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2017-18

Week #7 Results

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Pemberville Methodist (2)

@ BG Nazarene (1)

PM rebounds nicely to claim series after opening setback

BGN cranks out 24 hits in 13-7 G#1 victory;

BGN has 6 players with at least 3 hits each,

including Brendan Yowler who goes 5-for-5 with 5 RBI;

Yowler produces a pair of 2-run triples;

Mike Barbour knocks in 4, including 1 on a 3-bagger;

Barbour finishes with 4 hits as BGN scores in every frame but 7th;

BGN trails by 1 after a half inning of play, but scores

game's next 8 runs to take control;

Darren Pash has 4 hits & an RBI for PM;

PM's Grace Jividen has 3 RBI & Paul Spicer 2 RBI with

each driving in a runs on a double;

PM puts hammer down in G#2, scoring 5 times in opening

stanza & is never headed in 8-3 win;

8 of PM's first 9 batters connect on singles;

BGN draws to within 2 in 8th, but PM seals victory with

3 in its half of 8th;

Bottom 5 hitters in PM's starting 9 drive in all

of team's runs, including Alex Ward, Tom Jividen &

Grace Jividen who each have 2;

Pash sparks PM with 5-for-5 effort, while Barbour leads

BGN with 3 hits, including a pair of RBI triples;

G#3 sees BGN strike first for 5 in opening inning after

2 outs with Barbour bring home 2 with a triple &

Phil Cribbs finishing matters with a 2-run HR;

BGN holds its advantage until 6th when PM explodes for

8 runs on 11 singles (with all but 1 of initial 10 shooters

reaching safely), including a pair of RBI hits by Tom Jividen;

Pash turns in another 4-hit game to end series with 13 hits (2 RBI);

Bill Bosworth has 3 hits for BGN in G#3;

Bob Jividen (RBI) & Grace Jividen each contribute 8 hits

on night with Grace driving in 5 runs to equal Tom Jividen

who did so on 7 hits;

Barbour plates a series high 8 runs on a team-best 9 hits;

Brendan Yowler (5 RBI) & Bosworth each churn out 8

safeties, while Jody Yowler (3 RBI) & Michelle Lewis (RBI)

both chip in 6 hits;

PM & BGN combine for 45 runs & 102 hits on evening

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BG Cloverdale (0)

@ Bethlehem #2 (3)

B#2 sweeps low-scoring series to remain in 1st place

B#2 wins opener, 3-1, as Ken Finley collects 3 hits

& Travis Ford produces 2 doubles;

Pepper Martin's RBI single in 1st proves to be winning hit;

RBI hits by Kit Keiser (3B) & Chris Martin (1B) increase

lead to 3-0 in 2nd;

Craig Kleine breaks shutout with RBI single in 6th for BGC;

B#2 grabs middle contest by score of 5-0;

John Keiser puts B#2 on board first with solo HR in 2nd;

Ken Gerwin ups lead to 2 runs in 5th with his RBI single;

Russ Abke follows in 6th with 2-run double &

Keiser ends scoring in 9th with a run-scoring deuce;

Ford finishes game with 3 doubles;

BGC makes bid for G#3 win by jumping on top in 4th

via Rick Traver's 3-run bomb;

However, B#2 rallies for game's final runs in 5-3 conquest;

John Keiser's walk-off 2-run center strike

breaks deadlock in last of 9th after Rick Cajka

ties contest at 3-3 with 2-out solo HR in 8th;

Ford gets B#2 going with solo HR in 3rd & an

RBI double in 7th;

Ford ends series with 7 hits (6-2B, HR) & 2 RBI,

while Jerry Charles likewise has 7 hits (all singles)

for guests, including 3 in finale

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Pemberville Presbyterian (2)

@ Stony Ridge (1)

PP's new-look lineup wins 5th series of campaign

PP rallies to take opener by 4-2 margin;

SR scores both of its runs in 2nd inning on RBI singles

by Myrl Bretz & Rick Lees;

PP goes in front 1-0 on a John Troutt solo HR in

its half of 2nd, then grabs lead for good with 2 in 6th on

RBI doubles by Al & John Troutt;

Chester Griswold ends scoring with solo blast in 8th;

John Troutt ends contest with 3 hits (2-2B, HR) &

Jeremy Orth leads SR with 3 safeties, including a double;

SR bounces back in G#2 with a 6-1 win;

Ed Boelkens has 4 hits for SR & Orth reaches 3 more

times & drives in pair;

SR takes 3-0 lead in 3rd on 6 singles, including RBI

hits from Orth, Larry Michel & Lees;

SR pushes advantage to 5 runs with 2 in 7th on a triple by

Orth & a single by Bretz;

Jim Jones gets PP its lone tally with an RBI double in 7th;

Bretz adds another SR run in 9th on a 3-bagger;

Jones closes game with 3 hits;

PP claims G#3, 5-4, to take series;

SR gets on board with 2 early runs in 1st, all on Michel's triple,

but team soon finds itself trailing 5-2 after 4 PP long balls;

Rookie Carrie Tezek goes deep in 3rd, Ron Curtis & Dale Fahle

(2-run shot) connect in 4th & Griswold does same in 6th;

Steve Kurfess gets into act with solo HR in 7th & Boelkens

draws SR to within a run in 9th with a 2-out RBI triple,

but squad can't get equalizer;

