisher, four more runs coming across.
On to the buffet, Blue leading 12-8. Orange put together another good inning against a very good pitcher, scoring four times on seven singles to tie the game, the last five singles and all the scoring taking place with two out. They mostly weren’t hit very hard, either. Matt Levitt beat out a grounder to shortstop Tony Garcia (speed kills). Larry Shupe looped a single over Tony’s head, his third straight hit. Dave Berra popped out to first baseman Dale Fugate in foul territory for the second out. Eddy Murillo grounded a single through the 5-6 hole, Matt scoring from second. Donnie Janac singled (legitimate hit) to right, Larry scoring, Eddy’s pinch-runner (I think, don’t recall who it was) taking third, Donnie taking second on the throw. Mike Mordecai dinked a short pop in front of third base, no play possible, another run scoring as Mike completed a perfect game (3 for 3 with a walk) at the plate. Jim Maloy hit a nubber in front of home plate, again no play possible – Donnie stayed at third, Mike took second. Doc Hobar then hit a short pop just beyond second base, out of George Brindley’s reach, and I’m pretty sure I heard Joe Bernal cry out in anguish as it fell in, allowing Donnie to score the tying run. Joe got Spike Davidson to hit a two-strike foul down the third-base side to finally retire the side.
Blue needed a run to win it in the bottom of the buffet, and Jerry Mylius did his part by drawing a lead-off walk. George Brindley ran for Jerry, a good move in that George is wicked fast, a dubious move in that his spot in the batting order was four places away. Spike Davidson got Billy Hill to ground a two-strike pitch foul down the third-base side for the first out.
Video 1: https://youtu.be/RP5PDqzRs84
Pat Scott singled to center field, and George raced to third; he took a wide turn, but wisely elected to stop there.
Video 2: https://youtu.be/uXUTL7SUi-Y
Tony Garcia was up next, with George on deck. Tony fouled a pitch down the right-field side, foul by a foot or so, for the second strike.
Video 3: https://youtu.be/ucbGo0fUwiQ
Then Spike got Tony to do it again, his drive to right again landing just foul, for out number two.
Blue tried to get away with batting out of order, Joe Bernal going up to the plate. But I knew that George was due, and I let everyone know, much to the annoyance of some of Blue’s players. I was not umpiring, so there was no reason I had to hold off piping up. I didn’t want Blue to cheat its way to a win, which is what allowing them to bat out of order would have amounted to. (As Tom Kelm subsequently noted, we’re on the honor system.) I’d do it again, no hesitation.
That ended the buffet and sent the game into an extra inning. Donnie Janac, Spike Davidson’s pinch-runner from home in the buffet, started the top of the inning at second, with one out and one-pitch rules in effect. Larry Fiorentino drove Joe Bernal’s first pitch pretty deep to center field; Pat Scott, moving to his left, got to it, but couldn’t hold on, the ball falling in, Donnie scoring, and Larry winding up at second (and completing a perfect day at the plate, 4 for 4 with a walk). He got no further, as Joe got Peter Atkins to foul out and Matt Levitt to swing through a pitch.
On to the bottom half of the extra inning. Tony Garcia, Blue’s last batter in the buffet, ran from second base.
Video 4: https://youtu.be/16qjcSySQ9U
George Brindley took a one-pitch walk.
Video 5: https://youtu.be/fJcwxKWZ8G0
Joe Bernal singled, his grounder up the middle deflecting off Spike Davidson to shortstop Peter Atkins, who had no play. This loaded the bases.
Video 6: https://youtu.be/WHZBFvqc9X8
George Romo grounded to Peter, who knocked the ball down, but had no play – Pat Scott (I think that is), running for Joe, got to second lickety-split, and Tony scored the tying run on the play.
Video 7: https://youtu.be/TO54eMJX7eU
Steve Sandall stepped up and popped a ball just beyond the infield dirt to the right side, between second baseman Larry Fiorentino and first baseman Mike Mordecai, closer to Larry, who moved back and to his left for it, called “I got it,” but couldn’t find the handle – it dropped in safe, George Brindley scoring the winning run.
