Rain disrupts District 16 baseball tourneys and births a Guthrie family note
Wet weather halts Little League sub district games at Chuck Reiter Field with Venice National 2 North Port 0, while Venice American Englewood game is rained out. Senior League 14 15s see only one inning before rain ends play. Guthrie family welcomes a new grandson as managers scramble to form all star squad amid chaos.
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Mother
Chuck Reiter
Venice National
North Port
Venice American
Englewood
Hansel Faulkner
John Dinka
Jack Guthrie
Pearson Field
Well Field Recreation Complex
Guthrie
Venice Hospital
Guthries
Phil Scavo
Frank Savarese
Faulkner
Savarese
Seavo
David Voight
Venice
Englewood Beats Venice American in District 16 Little League
Kevin Mulligan pitched Englewood to a 6-5 nine inning win at Chuck Reiter Field. Mulligan had three RBI, scored once, and a 11 strikeouts in a full game with 8 hits. Eric Wallsler anchored the infield with five unassisted putouts as Englewood mounted a 10-hit attack.
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Kevin Mulligan
Englewood
Venice
Chuck Reiter
Mulligan
Eric Wallsler
Venice National Advances in District 16 Senior League Play
Venice National defeated Manatee Nationals 6-3 to advance to the winner's bracket as the Venice Americans fell 7-4 to Manatee Americans. The well field recreation park games featured strong defense and key plays by Tim Speth, Jon Coleman, and Matt Cristello.
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Venice Nationals
Tim Speth
Brad Smith
Manatee
Jon Coleman
Steve Grimes
Venetians
Steve Smith
Madden
Coleman
Smith
Cris Betts
Frank Farmer
Scott Grimes
Dana Kelly
Venice
Britton
Danbny Hixon
Manatee 13s Win Opener in District 16 Senior League Playoffs
Manatee 13s raced to a 7-0 lead and held on for a 9-5 win over the Venice Americans in game one of a best of three for the District 16 Senior League 13-year-olds title. Sonny Woods allowed five hits for Manatee. Second game set for today at 5 30 p.m. at Well Field Recreation Park. a Manatee win seals the championship.
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Venice National
Manatee Nationals
Venice Americans
Manatee Americans
Well Field Recreation Park
Pearson
Venice
Steve Matthews
Mark Rose
Mike Freeman
Dwayne Thornton
Jeff Camp
Matthews
Todd Waggoner
Sonny Zimer
Manatee American
Dave Peirce
Manatee
Billy Rhodes
Sonny Woods
Woods
Bill Burnett
P.j.blem
Aaron Googins
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