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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-08, Page 23Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Exeter Times -Advocate 23 Sports Exeter Juniors continue hot start Rangers win three Exeter Junior Ricky Regier delivers against Komoka June 2 in Exeter. Regier pitched a shutout to lead Exeter to a 4-0 win. (photo/Scott Nixon) EXETER — The WK/Co- Op Juniors got two great outings last week from pitchers Jon Brand and Ricky Regier to extend their winning streak to six games and climb to a tie for first place in the league. Exeter 4, Ilderton 0 May 31 saw Exeter trav- eling to Labatt Park in London, to take on Ilderton. Jon Brand was the story for the Juniors, both in pitching and hitting. Brand started the game with nine straight outs, seven of those strikeouts. Brand found the zone early and just kept throw- ing by the Merton hitters, mentioned manager Jeff Keller. "You can tell when Jon is on, and even after the first batter, we knew he would be in there for a while," said Keller. Brand pitched the com- plete game, allowing just one hit and no walks for the shutout. He had 11 strikeouts, and if not for an Exeter error in the sixth, would have had just one runner on base all night. Brand was the story offensively for the Juniors as well. With two out in Exeter's half of the third, Brand hit a ground -rule double over right -centre field. With Brand on base, Tim Meidinger followed suit with a double of his own. Brand scored easily on the play putting Exeter up 1-0. Exeter scored their sec- ond run of the game when Steve Regier reached base on a walk, stole second, then scored on a fielder's choice. The seventh inning was almost a carbon -copy of the third. With Regier on with a walk, and Matt Johns on with a single, Brand belt- ed another double, this time to left field. Regier and Johns scored easily, capping off the 4-0 win. Exeter 4, Komoka 0 The lights were shining down on Alvin Willert Field for Exeter's first home game of the season. June 2 with many fans in the stands as well. "I want to personally thank every one of the fans for coming out. It really got the guys pumped and it felt really good," said Keller. Exeter pitching was once again the highlight of the evening, with Ricky Regier getting the start for Exeter. Regier started out a little shaky in the first (proba- bly nervous from having so many people watching), said Keller. However, the defence behind him held off Komoka after they led off with a double and a hit batter. After the first inning, Regier got into the groove Zurich Peewees continue to win ZURICH — The Zurich Peewee Girls met Hibbert for their second game in league play May 25 with their bats swinging. Jenna Beierling and Kristena Hendrick connected for triples with Cheryl Regier, Katelyn Schade, Danielle Daters, and Hendrick notching doubles. Singles were swung by Becca Skinner and Jessica Geoffery with three each, two from Regier plus hits from Taelor Douglas and Kelsey Oke. Schade started the game on the mound with Skinner coming in to relieve her. Skinner pitched a strong game with 12 strikeouts. On May 30, Zurich travelled to Listowel. In a close game, 13-9, Zurich proved victorious. Starting pitcher Schade was relieved by Skinner. Skinner and the infield shut the home team down limiting them to two runs after the second inning. Leading at the plate were Hendrick with a double, plus Geoffrey and Douglas with two singles each. June 3-4 Zurich played at the Mitchell Minor Fastballfest. In an exciting weekend of play, Zurich challenged three teams and played well, winning one game and coming close in two defeats. Geoffrey pitched a strong first game against Listowel, limiting the hits. The opposing pitchers gave out six walks which later tallied as runs, assist- ing the 8-3 win for Zurich. Hitting for Zurich were Douglas with two and Hendrick and Regier also con- tributing. Saturday morning saw Zurich facing a strong team from New Hamburg. Zurich scored early with Douglas crossing the plate in the first inning. Hendrick turned two singles into runs running the bases well with hits from Oke and Regier. Daters added the fourth run for Zurich in the sixth inning on a hit by Emily Ainslie. Skinner started the game on the mound with Geoffrey spelling her off. An off third inning with walks and errors on the field allowed six runs lead- ing the way for the New Hamburg victory 9-4. Zurich's next game saw the team scor- ing first again against Sebringville with leadoff batter Douglas. Geoffrey was strong on the mound but a few errors in the field allowed unearned runs to cross the plate. Down 7-2 at the bottom of the second, Zurich stormed back with four runs. Melanie Hunt, Jenna Beierling and Geoffrey connected for singles while Douglas and Hendrick waited the oppos- ing pitcher out for walks. The game ended after the fourth due to time constraints with Zurich losing 8-6. Zurich's next league game is June 8 in Zurich against Crediton at 7 p.m. and pitched all seven innings, getting the shutout with 12 strikeouts, one walk and just four hits. "We really liked what we saw from Rick tonight," said coach Mike Seip. Exeter scored all the runs they would need in the second inning after Dave Gingerich hit a shot down the first -base line. Gingerich advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Justin Hayter. Matt Iredale hit a shot up the middle to score Gingerich. Iredale later scored on a hit by Steve Reiger, after stealing second base. Exeter added runs in the third on a hit by Meidinger and another one in the fifth when Mitch Iredale reached base on a Komoka error. Matt Iredale had two hits on the night in the DH spot, and Gingerich, Hayter, Meidinger and Steve Regier all added sin- gles. Exeter had a perfect game, committing no errors. Keller said, "we have had a pretty good start to the season. The pitching has been fantastic and the defence has been pretty good as well. Our bats are coming along. "We have to keep work- ing hard and keep playing fundamental baseball." Exeter was in Komoka Tuesday night and they play at home Thursday night at 8 p.m. against Strathroy. c: RF MI ( ca ZURICH — The Zurich Rangers have been on a role of late, winning their last three games and outscoring their opponents 27-2. On May 29, the Rangers hosted the Atwood Avengers. After four innings the game was scoreless until the Rangers erupted with eight runs in the fifth inning, highlighted by two triples from Ryan Freiter. The Rangers would go on towin8-0. Dennis Gower threw a no-hitter for the Rangers while striking out nine. Jeff Finkbeiner added three hits in the victory. On June 2, the Rangers travelled to Belmore to face the Stingers. The Rangers scored early and often to cruise to an 8-1 victory. Joe Clifford threw a complete game for the victory while striking out seven. He also helped the offence with three hits. On June 5, the Rangers had a mon- strous first inning send- ing 15 batters to the plate and scoring 11 runs. The Rangers sat on their first inning lead for an 11-1 win. Mike DeGroot hit an inside -the -park home run, driving in three runs. Finkbeiner, Raymon Regier, Chris DeGroot, and Kevin Geoffrey all had two hits in the game. Gower pitched a com- plete game, striking out 10. The three victories give Zurich a 4-2 record during league play. The Rangers play next June 10 in Wroxeter. To view the league schedule and standings, log onto www.hurontel.on.ca/ bil lk/ball/default. htm. 1st ANNUAL FATHER'S DAY GOLF SALE ,A`r. ,J`P1C 2aV]Atg o uA3 1-m31 '\y°aL1 Choose from our selection of Canadian -made TOUR CROWN drivers and putters or have dad come in for a custom fitting FRI. JUNE 10 & SAT. JUNE * 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.* TRY OUT THE FITNESS CENTRE WITH A SPECIAL 10-DAY PASS Reg. $59.95+GST NOW $49.95+GST CHECK US OUT... 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