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WEEK #10 RESULTS
December 3, 2018
Salem Grace United keeps hold on
1st place with pair of wins;
Pemberville Methodist leap frogs into
2nd place with sweep;
BG Nazarene & Bethlehem #1 record
series victories to maintain share of 3rd
with BG Cloverdale
BG Trinity United (2) at New Rochester (1)
Trinity snaps 2-week losing streak & climbs to .500,
while NR drops 4th straight series
G#1: BGTUM, 3-0
Trinity scores twice in 3rd on 2-out RBI hits by
Bill Bosworth (3B) & Mike Ruthenberg (1B);
TUM then adds a single tally in 9th on Gary Manning's
2-out solo HR to secure win
G#2: BGTUM, 5-4
Down 3-1, Trinity puts 4 runs on board in 4th on 7 singles
to take lead for good;
Bosworth, Mike Farr, Andy Janes & Brad Kratzer all
produce bases-loaded hits in big inning;
Sonny Castillo & Gary Chamberlain both have 2-out
RBI triples for NR in 3rd, while Rich Lopez hits a solo bomb
in 5th to make it 5-4;
Chamberlain ends game with 2 extra-base hits;
Janes gives TUM a 1-0 lead in 1st on his 2-out RBI deuce;
Stev Bockbrader's run-scoring single in 3rd
accounts for NR's other run
G#3: NR, 4-1
Hosts build a 4-0 through 8 innings before Trinity
spoils shut-out bid in 9th on Dave Avery's 2-out RBI double;
Dave Snyder gives NR a 1-0 lead in opening frame via
a RBI double & team adds 2 more tallies in 3rd on
Jim Bockbrader's 2-out triple;
A Stev Bockbrader lead-off center strike in 8th
gives NR a 4-run cushion entering final stanza;
Avery & Manning lead TUM with 3 hits each with
Manning scoring TUM's lone run after doubling in 9th;
Stev Bockbrader also has 3 safeties for NR
BGTUM evens ledger at 15-15; NR drops to 14-16
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BG St. Mark's (0) at Pemberville Methodist (3)
PM wins for 9th time in last 10 games to move to
within a game of 1st-place SGU
G#1: PM, 6-5
In only competitive game of series, BGSM grabs a quick 4-0
only 6 batters into contest;
John Kunstmann hits a bases-loaded triple & scores
on Roger Hayward's follow-up single;
PM gets a run back in 3rd on Paul Spicer's 2-out RBI triple &
then draws even with 3 tallies in 5th, 2 coming on a
Darren Pash 2-out, 2-run triple;
Tom Jividen's RBI single ties game at 4-4;
Another Spicer 2-out RBI triple in 7th puts PM up for good &
Grace Jividen adds a much needed insurance run
in bringing Spicer home with a single;
A Cheryl Kurfess solo HR in 9th cuts deficit to a run, but
BGSM later strands tying runner at 2nd base;
Pash leads both sides with 3 hits;
Kunstmann ends game with a pair of triples as does Spicer;
Kurfess hits a double to go along with her HR
G#2: PM, 8-1
It's all PM in middle game as PM builds a 7-0 lead before
BGSM can get on scoreboard;
Rick Ward & Pash both register 6 hits, while
Bob Jividen & Grace Jividen reach safely 4 & 3 times, respectively;
PM has 24 hits as a team;
Pash brings home 3 runs on a double in 5th, a triple in 6th
& a single in 7th;
Bob Jividen drives in 2 on a pair of singles in 6th & 7th;
Ward (3B) & Tom Jividen (1B) account for PM's other markers
with RBI hits in 6th;
Tom Lemmerbrock plates BGSM's only run with a single in 7th;
Hayward leads his team with a pair of deuces
G#3: PM, 16-2
Pash goes 8-for-8 with a double, 2 triples & 4 RBI;
He ends series with 17 hits (2-2B, 4-3B, 9 RBI),
including 14 straight to finish evening;
Ward records 2nd straight 6-hit contest &
concludes 3-game set with 14 safeties (3B, 3 RBI);
Bob Jividen belts a grand slam in 6-run 2nd inning,
contributing to his 10-hit, 6-RBI night;
He has 4 hits in finale as does brother Tom (3B, 2 RBI),
while Spicer (2B, 3 RBI) has 3;
PM scores in all but 1 inning (5th) & bats around 3 times
albeit with just 7 players as a previously sidelined
Brockschmidt returns to series lineup;
PM strokes 29 hits & ends Monday's onslaught with 67;
Marilyn Shepperd (lead-off HR in 6th) & Dave Otte
(2-out, solo HR in 9th) have 2 of BGSM's 5 hits
