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Well, we are at mid-July and all division titles in the Tillsonburg Slo-Pitch Leagues are up for grabs.
Part of Wednesday's Ladies slo-pitch action last week was wiped out by rain, while Tuesday's Men's action was completely canceled.
Just a note – I'm glad people pay so close attention to my column, that shows good readership. However from time to time mistakes happen, whether it be on a score, a player's name, or a stat left out. It is never intentional. It could be a slip of my pen, the person interpreting or inputting (typing) it wrong, or by the person paginating, so relax guys and girls and take it for what it is, ie. if the write-up says a team was doubled up and the winning team scores 20-plus runs, it's assumed the loser scored more than one or two runs.
Men's A
There were a few forfeits last week and with games being rained out Tuesday, this resulted in a light slate of games to report on.
Maple View Variety moved within one game of first after beating Survivors by six. Survivors won by forfeit over Woodland RV.
Haines Roofing remains on top courtesy of a 10-game winning streak.
Maple View 14, Survivors 8
Maple View Variety: John Epp 3-3, Jeff Pace 2-2, Charlie Crossett HR, Ryan Black HR, Mike Wencel HR
Survivors: Dave Boldt 3-4 2 HRs, Abe E. Klassen 2-3, Diedrich Klassen HR
Charlie Crossett had a three-run homer and drove in five for Maple View.
Men's B
GC Lounsbury Dirty Mitts knocked off the top two teams shutting out DeGroote-Hill in a low-scoring sun drenched game. They also beat second-place Ontario Laser Spartans by two and beat Broadway Lanes Bears by two as well.
Domino's Hounds beat the Bears handily and won over Corey's Restaurant by six.
DeGroote-Hill won with nine over Next Realty, and won over Stickmen. The Spartans defeated John Beere. Bill's Pizza Kekambas mercied Kirwin and Oatman in five. And Bears defeated Ward's Automotive to round out the division action last week.
GC Lounsbury 16, Broadway Lanes 14
GC Lounsbury: Cory Smith 4-4, Colin McDonald 4-4
Broadway Lanes Bears: Jesse Legg 4-4, Brent O'Brien 3-4
GC Lounsbury won it with two seventh-inning runs. Devin Lee scored three runs, including the winner.
DeGroote-Hill 15, Next Realty 6
DeGroote-Hill: Scott Mudford 4-4 HR, John Nichols 3-3
Next Realty: Kevin Karnes 3-3, Blair Myers 3-3
Scott Mudford had a three-run homer and scored three runs for DeGroote-Hill.
Bill's Pizza 19, Kirwin Oatman 1
Bill's Pizza Kekambas: Benson Howey 3-3 HR, Cody Furlong 3-4, Travis Horvath HR, Brandon Rohrer HR
Kirwin and Oatman: Scott Swance 1-2, Darryl Whittington 1-2
Travis Horvath had a homer, triple and a double for the winners.
GC Lounsbury 14, Ontario Laser 12
GC Lounsbury: Devin Lee 3-3, Jarrett Anderson 3-3, Rob Vandemaele HR
Ontario Laser Spartans: Abe Krahn 3-3, Jake Klassen 3-3, John Klassen HR
Rob Vandemaele's sixth-inning homer won it for GC Lounsbury.
Domino's Hounds 15, Corey's Restaurant 9
Domino's: Harv Johnson 3-3, Scott Ball 3-3 2 HRs
Corey's: Adam Smith 3-4, Chad Hill 3-4
Scott Ball homered twice and doubled for Domino's.
Ontario Laser 23, John Beere 17
Ontario Laser Spartans: Pete Krahn 5-5, Martin Klassen 4-5 HR (grand slam), Pete Friesen HR
John Beere: Shaun Elliott 3-3, Chris Fisher 4-5, Kevin Stuyt 3 HRs
Martin Klassen had a grand slam, three-run homer and was a double shy of hitting for the cycle for Spartans.
GC Lounsbury 3, DeGroote-Hill 0
GC Lounsbury: Greg Onaitis 2-3, Trevor Stuyt 2-3
DeGroote-Hill: John Nichols 1-2, Mike Schmeltz 1-3
The sun definitely kept this a low-scoring game. Rob Vandemaele doubled in the eventual game-winning run.
