Lumber Company

Lumber Company finished in 7th place in the 2005 USSSA "D" Elite State tournament with a 1-2 record. Lumber Co. opened the tourney with Slugs from Aurora, IL. The Slugs' bats were hot this game putting up 23 runs to send the Lumber Co. to the losers' bracket. The final score was Slugs 23, Lumber 13. Lumber Company clubbed 19 hits in the losing effort. Lumber Company's second game was against Blackhawk AC from Rockford, IL. In this game the Lumber Co. bats got hot scoring 17 runs on 21 hits in 4 innings to run rule Blackhawk by a final of 17-5. Lumber Company's third and final game of the tourney was against Roundin' Third from Chicago, IL. In this game neither teams offense got going and both defenses played well, as Roundin' Third was able to hold off the Lumber Co. winning this game by a final score of 6-3. The Lumber Co. did not execute in this game only scoring 3 runs despite 13 hits. Leading the Lumber Co. offense was R.Motta hitting .1000 (8-8), 4 RBIs; B.Munday, .1000 (3-3); M.Wallace, .857; E.Boe, .700, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs; J.Filas, .700; J.Pool, .545; R.Nurczyk, 1 HR, 7 RBIs and T.Giese, 1 HR, 4 RBIs. Lumber Company's next games will be in this weekend's (August 27th & 28th) NSA "D" Regional Tournament in Arlington Heights, IL. *click on this article's headline to view the entire tourney's results