Cletus Thompson Passes Away

Cletus Thompson passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012.

In 2002, Cletus was one of the founding players on the Christ Church Dartball Team. He was the team leader in doubles, home runs and runs batted in in 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. He was the Crescent Hill Dartball League champion in both home runs and runs batted in in the 2003-04 season. Cletus recorded 146 doubles, 312 home runs and 469 RBIs over his dartball career.

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He was retired Senior Vice President of Underwriting for Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. He was born in Paducah, KY and graduated salutatorian from Reidland High School. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War, Mason and member of the Scottish Rite, member of the Honorary Order of the Kentucky Colonels, volunteer for Wesley House and enjoyed playing dartball. He was faithful and active in his church, Christ Church United Methodist. He loved life and most of all his family. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

He is preceded in death by his parents, James Curtis and Effie Mae Thompson.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Amanda Jane Michael Thompson; his daughter, Susan Elizabeth Gault, Lexington, KY; his son, Michael James Thompson; his sister, Helen Louise Jones; Paducah; his adored granddaughter, Amanda Elizabeth Gault (who was the apple of his eye), Lexington; niece, Marcia Gleeson (Bobby), Paducah; and nephew, Darrell Jones (Sherry), Paducah.

He was loved by everyone and touched so many hearts. He was a true blessing on this earth and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Christ Church United Methodist, 4614 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Pearson's , 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville.

Memorials to: Christ Church United Methodist or Wesley House.

Week 14 - League Results

Christ Church Sweeps Harvey Browne

Christ Church used a huge Game One second inning as inspiration for a 3-0 series sweep of visiting Harvey Browne. With CCUM trailing 2-0, Paul Hirsbrunner led off the bottom of the second with a single.  Bob Stone followed with an RBI triple to cut the margin to 2-1.  The Peaks- Kay, Jenny and Mike- then followed with a home run, a double and a triple to run the score to 4-1.  David Stierle's single scored Mike P. and the score after two had CCUM up 5-2.  A fourth inning Harvey Browne two run homer cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh, CCUM added an insurance run.  David singled and Paul tripled.  The insurance was needed when Nancy Hilbert had her third homer of the game for Harvey Browne but it was not enough as Christ Church won 6-5.  Other hits for CCUM- David and Frank Preston (singles); Mike Thompson and Kay (doubles).

In Game Two, Mike P. led off with a single but CCUM could not drive him in.  In the second Paul led off with a single and, two outs later, Frank homered for a 2-0 lead.  Harvey Browne made it 2-1 in the fourth.  CCUM got that run back in the fifth.  Jenny Peak tripled and Mike P. drove her in with a single.  In the seventh, Bob doubled and was driven in by Jenny's second triple.  A pair of Harvey Browne homers cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth, David tripled and was driven in when Paul singled for a final score of 5-3.

CCUM completed the sweep with a 5-0 Game Three win.  In the first Mike P. singled; Dick Lutz tripled, David singled; and Paul tripled.  After one, CCUM led 3-0.  CCUM added a run in the third on a single by David and triple by Bob.  CCUM closed the scoring out in the seventh.  Jenny singled and Mike P. tripled.

For the night CCUM:
**had a five run inning and a three run inning;
**out hit Harvey Browne 30 - 15;
**out scored them 16 -8;
**had 4 doubles to 2;
**had 10 triples to 3;
**was out homered 5-2.

Christ Church enters the break with a 23-19 record.  This is the first time CCUM had been four games over .500 this season.

WEEK 13 - LEAGUE RESULTS

Christ Church Wins Series

On a night when neither team played well and either team could have won three or lost three, Christ Church did just enough to win the night's series against Watkins UMC two games to one.

In Game One, neither team had a hit through five and a half innings, except for a first inning single by David Stierle.  In the bottom of the second, Watkins homered twice to take a 2-0 lead.  Christ Church's second hit came on Mike Thompson's double in the seventh.  In the ninth, Christ Church tied the game.  Down to their last out, Mike T. singled and David followed with a home run to tie the game.  But in the bottom of the inning, Watkins got their third hit in the game, their third home run and they pulled out a 3-2 win.

