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2017-18

Week #5 Results

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New Rochester (1)

@ Bethlehem #1 (2)

B#1 remains 2 games out of 1st with pair of wins

Steve Kreais hits solo HR in last of 11th to give B#1

6-5 victory in opening game;

Dean Schuerman's grand slam caps 5-run 1st inning for B#1;

NR chips away & ties contest in 4th;

Mel Karns has 3-hit game for B#1;

Dave Snyder leads NR with 3 RBI & 3 hits, including solo HR

in 2nd & 2-run double in 3rd;

NR bounces back to take middle game, 3-2;

Lyle Schroeder's 2-out solo HR, his 2nd of night, in 8th

snaps 2-2 deadlock;

Ryan Chamberlain has 3 hits for NR, while Luther Henline

produces 3 hits for B#1, including an RBI double in team's

2-run 7th that puts in front 2-1;

Stev Bockbrader of NR ties game half inning later with double;

B#1 takes series with 4-2 victory in finale as Dave Helm &

Ken Rahe each have 3 hits for victors;

Rahe collects RBI triple in 1st inning & Jim Fields

follows with 2-run triple in 4th which stands as winning blow

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BG St. Mark's (1)

@ Pemberville Methodist (2)

PM maintains 1st place after tough series win over BGSM

Hosts take 8-7 win in G#1 on Rick Ward's walk-off triple in 10th,

his team-leading 4th hit of game;

Alex Ward hits 2 triples & knocks in 3 for victors;

PM battles back from 6-0 deficit heading into B-5th;

Todd Kurfess paces BGSM with 4 hits & Roger Hayward

collects 4 RBI on 2 HRs & a single;

BGSM rebounds from difficult loss with 5-3 win in middle affair

in come-from-behind fashion;

Club's 4 runs in 7th erase 2-run PM advantage;

Kurfess leads BGSM with 3 hits & 2 RBI, while teammate

Al Bowe has 2 RBI & a pair of doubles;

PM hits all cylinders in 9-3 victory in G#3 as team

pounds out 22 hits, including a stellar 7-for-7,

2-RBI effort from Darren Pash;

Rick Ward collects 4 more hits to end night with 10;

Pash finishes with a series best 12 safeties;

Down by 9, Keith Miller spoils PM's shut-out bid

with a 3-run center strike in 7th;

Kurfess concludes evening with 9 hits

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Zion Luckey (0)

@ BG Nazarene (3)

BGN surprises Zion with team's 1st series victory of year

Trailing 1-0 in 5th, BGN strikes for 3 to take lead

for good in 5-2 win;

Jody Yowler goes 4-for-4 with a double for BGN,

while Mike Barbour drives in 3 on a 2-run HR

in 5th & an RBI triple in 7th;

Brian Burrell has 3 hits for Zion, including an RBI

triple in 3rd that puts guests on board first;

BGN builds a 5-0 lead after 5 innings & holds on

for 5-3 victory in 2nd contest;

Barbour has 3 more hits, including an RBI 2-bagger;

Brendan Yowler has a pair of RBI triples for BGN;

Mike Moenter has 3 hits & an RBI for Zion;

BGN scores all of its runs over opening 3 innings &

coasts to 7-0 win as Zion goes scoreless (on 5 hits)

for 1st time this season;

Jody Yowler has 4-hit game, while Kevin Miller & Phil Cribbs

each collect 2-run HRs with Miller's standing as

eventual game winner in opening frame;

Mark Armbruster falls HR short of cycle for hosts;

Jody Yowler leads both sides with 9 hits & Barbour adds 8

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BG Trinity United (1)

@ Salem Grace United (2)

SGU registers 2nd series win of season

Down 1-0 in 5th, SGU rallies to score G#1's

final runs in 3-1 victory;

Gene Fairbanks ties game in 5th with solo HR &

Chris Lockoski's 2-run shot in 7th is difference;

Trinity's Andy Jane's opens scoring with RBI double in 3rd;

John Schulte has 3 hits for SGU, including a double;

Trinity takes G#2 by score of 6-4 as Dave Avery goes 5-for-5

with an RBI triple in 7th for team's last run;

SGU jumps out to a 3-0 lead on RBI doubles from Lockoski,

Jim Bowe & Bob Marsh, but TUM produces all of its

tallies in 3-inning span (5th thru 7th);

Janes & Dana Kratzer both have RBI triples &

Gary Manning goes deep once;

Janes also has RBI single in middle-inning uprising;

Both team's struggle offensively in G#3, but SGU prevails 1-0

thanks to a Fairbanks solo HR in 8th;

SGU & TUM combine for 10 total hits with Bowe

leading way with 2 doubles

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BG Cloverdale (0)

@ Pemberville Presbyterian (3)

PP records sweep to run winning streak to 5 games

John Troutt hits 2 solo HRs for PP in 3-0 opening-game win;

Troutt goes deep in 2nd & 6th frames;

Rookie Steve Williams & Ron Curtis each have 2 doubles for PP;

BGC musters but 1 hit in G#1;

Chester Griswold's 2-out RBI triple in T-11th

proves to be gamer in 5-4 victory;

Ralph Aufdenkamp's 2-run HR in 2nd inning puts BGC up first;

Al Troutt has big 2 RBI double as part of 3-run PP 4th

that temporarily ties contest;

After a Caleb Peters RBI double in 4th, Julie Williams

knots score again for PP with solo bomb in 5th (game's

last scoring until extras);

PP runs table with 2-1 walk-off win in 10th on Griswold's

RBI triple following a Chris Tezak single;

Peters tie game for BGC in 9th with lead-off HR;

Al Troutt gives PP a 1-0 advantage in 5th with solo blast;

Ben Peters finishes game with 3 hits, including 2 doubles;

PP's Jim Jones leads both sides with series-best 6 hits

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Bethlehem #2 (2)

@ Stony Ridge (1)

B#2 bounces back from G#1 shutout loss to win series

B#2 manages just 1 hit in 4-0 opening-game loss at SR;

Guests get only safety of game 21 batters into contest

en route to first whitewashing of season;

Ed Boelkens' RBI triple in 1st is all SR needs to secure win;

Fred Swihart belts a 2-run bomb in 6th is seal victory;

Mike O'Brien leads B#2 with 4 hits in 7-4 G#2 win;

Trailing 3-1 in 6th, B#2 rallies for 6 with Travis Ford

hitting a bases-loaded double;

B#2 ends hitting slump with 16 hits;

Ken Gerwin collects 4 hits for B#2 in finale & also drives in 4 runs

on 3 run-producing triples as team claims 9-2 verdict;

Rick Cajka also has 4 hits for B#2, including a double;

B#2 remains 2 games out of top spot with win

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