| Union County 60+ Senior Softball | |||||||||
| 2025 Season Standings | |||||||||
| August 3, 2025 | |||||||||
| LEAGUE STANDINGS | |||||||||
| TEAMS | WON | LOST | PCT. | GB | TIE | ||||
| Linwood Boys | 19 | 1 | .950 | 0 | |||||
| Swan Hotel | 18 | 2 | .900 | 1 | |||||
| AJ Jersey | 14 | 6 | .700 | 5 | |||||
| Rocky's Bar & Grill | 12 | 8 | .600 | 7 | |||||
| Kenilworth VFW | 10 | 10 | .500 | 9 | |||||
| Deegan Roofing | 10 | 10 | .500 | 9 | |||||
| Awnings Galore | 7 | 13 | .350 | 12 | |||||
| Yogi's Boys | 6 | 14 | .300 | 13 | |||||
| Angry Joe's Apparel | 4 | 16 | .200 | 15 | |||||
| DeBellis Associates | 0 | 20 | .000 | 19 | |||||
| Game Summaries: | |||||||||
| Linwood Boys 16 Kenilworth VFW 13 | |||||||||
| Linwood Boys defeated Kenilworth VFW by a score of 16-13. Linwood jumped out to an 11-4 lead after 4 innings only to see the Vets claw their way back into the game with 6 runs in the 5th inning. Linwood responded with a 4 spot in the sixth and held on for the victory. | |||||||||
| Linwood Boys were led by Mike Hoffmann and Carl Gamba with 3 hits each along with stellar defense by Gamba. Leo Diguilio had 2 hits including a grand slam and Mike Dirienzo and Gene Antonucci added 2 hits apiece. Kenilworth was led by Mike Christoff, Rory Caldwell, and Rocky Pencinger with 2 hits apiece. | |||||||||
| Rocky's Bar & Grill 23 Awnings Galore 22 | |||||||||
| In a game where both teams played with all their hearts, as if it was the 3rd game of the playoff championships, Rocky's Bar and Grill defeated Awnings Galore in extra innings 23-22. Rocky’s jumped out to an 11-3 lead after 3 innings, but an 8-run 4th by Awnings tied it up at 11 -11. Awnings put up 6 more in their 6th to go ahead 17-14 but Rocky’s tied it up again at 18-18 after 7 innings. In the bottom of the 8th, Rocky's once again facing defeat scored the winning run on an attempted double play when the runner going to first base beat the throw from second base allowing the winning run to score from 3rd. At the plate for Rocky's Carl Herman had 5 hits. Angelo Puerari, John Llano, winning pitcher Keith McDede, and James Massarelli had 4 hits. Joe Hrubash, Gino Raisley, Dennis Maluchnik, Dave Reid and Gary Epstein rounded out the attack with 2 hits each. For the Shadsters : Billy Hillyer, Jerry Isolda and Rich Traub contributed 4 hits with a homer by Traub. Tom Pasko (2B) , Paul Newton, Richie Polonitza (2B), Tom Beninato (2B) , Dave Kirsch and (the original) Ozzie Osborn added 3 hits apiece. Two hits each by Danny Mendoza and John Campanella rounded out the offense. | |||||||||
| Deegan Roofing 24 Debellis Associates 14 | |||||||||
| Deegan took out Debellis Associates 24-14 in the first game of a double header. 4 hits each were recorded by Bruce Evans, Tom Donnelly, and Rob Stratton for Deegan. | |||||||||
| Deegan Roofing 20 Debellis Associates 15 | |||||||||
| Deegan beat Debellis Associates 20-15 in the second game of a double header under the lights at Linden Tremley Field. Don Miller, Art Paradise, Tom Donnelly, and Rob Stratton had three hits each for the Roofers. | |||||||||
| Deegan Roofing 24 Awnings Galore 21 | |||||||||
| Awnings Galore held the lead through 6 innings, but Deegan kept the gap tight throughout. With Awnings up 16-13 after 6 innings, Deegan erupted for 11 runs in their top half of the 7th to take the lead and win the game. Awnings clawed back with 5 of their own in the bottom 7th, but it wasn’t enough. Don Miller and Rob Stratton had 4 hits each for the Roofers. John Rachko, Art Paradise, Walt Korzeb, Pat Nigro, and Sal Martino had 3 hits each. For the Shadesters, Billy Hillyer once again led the offense with 4 hits (2B), while Rick Demsey, John Campanella, Ozzie Osborn and Danny Mendoza tacked on 3 hits apiece. Mendoza also homered. Bruce Crawford and Jerry Isolda had two hits, each with a triple. Dave Kirsch and Tom Beninato had two hits each. | |||||||||
| Angry Joes Apparel 20 DeBellis Associates 5 | |||||||||
| Angry Joe’s Apparal had a 31-hit attack and defeated Debellis Associates 20-5. Dave Rothenberg led the offense with 3 hits including 2 HRs. Also recording 3 hits were Ed Quinn, Ken Zeidner, Billy Early, Marty Joyce, Tom Rutkowski, Neil Koch, Carmine Priore, Ken Murray and George Merlo. | |||||||||
| Yogis Boys 18 Kenilworth VFW 13 | |||||||||
| Yogis Boys defeated Kenilworth VFW last by a score of 18-13. In a game that was never that close, Yogi's Boys ended Kenilworth's misery with a 6-spot in the bottom of the 6th inning. Kenilworth was led by David Ball who had 4 hits. Dom Montefusco and Rocky Pencinger added 3 hits apiece. Ed Kleakny, coming off the injured list also chipped in 3 hits and 4 RBIs in the losing cause. | |||||||||
| Swan Hotel 32 AJ Jersey 18 | |||||||||
| Swan Hotel started off slowly and found themselves behind 7-0 after one inning and then the offense exploded. 6 innings later they had won the game 32-18 in a hard-fought battle with AJ Jersey at Rahway Park. The hitting star for the Swannies was Ricky Bone McMahon who was 5 for 5 on the night with two home runs and nine RBIs. Scott Mugele added 4 hits and Brian Latham, Tom Ulichny, Mike Rzewuski, Doug Fischer, Marty Bernstein, Nick Mennona, and Joe Difabio contributed three hits each. Fischer picked up the win on the hill for the Swannies. For AJ Jersey, Mike Rosenberg 3-3 3 RBIs, Vance Barfield 3-4 2 RBI’s. Jeff Hoffman, Drew Koski, Paul Scheuermann and Steve Bertone collected 2 hits. | |||||||||