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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.
2006 Final Batting And Pitching Leaders
Posted by Dave Powell at Sep 18, 2006 5:00PM PDT
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PLAYER | TEAM | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
Holland | Marissa | 62 | 19 | 35 | 25 | .565 |
Blumberg | Fairview | 31 | 10 | 16 | 7 | .516 |
Adamson | Millstadt | 33 | 13 | 17 | 10 | .515 |
Heuer | Belleville | 63 | 22 | 32 | 33 | .507 |
Sangiolo | Belleville | 50 | 15 | 25 | 14 | .500 |
Altis | St. Louis | 49 | 15 | 23 | 17 | .469 |
Lyons | Edwardsville | 31 | 6 | 14 | 10 | .452 |
Maher | St. Louis | 70 | 19 | 32 | 13 | .457 |
Fuess | Waterloo | 76 | 17 | 34 | 32 | .447 |
Friederich | Waterloo | 72 | 29 | 32 | 23 | .444 |
Davis | St. Louis | 36 | 6 | 16 | 9 | .444 |
Weston | Millstadt | 56 | 11 | 24 | 14 | .429 |
Tampow | Belleville | 79 | 24 | 33 | 8 | .417 |
Hosler | Columbia | 48 | 11 | 20 | 10 | .417 |
Casey | Valmeyer | 36 | 6 | 15 | 7 | .417 |
Turnbull | Belleville | 58 | 13 | 24 | 18 | .413 |
Francois | Millstadt | 68 | 20 | 28 | 21 | .412 |
Melliere | Marissa | 51 | 11 | 21 | 12 | .412 |
Neal | Belleville | 63 | 19 | 26 | 14 | .412 |
Bergheger | Valmeyer | 39 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .410 |
J. Wahlig | Fairview | 22 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .409 |
Waldo | Edwardsville | 47 | 12 | 19 | 11 | .404 |
P. Miesner | Marissa | 60 | 16 | 24 | 19 | .400 |
Honnegger | Edwardsville | 68 | 18 | 27 | 6 | .397 |
Thoma | Columbia | 48 | 8 | 19 | 11 | .396 |
Wigger | Waterloo | 57 | 22 | 22 | 14 | .386 |
Caby | Waterloo | 65 | 17 | 25 | 31 | .385 |
Spotanski | Millstadt | 65 | 20 | 25 | 2 | .385 |
Lemly | St. Louis | 42 | 6 | 16 | 7 | .381 |
Yearian | Marissa | 29 | 6 | 11 | 7 | .379 |
D. Kleinschmidt | Columbia | 74 | 17 | 28 | 15 | .378 |
Stechmesser | Columbia | 45 | 10 | 17 | 5 | .378 |
Boeser | Fairview | 53 | 10 | 20 | 7 | .377 |
G. Rohlfing | Valmeyer | 53 | 7 | 20 | 7 | .377 |
Kelso | Belleville | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .375 |
Knackstedt | Alton | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .375 |
Kuntz | Columbia | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | .368 |
J. Thompson | Waterloo | 49 | 15 | 18 | 9 | .367 |
Beninat | Marissa | 63 | 18 | 23 | 5 | .365 |
Hardin | Waterloo | 52 | 9 | 19 | 9 | .365 |
Short | Fairview | 55 | 14 | 20 | 12 | .364 |
Bridgewater | Columbia | 72 | 14 | 26 | 15 | .361 |
Frazer | Columbia | 72 | 16 | 26 | 5 | .361 |
Jones | Alton | 50 | 8 | 18 | 14 | .360 |
Thomas | St. Louis | 53 | 3 | 19 | 18 | .358 |
Caulk | Edwardsville | 68 | 13 | 24 | 17 | .353 |
Bayers | Fairview | 61 | 19 | 21 | 17 | .344 |
Muskopf | Millstadt | 32 | 10 | 11 | 7 | .344 |
Range | Marissa | 59 | 14 | 20 | 9 | .339 |
Wallace | St. Louis | 71 | 20 | 24 | 14 | .338 |
Schwierjohn | Alton | 63 | 10 | 21 | 17 | .333 |
A. Thompson | Waterloo | 48 | 11 | 16 | 11 | .333 |
C. Miesner | Marissa | 24 | 6 | 8 | 5 | .333 |
Lux | St. Louis | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .333 |
Haven | Belleville | 46 | 5 | 15 | 3 | .326 |
Allen | St. Louis | 43 | 15 | 14 | 5 | .326 |
Dawson | Waterloo | 59 | 23 | 19 | 8 | .322 |
Hurst | Waterloo | 59 | 23 | 19 | 14 | .322 |
Boruff | Belleville | 28 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .321 |
A. Thompson | Marissa | 25 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .320 |
Zollner | Marissa | 25 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .320 |
Santiago | St. Louis | 42 | 9 | 13 | 5 | .310 |
Mathews | Valmeyer | 29 | 9 | 9 | 4 | .310 |
Schaake | Alton | 74 | 19 | 23 | 8 | .311 |
Dolce | Belleville | 52 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .307 |
Riebeling | Valmeyer | 52 | 10 | 16 | 12 | .308 |
Gonzales | Alton | 49 | 12 | 15 | 7 | .306 |
Scarborough | Belleville | 49 | 7 | 15 | 14 | .306 |
Radake | Millstadt | 36 | 5 | 11 | 7 | .306 |
Hargis | Columbia | 23 | 6 | 7 | 7 | .304 |
Fravell | Edwardsville | 46 | 8 | 14 | 10 | .304 |
Mosbacher | Valmeyer | 57 | 12 | 17 | 11 | .298 |
Steen | Milstadt | 47 | 4 | 14 | 19 | .298 |
Potts | Millstadt | 47 | 15 | 14 | 3 | .298 |
