HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-06-04, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4,
Belgrave/Brussels Bantam Boys play
He’s in there!
The Bulldogs runner beat the throw as Tiger Doug Shaw
tries to make the out in this hometown contest in Brussels
on Friday night. The Tigers came up short, adding
another point in the loss column of what has been a
disappointing season start.
The Belgrave/Brussels Bantam
Boys have been gearing up for the
season with exhibition games
against Ethel and Bly th.
May 21, the team travelled to
Ethel for a friendly contest against
neighbours. Lead-off batter Ryan
Fear got things started with a walk
and a stolen base, before being
cashed in on a single by Terry
Nichol.
A base hit put Joshua Gropp on
for Tom Pfeiffer who cashed in
both runners on a single. Kevin
Hopf sacrificed to score Pfeiffer.
With two out Matt Cameron
looped a double, but was left
stranded when the inning ended.
After shutting out Ethel, in the
home half, Belgrave/Brussels failed
to add any more in the top of the
second. Ethel got their first runner
on a base hit by Marc Fischer, who
was put out later on the bases.
Craig Gillis tripled then scored off
a Chad Nivens single. Nivens was
later thrown out at third.
The next batter was Jason Arm
strong who singled, but was left
stranded.
Belgrave/Brussels came alive
again in the third when Nichol sin
gled then stole a base, enabling him
to score off a Gropp single. Gropp
stole two before Hopf brought him
home with his single. A Cameron
triple scored Hopf and Mark Kroll,
who had singled.
In the bottom, Joe Pearson
walked, then stole before being
taken out at third. John Mertz sin
gled, then later scored off a hit by
Tony Carral.
After a scoreless fourth inning.
Gropp drew a walk to lead off the
fifth, then stole to put himself into
scoring position for Hopfs double.
Hopf later crossed the plate when
Cameron singled.
The visitors managed to hold the
Ethel offensive back, allowing only
one runner J. Pearson on base.
In Brussels, May 24,
Belgrave/Brussels faced Blyth in
their second practise run for the
regular season. Blyth came on
strong early with their three first
batters each crossing the plate.
Jamie Black, Tyler Stewart and
Nathan Hubbard scored, after each
reached base on walks. Drew
Corneil and Darrell McDougall
cashed in the RBIs.
In the home half, Fear walked,
then did some heads-up base run
ning to move up two on a steal and
an error. Nathan Garland ham
mered a triple to left centre to score
Fear. He was brought home by a
Hopf single. Pfeiffer brought him
home before getting caught at third.
Belgrave/Brussels moved ahead
in the second after Black was
stranded at the top of the inning
and the home team notched one.
Craig Marks scored, while Jon
Cucksey and Nichol made it on
base.
The tides turned in the third
when Blyth tagged three runs, then
shutout Belgrave/Brussels. Walks
were the downfall for the home
team as Corneil, McDougall, Stew
art, Derrick Doerr and Derek Cook
all reached base on walks.
The visitors were shut out in the
fourth, but Belgrave/Brussels only
managed one, when Fear was
walked then worked more of his
base stealing magic to put himself
in scoring position for Garland,
who smashed one down the first
base line.
Walks again became a problem
in the fifth when three of the Blyth
batters, Black, Hubbard and
Corneil, walked then scored. A
grand slam by John Kochis brought
the Blyth scoring to five that inning
before two fly outs to centre field
ended it.
Belgrave/Brussels gave it a good
run, coming back with three of
their own. The first three batters,
Pfeiffer, Kroll and Marks scored.
Cucksey got on with a perfect drop
down bunt, then Fear slammed a
double. The rally came to a quick
end, however, when a hard line
drive to the pitcher was snagged,
catching Fear halfway up the third
base line at full tilt.
The first regular season game
was set for Monday night in Blyth,
with a 9 p.m. game in Belgrave on
Wednesday.
Wingham edges Belgrave
Bulldogs beat Tigers
The Brussels Bulldogs began
their 1997 season in the Huron
County Fastball League against the
Zurich Rangers.
The Rangers had a two run lead
by the fifth inning. The Bulldogs'
Brian McArter hit a triple in the
bottom the fifth to score Shawn
Thompson.
