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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-05-18, Page 8PAGE B --CODE RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDA1r'MAY 18. 1978 SPORTS PAGE Martin caps- -T Bird rally with blast BY JEFF SEDDON Jim Martin powered a three -run blast out of Agriculture Park in the seventh inning to boost Green and Parent Thunderbirds to a 7 - 5 decision over Ziebart in the Industrial softball league opener Sunday. Martin's shot capped a six run rally in the final inning that wiped out a 5 - 1 Ziebart lead. Simon Langlois had controlled Thunderbird bats • Goderich Town Councillor Elsa Haydon hit the first ball at the opening game which marked the beginning of another Industrial Softball League season on Sunday afternoon at Agricultural Park. The ball was pitched by League president Ron Klages. Catcher is Phil Turner of the Green and Parent Thunderbirds. There are ten teams in the League which was formed about 1959. Every team will play,18 games before the playoffs. A tournament is being planned for the Labor Day Weekend, says treasurer Bill Kirkey. Three games were played on Sunday. (Photo by Joanne Walters) through six innings giving up just three hits and fanning 12. Ziebart jumped on Martin's pitching in the opening inning using two hits, a walk and an error to grab a three run lead, Ron Whetstone led off with a single and moved down when Ron Corriveau drew a walk. Rick Duckworth used an error to Ron Hodge to load the bags and Simon Langlois earned a RBI with a sacrifice to left. Don Parker drilled a single and Ziebart was up three. Hodge got one run back in the bottom of the inning when he singled and used an error to first baseman Don Parker to score on Walter Bell's shot. Dan Duncan singled to start off the Ziebart second and Whetstone stepped into a triple to score him. Duck- worth drove Whetstone in for the 5 - 1 Ziebart, lead that lasted until the final inning. Ron Allen used an error to get on to start the Thun- derbird rally. Glen Ferguson singled, Hodge beat out an error and Len Kolkman singled Allen over. Dennis Miskie singled Ferguson over and Martin ended the game with, his three run drive. Bruce Bettles, who came on in the sixth to replace Martin on the mound, was credited with the win. Betties gave up two walks and no hits in his one inning appearnace. Martin was hit nine times, gave up five runs, and got one strikeout. Langlois was the loser giving up seven hits and fanning 13. Gord's win on Ginn's three run shot. BY JEFF SEDDON Jim Ginn ripped a three run homer in the first inning to carry Gord's Sports to a 4 - 2 win over Graham Electric in the clubs' Industrial league opener Sunday. Ginn's drive capped a four run burst in the bottom of the first inning that was all Des Courtney needed for his first win of the campaign. Warren Watt and Jon Ginn singled to lead off the Gord's order and Phil Petrie collected a RBI on a single. Jim Ginn cleaned house before Graham managed to end the inning. John Verway gave up five hits to Gord's in the first and settled down to fire a one hitter across five innings. Graham couldn't dent the Gord's defense managing just two runs off five hits. John Hoy and Fraser Strong started the Graham second with walk -S- and Mark Frayne drilled a double to move Hoy Elevators double Lucknow The Goderich Elevators won their first game of the season in the Huron Central Ladies Softball League as they doubled the Lucknow .............. Noisy Ladies 12-6 in a game played in Goderich, May O. The Elevators exploded for seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings and withstood a late Lucknow rally in recording the first win of the season. The teams played scoreless through the first two innings of the game before the Elevators struck for four runs in the bottom of the third inning. Joyce Orr, Karen McKinnon, Marg.Kovacs and Sylvia Harman scored the Elevator runs. The teams exchanged a run in the fourth inning but the Elevators took command of the game with five runs in the fifth inning and added two in the sixth for the win. Lucknow scored two runs in the fifth inning and added three more in the sixth in an effort to get back into the game. Bev Wright pitched a string game for Goderich and didn't give up a run until the fourth inning. She struck out nine batters and walked three. Linda Miller led the Elevators offensively with four hits in as many tri,ps to the plate. She also scored two runs. Karen Yond, Joanne Chambers and Joyce Orr also scored two runs each. The Elevators played the Swingers Wednesday and play their third game of the season Wednesday, May 24 against the Goderich Superstars. Brookside softball scores BY BRENDA HENDERSON AND DIANE GIBSON Softball scores