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WEEK #16 RESULTS
January 28, 2019
BG Nazarene holds serve ...
rallies to win pair at Bethlehem #1;
Salem Grace United keeps pace with 2 wins;
BG St. Mark's pulls off another upset,
winning series from 2nd-place BG Cloverdale;
Pemberville Methodist wins twice in battle
of 3rd-place teams;
"Sluggish" Trinity keeps winning,
now only 2 out of 3rd;
New Rochester bypasses Zion Luckey
in standings with series win
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Bethlehem #2 (1) at Pemberville Methodist (2)
PM maintains 3rd-place standing with series victory
G#1: PM, 6-2
Darren Pash collects consecutive hits in his final 6 trips
to line to lead PM's 23-hit attack;
Alex Ward (RBI) adds 5 hits & Rick Ward (2 RBI) contributes 4;
Arron Brockschmidt also drives home 2 runs for hosts;
PM gets 3 runs in 4th & never trails, eventually building a
6-0 lead before B#2 breaks its scoring drought on a
Duane Peters RBI triple in 7th;
Mike O'Brien leads B#2 with 4 hits
G#2: B#2, 8-7 (10 innings)
After uncharacteristically going hit less in his 1st 10 series
at bats, Ken Finley comes through with a 2-out, walk-off
double to win it in extras;
B#2 leads 4-0 early, but PM storms back to build a 7-5 lead
before John Keiser's 2-run HR in 7th ties it;
Pepper Martin leads B#2 with 4 hits (2B, RBI);
Rick Ward (3-2B, RBI), Pash (2 RBI) & Alex Ward (3B, 3 RBI)
have 4 hits apiece with AW's triple in 7th giving PM its
1st lead of contest
G#3: PM, 5-0
Tom Jividen (2 RBI) & Alex Ward (RBI) spark PM's
offense with 4 hits each;
PM's 4 runs in 2nd would be more than enough to earn
win in finale
B#2 drops to 26-22; PM improves to 27-21
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BG Cloverdale (1) at BG St. Mark's (2)
BGSM wins 2nd series in a row against league's "Top Two"
G#1: BGC, 3-2
BGC builds a 3-0 lead in 4th & hangs on for win;
Paul Wachter has a RBI double in 2nd & Rick Traver belts a
2-out, 2-run HR 2 innings later;
Marilyn Shepperd hits a RBI double in 4th for BGSM &
hosts then close to within a run in 6th on John Kunstmann's HR;
BGSM strands tying runner at 2nd in 9th;
BGC's Ron Merritt leads both sides with 3 hits
G#2: BGSM, 5-0
Larry Zimmerman hits a lead-off HR in 1st
& BGSM never looks back;
A 4-run 8th inning puts game away as Keith Miller &
Roger Hayward both hit 2-out, 2-run HRs;
Todd Kurfess has 3 hits for BGSM
G#3: BGSM, 3-1
Zimmerman hits another solo HR to give BGSM a 1-0
lead in 3rd & Mark Henning follows an inning later
with a 2-run shot to help hosts to back-to-back victories;
BGC manages just 2 hits (including an error) in finale
as offense stays chilly, producing just 8 hits (2 E's)
over last 21 innings of series;
Ralph Aufdenkamp's solo HR in 8th ends BGC's scoring
drought at 19 innings
BGC dips to 28-20; BGSM goes to 16-32
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Salem Grace United (2) at Stony Ridge (1)
SGU makes it 2 series wins in last 3 weeks; takes 5 from SR on year
G#1: SGU, 4-2
Tied 1-1 entering 9th, SGU fashions a 3-run inning &
then holds on for victory;
Jim Bowe (RBI 2B) & Chris Lockoski (2-run HR) spark rally in 9th;
Don Young leads SGU with 3 doubles;
Gary Evers starts game with a lead-off HR;
Steve Kurfess (solo HR in 2nd) & Doug Brough (RBI 1B in 9th)
account for SR's lone tallies
G#2: SGU, 3-0
Bowe's RBI 2-sacker in 1st stanza proves to be winning hit;
Evers hits 2nd solo HR of evening in 4th to double cushion;
Young puts SGU ahead by 3 with a RBI single in 6th;
Young also hits his 4th deuce of night
G#3: SR, 4-1
SR wins 1st game in season series with victory in finale;
Lockoski gives SGU a 1-0 advantage in 2nd with a RBI double,
but SR scores game's final 4 runs;
A Rick Lees RBI triple ties contest in 4th;
Back-to-back RBI hits by Jerry Sandwisch (1B) &
Larry Michel (3B) give hosts 1st lead of night;
A run-scoring double by Kurfess in 8th ends scoring;
Lees (3B) & Kurfess (2B, 3B, E) both collect 3 hits
SGU ups mark to 27-21; SR slides to 16-32
