Coming into Friday’s series opener with the Campesinos, the Volcanoes offense had gone dormant, scoring just 26 runs in the seven games played in August.
But in their four games with the Campesinos this week, the Volcanoes offense which at one time led the league in scoring reawakened. They outscored the Campesinos 34-18 in the four game sweep.
The Senators continued their late-season offensive explosion, sweeping four games from the Volcanoes — the scheduled three-game series plus a makeup game.
The wins extend the Senators (22-19) win streak to eight games and they now sit in first place with two weeks to play in the regular season.
After an extra innings loss on Friday, the Volcanoes came out on top of their three-game series with the Mavericks with wins on Saturday and Sunday.
The two wins bring the Volcanoes to .500 at 18-18, one game behind the Mavericks (20-18) for first place.
Twice Mante Woods came up with the bases loaded in extra innings for the Campesinos this week. Twice he delivered walk-off wins.
There had only been one walk-off win this season in the Mavericks League — the Volcanoes last week against the Senators. With their two in Week 12, the Campesinos finished off a three-game sweep and are now only .5 game behind the Mavericks for first place.
The Mavericks League announced their All-Star selections with an 18-man roster from the Volcanoes, Mavericks, Senators and Campesinos.
Week 11 of the Mavericks League provided some firsts for the league and season. The first walk-off win of the season, the first player to record a home run and be credited with the win, season debuts from a few players, and it all ended with standings still looking crowded.
Jeff Disla accomplished something very few can claim in a league with a designated hitter. On Sunday, Disla homered and recorded the win on the mound for the Senators against the Volcanoes in a 12-11 12-inning saga.
His day started in centerfield, as it normally does. In the fourth inning, Disla’s two-run shot put the Senators up 5-3. But there was plenty of game left.
The Senators were finally able to snap their seven-game losing streak on Saturday against the Volcanoes.
Two runs in the first put them up early, and the Senators never looked back in the 7-2 win, their first since July 3 against the Volcanoes.
A rough start ended with excitement and joy for the first-place Volcanoes in Thursday’s walk-off win against the Senators — the first walk-off this season in the Mavericks League. Jacobi Allen’s sacrifice fly brought in Jose Villa to end the night, and cap off a…