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The Semi Final Round games were completed on Thursday evening with the following results:
In the first game between the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes and the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds, the Redbirds came out victorious in a pitching duel by the score of 1-0.
Marcus Lee of St. louis and Adam Hill of Fairview Heights battled the entire evening. Both pitchers threw complete games. The game was scoreless into the top of the 6th. A one out single by Bill Boeser and a two out walk by Jake Bayers put runners on 1st and 2nd with Andrew Donovan at bat. Donovan drilled a single to left to drive in the runner from second base to put the Redbirds up 1-0. Lee had a one hitter entering the 6th and finished with a 3 hitter while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk.
Hill picked up the victory while giving up 4 hits, 5 strike outs and walking 2 and also pithed around 3 Redbird errors in the process.
Congratulations to Manager Jay Davis and the Spikes on a great year as they picked up their first St. Clair Division Title and finished the season with a record of 16-8.
Good Luck to Manager Ed Emge and the Redbirds as they advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series.
In the nightcap between the defending champion and top seeded Waterloo Buds against the #4 seeded Millstadt VFW, the Buds outlasted Millstadt by the score of 5-0.
The Buds picked up single tallies in the 1st and 2nd, and added 3 more in the 5th to solidify the win.
Millstadt threatened early - with two out, Jay Francois and Kenny Weston delivered back to back singles to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Greg Steen drove the ball to the left centerfield gap, but the shot was caught by Centerfielder Travis Dawson with a diving catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 1st, Dawson drew a one out walk and advanced to second on a base hit by Craig Ohlau. Brian Fuess was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Eric Caby picked up a sacrifice fly RBI to left field.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Jake Hurst went deep to left with a towering home run to make it 2-0 Waterloo.
Jordon Harris of Millstadt and Brandon Musso locked up in a duel until Waterloo scored again in the 5th. Jake Friederich led off with a base hit and after consecutive walks to Dawson and Ohlau to load the bases, Eric Caby drove in his second run of the game with a one out base hit. Bobby Dugan came in to relieve Harris and gave up RBI singles to Pat Hardin and Chaz Wigger to close out the scoring with the Buds leading 5-0.
Harris took the loss for Millstadt with a valient effort.
Musso picked up the win with a complete game 4 hitter while fanning 11 and issuing 1 walk.
Congratulations to Manager Lenny Voelker and the Millstadt ballclub for an outstanding season. They finished with a 15-9 record and a tie for second in the Monroe Division.
Good Luck to Manager Vernie Moehrs and the Buds as they advance to the Championship Series.
The final round of the 2006 Mon-Clair Playoffs will take place on Saturday, August 5t with a 1:30 PM game time for the first game, with the second game beginning 15 minutes following the first game at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights. The format is a best 2 out 3 series between the #3 seeded Fairview Heights Rebirds and the #1 seeded Waterloo Buds. If there is a split between the teams on Saturday, a final Championship Game will be held on Sunday at 1:30 at Long Acre Park.
In the first game between the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes and the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds, the Redbirds came out victorious in a pitching duel by the score of 1-0.
Marcus Lee of St. louis and Adam Hill of Fairview Heights battled the entire evening. Both pitchers threw complete games. The game was scoreless into the top of the 6th. A one out single by Bill Boeser and a two out walk by Jake Bayers put runners on 1st and 2nd with Andrew Donovan at bat. Donovan drilled a single to left to drive in the runner from second base to put the Redbirds up 1-0. Lee had a one hitter entering the 6th and finished with a 3 hitter while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk.
Hill picked up the victory while giving up 4 hits, 5 strike outs and walking 2 and also pithed around 3 Redbird errors in the process.
Congratulations to Manager Jay Davis and the Spikes on a great year as they picked up their first St. Clair Division Title and finished the season with a record of 16-8.
Good Luck to Manager Ed Emge and the Redbirds as they advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series.
In the nightcap between the defending champion and top seeded Waterloo Buds against the #4 seeded Millstadt VFW, the Buds outlasted Millstadt by the score of 5-0.
The Buds picked up single tallies in the 1st and 2nd, and added 3 more in the 5th to solidify the win.
