Mon-Clair Baseball League

Monroe Division
Waterloo	21-1
Millstadt	14-8
Valmeyer	14-8
Marissa	11-11
Belleville	10-12
Columbia	9-13
St Clair Division
St Louis Spikes	15-7
Fairview Heights	14-8
Alton	8-14
Edwardsville	8-14
Granite City	7-15
East St Louis	1-21

 

Playoff Champion - Waterloo Buds

Harold "Mick" Pieper Playoff MVP, Jake Friederich, Waterloo 

All-Star Game Result:

Monroe-St. Clair            5

 Clinton County               3

All Star Game MVP, Jake Bayers, Fairview Heights 

William Mohr Memorial Award (Manager Of The Year): 

Jay Davis, St. Louis Spikes

Elmer Voellinger Memorial Award (Rookie Of The Year):

Adam Honeggar, Edwardsville (St. Clair Div) 

Ryan Holland, Marissa (Monroe Div)

Batting Title:

John Altis, St. Louis - .469 AVG

Ryan Holland, Marissa - .565 AVG

Pitcher Of The Year:

Mark Lee, St. Louis Spikes - 4.95 ERA

Brandon Musso, Waterloo - 1.52 ERA

The Valmeyer Mid Summer Classis is just around the corner. This year's field has all the promise to be just as exciting as years past. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, June 30th Game 1 - 9:00 AM - Waterloo Buds 3 Belleville Merchants 2 Game 2 - 11:30 AM - St. Louis Spikes 5 St. Louis Printers 3 Game 3 - 2:00 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds 6 Millstadt VFW 5 Game 4 - 4:30 PM - Valmeyer Lakers 4 Marissa Young Guns 2 Sunday, July 1st Game 5 - 9:00 AM - Marissa Young Guns 5 Millstadt VFW 3 Game 6 - 11:30 AM - Belleville Merchants 8 St. Louis Printers 4 Game 7 - 2:00 PM - St. Louis Spikes 6 Waterloo Buds 4 Game 8 - 4:30 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds 12 Valmeyer Lakers 4 Wednesday, July 4th Consolation Championship - 10:00 AM - Marissa Young Guns vs. Belleville Merchants Third Place - 12:30 PM - Waterloo Buds vs. Valmeyer Lakers Championship 3:30 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds vs. St. Louis Spikes Make sure you come hungry and thirsty - support the local organizations who make this event as successful as it is - plenty of food and beverages will be avialable. See you there.

Sunday's action featured Monroe Division Rivals Millstadt VFW at the Valmeyer Lakers. In the opener, Valmeyer's Dave Briesacher picked up where he left off last year by blanking Millstadt 5-0 on a four hit shut out, going 7 innings for the complete game - he walked one and fanned one. Valmeyer's defense provided good support with three double plays. Ben Neff was the offense star with a 3 for 3 performance that included a home run and two RBIs. Newcomers Matt Kerperein and Tony Allen each picked up two hits for Millstadt. Matt Germann suffered the loss. In the nightcap, Millstatdt bounced back to top Valmeyer 5-3. Kerperein picked up the win - the lanky lefty threw a 7 inning three hitter - yielding 2 earned runs with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Tony Allen rapped a bases loaded triple to spark the offense. Chris Stenzel was the losing pitcher for the Lakers. Justin Rohlfing was 1 for three including a home run and three RBIs. In other Monroe Division action, the Waterloo Buds played host to the Columbia Saints. In the first game, Cory Blackwell fired a three hit shutout, walking one and striking out two. Jake Hurst provided the offensive firepower with a 2 for 3 day that included a home run and 2 RBIs. Eric Kuntz suffered the loss for the Saints while Kyle Hargis, Ryan Davis and Eric Hosler each picked up a hit in the contest. The second game was saw the Buds come from behind to pick up the sweep by the score of 11-7, fueled by an eight outburst in the third inning. Brian Fuess sparked Waterloo with a 3 for 4 game that included a home run and 5 RBIs. Scott Amann and Travis Dawson each contributed two hits. Brandon Musso earned the victory for the Buds while Kyle Hargis suffered the loss for the Saints. The St. Clair Division saw Belleville sweep the double header from Edwardsville 5-1 and 9-6. In the first game, Justin Clayton threw a one hitter for the complete game victory - he walked 3 and struck out 6. Carl Heurer and Mark Hillen each had two hits for the Merchants. Adam Davis picked up the only hit for Edwardsville. In the second game, Markus Barriger picked up the victory giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs over 6 innings - he walked 1 and fanned 10. Chad Turnbull led the offense with a 2 for 4 game that included 2 RBIs. Davis and Aaron Reiss each had one hit, while Jared Fravell contributed 2 hits. Reiss picked up 2 RBIs. In other St. Clair action, the Fairview Heights Redbirds swept the East St. Louis Colt 45s by the scores of 12-1 and 8-2. In the opener, Adam Hill picked up where he left off last year, leading Fairview with a two hitter - he walked no one and fanned 10. John Campbell had 3 hits and 3 RBIs to pace the Redbirds offense. Mike Sellers homered for the Colts while Josh Wathen suffered the loss. In the second game, Darrell Garcia was the winning pitcher, scaterring 3 hits over 5 innings while walking one and fanning 10. All Star Game MVP Jake Bayers paced the Redbird offense with 3 hits and an RBI and newcomer Larry Watson added 2 hits and an RBI. Sellers picked up 2 hits in the nightcap while James Pinales took the loss for the Colt 45s. In non-division action, The St. Louis Spikes swept the Marissa Guns by the scores of 11-6 and 6-2 at Sauget.

