Posted by Joe O
on 6/22/2009, 10:00 am
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Daily Times: Millennium Sunday Roundup - Overcoming slow start takes Bulldog attitude
After starting the Millennium softball league season 0-6, the Bulldogs rallied to even their record following a doubleheader sweep of Casey's Saloon Sunday.
After batting around twice in the first game, a 17-7 victory, the Bulldogs came from behind to win the second, 8-7.
Tony Love, the winning pitcher in both games, knocked in Mike Janes for the winning run.
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In other Millennium Sunday League games:
Della Polla's Tavern 22-17, Tom n Jerry's Underdogs 12-2: Della Polla's slammed eight roundtrippers in a doubleheader sweep of Tom n Jerry's.
Eric Johnson led the way in the first game, going 4-for-5 with three home runs and a double to knock in six RBIs. Jay Gramlick helped the cause with a 5-for-5 day that included a double and two triples.
In the second contest, Mike Bucella knocked two out of the park and Bob Driscoll added three homers and a triple.
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Action Concrete 16-16, Parks Entertainment 2-10: Tim Ryan rapped two doubles and a triple in Game 1. Phil Schina and Bill Gallo both finished a home run shy of the cycle in the second game.
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Moe's Grille Homers 10-10, Time Out Tavern 6-0: Jim Hooven and Joe Gallagher pounded out five hits and six RBIs combined.
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Ashland Pub/Clothes Quarters 11-15, Sligo Irish Pub 6-13: Timmy Flynn and Bernie Dougherty did well in their pitching debuts. In addition to getting a win, Flynn went 3-for-3 in Game 1, while Jay Maffei and Mike Lennon backed the cause with five RBIs and six runs combined.
Dougherty and his brother Jimmy contributed five hits and five RBIs for the sweep.
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Mudsharks 11-2, Leary's Pub 10-1: The Mudsharks eked out one-run victories in both games of the doubleheader thanks to Bobby Lapenta's triple that broke a sixth-inning tie in Game 2.
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Untouchables 16-9, Pogue Mahone's Pub II 5-6: Pat, Chris and Matt Windle had nine RBIs, and Pat and Chris each smashed home runs in the first game.
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Trophy Tavern 7-17, Columbo Lodge 1-7: Jay Seefeldt held Columbo Lodge to just one run in the opening game, and Josh Gjersten went 3-for-3 in the second. Tom Murray went 7-for-7 on the day.
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A.M. Heating & AC 17-18, Maggie O'Neill's Irish Pub 7-4: Greg Havink and Tony Hendrix rapped out seven hits, three of them for extra bases in Game 1.
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Mighty Ducks 13-16, A&R Iron Works 6-5: Brothers Nick and Michael George led the way for the Mighty Ducks in Game 1. Michael scored twice on a 2-for-3 day, and Nick finished 3-for-3. Joe Carlile's two home runs and six RBIs paced the Ducks in the nightcap.
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Milmont Republican Club 7-16, Wharf Tavern 6-11: Jay Fadgin hit a two-run double in the first game, and Bob Pettit lined a two-run triple in the second game that started a five-run seventh and gave MRC two late-inning wins.
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R.P. McMurphy's Bar & Grill 17-2, The Thirsty Bulldog 11-12: Billy Dillman, Rich Cropper and Jim O'Donnell each went 3-for-3, and Wally Faulkner went 2-for-2 in The Thirsty Bulldog's second-game victory. No details were provided for the first game.
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A. Marinelli & Sons Building Supply 14-7, Riddle Ale House 13-17: Phil Kelly and Steve Tallon each slammed home runs, and Mike Novino went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in the first game.
Marc Macella's grand slam capped a 4-for-4 day by he and Rob Stanley in Riddle's Game 2 victory.
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Boulevard Bar & Grille 20-16, Da'Beers 0-10: Ed Smelstoys came out of retirement with a 3-for-3 effort in support of winning pitcher Al Fuimano, who gave up two hits in Game 1. Frank Magee and Ed Kupusta helped Boulevard rally from an 8-0 deficit in the second game.
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Tir Na Nog Bar & Grill 6, Duffer's Pub 2: Jarrid Frye, Daeen Salam and Bharat Ramprasad each laced two hits in Game 1.
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Woodland Supply 10, P.J. Henry's Draft House 8: Chris Melnychuk fell a triple short of the cycle, as Woodland earned a split in the doubleheader following Gordie Hutton's two-run triple in extra innings.
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