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2017-18

Week  #16  Results

Pemberville Methodist extends 1st-place lead to 3 games

thanks to 2 wins & a Stony Ridge sweep of Bethlehem #2;

BG Trinity also captures 3 victories, while

Pemberville Presbyterian notches 1st series win since December;

Zion continues charge with 2 more victories as

does Bethlehem #1

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Bethlehem #1 (2)

@ New Rochester (1)

B#1 gets back on track by taking road series

NR starts night with 6-5 win in opener;

After grabbing early 3-1 lead after 1st inning, NR finds

itself trailing 5-4 late in game;

Team rallies to tie contest in 8th on a leadoff HR

by Gary Chamberlain & then wins it in walk-off fashion

on an Adam Snyder 1-out, walk-off double;

NR gets 3 in 1st on 5 singles & a bases-loaded

sacrifice by Lyle Schroeder;

Schroeder also hits a solo HR in 3rd & finishes game

with 2 RBI as does Snyder;

Sonny Castillo produces 4 hits for NR, while Ken Rahe

& Jim Fields have RBI triples for B#1;

Dave Apgar & Mel Karns also have run-scoring doubles for B#1;

B#1 bounces back nicely with a 7-5 win in G#2;

Tied at 2-2 entering B-6th, B#1 scores 5 to break game open;

Inning is capped by Dean Schuerman's grand slam;

Rahe has another RBI triple in 2-run B#1 1st stanza;

Snyder has RBI double in 4th for NR & Chamberlain

hits another lead-off HR, this time in 5th, to knot score at 2;

Castillo churns out 4 more singles;

B#1 works some late-inning magic in G#3 as guests score 6 runs

over last 2 innings to secure 8-3 victory;

NR battles back from 2-0 deficit in 3rd to eventually take

a 3-2 lead after 7 innings;

Jim Dobson starts comeback with solo HR in 6th & then

Russ Siek & Chamberlain connect with RBI doubles in 7th

to give NR what would be a short-lived advantage;

Rahe drives in 2 with triple in 8th for B#1 & Schuerman also

plates a run with a 3-bagger 3 batters later;

In 9th, B#1 strings together 5 singles to put game out of reach;

Rahe & Karns end game with 3 & 2 RBI, respectively;

Karns produces 3rd straight, 3-hit game;

Castillo leads both sides with 11 hits (all singles) over series;

Schuerman drives in 6, while Rahe plates 5 on

7 hits, including 3 triples;

Karns ends night with 4 RBI with a double among his 9 safeties;

Dave Helm also contributes 7 hits (3-2B);

Snyder (7 hits w/ 3-2B) & Chamberlain have 3 RBI apiece for NR

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Pemberville Methodist (2)

@ BG St. Mark's (1)

BGSM takes opener, but PM wins series

Trailing 6-4, BGSM rallies for 3 in 8th on Roger Hayward's

3-run bomb & hosts hold on for win;

Tom Lemmerbrock drives in 2 for BGSM, including an

RBI double in 3rd;

Dave Otte plates a run for BGSM in 5th with a triple

& Keith Miller hits a solo HR in 7th;

Bob Jividen leads PM with 4 hits, including an RBI double

in team's 3-run 7th that erases 3-2 BGSM lead;

Darren Pash knocks in 3, including run-scoring

triples in both 3rd & 8th frames;

PM starts game with auto out before Arron Brockschmidt

arrives halfway thru for 1st action of season;

PM builds 7-0 advantage, bolstered by 5 tallies

in 3rd, en route to 7-3 win in G#2;

Pash has 5 hits & 2 RBI with 1 coming on a run-producing

double in 5th inning;

Rick Ward nets 4 hits & 2 RBI with his triple in 2nd

giving PM a lead it would not let go;

BGSM scores all 3 of its runs in 7th on RBI extra-base hits

by John Kunstmann (3B), Hayward (2B) & Miller (2B);

PM holds on for 2-1 victory in finale as Rick Ward,

Alex Ward & Pash spearhead squad with 3 hits each;

RBI singles by Alex Ward & Tom Jividen in opening

frame prove to be all PM needs to claim 7th series

win in last 8 attempts;

Miller gives BGSM hope in 7th with solo HR, but

team can't get equalizer rest of way despite lead-off hits

in last 2 innings;

Pash paces PM with a series-best 11 hits, while Bob Jividen (9),

Alex Ward (9), Rick Ward (8) & Tom Jividen (7) account for 33 more;

Lemmerbrock is BGSM's hit leader with 5 & Miller

contributes 4 extra-base safeties (2-2B, 2-HR)

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BG Nazarene (1)

@ Zion Luckey (2)

Zion takes 3rd straight series thanks to explosive 3rd game

Zion falls behind early, but rallies to take opener, 6-3;