Final score: Blue 14, Orange 13 – Orange battled to the end, but Blue advances to the final with a no-cheating-required victory.
During today’s first game, B League President Anthony Galindo, above left, held the raffle for two $50 HEB gift cards for Session 4 umpires. (Thanks to our anonymous benefactor!) The winners were Donald Drummer, above right, and Rex Horvath, not present.
11:15 a.m.: Gray (24-26, #6 seed) at Maroon (26-26, #4 seed)
1 2 3 4 5 6 BUFFET FINAL
Gray 1 0 5 1 3 4 1 15
Maroon 5 4 5 1 0 4 X 19
Pitchers: Gray – Jack Kelly; Maroon – Chunky Wright. No mercenaries. Umpires: home – Terry Watts; bases – Larry Young. Perfect at the plate: Maroon – Tom Bellavia (4 for 4 with a double), Dave Jaffe (4 for 4), and Marvin Krabbenhoft (3 for 3 with a walk). Home run: Mark Dolan (inside the park) (1).
Dave Berra’s weather report: 65 degrees (Heat Index 64), sunny! Humidity 20%, wind NNE 14 MPH, gusting to 25 – tough on outfielders and pitchers.
Not as much drama in this game, as Maroon scored 14 of a possible 15 runs over its first three at bats to build a substantial lead, then held off Gray’s late comeback.
Three of Gray’s first three batters of the game singled, Tommy Gillis coming around to score, but Chunky Wright struck out both Donnie Janac and, on a foul, Johnny Lee to strand David Kruse at third, then retired the side in order in the second. Maroon scored five times in the bottom of the first on five singles and three walks, making one out (foul two-strike fly to right by Jack Spellman).
In the second, Maroon put across four runs with two out as Anthony Galindo extended the inning with a single, Tom Bellavia doubled in two runs, and Joe Roche singled in Tom’s pinch-runner. Buddy Gaswint drove a pitch to deep right-center, but Tommy Gillis made a good catch for the third out.
Gray broke through in the third, scoring five runs on seven hits. David Kruse drove in the first run with a double, Gary Coyle the second with a sacrifice fly to Anthony Galindo in left-center, excellent catch of a deep drive, Don Solberg the third with a triple to right, a drive to the fence, and Donnie Janac the fourth with his single to score Don. Base hits by Johnny Lee and Ivan Budiselic loaded the bases for Mike Mordecai, whose single brought in Donnie with the fifth run.
Maroon responded with five runs in the home half. Marvin Krabbenhoft drew a lead-off walk, the next five batters singled, and Anthony Galindo drove in the fifth run with a sacrifice fly to Tommy Gillis in left-center.
Each team scored one run in the fourth. Gray’s came on Mark Dolan’s lead-off inside-the-park homerun, a drive to the fence in right-center. Tommy Gillis followed with a triple – even more so than yesterday, the stiff, blowing-out wind contributed to a bunch of long drives resulting in extra-base hits, Gray knocking six all told, none of them cheap. But Chunky Wright managed to strand Tommy at third. He walked David Kruse, retired Gary Coyle on a pop that third baseman Tom Bellavia caught in foul territory, and got Don Solberg to hit a hard grounder to second – Tom Brownfield fielded it cleanly, then snapped a throw to Jack Spellman at second for the force on David, somehow both beating and missing David as he ran for the bag.
Mark Dolan (file photo) knocked an inside-the-park homerun and a double for two of Gray’s six extra-base hits.
Tom Bellavia led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, then was forced out at second on Joe Roche’s grounder to second baseman Mark Dolan. Buddy Gaswint flied out. Marvin Krabbenhoft then stepped up and crushed a ball to left-center, Joe’s pinch-runner (Scott Wright, I believe) scoring from first on a very long single (Anthony Galindo running for Marvin from home).
Gray won the fifth inning, scoring three runs in the top half and blanking Maroon in the bottom. The runs came as the bottom five of Gray’s batting order all reached with one out, on four singles (station-to-station baserunning while trailing by eight, one run scoring) and Jack Kelly’s bases-loaded walk (for the second run). Tommy Gillis grounded into a 6u. force for the second out, Mike Mordecai scoring the third run as there was no possibility of doubling Tommy up. David Kruse grounded into a 6-4 force for the third out. Jack Kelly allowed a lead-off single to Dave Jaffe and two-out single to Jack Spellman in the bottom half, but stranded them both.
