AL Write-Up - March 6 2026

“ Everything hurts a little more when you lose and a little less when you win” 

Game 1: Camino Del Sol vs Liberty Buick 

Camino held scoreless in the top of 1st as Liberty scored 3 runs after Brant Williams and Orie McDonald both doubled in runs 3-0. Camino scored a solo run then held Liberty 3-1. 

Top of 3rd Camino plated max 4 runs after 6 hits to take the lead 5-3. The Buicks added 2 runs to tie the game after Brant Williams Homered and Ken Hill stroked a RBI single 5-5. 4th inning the Gravediggers put up another max 4 runs on 7 hits including a Bob Hull 2B, 9-5. The Buicks sputtered with no runs still 9-5. 

Camino failed to score in the 5th,6th and 7th as Liberty put up a solo run in 5th but didn’t score in the 6th to close gap 9-6. 

Bottom of 7th Liberty scored 2 runs with 1 out but Camino was able to close the fuel system off for the Buicks coaxing the last 2 outs final Camino 9-8. 

Camino: Bob Hull 4-4 2B,m (sub) Matt Schacht 3-4 2B, Bob Kuehl 3-4, Greg Andres 3-4, Mike Raynor 2-3 

Liberty: Brant Williams 3-4 HR 2B, Orie McDonald 3-3 2B, Ken Hill 2-4, Eric Lainhart 2-4, Buckley Simmons 2-4 

Game 2: Western Bank vs Home Smart 

Western Bank in 2nd place looking to gain on the league leaders Smart who were riding a 6 game winning streak and still undefeated. Western scored 2 runs in top of 1st after Steve Merrill 2B and Oly Olsen RBI single 2-0. Home Smart answered with a 4 run max on 5 hits and a walk 4-2. Western blanked in 2nd and 3rd as Smart added another 4 runs on 7 hits 8-2. 

Top of 4th the Bankers added 2 runs before a double play ended the threat 8-4. Smart added another solo run after back to back doubles from Cliff Chapin and Joe Zine now 9-4. Both teams scored a solo run for Western another Steve Merrill 2B and Home Tony Perillo 2B 10-5. 

6th inning Western added another run 10-6 Open inning the 7th Steve Merrill lead off with his 3rd double followed by another Oly Olsen RBI single 10-7. Dan Griffiths 1B put runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out but a 6-4-3 double play ended the game final 10-7 Smart. 

Western: Steve Merrill 3-4 3-2B, Oly Olsen 2-4, Conrad Milan 2-3, Mike Bashaw 2-3

Home: Matt Schacht 4-4, Nick Missos 3-3, Joe Zine 3-4 2-2B, Tony Perillo 2-3 2B, Cliff Chapin 2-4 2B 

Game 3: Classic Car Wash vs Edward Jones 

This contest would be a low scoring affair as Classic scored 3 runs in first 2 innings 2 runs after a Dan Gates 2B and (sub) Buckley Simmons RBI single. Jones failed to score in the first 4 innings 3-0 Classic. 

Car Wash had the water, wax and dryers turned off the rest of the game as the Investors deposited 3 runs in the 5th to tie the game then in the bottom of the 6th added 3 more runs after doubles from (sub) Jerry Bartholomaus, Geoffery Bianchi and Greg Lowery helped secure the 6-3 win for Jones. 

Classic: Dan Gates 2-3 2B, Mike Cross 3-3, Ed Redifer 2-4

Jones: Jeoffery Bianchi 3-3 2B, Greg Cummings 2-3, Eric Sorber 2-4, Greg Lowery 2-3 2B 

Standings: 

Home Smart 11-0-1 

Western Bank 6-5-1 

Edward Jones 6-6 

Liberty Buick 4-7-1 

Camino Del Sol 4-8 

Classic Car Wash 3-8-1