Race in Thursday night softball tight, at half season

The race in the Thursday night softball league for the championship is still very tight. Four teams are within two games of the top and others could make a run as half the season remains.

League standings: T-Baggers 7-2; Sons of Pitches 6-2; Dripping Royalty 6-3; Fighting Pharmers 5-4; Zeros 3-5; Slapnut Magoos 2-6; Lastros 1-8.

Scores: The Fighting Pharmers had 26 hits as they pummeled the Lastros 21-9. Another 24 hits by the Royalty provided them with a 19-3 win over Lastros. A 10-run fourth powered the T-Baggers to a come-frombehind 15-9 margin enroute to a 1-11 win. It was another rally for the T-Baggers as the lead see-sawed back and forth. Five runs in the final at bat gave them the 14-13 win. The Magoos stayed with the Sons of Pitches for a couple of innings before giving way to a 17-9 loss.

Leading hitters: T-B: 4- Christian Heatley. 3- Jarryd Nolen, Jeff Root, Nolan Mast, Matt Hodges, James Ciccarello. 2- Kevin Conrad, Sean Whaling, Bar Heatley, Jake Bell. SOP: 3- Drew Cross. 2- Mike Jordan, Travis Shipley, Chase Feeler, Jacob Dotson, Charles Landry, Larry ?, Chris Ausmus. Magoos: 3- Micah Scott, Brent Thompson. 2- Taylor Furman, Ty Green, Luke Noxon, Logan Lilly, Ryan ?. Pharmers: 5- Brian Halbert. 4- Dave Kindler, Mark Ueckert. 3- Craig House, Chase Lowe, Brian Gaddis. 2- Joe Bateman, Jeremy Bouwman. Royalty: 5- Nick de la Cerda. 4- Ryan Slaughter. 3- Cody Ross, Landon Ross, Luke Guerrero. 2- Anthony Truitt. Lastros: 3- Joe Cardyn. 2- Wes Jackson, Ryan White, Nate ?, Aaron Casner, Blaze Jenschke. Homeruns: Nick de la Cerda, Nolan Mast, Luke Noxon, Micah Scott, Craig House, Mike Jordan, Drew Cross.