New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association All-Star game was a blast

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association played its All-Star game on Saturday in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds.

The Ricardo Miller All-Stars out-slugged the Henry Dean All-Stars 17-12 as Vernon Clarke got the win on the mound over Vernon Bowles.

Randy Andserson, who was named the most valuable player, went 2-for-4 with two home runs, five runs batted in and three scored to pace the winners. Troy Bodie helped out by going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored.

In a losing effort, Timothy Clarke went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored.

The Ricardo Miller All-Stars exploded for 10 runs on eight hits in the sixth inning as they extended their lead for good. They opened up with two runs in the first, two in the third and three in the fourth.

The Henry Dean All-Stars came up with a pair of runs in the second, third, fourth snd fifth before they closed out their ledger with four runs on as many hits in the seventh.

Two other games were played on Sunday as the regular season action continued over the All-Star weekend.

• Here’s a summary of those games:

KC Raiders 20, Corner Boys 12: Demont Charlow went 4-for-5 with double, two homers, four RBI and four runs to lead the Raiders.

Kevin Smith was 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored; David Gardner was 3-for-5 with a homer, three RBI and three runs and Sherman Ferguson went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored.

In a losing effort, Mario Ferguson was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, Cardinal Gilbert was 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored and Jamal Johnson was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI.

Drifters 20, Vipers 15

Keino Stuart was the winning pitcher and Phillip Humes was tagged with the loss.

Lynden Gaitor went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored to lead the winners. Wayne Farquharson went 2-for-4 with two RBI and four runs scored, Dillion Bethel was 3-for-5 with a double, a RBI and three runs scored, Fritz Antoine was 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored and Tiko Green was 2-for-5 with a double, a RBI and two runs scored.

For the losers, Shanal Henfield went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored, Warren Butler was 2-for-3 with three RBI snd a run scored and Phillip Humes was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored.

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