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end-to-end, with the final result a 3-3 tie.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1998. PAGE 9.
Londesboro Midgets score big
The first-ever Tri-County Midget
ball team in Londesboro has started
the season with a flourish, outscor-
ing two opponents for a total 51-15.
The girls squad took to the field
in Listowel, May 25, ready to hit.
After Londesb431-o scored nine in
the top of the first, Listowel was
allowed to rebound with three in
the bottom and three more in the
second. The visitors were held
scoreless.
However, the bats were not quiet
for long as they struck for four in
the third, seven in the fourth and
rounded it out with four in the fifth.
Down 24-10, Listowel was mer-
With bats smoking and the pitch-
ing hot, the Blyth Mite Boys over-
whelmed Vanastra with a 23-2 win,
May 28.
Though off to a slow start with
only two runs in the bottom of the
first, Blyth picked up as the game
progressed.
The squad scored nine in the sec-
ond. Justin Ritchie smacked a triple
with Darcey Cook and Adam
deBoer on base, sending them
home.
Following a hit by Blake Hessel-
wood, Jeff Elliott belted a homerun
to clear the bases. With Ben Cald-
well, Josh Albrechtas and Anthony
Peters on the pads, Nick Dale
crushed one to send them all home.
It was a tough loss for the Hullett
Squirt Girls ball team as Seaforth
slipped by them for the win, May
26.
Up by a 5-0 score mid-way
through the second, strong pitching
by Becky Bylsma in her first
mound appearance had set down
three of the first five batters with
strikeouts.
However, the Seaforth bats came
alive, earning seven runs in the bot-
tom of the inning.
Belgrave Girls
Though they worked well togeth-
er, Belgrave PeeWee Girls ball
squad was nipped by their Listowel
opponent in the May 25 season
opener.
Holding Listowel to one run in
the first, Belgrave responded with
four.
Going into the bottom of the sec-
ond down 9-4, Belgrave came from
Brussels Squirt Boys battled a
visiting Wingham team to a tie on
May 28.
Danny McCutcheon launched the
offensive attack with a homerun in
the first. After jumping to an early
4-1 lead in the first two innings,
Brussels allowed seven runs in the
fourth, to let Wingham jump ahead.
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answered with three of their own.
Hits by Brett Clarkson and Pipe
were cashed by a Neill triple.
Conley plated Niell with a sac fly.
The Tigers counted two more in
the second as Clarkson smacked a
two-run homer scoring Dauphin
ahead of him. The Tigers counted
one more in the third to lead 6-1
after three innings.
Zurich didn't roll over as they
counted six in the top of the fourth
cied.
As well as sharing mound time
with Amanda Anderson, Ericka
Burns added a grand slam to the
effort.
Two days later the girls travelled
to Seaforth for an even stronger
outing.
Jumping to a fast start again with
nine runs in their first at-bat, Lon-
desboro added 18 through the next
three innings while holding
Seaforth to five.
Burns and Katie Snell both
pitched a shutout inning and Burns
tallied another homer.
The game was called after four
innings due to time constraints.
With Albrechtas on the mound
through three, he allowed only one
run to score while his team went up
11-1.
Cook took to the hill for the
fourth, fifth and sixth, holding their
opponent to a single tally.
Blyth had another big inning in
the fourth as seven runners came
home.
Elliott homered followed by
triples from Caldwell, Peters and
Albrechtas.
A homerun from Eric Caldwell
pushed Cook home and deBoer
topped off the effort with another
round tripper.
Five more were added in the bot-
tom of the sixth.
It was a see-saw battle through
an inning and a half as Hullett
scored two to tie it at seven before
Seaforth tallied two more.
Hullett responded with two in the
top of the fourth to end their last at-
bat in a 9-9 tie.
Seaforth was able to push a run
home for the victory.
After Bylsma's four strikeouts,
Dawn Dolmage pitched the third
with two strikeouts and Kelly Ann
Vandendool set down one in the
fourth.
lose 16-14
behind again to tie the mach.
Listowel would not be held
down, blasting another six runs in
the third while keeping the home
team to just two.
Needing five runs to bring the
scores equal in the home half of the
fourth, Belgrave fell one short.
Listowel took the victory 16-14.
It was an excellent first game,
says Coach Mary Sanders.
The home squad proved their
mettle, however, and came back
from the deficit to finish the game
11-11.
Mark Wilbee went the distance,
striking out five.
In Walton on May 21, the Squirts
were edged by Ethel 10-9 after four
innings.
to take a 7-6 lead.
. From then on it was all Tigers as
they scored nine in the fifth and six
more in the sixth.
Clarkson was four to five, with
Ken Higgins going four to four.
Once again Conley went the
distance fanning seven.
Upcoming games for the Tigers
are Friday, June 5 at home against
the Goderich Dukes, June 9 in
Goderich and Friday, June 12 at
home against Goderich.
Pre-Mites
outslugged
The Brussels Pre-Mites brought
their bats with them when they
travelled to Ethel, May 26, but
were out-slugged 17-14.
Brussels got off to a quick start,
pushing seven across the plate in
.he first.
With Andrew Lindsay and
Dustin Lichty on base with singles,
a triple from Brendan Stretton
earned him two RBIs.
Bradley Quesenberry singled
Stretton home, followed by a single
from Meagan Keffer.
A homerun blast from Christo-
pher Becker cleared the bases for
three more runs.
A base hit by Marissa Pipe
earned her an RBI when Cole
McLean came home.
Ethel fought back with four runs
in the bottom of the inning, includ-
ing a homerun.
Singles from Lindsay, Lichty,
Stretton, Quesenberry, Keffer,
Becker and Pipe added four runs in
the second.
Six runs by Ethel in the bottom
of the second brought them to with-
in one at 11-10.
Brussels offense faltered in the
third, scoring only three though
Lichty hit a homcrun for two RBIs
as Lindsay was on base.
Stretton and Quesenberry added
singles.
Down 14-10, Ethel mounted a
strong comeback, smashing seven
in the final at-bat for the win.
Brussels base raps were also
tapped by Megan Miners and
Christine Bone.
Blyth Mites swing hot bats
Hullett Squirts lose tough one
Brussels Squirts battle Wingham
Tigers at home on Friday