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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-12, Page 14Page 12 Times -Advocate, August 12, 1987 St. Pauls Generals capture St. Pauls Generals began play Sun- was forced to settle for $500 after suf- ings, striking out 25 batters, allowing day needing five wins to capture the fering their only losses of the 22 hits and giving up no earned runs. Exeter Royals men's fasthball weekend. He also hit a home run to give his tourney championship and at 1:35 St. Pauls handed them a 7-2 loss in team a 1-0 win in game one. a.m. they accomplished their goal game one of the final and then took a The most valuable player of the after pulling out two consecutive wins 3-2 win early Monday morning when tourney was also a pitcher. over previously undefeated St. Marys a controversial call left Mike St. Pauls hurler John Van Ness Baird Lumber Kings. Shackleton stranded on third and end- struck out 40 batters in 35 innings of Weather played havoc with the ed the game. play, allowing just two earned runs on schedule causing two games to be Verschoyle Gunners picked up $300 23 hits. played in Kirkton and two in Lucan for a third place finish while Fuller- The tournament got underway Fri - Sunday to allow the tourney to finish. ton A's were given $200 for completing day night with Fullerton defeating Generals went home with $800 and the tourney in fourth spot. Teeswater 5-1. brewery prizes when the tourney Verschoyle pitcher Jim Miles was Jim Skinner tossed the win allow - wrapped up. honoured as the tournament's most ing five hits. Rob Heckman collected A disgruntled Lumber King squad valuable pitcher. He pitched 27 inn- two RBI. A CHIPPY SLIDE — St. Marys Baird Lumber King Steve Brookshaw makes o spectacular slide into third, throwing up wood chips which were scattered on the diamond at the Exeter Rec Centre to soak up water Sunday afternoon. Verscholye Gunner's third baseman Ken Phillips stands waiting for the ball. Lumber Kings went undefeated until the finals when they lost two straight to St. Pauls Generals. Royals tourney results Winner's Round Fullarton 5 - Teeswater 1 Lucan 7 - Ayr Vics 0 Petrolia 7 - Stonetown Chargers 1 Verschoyle 1 - Oakville 0 Ingersoll 3 - St. Pauls 5 Nairn 0 - Kitchener 3 'Richmond Hill 1 - Merlin 2 Chepstow 2 - St. Mary's Lumber Kings 4 Fullarton 2 - Lucan 1 Petrolia 0 - Verschoyle 3 St. Pauls 14 - Kitchener 3 Merlin 2 - Lumber Kings 5 Verschoyle 11 - Fullarton 0 Lumber Kings 9 - St. Pauls 2 Lumber Kings 12 - Verschoyle I Loser's Round Teeswater 4 - Ayr Vics 3 Stonetown 3 - Oakville 1 Ingersoll 5 - Nairn 2 Chepstow 4 - Richmond Hill 3 Teeswater 1 - Petrolia 4 Stonetown 2 - Lucan 4 Merlin 4 - Ingersoll 1 Chepstow 7 - Kitchener 1 Lucan 2 - Petrolia 1 Chepstow 4 - Merlin 3 Fullarton 11 - Lucan 3 St. Pauls 4 - Chepstow 1 St. Pauls 8 - Fullarton 0 St. Pauls 1 - Verschoyle 0 Finals St. Pauls 7 - Lumber Kings 2 St. Pauls 3 - Lumber Kings 2 Exeter Bantams Exeter bantam boys baseball team was eliminated from OBA playdowns on the weekend in Kincardine after losing a 9-4 derision to St. Marys Saturday and then dropping their se- cond game 11-6 to Kincardine. Exeter allowed St. Marys to take a nine run lead in the first five innings, turning in a poor offensive and defen- sive effort. They came to life in the sixth however, scoring three runs. Scoring only one more run in the seventh, Exeter's rally was cut short and they were forced to take the loss. Harlen Tinney started on the mound for Exeter. He was relieved by Terry Genttner and David Schwindt. Schwindt came up with a triply in the effort while Tinney doubled and Mark Russell contributed a single. Exeter pulled together in the se- cond game of the day. Defensively, they came up with an number of im- pressive plays. Twice, with the bases loaded, Exeter managed to cut down runs at home plate, keeping the game close. Tinney was the starting pitcher. He was relieved by Terry Genttner. Genttner was a key element in the ef- fort, hitting two stand-up triples in three attempts at bat. Tinney turned in two singles in three attempts as did 'Dave Dalrymple. The Exeter bantams knocked out several hard line shots but were unable to overcome Kincardine's strong defence. The 11-6 loss eliminated them from further OBA action. In regular action Exeter bantams split a pair of games, dropping a 5-3 Please turn to page 14 4 Royals fastball fournament game one against Lumber Kings. `Lathan Mueller went three -for -three with a Grand -slam home run. Gary Reyner had a two -run homer. Jon Bailey picked up the win. Game two of the final series saw Gary Reyner's two run double give St. Pauls a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Shackleton's triple scored one run in the seventh but he was left strand- ed at third when Jeff Swan flew out the most controversial