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WEEK #9 RESULTS
November 26, 2018
Smoking-hot BG Cloverdale wins
for 16th time in last 23
games to keep pressure on front-running
Salem Grace United;
Pemberville Methodist & Bethlehem #1
draw even with BG Nazarene for 3rd place;
Bethlehem #2 remains in mix with 15th win
Stony Ridge (1) at Zion Luckey (2)
Zion wins back-to-back series for 1st time this season after
terrible start in opening game
G#1: SR, 11-1
Steve Kurfess drives in 5 of team's 11 runs, including a
2-out, 3-run HR in 4th to put SR ahead 9-0;
Kurfess also hits a 2-run, 2-out double in opening stanza;
Lori Dewyre & Fred Swihart have 2 RBI each for SR with Dewyre hitting a bases-loaded single in 1st & a RBI double in 5th;
Swihart hits a bases-filled 2-sacker in club's big 5-run 4th inning;
Converted lefty, Earl Hagg drills a 2-out HR in 9th
for team's final run;
Doug Brough accounts for SR's other RBI with a 2-out,
bases-loaded single in 1st;
Zion musters but 5 hits with its lone run coming via a
Brian Burrell lead-off HR in 7th with team trailing by 10;
SR finishes game with 19 hits, including 4 by Larry Michel
G#2: ZL, 3-1
Zion gets all 3 of its runs in 6th on a bases-loaded single
by Rick Nelson & a 2-run double just 2 batters later
by Dan Meyer with 2 down;
Swihart's 2-out, RBI triple in 7th makes it 3-1,
but SR can't generate any more offense;
Zion's Mike Moenter has a game-high 4 hits
G#3: ZL, 9-8
Zion comes out on top in a back & force battle that features
2 ties & 6 lead changes
(1-0 ZL/1st, 1-1/4th, 2-1 SR/5th, 5-2 ZL/5th, 6-5 SR/6th,
6-6/6th, 7-6 ZL/7th, 8-7 SR/9th, 9-8 ZL/9th);
Nelson has 4 hits (2-2B, 2-3B) & 4 RBI for Zion;
Nelson strokes RBI triples in both 1st & 9th innings;
Andy Lang follows Nelson's last triple with a walk-off single
to take series;
Nelson also has RBI dubs in 5th & 7th;
Lang knocks in 3 -- all on singles in 5th, 7th & 9th;
Moenter produces 4 more hits, including a 2-out,
bases-loaded single in 5th;
Dick Eilert connects on a 2-out RBI triple in 6th for Zion;
Kurfess hits HRs #2 & #3 on night in consecutive
innings for SR;
Kurfess' solo shot leads off 5th & then he smacks a 2-run
center finder in 6th, 2 shooters after Swihart goes yard
driving in a pair;
Dewyre plates 3 runs for SR, including 2 on a 2-out triple in 9th
that gives team its final advantage;
Her bases-load single earlier game ties at 1-1 in 4th;
Dewyre & Ed Boelkens lead team in hits with 3 each
SR falls to 7-20; Zion improves to 13-14
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BG Nazarene (1) at Bethlehem #2 (2)
B#2 grabs 7th win in last 10 games
G#1: BGN, 11-7
Naz jumps out to an 8-0 lead after 2 innings then holds off
a middle-inning B#2 charge;
BGN gets 2 in opening frame on a RBI double by Mike Barbour &
a 2-out run-scoring single by Kevin Miller;
A big 6-run 2nd puts BGN solidly in front sparked by a
3-run bomb by Jody Yowler;
Mark Armbruster (3B), Miller (1B) & Bernie Blasius (3B)
follow Yowler's HR with RBI safeties;
B#2 gets on board in 3rd with 3 on Pepper Martin's 2-out
RBI single & Ken Gerwin's follow-up 2-run triple;
A Michelle Lewis 2-out RBI single in 4th pushes BGN's lead to 9-3;
B#2 strikes for a pair of runs in both 5th & 6th innings
to close gap to with 2 runs;
Travis Ford hits a 2-out, 2 RBI triple in 5th & Kit Keiser
accounts for 2 with a HR in 6th;
Lish McIntosh's 2-out, 2-run HR in 7th caps scoring;
McIntosh & Miller (2B) finish with 4 hits each;
Mike O'Brien lead B#2 with 3 singles;
Yowler, Barbour & Lewis also reach safely 3 times for Naz
G#2: B#2, 5-3
Ford's 2-out, RBI triple in 4th of middle game breaks
a 1-1 deadlock & gives B#2 lead for good;
Holding a 4-3 cushion entering 8th, Russ Abke gives B#2 some
breathing room with a 2-out, RBI 3-bagger;
Gerwin gives B#2 a 1-0 advantage in 1st with his 2-out,
run-scoring triple, but BGN quickly ties a half frame later
on Barbour's 2-out, RBI 3-sacker;
Martin's RBI single in 4th makes it 3-1 & Gerwin puts
B#2 up by pair in 5th with his 2-out, RBI single;
Naz closes to within a run after posting single tallies
in 5th & 6th on 2-out hits by Armbruster (2B) & Yowler (3B);
O'Brien, Yowler & Ford lead their respective sides
