The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-02, Page 6GODERICII INDUSTRIAL SOFTBALL
FINAL BATTING STANDINGS
Player- Team AB H Pct. -
Glen Tigert, Canada Co 68 33 :485•
Bili Gallow,'F,rench 73 34 :465
Greg Hansen", Ziebart..... 60 27' • .450
Casey Wildgen, Canada Co ' 41 17 ' ,, .414..'
.George Sutton; French 78 30 • .384
Ron Miller, Lakeport • 37•' ..1.4 :.37.8
Ron Klages, French 78 29.371.'
Wayne Draper, Lakeport ' 62 23 . .370
Dave Patterson, Little Bowl • 71 • '26 .366
Paul Keliy, McGee 59 21 .355
Tom Crawford, McGee ' • 48 17 .354 •
Simon Langlois, Ziebart 65 23 •x.3.48
Stan Doherty, Gord's 43 15. .348
'Brian,.MCLean, French 47 • 16 .340
Glen Falkiner., Little Bowl ..:..... .74 . 25 .337
Dennis Williamson, Gordis ' • 75 • 25 .333
Bruce Stoll, Little Bowl- . `66 2Z • .333
Louis Yundt, Brindley T' 54 1$ .333
Lee Arbour, Ziebart 51 "17 .333
Gerry Durst, Fisher .• . 45: 15, .333
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PAGE7GODERIC1`•I SIGNAtithAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1976
tars tie in exciting
Goderich Industrial softball
fans will -have to wait until
next .year to see which
division is • strengest , if the
decision rests on the results -of
the league alt -star game.
This year's .contest . was -a
draw, 3-3, with the Division.
"A" ' bats collecting two more
hits than their "B" .coun-
terparts. Rick Sowerby .gave.
up -the firirDivis'ion "A run
in the -opening inning after
•
•
Dave Pattersc>_n.
settled down for the next
three stanzas holding the "A"
-batters off the. bags. Simon
Langlois went the 'first five
innings for his squad .giving
up a double so Gerry Durst tri'
the fourth. Langlois fanned
Doug., Spitzig and got Jim
Martin to pop up, to get out of
the inning. '
...„!.;__Olen • T gerJ vent the next,._
three for the 'B" squad and ,
gave tip three : hits and two.
'runs 'tithe se+tenth. Bill Black'
caught a two out double in the
inning. and scored-` when
• Prank McDonald fol"lowed up
with a bagger -NI,Dona
went to th::•d n a °pass ball
and scored on a single by ,
Ron Klages 'singled, went to
third oil""two pass:balls and
scored ona double by -Simon
Langlois: The run stood as the
only scoring in the first •six
• innings.
After the first rain Sokverby'
game
Don McWhinney took over
the mound in the, sixth inning
and held on to the shutout
until the seeenth. Jim Martin
caught a ane out single and
moved to second on an error
to Brian Rumig. Both men
moved a base on a double
steal and Paul Kelly scored
thern_a__double Glen.
Tigert singled to score Kelly
ithrthe tying run
, Jim -Martin • pitched th,y�'"
final tiro innings few the
Division "'$" team giving up
hits and-- a walk .but
keeping qut cif trouble with
sti•.ike,:nitrq Hai wniked Bruce,.
. o
Bowman to start off the
eighth and struck out . Don .
McWhinney: Rick Duckworth
sacrificed Bowman to second
and he promptly stole third
Bill °allow singled but
Bowman was caught at the
plate to end the inning. In the
ninth • F.rank. McDonald
singled with one flout but
Martin._ fanned. Dave_ .Pat-.-•-
terson and 'John Orr to. end
the garne.
Sowerby was tagged with
two hits,-Tiggert Tigert four
and Martin: two: • Siinon.
Langlois gave up, one hit and
Don McWhinney five.. About .
75 people vSa"tched the game.
ontiacs swamp Canada
Th.e McS�„3...ee ,Pontiacs
romped over Canada Com-'
panyin.. their best of three
quarterfinal in Goderich
-Industrial softball playoff
action and wen a berth in, the
semifinal. against Gord's
Sports. The Pontiacs out-
scored the Company 20-1 in
two games.
Rink Sowerby highlighted
the series opener pitching a
five hitter and figuring on,
nine of the 11 McGee runs
scared. Sowerby wentthree
for four at the plate blasting a
double and two 'home runs,
one .of them• a grand slam
helping his chsb to- an''11-1
victory.
Ron Sc ;erb-y= drew --first
blood in the game blasting a,,
two out homer in th.e. first.
inning. He made it two in the..
fourth -drawing a ''walk and
scoring on brother Rick's -
double. Doug Spitzig singled
to score Rick .Sowerby.
Sowerby's bat went to work
in the fifth inning driving in
three more runs. John Phillip
took advantage of a'Canada
Company error to lead off the
inningand moved around on
cWhinney's one hitter clips Steeler
awl error.. that landed Tom
Crawford at first. Ric.k
Sowerby slammed a round
tripper to "score both to make.
.
