Mesa Verde Partners coming on strong

Defending Wednesday League champion Mesa Verde Partners made it

four wins in a row by routing Hobies, 10-3, in city of Laguna Beach

Men’s Summer 16 Softball Program action.

Steve McKinley nailed a fourth inning grand slam to highlight the

victory. Later in the sixth inning, he smacked a solo home run. Ryan

Neptune and Dave Sommerville each added a home run and single to the

offense.

Mesa Verde Partners, now 5-1, trails Sports World by one-half game

in the league standings. Bob Armstrong hit a two-run home run to lead

Hobies.

In other games:

Sports World 7, Sofa Kings 1

John P. McMurray and Lance Stewart decided the outcome in the

first inning, each by hitting a two-run home run. The win kept

undefeated Sports World in first place at 5-0-1.

Scott Bakkum and Bill Toon added home runs in the second and sixth

innings, respectively. Sofa Kings managed just four singles off

Sports World hurler Randy Buck, two of which were hit by leadoff

batter Greg Kain.

Courtesy Auto Body 3, Forty Majority 1

John Verdugo broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the last inning by

hitting a two-run home run to lift Courtesy Auto Body to its second

win of the season. Verdugo also drove in the first Courtesy Auto Body

run in the second inning, when his singled scored Mike Jewell.

Jewell had reached base on a double.

Dooley Davis pitched a four hitter to get the win. One of the hits

he relinquished was a first inning, solo home run to Mark Lewis.

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE STANDINGS

1. Sports World, 5-0-1 2. Mesa Verde Partners, 5-1 3. Sofa Kings, 2-2-2 4. Courtesy Auto Body, 2-3-1 5. Hobies, 2-4 6. Forty Majority,

0-6.