Heinschmidt | St. louis | 54 | 10 | 16 | 13 | .296 |
Torres | Valmeyer | 41 | 8 | 15 | 7 | .294 |
Sidwell | Alton | 41 | 6 | 12 | 6 | .293 |
Donovan | Fairview | 60 | 8 | 17 | 8 | .283 |
Neff | Valmeyer | 46 | 3 | 13 | 8 | .283 |
Hein | Fairview | 47 | 6 | 13 | 2 | .277 |
Crooks | St. Louis | 29 | 8 | 8 | 4 | .276 |
Campbell | Fairview | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .269 |
Rethwisch | St. Louis | 41 | 9 | 11 | 6 | .268 |
Hodges | Fairview | 41 | 9 | 11 | 11 | .268 |
Lawrence | Belleville | 41 | 7 | 11 | 8 | .268 |
Kessler | Columbia | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .263 |
Novak | Fairview | 46 | 8 | 12 | 9 | .261 |
Sertich | Edwardsville | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .259 |
Parker | Marissa | 47 | 10 | 12 | 6 | .255 |
J. Rohlfing | Valmeyer | 40 | 3 | 10 | 5 | .250 |
Amann | Valmeyer | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .250 |
Chandler | Marissa | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .250 |
Lutz | Millstadt | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 |
Corchado | St. Louis | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .250 |
Horton | Edwardsville | 41 | 8 | 12 | 10 | .235 |
Froelich | St. Louis | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .235 |
Odum | Edwardsville | 47 | 6 | 11 | 5 | .234 |
T. Kleinschmidt | Columbia | 47 | 7 | 11 | 10 | .234 |
Kaiser | Fairview | 57 | 2 | 13 | 5 | .228 |
B. Lloyd | Marissa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | .227 |
Kohnz | Valmeyer | 40 | 8 | 9 | 4 | .225 |
Pinnell | Alton | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | .222 |
Davis | Columbia | 41 | 7 | 9 | 8 | .220 |
Switzer | Millstadt | 56 | 3 | 12 | 7 | .214 |
French | Millstadt | 38 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .211 |
Hillen | Belleville | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 |
Griswold | Edwardsville | 43 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .186 |
Morgando | Millstadt | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .150 |
A. Voelker | Millstadt | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .146 |
C. Galle | Marissa | 41 | 5 | 6 | 8 | .146 |
Chinea | St. Louis | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .133 |
Savoie | Belleville | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .117 |
Altwater | Columbia | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .074 |
RBI LEADERS | ||||||
Heuer | Belleville | 33 | ||||
Fuess | Waterloo | 32 | ||||
Ohlau | Waterloo | 32 | ||||
Holland | Marissa | 25 | ||||
Friederich | Waterloo | 23 | ||||
Francois | Millstadt | 21 | ||||
P. Miesner | Marissa | 19 | ||||
Steen | Millstadt | 19 | ||||
Thomas | St. Louis | 18 | ||||
Turnbull | Belleville | 18 | ||||
Bayers | Fairview | 17 | ||||
Caulk | Edwardsville | 17 | ||||
Schwierjohn | Alton | 17 | ||||
HOME RUN LEADERS | ||||||
Holland | Marissa | 8 | ||||
Caby | Waterloo | 7 | ||||
Bayers | Fairview | 5 | ||||
Ohlau | Waterloo | 5 | ||||
Heuer | Belleville | 4 | ||||
TRIPLE LEADERS | ||||||
Francois | Millstadt | 5 | ||||
Heinschmidt | St. Louis | 3 | ||||
Sangiolo | Belleville | 3 | ||||
DOUBLES LEADERS | ||||||
Heuer | Belleville | 20 | ||||
Ohlau | Waterloo | 12 | ||||
Friederich | Waterloo | 10 | ||||
Fuess | Waterloo | 8 | ||||
Bayers | Fairview | 7 | ||||
Schaake | Alton | 7 | ||||
Schwierjohn | Alton | 7 | ||||
STOLEN BASE LEADERS | ||||||
Friederich | Waterloo | 11 | ||||
Spotanski | Millstadt | 11 | ||||
Honegger | Edwardsville | 9 | ||||
Jones | Alton | 8 | ||||
Yearian | Marissa | 8 | ||||
J. Thompson | Waterloo | 7 | ||||
Dawson | Waterloo | 7 | ||||
PITCHING LEADERS | |||||||
Name | Team | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
Spotanshi | Millstadt | 11.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.24 |
Musso | Waterloo | 46.0 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 1.52 |
Blumberg | Fairview | 18.0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 1.56 |
Kars | St. Louis | 16.0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1.69 |
Dugan | Millstadt | 15.2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1.79 |
Crooks | St. Louis | 35.1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 2.04 |
