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THE 1ST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS ARE COMPLETE.

THE SEMI-FINAL MATCHUPS ARE

#6 SLIDERS @ #1 RED ROCKETS  

ON FIELD #2 @ 7:00 PM

#4 MUDCATS @ #2 BASIC INSTINCTS

ON FIELD #1 @ 7:00 PM

 

TEAM WON LOST TIED GB RF RA RD
RED ROCKETS 12 3 0 -- 302 234 68
BASIC INSTINCTS 10 5 0 2.0 298 204 94
THE MUDCATS 8 7 0 4.0 239 253 -14
SLIDERS 6 8 1 5.5 256 254 2

 

HERE ARE THE SCORES AND GAME REVIEWS.

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PLAYOFFS – GAME 1: RED ROCKETS vs. SILVERBACKS

Playoffs finally kicked off, and the Red Rockets came in holding the #1 seed after a strong season. That earned us a matchup with the Silverbacks, who came in at #8—but honestly, they play way better than that ranking suggests. And with the #8 seed knocking out the #1 seed the last two seasons in a row, we knew history wasn’t going to repeat itself on our watch. We had to show up ready and earn it.

Both teams came out tight. First inning? 2–2. Some sharp defense on both sides kept things locked down early. But after that frame, the Rockets’ bats hit ignition—five runs an inning from then on. The Silverbacks kept swinging hard, but that scoring pace is tough for anyone to keep up with. After seven innings, we closed it out 27–15.

Defensive Highlights & Chaos

First big play of the day: Guillermo chasing down a rocket down the right-field line—and he erased what looked like a guaranteed home run. After that catch, he must’ve been fully charged because he went after another big one in the gap… and ended up colliding with Big Jim in an explosion of limbs, dust, and questionable life decisions. The ball popped out, but Jim shook it off like it was a warm-up drill. Next inning? He launched a two-run bomb into the gap like nothing ever happened.

Speaking of two-run missiles—Tony and Jorge each delivered their own versions. Absolute shots.

Every single player had at least two hits, and the team batting average for the day was an insane .813.

More Defensive Power

Clint—throwing with a torn rotator cuff that shouldn’t be throwing anything heavier than a pillow—fired a bullet to the plate to tag out Leo trying to sneak one in. Then he snagged a shot and gunned down another runner at second. Hopefully his shoulder is somewhere near okay today.

Dave snapped off a laser to second for a nasty force-out. Ray pitched great even while dealing with a bad back. Alan made a ridiculous number of plays like he always does, and JC vacuumed up three grounders and turned them into outs at first.

It was a complete team win: everyone hit, everyone contributed on defense, and everyone showed up with playoff energy.

Respect to the Silverbacks—they battled hard and kept the pressure on all game. Good players, good people, and they made us earn it.

Red Rockets move on. On to the next one. 💥🚀


 TEAMS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

TOTAL
SILVERBACKS

2

2

0 

5

0

2

4

15
RED ROCKETS

2

5

5

5

5

5

X

27
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Pretty in Pink, AKA Basic Instincts, AKA laundry mistake, came into the playoffs with a full roster and full bellies from Thanksgiving, and got off to a slow start against the always-tough Defending the Sand. 
 
Sand put up 4 in the first and five in the top of the fourth to take an 11-5 advantage.
It was looking dicey for the men in pink - the league's leaders in runs scored and runs scored against - and the squad was worried their second-place finish in the regular season might get blown like grains of sand.
 
The five runs by sand came directly after an inning-ending double play - Alex lofted a high fly into short right with Gary at third. The ball looked certain to drop, but sand's right fielder managed to make a shoestring catch before falling flat on his face. He was able to relay the ball in and English, not knowing the outcome of the play was late tagging up at third. A strong relay to the plate left the men in pink red faced with no runs.
 
But the game changed from that point on. There was no doubt pink would show some heart and it came in the form of three straight 5-run innings. JP started the barrage with a solo opposite field homer. Tom, Justin, Dan, David and Paul followed with hits and Rich capped the frame with a sac fly to cut the Sand lead to 1 going into the fifth.
 
The key inning turned out to be the sixth. Holding a narrow 15-11 lead, Pink needed a big inning. But crafty Sand pitcher Greg got two outs to start the frame. Tony and Rich came up with 2-out singles and then Billy Vance laced a liner to center that split the outfielders. He showed off his top-end speed, coming around with a clutch 3-run homer. Mike, Gary, Paul and Alex followed with hits to make it a 5-run inning and ultimately put the game out of reach.
 
