CTABL

Recap

Royals defeat Hoss Dental 4-0 behind a 4-hit shutout by Shane Legare. Shane had 9 punchouts and no walks. Legare also helped out his own cause with a sacrifice fly. Also offensively for the Royals, Dan Copes continued his tremendous hot streak, going 2-4, reaching base 3 times including a monster double to center and an absolute laser beam single. Joe “Junior” Antonelli reached base all three plate appearances, and Jay Botti chipped in two runs scored going 1-2 with a walk. Tim Field and Curtis Anthony both went 1-3, Curtis also scoring once and stealing a base. For Hoss Dental, Sam Lusardi went 6 strong keeping the Royals off balance with a great mix of fastballs and looping curves, but his defense let him down in some key spots. Sam also went 1-2 at the dish. Crafty veteran Neil Hoss pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Offensively for Hoss Dental, Will Smith went 1-3 and reached base twice. Elliot went 1-3 as well. Steve “The Mayor of the GHIBL” Rizner went 1-3, breaking his hitless streak against the tough righty Legare with a line shot to right field.