June 25:
Game 1 - The night began with a bit of rumbling overhead, but once the skies settled, the baseball gods handed us a perfect evening at the park. In the opener, Logo’s Rebels and the Red Sox delivered a back-and-forth battle that stayed tight from first pitch to final out.
The Red Sox came out swinging, owning the first five innings and keeping the pressure high. Derry Eresman launched a no-doubter, and Glen Eble turned on the jets for an inside-the-park blast, electrifying the crowd and keeping the Sox in command early, but baseball loves drama and the sixth inning delivered it.
In the top of the sixth, the Rebels exploded for six runs, flipping the script and snatching their first lead of the night, going up by two.
The Red Sox tried to spark one last rally in the bottom half, getting a man aboard, but the comeback magic ran out. When the dust settled, the Rebels held on for a wild, hard-fought 15– 13 victory.
The win set the tone for a great evening, followed by an enjoyable wiener roast, top-tier desserts, and a few well-earned cheers.
Both teams extend a heartfelt thank-you to Gary and Jim upstairs, as well as the Juggies on the ground, for their continued support in the kitchen and on the field. Nights like this don’t happen without them.
Game 2 - The Garage Pub team managed to pull off a close 13-12 win vs. the Redi Recyclers. The score was tied 7-7 after five, then 9-7 Redi after six. The Pub rallied for six runs in the top of seven to take a four run lead, then Redi had a rally of their own in the bottom half, but came up short by one run, with the game ending on a put out at home plate.
Mike Sills, Dallas Deman, Dieter Stanke, Rod Aman, Ron Jarvis, Russ Cameron, and Ken Longmore all had three hits for the Fog, while Rod I picked up the win at pitcher.
Redi were lead at the plate by Keith Bender, Barry Koch, and Dave Camphor all with three hits, with Jim Larson taking the loss on the mound
Game Report By Mike Sills
Game 3 - A late four-run rally by the Station Coffee long Shots fell just short as the Morrison Mavericks prevailed for a 9 - 8 victory. With the tying run on first Kerry Schentag corralled a pop fly for the final out in the nailbiter final frame.
Schentag also starred at the plate. Only an outstanding defensive catch denied him a four-hit night. John Engel suffered a similar fate.
Leon Moch bashed out two doubles and a single in four at-bats, scoring three times.
In a losing cause Blair Hennes had two hits and a walk to score every time.
To give you a clue as to who is writing this report, the aging Moose Emann slapped out three singles along with a walk for a gratifying night at the plate.
June 24:
Game 1 - Mikes meats Meateors squeaked out a 7-6 victory over the Stewart Optical eye guys. The game ended with the tying run on second and winning pitcher Jim Fink snagging a rocket off the bat of Dan the rat Rattai to end it. Despite being out hit, the Meateors used great defence to get the victory. Dave Robertson led the way going 3 for 3 with Pisoni, Halberg and Martin all collecting 2 hits and 2 RBI . Losing pitcher Rob Price helped his cause going 3/4 with 4 RBIs , Jeff Thompson and Roland Schlenker both had three hit nights, finally a beautiful night at the park, thanks to Juggies for cooking and umping.
Game Report By Ron Stubbs
Game 2 - The first full night of great weather was finally delivered. The Copper Coulee Casino Silver Foxes came into the game looking sly and experienced, but the Sauer RV Storage Lakers apparently forgot to read the scouting report and refused to be outfoxed. The Silver Foxes had a five run first inning, while the Lakers had a 5 run inning of their own in the 3rd inning and never looked back towards the foxes den, and came away with an 18-10 victory.
Highlights for the Copper Coulee Casino Silver Foxes; Todd Kopec went 4/4 with 3 RBI’s and Darren Emerson went 2/3 with 2 RBI’s. Highlights for the Lakers; Mike Stroh went 4/4 with 2 RBI’s, Gerard Hittel (2RBI’s), Walter Pratt (1RBI) and winning picture Wilf Broesky all went 3/3, Trevor Fauth 3/4 with 2 RBI’s, and Greg Balis hammered out a 2/4 night with 3 RBI’s. Honorable mention goes to our refreshments player; Russ Foster who went 1-3 with an RBI.
Special thanks to the behind the scenes crew: The umps who added extra pizzas to the timely calls, the cooks who kept everyone fueled with championship-level food, the announcer who added excitement to plays while documenting the 28 runs and the time clock jokey that kept track of the runs and some of the stories that changed by the innings. A great night for ball at the Lorne Holden Field of Dreams.
Game Report By Curtis Scherger
Game 3 - Elmer & Harold’s Astros pulled out a 16 - 13 win over the Bumper to Bumper Jays for their first loss of the season. The Jays scored 5 runs in the 7th inning with runners in scoring position before the Astros put an end to their rally. For the Astros, Kelly Lutz was 4/4 with a home run (4 rbi’s), Darrell Jesse was 3/3 (4 rbi’s), Keith Lutz was 2/2 with a home run and 2 walks (4 rbi’s), Wade Watson was 3/4 (1 rbi) and Frank Merkl was 3/4. For the Jays, Andy Christie was 4/4 (2 rbi’s), Kerry Buss was 4/4 (1 rbi), Andy Stroh was 3/4 (3 rbi’s), Rob Hammel was 3/4 (2 rbi’s) and Lyle Kennedy was 3/4 (1 rbi). Kelly Lutz took the win on the mound while Vern Herter was tagged with the loss. The Astros set a home team fan attendance record with the totals in the double digits.