That cut Maroon’s lead to 15-10 entering the final six-run inning, and Gray scored four times in the top half, all with two out, to make it a one-run game. Third baseman Tom Bellavia took care of the defense for Maroon, cleanly fielding Gary Coyle’s lead-off grounder and making a strong throw to first for the out, then, after Don Solberg singled, catching Donnie Janac’s pop. The third out was harder to come by: Johnny Lee singled; Ivan Budiselic walked; Mike Mordecai singled, two runs scoring; Mark Dolan hit another drive to right-center for extra bases, driving in two more, Mike scoring from first on the double. Jack Kelly singled to right, putting the fifth run on third base for Tommy Gillis, who squared up on a pitch, but lined it within Tom’s reach – he snagged it for the third out.
Maroon then scored four times in the home half to re-establish its five-run advantage. Tom Bellavia, per the cliché, led off with a single. Joe Roche hit a two-strike foul, but Buddy Gaswint followed with a double, I think to left field, that sent Tom’s pinch-runner (again Scott Wright, I think) to third. Marvin Krabbenhoft singled in Tom’s runner. Tom Brownfield’s sacrifice fly to Tommy Gillis in left-center brought in Buddy, Marvin’s pinch-runner (Anthony Galindo) taking second on the play. Dave Jaffe then completed his 4-for-4 game with a line single to left that scored Anthony, Dave able to second on the throw home. Chunky Wright and Scott Wright both singled, Dave scoring. Jack Spellman came up and hit a short fly to right field that I thought for sure would drop in, but Donnie Janac got a great jump on it off the bat, charged in and made an outstanding catch for the third out.
So it was 19-14 Maroon entering the buffet. David Kruse led off and got a bit under a pitch, skying it out to left field, where it was caught by Scott Wright. Gary Coyle singled and Don Solberg doubled, his fourth hit of the game, all of them smoked. Gary held up at third, then scored on Donnie Janac’s sacrifice fly to Anthony Galindo in left-center. Johnny Lee drew a walk, which got the tying run to the on-deck circle. Chunky Wright got Ivan Budiselic to hit a short pop to the third-base side of the mound, and Chunky himself made the play, grabbing it for the final out, sending Maroon to the final. Final score: Maroon 19, Gray 15
12:30 p.m.: Maroon (27-26, #4 seed) at Blue (31-21, #1 seed)
1 2 3 4 5 6 BUFFET FINAL
Maroon 5 0 4 2 5 5 2 23
Blue 2 0 5 5 0 3 1 16
Pitchers: Maroon – Chunky Wright; Blue – Joe Bernal. No mercenaries. Umpires: home – Terry Watts; bases – Larry Young. Perfect at the plate: Maroon – Tom Brownfield (4 for 4 with two triples), Anthony Galindo (3 for 3 with two walks), and Buddy Gaswint (5 for 5 with a a double, a triple, and a home run). Home run: Buddy Gaswint (inside the park) (2). Cycle, the only one of the 2024 B League season: Buddy Gaswint
Dave Berra’s weather report: See previous game – ditto.
This game felt much more in doubt for much of it than the final score indicates. I heard secondhand after the fact that Joe Bernal was struggling with back stiffness, and it showed in the first inning, as Maroon was able to reach him for five hits and a walk by Anthony Galindo, five runs scoring. The big hit was Buddy Gaswint’s triple to right-center, which drove in the third and fourth runs, Buddy then scoring the fifth on Tom Brownfield’s two-out single.
Blue got two back in the home half, on two walks (Pat Scott and George Romo) and two singles (George Brindley and Steve Sandall, Steve’s bases-loaded knock scoring Pat and George Brindley). Chunky Wright struggled with the windy conditions and Terry Watts’ tight arc requirement, walking six batters, but he got out of the two-in, two-on jam in the bottom of the first thanks to catcher Marvin Krabbenhoft, who managed to hold on to Jeff Fisher’s foul back for the second out, and Anthony Galindo, who caught Joe Bernal’s fly to left-center for the third.
