Week eight of the Catalina Co-Ed Softball League had the standings tightening up. Game one was between Sunset Bar & Grill and Straight Up Builders.
Sunset Bar & Grill used two base hits to put a run on the board in the first inning. Straight Up Builders answered with three runs off a base hit, an error, and a home run from Brandon Franco. Sunset Bar & Grill tied it up in the third with two runs off a walk, a base hit and a double from Ryan Adkins.
Straight Up Builders promptly broke the tie in the bottom of the inning.
An error, a base hit, doubles from Chuy Sillas and Brandon Franco, and a home run from Johnny Hernandez had three more cross the plate. Straight Up Builders turned a double play to end the Sunset Bar & Grill fourth inning.
Sunset Bar & Grill promptly returned the favor, turning a double play to end the bottom of the fourth inning. Straight Up Builders added two more in the fifth inning off four base hits. Sunset Bar & Grill turned a double play to end the threat. In the sixth inning Straight Up Builders added four more insurance runs. Brandon Franco started it off with an inside the park home run. Doubles from Juan De La Cruz and Maddie HIniker, and three more base hits followed.
Sunset Bar & Grill got their last at bat in the seventh, but couldn’t generate any offense. The game ended with the score Sunset Bar & Grill 3, Straight Up Builders 12.
For Sunset Bar & Grill Caitlin Lopez collected two hits. Gabriel Alvarado, Ryan Adkins, Tyler Engel, Rafael Silva, Francisco Bravo and Missy Schafer had one hit.
For Straight Up Builders Chuy Sillas, Brandon Franco and Juan De La Cruz were three for three. Matilda Martinez also collected three hits. Jesus Rodriguez and Sergio Vallejo contributed two hits. Johnny Hernandez and Julio Chavoya had one hit.
Game two had Leave it to Leo Handyman taking on Buoys & Gulls. Buoys & Gulls got on the board first in the second inning with a run off a double from Ramon Sanchez and two base hits.
Leave it to Leo Handyman used a walk and two base hits followed by the Grand Slam from Marco Gallegos to put four on the board.
Buoys & Gulls kept pace with four of their own off three base hits and a double from Julian Tejeda in the bottom of the inning. Buoys & Gulls added two more in the fourth off the two RBI home run from David Ramirez. Leave it to Leo Handyman woke up in the fifth inning. Four base hits, a double from Marco Gallegos and a home run from Luis Lazaro added up to six runs.
Buoys & Gulls answered with a run off the double from Brian Martinez, who later scored.
In the sixth Leave it to Leo Handyman added three more insurance runs off a walk and four base hits.
With time expired, Buoys & Gulls got their last at bat. Julian Tejeda opened with a triple and scored on a base hit. Ground outs ended the game with the score Buoys & Gulls 9, Leave it to Leo Handyman 13.
For Buoys & Gulls Ramon Sanchez was three for three. Julian Tejeda, David Ramirez, Hugh Bevins and Brian Martinez collected two hits. Jose Octavo, Chris Arnold and Brooke Trunelle contributed one hit.
For Leave it to Leo Handyman Jose Octavo contributed three hits. Marco Gallegos, Leo Aguilar and Stephanie Martinez collected two hits. Luis Lazaro, Jack Villagomez, Daniel Madriz, Edmundo Vega, Matilda Martinez and Grecia Conde had one hit.