Christ Church Takes Series From Portland

After losing the previous four series in October, Christ Church closed out the month with a 2-1 series win over Portland Presbyterian.

In Game 1, Christ Church used five home runs (Bob Stone, Mike Peak, Dick Lutz and two by Clete Thompson), two triples (Jerry Hinton and David Stierle), and a five run eight inning to win 9-2.

In Game 2, Portland Pres. took a two run lead in the first inning.  After Christ Church cut the lead to 2-1 in the fourth (a Mike Peak two out triple and Charlie Smith's RBI single), Portland added a run in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-1.  Christ Church managed to take the lead with a run in the fifth on John Frederick's RBI triple and two in the sixth but failed to increase the lead and carried only a 4-3 lead into bottom of the eighth, where Portland used a one out single, triple and single to take a 5-3 lead.  Christ Church failed to score in the ninth and Portland evened the night with the win.

Game 3 saw both teams record five hits but a Dick Lutz home run and a Jerry Hinton RBI triple was enough for a 2-1 victory and the series win.