T. Lee | St. Louis | 18.2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2.41 |
Sidwell | Alton | 13.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.62 |
Blackwell | Waterloo | 41.1 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 1.69 |
Lyons | Edwardsville | 34.2 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2.02 |
A. Hill | Fairview | 36.1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 2.12 |
J. Harres | Millstadt | 22.2 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 2.16 |
Garcia | Fairview | 35.0 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 2.40 |
Briesacher | Valmeyer | 49.0 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 2.43 |
Herman | Columbia | 17.0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2.47 |
Germann | Millstadt | 50.0 | 39 | 18 | 25 | 48 | 2.52 |
Hottenrott | Belleville | 44.0 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 27 | 3.02 |
Hudnut | Belleville | 16.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3.06 |
T. Hill | Alton | 24.1 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3.17 |
Otten | Waterloo | 17.2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3.17 |
Morgan | Columbia | 27.2 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 3.18 |
Horton | Edwardsville | 15.1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3.20 |
Norton | Marissa | 27.1 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3.33 |
Waeltz | Waterloo | 22.2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 3.40 |
Lucht | Valmeyer | 46.2 | 58 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3.90 |
Forrester | Marissa | 28.1 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 3.95 |
Meyler | Fairview | 17.1 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 4.04 |
Scott | Edwardsville | 20.1 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 4.13 |
Catto | Marissa | 23.2 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 4.14 |
Muskopf | Millstadt | 20.0 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4.20 |
Tampow | Belleville | 10.0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.20 |
Larsen | Edwardsville | 16.2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 4.20 |
Barriger | Belleville | 22.0 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4.45 |
Stearns | Marissa | 38.0 | 59 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 4.79 |
Hein | Fairview | 10.0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4.90 |
Gonzales | Alton | 17.0 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4.94 |
M. Lee | St. Louis | 40.0 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 4.95 |
E. Kuntz | Columbia | 15.1 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 5.03 |
Collignon | Alton | 35.0 | 50 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 5.20 |
Waldo | Edwardsville | 10.2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5.25 |
Bazile | Belleville | 28.0 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5.25 |
Jones | Alton | 31.1 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 5.59 |
Utlaut | St. Louis | 14.0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5.79 |
Bernat | Columbia | 25.0 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 5.88 |
Moore | Millstadt | 16.0 | 29 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 6.56 |
Reichert | Columbia | 31.0 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 7.00 |
WON / LOST LEADERS | |||||||
Musso | Waterloo | 7-0 | |||||
Harres | Millstadt | 3-0 | |||||
Waeltz | Waterloo | 3-0 | |||||
Garcia | Fairview | 2-0 | |||||
Otten | Waterloo | 2-0 | |||||
Blackwell | Waterloo | 7-1 | |||||
Germann | Millstadt | 6-1 | |||||
Crooks | St. Louis | 5-1 | |||||
Muskopf | Millstadt | 4-1 | |||||
Stearns | Marissa | 6-3 | |||||
Briesacher | Valmeyer | 5-2 | |||||
M. Lee | St. Louis | 4-2 | |||||
Lucht | Valmeyer | 3-3 | |||||
Reichert | Columbia | 3-3 | |||||
Scott | Edwardsville | 3-3 | |||||
Barriger | Belleville | 2-3 | |||||
Hottenrott | Belleville | 2-3 | |||||
SAVES LEADERS | |||||||
Dugan | Millstadt | 5 | |||||
Boeser | Fairview | 3 |
Mon-Clair Playoff Championship Results
Posted by Dave Powell at Aug 4, 2006 5:00PM PDT