Millstadt threatened early - with two out, Jay Francois and Kenny Weston delivered back to back singles to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Greg Steen drove the ball to the left centerfield gap, but the shot was caught by Centerfielder Travis Dawson with a diving catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 1st, Dawson drew a one out walk and advanced to second on a base hit by Craig Ohlau. Brian Fuess was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Eric Caby picked up a sacrifice fly RBI to left field.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Jake Hurst went deep to left with a towering home run to make it 2-0 Waterloo.
Jordon Harris of Millstadt and Brandon Musso locked up in a duel until Waterloo scored again in the 5th. Jake Friederich led off with a base hit and after consecutive walks to Dawson and Ohlau to load the bases, Eric Caby drove in his second run of the game with a one out base hit. Bobby Dugan came in to relieve Harris and gave up RBI singles to Pat Hardin and Chaz Wigger to close out the scoring with the Buds leading 5-0.
Harris took the loss for Millstadt with a valient effort.
Musso picked up the win with a complete game 4 hitter while fanning 11 and issuing 1 walk.
Congratulations to Manager Lenny Voelker and the Millstadt ballclub for an outstanding season. They finished with a 15-9 record and a tie for second in the Monroe Division.
Good Luck to Manager Vernie Moehrs and the Buds as they advance to the Championship Series.
The final round of the 2006 Mon-Clair Playoffs will take place on Saturday, August 5t with a 1:30 PM game time for the first game, with the second game beginning 15 minutes following the first game at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights. The format is a best 2 out 3 series between the #3 seeded Fairview Heights Rebirds and the #1 seeded Waterloo Buds. If there is a split between the teams on Saturday, a final Championship Game will be held on Sunday at 1:30 at Long Acre Park.
The first round of playoffs were completed on Wednesday evening - the results are as follows:
In the first game, the 4th seeded Millstadt VFW (14-8) prevailed over the #5 seed Valmeyer Lakers (14-8) by the score of 5-3.
Millstadt took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a single by Kenny Weston, advanced to second on a groundout, then came home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher, who had taken a hard hit grounder off the bat of Eric Muskopf.
The Lakers knotted the score at 1 in the top of the 4th on a leadoff home run by Justin Rohlfing.
Valmeyer took the lead at 2-1 in the top of the 6th with a leadoff double by Justin Rohlfing, a bunt single by Chris Mosbacher down the 3rd base line, which put runners on 1st and 3rd. Kenny Mathews then laid done a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Rohlfing from 3rd and the Lakers led for the first time in the game.
Millstadt came roaring back in hurry in the bottom half of the 6th. DH Austin Voelker singled to leadoff off the inning . Representing the tying run, Manager Lenny Voelker went to his bench for the speedy Steven French to pinch run for Voelker. The move paid off when Michael Adamson lined a double in the right centerfield gap driving home French from 1st to tie the game at 2 runs each. Starting Valmeyer Pitcher Dave Breisacher fanned the next hitter for the 1st out of the inning. With 1st base open, Valmeyer Manager Dennis Pieper then elected to intentionally walk the hot hitting Jay Francois of Millstatdt in order to set up a double play. Unfortunately, the first pitch to home was wild and Adamson moved up to 3rd base with one out. The intentional pass was completed and set up runners at 1st and 3rd with one out when Valmeyer opted to also give Kenny Weston a free pass as well - the bases were loaded with one out. Greg Steen stepped to the plate looking for a fastball he could drive and promptly took the first pitch to the right centerfield gap for a base clearing double to give Millstadt a 5-2 lead.
Valmeyer would not go down easily.in the top of the 7th - Jeff Riebeling lined a double to right center with one out and scored on a two out base hit by the game's hitting star Justin Rohlfing to close the scoring at 5-3.
Tough loss loser Breisacher yielded only 4 hits, 2 walks (both intentional) and fanned 3 over 6 innings.
Matt Germann was the winner with a complete game effort - 9 hits, 2 walks and fanned 3 over 7 innings.
In the second game, the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes (15-7) outlasted the #7 Belleville Merchants (10-12) in a contest that lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. Belleville had twice taken the lead in extra innings only to see the Spikes tie the game and prolong the battle. The final was 4-3 St. Louis in 11 innings.
The third game matched the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds (14-8) against the #6 seed Marissa Young Guns (11-11). Marissa led for much of the contest until Fairview bolted ahead to take the game 6-4.
Marissa jumped out to a 4-0 lead through 5 innings. Young Guns starting pitcher Kyle Cato held the Redbirds to only 2 hits after 5.
