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2017-18
Week #18 Results
BG Trinity United Methodist keeps rolling with 3rd
consecutive sweep & 13 wins in last 14 games;
Bethlehem #1 earns 3 wins to remain tied for 3rd with TUM;
Pemberville Methodist claims 4th straight series
to maintain 4-game lead atop WCDL standings;
Bethlehem #2 keeps pace with PM after series victory;
Stony Ridge wins 6th straight series to move over
.500 mark, while Zion Luckey resumes winning ways
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BG Nazarene (1)
@ Pemberville Methodist (2)
PM wins 9th series in last 10 attempts
G#1: BGN, 7-1
Bill Bosworth goes 5-for-5 & Mike Barbour has 3 RBI
to pace BGN to victory
G#2: PM, 10-6
Darren Pash turns in a 7-for-8 effort at line with a triple
& 3 RBI, while Rick Ward adds 5 hits for PM;
Paul Spicer also knocks in 3, including a 2-run HR
G#3: PM, 11-7
Pash adds 5 more hits, including a 3-bagger, to finish series
with 14 & Ward plates 3 runs;
PM gets 47 of its 55 hits over series in last 2 games
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Bethlehem #2 (2)
@ BG Cloverdale (1)
B#2 gets back on track with series road win
G#1: B#2, 4-0
Travis Ford has pair of doubles, a HR & 2 RBI to lead
B#2 to shut-out victory
G#2: B#2, 5-2
Ford contributes 3 more 2-sackers & 2 RBI;
Ken Finley also drives in pair on 2 run-scoring triples
G#3: BGC, 11-8
Ford produces 3 additional doubles (2 RBI) for B#2, but
BGC avoids sweep as team nets 15 extra-base hits;
Christian Peters (2-2B, 2-HR) & Craig Kleine (4-2B) lead charge
with 4 hits apiece for BGC;
Peters, along with brothers Seth & Caleb, as well as Ron Merritt,
each collect 2 RBI;
Finley has 4 hits for B#2 & Mike O'Brien has 2 RBI
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Stony Ridge (3)
@ Pemberville Presbyterian (0)
SR gets 3rd sweep in last 5 weeks
G#1: SR, 6-3
Ed Boelkens goes 5-for-5 with a triple & RBI;
Teammate Steve Kurfess knocks in 4 on a pair of 2-run HRs;
Ron Curtis has a 2-run bomb for PP
G#2: SR, 5-4
Jim Jones has 4 hits for PP & Dale Fahle (2B, 2-HR)
knocks in 3 for PP, but it's not enough as SR rallies for
win on Jessica Orth's walk-off 2-run HR in 9th;
Orth finishes with 3 RBI, including a run-scoring double in 7th;
Fahle's 2nd HR of game in 9th temporarily puts PP up 4-3;
G#3: SR, 5-2
SR rallies from 2-0 deficit with 3 runs in 8th & 2 more in 9th;
Jeremy Orth knocks in 2 in 8th on a triple & a Fred Swihart
RBI double then puts SR in front for good;
PP plays entire series with an automatic out
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BG St. Mark's (1)
@ Zion Luckey (2)
Zion remains alone in 5th after series victory
G#1: Zion, 5-3
Dick Eilert (2B, 3B) & Brian Burrell pace Zion with
3-hit, 2 RBI efforts;
Eilert's RBI double in 7th snaps 4-4 deadlock;
Roger Hayward has a 2-run HR for BGSM
G#2: BGSM, 3-1 (12 innings)
Marilyn Shepperd's walk-off, 2-run HR in extras wins it for BGSM;
Larry Zimmerman's 2nd center strike of night ties game
at 1-1 in 4th & both teams go scoreless for next 7-plus innings;
Curt Juergens has 4 hits for Zion
G#3: Zion, 15-6
Zion breaks an 11-inning scoring drought with a monster
10-run 2nd frame on 11 hits with Dan Meyer's solo HR
& grand slam sparking matters;
Burrell has 4 hits & Jessica Lang 4 RBI (2-2B, HR);
BGSM takes a 4-0 lead in 1st on a pair of 2-run jacks by
Larry Weiss & Keith Miller, but BGSM's happiness quickly fades
BG Trinity United Methodist (3)
@ New Rochester (0)
Trinity continues impressive late season surge
G#1: TUM, 9-3
Andy Janes (2B) & Dave Avery (2B, 3B, E) lead Trinity
with 5 & 4 hits, respectively, with each collecting 2 RBI;
Jim Bockbrader has 4 hits for NR, including 2 doubles
G#2: TUM, 6-3
Mike Farr knocks in 5 runners for Trinity on an RBI
double in 2nd, a solo HR in 6th & a 2-run triple in 7th
G#3: TUM, 10-4​
Gary Manning has 3 RBI for victorious Trinity;
Manning (2B, 3B, HR) is 1 of 4 TUM players with 3 hits;
Farr (2-2B, 3B) & Dana Kratzer (2-2B) both knock in 2;
A 7-run 4th inning for Trinity is difference in game,
snapping a 3-3 deadlock
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Salem Grace United (0)
@ Bethlehem #1 (3)
B#1 explodes for 36 runs en route 4th sweep of year
G#1: B#1, 6-4
Hosts jump out to an early 2-0 lead & never look back;
Mel Karns paces B#1 with 3 hits & adds 2 RBI;
Dean Schuerman also has 2 RBI on a triple in 5th;
Gary Evers hits a 2-run HR for SGU in 9th
G#2: B#1, 18-4
B#1 erupts for 33 hits with Dave Helm collecting 6 &
Dave Apgar & Mel Karns getting 5 each;
All but 4 of B#1's safeties are singles;
Ken Rahe & Steve Kreais finish game with 4 RBI apiece;
Kreais has a 2-run double in 5th & RBI triple in 8th, while
Rahe has a 2-run triple in 9th;
3 other B#1 players have 2 RBI each (Helm, Apgar, Schuerman);
Evers & Don Taulker hit solo HRs for SGU;
SGU actually leads 1-0 before B#1 scores 15 runs over
4th (3), 5th (7) & 6th (5) frames
G#3: B#1, 12-2
SGU takes 2-0 advantage in 1st on back-to-back blasts
by Jim Bowe & Don Young, but would get just 4 hits rest of way;
Karns produces 4 more hits (12 for series) & 3 additional
RBI (6 for night) with his 2-run triple in 1st tying game;
Schuerman belts a grand slam in 8th & concludes evening
with 8 RBI, while Rahe also nets 2 more RBI on a 3-bagger
in 6th to finish series with 7 RBI & 3 triples
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