with 3 hits apiece
G#3: B#2, 11-1
It's all B#2 in finale as hosts manufacture 21 hits, including
5 extra-base hits -- all from bottom of lineup;
A 4-run 1st inning is all B#2 needs to win this one;
Duane Peters (1B), Ford (1B) & John Keiser (2B) all
produce RBI hits with Keiser's 2-out safety bringing in a pair;
B#2 piles on 6 more in 7th on 8 hits as Ford has a bases-loaded
single, John Keiser a 2-run double, Kit Keiser a 2-RBI triple
& O'Brien a RBI single;
Brendan Yowler's 2-out RBI single in 8th breaks shutout;
John Keiser gets his 5th RBI of game in 8th on another
run-scoring deuce;
O'Brien, Peters, Ford & Keiser all notch 3 hits
BGN dips to 16-11; B#2 jumps to 15-12
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Pember. Methodist (2) at Pember. Presbyterian (1)
PM earns 3rd straight series victory after a 4-week slump
G#1: PP, 4-2
PP takes a 2-0 lead in 2nd on a Julie Williams RBI triple
& a Steve Williams 2-out, run-scoring single;
PM ties game with single tallies in both 6th & 7th;
Paul Spicer hits a bases-loaded single in 6th &
Tom Jividen does same in 7th;
PP wins it in 9th on Alan Troutt's 2-run, walk-off HR
following a Jim Jones lead-off double;
Rick Ward of PM leads both sides with 5 hits, while teammates
Darren Pash & Tom Jividen each have 4;
As a team, PM bangs out 21 safeties;
Jones leads hosts with 3 hits
G#2: PM, 6-3
PM scores 4 in 1st & never looks back;
Daniel Binion, Spicer, Grace Jividen & Rick Ward all
have bases-loaded singles in opening frame;
Alex Ward adds a RBI single in 2nd & Bob Jividen has a
2-out RBI deuce in 6th to make it 6-0;
PP mounts a mini comeback with 2 in 8th & 1 in 9th,
but falls short by 3 runs;
PP's John Troutt hits a 2-out, 2-run HR in 8th &
Steve Williams belts a lead-off bomb in 9th;
Rick Ward (E) & Bob Jividen (2B) are game leaders
with 4 hits apiece as PM grinds out 20 more safeties
G#3: PM, 8-2
PM busts loose for a series high 23 hits in finale to
end night with 64, including 14 by Rick Ward & 12 by Pash;
Again, PM gets in front early with 3 in 1st on 2-out RBI
hits by Tom Jividen (2B), Spicer (1B) & Grace Jividen (1B);
A Bob Jividen 2-out RBI double in 5th pushes advantage to 4;
An Alan Troutt 2-out solo HR in 6th gets PP on board, but PM
counters with a 4-spot in 8th, all after 2 outs to start inning;
Bob Jividen hits a RBI 2-bagger, Pash drops in a 2-run HR
(his first regular-season center marker since before 2012-13
when GBSS started keeping comprehensive stats) &
Tom Jividen later hits a RBI triple;
Will Tezak hits a lead-off HR in 8th for PP to close game's scoring;
Rick Ward & Pash shine again with 5 hits each, while
Binion contributes 4;
Tom & Bob Jividen join Pash with 2 RBI for contest
PM moves to 16-11; PP drops to 9-18
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Salem Grace United (2) at New Rochester (1)
SGU narrowly misses sweep to earn 7th series win of campaign
G#1: SGU, 5-1
A pair of RBI doubles by SGU's Don Young & Jim Bowe
snap a 1-1 tie in 6th inning;
Visitors add 2 more tallies in 7th to put game away;
Gary Evers (2B) & Young (1B) have run-scoring hits in 7th;
John Schulte's 2-out RBI double puts SGU up 1-0 in 3rd,
but a Gary Chamberlain lead-off HR in 5th for NR knots score;
Bob Marsh of SGU leads both sides with 3 doubles
G#2: SGU, 4-1
Russ Siek's 2-out double gives NR an early lead in 2nd inning,
but it would be only run his team would produce;
SGU responds with a stretch of runs in 3 straight frames to earn win;
Bob Dierker belts a 2-out, 2-run HR in 3rd which proves
to be winning hit, while Gene Fairbanks has a 2-out RBI
double in 4th & Evers hits a bomb to start 5th;
Schulte is top hitter with 3 singles
G#3: NR, 4-3
Dave Snyder's walk-off RBI double in 9th salvages a series win for
NR after SGU ties game in T-9th on a Charlie Krawetzke
run-scoring deuce with 1 away;
Game features 4 HR -- 2 by each side;
Bowe goes deep with 2 outs in 4th & then Krawetzke hits
a solo blast in 7th;
Snyder puts NR on board in 7th with a 2-out center finder &
Ryan Chamberlain gives his team a short-lived 3-2 advantage
with a 2-out, 2-run bomb in 8th;
Krawetzke ends contest with 3 extra-base hits, including
his 1st double of game in 4th stanza