Neither team scored in the second, Joe Bernal finding a groove, giving up just a two-out single to Scott Wright. Blue loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame, but Chunky Wright struck out the side, getting Richard Battle on a two-strike foul leading off, catching Billy Hill looking at a called third strike, and inducing a two-strike foul from Pat Scott.
The offenses came to life in the third. Maroon scored four times on six singles and Tom Bellavia’s double in the top half. (Tom was out on his double, as he touched the bag and ran a step beyond, and was tagged out by Tony Garcia, alerted by Joe Bernal; Tom hadn’t been clear on the B League run-through rule.) Blue scored five times in the bottom of the inning on two walks and five hits, the biggest of which was Dale Fugate’s two-run triple to left field, which he absolutely crushed, sending Scott Wright running to retrieve it at the fence. RBI singles by Jerry Mylius, Tony Garcia, and George Brindley drove in the third, fourth, and fifth runs and put Blue ahead 12-11. It felt like either team’s game with three innings to play.
Tom Brownfield led off the fifth with a drive to the fence in right field for a triple (and abuse from his teammates about why it should have been a home run). Six of the next seven batters singled, five runs scored, and Maroon was back ahead, 16-12.
Blue had the heart of its order due up in the bottom half, beginning with cleanup hitter George Romo, who fouled out, and Steve Sandall, who popped out to Chunky Wright. Jeff Fisher and Joe Bernal both singled, but Chunky made a good play with the glove on Richard Battle’s one-hopper back to the mound and threw to first for the third out.
In retrospect, this felt like the most important inning of the game, as Maroon proceeded to score five runs in the top of the sixth, just about putting the contest out of reach. Eight consecutive batters hit safely for Maroon. Buddy Gaswint led off with a double, and Tom Brownfield hit another triple to right-center (cueing additional abuse as he sauntered into third, not terribly far ahead of the throw in – possibly fatigue was setting in, it was a long couple of days of play). The one out in the inning came when Jack Spellman’s grounder up the middle, headed for center field, clipped Chunky Wright on the heel – a hit for Spellman, but Chunky out. Anthony Galindo followed with a two-run single to cap both the rally and his perfect game at the plate. Maroon led 21-12.
Blue got three runs back in the bottom of the sixth, scoring them with two out. Buddy Gaswint made a good catch of Terry Thompson’s drive to right-center to open the inning. Dale Fugate lined a single – he had three great at bats resulting in hits in this game. Billy Hill popped out. Jerry Mylius drew a walk to extend the inning and cap his perfect game at the plate. Pat Scott’s double to right-center drove in Dale’s runner. Tony Garcia singled, both Jerry and Pat scoring. George Brindley lined a single to right-center to send Tony to third, but Chunky got George Romo to fly out to Scott Wright in left for the third out.
Leading by six entering the buffet, Maroon scored two to prompt the flip-flop. Joe Roche singled with one out and took a pinch-runner, Scott Wright. Buddy Gaswint then hammered a ball to right field, over the outfielders and to the fence, and proceeded to circle the bases – not only was it a two-run inside-the-park home run, but it completed the cycle and a 5-for-5 game by Buddy, the only cycle of the 2024 season in the B League.
Now protecting an eight-run lead, with the two outs still left in the top of the buffet in the event of catastrophe, Chunky Wright came out throwing strikes for the bottom of the buffet. Steve Sandall smacked one past Scott Wright in left field and to the fence for a lead-off triple. Jeff Fisher lined a ball toward the 3-4 hole, but it was within the long reach of Tom Brownfield, who grabbed it a foot off the ground for the first out. Joe Bernal lofted a fly to right-center that Buddy Gaswint ran down, Steve tagging and scoring what proved to be the final run of the 2024 season. Richard Battle popped a ball up to the right side, and Tom Brownfield settled under it and squeezed it for the final out of the year. Final score: Maroon 23, Blue 16
2024 B League Champion Maroon team. Left to right: Dave Jaffe, Tom Bellavia, Jack Spellman, Tom Brownfield, Scott Wright, Chunky Wright (manager), Joe Roche, Marvin Krabbenhoft, Anthony Galindo, and Buddy Gaswint. Not present and not forgotten: James Chavana, Joe Dayoc, Alvin Gauna, and Jimmy Sneed.