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The Mon-Clair Playoff Championship between the Waterloo Buds and the Fairview Heights Redbirds was a best two of three series played Saturday, August 5th:
Game 1: Waterloo 5, Fairview Heights 4
Fairview Heights jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after 2 innings, only to see their bats go cold for the remainder of the contest against Buds starter Chris Otten. Fairview starter Garcia matched Otten pitch for pitch until Jake Hurst came up with the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth with a blast off of the right field wall that scored Pat Hardin.
Game 2: Waterloo 15, Fairview Heights 5
The second game of the series was quite different than the first, as Waterloo scored early and refused to look back. The Buds' bats came alive as they scored two in the first, three in the second, and seven in the third to put this game out of reach. Eric Caby and Jake Friedrich each homered in the contest, and Brandon Waeltz nabbed the win as Waterloo completed its championship season.
Congratulations to the Waterloo Buds: 2006 Mon-Clair Playoff Champions
Game 1: Waterloo 5, Fairview Heights 4
Fairview Heights jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after 2 innings, only to see their bats go cold for the remainder of the contest against Buds starter Chris Otten. Fairview starter Garcia matched Otten pitch for pitch until Jake Hurst came up with the game winning hit in the bottom of the eighth with a blast off of the right field wall that scored Pat Hardin.
Game 2: Waterloo 15, Fairview Heights 5
The second game of the series was quite different than the first, as Waterloo scored early and refused to look back. The Buds' bats came alive as they scored two in the first, three in the second, and seven in the third to put this game out of reach. Eric Caby and Jake Friedrich each homered in the contest, and Brandon Waeltz nabbed the win as Waterloo completed its championship season.
Congratulations to the Waterloo Buds: 2006 Mon-Clair Playoff Champions
The Semi Final Round games were completed on Thursday evening with the following results:
In the first game between the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes and the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds, the Redbirds came out victorious in a pitching duel by the score of 1-0.
Marcus Lee of St. louis and Adam Hill of Fairview Heights battled the entire evening. Both pitchers threw complete games. The game was scoreless into the top of the 6th. A one out single by Bill Boeser and a two out walk by Jake Bayers put runners on 1st and 2nd with Andrew Donovan at bat. Donovan drilled a single to left to drive in the runner from second base to put the Redbirds up 1-0. Lee had a one hitter entering the 6th and finished with a 3 hitter while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk.
Hill picked up the victory while giving up 4 hits, 5 strike outs and walking 2 and also pithed around 3 Redbird errors in the process.
Congratulations to Manager Jay Davis and the Spikes on a great year as they picked up their first St. Clair Division Title and finished the season with a record of 16-8.
Good Luck to Manager Ed Emge and the Redbirds as they advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series.
In the nightcap between the defending champion and top seeded Waterloo Buds against the #4 seeded Millstadt VFW, the Buds outlasted Millstadt by the score of 5-0.
The Buds picked up single tallies in the 1st and 2nd, and added 3 more in the 5th to solidify the win.
Millstadt threatened early - with two out, Jay Francois and Kenny Weston delivered back to back singles to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Greg Steen drove the ball to the left centerfield gap, but the shot was caught by Centerfielder Travis Dawson with a diving catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 1st, Dawson drew a one out walk and advanced to second on a base hit by Craig Ohlau. Brian Fuess was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Eric Caby picked up a sacrifice fly RBI to left field.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Jake Hurst went deep to left with a towering home run to make it 2-0 Waterloo.
