vs. Midland
Independents hosting Midland: Home Sweet Home!
Saturday, May, 31, 2008 | +
May 31, 2008 – Carroll Park, Bay City, MI
Bay City 15, Midland 12
The sky was high, and the clouds were parted to reveal the sunshine that would warm the grass and dissipate the dew on this lovely day at Carroll Park in Bay City. The Bay Citys would play host to the honorable gentlemen from Midland County in the Independents’ first home match of the season.
The hometown boys would lose the coin toss in the match, and so they took to the field as the River Hogs of Midland took to striking. The Hogs would warm to the sunshine and plated 3 aces in their first inning. The Midland strikers helped to motivate the Bay City gentlemen and they too put tallies across the plate in the first. Consecutive safeties were made by Mister’s LeRoux, David, Garcia, and McInerney and they allowed all of the above to score. Mr. Revette added an ace as well with his first home run of the season to bring the score of the match to 5-3 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the River Hogs would bring the contest one run closer when Mr. Gagnon scored the lone run for either side. At the conclusion of the second innings the River Hogs now trailed Bay City 5-4.
The Bay City strikers would spring back to life in the third and fourth innings and put an additional 8 aces on the board to bring their total to 13 for the match. The Independents would also put on a fine defensive display by skunking the Hogs in the next 3 innings.
The contest would become a tight scratch when the River Hogs kicked up their heels and tallied 8 runs in their final three innings to bring their total to 12 for the match. Likewise their defense was able to keep the Bay Citys from adding any substantial runs to their total, and the contest would end in the Independent’s favor at 15-12.
This was the only scheduled match with Midland for the season, and the Independents were sad to see the contest end, but all gathered together for some fine Bay City hospitality and generous libations. Perhaps their paths will cross again but for now the two clubs parted on happy terms.
Bay City 15, Midland 12
The sky was high, and the clouds were parted to reveal the sunshine that would warm the grass and dissipate the dew on this lovely day at Carroll Park in Bay City. The Bay Citys would play host to the honorable gentlemen from Midland County in the Independents’ first home match of the season.
The hometown boys would lose the coin toss in the match, and so they took to the field as the River Hogs of Midland took to striking. The Hogs would warm to the sunshine and plated 3 aces in their first inning. The Midland strikers helped to motivate the Bay City gentlemen and they too put tallies across the plate in the first. Consecutive safeties were made by Mister’s LeRoux, David, Garcia, and McInerney and they allowed all of the above to score. Mr. Revette added an ace as well with his first home run of the season to bring the score of the match to 5-3 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the River Hogs would bring the contest one run closer when Mr. Gagnon scored the lone run for either side. At the conclusion of the second innings the River Hogs now trailed Bay City 5-4.
The Bay City strikers would spring back to life in the third and fourth innings and put an additional 8 aces on the board to bring their total to 13 for the match. The Independents would also put on a fine defensive display by skunking the Hogs in the next 3 innings.
The contest would become a tight scratch when the River Hogs kicked up their heels and tallied 8 runs in their final three innings to bring their total to 12 for the match. Likewise their defense was able to keep the Bay Citys from adding any substantial runs to their total, and the contest would end in the Independent’s favor at 15-12.
This was the only scheduled match with Midland for the season, and the Independents were sad to see the contest end, but all gathered together for some fine Bay City hospitality and generous libations. Perhaps their paths will cross again but for now the two clubs parted on happy terms.
Independents at Midland
Saturday, July, 21, 2007 | +
Bay City
7, Midland 6
Moonshots and Dogpiles
Chippawassee Park, Midland, MI - A beautiful afternoon and interested spectators greeted the Bay City Independents at the onset of their second match of the season against the River Hogs of Midland County. The Bay Citys were victorious in their first match of the season, which was held in Bay City in late May. Although Bay City has not yet lost to the club from Midland, they have been involved in several well played matches that could have seen them on the losing side of the ledger.
The Bay City nine won the coin toss between the clubs and elected to strike first. As is their custom of late, the Bay Citys tore out to a furious start and tallied 3 runs in the first innings. Tanner LeRoux would lead things off by hitting a clean safety and sped home after “Big Wood” David swatted a shot to the garden which allotted him second sack. Dean “Sawmill” Koch would reach his first on another finely placed drive and Mr. David would then move on to third sack. Doc Garcia then strode to the plate and crushed the apple to the long field and allowed Misters David and Koch to then tally. “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette would then stike a fine blow for the Bay Citys, but Mr. Garcia was thrown out while trying to score an ace for his club and there was one hand lost. The scoring would end as the next two hands would be lost, and Mr. Brissette would be left standing on third. The match was 3-0 for the Independents.
