Maple View Variety comes back to eliminate IC Waters
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Men's A
Maple View Variety came all the way back to eliminate IC Waters in the fifth and deciding slo-pitch game. Maple View will now take on Roosters, who swept their series with Woodland RV.
Haines Roofing squeaked by Robert Q Travel 5-4 winning their series in four games. Haines Roofing and Gators will be the other semifinal matchup after Gators easily eliminated Survivors.
Maple View Variety 21,
IC Waters 19
Game 4
Maple View: Ryan Black 4-4 2 HRs, Jeff Pace 4-4, John Epp 2 HRs, Ryan Carroll HR (grand slam)
IC Waters: Shawn Crane 5-6 HR, Eric Lockey 4-6, Mike Shewan 2 HRs, Eric Vanwynsberghe 2 HRs, Steve Leacock HR
John Epp's two-run fifth-inning homer provided the margin of victory against an eight-man IC Waters squad.
Maple View Variety 29,
IC Waters 21
Game 5
Maple View: Mike Wencel 3-3 HR, Ryan Black 4-5 HR
IC Waters: Steve Leacock 4-4 HR, Eric Vanwynsberghe 3-4 2 HRs
Maple View plated seven in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
Haines Roofing 5,
Robert Q Travel 4
Game 4
Haines Roofing: Steve Balazs 2-3, Brad Wentzel 2-2, Dave Phillips HR
Robert Q Travel: Donnie Murray 2-3, Joe Highley 2-3
Dave Phillips had a two-run homer in Haines' low-scoring victory.
Gators 12,
Survivors 1
Game 4
Gators: Scott Carruthers 4-4, Kieran Taylor 3-3
Survivors: Jake Friesen 1-2, Marty Klassen 1-3
Scott Carruthers led the winners with a pair of doubles.
Roosters 11,
Woodland RV 8
Game 3
Roosters: Greg Buchner 3-3, Justin Clapdorp 3-3, Derek Buchner HR
Woodland RV: Aaron Phillips 3-4, John Mabee 2-3
Three of the top four in Roosters order scored two runs.
Men's B
Domino's Hounds have a stranglehold on their series with Kirwin and Oatman after thrashing them 36-12 in Game 2.
Bill's Pizza Kekambas won in walkoff fashion in the series opener with GC Lounsbury.
Domino's Hounds 13,
Kirwin Oatman 11
Game 1
Domino's: Jim McKillen 3-4, Josh Kingsbury 3-3, Mike Bouck HR, Scott Ball HR
Kirwin and Oatman: Shaine Hall 2-3, Darrell Maddock 3-3, Thom Puhr HR
Domino's won it in the sixth off back-to-back homers from Mike Bouck and Scott Ball.
Bill's Pizza 16,
GC Lounsbury 15
Game 1
Bill's Pizza Kekambas won it on a walkoff base hit from Kyle Smith.
Men's C
Cain's Pelicans and Delhi Dodgers got the leg up in their series, both winning easily over Stickmen and Corey's Restaurant respectively.
Delhi Dodgers 27,
Corey's Restaurant 13
Game 1
Delhi: Dustin Pettitt 4-4, Bill Chesney 4-5, Garrett Roelens HR
Corey's: Chad Hill 5-5, Joe Allen 4-5
Bill Chesney scored four runs for the winners.
Cain's Pelicans 17,
Stickmen 0
Game 1
Cain's: Ryan Verbuyst 4-4, Mike Kamenar 3-3, Andrew Kamenar HR
Stickmen: Ryan Copping 3-3, David Phipps 2-3
Leadoff batter Ryan Verbuyst tripled and scored three runs for Cain's.
Ladies A
Both series will go to fifth and deciding games as ServiceMaster, for the second time in their series with Great Lakes Physio-Corey's, won in walkoff fashion.
Orange Crush won by two over Eichenberg's.
Orange Crush 7,
Eichenberg's 5
Game 1
Orange Crush: Bobbi Anderson 2-2, Tara Foster 2-2
Eichenberg: Kathy Vanderven 3-3, Mary Boldt 2-3
Orange Crush's four-run fourth helped decide this one.
ServiceMaster 11,
Great Lakes-Corey's 10
ServiceMaster: Kayla Bond 3-4, Jess Brown 3-3
Great Lakes-Corey's: Kasey McKenzie 4-4, Tracey Pressey 4-4
Kerry Jensen's walkoff sac fly rallied ServiceMaster in a comeback win.
Ladies B
Challengers swept Focus and now meet the winner of the Hollister KIA-Energy Productions series.
Challengers 25,
Focus 9
Challengers: Neta Klassen 5-5, Tina Klassen 5-5, Susie Klassen HR
Focus: Nicole Sanderson 2-2, Heidi Hopper 2-2
Tina Klassen drove in six for the winners.