Brendan Yowler gives BGN a 2-0 lead in 1st with a 2-run triple;

ZL posts 4 in 3rd to take lead on RBI hits by Rick Nelson (2B),

Andy Lang (1B), Jessica Lang (E) & Dan Meyer (2B);

Yowler cuts deficit to a run in 5th with an RBI base hit,

but Zion gets single tallies of its own in 6th (Nelson 1B)

& 7th (Curt Juergens 2B) for breathing room;

Brian Burrell (2-2B) leads Zion with 4 hits;

Nelson ends with 2 RBI (2-2B);

Mike Barbour paces visitors with 4 safeties (2B), while

Yowler accounts for all 3 RBI;

BGN evens series with 8-5 win in G#2;

Zion takes 3-0 cushion in 2nd, but BGN quickly ties with

3 in its 2nd & garners lead for good with 2 in 5th;

RBI hits by Nelson (2B) & Andy Lang (1B) stake Zion ahead

2-0 in 1st & Moenter's RBI single in 2nd puts in front by 3;

Julie Gore cracks a 2-run HR in 2nd for BGN &

Mickey Gore immediately follows with a solo blast;

Yowler (3B) & Kevin Miller (1B) have mirror RBI

hits in 3rd & 5th frames;

RBIs by Andy Lang (2B) & teammate Jim Hansen (1B)

make it 7-5 in 6th, but Todd Nienow closes scoring

in 8th with an RBI single;

Juergens & Moenter (RBI) have 4 hits each for Zion,

while Andy Lang drives in pair;

Offensive flood gates open in G#3 with Zion

coming out on top, 18-11;

BGN strikes 1st on an RBI single by Yowler in opening

inning, but ZL scores game's next 16 runs, including

a 5-run 1st & 7-run (9 hit) 3rd frame;

Up 18-5 in 9th, BGN flexes its muscles by putting 6 on

board with 4 coming on a Lish McIntosh grand slam;

McIntosh also hits a 3-run HR an inning earlier;

Zion's lineup top 4 produce 21 of team's 29 hits;

Juergens has 6 (3 RBI), while Burrell, Moenter &

Nelson corral 5 each;

Meyer also contributes 4 doubles (RBI);

Nelson hits 2 doubles, a triple & knocks in 7;

All of Nelson's hits plate at least a run with his doubles in

1st & 3rd each bringing in a pair;

Andy Lang has 5 RBI with a 3-run bomb in 1st & 2-run,

2-sacker in 3rd;

Jessica Lang hits a 2-run center finder in 4th;

Yowler has 4 of club's 21 hits in a losing effort;

Moenter leads series with 12 singles & knocks in a run;

Juergens nets 11 hits (2B), including 6 in finale, &

closes with 4 RBI;

Burrell also hits double digits in hits with 10 &

Nelson produces 10 RBI on 9 hits (7-2B, 3B), while

Andy Lang drives in 8 on 7 safeties (2-2B, HR);​

Zion ends night with 29 runs on 61 hits;

BGN churns out 22 runs on 50 hits;

Yowler reaches 9 times (3-3B, 2B) for BGN &

equals McIntosh with 7 RBI;

Nienow (RBI) also has 7-hit night (all singles) for guests

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Salem Grace United (0)

@ BG Trinity United (3)

Trinity sweeps for 5th series win in last 6 tries

TUM offense comes alive in 12-1 win in G#1;

Don Young's solo HR in 2nd puts SGU ahead 1-0, but

it's all Trinity after that;

TUM takes lead in 3rd with 4 consecutive 2-out hits producing a

pair of runs on Mike Farr's double & Brad Kratzer's single;

Trinity puts 2 more on board in 4th when Gary Manning

connects on a 2-run bomb & then ices game with a

monster 8-hit, 8-run 8th inning with all its scoring coming

across after 2 were retired;

Big hits in frame came on Farr's bases-loaded triple &

Dana Kratzer's 3-run center strike;

Andy Janes & Dave Avery (RBI) lead TUM with 4 hits each,

while Dana Kratzer ends with 3;

Trinity breaks open a 2-2 game with 3 runs in 8th & 2 more

in 9th for a 7-2 victory in middle match-up;

Manning has big blow in 8th with a 2-out, 3-run HR,

while Brad Kratzer has a 2-run double in 9th;

Shelby Janes hits a solo shot in 2nd to tie contest at 1-1,

then later Farr hits an RBI double;

Andy Janes adds 5 more hits (all doubles) to his ledger

in 5 trips to line;

Jim Bowe puts SGU up 1-0 in 1st with a 2-out RBI double

& Gene Fairbanks ties game at 2-2 in 7th with a 2-bagger;