Christ Church struck early in Game Two, taking a 1-0 lead on a lead-off single by Mike Peak and an RBI triple by David.  In the third, the lead was stretched to 3-0.  Mike P. and Mike T. singled and both scored on David's triple.  In the sixth, Kay Peak doubled and Alan Reinhardt homered to make the score 5-0 which held up as the final score.  Mike T. added a single and Bob Stone a sacrifice in the win.

In Game Three, each team had four hits.  Mike T. singled but was left on base in the first.  Watkins had a double in the third, but the first run came in the fourth on a Watkin's home run.  Mike Peak got Christ Church's second hit, a triple, in the sixth but died on third, as did a Watkin's batter, also in the sixth.  In the seventh, Christ Church tied the game when David homered and took the lead on a home run by Kay.  Watkin's fourth hit was an eighth inning single but Christ Church won the game 2-1 and the series 2-1.

Week 12 - League Results

Schedule Change in 2013

St. Matthews UMC has agreed to accommodate Christ Church in a schedule change.  Because our building will be closed on the day after Easter, April 1, 2013, we will play at St. Matthews UMC that evening.  Therefore, we will host St. Matthews on February 11th.

Mark your calendars.

Christ Church Drops Series

St. Matthews UMC beat home-standing Christ Church two games to one.  St. Matthews improved  their season record against CCUM to 5-1.

St. Matthews put Game One away early.  In the first inning, three straight one out hits produced two runs.  And in the second, six straight hits- a homer, three singles, a triple and a final single- plated five runs and a 7-0 lead which was stretched to 8-0 in the third.  CCUM's first hit was a Mike Peak single in the fourth.  In the fifth, David Stierle singled, Paul Hirsbrunner tripled and Frank Preston doubled for two runs.  In the ninth, trailing by six, CCUM loaded the bases on singles by Mike P., David and Paul but all were stranded and the final score in St. Matthew's win was 8-2.

In game Two, St. Matthews again started fast with a run in the first.  CCUM tied the game in the fourth when Jerry Hinton tripled and David singled.  St. Matthews retook the lead with another run in the fifth.  CCUM took their first lead of the night in the sixth.  With one out, Jerry tripled, David singled and Mike Thompson homered for a 4-2 CCUM advantage.  In the eighth Mike P. singled and David tripled as CCUM evened the night with a final score win 5-2.  David added another single and Dick had a triple.

CCUM took the early lead in Game Three.  Mike P. singled in the first and scored on David's triple.  Paul drove David in with a single and a 2-0 CCUM lead.  That lead lasted only until the top of the second when St. Matthews tied the game.  Bob Stone homered in the bottom of the inning and homered in the fourth to give CCUM a 4-2 lead.  But the game was tied again in the fifth and St.  Matthews took their first lead of the game in the seventh with two runs which held up for a 6-4 win.  Other Christ Church hits came from Dick (double) and David (triple).

Week 11 - League Results

St. Matthews Baptist Takes Series

A four run Game Three first inning propelled home standing St. Matthews Baptist to a 2-1 series win Monday night.

Christ Church could manage only one run in Game One.  When David Stierle was stranded after his two out single, St. Matthews homered to rake a 1-0 lead.  Christ Church tied the game in the top of the second when Jenny Peak's two out triple scored Dick Lutz who singled leading off the inning.  But St. Matthews added a second inning solo home run and a fourth inning two run homer for a 4-1 final score.  Christ wasted Dick's fourth inning single, Mike Peak's eighth inning single and singles by Dick and Bob Stone in the ninth

Christ Church mounted a thirteen hit attack in Game Two.  Mike P. led off with a single but died at first.  In the second David singled and Bob tripled for a 1-0 lead.  Mike Thompson's double in the third was wasted, but in the fourth, David singled and went to second on Frank Preston's error and scored on Terry Waddle's double.  Christ made it 4-0 in the fourth.  Jerry Hinton singled, David tripled and Bob singled for two runs.  A two run St. Matthews' fifth cut the lead to 4-2.  Christ got a run back in the sixth on Terry's error and Jerry's triple.  Mike P. added a single, Dick a pair of singles and Bob a sacrifice in the 5-2 victory.

