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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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