Boelkens garners 3 more hits as does Jones to pace

their respective sides;

Boelkens ends series with 9 hits, while Orth & Lees have 6 apiece;

Jones leads PP with 6 safeties despite playing in only 2 games

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Zion Luckey (3)

@ BG St. Mark's (0)

Zion moves into 3rd place with 2nd sweep of year

Zion scores early & often in opener en route

to 12-3 victory;

Jessica Lang drives home 5 runs to spark visitors;

Lang hits 3-run HR in 4th & follows with 2-run shot in 5th;

Brian Burrell knocks in 3 for ZL on a 2-run bomb in

3rd & an RBI double in 7th;

Burrell finishes with 3 hits as does Dick Eilert (2B, RBI)

& Jim Hansen (2B);

Rick Nelson also has 2 RBI on a triple in 3rd

& a double in 6th;

Zion builds 10-0 lead before BGSM hits scoreboard in 6th;

Larry Zimmerman's yard shot in 7th drives home pair for BGSM;

Zion wins G#2 in 12 innings by score of 3-2;

Eilert's 2-out, walk-off single in extras caps 3-hit frame;

Dan Meyer paces ZL with 2 doubles & a solo HR;

Mike Hoelter's solo HR in 2nd gives Zion 1-0 lead;

Jerry Bruns ties game in 7th (1-1) & Marilyn Sheppard

does same in 8th (2-2) with solo HRs for BGSM;

Zion completes brooming with 4-1 win in finale;

Guests score twice in 3rd with 2 outs on 3 consecutive doubles,

including RBI hits from Burrell & Curt Juergens

to get on board first;

BGSM cuts gap to single run in 7th on another Z-bomb,

but Zion pulls away in 8th with pair on a Juergens 2-run HR;

Todd Kurfess leads both sides with 3 hits in G#3;

Eilert closes series with 7 hits & Kurfess has 6;

Zion never trails entire series

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New Rochester (2)

@ BG Trinity United Meth. (1)

NR takes series despite being outscored for night

NR takes opener 10-5 behind Adam Snyder's 4 hit

(all doubles) & 5 RBI game;

Stev Bockbrader also nets 4 hits (2-2B) for NR &

drives in pair, while Russ Siek knocks in 3;

NR trails after 1 inning, but takes lead for

good in 2nd on Snyder's 2-run 2-sacker;

A big 4-run 5th for NR is difference in game &

a 3-run 9th salts it away;

Andy Janes has 3 hits for Trinity & Gary Manning

collects 3 RBI on 2 HRs;

Mike Farr drives in 2, including 1 on a solo shot;

Ryan Chamberlain's walk-off triple in 9th caps 2-run

rally for NR in wild 6-5 victory after Trinity fights back

with 3 runs in 9th to erase 2-run deficit;

TUM takes 2-0 lead in 1st, but NR counters with 3 right after

& holds lead until 9th inning;

Dan Saygers has 4 hits for Trinity, including a solo HR,

& drives in 2 for game;

Bockbrader puts 3 more hits on board, while

Dave Snyder plates 2 teammates on a pair of doubles;

Saygers (HR), Manning (HR) & Dave Avery (2B) had TUM's

RBI hits in 9th-inning comeback, but Jim Dobson's

RBI single re-ties game before Chamberlain ends it;

It's all Trinity in a 10-2 romp in G#3;

TUM builds a 5-0 lead, mainly on strength of a 4-run

3rd & coasts to victory;

Brad Kratzer (3B) & Saygers (HR) have big blows in

3rd with their hits producing 2 RBI each;

Kratzer ends with 3 RBI & 2 triples, while Saygers closes

with 3 RBI & a triple besides his center shot;

Avery (2B) has 4 of TUM's 18 hits;

Farr knocks in pair on a triple to join Avery with 2 RBI for game;

Saygers ends night with team-high in RBI (5) & equals Avery

in leadership for hits with 8;

Farr & Manning produce 4 RBI each over series &

Janes posts 7 hits & Mike Ruthenberg nets 6 in debut

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Bethlehem #1 (1)

@ Salem Grace United (2)

Home-run happy SGU wins 3rd series of season

SGU scores 12 runs on evening all of which come on solo HRs,

including Jim Bowe's walk-off HR to start

B-9th inning in team's 4-3 victory in G#1;

Mel Karns has 3 hits for B#1 & Ken Rahe knocks in 2

on his 1st-inning triple that gives club lead

until Gary Ever's ties game in 7th at 3-3;

SGU jumps out to a 2-0 advantage in 5th, but B#1 rallies

this time for 3-2 win in middle game;

HRs by Evers & Bob Marsh account for SGU's runs;

Dave Apgar's RBI double ties game in 7th for B#1 & Scott

Samson immediately breaks tie with a triple for deciding tally;

Dave Helm has 3 doubles & RBI in B#1 win;

SGU breaks out heavy lumber with 6 HRs in finale

en route to 6-3 conquest;

Hosts hit all but 1 of their long balls after 6th inning;

Evers hits 3 HRs & Bowe smacks 2, including a 6th-inning

round tripper that puts SGU on top for good;

Apgar & Rahe (RBI, 3B) pace B#1 with 3 hits each;

20 of SGU's 24 hits for series are for extra bases of which

Evers collects 6;

Apgar finishes evening with 7 safeties

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