In Game Three, Jerry's one out triple was wasted before St. Matthews tallied their four.  David's single and Bob's triple cut the lead to 4-1 but St. Matthews made it 6-1 with a pair of fourth inning homers.  Christ clawed back.  In the fifth, Jenny singled and scored on Terry's home run  but Mike P. was left at first after a one out single.  Bob homered in the sixth to draw within two at 6-4. In the ninth with no outs, David singled and Bob tripled to cut the laed to one, but the threat ended there and St. Matthews won the game and the series.

Christ Church out hit St. Matthews in each game (7 to 5; 13 to 7; and 9 to 7) but were out scored for the week 12 to 11.

Week 10 - League Results

CHRIST CHURCH SWEEPS

Christ Church swept Immanuel UCC Monday night to improve to 16 -14 on the season.  It was CCUM's fourth straight series win and their first sweep of the season.

After falling behind 1-0 in the third inning of Game One, a two run sixth inning and an eighth inning run gave CCUM a 3-1 win.  David Stierle led off with a single but was stranded there.  That was CCUM's only hit until the sixth.  With one out, Frank Preston reached on an error.  After a second out, Dick Lutz tied the game by driving in Frank with a triple.  CCUM took the lead a batter later when Mike Thompson scored Dick with a single.  The last run was scored on David's home run in the eighth.  CCUM out-hit Immanuel 4-3 and CCUM was able to score their one error.

CCUM never trailed in Game Two.  David again led off the game with a single but this time scored when Mike Peak hit a two out triple.  The lead increased to 3-0 on a one out single by David and a two out home run by Mike T.  CCUM added two more hits (a single by Mike P. and a double by Frank) for a total of six but no more runs.  But Immanuel could muster only three hits and no runs.

CCUM also led all the way in Game Three after scoring single runs in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth innings.  Immanuel could manage only to score one run, that coming in the eighth.  In the third, Jenny Peak led off with a single and scored two outs later when David tripled.  The run in the fourth came on Mike P.'s triple and a two out double by Bob Stone.  Terry Waddle homered to lead off the fifth as did Mike T. in the sixth and Dick in the eighth.  Mike P. added a sixth inning single and Kay Peak reached on an error in the eighth.

CCUM scored 11 runs with 8 coming after two outs.

Week 9 - League Results

Christ Church Wins Series

In the closest three game series of the season, Christ Church won in extra innings twice to pull out a 2-1 series win at Crescent Hill Baptist Church Monday night.  All three games saw the winning run scored in the last inning.

In Game One, with the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, with two outs, Tom Sherwood's home run gave Crescent Hill the victory.  Christ Church started fast with two runs in the first on a single by Dick Lutz, a triple by David Stierle and a double by Bob Stone.  With the score at 2-1, Christ Church added two in the sixth on back-to-back homers by Mike Thompson and Paul Hirsbrunner.  A solo home run and a two run homer in the Crescent Hill half of the eighth inning tied the score at four.  Christ wasted a one out single by David Stierle in the third; a two out single by Jenny Peak in the seventh; and, in the eighth, a lead-off single by David and an error by Mike T.; setting up Crescent Hill's walk-off win.

Game Two also came down to the last inning, but this time it was the twelfth inning.  With a 2-2 tie Kay Peak homered  with one out to give Christ Church the lead and David added an insurance run with a homer.  Christ Church out hit Crescent Hill twelve to four.  Christ led 1-0 after scoring a run in the sixth on a lead off single by Dick Lutz and a two out triple by Mike Peak.  In the ninth, Christ made it 2-0 on Mike P's single and Paul's triple.  But a two run homer in the bottom of the inning sent the game into extra innings.  A one out single by Dick in the tenth and a lead-off single by Mike P in the eleventh produced nothing.  But in the twelfth with one out, Kay Peak homered and, one out later, David homered for a 4-2 win.  Dick had three hits, adding a triple in the third.  David  added a single in the eighth;  Mike P. had five hits in the game including singles in the second and fourth.

Game Three completed the extra inning series win for Christ Church.    Christ went into the ninth trailing 1-0.  David singled in the first and sixth but was stranded.  Bob doubled in the second and seventh but was left on.  Dick singled in the third but died at first.  Paul singled in the fourth but got no further.  In the sixth, Crescent Hill homered for the 1-0 lead which they carried into the ninth.  In the ninth, with one out, and down by that run, Paul homered to tie the score.  A scoreless bottom of the ninth sent the game to extra innings.  Kay's one out double did not produce a run in the tenth  But in the eleventh Mike P. hit a home run with one out.  A chance to increase the lead was missed when Bob's third double of the game came to nothing.  But Mike's home run held up for a 2-1 win

WEEK 8 - LEAGUE RESULTS

CHRIST CHURCH TAKES SERIES FROM PORTLAND

For the second week in a row, Christ Church played the league leader, this week Portland who were tied with Harvey Browne for first.  And for the second week in a row, Christ Church won the series two games to one.