Maroon manager Chunky Wright presents Buddy Gaswint with the season’s final Pluckers coupon following Buddy’s tremendous performance in the season finale: 5 for 5 with an inside-the-park home run and the one and only cycle of the 2024 season.
Winning battery mates Marvin Krabbenhoft (making his distinctive “It missed by this much!” signal) and Chunky Wright.
Final full-season standings (including Session 1 and the end-of-season tourney):
Games Runs Runs Run W/L
W L Win %: behind: for: allowed: differential: streak:
Blue 31 22 .585 — 649 607 +42 L1
Green 29 24 .547 2 695 659 +36 L1
Purple 26 24 .520 3.5 609 584 +25 L1
Maroon 28 26 .519 3.5 708 670 +38 W5
Gray 24 27 .471 6 593 662 -69 L1
Red 24.5 28.5 .462 6.5 724 731 – 7 L4
Orange 21.5 31.5 .406 9.5 635 699 -64 W1
Home Visitor Walk-off Extra-inning Flip-flop 1-run games
W-L: W-L: Wins: W-L: W-L: W-L:
Blue 20- 8 11-13 6 3-0 8- 4 8-3
Green 12-15 16- 9 7 1-1 9- 6 7-7
Purple 11-14 15-10 2 1-1 5-11 2-5
Maroon 14-14 13-11 5 0-0 8- 6 5-7
Gray 13-11 10-16 5 0-0 6- 7 9-6
Red 8.5-17.5 16-10 2 1-2 10- 9 4-8
Orange 9-15 12.5-16.5 2 0-2 8-11 8-7
A note about the final full-season standings: The first table above (total wins, losses, runs for, and runs against) is close to 100% accurate, and matches the wins-losses table below. The second table (home and visitor W-L, walk-off wins, etc.) is not completely accurate.
2024 total victories (read across) and losses (read down) – includes Session 1 and the end-of-season tourney:
Blue Gray Green Maroon Orange Purple Red TOTAL
Blue X 4 3 6 8 5 5 31
Gray 5 X 4 4 5 1 5 24
Green 4 4 X 5 4 7 5 29
Maroon 3 6 5 X 6 2 6 28
Orange 1 4 5 3 X 5 3.5 21.5
Purple 4 5 3 6 4 X 4 26
Red 5 4 4 2 5.5 4 X 24.5
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TOTAL: 22 27 24 26 32.5 24 28.5 184
Season home run leaders:
David Kruse – 8
Tim Coles – 6
Gregory Bied – 4
Ken Brown – 4
Peter Atkins – 3
Tim Bruton – 3
Larry Fiorentino – 3
Paul Rubin – 3
Pat Scott – 3
George Brindley – 2
Clint Fletcher – 2
Buddy Gaswint – 2
Doc Hobar – 2
Gary Kubenka – 2
Jimmy Sneed – 2
Ralph Villela – 2
Daniel Baladez – 1
David Brown – 1
Jack Crosley – 1
Mark Dolan – 1
Jeff Fisher – 1
Jim Foelker – 1
Anthony Galindo – 1
Tommy Gillis – 1
Rex Horvath – 1
Rick Kahn – 1
Denny Malloy – 1
Bobby Miller – 1
Eddie Ortiz -1
David Pittard – 1
Joe Roche – 1
Steve Sandall – 1
Morgan Witthoft – 1
Hit for the cycle:
Buddy Gaswint – 1
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Preview: I’ll be putting out an end-of-season edition of the Picayune sometime in the coming week or so. After that, it’s turkey at Thanksgiving, ham at Christmas, and the first 2025 pre-season practice on (I’m guessing) Monday February 17. Have a great off-season, everyone!
Keggy’s Korner:
Billy Hill kindly forwards this memorial notice for our softball brother Kenny Ray:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lakeway-tx/kenneth-ray-12078018