Game Report By Bill Ramage
June 23:
Game 1 - After what felt like an entire spring of checking weather apps, staring at radar screens, waiting for the VP to cancel games and debating whether slow pitch should officially become a water sport, the clouds finally gave everyone a break. Under a beautiful sky and conditions pretty much perfect, the Sauer RV Storage Lakers took full advantage and came away with a 14-6 win over the Mavericks. The Maverick sluggers were; Dave Hightower Hammel went 3/3, while Darren Heinz, John Engel, Leon Moch, Kerry Schentag and Dale Weisgerber all went 2/3.
For the visiting Sauer RV Storage Lakers sluggers; Retired Mike missed his Shantz went 4/4, while not far behind going 3/4 were, Greg change your Balas, Mike fish knife Stroh, Trevor headshot Fauth, Gerard never ending house list Hittel and Walter 1st class welder Pratt. Honourable mention for the Lakers was Wilf one legged Broesky who went 2/3 at the plate and took the Victory as the winning pitcher. The umps did a great job tonight keeping the game moving and reminding everyone that complaining burns more energy than running.
Thanks to the kitchen staff, announcer and scorekeeper who worked harder than the fielders tonight and recorded no errors.
Game Report By Curtis Scherger
Game 2 - Beautiful night for a ball game between the Garage Pub Fog and Mike’s Meats Meateors. Meateors started off with 2 runs in the 1st followed up by 1 run by the Garage Pub. The next few innings the Meateors pulled ahead a few runs including a 5 run inning lead by Ron Pisoni 4/4 night and Dave Robertson and Miles Mayer 3/3 each. Jim Fink had a great night of pitching for the win, but couldn’t stop Grant Mackay and Mike Sills for having a perfect night at the plate with a 3/3 night. The night was filled with great catches by both teams Jake Thomas for the Fog and Tim Johnson started the game for the Meateors making a great catch almost landing in foul territory. The final score Mike’s Meats Meateors 13 and Garage Pub Fog 4.
Game Report By Kelly Martin
Game 3 - The last game off the evening went right down to the wire and saw the Stewart Optical score four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Copper Coulee Casino Silver Foxes 14-13. The game was close with the Eye Guys taking an early lead by scoring five runs in their first at bat only to see the Foxes chip away and take the lead with five runs of their own in the sixth inning. There were a number of big defensive plays from both teams and Darrell Bonagofsky made a handful of great catches. The Silver Foxes were led offensively by Boyd Kosoloski who went 4 for 4, as well Robert Jensen, Todd Kopec, Glenn Stenhouse, Trevor Regher and Glenn Kessler who chipped in with three hits apiece. Paul Savage picked up a couple of hits including the only home run of the game. For the Eye Guys Dan Rattai was a perfect 4 for 4 while Rob Price, Gord Moore, Darrell Bonagofsky, Randy Biko and Al Dyck chipped in with three hits. Four others chipped in with two hits apiece. It was a perfect night for ball, the skies were clear, the bugs were at a minimum, the burgers were great and every player on both teams had at least one hit. Thanks to the guys from Station and Lutz and Darlene up top.
Game Report By Jeff Thompson
June 22 - All Games Cancelled Due To Weather
Date | Visiting Team | Score |
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Mon-22 |
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5:30 | 6 - Redi Recyclers | R/O | VS | 11 - Bumper to Bumper | R/O |
6:30 | 7 - Elmer & Harold's | R/O | VS | 10 - Logos Rebels | R/O |
7:30 | 8 - Red Sox | R/O | VS | 9 - Juggie’s Tap House | R/O |
Tues-23 |
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5:30 | 1 - Sauer RV Storage Lakers | 14 | VS | 3 - Mavericks | 6 |
6:30 | 5 - Mike’s Meats | 13 | VS | 12 - Garage Pub | 4 |
7:30 | 4 - Coyote Casino | 13 | VS | 13 - Stewart Optical | 14 |
Wed-24 |
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5:30 | 13 - Stewart Optical | 6 | VS | 5 - Mike’s Meats | 7 |
6:30 | 4 - Coyote Casino | 10 | VS | 1 - Sauer RV Storage Lakers | 18 |
7:30 | 11 - Bumper to Bumper | 13 | VS | 7 - Elmer & Harold's | 16 |
Thurs-25 |
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5:30 | 10 - Logos Rebels | 15 | VS | 8 - Red Sox | 13 |
6:30 | 12 - Garage Pub | 13 | VS | 6 - Redi Recyclers | 12 |
7:30 | 3 - Mavericks | 9 | VS | 2 - Station Coffee | 8 |
