published: Saturday, January 26, 2013

Upsets shift Sebring 60s standings

Special to the News-Sun

SEBRING - In the Highland county 60s softball league Wednesday action, had the Independent White Sox blasting the Fairmount Services Angels 35-11.

Bob Roth and Ric Enfels each had six hits in the contest, while Tom McNally (double, triple), Woody Woodward, Ed Lindberg and Chuck Fluharty tallied five hits apiece.

The losing Angels had three hits from Curt Brown, Jim Ratcliff, JC Brown and Bill Todd.

Jim Morgan added a triple and double.

In the other game, the VFW 4300 Cubs rallied with four runs in last inning to edge the Alan Jay Red Sox 16-15.

The winning effort saw the sizzling bats of Don Dobbert, four hits, and John"Boom-Boom" Buja with three hits, including a triple.

Gary Tankersley also added three hits with a triple.

Winning pitcher Dan Webb and Earl Richardson added two hits apiece.

The VFW 4300 Cubs and IND White-Sox are still tied for first place with 4-2 records.

Monday had Alan Jay upsetting the Independent White Sox by a 14-4 score.

Leading the upset for the Red Sox where Frank Lantz and Bill Kelsey with four hits apiece.

Dick Schultz and JR Reed added three hits each and Jim Guild added a double and a triple.

The losers had three hits each from Bill Saunders and Bob Roth.

The other game also had an upset as the Fairmount Services Angels came back in the last inning to beat the VFW4300 Cubs, 9-8.

The winners were lead by Curt Brown and Don Cunningham with three hits each.

Two hits each were added by John Miller (triple), Gallo Gonzalez and Bill Todd.

The winning pitcher was JC Brown.

The losing Cubs had Boom-Boom Buja with four hits and an out-of-park homer.

Hot-hitting Don Dobbert had three hits, as did Gene Phillips.