It all came down to the final week of League Play for the Catalina CoEd Softball League. Straight Up Builders took on Buoys & Gulls in a must win to stay in contention for the league title.
Straight Up Builders was up first and used three base hits, a fielder’s choice and a double from Brandon Franco to bring home two runs. Buoys & Gulls took the lead in the bottom of the second inning.
Three base hits,a double from Ramon Sanchez and a triple from Taryn Minuto had four cross the plate. Straight Up Builders tied it up in the fourth with two runs off a double from Maddie HIniker followed by the homerun from Johnny Hernandez.
Buoys & Gulls answered right back with three runs off a walk, a base hit, a double from Brayan Aguilar and an inside the park homerun from David Ramirez. In the fifth Buoys & Gulls put three more on the board off five base hits and a double from Julian Tejeda. Straight Up Builders got a run in the sixth.
In the seventh and final inning, Straight Up Builders rallied with four base hits, took advantage of three errors and doubles from Juan De La Cruz and Maddie HIniker to take the lead with seven runs scored. Buoys & Gulls got their last at bat, but were unable to recover. The game ended with the score Buoys & Gulls 10, Straight Up Builders 12.
For Buoys & Gulls Taryn Minuto collected five hits. Brian Martinez was three for three. Julian Tejeda, Brayan Aguilar and David Martinez had two hits. Jaime Alaniz, Chris Arnold, Ramon Sanchez, Hugh Bevins and Ron Bevins had one hit.
Game two was between Sunset Bar & Grill and Leave it to Leo Handyman.
For Sunset Bar & Grill it was simple—win the game, win the league. In the bottom of the first inning Leave it to Leo Handyman used two errors and a base hit to score two.
Sunset Bar & Grill got one back in the third off three base hits. Leave it to Leo Handyman kept pace, with an inside the park homerun from Jose Octavo. Marco Gallegos followed with a triple, but was left stranded at third.
In the fourth Sunset Bar & Grill put together a walk, two base hits and doubles from Tyler Engel and Caitlin Lopez to score three. In the bottom of the sixth, Leave it to Leo Handyman took the lead with a triple from Jose Octavo and two base hits to bring home two.
Down by one, with their last at bat, Sunset Bar & Grill couldn’t get a hit, so the game ended with the score Sunset Bar & Grill 4, Leave it to Leo Handyman 5.
For Sunset Bar & Grill Missy Schafer collected three hits. Gustavo Gutierrez and Felipe Gonzalez had two hits. Tyler Engel, Rafael Silva, Francisco Bravo and Caitlin Lopez contributed one hit. For Leave it to Leo Handyman Jose Octavo, Marco Gallegos and Stephanie Martinez collected two hits. Jack Villagomez and Santiago Martinez had one hit.
With standings tied between Straight Up Builders and Sunset Bar & Grill, we went back to head to head play, land Straight Up Builders had won two of three. Congratulations Straight Up Builders on winning the League Championship!
Standings
Straight Up Builders
6-3 HEAD TO HEAD CHAMPION
Sunset Bar & Grill 6-3
Leave it to Leo Handyman
5-4Buoys & Gulls 1-8
Schedule for Thursday, Nov. 19
6 p.m. 1st TOURNAMENT FINALS
Top Batters
Nestor Cubillas .708
(CHAMPION)Ryan Adkins .667
David Ramirez .667
Jaime Alaniz .636
Jose Octavo .625
Chuy Sillas .615
Tyler Engel .600
Brandon Franco .600
Gustavo Gutierrez .577
Jesus Rodriguez .571
Missy Schafer .462
(CHAMPION)Caitlin Lopez .442
Taryn Minuto .400
Maddie Hiniker .372
Matilda Martinez .356