PLAYER	TEAM	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
Holland	Marissa	62	19	35	25	.565
Blumberg	Fairview	31	10	16	7	.516
Adamson	Millstadt	33	13	17	10	.515
Heuer	Belleville	63	22	32	33	.507
Sangiolo	Belleville	50	15	25	14	.500
Altis	St. Louis	49	15	23	17	.469
Lyons	Edwardsville	31	6	14	10	.452
Maher	St. Louis	70	19	32	13	.457
Fuess	Waterloo	76	17	34	32	.447
Friederich	Waterloo	72	29	32	23	.444
Davis	St. Louis	36	6	16	9	.444
Weston	Millstadt	56	11	24	14	.429
Tampow	Belleville	79	24	33	8	.417
Hosler	Columbia	48	11	20	10	.417
Casey	Valmeyer	36	6	15	7	.417
Turnbull	Belleville	58	13	24	18	.413
Francois	Millstadt	68	20	28	21	.412
Melliere	Marissa	51	11	21	12	.412
Neal	Belleville	63	19	26	14	.412
Bergheger	Valmeyer	39	8	16	6	.410
J. Wahlig	Fairview	22	5	9	6	.409
Waldo	Edwardsville	47	12	19	11	.404
P. Miesner	Marissa	60	16	24	19	.400
Honnegger	Edwardsville	68	18	27	6	.397
Thoma	Columbia	48	8	19	11	.396
Wigger	Waterloo	57	22	22	14	.386
Caby	Waterloo	65	17	25	31	.385
Spotanski	Millstadt	65	20	25	2	.385
Lemly	St. Louis	42	6	16	7	.381
Yearian	Marissa	29	6	11	7	.379
D. Kleinschmidt	Columbia	74	17	28	15	.378
Stechmesser	Columbia	45	10	17	5	.378
Boeser	Fairview	53	10	20	7	.377
G. Rohlfing	Valmeyer	53	7	20	7	.377
Kelso	Belleville	24	5	9	6	.375
Knackstedt	Alton	24	4	9	2	.375
Kuntz	Columbia	19	6	7	4	.368
J. Thompson	Waterloo	49	15	18	9	.367
Beninat	Marissa	63	18	23	5	.365
Hardin	Waterloo	52	9	19	9	.365
Short	Fairview	55	14	20	12	.364
Bridgewater	Columbia	72	14	26	15	.361
Frazer	Columbia	72	16	26	5	.361
Jones	Alton	50	8	18	14	.360
Thomas	St. Louis	53	3	19	18	.358
Caulk	Edwardsville	68	13	24	17	.353
Bayers	Fairview	61	19	21	17	.344
Muskopf	Millstadt	32	10	11	7	.344
Range	Marissa	59	14	20	9	.339
Wallace	St. Louis	71	20	24	14	.338
Schwierjohn	Alton	63	10	21	17	.333
A. Thompson	Waterloo	48	11	16	11	.333
C. Miesner	Marissa	24	6	8	5	.333
Lux	St. Louis	18	6	6	5	.333
Haven	Belleville	46	5	15	3	.326
Allen	St. Louis	43	15	14	5	.326
Dawson	Waterloo	59	23	19	8	.322
Hurst	Waterloo	59	23	19	14	.322
Boruff	Belleville	28	5	9	9	.321
A. Thompson	Marissa	25	7	8	5	.320
Zollner	Marissa	25	6	8	4	.320
Santiago	St. Louis	42	9	13	5	.310
Mathews	Valmeyer	29	9	9	4	.310
Schaake	Alton	74	19	23	8	.311
Dolce	Belleville	52	8	16	6	.307
Riebeling	Valmeyer	52	10	16	12	.308
