Beach Bums secure B Division title
Beach Bums claimed the B Division title by sweeping FIU Scared Hitless three games to none.
The Bums won the final game of the best-of-five series as they slipped past FIU 15-14.
The previous week the Bums took the second contest 16-7 and opened the series with an 18-7 victory.
Docksiders advanced to the A/B Division finals with a 15-10 triumph over X-Bats. Docksiders took the series 2-1, with X-Bats blemishing the Pub team’s record with their first loss of the season.
Blue Wahoos will be Docksiders opponent in the final, having downed Paraquet Flyers twice, 24-10 and 20-16.
Butterfield & Vallis Sliders blemished the unbeaten record of Sea Venture Mini Me’s with a 20-16 come-from-behind win in the Corporate Division finals.
Sea Venture still lead the best-of-five series 2-1. Richard Madeiros plated six runs in a 3-3 batting performance for Butterfield & Vallis.
Team-mates Chris Mayne (3-4, 6 RBI) and Aaron Bloom (3-5) also contributed to the victory. Preston Mallory, Sarah Robinson, and Matthew Hayward were all 3-5 for Sea Venture while Billy Montgomery was 3-4.
Ragamuffins lead the C Division finals against Buffaloes after a 17-8 victory. Earlier, Raggamuffins had levelled the series 1-1 in a hard-fought 14-8 win.
In the Women’s Division, Hardknockz exploded for 19 runs in the sixth inning to beat PHC Zebras 31-21. Hardknocks lead the series 2-0. Latisha Daniels, Jade Weaver, Latrece Fray, and Sarah Robinson were all 4-6 for Hardknockz, with Fray driving home six runs. Leadoff batter Tahirah Hill was 4-6 for PHC, while team-mates Tawana Fox, Zinzi Swan, Akanke Parsons, and Isheena Symonds all had three hits.
The finals should wrap up this week with games starting at 7pm and 8:30pm at the Michael Preece Softball Diamond at Bernard Park.