Domino's 26, Broadway Lanes 9
Domino's Hounds: Ryan Varro 4-5, Mark McKibbon 4-5, Mike Bouck HR
Broadway Lanes Bears: Cam Curtis 2-4, Brent O'Brien 3-4, Nate Moyer HR
Ryan Varro and Mark McKibbon each crossed four times for Domino's.
DeGroote-Hill 21, Stickmen 12
DeGroote-Hill: Doug Falkins 4-4 HR, Bob Long 3-3, Trevor Fleet 2 HRs, Adam Goodlett HR, Jim Long HR, Jason Puhr HR, Mark Vanderhaeghe HR
Stickmen: Ryan Copping 4-4 3 HRs, Shawn Ryerse 4-4
Doug Falkins was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle for DeGroote-Hill.
Broadway Lanes 28, Ward's Automotive 21
Broadway Lanes Bears: Derek Harnish 5-5 HR, Brad Wencel 5-5, Devon Schultz HR, Jesse Legg HR
Ward's Automotive: Patrick Tanner 4-4, Chad Vigar 4-4 HR, Conner Smith HR, Gus Ford HR, Pat McElhone HR, Trevor Hawley HR
Jesse Legg drove in five for the Bears and Jay Seitz knocked in four.
Ladies A
Great Lakes Physio-Corey's won their final matchup with last year's champions Eichenberg's beating them by one on Monday night. They had an easier time in their victory over ServiceMaster.
Orange Crush kept pace with victories over Jays and EMI.
EMI won by mercy over Camo, and ServiceMaster won a close one over Jays.
ServiceMaster 18, Jays 17
ServiceMaster: Lindsay Varro 3-4, Cheryl McDowell 3-4
Jays: Melissa Hughes 5-5, Kristen Cadotte 4-5
Kayla Bond had a double and scored three runs for ServiceMaster.
Great Lakes-Corey's 17, ServiceMaster 5
Great Lakes Physio-Corey's Restaurant: Kirby Steinhoff 5-5, Jill Whiteside 5-5
ServiceMaster: Steph Erdelac 3-4, Kayla Bond 3-4
Tracey Pressey led the winners with three doubles.
Great Lakes-Corey's 9, Eichenberg's 8
Great Lakes Physio-Corey's Restaurant: Shannon Ewing 3-4, Tania Ghesquiere 3-3
Eichenberg: Kaitlin Anseeuw 4-4, Alisha Stubbs 2-3
Great Lakes came from behind with a seven-run fifth. Kirby Steinhoff and Christine Gubesch each scored two runs in the win.
EMI 21, Camo 6
EMI Steelerz: Julianne Vandenbrink 5-5, Shannon Songbush 5-5, Deanna Littler HR
Camo: Dawn Patterson 3-4, Heather Haley 2-3
Shannon Songbush scored five runs for EMI.
Orange Crush 18, EMI 6
Orange Crush: Nicole Harris 4-4, Bobbi Anderson 3-3
EMI: Sarah Sparzynski 3-4, Deanna Littler 3-3
Orange Crush plated seven in the second and fifth innings.
Orange Crush 15, Jays 6
Orange Crush: Tara Foster 4-5, Stacey Lawerier 3-4
Jays: Amy Beattie 2-3, Kristen Cadotte 2-4
Orange Crush trailed by one after six. Their offence then exploded for 10 seventh-inning runs.
Ladies B
Challengers won a big one over Focus to move to the top of the B standings, alone in first place. Ritchie's won in mercy fashion over Camo.
Challengers 10, Focus 7
Challengers: Tina Klassen 4-4, Susie Klassen 4-4
Focus: Steph McDonald 3-3, Kristen Bogart 3-4, Cheryl Wilson HR
Challengers scored four sixth-inning runs to overtake Focus. Susie Klassen had a run-scoring double in the rally.
Ritchie's 21, Camo 4
Ritchie's: Karen Horvath 4-4, Brenda Seitz 4-5
Camo: Meagan Leathong 2-3, Steph Simmonds 3-4
Andrea McPherson and two veterans, Brenda Seitz and Karen Horvath, scored three runs for Ritchie's.