Trinity registers 3rd sweep of season with a 3-2 conquest in

finale as Andy Janes reaches 4 more times, including twice on deuces;

His RBI single in 6th ties game at 1-1;

Mike "Babe" Ruthenberg puts hosts in front 3-1 in 7th

with a 2-out, 2-run HR;

SGU, however, cuts deficit to 1 run in 9th on Bowe's 2-out

RBI single after a 1-out Bob Dierker triple;

Fairbanks plates SGU's 1st run with a 2-out RBI triple in 5th;

SGU produces just 5 hits for game;

Andy Janes leads series with 13 hits (7-2B), including a

stretch of 9 consecutive hits over G#1 & G#2;

All 13 of his safeties come in his last 14 at bats;

Avery quietly turns in a 9-hit night;

Young leads SGU with 4 hits (3-2B, HR) in his return to lineup

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Pemberville Presbyterian (2)

@ BG Cloverdale (1)

PP gets off schneid, breaking 9-game losing string

PP wins opener, 6-2, behind 4 solo HRs, including 3 in 5th inning;

Al Troutt, Will Tezak & Ron Curtis all go deep in 5th

to push advantage to 4-0;

Julie Williams gives PP a 1-0 lead an inning earlier with

an RBI double & hits another run-scoring 2-sacker in 7th;

Steve Williams ends PP scoring with a solo HR in 9th;

All 9 PP hits are for extra bases;

BGC scores its runs in 6th to cut deficit to 4-2

on Paul Wachter's 2-run HR:

PP earns 7-5 victory in G#2 as Tezak strokes 2 doubles

& a HR while Jim Jones adds 4 singles;​

Tezak hits 2-run shot in 1st, but BGC gets run back in 2nd on

Ron Merritt's RBI triple with 2 down;

BGC takes lead in 6th with 3 runs on single-triple sequence

with Caleb Peters (3B), Craig Kleine (1B) & Ben Peters (3B)

knocking in tallies;

PP answers big time with 4 on RBI doubles from Troutt,

Curtis (2 RBI) & Tezak;

Clubs trade runs in 7th with Seth Peters hitting a 2-out

solo HR & Tezak driving in another on a 2-out double

to finish game with 4 RBI;

PP records 9 more extra-base safeties;

Hosts jump out to 4-0 lead in nightcap with 2 runs in both

2nd & 3rd innings & then hold on for 5-4 win;

Caitlin Davenport, in her 1st ever at bat, hits an RBI triple

in 2nd & scores on Wachter's single;​

Caleb Peters cracks 2-out solo HR in 3rd & Ben Peters

plates another with RBI triple;

Julie Williams gets PP on board with an RBI double in 4th,

then a Troutt 2-RBI double cuts BGC's lead to 1 in 8th;

Caleb Peters boosts advantage back to pair in his

team's 8th with a solo center strike;

Tezak belts a 2-out HR for PP in 9th to get within

1 again, but guests can't push another across;

Troutt finishes game with 3 doubles & 2 RBI;

PP nets 8 addition extra-base hits to finish series with 26;

Troutt (4 RBI), Curtis (3 RBI) & Jones all register 7 hits each

over series for PP while Tezak leads squad with 6 RBI;

Caleb Peters, 1 of 4 BGC players with 4 hits, hits

2 triples & 2 HRs en route to 3 RBI;

Wachter also finishes with 3 RBI

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Stony Ridge (3)

@ Bethlehem #2 (0)

SR wins 4th straight series with road sweep

SR takes opener 10-2 as Ed Boelkens goes 6-for-6;

Guests build 8-0 lead before B#2 cracks scoreboard in 7th;

Larry Michel adds 4 hits & 2 RBI for SR, while

teammate Fred Swihart collects a pair of doubles &

a triple to along with 4 RBI;

Lori Dewyre also drives in 2 on a HR in SR's big 6-run 6th;

Russ Abke & Rick Cajka account for both B#2 runs

with RBI singles;

SR jumps in front again with 2 in 3rd & never looks

back in 4-1 victory;

Earl Hagg has RBI triple in 3rd, Swihart a solo HR in 4th

& Jeremy Orth an RBI 3-bagger in 5th as part of SR's attack;

Orth also has RBI single in 3rd;

John Keiser's solo HR in 7th breaks shutout;

SR completes sweep with 4-0 win in G#3;

Hagg & Orth produce 2-run triples in 3rd & 5th innings,

respectively, for game's only runs;

B#2 loads bases in 1st, but only gets 1 hit rest of way

as last 21 shooters go down in order;

SR holds lead entire series;

Boelkens finishes with 9 hits, while Hagg (3-3B) &

Michel have 7 apiece;

Mike O'Brien & Ken Finley pace B#2 with 5 hits each