call of the tour- nament to end the game. Bailey again picked up the win, allowing five -hits. Shackleton was the loser. John Rogers and Jeff Swan had ex- cellent tournaments for Lumber Kings. Gary Reyner and Darrel Ehgoetz hit well for St. Pauls. The Royals tourney was sponsored by Molsons, McGuinness, Ron Bogart of RSD Sports Den, Jerry McLean, Ken Bergman of the Derby Dip, and Don Averill of the White Squirrel. The parties donated trophies. Members of the Royals squad expressed their gratitude to Goderich and Don Lewis for providing them with sawdust for the diamonds. On diamond two, Lucan Harrys beat Ayr Vics in five innings by a score of 7-0 as Paul Horenburg toss- ed a no-hitter striking out three batters. Petrolia beat Stonetown 7-1 with Jim Park.tossing a one -hitter. On diamond two Verschoyle upend- ed Oakville Juniors 1-0 as Jim Miles tossed a five -hitter and hit a home run to win the game. He struck out 14 Oakville batters. Oakville pitcher Gord Scott gave up only two hits while striking out five batters. Saturday morning the Generals edged Ingersoll 5-3 after Jim Bailer hit two homeruns and Van Ness allowed six hits and struck out 14 bat- ters to pickup the win. Kirk Douglas hit one home run for Ingersoll. On diamond two, McLeod Roofing beat Nairn 3-0 when George Dzorski tossed a one -hitter and struck out seven batters. At 11 a.m. Merlin met Richmond Bill in one of the classic games of the tourney. Richmond Hill held a 1-0 lead until the bottom of the seventh. Wilf Diceman's no-hitter was broken up by Greg Breault on a shallow single. Then Jason Hope tripled to right- centrefield to score a run and Dave Gifford layed down a suicide bunt to score Hope for the winning run. Gifford gave up five hits in picking up the win. Lumber Kings beat Chepstow 4-2 as Mark Daoust tossed a five -hitter and I)on Stroud and John Roger hit triples. John Kelly homered for Chepstow. The second round started with Fullarton edging Lucan Harrys in nine innings by a score of 2-1. Tom Chessel tossed the win and Rob lleckman doubled to drive in the winning run. Paul Horenburg took the loss allow- ing four hits while striking out 12 batters. Teeswater edged Ayr Vics 4-3 as Don Edgar tossed a four -hitter and drove in the winning run. Verschoyle beat Petrolia 3-0 after Rob Johnson tossed a five -hitter and Greg Court hit a two run homer. St. Pauls crushed McLeods Roofing 14.3 when Gary Reyner went four -for - four and Jon Bailey hit a home run. Stonetown eliminated Oakville 3-1 after -Dennis. Near tossed a four - hitter. Lumber Kings beat Merlin 5-2 when John Roger hit a home run and Mark Dauost picked up the win.. Ingersoll eliminated Nairn with a 4-2 win as Bill Riddich tosssed the win. Chepstow eliminated Richmond Hill 4-3. Vince Mullen picked up the win. Lucan eliminated Stonetown with a 4-2 win. Paul Horenburg allowed four hits for the win. Petrolia beat Teeswater 4-1 when Jim McNally had three hits and Jim ' Park tossed the win. Merlin eliminated Ingersoll 4-1. Gif- ford picked up the win. Chepstow eliminated McLeod Roof- ing with a 7-1 win as Mullen tossed a two -hitter. Verschoyle crushed Fullerton 11-0 as Jim Miles tossed a five -hitter and Greg Court hit a three run homer. Lumber Kings beat St. Pauls 9-2, scoring seven runs in the sixth inning. Chepstow edged Merlin 4-3 with Mullen picking up the win. Lucan Harrys took Petrolia 2-1. Paul Horenburg was the winning pit- cher in the contest. He allowed Six hits. St. Pauls eliminated Chepstow 4-1 in 10 innings after Van Ness struck out 15 batters and Gary Reynenrhit a bases -loaded -double. Fullerton beat Lucan 11-3 when Steve Gruhl went four -for -four with a home run. Lumber Kings then beat Verschoyle 12-1 as Jeff Swan had three hits. St. Pauls eliminated Fullerton with an 8-0 win. Rick Ballantyne had four RBI in that game. Van Ness tossed a five -hitter. Verschoyle and St. Pauls then met in the Semi-final in a classic pitchers duel. St. Pauls decided the game in 13 in- nings as Darrol Ehgoetz scored on a wild pitch to give them a 1-0 victory. Van Ness picked up the win. going 13 innings and striking out 14 batters. Miles took the loss, striking out eight batters. The win put St. Pauls into the final and they responded with a.7-2 win in Notes: Paul Horenburg's no-hitter was the second since the tourney started. Rob Plunkett had one for Goderich previously. St. Pauls is only the second team to win two in the final to take the tourney. Wingham BPS previously beat Verschoyle twice in the final. Jon Bailey's three home runs were a high for one player in the tourna- ment in six years history. No team has won the Royals tourney twice. TOURNAMENT CHAMPS — St. Pauls Generals coach Lothar Mueller and Captain Daryl Stacey accept the Exeter Royals Championship tr,p,phy,,fr,q ll�riap 1hpc�9ins..9 tpr.defeating St:'Marys