BGSM tumbles to 9-21; PM jumps to 19-11
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Bethlehem #1 (2) at Stony Ridge (1)
B#1 wins 7th series in last 8 weeks to remain 2 games
behind league-leading SGU
G#1: B#1, 8-4
A balanced B#1 hitting attack leads to victory as 4 players
(Dave Helm, Ken Rahe, Mel Karns & Andrew Kreais)
each contribute 4 hits of team's 20;
Jim Fields knocks in 3 runs for B#1, including a 2-run triple
in 3rd to put squad ahead 4-0;
Fields also has a 2-out, bases-loaded single in 1st;
Kreais plates a pair on a RBI double in 3rd &
a lead-off HR in 8th;
Karns (1st), Luther Henline (8th), Rahe (8th) also have
bases-loaded singles during course of game;
Ed Boelkens paces SR with a game-high 4 hits, while
Jigs Sandwisch & Jeremy Orth chip in 3 apiece;
Sandwisch has RBI triples in 5th & 7th frames,
scoring both times on singles by Orth
G#2: B#1, 3-2 (11 innings)
Vic Schuerman ends it in extras with a 1-out, walk-off RBI double;
SR scores both of its runs in 1st on RBI hits by
Orth (3B) & Lori Dewyre (1B);
B#1 battles back to tie game with single tallies in 7th & 9th;
Scott Samson's 2-out, run-scoring triple makes it 2-1 in 7th;
Down to team's last out, Helm hits a clutch RBI double
to force extra innings;
Karns leads both sides with 3 hits;
Kreais reaches on a pair of 2-sackers & scores winning run in 11th
G#3: SR, 4-1
Trailing 1-0 entering B-7th, SR erupts for 4 runs to earn win;
Fred Swihart's 3-run bomb starts rally & concludes
with a Boelkens 2-out, RBI triple;
Henline's 2-out, run-producing 3-bagger in 5th gives
B#1 a 1-0 lead, but squad can score no more despite
loading bases in 1st & 8th frames;
Henline ends game with a team-high 3 safeties
B#1 improves to 18-12; SR falls to 8-22
BG Cloverdale (1) at BG Nazarene (2)
BGN draws even with BGC in standings with series win;
Both squads stand 2 games out of 1st place
G#1: BGN, 10-4
Naz bangs out 20 hits with Mark Armbruster going
5-for-5 with 3 RBI;
Jody Yowler, Mike Barbour (2B, 3B, 2 RBI) &
Lish McIntosh (2 RBI) also chip in 3 hits each in winning cause;
Bernie Blasius hits a solo HR in 1st & BGN never trails,
building leads of 5-0 & 8-1;
Rick Traver paces BGC with 3 hits;
Craig Kleine hits a solo HR in 6th to snap BGN shut-out effort;
Ralph Aufdenkamp hits a pinch-hit RBI double in 8th
for BGC & Seth Peters soon follows with a 2-run HR
G#2: BGC, 8-7 (11 innings)
BGC wins it in 11th on Kleine's 2-out, walk-off
solo HR after Seth Peters sends game into extras
in 9th with his 2-out, 2-run bomb;
BGN goes up 3-0 in 4th, but BGC ties game on Paul Wachter's
3-run center strike in 5th;
Trailing by 2, BGN ties game at 5-5 in 7th & tacks on single
runs in 8th & 9th frames before Peters ties game with his HR;
Kevin Miller, Yowler (RBI) & Barbour (2-2B, 3B, 2 RBI)
lead BGN with 4 hits apiece;
McIntosh drives in pair, 1 coming on a lead-off HR in 8th;
Kleine (2B, HR) collects 3 straight hits to end game;
Ben Peters (2-2B plus a RBI 3B in 6th) & Ron Merritt
equal Kleine for team leadership in hit department;
As a team, BGN manufactures 19 more hits
G#3: BGN, 7-2
McIntosh gives BGN a 1-0 lead in 5th on his 2-out RBI triple;
Naz extends cushion to 6 runs in 5th with a 5-run inning;
Blasius hits a 2-run double, Barbour has a RBI deuce
& Armbruster hits a 2-run HR all in 5th;
BGC's lone runs come in 7th on a Jim Meyer 2-run HR;
Blasius ends scoring in 8th with a 2-out RBI triple;
Blasius (2-2B, 3B, 3 RBI), Armbruster (HR, 2 RBI) &
Miller (2B) each contribute 3 hits for BGN;
Naz ends series with 54 hits
BGC drops to 18-12; BGN raises mark to 18-12
Salem Grace United (2) at Bethlehem #2 (1)
SGU wins league-best 8th series of year & 3rd straight
G#1: SGU, 5-1
Guests hit 4 HRs over game's initial 4 innings en route to win;
Don Young belts a 2-out bomb in 1st, Charlie Krawetzke
smacks a lead-off HR in 2nd & Chris Lockoski hits a solo
blast 2 batters later to make it 3-0;
