South Oakland won its last two game of the season against the Turtles and Lions, respectively.

July 12, Ducks 6, Lions 1

Ty Hronec shut down Oakmont with a complete game gem, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 7K. Tony Casale hit a 2-run triple to put it out of reach.

Box score

July 11, Ducks 13, Turtles 1

James Hensel Pitched six innings, allowing 1 unearned run. Stephen Murray pitched a scoreless seventh. Everyone hit.

Box score

The Ducks open the playoffs tonight vs. the South Hills Devils. 8pm at Herschel Park.

The smart money is probably on D2 or the Bandidos to win the title, but we will be a tough out.

I broke my nose in what turned out to be a brutal loss for us against the Turtles. I’m out at least until next weekend, should we advance. This is the first time I’ve missed games due to injury in 40 years of playing baseball.

This season has been a lot of fun, hopefully we can keep it going.

Quack.

John Herb Field – Ross Twp.  Jun 30

South Oakland overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat the South Side Eagles 6-2, Tuesday night in Ross Township. Ty Hronek pitched 6.2 innings, striking out 9, while allowing 3 hits and 0 walks. Anthony Defilippo put the game out of reach with a 3-run double in the sixth. Defilippo leads the league with 10 doubles.

Box score

The Ducks dropped their previous two games to D2 and the Lions respectively.

Box scores linked below.

D2 6, Ducks 1

Lions 14, Ducks 6

With five games left, South Oakland (8-11) is in a 3-team race for fourth place with the Devils (8-11) and the Eagles (7-11).

The Ducks next game is Friday night, 8pm, at Herschel Park vs the South Hills Devils.

Quack

John Herb Field –  Jun 16, 2026

South Oakland scored four runs in the top of the sixth to cap a dramatic comeback win over the South Hills Devils.

Jake Dockum and Tony Casale both hit triples. Mike Brandt recorded a key HBP and an RBI double.

Box score

Herschel Park – June 21, 2026

Pittsburgh D2 first baseman, Ken Ames hit a walk-off 2-run double last night in Elliot. D2 scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Ducks fell to 7-9 with the loss.

With a chance to get back to .500 and stay on the periphery of the division race this was a tough loss to a good team.

Jake Dockum and Tony Casale both hit doubles.

South Oakland is 4-4 in one-run games this season.

Box score

The Ducks next game is Tuesday, June 23 at John Herb Field vs the Lions.

South Oakland has won two of its last three games.

June 2, John Herb Field, Ross Twp.: The Ducks came from behind to defeat D2 5-4 in eight innings. Aiden Alessio singled home a run in the sixth to tie the game at 4. Ben Gwin singled home the winning run with two outs in the 8th inning.

Ryan Myers pitched 5 strong innings before giving way to the bullpen. Stephen Murray and Brandon Blackstone pitched 3 scoreless innings in relief. Anthony DeFilippo hit two doubles.

Box score

June 7, Riverview Field, Oakmont. South Oakland lost to the Lions 4-0. We can’t seem to score against these guys.

Box score

June 9, John Herb Field, Ross Twp.: South Oakland beat the Eagles 13-8 in a classic NABA game between two legacy teams with wild bird mascots. After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning, the Ducks exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the second, chasing the Eagles starter.

The Eagles screetched back within 2 runs behind two doubles, a handful of errors, and a ball that hit second base and bounced into right field. The lead felt tenuous at 10-8.

South Oakland answered with three big insurance runs in the bottom of the 4th, and the game settled down after that.

Ducks stats of note:

• Tom Pulice 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
• Aiden Alessio: 2-for-4, 3B, 4 RBI
• Ty Hronek: W, 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 6 K

South Oakland plays next on Sunday, June 14, at 8:15pm at John Herb Field vs the Turtles.

Quack.

South Oakland lost 6-5 to Bakery Square last Tuesday night, in a game neither team seemed to want to win. Ducks pitchers combined to walk eleven batters. The Bandidos scored the go-ahead run on a bases loaded error in the top of the seventh. Eric Friend had a bases loaded triple and 2 HBP for Bakery Square.

Box score

The Ducks rebounded on Saturday, defeating the South Side Eagles 6-4 behind a complete game from Brandon Blackstone. Mike Brandt had 2 RBI in the win.

Box score

South Oakland came up short against the Bandidos again on Sunday morning, losing the early morning affair 9-6. The Bandidos scored 6 runs in the bottom of the fifth to put the game out of reach. Tom Pulice, Anthony Defilippo, and Tony Casale hit doubles for South Oakland.

Box score

The Ducks (4-7) next game is Tuesday, 8:15pm at John Herb Field vs Pittsburgh D2 (8-3)

Quack.

South Oakland opened the season with a 9-4 road loss to Pittsburgh D2. The Ducks were unable to recover from a 7-run first inning.

Despite the loss, there is reason for optimism in South Oakland.

I predict we win between 11 and 15 games. Hopefully we have the pitching to make a deep playoff run.

South Oakland’s next game is Friday, 8pm at Herschel Park vs the South Hills Devils.

Quack

South Oakland Ducks of the North Side (12-11-1)

vs

Sheraden Marlins (1-23)

6:15 pm

John Herb Field

The Ducks open the 2024 playoffs at home vs the one-win Marlins.

Big missed opportunity by Sheraden by not going with the Jeff Conine-era unis.

Those are sharp.

I’m gonna have a longer post about ringers and cheating after the season. I tried to work it in here, but it was long. I’ll post it mid-week so people can kill time at work reading it.

I don’t think there’s a ton to say about this game. We didn’t get out of the play-in round, and this bracket is terrible, so here we are. We should win, but we can’t take them lightly, etc.

What hurt us this year were injuries to three or four pitchers who we were counting on to make significant contributions.

I think we can still make a deep playoff run if we get some bounces.

Bad news for Sheraden