Lumber Kings, ina double knock -out final'that lasted until 1:30 a.m. Monday. Bowling Greens busy with 98 • Exeter Bowling Greens were buzz- ing with activity this week when 98 bowlers took part in four separate jitneys. Peter McFalls led the men's divi- sion August 3 when he turned in two wins and a score of 26 plus three. Shawn McFalls was right on his heels with two wins and a score of 25 while Marshall Dearing claimed third spot with two wins and a score of 24. Ladies division high score was cap- tured by Olive Hicks with two wins and a score of 21. She was followed by Marion Dearing who picked up two wins and a score of 21. Helen Rieck rounded out the top three with one win and a score of. 16 plus three. Allen Westcott was the bowler to catch in the men's division August 4 when he recorded two wins and a score of 26 plus 5. Bill Lamport took or s second spot with two wins and a score of 21. Ray Smith trailed Lamport with two wins and a score of 19. Marion Dearing m:•de her second appearance of the week in the top three ladies, recording two wins and a score of 24 plus six. She was follow- ed by Grace Cooper who picked up two wins and a score of 23. Audrey MacGregor completed the top three with one win and a score of 23. Ray Smith led the men's division Thursday when he was credited with two wins and a score of 29 plus two. He was followed by Delmar Skinner with two wins and a score of 29. Ross Richards was third with two wins and a score of 25. In the ladies division, Stella Taylor took top honours with two wins and a score of 25 plus one. Elizabeth Lam- port stayed close with two wins and a score of 23 while Willa Williamson completed the top three with one win bowlers and a score of 23. Play was interrupted by rain Satur- day, preventing the 27 participants from finishing their second game. After the sixth end of the second game, Shawn McFalls emerged as the men's divisional leader with two wins and a score -of 17. He was follow- ed by Percy Campbell with two wins and a score of 16. Stewart Miner came in third with 2 wins and a score of 13. The ladies division was led by An- na Ballantyne with two wins and a score of 21. Edna Caldwell grabbed second spot with two wins and a score of 16 while Audrey MacGregor took third with one win and a score of 18 plus one. Coops drop first game of playoff series Exeter Co-op Juniors got off to an 6-5 heart -breaker to Listowel. seventh allowed Listowel to score four ominous start in playoff action Sun- Co-ops built up a four run lead ear- time. An unanswered run in the eight day afternoon when they dropped a ly in the game, but a lapse in the gave Listowel the win and a one game lead in the best -of -three series. Scott Lovie started on the mound for Co-ops, turning in a perfect per- formance for more than three inn- ings. He struck out four opponents and held them in irons until the fourth. Scott Miller took over for Lovie in the end of the seventh after things fell apart for the initial pitcher. Miller stayed in for the remainder of the game, taking the loss for Co-ops. Darcy Martin sparked the team in the first inning when he singled to bring in Steve Merner and Fred Gregus. Martin was able to score later when Ray Anstett doubled. Lovie held Listowel at bay for two innings and then hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the third, bringing in Mar- tin who had found his way to first with a single and then moved into scoring position on two errors. _ Listowel put a mark on the board in the fourth inning, making the score 4-1, but Exeter maintained the lead RUNDOWN — Exeter Co-op Junior Fred Gregus trys to make the best of a bad situation by diving over Listowel's third baseman after getting caught in'a run-down between third and home. Gregus didn't make it and neither did the Co-ops. They lost the game 6-5. T -A photo • when Dennis Kints singled and then scored on a wild pitch. That was to be Co-ops last run of the day. Listowel pumped in four runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to win the game. League play Co-ops finished regular season play on a down' note when they were out- played 12-3 Thursday night in a game against Sarnia Juveniles. Exeter started the scoring in the top of the first when Doug Schade walk- ed and then stole home, but their bats fell silent immediately after and Sar- nia was able to capitalize, scoring two runs in the third and one in the fourth. With the score standing at 9-1 in the top of the fourth, Gregus was able to score but Co-ops left two men strand- ed on base. Steve Neil added one more run in the sixth when he singled and then crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Sar- nia continued to pummel Exeter with two runs in the bottom of that inning, ending the game with a lopp-sided scone. 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