Week #4: Holliston Senior Softball Wrap-Up: (thru 5/8)

May 13, 2022 / Ken Sawyers /

Week 4:

Kampersal nipped Jasper Rock, 22-2 behind the bats of slugger, 1B Alex Kampersal (4-6, 5 RBI) and P George Kampersal, Jr who hit for the cycle and drove in the other 17 runs. It was a 15-run first that did in Jasper as Kampersal batted around and never looked back. Kampersal’s trademark solid defense made sure Jasper had no chance of getting back in the game.

*Jasper 3B Doug Herman ~~colluding~~ chatting with Kampersal manager Tom Kampersal as Tom made a brief stop there before heading to home for the second time in the Top of the 1^st.*

*P George Kampersal not only shines in the circle but swings a hot bat as well..*

Johnson North pounded Lions, 18-3 to move to a game over .500 for the first time in their short history. Still no post-gm details so I have no recap for you. I can tell you that Lions OF Ernie ‘the Hitman’ Tomacelli continues to mash softballs and collected 3 more hits in defeat.

Braggville took down Dalton Rd, 18-10 as 2B Dan Devine paced the Braggville offense going 4-4 with 5 RBI. Devine had a chance for the cycle but, his blazing speed let him down in his last AB and his gap shot only yielded him a double. Dalton Rd P Dave Birmingham gave up just 2 ER as he was let down repeatedly by his defense to the tune of 9 errors. Braggville also set the record for most pinch-runners in a game with 15.

*Another Braggville player succumbs to a hamstring injury in Sunday’s tilt with Dalton Rd*

For the second week in a row, Mudville put up 25+ runs in whooping The Hood, 28-9 despite the return of manager, Eric Kuharich. The skipper did produce from the lead-off spot, though going 5-5 with 5 runs scored. Interesting game this week vs an ‘A’ team in Dalton Rd-let’s see if the offensive production can continue.

South beat Downtown, 11-4 behind the stellar defense of 3B Matt Martinez and the return of 1B Tony Alessi who broke the game open early with a 3-run bomb to left through a stiff wind. In an effort to score more runs, Downtown has petitioned the league to see if they can start with a runner on 2B each inning. No word yet from league commissioner, Derek Cordon.

*Photos taken above may shed some light on the offensive struggles Downtown has experienced early on this season.*

In a rebound win for the ages, Brentwood edged ~~Queens~~ Kingz, 9-8 (You may remember last week they lost 147-2). In a see-saw affair, Brentwood SS Shawn Thompson drove in the go-ahead in the top of the 6^th for a 2-run lead. Kingz threatened in the 7^th to close it to a 1-run game but stranded the tying run on second. Huge props to the entire Brentwood organization here.

Anthony’s East dismissed DYR, 10-3 behind the bat and glove of LF Ben Pratt. In the top of the first, DYR had bases loaded and 2-out for 3B Zach Raymond who laced a line drive to leftfield that Pratt snagged just off the grass in a sliding catch to end the inning and demoralize Zack for the rest of the game and possibly the season. Up 8-3 in the 6^th, Pratt hit a 2-run HR to right that landed at the Millis line. P Alan Lisak settled down after a rough first (3 walks) and gave up just 6 hits the rest of the way.

*DYR 3B Zach Raymond after Anthony’s LF Ben Pratt robbed him of a 2-run single.*

GAME OF THE WEEK for WK #4 (5/15/22)

South(3-0) vs Anthony’s East (2-1): @ Patoma 6pm

Will Anthony’s ride the hot bat of LF Ben Pratt and can P Alan Lisak do enough to keep South off-balance at the plate?
Can South stay off the ‘swing oil’ until the post-game?
We’ll have a full write up and photos of this game in next week’s write up.