Canada Company scored
their only run in the top of the
sixth. when Tom O'Brien
caught a triple. 'Bill Dutst
drove . a 'inn ceziter .field
sacrifice fly to allow O'Brien
to score.
A wild sixth inning., for
McGee put the game on icer
John Warr led off with a
Single • and stole second. Ken°
Meriam singled and stole
second after Warr moved to
third on a :wild: pitch: • John
Phillip drew -a walk to load
the bases and •Paul Kelly
lined a shot t� first .that
allowed Canada Company
force Warr at the plate,, Tom
Crawford singled Meriam
home.' arid Ron Sowerby„
grabbed, a .fielder's . choice
when Bill Durst. went to the
plate on the play to force
Phillip. Rick Sowerby then
stepped into his two out grand
slam to jump the .score to 11-1
which stood' as the final.
Ken Deer made it two
straight for McGee pitching a
three, hitter Sunday evening.
Don McW.hinneyfired a.one playoff round.
• hitter and French Cleaners' frank McDonald, scored
backed hin•i up with,nine runs what turned out to be the
to shut out Lakeport Steelers winning run in the first irming
and move into the semi finals after drawing 'a walk.,
in Goderich Industrial sof- McDonald stole second and
tball. action Sunday. The . scored on. a Steeler error.
Cleaners pwill face. Ziebart McDonald scored the % in-
Rustproofers in the ' next surance „run in the third
w
Sunset •junior invitation winners •double d scored whegBill
°allow anpushed •.a drive: over
catching a single. He moved
around on a fielder's choice
that , caught lead off batter
'Ron Klages at Ilfird . and
scored on -a•---single by Bill
Gallow. "
John Orr singled in the
fourth and moved down on an
error that' left • Jim
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have
McWhinney -.at first. Ron
Klages- slammed a double to
score• them both' and the
Cleaners were up by four.
Jim McWhinney poked a two
out single in •thesixth that
started the final. Cleaner.
rally. Ron Klages singled and
Frank McDonald drew a walk
to load the bags. 'George.
Sutton slammed a .clean, up
Robert . Killeen, a . seven :'Cam Doig, also of Seaforth.
handicapper from the London" 'Doig shot a 72 in the tourney.
Highland golf course, shot a .d Both carried one handicaps.
69 on 18.:holesat the Goderich The low net winner : in the
Sunset Junior Invitation golf junior field was Dennis
tournament. 'to "Win • the. low • Burrows of Kincardine who
grpss of the -day `azul; 'the. ended - up with: a - 65.: Dean
-j-trv-enile Iowl gross. Killeen ' Black . of Goderich Sunset
bested golfers from London, finished', one stroke behind
Stratford, S•eaforth, Kin- Burrows. ,
ca,dine and Owen Sound for Robert Killeen's 69 stood'as
' the tournament low 69. i the best in the juvenile
In the junior division Steve division, two strokes ahead of
Bennett. of. Seaforth shot a 70 Dave Bedour, of Sunset who
for the division honors edging• finished with a 71.' Low net in
juvenile went to Gary Gravett
of Hanover with a 61. Pat
Murphy of Goderich Maitland
finished with a 61, but Awa"s
placed second in the net.
- Del ` Mitchelmore . • of
Goderich Sunset won the
bantam 10w: gross with an 81,
• two strokes• up . on •Derrom.
Dempter of London. • Two
other Sunset golfers finished
one-two in the bantam low.
net. Robert Traverse. 'was
first low net with 62 while
Robert MacDonald finished
.second with a 65,
the fence fora round tripper.
The Steeler hit came in tie
first inning when pitcher
Wayne. Draper cal:ught,,°a
double.' McWhinney got
Carmen Fielder 'on..aground
out to leave Draper; stranded.
The only 'other Steeler to
reach first was Draper again
in 'the seventh when he beat
out a Cleaner error: Carmen'.
Fielder flew "out and Ed -'Jones
hit into a double play to end `c
the game. Draper."got the loss`
giving up 11 hits and fanning
four. McWhinney struck out
five.
•
Daer fanned seven batters for ,
the • shutout `.win. moving
. McGee into the. semi-final.
The Pontiacs won the game:
in. the second inning scoring
four runs off six hits. Doug
Spitzig singled to lead off the'
inning moving around on a
second one ,bagger by Russ'
Pruder. Ken MVleriam doubled
both runners in then scored
himself on a double by Harry
Kerr.. Ron Sowerby'caugh:t a
third 'double to score Kerr but
was caught trying to score -On
Paul Kelly's single. > _
Sowerby :made amends in •
the sixth inning ',driving a
grand slam to round out the
..scoring.= Muss. Pruder started
the inning off with a single
and moved to third on Deb.
Shewf.el't''s double. Ken
Meriam singled on a fielder's
• choice that held up the run-
ners arid Ron Sowerby
'blasted a shot.out•of the park
for the round tripper. 'Paul
Kelly scored'the final run on
Doug Spitzig's single after
Kelly doubled 'off a Canada
'Co. error. •
Glen Tigert -took the first
loss of the series giving up 10
_1,11i'ts and Glen McNeil was
tagged with the second loss
giving up 14 hits. ^ .
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