Mesa Verde Partners back on top

After opening the season with a surprising setback, defending

champion Mesa Verde Partners has roared back to win six consecutive

games.

In the process, they have taken over the top spot in the Wednesday

League, doing so by bumping Sports World out of first place with a

resounding, 22-4 victory in the City of Laguna Beach Men’s Summer 16

Softball Program play at Riddle Field.

Ranie Martini pitched a five hitter, one of those hits being a

three-run home run to Sports World’s Mitch Kruger in the second

inning.

Mesa Verde Partners’ potent offensive attack saw Jeff Greenough

belt two home runs, walk twice and collect five RBI, Steve McKinley

also hit a pair of homers to go along with a pair of walks, a single

and four RBI, Dave Sommerville hit a home run with two singles and

two RBI, Jeff Pich homered, singled twice and walked twice, and home

runs by Dave Meggison and Steve Bryant upped Mesa Verde Partners’

home run total to eight in the game.

Mesa Verde Partners assumed first place by improving to 6-1.

Sports World, which previously occupied the league’s top spot,

lost its first game of the season and fell to 5-1-1.

In other games:

Sofa Kings 9, Forty Majority 3

Casey Curtis and Ryan Divel each delivered two-run home runs to

help lead the Sofa Kings to victory.

Shane Mikaylo contributed a three-RBI triple and Marco Johnson

singled twice.

Mark Linton had a home run and single and Mike Ionitti hit three

singles.

The Sofa Kings improved to 3-2-2; Forty Majority slipped to 0-7.

Courtesy Auto Body 7, Hobies 1

Josh Stock hit a home run and added two singles, Mike McKenzie

homered and Bede Arabe and Dave McKenzie each had three singles to

power Courtesy Auto Body.

The win evened Courtesy Auto Body’s record at 3-3.

Brandon June singled twice for Hobies, now 2-5.

Wednesday League Standings

1. Mesa Verde Partners, 6-1; 2. Sports World, 5-1-1; 3. Sofa

Kings, 3-2-2; 4. Courtesy Auto Body, 3-3-1; 5. Hobies, 2-5; 6. Forty

Majority, 0-7.