Jordon Harris of Millstadt and Brandon Musso locked up in a duel until Waterloo scored again in the 5th. Jake Friederich led off with a base hit and after consecutive walks to Dawson and Ohlau to load the bases, Eric Caby drove in his second run of the game with a one out base hit. Bobby Dugan came in to relieve Harris and gave up RBI singles to Pat Hardin and Chaz Wigger to close out the scoring with the Buds leading 5-0.
Harris took the loss for Millstadt with a valient effort.
Musso picked up the win with a complete game 4 hitter while fanning 11 and issuing 1 walk.
Congratulations to Manager Lenny Voelker and the Millstadt ballclub for an outstanding season. They finished with a 15-9 record and a tie for second in the Monroe Division.
Good Luck to Manager Vernie Moehrs and the Buds as they advance to the Championship Series.
The final round of the 2006 Mon-Clair Playoffs will take place on Saturday, August 5t with a 1:30 PM game time for the first game, with the second game beginning 15 minutes following the first game at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights. The format is a best 2 out 3 series between the #3 seeded Fairview Heights Rebirds and the #1 seeded Waterloo Buds. If there is a split between the teams on Saturday, a final Championship Game will be held on Sunday at 1:30 at Long Acre Park.
In the first game between the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes and the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds, the Redbirds came out victorious in a pitching duel by the score of 1-0.
Marcus Lee of St. louis and Adam Hill of Fairview Heights battled the entire evening. Both pitchers threw complete games. The game was scoreless into the top of the 6th. A one out single by Bill Boeser and a two out walk by Jake Bayers put runners on 1st and 2nd with Andrew Donovan at bat. Donovan drilled a single to left to drive in the runner from second base to put the Redbirds up 1-0. Lee had a one hitter entering the 6th and finished with a 3 hitter while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk.
Hill picked up the victory while giving up 4 hits, 5 strike outs and walking 2 and also pithed around 3 Redbird errors in the process.
Congratulations to Manager Jay Davis and the Spikes on a great year as they picked up their first St. Clair Division Title and finished the season with a record of 16-8.
Good Luck to Manager Ed Emge and the Redbirds as they advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series.
In the nightcap between the defending champion and top seeded Waterloo Buds against the #4 seeded Millstadt VFW, the Buds outlasted Millstadt by the score of 5-0.
The Buds picked up single tallies in the 1st and 2nd, and added 3 more in the 5th to solidify the win.
Millstadt threatened early - with two out, Jay Francois and Kenny Weston delivered back to back singles to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Greg Steen drove the ball to the left centerfield gap, but the shot was caught by Centerfielder Travis Dawson with a diving catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 1st, Dawson drew a one out walk and advanced to second on a base hit by Craig Ohlau. Brian Fuess was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Eric Caby picked up a sacrifice fly RBI to left field.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Jake Hurst went deep to left with a towering home run to make it 2-0 Waterloo.
Jordon Harris of Millstadt and Brandon Musso locked up in a duel until Waterloo scored again in the 5th. Jake Friederich led off with a base hit and after consecutive walks to Dawson and Ohlau to load the bases, Eric Caby drove in his second run of the game with a one out base hit. Bobby Dugan came in to relieve Harris and gave up RBI singles to Pat Hardin and Chaz Wigger to close out the scoring with the Buds leading 5-0.
Harris took the loss for Millstadt with a valient effort.
Musso picked up the win with a complete game 4 hitter while fanning 11 and issuing 1 walk.
Congratulations to Manager Lenny Voelker and the Millstadt ballclub for an outstanding season. They finished with a 15-9 record and a tie for second in the Monroe Division.
Good Luck to Manager Vernie Moehrs and the Buds as they advance to the Championship Series.
The final round of the 2006 Mon-Clair Playoffs will take place on Saturday, August 5t with a 1:30 PM game time for the first game, with the second game beginning 15 minutes following the first game at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights. The format is a best 2 out 3 series between the #3 seeded Fairview Heights Rebirds and the #1 seeded Waterloo Buds. If there is a split between the teams on Saturday, a final Championship Game will be held on Sunday at 1:30 at Long Acre Park.
The first round of playoffs were completed on Wednesday evening - the results are as follows:
In the first game, the 4th seeded Millstadt VFW (14-8) prevailed over the #5 seed Valmeyer Lakers (14-8) by the score of 5-3.