In Game One, Christ Church took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.  Mike Peak singled and was driven in when Jerry Hinton tripled.  Portland tied it in the second and took a 3-1 lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth while Christ Church, through eight innings could add only singles by David Stierle and Dick Lutz.  But in the bottom of the ninth, with one out Bob Stone homered, driving in Jerry from first to tie the score.  After Paul Hirsbrunner and Frank Preston singled, now with two outs in the ninth, Jenny Peak tripled for a 5-3 Christ Church win.

Christ Church also fell behind in Game Two as Portland scored two in the first and one in the second for a 3-0 lead.  After wasting a single by David and a double by Kay Peak, in the fifth Christ Church cut the lead to one on a single by David and a two run home run by Terry Waddle.  In the seventh, David and Bob had back to back home runs which produced a 4-3 Christ Church game and series win.

Portland was able to avoid a sweep with a Game Three victory.  Jerry was stranded on third after a first inning triple but a triple by Terry and an RBI single by Alan Reinhardt gave Christ Church a 1-0 second inning lead.  Portland wiped that out with a two run fourth to take a 2-1 lead.  Dick Lutz had a double in the third and in the fourth, a single by Alan and a triple by Mike P. tied the Game at 2-2.  But Christ Church could only manage a pair of singles by Paul the rest of the way and a two run sixth by Portland made the final score 4-2.

WEEK 7 - LEAGUE RESULTS

CHRIST CHURCH PLAYS LEAGUE LEADERS

Trailing league leading Harvey Browne by five games entering Monday night's play, visiting Christ Church need a good result.

In Game One, Harvey Browne never trailed.  After two and a half scoreless innings  Harvey Browne took a 3-0 lead with single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings.  Christ Church struck for two runs in the sixth.  Mike Peak singled and scored when Jerry Hinton tripled.  Jerry scored on a single by Paul Hirsbrunner.  Harvey Browne added a run in the seventh and Christ Church added their own in the eighth on another single-triple combination by Mike P. and Jerry.  After seven and a half Harvey Browne led 4-3.  But Harvey Browne put the game away with a three run eighth.  In the ninth David Stierle singled and went to third on a double by Kay Peak.  Mike Thompson drove David in with a single but the final was a 7-4 win for Harvey Browne.  Paul and David added singles in the losing effort.

In Game Two, Christ Church scored three times in the first.  Dick Lutz singled; Kay homered (2 RBIs); and Mike T. homered.  Harvey Browne made it 3-1 with a second inning run and 3-2 with a run in the fourth.  But although Christ Church failed to get a hit in seven of the nine innings and was out-hit 7-5, Mike T.'s second home run in seventh inning made the final score 4-2 and evened the series at a game apiece.  David had a triple.

Harvey Browne homered in the second inning of Game Three and Christ Church went scoreless for six innings.  But in the seventh, Christ Church found some offense.  Mike T. tied the game with a lead off home run.  Paul followed with a single, Mike P. with a triple and David with a single and Christ Church led 3-1.  A scoreless eighth was followed by a Christ Church ninth inning that delivered three more runs.  Mike T. doubled; Paul drove him in with a triple; Mike P. scored Paul with a single; Mike P. scored when David tripled.  The final score was 6-1 Christ Church.Mike added an error and Paul another single as Christ Church took the series 2-1.

WEEK 6 - LEAGUE RESULTS

Watkins Wins Series

Christ Church hosted Watkins Monday night in Room 005.

Neither team scored in Game One until Watkins had home runs in the fourth and seventh innings to take a 2-0 lead.  Christ Church took the lead with a three run bottom of the seventh.  Jerry Hinton tripled and scored on Paul Hirsbrunner's single.  Jenny Peak then homered to score herself and Paul.  With the score still 3-2 going into the ninth, Watkins tied the game with a lead-off home run.  There was no scoring in the tenth and the top of the eleventh.  In the bottom of the eleventh, Dick Lutz led off with a triple and, one out later, Jerry Hinton singled to give Christ Church the 4-3 win.  Other Christ Church hits came from Harry Barsh (triple), David Stierle (single), Dick Lutz (single), and Virginia Schlarb (double).