In the bottom of the 6th, Cato showed signs of wearing down in the 90 degree heat as he walked the bases loaded. Manager Jason Chandler went to his bullpen calling on John Norton to put out the fire. After an RBI groundout, the Redbirds put together a pair of RBI singles before Wahlig delivered the crushing blow - a 3 run homer to give Fairview Heights a 6-4 lead.
Blumberg started the game for Fairview and managed 5-1/3 innings before Ryan Meyler relieved in the sixth to pick up the victory. Adam Hill pitched a scoreless 7th to earn the save.
The final contest of the evening saw the top seeded Waterloo Buds (21-1) move past the #8 seed Columbia Saints(9-13) by the score of 5-2 . Waterloo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, and left the rest to starting pitcher Cory Blackwell who limited the Saints to just four hits while fanning twelve.
Thursday's games will pit the #2 St. Louis Spikes (16-7) against the #3 Fairview Heights Redbirds (15-8) in a battle that promises to include solid pitching and defense. In regular season league action, the two teams split with St. Louis winning 8-2 and Fairview Heights winning 5-3. Game time is 6:30 PM on the main field at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights.
The nightcap will feature the #1 Waterloo Buds (22-1) against the #4 Millstadt VFW (15-8) ballclub. Waterloo's only set back of the regular league season came at the hands of Millstadt with Waterloo taking the other half of the twinbill for a split. Game time will be 15 minutes following the first game on the same field.
The winners of each game will advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series on Saturday, August 5th - game time is 1:30 for the first game and 15 minutes following for the second game. If there is a split on Saturday, the Final Championship Game will be played at 1:30 on Sunday.
In the first game, the 4th seeded Millstadt VFW (14-8) prevailed over the #5 seed Valmeyer Lakers (14-8) by the score of 5-3.
Millstadt took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a single by Kenny Weston, advanced to second on a groundout, then came home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher, who had taken a hard hit grounder off the bat of Eric Muskopf.
The Lakers knotted the score at 1 in the top of the 4th on a leadoff home run by Justin Rohlfing.
Valmeyer took the lead at 2-1 in the top of the 6th with a leadoff double by Justin Rohlfing, a bunt single by Chris Mosbacher down the 3rd base line, which put runners on 1st and 3rd. Kenny Mathews then laid done a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Rohlfing from 3rd and the Lakers led for the first time in the game.
Millstadt came roaring back in hurry in the bottom half of the 6th. DH Austin Voelker singled to leadoff off the inning . Representing the tying run, Manager Lenny Voelker went to his bench for the speedy Steven French to pinch run for Voelker. The move paid off when Michael Adamson lined a double in the right centerfield gap driving home French from 1st to tie the game at 2 runs each. Starting Valmeyer Pitcher Dave Breisacher fanned the next hitter for the 1st out of the inning. With 1st base open, Valmeyer Manager Dennis Pieper then elected to intentionally walk the hot hitting Jay Francois of Millstatdt in order to set up a double play. Unfortunately, the first pitch to home was wild and Adamson moved up to 3rd base with one out. The intentional pass was completed and set up runners at 1st and 3rd with one out when Valmeyer opted to also give Kenny Weston a free pass as well - the bases were loaded with one out. Greg Steen stepped to the plate looking for a fastball he could drive and promptly took the first pitch to the right centerfield gap for a base clearing double to give Millstadt a 5-2 lead.
Valmeyer would not go down easily.in the top of the 7th - Jeff Riebeling lined a double to right center with one out and scored on a two out base hit by the game's hitting star Justin Rohlfing to close the scoring at 5-3.
Tough loss loser Breisacher yielded only 4 hits, 2 walks (both intentional) and fanned 3 over 6 innings.
Matt Germann was the winner with a complete game effort - 9 hits, 2 walks and fanned 3 over 7 innings.
In the second game, the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes (15-7) outlasted the #7 Belleville Merchants (10-12) in a contest that lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. Belleville had twice taken the lead in extra innings only to see the Spikes tie the game and prolong the battle. The final was 4-3 St. Louis in 11 innings.
The third game matched the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds (14-8) against the #6 seed Marissa Young Guns (11-11). Marissa led for much of the contest until Fairview bolted ahead to take the game 6-4.
Marissa jumped out to a 4-0 lead through 5 innings. Young Guns starting pitcher Kyle Cato held the Redbirds to only 2 hits after 5.
