Sandpiper, Island Shade meet for postseason title

Sandpiper and Island Shade, two of three teams who finished in a

three-way tie for first-place in Wednesday League regular season

action, advanced to the winner’s bracket final in postseason play in

Men’s Summer 16 Slow Pitch Softball at Riddle Field.

Both teams advanced to the bracket final as Sandpiper downed Used

Cars, 6-2, and Island Shade defeated Team Viagra, the other team that

finished in the three-way tie for the regular season title, by a 6-2

count.

Sandpiper 6, Used Cars 2

Sandpiper scored three, first inning runs behind a walk and five

singles and went on to down Used Cars.

Ryan Neptune led Sandpiper with a pair of solo home runs, Joel

Bushong hit an RBI triple and Chris Howell singled twice.

Howell also threw a three-hit victory but two of the hits were

solo home runs to Micah Stoval and Mica Brown.

Team Viagra 8, Ganahl Lumber 3

Dave Miller’s three-run home run gave Ganahl Lumber an early 3-0

lead but Team Viagra exploded for eight runs over the first four

innings to pull away to victory.

Cam Hammil, Nate Pivaroff, Keith Mulvaney, John Verdugo Jr., Ryan

Sauers and Glen Cecil each hit home runs for Team Viagra.

Derek Roland doubled and singled twice for the winners.

Steve Dixon and Robert Bonn each singled twice to lead Ganahl

Lumber.

Used Cars 3, Rotary 2

Mel Harwell’s RBI single decided this game as Used Cars dropped

Rotary into loser’s bracket play.

Mike Cooper and Pat Toohey each homered for Used Cars.