Gonzales	Alton	49	12	15	7	.306
Scarborough	Belleville	49	7	15	14	.306
Radake	Millstadt	36	5	11	7	.306
Hargis	Columbia	23	6	7	7	.304
Fravell	Edwardsville	46	8	14	10	.304
Mosbacher	Valmeyer	57	12	17	11	.298
Steen	Milstadt	47	4	14	19	.298
Potts	Millstadt	47	15	14	3	.298
Heinschmidt	St. louis	54	10	16	13	.296
Torres	Valmeyer	41	8	15	7	.294
Sidwell	Alton	41	6	12	6	.293
Donovan	Fairview	60	8	17	8	.283
Neff	Valmeyer	46	3	13	8	.283
Hein	Fairview	47	6	13	2	.277
Crooks	St. Louis	29	8	8	4	.276
Campbell	Fairview	26	9	7	3	.269
Rethwisch	St. Louis	41	9	11	6	.268
Hodges	Fairview	41	9	11	11	.268
Lawrence	Belleville	41	7	11	8	.268
Kessler	Columbia	19	3	5	4	.263
Novak	Fairview	46	8	12	9	.261
Sertich	Edwardsville	23	3	7	2	.259
Parker	Marissa	47	10	12	6	.255
J. Rohlfing	Valmeyer	40	3	10	5	.250
Amann	Valmeyer	28	6	7	2	.250
Chandler	Marissa	20	2	5	3	.250
Lutz	Millstadt	16	3	4	1	.250
Corchado	St. Louis	20	7	5	4	.250
Horton	Edwardsville	41	8	12	10	.235
Froelich	St. Louis	17	5	4	1	.235
Odum	Edwardsville	47	6	11	5	.234
T. Kleinschmidt	Columbia	47	7	11	10	.234
Kaiser	Fairview	57	2	13	5	.228
B. Lloyd	Marissa	22	9	5	5	.227
Kohnz	Valmeyer	40	8	9	4	.225
Pinnell	Alton	27	3	6	5	.222
Davis	Columbia	41	7	9	8	.220
Switzer	Millstadt	56	3	12	7	.214
French	Millstadt	38	7	8	5	.211
Hillen	Belleville	15	1	3	1	.200
Griswold	Edwardsville	43	3	8	6	.186
Morgando	Millstadt	20	4	3	3	.150
A. Voelker	Millstadt	41	0	6	1	.146
C. Galle	Marissa	41	5	6	8	.146
Chinea	St. Louis	15	4	2	1	.133
Savoie	Belleville	17	4	2	1	.117
Altwater	Columbia	27	6	2	1	.074
RBI LEADERS
Heuer	Belleville	33
Fuess	Waterloo	32
Ohlau	Waterloo	32
Holland	Marissa	25
Friederich	Waterloo	23
Francois	Millstadt	21
P. Miesner	Marissa	19
Steen	Millstadt	19
Thomas	St. Louis	18
Turnbull	Belleville	18
Bayers	Fairview	17
Caulk	Edwardsville	17
Schwierjohn	Alton	17
HOME RUN LEADERS
Holland	Marissa	8
Caby	Waterloo	7
Bayers	Fairview	5
Ohlau	Waterloo	5
Heuer	Belleville	4
TRIPLE LEADERS
Francois	Millstadt	5
Heinschmidt	St. Louis	3
Sangiolo	Belleville	3
DOUBLES LEADERS
Heuer	Belleville	20
Ohlau	Waterloo	12
Friederich	Waterloo	10
Fuess	Waterloo	8
Bayers	Fairview	7
Schaake	Alton	7
Schwierjohn	Alton	7
STOLEN BASE LEADERS
Friederich	Waterloo	11
Spotanski	Millstadt	11
Honegger	Edwardsville	9
Jones	Alton	8
Yearian	Marissa	8
J. Thompson	Waterloo	7
Dawson	Waterloo	7