Millstadt took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a single by Kenny Weston, advanced to second on a groundout, then came home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher, who had taken a hard hit grounder off the bat of Eric Muskopf.
The Lakers knotted the score at 1 in the top of the 4th on a leadoff home run by Justin Rohlfing.
Valmeyer took the lead at 2-1 in the top of the 6th with a leadoff double by Justin Rohlfing, a bunt single by Chris Mosbacher down the 3rd base line, which put runners on 1st and 3rd. Kenny Mathews then laid done a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Rohlfing from 3rd and the Lakers led for the first time in the game.
Millstadt came roaring back in hurry in the bottom half of the 6th. DH Austin Voelker singled to leadoff off the inning . Representing the tying run, Manager Lenny Voelker went to his bench for the speedy Steven French to pinch run for Voelker. The move paid off when Michael Adamson lined a double in the right centerfield gap driving home French from 1st to tie the game at 2 runs each. Starting Valmeyer Pitcher Dave Breisacher fanned the next hitter for the 1st out of the inning. With 1st base open, Valmeyer Manager Dennis Pieper then elected to intentionally walk the hot hitting Jay Francois of Millstatdt in order to set up a double play. Unfortunately, the first pitch to home was wild and Adamson moved up to 3rd base with one out. The intentional pass was completed and set up runners at 1st and 3rd with one out when Valmeyer opted to also give Kenny Weston a free pass as well - the bases were loaded with one out. Greg Steen stepped to the plate looking for a fastball he could drive and promptly took the first pitch to the right centerfield gap for a base clearing double to give Millstadt a 5-2 lead.
Valmeyer would not go down easily.in the top of the 7th - Jeff Riebeling lined a double to right center with one out and scored on a two out base hit by the game's hitting star Justin Rohlfing to close the scoring at 5-3.
Tough loss loser Breisacher yielded only 4 hits, 2 walks (both intentional) and fanned 3 over 6 innings.
Matt Germann was the winner with a complete game effort - 9 hits, 2 walks and fanned 3 over 7 innings.
In the second game, the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes (15-7) outlasted the #7 Belleville Merchants (10-12) in a contest that lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. Belleville had twice taken the lead in extra innings only to see the Spikes tie the game and prolong the battle. The final was 4-3 St. Louis in 11 innings.
The third game matched the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds (14-8) against the #6 seed Marissa Young Guns (11-11). Marissa led for much of the contest until Fairview bolted ahead to take the game 6-4.
Marissa jumped out to a 4-0 lead through 5 innings. Young Guns starting pitcher Kyle Cato held the Redbirds to only 2 hits after 5.
In the bottom of the 6th, Cato showed signs of wearing down in the 90 degree heat as he walked the bases loaded. Manager Jason Chandler went to his bullpen calling on John Norton to put out the fire. After an RBI groundout, the Redbirds put together a pair of RBI singles before Wahlig delivered the crushing blow - a 3 run homer to give Fairview Heights a 6-4 lead.
Blumberg started the game for Fairview and managed 5-1/3 innings before Ryan Meyler relieved in the sixth to pick up the victory. Adam Hill pitched a scoreless 7th to earn the save.
The final contest of the evening saw the top seeded Waterloo Buds (21-1) move past the #8 seed Columbia Saints(9-13) by the score of 5-2 . Waterloo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, and left the rest to starting pitcher Cory Blackwell who limited the Saints to just four hits while fanning twelve.
Thursday's games will pit the #2 St. Louis Spikes (16-7) against the #3 Fairview Heights Redbirds (15-8) in a battle that promises to include solid pitching and defense. In regular season league action, the two teams split with St. Louis winning 8-2 and Fairview Heights winning 5-3. Game time is 6:30 PM on the main field at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights.
The nightcap will feature the #1 Waterloo Buds (22-1) against the #4 Millstadt VFW (15-8) ballclub. Waterloo's only set back of the regular league season came at the hands of Millstadt with Waterloo taking the other half of the twinbill for a split. Game time will be 15 minutes following the first game on the same field.
The winners of each game will advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series on Saturday, August 5th - game time is 1:30 for the first game and 15 minutes following for the second game. If there is a split on Saturday, the Final Championship Game will be played at 1:30 on Sunday.
In the first game, the 4th seeded Millstadt VFW (14-8) prevailed over the #5 seed Valmeyer Lakers (14-8) by the score of 5-3.
