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WNTN 2003 Softball Season Recap
From 1979 to 2005 the WNTN Softball All*Stars played in men's and co-ed leagues in Newton and Needham.
• 2005 Season Recap, Results & Stats
• 2004 Season Recap, Results & Stats
• 2003 Season Recap, Results & Stats
• 2002 Season Recap, Results & Stats
• 2000 Season Recap, Results & Stats
• 1999 Season Recap, Results & Stats
WNTN SOFTBALL 2003
Season Recap
Second place is familiar for the WNTN Softball All*Stars. For the fifth time in eight years they were runners-up, this season losing the championship series in four games to rival McAdam Painting.
Following a terrific 14-2 regular season, NTN flew through Daddy-O and Spirits in the first two post season rounds before being halted in their attempt at a trophy repeat. The 2002 league champs suffered the loss of Mike Donley, Keith Garland and Greg Kassabian to retirement. And key players David Higgins, Dan Mikesh, Ryan Thistle, Josh Horwitz and Eddie Murray missed important games for various reasons. So with the season on the line, the team could not field its optimum lineup.
Highlights included timely hitting and dazzling fielding by Eddie Murray, Steve Freeman, Josh Horwitz, Ryan Thistle and David Higgins. Thistle impressed at third base in his rookie season and Freeman returned to the team after several years and made great contributions as a utility infielder-outfielder down the stretch. Jeff Miller pitched every inning (thought to be a team first) and finished 19-6 5.45, quite impressive for softball.
2003 Schedule/Results
Regular Season: 14-2 (6-4 Postseason)
| 4/28 | WNTN 9, at Spirits 0 |
| 5/5 | at WNTN 10, Hartney Greymont 2 |
| 5/5 | WNTN 16, at Daddy-O 5 |
| 5/14 | WNTN 5, at Micks 4 |
| 5/14 | WNTN 27, at Costello Plumbing 17 |
| 5/19 | WNTN 15, at McAdam Painting 9 |
| 5/20 | IDX 19, at WNTN 6 |
| 5/27 | WNTN 7, at Roche Bros. 1 |
| 5/27 | at WNTN 18, Micks 4 |
| 6/2 | WNTN 10, at IDX 2 |
| 6/2 | WNTN 23, at Bullseye 4 |
| 6/9 | at WNTN 7, Roche Bros. 5 |
| 6/9 | Spirits 12, at WNTN 8 |
| 6/16 | WNTN 22, at Hartney Greymont 0 |
| 6/24 | at WNTN 14, Bullseye 6 |
| 6/24 | at WNTN 7, Daddy-O 0 |
| PLAYOFFS: FIRST ROUND | |
| 7/7 | Game 1: at WNTN 14, Daddy-O 3 |
| 7/7 | Game 2: WNTN 20, Daddy-O 10 (WNTN wins series 2-0) |
| PLAYOFFS: SEMIFINALS | |
| 7/17 | Game 1: Spirits 12, at WNTN 5 |
| 7/22 | Game 2: WNTN 13, at Spirits 4 |
| 7/22 | Game 3: at WNTN 13, Spirits 2 |
| 7/23 | Game 4: WNTN 8, at Spirits 2 (WNTN wins series 3-1) |
| PLAYOFFS: FINALS | |
| 7/28 | Game 1: at McAdam Painting 3, WNTN 2 |
| 7/28 | Game 2: at WNTN 6, McAdam Painting 4 |
| 7/29 | Game 3: at McAdam Painting 12, WNTN 1 |
| 7/30 | Game 4: McAdam Painting 15, at WNTN 2 (McAdam Painting wins series 3-1) |
2003 Statistics
G AB R H HR RBI AVG 2B 3B BB K S
1 Darren Roy 19 58 15 27 13 .465 1 3
2 Lou Esposito 16 46 7 15 7 .326 1
3 David Higgins 18 54 26 33 2 20 .611 5 1 7 1
4 Ted Argentieri 21 68 19 33 21 .485 4 2
5 Ryan Thistle 11 34 12 20 11 .588 2 1 1
8 Rick Barsam 22 44 9 14 4 .318 2
11 Josh Horwitz 20 75 29 41 3 20 .546 3 4 1 1
12 Steve Freeman 13 43 14 24 13 .558 2 1
14 Dan Mikesh 6 18 7 8 1 4 .444 1 1
15 Jeff Miller 25 41 13 17 5 .414 1
17 Keith Garland 2 6 2 2 .333 1
19 Rob Braunstein 2 7 1 3 3 .428 1
20 Stu Kaplan 20 71 25 28 1 17 .394 3 2 1 2
21 Mike McLean 25 83 21 42 22 .506 5 1 1
23 George Langdon 20 55 21 23 1 18 .418 3 2 3 2
25 Rob Rudnick 22 50 12 22 12 .440 1
30 Eddie Murray 20 71 32 43 28 .605 6 2 4
31 John Toyias 23 75 15 33 22 .440 1 5 1 4
Others 6 17 1 5 5 .294 1 1
T O T A L S 25 915 281 431 8 245 .471 36 15 22 1 26
Pitching
APP IP R eR BB K W L ERA S
15 Miller 25 172 156 134 13 1 19 6 5.45 |
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