Sacramento Rotary Softball
Posted by John Swentowsky
on Jun 04, 2015
Sacramento Scores Late to Defeat Combo Team
The Rotary Club of Sacramento roared back from an 11-5 deficit with 7 runs in the last inning to defeat the Arden Arcade combo team. With the score tied at 11 each, slugger and past president, Peter Dannenfelser II, lined a looper to right field to score Bob Daly with the winning run. Winning pitcher and past president, Hal Bartholomew suggested that “being lucky was better than being good”.
Lucky indeed as rookie Jonathan Marz led off the comeback with a solid single to left. John Swentowsky followed with a seeing eye single just past the Arden 3rd baseman for a single. Another past president, Tim Pinkney, singled to left, and the improbable comeback was on. The line kept moving as Bob Daly and Lorcan Barnes also singled to score even more runs.
Defense was not a key factor in the Sacramento victory as rust was everywhere after a long off season celebrating last summer’s championship. Welcome new team member Jake Cohen. Yes Sir!.. that Cohen, son of President Elect David Cohen. Not everyone was rusty, with a new meaner, leaner 15 pounds lighter, 3rd baseman Bob Miller. Bob talked a good game and even caught a few blasts down the line at 3rd. Clean up hitter and left fielder Rick Osen, played a solid game as he caught would be triples that just would not go over his head. “Those balls are not going over my head”, Rick bragged to fellow outfielder Jay Lowden. Jay himself kept runners at bay with his cannon arm in the outfield.
Sacramento gets a well-earned week off next week but will again take the field on Monday, June 15, against none other than those pesky rivals from Point West. Come cheer on your defending champions, Sacramento Rotary, at 8:30 at the Sacramento Sports Complex at Longview and Watt Avenue off I-80 under the lights.