Millstadt took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a single by Kenny Weston, advanced to second on a groundout, then came home to score on a throwing error by the pitcher, who had taken a hard hit grounder off the bat of Eric Muskopf.
The Lakers knotted the score at 1 in the top of the 4th on a leadoff home run by Justin Rohlfing.
Valmeyer took the lead at 2-1 in the top of the 6th with a leadoff double by Justin Rohlfing, a bunt single by Chris Mosbacher down the 3rd base line, which put runners on 1st and 3rd. Kenny Mathews then laid done a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Rohlfing from 3rd and the Lakers led for the first time in the game.
Millstadt came roaring back in hurry in the bottom half of the 6th. DH Austin Voelker singled to leadoff off the inning . Representing the tying run, Manager Lenny Voelker went to his bench for the speedy Steven French to pinch run for Voelker. The move paid off when Michael Adamson lined a double in the right centerfield gap driving home French from 1st to tie the game at 2 runs each. Starting Valmeyer Pitcher Dave Breisacher fanned the next hitter for the 1st out of the inning. With 1st base open, Valmeyer Manager Dennis Pieper then elected to intentionally walk the hot hitting Jay Francois of Millstatdt in order to set up a double play. Unfortunately, the first pitch to home was wild and Adamson moved up to 3rd base with one out. The intentional pass was completed and set up runners at 1st and 3rd with one out when Valmeyer opted to also give Kenny Weston a free pass as well - the bases were loaded with one out. Greg Steen stepped to the plate looking for a fastball he could drive and promptly took the first pitch to the right centerfield gap for a base clearing double to give Millstadt a 5-2 lead.
Valmeyer would not go down easily.in the top of the 7th - Jeff Riebeling lined a double to right center with one out and scored on a two out base hit by the game's hitting star Justin Rohlfing to close the scoring at 5-3.
Tough loss loser Breisacher yielded only 4 hits, 2 walks (both intentional) and fanned 3 over 6 innings.
Matt Germann was the winner with a complete game effort - 9 hits, 2 walks and fanned 3 over 7 innings.
In the second game, the #2 seed St. Louis Spikes (15-7) outlasted the #7 Belleville Merchants (10-12) in a contest that lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. Belleville had twice taken the lead in extra innings only to see the Spikes tie the game and prolong the battle. The final was 4-3 St. Louis in 11 innings.
The third game matched the 3rd seeded Fairview Heights Redbirds (14-8) against the #6 seed Marissa Young Guns (11-11). Marissa led for much of the contest until Fairview bolted ahead to take the game 6-4.
Marissa jumped out to a 4-0 lead through 5 innings. Young Guns starting pitcher Kyle Cato held the Redbirds to only 2 hits after 5.
In the bottom of the 6th, Cato showed signs of wearing down in the 90 degree heat as he walked the bases loaded. Manager Jason Chandler went to his bullpen calling on John Norton to put out the fire. After an RBI groundout, the Redbirds put together a pair of RBI singles before Wahlig delivered the crushing blow - a 3 run homer to give Fairview Heights a 6-4 lead.
Blumberg started the game for Fairview and managed 5-1/3 innings before Ryan Meyler relieved in the sixth to pick up the victory. Adam Hill pitched a scoreless 7th to earn the save.
The final contest of the evening saw the top seeded Waterloo Buds (21-1) move past the #8 seed Columbia Saints(9-13) by the score of 5-2 . Waterloo jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first, and left the rest to starting pitcher Cory Blackwell who limited the Saints to just four hits while fanning twelve.
Thursday's games will pit the #2 St. Louis Spikes (16-7) against the #3 Fairview Heights Redbirds (15-8) in a battle that promises to include solid pitching and defense. In regular season league action, the two teams split with St. Louis winning 8-2 and Fairview Heights winning 5-3. Game time is 6:30 PM on the main field at Long Acre Park in Fairview Heights.
The nightcap will feature the #1 Waterloo Buds (22-1) against the #4 Millstadt VFW (15-8) ballclub. Waterloo's only set back of the regular league season came at the hands of Millstadt with Waterloo taking the other half of the twinbill for a split. Game time will be 15 minutes following the first game on the same field.
The winners of each game will advance to the Best 2 out of 3 Championship Series on Saturday, August 5th - game time is 1:30 for the first game and 15 minutes following for the second game. If there is a split on Saturday, the Final Championship Game will be played at 1:30 on Sunday.
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