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New Rochester (2) at Zion Luckey (1)
NR wins for 6th time in last 9 games; takes season series, 4-2
G#1: NR, 7-1
NR builds a 7-0 lead before Zion breaks shut out in 9th;
Sonny Castillo has 4 hits for guests, while Adam Snyder
drives in 3 runs on a RBI single, double & triple;
Dave Snyder knocks in pair on a 2-run double in
NR's 4-run 3rd inning;
Andy Lang plates Zion's lone run
G#2: ZL, 4-2
Down 2-1 entering 8th, Zion strikes for 3 runs to earn victory;
Rick Nelson rallies troops with a 3-run HR;
Dick Eilert & Curt Juergens both net 3 singles as does
Ryan Chamberlain of NR;
Gary Chamberlain (2B) & Russ Siek (HR) knock in NR's
runs with RBI hits in 4th & 7th innings, respectively;
Dan Meyer's RBI double in 2nd gives Zion an early 1-0 advantage
G#3: NR, 10-2
NR bangs out 20 hits in finale to gain series win;
Jim Dobson, Stev Bockbrader, Adam Snyder & Ron Primeau
each register 3 hits for visitors;
Dave Snyder drives in 2 more on a pair of RBI doubles
in 3rd & 5th frames, while Dobson also has 2 RBI on a triple
in 4th & a solo HR in 6th;
Lang hits solo HRs for Zion in 4th & 7th innings with his last
cutting NR's lead to 4 runs;
However, a big 4-run 8th puts game away for NR;
Lang also adds a double to finish game with 3 hits
NR climbs to 25-23; ZL settles at 24-24
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BG Trinity United (2) at Pemberville Presbyterian (1)
Trinity captures 6th series in last 7 tries
G#1: PP, 2-1
Mike Farr gives Trinity a 1-0 lead in 1st, but guests
would score no more;
PP ekes out win on solo HRs by Ron Curtis in 4th
& Dale Fahle in 6th;
Dave Avery has 3 hits for TUM & Chris Tezak
a pair of doubles for PP
G#2: TUM, 1-0
Both teams manage but 5 hits each & Gary Manning's
solo HR in 7th proves to be game's lone run;
Manning leads TUM offense with pair of extra-base hits
G#3: TUM, 5-3
Trinity uses 4 solo HRs in finale to "power" past hosts;
Avery hits bombs in 1st & 5th frames, while Brad Kratzer
& Manning open 2nd inning with consecutive jacks;
Tezak hits a 2-run HR in 3rd for PP & Al Troutt's
center strike in 6th pulls PP to within 4-3;
TUM adds an insurance tally in 8th on a Farr RBI triple,
scoring Avery who reached on an error hit;
Avery finishes game with 3 safeties & Jim Jones
paces PP with 3 singles
Trinity moves to 25-23; PP slips to 16-32
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BG Nazarene (2) at Bethlehem #1 (1)
BGN regains winning ways; claims 6th series in last 7 outings
G#1: B#1, 3-0
League'e top run-producing unit goes dry & B#1, despite
being out hit, capitalizes for win in opener;
BGN strands all 10 of its base runners, including a
promising bases-loaded rally in 3rd;
Ken Rahe's 2-run triple in 6th breaks a scoreless deadlock
& Mel Karns immediately follows with a RBI single for
game's final tally
G#2: BGN, 11-1
A lineup shakeup brings new life into BGN's attack as team
responds with 11 runs on 17 hits;
Ahead just 2-1 entering its 3rd, BGN strikes for 4 to pull
away for victory;
Mark Armbruster's 2-run triple starts rally & RBI deuces
by Bernie Blasius & Lish McIntosh soon follow;
Blasius ends game with 4 RBI, including a 2-run bomb in 2nd
& another RBI double in 7th;
Todd Nienow, who along with Blasius has 3 hits, strokes
a RBI 3-bagger in 4th & a RBI 2-sacker in 8th;
McIntosh also finishes contest with 2 RBI
G#3: BGN; 9-2
Down 1-0 after a half inning of play, BGN rallies to eventually
take a 5-1 advantage;
A Dave Helm solo HR in 7th cuts B#1's deficit to 3 runs, but
BGN closes game with 4 more tallies;
Rahe's 2-out triple, following a double play, salvages
B#1's opening stanza, but Armbruster's 2-run triple
in 1st gives BGN lead for good;
Armbruster finishes game with 3 RBI;
Michelle Lewis also drives in 3 runs for visitors on a 2-run
HR in 2nd & RBI double in 8th;
Coming off bench, Barbour drives in pair on a 9th-inning deuce;
BGN's Jody Yowler leads both sides with 4 hits
BGN improves to 32-16; B#1 drops to 26-22
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