Midland would kick up its heels as well in their first innings, as “Horse” Brandt safely attained his first, but was then thrown out trying to take his second by a flaming shot from Branden “The Rope” Revette all the way from left field. It was a bully play, and would be far more important to the outcome of the match then it first would seem. The next striker, Mr. Miwry, would lose his hand as well, and that would bring Mr. Kain to the plate with no runners on. After a handshake from the Bay City catcher, Mr. Kain settled in at the plate and promptly deposited one of Twinkle-Toes Brissette’s pitches into the long field. The ball traveled so far that by the time the Bay City left fielder retrieved the ball Mr. Kain was already at third and steaming home. Kain would make his homerun easily, but the next striker would lose his hand and Kain would be the only tally for Midland. At the end of one innings the score stood 3-1 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the Independents would pick up where they left off the first, as Mr. Dinauer, the Bay City second sacker, and Mr. Freehling would each take their first on a pair of clean hits. Then “The Rope” strode to the plate and whalloped the apple into left field nearly as far as Mr. Kain had the previous innings. Misters Dinauer and Freehling would both score and Mr. Revette would hold at the second sack. Mr. McInerney would be the next striker and he would drive “The Rope” home with another fine blow for Bay City. Bay City’s luck would run out though, as the next three strikers would lose their hands due to some fine fielding on the River Hogs part. That would leave the score at 6-1 in favor of the Bay City club, and it would stay that way for some time as each club skunked the other for consecutive innings.
In the fourth innings the River Hogs would find their form at the plate, and they tallied three more runs thanks in large part to a triple by Mr. Miwry and another fine strike by Mr. Kain. The River Hogs would tally twice more in their turn during the fifth innings, and the score would stand a tight scratch at 6-6.
In the sixth innings Ray “The Banker” Banister would strike first, and strike he did. Banister reached his first, and when the throw to the infield went errant he took his second on some fine playing of the points. It was a bully play, for the next striker Mr. LeRoux was able to reach his first and moved Mr. Banister on to the third sack. Mr. Banister would later score what turned out to be the winning run when Dean “Sawmill” Koch drove a bound out to the left fielder for Midland. That would end the scoring on all parts as the rest of the match was a whitewash due to another fine fielding effort by both clubs. The match would end with Bay City 7, Midland 6.
This game would conclude with Midland bowing again to Bay City, but drawing ever nearer to victory. It would seem most poetic that before the post match congratulations, a Midland hound burst from the crowd and deposited a most “foul” message of what he thought of Bay City taking the match. After much laughter the two clubs would join together for some refreshments and talk of next year.
Ballists H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3d 2 1
Koch 2 1
Garcia 1st 4 0
Brissette p 2 0
Johnson c 3 0
Garcia A. 1 0
Dinauer 2nd 2 1
Freehling c 2 1
Revette lf 2 1
McInerney cf 0 0
Decuf cf 3 0
Banister rf, p 2 1
Total 27 7
Moonshots and Dogpiles
Chippawassee Park, Midland, MI - A beautiful afternoon and interested spectators greeted the Bay City Independents at the onset of their second match of the season against the River Hogs of Midland County. The Bay Citys were victorious in their first match of the season, which was held in Bay City in late May. Although Bay City has not yet lost to the club from Midland, they have been involved in several well played matches that could have seen them on the losing side of the ledger.
The Bay City nine won the coin toss between the clubs and elected to strike first. As is their custom of late, the Bay Citys tore out to a furious start and tallied 3 runs in the first innings. Tanner LeRoux would lead things off by hitting a clean safety and sped home after “Big Wood” David swatted a shot to the garden which allotted him second sack. Dean “Sawmill” Koch would reach his first on another finely placed drive and Mr. David would then move on to third sack. Doc Garcia then strode to the plate and crushed the apple to the long field and allowed Misters David and Koch to then tally. “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette would then stike a fine blow for the Bay Citys, but Mr. Garcia was thrown out while trying to score an ace for his club and there was one hand lost. The scoring would end as the next two hands would be lost, and Mr. Brissette would be left standing on third. The match was 3-0 for the Independents.