at Brookside School this week were as follows: senior girls, Thun- derbirds 1l -Busy Batters 9; Heavy Hitters 6 -Hot Catchers 6; junior girls, Batters 5 -Blue Jays 3; Expos 5 -Batters 3; senior boys, Giants 6 -Hill Billies 5; Cool Cats 8 -Hot Shots 1; junior boys, Road Runners 3 -Grand Slammers 4; Fat Cats 5 -Sluggers 2; and Road Runners 9 -Sluggers 3. The Grade 8 classes went to Toronto on Friday ac- companied by Mr. Jewitt and Miss Trezise. Although those par- ticipating in the soccer tournament in Goderich on Saturday went in by bus in the morning, the weather would not co-operate and when it rained, the tournament was called • off and the players returned home. Come and Catch'em if you can! They're Fresh! They're Fighters! OPEN WEEKENDS 8 a.m. to DUSK WEEK DAYS 6 p.m. to DUSK across. In the seventh Frayne used an error to get on board and singles by Mark Ker- naghan and Bruce Bowman produced the second Graham run. Des Courtney was the winner on the five hitter while Verway's six hit effort was in vain. Steelers pound Gord's 15-5 BY JEFF SEDDON Lakeport Steelers could do no wrong Monday night in their Industrial league opener slamming 14 hits for 15 runs to humiliate Gord's Sports 15- 5. The Steelers sent 11 ren to the plate in the first inning and eight hits later had a 9-0 lead. Ron Miller, who went three for four in the game including a single and a round tripper in the first inning, singled to start the Steeler Bowler five hit rally wins opener BY JEFF SEDDON Little Bowl bats came alive in the third inning of their opener against French Gleaners Sunday producing a three run burst that dumped the Cleaners 3 - 2 in Industrial softball action. Terry Powell singled to start the Bowler third and John Crawford managed a fielder's choice that got Powell at second. Charlie Crawford singled and a wild pitch moved both down one. Mike Wildgen scored John Crawford with a single and stole second to move into scoring position. Glen Falkiner drilled a single to score Crawford and a fielder's choice by Bill Black produced the winning run. The Cleaners managed to shut out the Bowlers across the final four innings but couldn't come up with enough offence to get back in the game. Claire Harmon managed one run in the sixth when he singled and scored on Don McWhinnney's double. Jim McWhinney started off the seventh with a walk, moved to second on an error on Frank MacDonald's shot and scored on Ron Klages' single. Bill Gallow left the tying run at second - when he popped up to first to end the game. John Crawford was the winner giving up seven hits and striking out two. Don McWhinney took the loss with an identical record. GODERICH,INDUSTRIAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS MAITLAND DIVISUON GP W L Pts. Green and Parent 1 1 0 2 Little Bowl 1 1 0 2 Gord's Sports 2 1 1 2 McGee Pontiacs 0 0 0 0 Fisher Builders 0 0 0 0 DUNLOP DIVISION Lakeport Steelers 1 1 Graham Electric 1 0 French Cleaners 1 0 Ziebart 1 0 Canada Company 0 0 GAMES TONIGHT Fisher vs. Ziebart McGee vs. Little Bowl GAMES MONDAY Graham vs. Green and Parent Little Bowl vs Gord's Sports Canada Co. vs. McGee French v;s. Ziebart Fisher vs. Lakeport 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 barrage. Ron Ritchie tripled to score Miller then stole home for a two run lead. Carman Fielder singled and scored on Buck Million's double. Frank Hagan used an error to get on and Tim McLean hit into a fielder's choice that got ,Million at third. Wayne Draper singled Hagan across and Ed Jones used an error to keep the drive alive. Brian MacKenzie singled McLean across and Miller ripped his home run to boost the Steelers to the nine run lead. Gord's cut the lead con- siderably in the third with a four run effort. Rick McLean drew a walk, stole second and moved to third on an error on Des Courtney's hit. Warren Watt singled to bring McLean home and send Courtney to third and Dennis Williamson cleared the fence with a three run shot to cut the Steelers' lead to five. The Steelers went right back to work in their half of the thrid getting two runs off as many hits. Miller grabbed a two out single and Ron Ritchie drew a walk before Fielder hammered a double to up the Lakeport total of 11. Wayne Draper Icifted a two run drive over the fence and Ritchie and Fielder added runs in the fifth to close out the Lakeport scoring. Warren Watt chipped a single in the fifth inning for Gord's and scored on an error on Williamson's hit after Joh Ginn moved him around with a single. Brian MacKenzie posted the win with a five hitter striking out seven. Des Courtney was the loser ketting tagged for 14 hits while striking out one Investment Opportunity Lucknow Co-op Members Special . 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