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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-23, Page 21ID Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Wednesday, August 23, 1989 'TRi/ 5'I' D 1103/4% Exeter Rue! subject '2;.0430. - so Shanite Second Section Express dispose of Seaforth and Port Lambton EXETER - The Exeter Express Senior D baseball team had a bust week, completing a pair of sweeps in best -c f -three playoff series to start the 1989 OBA Playdowns, dis- posing of Seaforth and Port Lamb - ton. . Last Tuesday the Express opened the Seaforth series in Exeter with a 24-3 pounding of the visitors and didn't let up in the deciding game Thursday in Seaforth, winning 17- 2. The Express took care of the opening game of the next series, winning 10-9 in Port Lambton Sat- urday and followed that up with a 19-10 thrashing in Exeter Sunday. Exeter had things going their own wav in last Tuesday's game, scoring four times in the first and second innings, seven in the third, six in the fourth and added another three in the fifth. Seaforth picked up all three of their runs in the iniljal stanza. Exeter':: scoring in the fourth in- ning was highlighted by Barry Baynham's 300 foot blast over the right -field fence with the bases load- ed Every Exeter player but three scored at least one run in the con- test as well. In fact, Kevin Hern scored five times, Dave Shaw four times, Dave Hayter, Rob Dickey, Baynham, Doug Fairburn, and Greg Hern each scored twice, and Dave Parsons, Darcy Martin, Kevin Drager, Brian Mercer, and Brian Horner each scored once. The Express tallied 24 times on just 14 hits and were helped out by as many walks. Steve Pearce went the distance on the hill fur Exeter and gave up only One hit after Seaforth scored three times in the first inning, striking out a tote i of five in six innings of work. Exeter 17 - Seaforth 2 This game, Seaforth managed to keep Exeter under 20 runs but could only steer a pairof runs their way, one in the second and one in the sixth. Exeter scored four times in the second innings, and batted around the order twice in the third inning scoring 13 times on 11 hits and Co-ops drop two straight EXETER - -The Exeter Junior Co-ops have their backs to the wall in the Ontario Baseball Association playdowns after failing to field an entire team in their opening game of a best -of -five series against Lis- towel and giving up 10 unearned runs in Sunday's 12-5 loss in Exet- er. The Co-ops only had eight players for the first game of the series in Listowel Thursday night and had to forfeit thr series opener and gave up 12. runs Sunday to fall behind two games to none in the best -of -five series. The Co-ops blamed Thursday night's game on a lack of communication. Throwing the pitch - Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw throws the first pitch to start Exeter Day at Labatt Park in London Sunday About 130 Exeter people made the drive downfor the last home game of the season for the London Tigers, which they won 8-6. Sunday afternoon in Exeter, the Co-ops fell behind 7-1 after five in • - nings and things didn't get much better for the locals, as Listowel scored three more unearned runs in the eighth inning and two in the ninth. Meanwhile the Co-ops managed to get three back in their half of the sixth and one more in the ninth. Jeff Butler and Dave Schwindt each went three for five in the game, but Butler also doubled and scored a run. Ross Keller had two hits in four plate appearances and also scored one time, while single hits went to Brent O'Brien, Scot Russell, Scot Davidson, and Fred Gregus. Exeter managed to pick up one run in the second inning, added three in the sixth and one in the Please turn to page 2 2 Lawn bowlers win medals - BRAMPTON - Five of Exeter's junior bowlers travelled to Bramp- ton last Sunday for the all -Ontario finals. The youngsters represented zone C of Ontario and returned home with a gold and bronze medal for their efforts. The girls' triples team of skip Jacklyn Wright, vice skip Andrea Weigand and lead Anita Wein took the gold medal in their category af- ter defeating Dunville 16 - 11. The win gave the girls the gold medal as Dunville and themselves were the only two teams in this category. Shawn and Allan McFalls claimed the bronze medal in boys' pairs. The boys were defeated by the eventual tournament champs, Oshawa 13 - 11 and 20 to 14. However, the team took an easy 24 - 6 win over Dunville to give them the bronze. blew the game wide open. Pete Heeney led the way in this contest with three hits in five plate appearances and scored three times. Martin also had three hits in four trips and scored three times, Bayn- ham had rWO hits including a dou- ble, and ! , ored twice, Doug Schadc had two hits in four trips and Dick- ey, Steve Merner, Dave Shaw, Pearce, Drager, Greg Hern and Walt Parkinson chipped in one hit apiece. Dave Atthill worked into the fifth inning on the mound for Exeter and got some relief help from Paul Els- ton to complete the rout. After blasting Seaforth in straight games, Exeter was surprised last week when they learned they would have to play Port -Lambton, but took care of them rather easily as well. Th -,y had to come from behind to take ihe opening game of the series Satwday in Port Lambton 10-9, scoring four times in the eighth'in- ning to erase a 6-4 deficit after six inn ings. Hayter led the way in this contest with three hits and one run scored, Brian Mercer scored twice on apair of singles, while Dickey tripled and scored in the seventh inning and Greg Hern had a pair of hits and scored a run. The other Exeter run came on a home run by Heeney in the seventh. Gilmour started on the hill, and went the first three innings and was followed by Elston and Shaw who pitched the last two-thirds of an in- ning to record the save. Exeter 19 -Port Lambton 10 Exeter scored five tallies in the second, two in the third, live in the fourth, one in the fifth and one more in the sixth inning to com- plete the rout before the mercy rule was imposed marking the end of Port Lambton's season. Exeter batters battered Pon Lamb - ton pitching for 22 hits in the con- test, including five by Fairburn, a home run by Gilmour, three hits by Shaw two singles by Baynham and a pair by Dickey. Drager went the complete seven innings to pick up the win on the hill for Exeter in the series finale. The Express now qualify for the provincial tournament which is to be held in Campbellville Labor Day weekend in hopes of defending their provincial Senior D championship. They will be playing Wyoming at a yet -to -be determined site some- time this week. Close call Dave Hayter, of the Exeter Express, goes back on his heels to avoid being hit by a close pitch by a Seaforth pitcher during the opening game of the playoffs for the Express last Tuesday in Exeter. The locals won this game rather eas'ly 24-3. For making our Grand Opening in Exeter Ruch atremendous success Your comments tlavu convinced us that the many hours of renovations land rearraw ig ng your new Stedmans store were well worth the effort. 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