Midland would kick up its heels as well in their first innings, as “Horse” Brandt safely attained his first, but was then thrown out trying to take his second by a flaming shot from Branden “The Rope” Revette all the way from left field. It was a bully play, and would be far more important to the outcome of the match then it first would seem. The next striker, Mr. Miwry, would lose his hand as well, and that would bring Mr. Kain to the plate with no runners on. After a handshake from the Bay City catcher, Mr. Kain settled in at the plate and promptly deposited one of Twinkle-Toes Brissette’s pitches into the long field. The ball traveled so far that by the time the Bay City left fielder retrieved the ball Mr. Kain was already at third and steaming home. Kain would make his homerun easily, but the next striker would lose his hand and Kain would be the only tally for Midland. At the end of one innings the score stood 3-1 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the Independents would pick up where they left off the first, as Mr. Dinauer, the Bay City second sacker, and Mr. Freehling would each take their first on a pair of clean hits. Then “The Rope” strode to the plate and whalloped the apple into left field nearly as far as Mr. Kain had the previous innings. Misters Dinauer and Freehling would both score and Mr. Revette would hold at the second sack. Mr. McInerney would be the next striker and he would drive “The Rope” home with another fine blow for Bay City. Bay City’s luck would run out though, as the next three strikers would lose their hands due to some fine fielding on the River Hogs part. That would leave the score at 6-1 in favor of the Bay City club, and it would stay that way for some time as each club skunked the other for consecutive innings.
In the fourth innings the River Hogs would find their form at the plate, and they tallied three more runs thanks in large part to a triple by Mr. Miwry and another fine strike by Mr. Kain. The River Hogs would tally twice more in their turn during the fifth innings, and the score would stand a tight scratch at 6-6.
In the sixth innings Ray “The Banker” Banister would strike first, and strike he did. Banister reached his first, and when the throw to the infield went errant he took his second on some fine playing of the points. It was a bully play, for the next striker Mr. LeRoux was able to reach his first and moved Mr. Banister on to the third sack. Mr. Banister would later score what turned out to be the winning run when Dean “Sawmill” Koch drove a bound out to the left fielder for Midland. That would end the scoring on all parts as the rest of the match was a whitewash due to another fine fielding effort by both clubs. The match would end with Bay City 7, Midland 6.
This game would conclude with Midland bowing again to Bay City, but drawing ever nearer to victory. It would seem most poetic that before the post match congratulations, a Midland hound burst from the crowd and deposited a most “foul” message of what he thought of Bay City taking the match. After much laughter the two clubs would join together for some refreshments and talk of next year.
Ballists H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3d 2 1
Koch 2 1
Garcia 1st 4 0
Brissette p 2 0
Johnson c 3 0
Garcia A. 1 0
Dinauer 2nd 2 1
Freehling c 2 1
Revette lf 2 1
McInerney cf 0 0
Decuf cf 3 0
Banister rf, p 2 1
Total 27 7
Independents vs Midland River Hogs
Saturday, May, 19, 2007 | +
Bay City 8, Midland 4
Rain, Loons, Hogs, and Chicken Oh my!
Carroll Park, Bay City – The day began with rain, a sparse crowd, and a visit from Lou E. Loon, the mascot of the new, all professional base ball club in the nearby county of Midland. While the Loon’s striking was most foul, he found many a friend in the Bay City crowd and was a welcome addition to a day which started quite drearily in all aspects.
The match began with the coin toss, overseen by our own “Honest” John Gravlin, and was won by the River Hogs of Midland County. They rightly chose to strike first and tallied a run for their side due to the fine striking of one Sean Schrempf, who reached his third before the ball could even be retrieved from the long field by the Bay Citys, and Pat “Horse” Brandt who reached his first and allowed Mr. Schrempf to score. The Independents would put an end to the scoring by some fine infield play by Misters LeRoux, David and Garcia, whom always seem to have a hand in killing rallies of the opposition.
The Bay
Citys would also find success in the first innings by
scoring four runs in the persons of LeRoux, David,
“Doc” Garcia, and Revette. The Independents left the
bases full before the third hand was declared lost,
and most definitely should have tallied more aces
with more heady base running. As it is, they were
able to take the advantage of the River Hogs with 4
runs scored to only 1 at the end of the first
innings.
