Condolences to the family of

long-time dartballer

Carl Hagemeyer (BG Cloverdale)

who passed away Tuesday

at age 81

       

 

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2017-18

season-opening results

Stony Ridge (2)

@ Zion Luckey (1)

Teams play 3 one-run games with SR taking finale in extras

SR takes 1st game, 7-6, behind 4-hit games by

Ed Boelkens (RBI, 2-3B) & Jeremy Orth (2B);

A big 4-run 8th by SR, capped by a Steve Kurfess 3-run bomb,

is difference in game;

Zion's 9th-inning rally (Dan Meyer 2-run HR) falls a run short;

Brian Burrell (RBI, 3B) & Curt Juergens (RBI) of ZL leads

both sides with 5 & 6 hits, respectively;

SR hits 3 HRs (2 by Kurfess) & finishes with 6 for night;

In G#2, SR captures a 4-2 lead in 1st on Myrl Bretz's

3-run dinger, but Zion chips away & regains lead for good in 5th

on Rick Nelson's 2-run double;

Burrell & Nelson (3 RBI, 3-2B, 3B) both finish with 4 hits in

5-4 Zion conquest;

SR claims series with 3-2 win in extra-inning finale;

Jerry Sandwisch hits a 2-out RBI single in 10th

(scoring Boelkens who tripled the shooter before) &

that holds up as winning run;

Dick Eilert (2B) produces 4 hits for Zion;

Team Leaders:  SR-Boelkens (8-14, RBI, 2-3B),

SR-Orth (6-13, RBI, 2-2B), SR-Sandwisch (6-14, RBI),

SR-Kurfess (4 RBI, 2-HR), SR-Bretz (4 RBI, 2-HR);

ZL-Burrell (11-20, RBI, 3B), ZL-Juergens (11-20, RBI, 2B),

ZL-Eilert (9-20, 2B), ZL-Nelson (8-19, 4 RBI, 5-2B, 3B),

ZL-Mike Moenter (4 RBI, 3B), ZL-Meyer (3 RBI, 2-2B, 2-HR)

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Bethlehem #2 (3)

@ Salem Grace United (0)

B#2 posts a league-best 28 runs on night, including 16 in G#1

B#2 starts season in grand fashion with a 16-7 win as John Keiser

hits 3 slams (1st, 2nd & 7th innings) en route to a 12 RBI game

for what very well could be a league record;

In fact, the Keiser father-son duo produces 5 HRs for game & 14

RBI as Kit hits 2 solo shots in 8th & 9th frames;

B#2 jumps out to an 8-1 lead in G#1 & pretty much coasts, although

SGU cuts lead to 3 heading into 7th before John Keiser strikes

again to put game out of reach;

Mike O'Brien, Rick Cajka & Ken Gerwin (RBI) each collect

4 hits for B#2, while Jim Bowe (3-2B) has 4 for SGU &

Bob Marsh knocks in 3 for hosts on a HR;

G#1 features 10 HRs, 6 by B#2 & both clubs combine for 19 bombs

for series including 10 by the guests;

Gerwin's 2-out RBI triple in 10th inning of G#2 ends

contest in walk-off fashion (4-3 win);

B#2 holds a 3-1 advantage after 5 frames, but SGU rallies with

single tallies in 6th (Bowe RBI single) & 7th (Marsh HR);

O'Brien again nets 4 hits as does teammate Pepper Martin (3-2B);

B#2 opens up a 5-4 contest in 7th with 3 runs after 2 outs,

including an RBI triple by Gerwin to earn 8-4 victory;

Gerwin (RBI, 3B) & O'Brien both finish with 4 hits to close

night in double digits in reaching base;

Team Leaders:  B#2-O'Brien (12-19),

B#2-Gerwin (10-18, 4 RBI, 3 -3B), B#2-Cajka (9-18),

B#2-Martin (7-17, RBI, 3-2B, HR),

B#2-K. Keiser (6-16, 5 RBI, 2B, 3B, 3-HR, E),

B#2-J. Keiser (13 RBI, 3-HR); B#2-Travis Ford (3 RBI, 2B, 3-HR);

SGU-Bowe (7-12, 3 RBI, 3-2B, HR, E),

SGU-John Schulte (7-14), SGU-Marsh (4 RBI, 2B, 2-HR),

SGU-Bob Dierker (3 RBI, 3-HR), SGU-Gary Evers (3 RBI, 2-2B, 2-HR)

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BG Trinity United (3)

@ BG Nazarene (0)

Trinity registers sweep playing with automatic out

TUM jumps out to 6-0 lead after 4 innings in opener

& coasts to 6-1 win;

Dana Kratzer hits 2-run HR in 3rd & Brad Kratzer

belts 3-run bomb in 4th for Trinity;

Brad Kratzer also has RBI triple in 1st and finishes with

3 hits as does teammate Andy Janes;

Phil Cribbs drives in lone BGN run with an RBI error;

TUM scores 3 in 1st of G#2, 2 coming on Mike Farr's triple

& Farr later scores on Dana Kratzer's single;

Trinity adds run in 7th on a Janes triple, his 4th hit of game;

Brendan Yowler has pair of 3-baggers for BGN for 2nd

straight contest as TUM wins, 4-2;

BGN takes its 1st lead of night in 2nd of G#3 on a Bill Bosworth

single only to see its advantage fade a half frame later;

Janes & Farr hit back-to-back jacks in 7th to salt a 5-2 win;

Janes finishes game with 3 RBI (2-run HR);

Kevin Miller has 3 hits for BGN, including a

double & later a solo HR in 9th;

