Midland Explorers win own seventh annual Boulevard Lounge Tournament
by The Saginaw News
Sunday June 15, 2008, 11:31 PMMIDLAND — The Midland Explorers won their own seventh annual Boulevard Lounge Men’s Fastpitch Softball Tournament Sunday, finishing 3-0 at Emerson Park.
Kyle Beane, Steve Horning and Dan Skilling combined for five hits — including three home runs — and seven RBIs in a 10-1 Explorers win over Battle HBC. Brian Urquhardt gave up one runs on two hits with nine strikeouts.
Midland claimed a 2-1 win over the Waterloo River Sharks (Ontario) as Grant Patterson went all sevenn innings for the win. Patterson gave up a run on six hits and seven strikeouts while Eddy Ketelhut and Craig Crawford each had RBIs.
Trailing 4-1 against Scarbrorough in the first game, the Explorers struck for five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Bean and Calvin Miller each homered and Todd Moore hit a three-run triple down the right field line to win the game.
Mike Joseph went all seven innings for the win, which improved the Explorers record to 7-3. Midland travels to Jarvis, Ontario next weekend.