Explorers Top Kitchener for Midland Tournament Title

From Al’s Fastball

Midland, MI

Results from Explorers games from Boulevard Lounge Tournament.
Full tournament details to be sent on early in the week.

Game 1
Explorers 3, Planggers 0
WP – Patterson 3-0 (13K, 5H), LP – Sleep (6K, 7H)
All runs scored in 6th inning. Crawford 2×3, RBI. Beane and
Ketelhut with one RBI each.

Explorers 1, Ashland 0
WP – Joseph 2-1 (11K, 4H), LP – Long (2K, 4H)
Crawford, 2×3, solo HR for game’s only run. Kevin Scott 2×3
for Ashland.

Explorers 9, Scarborough 2
WP – Lynch 1-1 (4K, 3H), LP – Skelton (1K, 7H)
Horning and Moore, 2×3, Frick 2×4 – each with 1 RBI. Beane 3×3,
1 RBI. Ketelhut 2 RBI. Matt DiSalva 2×3 for Scarborough

Explorers 3, Kitchener 1
WP – Patterson 4-0 (9K, 7H), LP – Koert (8K, 7H)
Benson 2×3 with 3 RBI. Evan Boyd with RBI single for Twins.

Semi-final
Explorers 2, Planggers 0
WP – Patterson 5-0 (9K, 6H), LP – Sleep – 7K, 8H)
Moore RBI double. Crawford RBI single. Dave Wiley 2×3 for Planggers.

Championship
Explorers 13, Kitchener 7

WP – Joseph 3-1 (2K, 12H), LP – Martin (4K, 6H)

Twins jumped to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, but Explorers scored 5 in bottom of inning. Twins back with 2 in the 4th and Explorers answered with 4 in the bottom of that inning. Four more Midland runs in the 5th and 6th ended the slugfest.

Explorers – Benson 2×4, Moore 2×3 (HR). Frick 3×4. Beane 3×3,
2 RBI. Crawford 2 RBI.
Twins – Eidt 3×4 (HR), 2 RBI. Levy 4×4 (HR), 3 RBI.

Most Valuable Pitcher – Grant Patterson, Explorers – 3-0, 21 innings, 30K, 1R, 3BB.
Most Valuable Hitter – Dale Levy, Twins – 12×21. 3 HR.

Kyle
kbeane8(at)yahoo.com

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