SGU bumps to 18-9; NR drops to 13-14
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Bethlehem #1 (2) at BG St. Mark's (1)
Cold spell in finale prevents B#1 from sweeping;
Visitors take 6th series in last 7 weeks
G#1: B#1, 4-2
B#1 puts a pair of runs on board in 3rd & 4th innings
en route to victory;
Ken Rahe & Mel Karns have 2-out, bases-loaded singles
in 3rd, while Vic Schuerman (3B) & Steve Kreais (1B)
connect for RBI hits in 4th;
BGSM scores 1 in its 4th on Keith Miller's RBI double
& plates another in 6th on a Scott Seeliger 2-out deuce;
Karns leads both sides with 3 hits, while Seeliger
& Roger Hayward produce 2 doubles each for BGSM
G#2: B#1, 6-3
B#1 breaks a 2-2 deadlock in 3rd with a pair of runs
& never trails again despite BGSM cutting gap to a run in 8th;
Dean Schuerman's 2-out, 2-run double proves to
be winning hit for B#1 in 3rd;
A Jim Fields 2-RBI triple in 2nd gives B#1 an early advantage,
but BGSM immediately ties game with 2 in 3rd on
RBI doubles by Tom Lemmerbrock & Dave Otte;
A lead-off Larry Zimmerman Z-bomb in 8th draws
BGSM within striking distance, but B#1 seals game
in its half of 8th on Harry Reynolds' 2-run HR;
Rahe & Karns again pace B#1 with 3 safeties;
Lemmerbrock has 2 doubles for BGSM
G#3: BGSM, 2-1
Back-to-back solo HRs in 5th by BGSM's
Marilyn Shepperd & Zimmerman stand as difference in game;
B#1 cuts deficit to 1 run on a Reynolds 2-out bomb
in 7th, but BGSM manages to eke out victory;
Rahe (3B) & Karns get 2 more hits each to finish series with 8 apiece
B#1 climbs to 16-11; BGSM stumbles to 9-18
BG Trinity United (1) at BG Cloverdale (2)
BGC takes 7th series in last 8 weeks
G#1: BGC, 7-6
Hosts take a 7-3 lead into 9th & hold on as Trinity's 3-run
rally falls just short;
BGC builds a 5-0 advantage after 3 innings on a Seth Peters
solo HR in 1st, a 2-run bomb by Paul Wachter in 3rd &
2-out RBI hits by Jerry Charles (2B) & Ben Peters (1B) soon after;
TUM chips away at lead with a single run in 4th on a Dan Saygers
RBI single & 2 tallies in 6th on Andy Janes' 2-run center marker;
BGC boosts lead to a much-needed 4-run cushion in 8th
on a Jim Meyer 2-out, 2-run HR;
Trinity gets a 2-run triple from Mike Farr in 9th & he scores
with 2 outs on a Janes double who is left stranded to end game;
Saygers is game's top hit man with 3 singles, while Farr
contributes a pair of 3-baggers
G#2: TUM, 11-5
Trinity pounds out 20 hits en route to middle-game victory
with lead-off man Dave Avery going a perfect 6-for-6;
Bill Bosworth also contributes 4 singles for TUM;
Trailing 4-3 entering B-4th, Trinity scores 5 runs over next 2
innings to put game away;
Farr hits a big bases-loaded triple in 4th;
Mike Ruthenberg strokes a 2-out, 3-sacker in 5th &
scores on a Bosworth single to push lead to 8-4;
Trinity gets 3 mores tallies in 8th (to go up by 7) on RBI hits by
Gary Manning (2B), Ruthenberg (1B) & Avery (1B) before
Meyer ends game's scoring for BGC in 9th with a lead-off HR;
Farr starts scoring for TUM with a 2-out, RBI triple in 1st;
Ruthenberg has a RBI double in 2nd & Bosworth plates
him with a single;
Ralph Aufdenkamp's 2-out HR gives BGC its
1st lead at 2-1 in 2nd, but it lasts but a half inning;
BGC ties game at 3-3 in 3rd when Charles comes through
with a 2-out triple & then BGC gets upper hand for last
time in 4th on a Meyer RBI triple;
Farr finishes game with 4 RBI & teammate Ruthenberg has 3;
Ben Peters & Rick Traver have 3 singles each for BGC
G#3: BGC, 7-6
Hosts come through with another 1-run victory in finale
as Wachter's 2-out, 2-run HR in 8th rallies BGC to win after a Manning lead-off bomb in top of frame breaks a 5-5 deadlock;
BGC actually builds a seemingly comfortable 5-0 lead after
3 innings, but Trinity storms back to tie it in 7th on
Dana Kratzer's 2-run HR;
Avery begins comeback bid with a 2-run, 2-out triple
in 4th & Manning belts a 2-out HR in 6th to draw within a pair;
Ben Peters plates BGC's 1st run with a 2-out triple in 2nd;
A big 4-run stanza in 3rd is fueled by 2-out RBI safeties by
Craig Kleine (2B), Charles (2B), Ron Merritt (3B) &
Peters (1B), who finishes game with 4 hits;
Avery adds 4 more hits to his ledger & ends series with 12
BGTUM drops to 13-14; BGC climbs to 17-10