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Fire, Wyatt Heat Take Softball Wins

June 12, 2009 — The Fire Department got back on the winning track Thursday against the Housing Parks and Recreation Rebels while Wyatt Heat beat Injectables in the Governmental Co-ed Softball League at the Renholdt Jackson Sport Complex.
Fire 5, Rebels 4
It was a hard fought 5-4 victory for Fire in the first game of the evening. Paul Christian, the Fire Department ace pitcher who has not gotten much of a chance to pitch this season due to work scheduling, was on hand on Thursday and he was able to pitch carry his team to victory against a powerful Rebels squad. Rebel’s ace, Virgilio Diaz got the loss.
It was Fire with five runs on eight hits, while the Rebels finished with four runs on six hits and one error.
Top batters for Fire were Arthur Canaii, 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs and Ronald Schjang, 2 for 3 with one RBI. For the Rebels the power-hitting Darwin Dowling was 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs and Sonny Christopher was 2 for 3.
Wyatt Heat 7, Injectables 4
In game two on Thursday, Wyatt Heat brought the Juan Luis Hospital Injectables two-game winning streak to an abrupt end with a 7-4 victory behind a four-hit pitching effort from pitcher Nazario Navarro to stay atop the Governmental Co-ed Softball League standings. It was the Heat with seven runs on 13 hits, while the Injectables had four runs on 11 hits and they committed two errors. Mark Christian got the loss on the mound for the Injectables.
Top batters for Wyatt Heat were Eric Perez, 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Enrique Soto 2 for 3 with a home run and one RBI and Freddy Carrasquillo, 2 for 3 with one RBI. For the Injectables Raymond Cintron was 3 for 4 with two RBIs and Bernard Vanterpool was 2 for 3.

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