In the bottom of the 6th, Cato showed signs of wearing down in the 90 degree heat as he walked the bases loaded. Manager Jason Chandler went to his bullpen calling on John Norton to put out the fire. After an RBI groundout, the Redbirds put together a pair of RBI singles before Wahlig delivered the crushing blow - a 3 run homer to give Fairview Heights a 6-4 lead.
Blumberg started the game for Fairview and managed 5-1/3 innings before Ryan Meyler relieved in the sixth to pick up the victory. Adam Hill pitched a scoreless 7th to earn the save.
The final contest of the evening saw the top seeded Waterloo Buds (21-1) move past the #8 seed Columbia Saints(9-13) by the score of 5-2 . Waterloo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, and left the rest to starting pitcher Cory Blackwell who limited the Saints to just four hits while fanning twelve.
Thursday's games will pit the #2 St. Louis Spikes (16-7) against the #3 Fairview Heights Redbirds (15-8) in a battle that promises to include solid pitching and defense. In regular season league action, the two teams split with St. Louis winning 8-2 and Fairview Heights winning 5-3. Game time is 6:30 PM on the main field at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights.
The nightcap will feature the #1 Waterloo Buds (22-1) against the #4 Millstadt VFW (15-8) ballclub. Waterloo's only set back of the regular league season came at the hands of Millstadt with Waterloo taking the other half of the twinbill for a split. Game time will be 15 minutes following the first game on the same field.
The winners of each game will advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series on Saturday, August 5th - game time is 1:30 for the first game and 15 minutes following for the second game. If there is a split on Saturday, the Final Championship Game will be played at 1:30 on Sunday.
The game was played on Thursday, July 27th at the GCS Stadium in Sauget. The Mon-Clair All Stars came out on top with a 5-3 victory. Brandon Musso of Waterloo started the contest and earned the victory.
Jay Francois of Millstadt got things going in the bottom of the first with a ground rule double to right with one out. Jake Bayers of Fairview Heights corked the next pitch deep to right field for a two run homer. Bayers earned Most Valuable Player honor for the Mon-Clair ballclub after finishing the night going 2 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and 2 RBI, including the first innning homer - congrats to Jake.
Steve Maher of the St. Louis Spikes added an RBI single later in the first to make score 3-0 after one.
The score remained 3-0 through the first 4 innings behind the strong pitching of Musso, Matt Germann of Millstadt and Justin Clayton of Granite City - the 3 pitchers gave up just 3 hits combined. Clayton was the only Mon-Clair pitcher to throw 2 innings as Manager Lenny Voelker of Millstadt had an arsenal of a pitching staff on hand - 9 pitchers for 9 innings (Brandon Waeltz of Waterloo was unavailable due to an outing on Wednesday evening).
Adam Hill of Fairview Heights entered the game in the top of the fifth. After a leadoff walk, a base hit to left center sent the lead runner to third with the throw from the outfield going to third. Mon-Clair third baseman Brian Fuess of Waterloo attempted to pick off the runner at first, but the ball sailed into the seats (a short rain delay had the field in wet conditions) as Fuess failed to get a firm grip on the ball. Both runners moved up on the error - the only miscue of the game by both teams - resulting in Clinton County's first run. A sacrifice fly later in the inning made it 3-2 after 4-1/2 innings.
The Mon-Clair All Stars came roaring back in the bottom of the 5th - Bayers walked and Ryan Holland of Marissa followed with a booming drive to left center near the 345 Ft. mark and cleared the towering high wall to make the score 5-2 after 5 innings.
Clinton County closed the scoring with a run in the top of the 7th to make the score 5-3.
The match up between these two leagues was the first since 2001 and hopefully this will become an annual event - Mon-Clair holds an 8-1 advantage overall aginst Clinton County.
The attendance, based on ticket sales, was 376 paid, children 13 and under were free.
A special thanks to Clinton County officials - President Ken Haselhorst and Secretary-Treasurer Pete Schumacher for their fine effort in working with Mon-Clair League President Dave Powell, Vice President Ed lange and Vice President Rich Fisher to pull this event off.
In addition, we appreciate the donations made by all of the Managers from both Leagues for attendance prizes, and to all of the managers, coaches, players and umpires for their participation.
