Sandpiper flies near perfection

Softball team 9-0 after win over C-Dawgs.In the City of Laguna Beach Community Services Department’s fall slow-pitch softball program, Tuesday League champion Sandpiper is one game away from achieving a perfect season.

In Tuesday League action:

Sandpiper 10, C-Dawgs 3

Ryan Neptune ripped a grand slam and Mica Brown delivered a three-run home run, as Sandpiper made the C-Dawgs their ninth-straight victim.

Neptune also had an RBI single. Brown’s homer highlighted a six-run third-inning.

Frank Ranieri hit a two-run home run for the C-Dawgs.

Team Viagra 14, DUI Fighters 3

Andy Bunn, Mike McKenzie and Keith Mulvaney each produced four hits in a 23-hit attack as Team Viagra recorded its sixth win in league play.

Mike Jewell hit a home run for the DUI Fighters.

Ganahl Lumber 7, Red Rum 2

John Campbell relinquished seven singles as Ganahl Lumber also picked up win No. 6 to stay tied for second place with Team Viagra in the standings.

Dave Wallace hit a two-run homer and Steve Dixon a three-RBI triple to lead Ganahl Lumber on offense.

Josh Hawthorne had three of Red Rum’s seven singles.

Tuesday League standings:

1. *Sandpiper, 9-0; 2T. Ganahl Lumber, Team Viagra, 6-3; 4. Red Rum, 4-5; 5. DUI Fighters, 2-7; 6. C-Dawgs, 0-9 (*clinched championship).

In Thursday League action:

Compound Fractures 16, Pancakes 1

Compound Fractures 10, Puswatrkylegs 5

The two wins, including one over previous league leader, Puswatrkylegs, vaulted Compound Fractures into first-place with one game to play.

Against the Puswatrkylegs, William Maniaci clubbed four home runs in his four at-bats, good for eight RBI. He also singled twice in the win over the Pancakes.

Other key batting contributions in the two wins came from David Strong, who hit a grand slam and singled three times, and Jerry Quintana and Brandy Faber, each with a home run and two singles.

Ryan Harriman hit a home run and Justin Westgaard a double for the Puswatrkylegs.

Courtesy Auto Body 8, Hamstrings 8

Courtesy Auto Body 12, Pancakes 2

The two victories kept Courtesy Auto Body, which started league play 1-3, in the thick of the title chase.

Ryan Corbett led Courtesy Auto Body in the two games with a grand slam and three singles.

Mike Wallace went four-for-four with a three-run home run, double and two singles for the Hamstrings, and Jay Lyon doubled and singled for the Pancakes.

Hotwings 14, Puswatrkylegs 12

Hotwings 12, Hamstrings 8 Hotwings stretched its win streak to three games by upsetting previous league leader Puswatrkylegs, then followed up with a 12-8 win over the Hamstrings.

Trigg Warner led the offensive battery in the two games with three home runs, a double and two singles to account for seven RBI.

Jesse Westgaard drove in five of the 12 runs by Puswatrkylegs with a home run and single, and Mark Christy had a home run and single, good for three runs, to lead the Hamstrings.

Thursday League standings:

1. Compound Fractures, 6-3; 2. Courtesy Auto Body, 5-3-1; 3. Puswatrkylegs, 5-4; 4. Pancakes, 3-4-2; 5. Hamstrings, 2-4-3; 6. Hotwings, 3-6.