Krawetzke hits another lead-off HR in 4th & drives in
SGU's final run with a double in 6th;
Kit Keiser's lead-off HR in 3rd is all B#2's offense can muster;
Mike O'Brien & Rick Cajka of B#2 combine for 6 of team's
8 hits with 3 apiece;
Krawetzke has 3 hits for SGU, while teammate Jim Bowe
produces a pair of doubles
G#2: B#2, 10-6
B#2's offense comes alive in middle game, aided by 24 hits
with 5 coming off Ken Finley's steady hand;
B#2 jumps out to a 7-0 lead in 3rd & never looks back;
Travis Ford (1B), Duane Peters (1B) & Pepper Martin (2B)
all have RBI hits in 1st with Martin bringing home 2;
Peters adds another RBI single in 2nd;
Cajka hits his first of 2 RBI triples for game in 3rd;
Finley has RBI singles in 3rd & 7th
(scoring Cajka both times after he triples);
Ken Gerwin HRs in 9th for B#2's 10th run;
Peters finishes contest with 4 singles, while
O'Brien, Cajka & Ford contribute 3 hits each;
Gene Fairbanks knocks in 2 of SGU's runs with a pair
of RBI doubles in 4th & 9th innings;
Krawetzke (4th), Lockoski (9th) & Bob Marsh (9th)
also have run-scoring doubles for Salem;
Evers nets SGU's 1st run with a solo HR in 3rd
G#3: SGU, 7-4 (10 innings)
Visitors strike for 3 runs in 10th on a pair of HRs
to break a 4-4 deadlock;
Bob Dierker severs tie with a solo bomb & then Krawetzke
connects on a 2-out, 2-run HR 3 batters later;
John Keiser's 3-run HR in 4th evens score at 3-3 after
SGU scores once in 3rd (RBI double by John Schulte) &
twice in 4th (lead-off HR by Bowe; 2-out, solo HR by Krawetzke);
Bowe hits his 2nd solo HR in as many at bats in 6th to give
SGU a 4-3 advantage;
Gerwin's 2-out RBI triple in 8th knots score at 4;
Bowe (2B, 2-HR) & Krawetzke (2-2B, HR) both produce
3 hits & 2 RBI for SGU, while Schulte has a pair of 2-baggers;
O'Brien again has 3 hits for B#2 as does Martin (2-2B);
SGU has 12 extra-base hits for game & finishes series
with 30 (of team's 31 total hits), including 10 HRs
SGU moves to 20-10; B#2 slips to 16-14
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Pemberville Presbyterian (1) at Zion Luckey (2)
Zion wins 3rd consecutive series to reach .500 mark
G#1: ZL, 12-2
Dick Eilert, Curt Juergens, Mike Hoelter & Jessie Sundemeier
each have 3 hits for Zion;
Eilert finishes game with 4 RBI with 3 coming on a HR in 2nd;
Eilert also has a RBI single in team's 5-run 7th stanza;
Sundemeier hits a 2-run bomb in 6th following a
RBI single in 2nd;
Sundemeier also has a part in 7th-inning rally with a
RBI single & ends contest with 4 RBI;
PP goes up 2-0 in 2nd on back-to-back jacks by
Ron Curtis & Dale Fahle, but Zion scores game's last 12 runs;
ZL concludes opener with 21 hits
G#2: PP, 5-4
Zion's rally in 9th comes up just short as PP escapes with win;
Like in opener, PP goes up 2-0 in 2nd on RBI hits by
Jim Jones (2B) & Will Tezak (1B) & extends advantage to
3 runs in 4th on Tezak's 2-out, RBI 2-bagger;
Zion cuts score to 3-2 on 2-out, bases-loaded singles by
Mike Moenter & Andy Lang in 8th;
PP gets those tallies back in its half of 8th with Jones
& Tezak duplicating their efforts in inning No. 2;
Zion comes within a run again in 9th on Eilert's 2-out,
2-run HR, but can't pull even;
Tezak nets 4 hits (3 RBI), while Jones &
Brent Welch (2B) have 3 apiece
G#3: ZL, 7-5
Lang's 2-out, RBI double in opening inning puts Zion on board 1st;
PP, however, posts all 5 of its runs in 4th on a 3-run HR by
Steve Williams & 2-out RBI doubles by Julie Williams & Tezak;
After PP's rally, Zion chips away with 2 in 4th, 1 in 5th
& 3 in 7th for win;
Eilert brings in 2 with a 2-out triple in 4th, Sundemeier has a
2-out bases-loaded single in 5th & then Eilert, Juergens &
Moenter register 2-out RBI singles in 7th;
Zion strokes 20 hits & ends series with 52;
Juergens leads team's effort in finale with 4, while Eilert,
Brian Burrell & Sundemeier each have 3;
Welch leads PP attack with 3 hits, including a double
PP settles at 10-20; Zion goes to 15-15