Justin locked down Sand for the final three frames, giving up one inconsequential run in the top of the seventh. The Pink defense came up big in moments, snagging some deep fly balls and making the key plays in the infield when needed, including getting an out at the plate to shut down a Sand rally.
 
With all 13 players in the lineup no one batted more than four times. Gary and Paul B were catalysts, each reaching four times. Dan, Tom, Justin and Tony each reached three times.

 TEAMS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

TOTAL

DEFENDING THE SAND

4

0

2 

5

0

0

1

12

BASIC INSTINCTS

5

0

0

5

5

5

X

20
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The Sliders proved the point I've been making to them all season. If we all play our best game from start to finish, we can beat anyone. After lifting ourselves out of last place all the way up to 6th in the last game of the season, we faced Doghair Blues who handled us pretty easily during the season mostly because the Sliders were not running on all cylinders most of the time. This week, all cyliders were firing and we found out how we do when we all play well.
 
As you can see from the line score, the Doghairs never got anything going. In the first 3 innings, they only managed to score 6 runs. In the 4th and 5th, Dave pitched and held them to 1 run in each inning while logging a strikeout looking. That put a smile on his face.Then, in the 6th, we shut the hairless Dogs out forcing the FlipFlop. Once again, the Hair of the Dogs were unable to plate any runners. And I'd like to personnally thank Vince for swinging at ball 4 with a full count and striking out because the ball was so far short he couldn't reach it. It would have been their only walk of the night if I'm not mistaken.
 
Defensively the Sliders had a few very nice plays that helped hold the Hairy Dogs in check and kept them from gaining any momentum. Kevin made a nice play at 1st on what appeared to be a routinme throw from Mikey but it went into the lights and he had to make a last instant adjustment as it finally came back into view. Also, JoJo made a nice play on a sinking liner and Byron seems to make  at least 1 great play per game. 
 
Notable Slider Bats - Perfect as it Gets : Mikey 'not too short to play short' Fernandes [4-4 w/ 3 RBI's] Dave 'don't pick me' Lazott [3-3 w/ 1 BB and 5 RBI's w/ 2 Homers. His brother Rob also added 1 HR to the Lazott total] and Dale 'I'll be there' Olson [3-3 w/ 3 RBI's] Almost as Perfect as it gets : Byron Hoch [2-3 w/ 1 BB] and JoJo Cuevas [2-3] Everyone else got on base at least 2 times. Also worth mentioning was the fact that all season we averaged about 6-7 Fielders Choices per game and this time... only 1. Great job Sliders. Better Luck Next Year Gabe.
 
Next Victim... The Red Rockets 🚀

 TEAMS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

TOTAL

SLIDERS

2

4

4 

5

3

0

X

18

DOGHAIR BLUES

1

2

3

1

1

0

0

8
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The Mudcats seized the lead in the first and made it hold up despite a furious rally by the Willys in the top of the seventh. SS Kevin Riley paced the offense with two homers and five RBI. LF Ed Sullivan was right there with Kevin with a 5/5, a triple, homer and four RBI. 3B Peter MacKay went 4/4 and all eleven Cats had an RBI.
 
The Cats turned at least two double plays. Kevin Riley threw out a runner at the plate from the outfield grass. The entire infield of Peter, Kevin, 2B Matt Riley and P Dave Sullivan made key plays to keep the hard hitting Willys from scoring more.

 TEAMS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

TOTAL

STONED WILLYS

0

5

1 

4

0

5

5

20

THE MUDCATS

5

5

2

2

3

5

X

22
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The Warriors League is grateful to Rich McLaughlin and his company, RMAC Medical Management Inc., for the sponsorship of our league and for making it possible for us to give each player a brand new shirt each and every season and not having to collect, launder and re-issue shrunken and used shirts.

Reiteration of our "flip flop" rule

June 9, 2024

The Warriors' League's "flip flop" rule has been on the books for well over a decade. Our rule is that when the VISITING team has a lead of eight (8) runs or more after 5 1/2 innings of play, then the home team bats twice and the visitors then come up (if necessary) in the bottom of the seventh inning to finish the game.