Last, but not least, we appreciate the hospitality of The Gateway Grizzlies for the use of their fine facility. Rich Sauget and his staff provided excellent accommodations to hold this event - thanks Jeff!!
Jay Francois of Millstadt got things going in the bottom of the first with a ground rule double to right with one out. Jake Bayers of Fairview Heights corked the next pitch deep to right field for a two run homer. Bayers earned Most Valuable Player honor for the Mon-Clair ballclub after finishing the night going 2 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and 2 RBI, including the first innning homer - congrats to Jake.
Steve Maher of the St. Louis Spikes added an RBI single later in the first to make score 3-0 after one.
The score remained 3-0 through the first 4 innings behind the strong pitching of Musso, Matt Germann of Millstadt and Justin Clayton of Granite City - the 3 pitchers gave up just 3 hits combined. Clayton was the only Mon-Clair pitcher to throw 2 innings as Manager Lenny Voelker of Millstadt had an arsenal of a pitching staff on hand - 9 pitchers for 9 innings (Brandon Waeltz of Waterloo was unavailable due to an outing on Wednesday evening).
Adam Hill of Fairview Heights entered the game in the top of the fifth. After a leadoff walk, a base hit to left center sent the lead runner to third with the throw from the outfield going to third. Mon-Clair third baseman Brian Fuess of Waterloo attempted to pick off the runner at first, but the ball sailed into the seats (a short rain delay had the field in wet conditions) as Fuess failed to get a firm grip on the ball. Both runners moved up on the error - the only miscue of the game by both teams - resulting in Clinton County's first run. A sacrifice fly later in the inning made it 3-2 after 4-1/2 innings.
The Mon-Clair All Stars came roaring back in the bottom of the 5th - Bayers walked and Ryan Holland of Marissa followed with a booming drive to left center near the 345 Ft. mark and cleared the towering high wall to make the score 5-2 after 5 innings.
Clinton County closed the scoring with a run in the top of the 7th to make the score 5-3.
The match up between these two leagues was the first since 2001 and hopefully this will become an annual event - Mon-Clair holds an 8-1 advantage overall aginst Clinton County.
The attendance, based on ticket sales, was 376 paid, children 13 and under were free.
A special thanks to Clinton County officials - President Ken Haselhorst and Secretary-Treasurer Pete Schumacher for their fine effort in working with Mon-Clair League President Dave Powell, Vice President Ed lange and Vice President Rich Fisher to pull this event off.
In addition, we appreciate the donations made by all of the Managers from both Leagues for attendance prizes, and to all of the managers, coaches, players and umpires for their participation.
Last, but not least, we appreciate the hospitality of The Gateway Grizzlies for the use of their fine facility. Rich Sauget and his staff provided excellent accommodations to hold this event - thanks Jeff!!
All games will be played at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights. Rounds 1 and 2 are single elimination with the Championship Series the best 2 out of 3. Wednesday, August 2nd GAME 1 - 6:30 PM #5 Vallmeyer (14-8) vs. #4 Millstadt (14-8) - Field 2 GAME 2 - 6:30 PM #7 Belleville (10-12) vs. #2 St. Louis Spikes (15-7) - Field 1 GAME 3 - 15 Minutes following GAME 1 - App. 8:45 #6 Marissa (11-11) vs. #3 Fairview Heights (14-8) - Field 2 GAME 4 - 15 Minutes following GAME 2 - App. 8:45 #8 Columbia (9-13) vs. #1 Waterloo (21-1) - Field 1 Thursday, August 3rd GAME 5 - 6:30 PM Winner GAME 2 vs. Winner GAME 3 - Field 1 GAME 6 - 15 Minutes following GAME 5 - App. 8:45 Winner GAME 1 vs. Winner GAME 4 - Field 1 Saturday, August 5th CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 7 - 1:30 PM Winner GAME 5 vs. Winner GAME 6 - Field 1 GAME 8 - 15 Minutes following GAME 7 - App. 3:45 PM Winner GAME 5 vs. Winner GAME 6 - Field 1 Sunday, August 6th GAME 9 - 1:30 PM Necessary only if Saturday's games are split 1-1
Saturday, July 1:
GAME 1 - Waterloo 12 , Alton 1
Cory Blackwell tossed eight strong innings and Eric Caby crushed two home runs while gathering six RBIs as the Buds came out victorious in the opening game.