The River Hogs would score again in the second innings thanks to the fine striking of the left fielder, Mr. Jason Kain. His play in the match was exemplary, as he would tally 2 of the Hogs 4 runs and was not responsible for a single hand lost in their striking. He was also responsible for bottling many outs in the long field against his opponents.
Not to be
outdone, the home town boys would score a run of
their own thanks to Fred “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette’s
nimble base running, which saw him scamper all the
way to third sack thanks in part to an errant
over-throw of first sack by the Hogs. He was then
driven home by the Bay City Captain, Jayme “Dandy”
Johnson. The Bay City luck would come to a quick end
as the captain was caught in quite a sticky situation
when Adam “Little-Train” Johnson struck a sky ball in
the infield which was dropped by the River Hogs first
sacker, Dirk Westbury, the Midland ballist then
simply tagged Mr. Johnson, as the other Mr. Johnson
made his first. What a dandy play it was, but not for
Bay City. The Bay Citys now led the contest at 5-2.
The third and fourth innings would see the advent of sunshine, and with it came more spectators. They would witness some fine defensive play by both clubs as each would whitewash each other and leave the match unchanged until the gentlemen from Midland tallied in ace in the fifth innings thanks to the striking of Mr. Craig Martens, a new member of the club, who upon scoring slipped in the mud and found his backside a tad more soggy then it had been. The Bay Citys would also score a run of their own when Dennis “Double D” Dinauer crossed the plate for the home town club. The Bay Citys would score again in the sixth innings and increase their lead to 7-3.
In the seventh innings the two clubs would conclude the scoring by trading aces. The final score would stand at 8-4. The Bay Citys did exercise their option of taking their last turn at the plate, despite the fact that the game was already won. The hometown boys simply treated the spectators to some more base ball, as the food carriages had not yet arrived with the chicken dinner which they had purchased to feed to their guests, The River Hogs. In the end the, the day would end as it had began, with the arrival of a foul, in this case the fine chicken dinner.
Record of striking
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3b 1 1
Garcia lf 3 0
Garcia 1b 1 2
Revette 0 1
McInerney cf 2 0
Dinauer D. 1 1
Freehling 2 0
Koch 1 0
Decuf 3 0
Brissette p 1 1
Dinauer J. 2b 1 0
Johnson J. c 3 0
Johnson A. 2 0
Banister 2 1
O’Laughlin 1 0
Umphrey 1 0
Total 27 8
Rain, Loons, Hogs, and Chicken Oh my!
Carroll Park, Bay City – The day began with rain, a sparse crowd, and a visit from Lou E. Loon, the mascot of the new, all professional base ball club in the nearby county of Midland. While the Loon’s striking was most foul, he found many a friend in the Bay City crowd and was a welcome addition to a day which started quite drearily in all aspects.
The match began with the coin toss, overseen by our own “Honest” John Gravlin, and was won by the River Hogs of Midland County. They rightly chose to strike first and tallied a run for their side due to the fine striking of one Sean Schrempf, who reached his third before the ball could even be retrieved from the long field by the Bay Citys, and Pat “Horse” Brandt who reached his first and allowed Mr. Schrempf to score. The Independents would put an end to the scoring by some fine infield play by Misters LeRoux, David and Garcia, whom always seem to have a hand in killing rallies of the opposition.
The River Hogs would score again in the second innings thanks to the fine striking of the left fielder, Mr. Jason Kain. His play in the match was exemplary, as he would tally 2 of the Hogs 4 runs and was not responsible for a single hand lost in their striking. He was also responsible for bottling many outs in the long field against his opponents.
The third and fourth innings would see the advent of sunshine, and with it came more spectators. They would witness some fine defensive play by both clubs as each would whitewash each other and leave the match unchanged until the gentlemen from Midland tallied in ace in the fifth innings thanks to the striking of Mr. Craig Martens, a new member of the club, who upon scoring slipped in the mud and found his backside a tad more soggy then it had been. The Bay Citys would also score a run of their own when Dennis “Double D” Dinauer crossed the plate for the home town club. The Bay Citys would score again in the sixth innings and increase their lead to 7-3.
In the seventh innings the two clubs would conclude the scoring by trading aces. The final score would stand at 8-4. The Bay Citys did exercise their option of taking their last turn at the plate, despite the fact that the game was already won. The hometown boys simply treated the spectators to some more base ball, as the food carriages had not yet arrived with the chicken dinner which they had purchased to feed to their guests, The River Hogs. In the end the, the day would end as it had began, with the arrival of a foul, in this case the fine chicken dinner.
