Venice 14-15s season ends in district tournament heartbreaker
Venice American League 14-15s drop 5-4 to Clearwater East in District 6 play at the Sarasota Babe Ruth Complex. The decisive seventh inning ends when Clearwater pitcher Larry Felder gloves a line drive from Todd Brooks to end Venice’s 1981 season as Sarasota American tops Sarasota National 7-3 for the title.
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Venice
Mark Guthrie
Craig Faulkner
Gary Dinka
Todd Waggoner
Clearwater
Tom Swartzlander
Swartzlander
Todd Brooks
Brooks
Larry Felder
Felder
Sarasota American
Sarasota National
Venice American
Sarasota
Venice American Shuts Out Englewood In District 16 Play
Jon DeVries pitched a no hit win with three hits and 12 strikeouts to lift Venice American over Englewood 7-0 in the District 16 sub district opener. DeVries drove in three runs and Venice built a 5-0 lead by the second inning before cruising behind solid pitching from Ted Soloway for Englewood. The victory sets Venice American to face Venice National in a winners bracket clash as DeSoto-North Port looms for later.
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Clearwater
Bob White
Phil Mugavero
Venice
Dinka
Waggoner
Swartzlander
Brooks
Ware
Faulkner
Bruce Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Losey
Felder
Jon DeVries
Venice American
Englewood
DeVries
Eric Peyton
Scott McNally
Peyton
Bryan Detert
Doug Tidwell
McNally
Detert
Tidwell
Rhodes
Mike Speck
Tommy Wilson
Greg Lee
Kevin Mulligan
David Spargur
Ted Soloway
Lee
Pee Wee Soloway
David Peirce
Venice National
DeSoto-North Port
Nationals
Nick Speth
P. J. Blem
John DeVries
Blem
Speth
Burnett
Joe Kowalczyk
Trapani
Jimmy Lather
Roots
Bartlett
Americans
Arcadia
DeSoto County
DeSoto
North Port
Publix Leads Venice 16s In Babe Ruth Playoffs
Publix wins three straight to clinch 16 17 18 division title with 12 3 record. Venice hosts District 6 tourney games against Manatee Sarasota and Friday winner in the three team event at Well Field.
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Publix
New York Life
Englewood Bank
Port Charlotte
Phil Scavo
Hansel Faulkner
Venice
Manatee
Sarasota
Scavo
Bud Stivers
Babe Ruth
Well Field
Curt Stivers
Batboy
David Gaskell
Carl Miller
John Conlan
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Kevin Buck
P.J. Blem
Shawn Wison
Billy Rhodes
Don DeVries
Frank Speck
Jeff Rhodes
C. Willis
Andy Kidd
David Bartlett
Joe Bevelacqua
Kevin Todd
Pete Sullivan
Brock Baker
Billy Burnett
Paul Neugebauer
Ron Burnett
American League
Mike Trapani
Phil Roots
Eddie Blackburn
Blackburn
Robert Galuppi
Johnny Walter
Lee Gallagher
Shawn Gallagher
James Mizell
Walter
Amer
Nat'l
Mike Scavo
Chris Nelson
Larry Reiger
H.B. Stivers
Mark Detert
Lee Lyman
Kevin Clipse
Danny Schulte
Sal Scalfani
Rodger Baran
Andy Badolato
Chuck Hancock
Tom Gaskell
Tom Maticka
Chuck Hancox
Matt Detert
Larry Rieger
Lea Lyman
Sal Sclafani
Pete Komaroski
Jim Beans
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