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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-06-19, Page 8Stretch play It was a long stretch for the Zurich Ranger first baseman as he reached to nab the throw a step or two before the Brussels Bulldog runner hit the plate. The teams squared off in a Sunday evening matchup. Tigers continue winning ways SHARP DEALS ON QUALITY - CLEAN READY-TO-GO USED CARS Great Savings on These Used Cars & Trucks. Some One Owner Low Mileage. 1994 Buick laSabre • custom, loaded 1994 Ford Tempo .4 door with air 1993 Buick LaSabre • custom, 4 door, loaded 1992 Jimmy SIO • 4 door, air 1989 GMC Half Ton • V8, automatic 1987 GMC hall Ton • V8, automatic HAMM'S BLYTH PHONE 523-4342 Whack A homerun by Darcey Cook helped the Blyth Mites to an overwhelming victory recently, when they defeated Clinton 33-5. Blyth Mites enjoy hit parade Glassier PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC REHABILITATION and INJURY TREATMENT CENTRE Doctors referral not required 3 Patrick St. W. Box 338 Tel.: 519-357-1383 Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 Fax: 519-357-1263 We work on the pain so you stay in the game 256 Josephine Street Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 519-357-1840 The Belgrave Mite girls hit the road last week, taking on two com- petitors and coming out on top. The trip to Wallace was well worth it as the girls grabbed the lead early and never relinquished it. Nicole Meier strode to the mound in the bottom of the first, already backed up by a seven-run margin earned by her teammates. Holding Wallace to three runs, she struck out two. Meier began the second with her team ahead 14-3, but the arm failed. With only one strike out, Meier had watched seven oppo- nents cross the plate. Emily Elston came on in relief. The Belgrave bats stayed active in the third and fourth, adding seven for a 21-10 score. Pitchers Kristen Palmer and Cook had the Wallace squad score- less in their final at-bats. Palmer had assistance from Michelle Cook, who made two outs at first. Cook notched a grand slam in the first while Nicole Procter blasted a home run in the third. The entire team played a good game. Strong efforts on the pitching It was definitely a one-sided bat- tle when Clinton Mites came to Blyth, June 17. On the backs of three home runs, belted by Darcey Cook, Brittany Peters and Josh Albrechtas, the mound allowed the girls to double their opponents for another away- from-home victory, June 13. When they took to the field in the first inning in Fordwich, they came out hitting, pushing six across the plate. Three strikeouts }-,y pitchCr Proc- ter helped keep the home ti-,am off the board. Belgrave addc4 another seven in the second only to watch Fordwich fight back with seven of their own. On the rubber for the second, Palmer struck out two. Belgrave captured a commanding lead through two and a half, jump- ing to a 20-7 lead. With three strikeouts to her cred- it, Cook allowed only three Ford- wich players home in the third inning. Cook and Procter added some hitting power to the attack as each blasted a home run, Procter's a grand slam. Ronna Shaw and Bridget Kellington battled bright sun to make some good defensive plays and excellent effort on pop flies. The final tally of the match up was 20-10 for Belgrave. houseleague squad blasted the visi- tors 33-5. Cook's defensive ability also showed through on an excellent pop fly catch. Everyone played well. The Brussels Tigers won both games played on the weekend to finish the first half of their schedule with a 7 win - 1 tie record. Friday the Tigers scored four third inning runs for a 6-1 win over Seaforth. Ron Strome batted three for four while Brett Clarkson reached base on all three attempts. Doug Conley pitched the win striking out five. Tied at one Strome and Ken Higgins opened the third with singles, scoring on Conley's two RBI double. Gary Pipe then completed the rally clearing the left centrefield fence. Sunday the Tigers scored five runs in their last at bat enroute to a 5-0 win in Belgrave. Clarkson and Todd Uhrig each batted three for four with Uhrig striking out 12 Blue Devils for the win. Brussels Mennonite Fellowship (519) 887-6388 Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Jesus is Lord Guests Welcome PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,1996 ports Belgrave Mite Girls down 2 opponents Bryan Neill opened the seventh with a single and was sacrificed to second base by Mark Pennington. Five consecutive hits followed giving the Tigers their lead • Brussels Pre-Mites lose to Belgrave Wednesday the Tigers are in Lieury to meet the Jets, then Friday they meet the Thamesford Thunder in game one of the Seaforth tournament. A last inning blowout, put the Brussels Pre-Mites baseball team well behind their hosting Belgrave opponents June 11. The first inning ended in a 4-4 tie, then Belgrave jumped ahead by seven in the second, while shut- ting down the visitors. With a scoreless third inning, it still didn't look too bad, espcially after Brus- sels narrowed the Belgrave edge with two fourth inning runs. But a solid home half, resulting in six more runs, gave the hosts a 17-6 finish.