Record of striking
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3b 1 1
Garcia lf 3 0
Garcia 1b 1 2
Revette 0 1
McInerney cf 2 0
Dinauer D. 1 1
Freehling 2 0
Koch 1 0
Decuf 3 0
Brissette p 1 1
Dinauer J. 2b 1 0
Johnson J. c 3 0
Johnson A. 2 0
Banister 2 1
O’Laughlin 1 0
Umphrey 1 0
Total 27 8
Independents host Midland
Saturday, May, 20, 2006 | +
Carroll Park, Bay City
Bay City 25 Midland 10
The grey clouds of recent days departed, and springtime returned to the ball grounds at Carroll Park. Along with the sun and pleasant temperatures, the springtime brought along the game of ball and many spectators who would witness the first match of the season for The Bay City Base Ball Club.
The game began as teh Midland boys won the coin toss and elected to strike first, hoping to gain an advantage by striking while the old onion was still fresh. They seemed to have chosen correctly as they jumped out to tally 3 quick aces behind the striking of Misters Westbury, Rocha, and Kain, but the Bay Citys would not be outdone and matched the Midland score by the finish of the first innings.
The Independents of Bay City made quick work of the Midland boys in the next two innings and whitewashed them in each, while placing two more tallies on their own side of the ledger bringing the score of the match to 5-3. The two clubs would rally back and forth in this tight scratch of a game. The home town boys were led by their newest addition, Dean "Daisy-Cutter" Koch, who struck safely in each of his four opportunities and tallied a run in 3 of those chances as well.
In the eighth innings the Midland boys would load up the sacks with only one hand down. It was at this time that fate, and the home park, chose to lend a hand to the Independents cause. Mr. Metcalf of the Hogs stepped to the plate and hit a sky ball that scraped a tree that lies just to the left of the third sack. The ball struck the tree in fair territory and then fell into and then out of the grasp of the Bay City third sacker, Mr. Trevor David. After leaving Mr. David's hand, the ball fell harmlessly to the ground in foul territory. The Midland strikers, believing the ball to be foul, galloped back to their bases of origin. It was at this time that Mr. David realized that the umpire, "Honest John" Gravlin, had not called the ball foul, as he is obliged to do in such a case of a foul ball, so believing the ball to have been judged fair he threw the ball to home to force one hand and then received the apple at third on a return trip to force the third hand down for the innings. That play ended the Hogs last serious threat of the day.
The Bay Citys would add 11 more runs in the 8th and 9th innings to give the final tally a more lopsided look, and was no where near an indicator as to the true battle that this contest had been. The final score stood at 25-10 in favor of the Independents. After the game the Midland captain took up a challenge for a return trip to Bay City on July 2nd. Perhaps then the Hogs will have the final say.
River Hogs vs. Independents
Tuesday, June, 21, 2005 | +
Bay City 11, Midland 5
Veteran's Memorial Park, Bay City
The day began as most matches seem to for the hometown boys, with a lost coin toss. The visitors, from over Midland way, chose to strike first. The rules here in Bay City permit for stealing to be as big a portion of the game as it was in 1860, and the River Hogs took full advantage of that in the first innings. The gentlemen from Midland used their quick feet to position themselves for 3 early aces, and sure enough the Bay Citys found themselves behind once again.
The Independents decided to use the their speed as well, and positioned themselves for two aces in their half of the first innings. The rally was led by none other then "Big Wood" David and the Garcia brothers, Doc and Kid. Now the score stood 3-2.
Both clubs shared some whitewashing until the third innings, when "Big Wood" struck again. This time he drove in "Tanner" LeRoux, and then took his second base so that "Doc" Garcia could drive him home yet again. Now the Bay Citys had gained the upper hand at 4 aces to 2.
As in their previous matches, once the Independents had taken the lead, they would not relenquish it. The hometown lads continued their fine striking by tallying aces in every innings, but their last. For Midland things were as before as well, because they tallied the final ace of the match, but it would not be near enough to catch the Bay Citys. The final tally total beheld the Independents 11 and River Hogs 5.
The hometown club now holds the series title for this season at 3 matches to none. The Midland Club can hope to gain back some of their losses in return matches for this series in August and September, but for now it can be seen that the Independents truly are the "Lumber Kings" of the Bay Area.
