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Island Construction announced their arrival in the Men's Division with an emphatic 20-5 win over fellow newcomer Switchworx. Construction busted out with nine runs in the second as Jermaine Jeffers (5-6) hit the first of his two homers.

Switchworx picked up two in the fourth and added three in the fifth on a David Bowman (3-4) homer, but that's all they could manage. Island Construction put the game away with four in the seventh and two in the eighth. Adam Mannatel (5-5) hit two homers and drove in five runs for the winners.

Centerfielder Thomas Daly was 3-5 for Switchworx.

E&Y 28, Tuff Dogs 12

Ernst & Young showed they are contenders for the Men's title with a 28 to 12 thrashing of top club Tuff Dogs. E&Y batted around three times in the first two innings to plate 16 runs and enjoy an eight-run lead over the Dogs. Sam Peters (6-7) had a great night for E&Y as he homered twice and drove in seven runs. Shortstop Art Palmer (5-7) hit a homer and drove in six while teammates Jeff Jane (6-7) and Mote Palsat (4-6, HR, 5 RBI) were major contributors to the E&Y victory. Andrew Simpson (2-4, HR 5 RBI), Kevin Taylor (3-3) and Joe Hooks (3-4, HR, 3 RBI) were the choice bats for Tuff Dogs.

SVOS 7, Frontier 0

Sea Venture were unhappy to take a default win after two Frontier players failed to show up for their 9pm game. Frontier becomes the first club hit with the new penalty rule. Not only do they lose the points and $50 out of their deposit, they also will be deducted one point in the standings for defaulting.

A Division

SVOS 18, Tuff Dogs 12

Ryan Gaglio hit homers in the first and second innings for Tuff Dogs, but it wasn't enough as they lost 18 to 12 to rivals Sea Venture. The Dogs were up 11 to 3 after three innings as cleanup hitter Steve O'Flynn (3-4) helped power the offence with a three-run homer. Sea Venture plated nine runs in the fourth to take the lead as with Danny Cook (2-4) smashed a two-run shot. Mark Herauf (3-5, 2 HR), new boy Tracey Bean (3-5) and Terence Corday (3-5) led the SVOS hit parade. Jermaine Jeffers was 4-4 for Tuff Dogs.

B Division

Castlewood 21, Scan Re 16

Castlewood held on to beat Scandinavian Re 21 to 16. The victors were cruising along until Scan Re mounted a furious last inning rally that saw nine runs scored, seven with two outs, but it wasn't enough.

Both Danny Penton and Darren Green were both 5-5 for Castlewood with Green, Junior Lapointe and Heath Kihn homering for Castlewood. Art Palmer and Chris Larkin were both 4-5 for Scan Re with Palmer and Kirk Duerden supplying homers in the loss.

D Division

Olympia 12, BNY 9

Olympia Capital scored four runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to slip past the BNY Juggernauts 12 to 9. Leadoff man Shawn Wood set the table for Olympia by going 4-4 with three doubles and was able to score four times. Pitcher Jeff Jane (3-3) hit the team's only homer. Matt Spencer was 3-3 for the winners. Joe Carolo, Paul Thorne, John Thorne and Montel Currin were all 3-4 for BNY.[[In-content Ad]]

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