GAME 2 - 11:30 AM - Fairview Heights 1, St. Louis Printers 0 (11 Innings)
This magnificent pitcher's duel pitted St. Louis' Matt Miller against Fairview's Rob Blumberg. Blumberg rose victorious in this eleven inning marathon that saw 23 combined strikeouts. Miller took a no-hitter into the ninth inning, but was eventually tabbed with the loss. Jake Howes pitched a scoreless eleventh for Fairview to grab the save and protect Blumberg's masterpiece.
GAME 3 - 2:00 PM - St. Louis Spikes 10 , Granite City 6
This slugfest came down to 4 runs in the 8th by the Spikes to break a 6-6 tie and the Steelers couldn't answer. Steve Maher led the way for the Spikes who racked up 15 hits in the contest. Player/Manager Jay Davis pitched the final 2-1/3 innings to earn the win.
GAME 4 - 4:30 PM - Millstadt 2, Valmeyer 1
Greg Steen smashed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to give Millstadt the win. Catcher Ryan Switzer added a homer in the 6th for a 1-0 lead before Ken Mathews drove in a run in the top of the 8th for Valmeyer to knot the game at 1-1. Bobby Dugan threw the final 1-1/3 innings to pick up the win.
Sunday, July 2:
GAME 5 - 9:00 AM - Valmeyer 6, Granite City 4
Ken Mathews highlighted 3 run outburst to overcome a 1 run deficit to overtake the Steelers. Mathews plugged the gap in left center with runners on first and third with two outs for a 2 RBI double.
GAME 6 - 11:30 AM - Alton 6, St. Louis Printers 2
The Redbirds attacked for 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st after falling behind 1-0 and never looked back. Alton advances to the Consolation Championship game against host Valmeyer on Tuesday at 10:00 AM.
GAME 7 - 2:00 PM - Waterloo 4, Fairview Heights 0
Brandon Musso fired a four-hit shutout for the Buds to pick up the win and send his team into the championship game. Musso was pitted in a pitching duel with Adam Hill through 6 scoreless innings until Waterloo tallied 2 runs in the 8th and then added 2 more in the 9th to seal the victory. The defending champion Buds will take on the St. Louis Spikes in the Championship game at 3:30 Tuesday.
GAME 8 - 4:30 PM - St. Louis Spikes 3, Millstadt 2
This nail biter came down to a nub bouncer down the third base line by Kirk Heinschmidt in the bottom of the 9th that scored Chad Lemley to finish the game and send the spikes into the championship game. John Kars threw the final 2-1/3 innings to pick up the win.
Monday, July 3:
No Games Played
Tuesday, July 4:
CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 9 - Alton 9, Valmeyer 7
Alton outlasted the host Lakers in this see-saw battle. Andy Sidwell threw the final 2-2/3 innings to seal the victory for the A's.
THIRD PLACE
GAME 10 - Millstadt 7, Fairview Heights 1
The Millstadt offense was in high gear amassing 15 hits led by Jay Francois with a
3-4 game (9-13 for the tournament) and Austin Voelker - also 3-4. Andy Galle picked up the win for the VFW throwing 6-2/3 innings allowing 1 run while striking out six.
Chris Novak and Jerry Hodges picked up two hits apiece for the Redbirds.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 11 - Waterloo 2, St. Louis Spikes 1
Brandon Waeltz threw 8-1/3 innings of no-hit ball for the defending champion Buds before giving up a double in the left centerfield gap to John Altis in the ninth, followed by an RBI single by Steve Maher to close the scoring gap to 2-1. Chris Otten made quick work of the last two hitters to pick up the save and secure Waterloo's second consecutive tournament title. Brian Fuess picked up an RBI sacrifice fly in the first and the Spike's Trae Lee held the Buds scoreless until Travis Dawson's RBI double in the 7th inning.
TOURNAMENT MVP - Brandon Waeltz
Whew - as expected, this past weekend was loaded with excitement filled, top caliber baseball. Make sure to put it on you calender for next year.
Kudos to Dennis Pieper, Kenny Mathews and the entire Lakers ballclub for an impeccable job in hosting this classic. The field was in pristine condition - thanks again, men.
Also, a tip of the hat to Mel Patton and Art Voelinger for providing everyone with the entertainment and PA for the 3 days. Also, Gary Pieper for providing the crowd with the Ernie Hayes organ renditions.
From this time til next......so long.
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