PITCHING LEADERS
Name	Team	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Spotanshi	Millstadt	11.1	8	2	2	7	1.24
Musso	Waterloo	46.0	39	10	10	40	1.52
Blumberg	Fairview	18.0	14	4	8	23	1.56
Kars	St. Louis	16.0	10	3	5	15	1.69
Dugan	Millstadt	15.2	19	4	0	12	1.79
Crooks	St. Louis	35.1	24	8	13	29	2.04
T. Lee	St. Louis	18.2	13	5	9	8	2.41
Sidwell	Alton	13.0	10	3	2	5	1.62
Blackwell	Waterloo	41.1	37	10	8	30	1.69
Lyons	Edwardsville	34.2	35	10	15	25	2.02
A. Hill	Fairview	36.1	39	11	8	26	2.12
J. Harres	Millstadt	22.2	24	7	14	25	2.16
Garcia	Fairview	35.0	36	12	14	44	2.40
Briesacher	Valmeyer	49.0	52	17	5	23	2.43
Herman	Columbia	17.0	22	6	2	18	2.47
Germann	Millstadt	50.0	39	18	25	48	2.52
Hottenrott	Belleville	44.0	41	19	14	27	3.02
Hudnut	Belleville	16.0	12	7	7	10	3.06
T. Hill	Alton	24.1	35	11	5	16	3.17
Otten	Waterloo	17.2	19	8	1	18	3.17
Morgan	Columbia	27.2	33	14	10	26	3.18
Horton	Edwardsville	15.1	15	7	12	8	3.20
Norton	Marissa	27.1	34	13	5	15	3.33
Waeltz	Waterloo	22.2	19	11	6	20	3.40
Lucht	Valmeyer	46.2	58	26	20	14	3.90
Forrester	Marissa	28.1	29	16	20	14	3.95
Meyler	Fairview	17.1	24	10	6	19	4.04
Scott	Edwardsville	20.1	21	12	20	21	4.13
Catto	Marissa	23.2	22	14	23	27	4.14
Muskopf	Millstadt	20.0	25	12	11	11	4.20
Tampow	Belleville	10.0	8	4	6	4	4.20
Larsen	Edwardsville	16.2	19	10	9	15	4.20
Barriger	Belleville	22.0	21	14	8	17	4.45
Stearns	Marissa	38.0	59	26	15	20	4.79
Hein	Fairview	10.0	13	7	5	7	4.90
Gonzales	Alton	17.0	24	13	3	10	4.94
M. Lee	St. Louis	40.0	48	22	24	27	4.95
E. Kuntz	Columbia	15.1	18	11	13	16	5.03
Collignon	Alton	35.0	50	26	20	23	5.20
Waldo	Edwardsville	10.2	15	8	6	4	5.25
Bazile	Belleville	28.0	40	21	16	10	5.25
Jones	Alton	31.1	39	25	21	12	5.59
Utlaut	St. Louis	14.0	18	9	4	11	5.79
Bernat	Columbia	25.0	30	21	10	17	5.88
Moore	Millstadt	16.0	29	15	19	6	6.56
Reichert	Columbia	31.0	43	31	23	13	7.00
WON / LOST LEADERS
Musso	Waterloo	7-0
Harres	Millstadt	3-0
Waeltz	Waterloo	3-0
Garcia	Fairview	2-0
Otten	Waterloo	2-0
Blackwell	Waterloo	7-1
Germann	Millstadt	6-1
Crooks	St. Louis	5-1
Muskopf	Millstadt	4-1
Stearns	Marissa	6-3
Briesacher	Valmeyer	5-2
M. Lee	St. Louis	4-2
Lucht	Valmeyer	3-3
Reichert	Columbia	3-3
Scott	Edwardsville	3-3
Barriger	Belleville	2-3
Hottenrott	Belleville	2-3
SAVES LEADERS
Dugan	Millstadt	5
Boeser	Fairview	3

The Mon-Clair Playoff Championship between the Waterloo Buds and the Fairview Heights Redbirds was a best two of three series played Saturday, August 5th:

Game 1:     Waterloo 5, Fairview Heights 4

Fairview Heights jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after 2 innings, only to see their bats go cold for the remainder of the contest against Buds starter Chris Otten.  Fairview starter Garcia matched Otten pitch for pitch until Jake Hurst came up with the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth with a blast off of the right field wall that scored Pat Hardin.

Game 2:     Waterloo 15, Fairview Heights 5

The second game of the series was quite different than the first, as Waterloo scored early and refused to look back.  The Buds' bats came alive as they scored two in the first, three in the second, and seven in the third to put this game out of reach.  Eric Caby and Jake Friedrich each homered in the contest, and Brandon Waeltz nabbed the win as Waterloo completed its championship season.

Congratulations to the Waterloo Buds:  2006 Mon-Clair Playoff Champions