Veteran's Memorial Park, Bay City
The day began as most matches seem to for the hometown boys, with a lost coin toss. The visitors, from over Midland way, chose to strike first. The rules here in Bay City permit for stealing to be as big a portion of the game as it was in 1860, and the River Hogs took full advantage of that in the first innings. The gentlemen from Midland used their quick feet to position themselves for 3 early aces, and sure enough the Bay Citys found themselves behind once again.
The Independents decided to use the their speed as well, and positioned themselves for two aces in their half of the first innings. The rally was led by none other then "Big Wood" David and the Garcia brothers, Doc and Kid. Now the score stood 3-2.
Both clubs shared some whitewashing until the third innings, when "Big Wood" struck again. This time he drove in "Tanner" LeRoux, and then took his second base so that "Doc" Garcia could drive him home yet again. Now the Bay Citys had gained the upper hand at 4 aces to 2.
As in their previous matches, once the Independents had taken the lead, they would not relenquish it. The hometown lads continued their fine striking by tallying aces in every innings, but their last. For Midland things were as before as well, because they tallied the final ace of the match, but it would not be near enough to catch the Bay Citys. The final tally total beheld the Independents 11 and River Hogs 5.
The hometown club now holds the series title for this season at 3 matches to none. The Midland Club can hope to gain back some of their losses in return matches for this series in August and September, but for now it can be seen that the Independents truly are the "Lumber Kings" of the Bay Area.
River Hogs vs. Independents
Saturday, June, 18, 2005 | +
Bay City 17, Midland 7
The battle of the lumber towns resumed today. The venue of match two, which found the River Hogs one game down, was the lovely Village of Sebawing. Despite the neutral site, the Midland club made themselves quite at home, and staked themselves to an early 3 aces to none lead over the Independents.
In the fourth innings the Bay City club would find their form, thanks to the alert base running of Sean "Tanner" LeRoux and their clutch two hands lost hitting, and tallied 6 aces for themselves. The River Hogs would not be outdone, and rang the tally bell two times in their half of the 4th innings to narrow the Bay City lead to one.
The Midland Club whitewashed the Bay Citys in the next two innings, and evened the score in the bottom of the 6th innings.
Again it was with two hands lost that the top of the Independents striking order came to life. Led by the striking of "Tanner" LeRoux, Branden "The Rope" Revette, Dan "Pudge" Decuf, Dennis "Double D." Dinauer, and Ray "The Banker" Banister, the hometown club would score 5 runs before closing their half of the 7th innings.
The Bay City fieldsman then laid down some whitewashing of their own for the next two River Hogs innings, but continued their own fine striking in their usual two hands down form. This time it was the bottom half of the order who led the ace parade. Jayme "Stats" Johnson started a rally that would see its finish when the Bay Citys had totaled 6 more runs, to bring their total to 17 for the match.
The River Hogs rang the final tally of the day in their half of the ninth innings, but it would not be enough. The final score of the match would find the River Hogs on the short end of a 17-7 tally total.
The Bay Citys now hold the upper hand in the "Lumbermen Series", at 2 matches to none. The "Series" will resume on Tuesday, June 21st, at 6pm. The venue will be Field A, at Veteran's Memorial Park, in Bay City.
The battle of the lumber towns resumed today. The venue of match two, which found the River Hogs one game down, was the lovely Village of Sebawing. Despite the neutral site, the Midland club made themselves quite at home, and staked themselves to an early 3 aces to none lead over the Independents.
In the fourth innings the Bay City club would find their form, thanks to the alert base running of Sean "Tanner" LeRoux and their clutch two hands lost hitting, and tallied 6 aces for themselves. The River Hogs would not be outdone, and rang the tally bell two times in their half of the 4th innings to narrow the Bay City lead to one.
The Midland Club whitewashed the Bay Citys in the next two innings, and evened the score in the bottom of the 6th innings.
Again it was with two hands lost that the top of the Independents striking order came to life. Led by the striking of "Tanner" LeRoux, Branden "The Rope" Revette, Dan "Pudge" Decuf, Dennis "Double D." Dinauer, and Ray "The Banker" Banister, the hometown club would score 5 runs before closing their half of the 7th innings.
The Bay City fieldsman then laid down some whitewashing of their own for the next two River Hogs innings, but continued their own fine striking in their usual two hands down form. This time it was the bottom half of the order who led the ace parade. Jayme "Stats" Johnson started a rally that would see its finish when the Bay Citys had totaled 6 more runs, to bring their total to 17 for the match.