Team Leaders:  TUM-Janes (9-17, 4 RBI, 3B, HR),

TUM-Tim Parish (6-15), TUM-B. Kratzer (5-15, 5 RBI, 2B, 3B, HR),

TUM-Farr (5-17, 3 RBI, 3B, HR);

BGN-Miller (5-12, RBI, 2B, HR), BGN-Yowler (4-3B)

 

New Rochester (0)

@ Pemberville Methodist (3)

PM starts season on flurry, scoring 21 times over opening pair

Five players (Rick Ward, Bob Jividen, Darren Pash, Tom Jividen

& Alex Ward) produce 4 hits each for PM as team collects 23

en route to 62 for night;

Leading 4-0 after 6, PM breaks game open with 5 runs in 7th

on 8 singles, including 5 with 2 outs;

Ward (3B) has 3 RBI in 11-0 victory;

Stev Bockbrader (2B) posts 4 hits for the hosts;

PM keeps rolling in G#2 with 22 more safeties in 10-1 win;

Tom Jividen paces PM with 5 hits (2-2B) & 4 RBI,

while Pash (RBI) & Rick Ward (RBI) again net 4 hits apiece;

PM sprints to 5-0 advantage in 3rd, then doubles its lead

with 5 more tallies (on 8 hits) in 7th;

NR finally breaks its scoring drought of 17 1/3 innings

to start year in 9th on Bockbrader's RBI triple with 1 out;

In G#3, PM builds a 6-0 lead after 4 & then holds on for a 6-4

victory as NR's late innings comeback (RBI doubles by Dave Snyder,

Jim Bockbrader & Russ Siek; solo HR by Jim Dobson)

bid falls a bit short;

Rick Ward (RBI) & Pash (RBI) garner 4 hits each for 3rd straigh

 game & Jim A. Jividen hits a 3-run bomb to go along with a double;

Team Leaders:  PM-R. Ward (12-20, 5 RBI, 3B),

PM-Pash (12-20, 4 RBI, 3B), PM-T. Jividen (10-20, 6 RBI, 2-2B),

PM-A. Ward (9-17, 4 RBI, 3B), PM-Paul Spicer (8-20, 3 RBI),

PM-B. Jividen (8-20, 2 RBI), PM-J.A. Jividen (3 RBI, 2B, HR);

NR-S. Bockbrader (6-15, RBI, 2B, 3B), NR-Sonny Castillo (6-16)

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Pemberville Presbyterian (2)

@ BG St. Mark's (1)

Revamped PP roster helps team win series

Playing with 3 new shooters, visiting PP takes opener, 6-2;

Alan Troutt goes 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles & HR;

Troutt & Chester Griswold both knock in 2;

PP scores 3 in 9th to break open 1-run game;

BGSM bounces back to take G#2, 5-1;

Larry Weiss leads BGSM with 2 hits, including a double;

John Kunstmann has 2-run triple in 1st inning which

proves to be winning hit;

Cheryl Kurfess also plates 2 on a center shot in 7th

to give team breathing room;

Griswold has 3 hits (2B, HR, E) in finale as PP ekes out

3-2 victory in 11 frames;

Chris Tezak puts PP up in extras with 1-out RBI double,

his 2nd 2-bagger of game;

Both teams trade lead-off HRs in 9th (Griswold then

Roger Hayward) to force extras;

Team Leaders:  PP-Troutt (6-13, 2 RBI, 3-2B, HR),

PP-Griswold (5-14, 3 RBI, 2-2B, 2-HR, E);

BGSM-Weiss (5-14, 3-2B), BGSM-Hayward (5-13, RBI, 3-2B, HR)

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BG Cloverdale (1)

@ Bethlehem #1 (2)

Despite being outscored for night, B#1 claims series

B#1 takes opener, 3-2, behind 3-hit efforts each from

Mel Karns & Scott Samson;

Both teams trade runs in 1st as Rick Traver hits solo HR

to start game, then Luther Henline counters with RBI triple;

Karns hits solo HR in 6th, but Seth Peters ties

in 8th on a solo blast of his own;

B#1 then gets 4 straight singles in last of 8th with Samson's

RBI hit being the difference;

BGC hits 5 HRs en route to 11-5 victory;

B#1 leads 3-2 after 5, but BGC strikes for 4 in 6th & 5 in 8th;

Paul Wachter has 2 solo HRs & Jim Meyer hits a big 3-run bomb in

6th to give BGC the lead for good;

Ralph Aufdenkamp also hits a 3-run shot in 8th;

Wachter closes with 3 hits, including his 2nd error in as many

games, & Traver has 2 triples;

Karns has 4 hits, including a triple, while Ken Rahe &

Samson each drive home a pair of runs;

G#3 remains scoreless thru 5 innings before Karns hits an RBI

triple in 6th to snap deadlock;

Pinch hitters Kenny Sieving & Victor Schuerman (3B) have big

back-to-back RBI hits in 3-run 7th for B#1;

BGC gets on board in 8th on Ron Merritt's triple & closes

the scoring in 9th on Jerry Charles' solo HR but falls short

in 4-2 setback;

BGC ends evening with 8 HRs & 3 E's;

Team Leaders:  BGC-Merritt (6-13, 2 RBI, 3B),

BGC-Traver (6-15, 2 RBI, 2B, 2-3B, HR),

BGC-Aufdenkamp (3 RBI, 2B, HR), BGC-Meyer (3 RBI, HR);

B#1-Karns (9-13, 3 RBI, 2-3B, HR), B#1-Samson (6-13, 3 RBI),

B#1-Rahe (5-13, 2 RBI), B#1-Steve Kreais (4-9, 3B)

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