Ganahl Lumber pulls upset of Sandpiper

Ganahl Lumber knocked Sandpiper from the ranks of the unbeaten and in

the process kept its postseason hopes alive with a 3-2 Tuesday League

play in the city of Laguna Beach Summer 16-inch Slow Pitch Softball

action.

Lumber got the win on the strength of Brett Stevens’ RBI single

which scored Robert Ponce in the second inning, and a solo home run

by Robert Bonn in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the fifth by

Greg Wallace.

Wallace’s homer broke a 2-2 tie.

Teo Moore and Ryan Neptune each hit a solo home run for regular

season champion Sandpiper, which fell to 8-1.

In other Tuesday League games:

Good, Bad and Ugly 7, Used Cars 4

Adam Aardahl singled three times in the leadoff spot as Good, Bad

and Ugly upended Used Cars.

The win set up a showdown between Good, Bad and Ugly and Ganahl

Lumber this week in a game that will determine the team to claim the

league’s final postseason playoff spot.

Good, Bad and Ugly also had outstanding hitting performances from

Anthony Bruno with a double and pair of singles and Garrick Gallardo

who recorded a second inning, two-run home run.

Micah Stovall hit a solo homer in the first inning and Mike

McKenzie hit a three-run homer in the third frame to lead Used Cars

hitters.

In Wednesday League play:

Island Shade 7, Arborists 4

Island Shade took over sole possession of second-place by topping

the Arborists.

Tom Taylor knocked in three runs with a home run and single and

Coby Naess drove in three runs behind a home run in the fifth inning

that broke a 3-3 tie and proved to be the difference in the game.

Jim Panehill doubled twice and A.J. Voto and Cary Majerius each

had two singles for the Arborists.

In Thursday League play:

League co-leaders Chico’s Bail Bonds and Team Hobie each claimed

their seventh victories of the season to qualify for the upcoming

postseason playoffs.

Team Hobie 14, Arbitech 12

Team Hobie won the game on Paul Corey’s three-run homer in the

final inning.

Earlier, Corey hit a two-RBI fifth inning home run, singled to

accounted for five of Team Hobie’s five runs.

Johnny Collins belted a three-run homer and Rich Collins, Brandon

Jessie and Austin Schwanar each hit three singles for the winners.

Arbitech was led offensively by Ryan Neptune who hit a pair of

homers, singled twice and racked up seven RBIs, Manny Sanchez with a

home run, three singles and two RBIs and Will Rooney and Lloyd

Seeley, each of whom had three hits.

Tuesday League standings: 1. Sandpiper, 8-1; 2. Team Viagra, 6-3;

3. Used Cars, 5-4; 4T. Ganahl Lumber, Good, Bad and Ugly, 4-5; 6.

Forty Majority, 0-9.

Wednesday League standings: 1. Mesa Verde Partners, 6-1; 2. Island

Shade, 5-2; 3T. Arborists, Sports World, 4-3; 5. Courtesy Auto Body,

0-8.

Thursday League standings: 1T. Chico’s Bail Bonds, Team Hobie,

7-1; 3. Compound Fractures, 3-3-1; 4. South Laguna Hamstrings, 3-4-1;

5. Rotary, 3-5; 6. C-Dawgs, 2-5; 7. Arbitech, 1-7.