The River Hogs rang the final tally of the day in their half of the ninth innings, but it would not be enough. The final score of the match would find the River Hogs on the short end of a 17-7 tally total.
The Bay Citys now hold the upper hand in the "Lumbermen Series", at 2 matches to none. The "Series" will resume on Tuesday, June 21st, at 6pm. The venue will be Field A, at Veteran's Memorial Park, in Bay City.
River Hogs vs. Independents
Friday, June, 03, 2005 | +
Bay City 10, Midland 5
The first match to decide supremacy between the Mid-Michigan lumber towns got off to a rousing start. The River Hogs of Midland County won the coin toss at the start of the contest, and they chose to strike first.
Their choice seemed like a wise one, and they quickly jumped out to an early lead in their half of the first innings. The Independents, lead by the bats of "Tanner" LeRoux, "Little Train" Johnson, and "Kid" Garcia, stormed back to tie the match at two aces apiece. Then, while still in their half of the 1st innings, "Shoeless Jeff" Dinauer would push across the go ahead tally driven in by the bat of "Wonderboy" Loiselle.
The River Hogs were not to be taken lightly on this day, and they returned the favor to the Bay City Club by matching with three aces of their own in the top half of the 2nd innings. The Midland Club would hold that lead until the fourth innings. It was at that time that the Independents seized their opportunity to strike, and strike they did. Led again by the fine striking of "Wonderboy" Loiselle, the Bay Citys would ring the tally bell three times with "Wonderboy", "The Rope", and Scott "Umpy" Umphrey doing the honors. The Independents would not trail from that point on.
The rest of the contest was marked by fine fielding by both clubs. The River Hogs saw many fine fielding efforts by their Captain "Photo Joe" Rocha at short stop, and in the 8th innings "Grizzly" Krause retired the side himself by making three fine catches of foul balls from the Bay City bats. The Independents fieldsmen made many a fine play as well, but none were as graceful as "Kid" Garcia's fine over the shoulder catch to retire a River Hog batter in the sixth innings.
When the match came to a close, with the Bay Citys on top with a total of 10 tallies to 5, both clubs were able to smile and appreciate the fine efforts of their opponents. Members of both groups gathered together afterwards and enjoyed some fine stories and grand Midland hospitality. We can hardly wait to read the next chapter in the 2005 battle between the lumber jack cities. See you all on Saturday, June 18th in Sebawing when we will rejoin the series.
The first match to decide supremacy between the Mid-Michigan lumber towns got off to a rousing start. The River Hogs of Midland County won the coin toss at the start of the contest, and they chose to strike first.
Their choice seemed like a wise one, and they quickly jumped out to an early lead in their half of the first innings. The Independents, lead by the bats of "Tanner" LeRoux, "Little Train" Johnson, and "Kid" Garcia, stormed back to tie the match at two aces apiece. Then, while still in their half of the 1st innings, "Shoeless Jeff" Dinauer would push across the go ahead tally driven in by the bat of "Wonderboy" Loiselle.
The River Hogs were not to be taken lightly on this day, and they returned the favor to the Bay City Club by matching with three aces of their own in the top half of the 2nd innings. The Midland Club would hold that lead until the fourth innings. It was at that time that the Independents seized their opportunity to strike, and strike they did. Led again by the fine striking of "Wonderboy" Loiselle, the Bay Citys would ring the tally bell three times with "Wonderboy", "The Rope", and Scott "Umpy" Umphrey doing the honors. The Independents would not trail from that point on.
The rest of the contest was marked by fine fielding by both clubs. The River Hogs saw many fine fielding efforts by their Captain "Photo Joe" Rocha at short stop, and in the 8th innings "Grizzly" Krause retired the side himself by making three fine catches of foul balls from the Bay City bats. The Independents fieldsmen made many a fine play as well, but none were as graceful as "Kid" Garcia's fine over the shoulder catch to retire a River Hog batter in the sixth innings.
When the match came to a close, with the Bay Citys on top with a total of 10 tallies to 5, both clubs were able to smile and appreciate the fine efforts of their opponents. Members of both groups gathered together afterwards and enjoyed some fine stories and grand Midland hospitality. We can hardly wait to read the next chapter in the 2005 battle between the lumber jack cities. See you all on Saturday, June 18th in Sebawing when we will rejoin the series.