The Warriors League does not permit side arangements between managers/umpires to contravene our rules regardless of the situation and regardless of the score. So, for example, if after 5 1/2 innings, the score is a worst-case scenario of 25-0 in favor of the home team, then that home team will indeed come to bat in the bottom of the 6th, with an opportunity to make it 30-0 if they can. 

                 The visiting team batting last is the "flip-flop". Any scenario where the visiting team does not get the opportunity to bat last (if needed) is not a "flip-flop". We hope this clarifies our long-standing "flip flop" rule for everyone.

To anyone age 69 or turning 69 in 2025

If you are already age 69, or will have your 69th birthday anytime during 2025, and your name does not already appear on our list in the "Headlines" link, please contact the league with this information.

A salute to our longest tenured Warriors

December 31, 2023

Since 1997: Manager Gabe Delgado

Since 1998: Manager Ron Yardley

Since 2001: Tracy McAtee

Since 2002: Dale Olson & Scott Johnston

Since 2003: League President Kelly Wheeler

Since 2004: Robert Berkstresser

 

 

Warriors Resource Guide available at PAGES link above

 

Basepath safety issues

June 9, 2024

Our league would like to reiterate our rules regarding player safety on the basepaths. If everyone always followed these three simple rules we would have fewer basepath safety issues:

1. When running to first base, if a play is potentially going to be made on you (you hit a ground ball) you MUST run to the base that sits in FOUL territory while the first baseman uses the bag that sits in FAIR territory.
If you run to the wrong bag when a throw to first base is coming, you will be called OUT even if you beat the throw or even if the first baseman doesn't catch the throw. This rule has been listed in our rules for years. Our rules are available at "Warriors Specific Rules" which can be found by clicking on "pages" near the top of the welcome page.

2. When running from first base towards second base, all base runners MUST Slide or Avoid the second baseman or the shortstop covering the bag. We do not want player-to-player contact. Unavoidable contact during a clean slide is just a part of the game with which we have to live. Making contact with an infielder's upper torso while coming in standing up (contact with your shoulder, elbow, hip or knee) is entirely another story. Please slide into the bag or peel away.

3. When running from first base, if you are put out at second while you are still far away from the second base bag, GET OUT OF THE WAY and do not block the defensive player's throwing lane. You could get drilled unless the defensive player voluntarily opts to alter his throw so as to avoid your forehead.

As our former Commissioner Bob Johnson put it, if a player cannot go to work on Friday, because of something like this that happened with us on Thursday, then it was not a good night.

Top Fourteen Things To Know About the Warriors Softball League

1. Our primary reason for existence is to have fun in a safe way and build male friendships.
2. To accomplish that we only allow the use of league-furnished, ASA approved bats, in 26oz, 27oz, 28oz and 29oz weights. Any other bat, other than those provided by the league, is prohibited, except for players 69 years of age, or players turning 69 that year. These players may use any bat of their choosing. Currently we use the Mizuno "Craze" and the Mizuno "Frenzy" composite bats.
3. We use a 375/.44 polyurethane-core softball.
4. We re-draft teams each season, so players are not with the same teammates each and every season. Eventually, everyone plays with (and against) everybody else.
5. We have "AAA"-type tournament-quality players, and we have "A"-type recreational-quality players, and everything in between.
6. We have 45-year-old players and we have age 70+-year-players and every age in between.
7. We have a true draft, but even though we do not make promises or issue guarantees, we bend over backwards to make every effort to try to make special accommodations to players who need to be on the same team for whatever reason (siblings, carpool together from afar, etc.)
8. We allow the use of courtesy runners once a batter reaches first base.
9. Outfielders must station themselves behind an arc of orange cones until a ball is struck by a batter. If a batted ball touches the outfield grass, the batter can do no worse than a single and does not need to run/walk/crawl/get to first base. Batters may not be put out at first base on a throw from any outfielder.
10. We hire our own real paid umpires.
11. Every team participates in the first round of the post-season playoffs.
12. Every player receives a new shirt each season and it's theirs to keep forever. We do not issue faded, shrunken, ill-fitting hand-me-down shirts to our players.
13. The league hosts all players, from all teams, to a pizza party immediately after conclusion of each season's championship game, at no charge to the players. At the party, usually attended by 60-70 players, the Brad Betz Memorial Award is presented to the league's "best teammate". For information on this award, click on the Brad Betz tab on the left side of this homepage near the top.
14. All games have not only a fully-stocked first aid kit on site, but also a cardiac defibrillator at each backstop. Most league players have been trained on how to use it.