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Idiots Show No Mercy!! Win 4th straight!
By VI Sports Insider | July 22, 2010
Wednesday night the Village Idiots softball team was looking for a franchise best fourth straight win. Backed by four homeruns, the VI got #4 in a row with a 16-1 victory over Speed in just four innings. With the win the Idiots now improve to 8-3 on the season. Much talk after the game during an intense post-game party was that the VI had a similar 8-3 record last season before their late season collapse. These Idiots seem determined to put that in the past and get into the playoffs in 2010.
The Idiots did not waste any time getting on the board. In the bottom of the first, leadoff batter Chris Lang started it off with a ground-rule double to rightfield. Tom Stanley’s RBI single would give them a 1-0 lead and three batters later Tom Weber smacked a two-run homer making it 3-0 after one. Roy Vaccaro Jr. was solid on the mound all night and improved to 6-2 as a starter. Speed threatened in the top of the 2nd with the bases loaded and one out but Stanley made a jumping catch and doubled up a runner on 2nd to end the rally. With the momentum heavily in their favor, the Idiots jumped on Speed in the bottom half scoring six runs to go up 9-0 after just two innings. First it was Lang who hit a grandslam to centerfield with one out and then a few minutes later Tom Casal crushed a two-run homer.
After Vaccaro lost his shutout and Speed got one run in the 3rd, the Idiots put the game away for good in the bottom of the 4th getting 7 more runs to mercyrule Speed 16-1. Stanley, Casal, Vaccaro, and Pete Allocco each drove in a run in the rally and birthday boy Joe Wesselhoft hit a two run opposite field homer over the rightfield fence.
The VI will look to continue their winning streak next week on Wednesday night at 7:00pm against the Buoy Bar. The Idiots also announced that outfielders Tom Weber and Chris Lang will represent the VI in this seasons All-star game held on Saturday, August 14th at 6:00pm. The VI tailgating crew is already planning the All-star festivities to show their support for Weber and Lang.
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July 27th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Who is this Weber kid - he’s got Triple Crown like numbers…it must be his hooves