In the sixth the Rangers scored
one run. Then Mike Watson got on
with a triple and was hit home by
Bruce Johnston.
In the seventh, the Rangers
scored two more to extend their
lead to 5 - 2. The Bulldogs came
back with Andy McAskill and
Dean Rutledge getting on base,
then scoring on Greg Mulvey's
homerun.
Mike Watson then hit a single
run homer to win the game. Both
Mulvey and Watson went three for
four at the plate. Dave Smith,
Andrew McCutcheon and Watson
shared the pitching duties.
The Tigers and the Bulldogs
started their hometown rivalry
Friday night.
The Brussels Tigers continue to
struggle early in the season, as they
saw their record fall to one win and
Auburn PeeWees win 10-3
Despite the cold weather May 29,
the Auburn Pee Wee boys had hot
bats and very hot pitching in their
game against Seaforth in Aubum.
The team lost a player in pre
game warmup with a nose injury
but still had an outstanding game.
Daren Armstrong struck out nine
batters in four innings and Jeff
Carter added two more in the fifth.
four losses with a 3-2 defeat to the
Bulldogs. Sean Conley and
McCutcheon started for their
respective teams.
The Bulldogs used consecutive
hits in the bottom of the third
inning by Brian McArter, Greg
Mulvey and Dean Rutledge to plate
three runs and grab a 3-0 lead.
The Tigers came back in the
fourth with the help of Bulldog
errors. Ron Strome singled with
one out, then was driven home by
Doug Conley. Doug Shaw then
singled, followed by a Brian Neill
single that scored Conley.
Smith relieved McCutcheon in
the fifth. Mulvey turned a double
play in the sixth to keep the Tigers
off the score sheet.
Tigers’ Brian Neill was two for
three as was Ken Higgins. Shawn
Conley went the distance fofr the
Tigers striking out 11 Bulldogs.
Sean went the distance for the
Tigers.
Home games for the Bulldogs
and the Tigers are Friday night.
This Friday, Walton will be in town
to play both the Tigers, at 7:30 p.m.
and the Bulldogs at 9 p.m.
The boys all baited well against
three different Seaforth pitchers.
The final score was 1’0-3 for
Aubum.
Coach Rick Archambault was
really pleased with the team's
efforts and the players' offensive
and defensive plays as a team unit.
The next games are: June 5 against
Brussels and June 9 against
Belgrave.
It was a high-scoring duel when
Wingham and Belgrave Squirt
Girls met up on May 27 in Wing
ham. The home team narrowly
edged the visitors 21-19.
The first inning was Belgrave's as
they had three runners cross the
plate and finished it with a two-run
lead over Wingham. Unfortunately,
the home squad took control of the
second inning with seven runs to
Mite Boys
battle to
15-14 finish
Belgrave Mite Boys just missed
the win when they breezed into
Wingham last week.
It was anyone's game as the
action kept fans on the edge of their
seats until the 15-14 finish.
It looked good early for Belgrave
when they scored two in the first
then held off the Wingham offen
sive in the bottom half. The second
inning was again all Belgrave's as
they tagged on six more, while
Wingham only managed one.
It was turnaround time in the
third when, for the first time, Wing
ham produced more runs than the
visitors. Two Belgrave players
crossed the plate while four from
Wingham came home.
The trend continued in the fourth
with Wingham scoring seven to
Belgrave's four. The home club
managed to wring out the win shut
ting down the visitors at the top,
then adding three more during their
at bat.
Swatting homeruns for Belgrave
were Kyle Procter in the third and
Andrew Procter in the fourth.
Pitching duties were shared by K.
Procter, Darcey Cook and Trevor
Hopf.
Belgrave's two.
Wingham kept the power on in
the third, with five runs, while Bel
grave again managed two.
It looked like the tide was about
to turn in the fourth, when. Belgrave
had seven runs cross the plate,
while holding the home team to
.two, but a close fifth inning with
six for Wingham and five for Bel
grave cemented the home team's
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Sharing the pitching duties were
Jenni Hopf, Charlene Bromley and
Nicole Procter for Belgrave, while
Jenny Skinn and Crystal Bailey
took turns on the mound for Wing-
ham.
Belgrave Coach Mary Sanders
was pleased with the girls' effort.
"They played well for the first
game of the season."
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