Monroe Division

St. Clair Division Final Standings:             Fairview Heights           18-9                            Alton                           17-9                           Granite City                 14-12                          St. Louis                       11-16                             East St. Louis               1-25 Monroe Division Final Standings: Waterloo                      22-4 Millstadt                      15-11 Columbia                       13-11 Valmeyer                      13-13 Marissa                        5-19 Playoff Champion - Waterloo Buds All-Star Game Result: St. Clair            8 Monroe              4 All Star Game MVP  Jake Bayers, Fairview Heights William Mohr Memorial Award (Manager Of The Year):  Ed Emge, Fairview Heights Elmer Voellinger Memorial Award (Rookie Of The Year): Steve Evans, Granite City (St. Clair Div) Tom Herman, Columbia (Monrow Div) Batting Title: Jeff Schwierjohn, Alton - .436 AVG Craig Ohlau - Waterloo - .482 AVG Pitcher Of The Year: Jake Howes - Fairview Heights - 3.42 ERA Tom Herman, Columbia - 1.23 ERA

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Waterloo Buds

Jake Friederich, Waterloo Buds, winner of the Harold "Mick" Pieper playoff MVP award

Monroe Division
Waterloo	21-1
Millstadt	14-8
Valmeyer	14-8
Marissa	11-11
Belleville	10-12
Columbia	9-13
St Clair Division
St Louis Spikes	15-7
Fairview Heights	14-8
Alton	8-14
Edwardsville	8-14
Granite City	7-15
East St Louis	1-21

 

Playoff Champion - Waterloo Buds

Harold "Mick" Pieper Playoff MVP, Jake Friederich, Waterloo 

All-Star Game Result:

Monroe-St. Clair            5

 Clinton County               3

All Star Game MVP, Jake Bayers, Fairview Heights 

William Mohr Memorial Award (Manager Of The Year): 

Jay Davis, St. Louis Spikes

Elmer Voellinger Memorial Award (Rookie Of The Year):

Adam Honeggar, Edwardsville (St. Clair Div) 

Ryan Holland, Marissa (Monroe Div)

Batting Title:

John Altis, St. Louis - .469 AVG

Ryan Holland, Marissa - .565 AVG

Pitcher Of The Year:

Mark Lee, St. Louis Spikes - 4.95 ERA

Brandon Musso, Waterloo - 1.52 ERA

The Valmeyer Mid Summer Classis is just around the corner. This year's field has all the promise to be just as exciting as years past. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, June 30th Game 1 - 9:00 AM - Waterloo Buds 3 Belleville Merchants 2 Game 2 - 11:30 AM - St. Louis Spikes 5 St. Louis Printers 3 Game 3 - 2:00 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds 6 Millstadt VFW 5 Game 4 - 4:30 PM - Valmeyer Lakers 4 Marissa Young Guns 2 Sunday, July 1st Game 5 - 9:00 AM - Marissa Young Guns 5 Millstadt VFW 3 Game 6 - 11:30 AM - Belleville Merchants 8 St. Louis Printers 4 Game 7 - 2:00 PM - St. Louis Spikes 6 Waterloo Buds 4 Game 8 - 4:30 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds 12 Valmeyer Lakers 4 Wednesday, July 4th Consolation Championship - 10:00 AM - Marissa Young Guns vs. Belleville Merchants Third Place - 12:30 PM - Waterloo Buds vs. Valmeyer Lakers Championship 3:30 PM - Fairview Heights Redbirds vs. St. Louis Spikes Make sure you come hungry and thirsty - support the local organizations who make this event as successful as it is - plenty of food and beverages will be avialable. See you there.

Sunday's action featured Monroe Division Rivals Millstadt VFW at the Valmeyer Lakers. In the opener, Valmeyer's Dave Briesacher picked up where he left off last year by blanking Millstadt 5-0 on a four hit shut out, going 7 innings for the complete game - he walked one and fanned one. Valmeyer's defense provided good support with three double plays. Ben Neff was the offense star with a 3 for 3 performance that included a home run and two RBIs. Newcomers Matt Kerperein and Tony Allen each picked up two hits for Millstadt. Matt Germann suffered the loss. In the nightcap, Millstatdt bounced back to top Valmeyer 5-3. Kerperein picked up the win - the lanky lefty threw a 7 inning three hitter - yielding 2 earned runs with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Tony Allen rapped a bases loaded triple to spark the offense. Chris Stenzel was the losing pitcher for the Lakers. Justin Rohlfing was 1 for three including a home run and three RBIs. In other Monroe Division action, the Waterloo Buds played host to the Columbia Saints. In the first game, Cory Blackwell fired a three hit shutout, walking one and striking out two. Jake Hurst provided the offensive firepower with a 2 for 3 day that included a home run and 2 RBIs. Eric Kuntz suffered the loss for the Saints while Kyle Hargis, Ryan Davis and Eric Hosler each picked up a hit in the contest. The second game was saw the Buds come from behind to pick up the sweep by the score of 11-7, fueled by an eight outburst in the third inning. Brian Fuess sparked Waterloo with a 3 for 4 game that included a home run and 5 RBIs. Scott Amann and Travis Dawson each contributed two hits. Brandon Musso earned the victory for the Buds while Kyle Hargis suffered the loss for the Saints. The St. Clair Division saw Belleville sweep the double header from Edwardsville 5-1 and 9-6. In the first game, Justin Clayton threw a one hitter for the complete game victory - he walked 3 and struck out 6. Carl Heurer and Mark Hillen each had two hits for the Merchants. Adam Davis picked up the only hit for Edwardsville. In the second game, Markus Barriger picked up the victory giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs over 6 innings - he walked 1 and fanned 10. Chad Turnbull led the offense with a 2 for 4 game that included 2 RBIs. Davis and Aaron Reiss each had one hit, while Jared Fravell contributed 2 hits. Reiss picked up 2 RBIs. In other St. Clair action, the Fairview Heights Redbirds swept the East St. Louis Colt 45s by the scores of 12-1 and 8-2. In the opener, Adam Hill picked up where he left off last year, leading Fairview with a two hitter - he walked no one and fanned 10. John Campbell had 3 hits and 3 RBIs to pace the Redbirds offense. Mike Sellers homered for the Colts while Josh Wathen suffered the loss. In the second game, Darrell Garcia was the winning pitcher, scaterring 3 hits over 5 innings while walking one and fanning 10. All Star Game MVP Jake Bayers paced the Redbird offense with 3 hits and an RBI and newcomer Larry Watson added 2 hits and an RBI. Sellers picked up 2 hits in the nightcap while James Pinales took the loss for the Colt 45s. In non-division action, The St. Louis Spikes swept the Marissa Guns by the scores of 11-6 and 6-2 at Sauget.