Watkins won Game Two 5-2.  Frank Preston gave Christ Church a 1-0 lead with a second inning home run, but Watkins scored two in the third, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to lead 5-1.  Jerry's single and Paul's triple made in 5-2 but  that was all Christ Church could manage in the 5-2 loss.  David added a triple and a single and Jerry added a single for the game,

Watkins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning of Game Three. Christ Church answered with two of their own in the bottom of the inning.  Mike Peak led off with a single, scored when Dick tripled and Jerry drove in Dick with a single.  In the third Watkins went triple, single, double, homer for a 6-2 lead.  Christ Church cut the lead by one in the bottom of the third.  Mike singled and David tripled.  Christ Church struck for one more in the fourth (Jenny homered) and one in the fifth (Jerry tripled and David singled), to make the score 6-5.  Watkins added three more runs on home runs to win Game Three 9-6.

Christ Church's record fell to 7-11 and will next play league leader Harvey Browne.

WEEK 5 LEAGUE RESULTS

ST. MATT. UMC SWEEPS

St. Matthews UMC swept visiting Christ Church Monday night.  Christ Church took first inning leads in each of the first two games.

In Game One Dick Lutz singled and scored in front of Mike Thompson's home run.  Paul Hirsbrunner followed with a single but was stranded on first.  St. Matthews tied it in the bottom of the inning, stranding two runners of their own.  After St. Matthews added a run in the second, Christ Church wasted Bob Stone's fourth inning double before St. Matthews made it 5-2 after five innings.  In the sixth, Christ Church cut the lead to 5-4 when Dick Lutz singled and scored on David Stierle's triple and Mike T. drove David home with a single.  But Christ Church could manage only one more hit (Dick singled in the eighth) and the final score was 6-4.

Game Two also opened with a two run first for Christ Church--  Mike Peak singled, David tripled and Paul singled.  In the third inning with no outs, a back to back single by Mike P. and a triple by David made the score 3-0, but David was left at third,.  But St. Matthews stormed back with three straight singles followed by a triple to tie the score.  Christ Church retook the lead in the fifth.  With no outs, Mike P. singled for the third time and scored on Dick's triple.  David drove Dick in with a single for a 5-3 lead.  After a seventh inning St. Matthews'  home run made it 5-4, Christ Church answered with a run in the eighth.  Kay Peak tripled and scored on Jenny Peak's single.  St. Matthews cut the lead to 6-5 with a run in the eighth and in the ninth with a runner on first and two outs, went triple single for a 7-6 victory.  Bob added an error, Mike P. his fourth single and David a single in the loss.

Game Three was never close.  St. Matthews scored two in the first, two in the third, one in the sixth and two in the seventh, while Christ Church could tally only a single run in the fifth when Kay P. doubled and Dick tripled.  Mike P.had a single, Mike T.  a double, David a pair of singles, Paul a single Bob a double and Terry Waddle an error.

For the night Christ Church was out hit 40-28 and out scored 21-11.  St. Matthews had 3 double to Christ Church's 4; 9 triples to 6, and 2 homers to 1.

WEEK FOUR - LEAGUE RESULTS

Christ Church Plays Defending Champs

Christ Church played the defending League Champs, St. Matthews Baptist Church, at Christ Church Monday night.

Christ Church won Game One 5-4.  A single and home run gave St. Matthews a lead in the top of the first.  Bob Stone homered in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 2-1.  Christ Church took the lead in the third when Dick Lutz singled and scored on Mike Peak's triple. Paul Hirsbrunner drove Mike in with a single and he scored on Mike Thompson's triple.  The scoring closed on Terry Waddle's double and after three Christ Church led 5-1. St. Matthews Baptist scored two in the sixth to make the score 5-4, which turned out to be the final in Christ Church's Game One victory.  Other hits for Christ Church were Kay Peak's double, and singles by Jenny Peak and Paul a(his second single of the game).

After going scoreless over the last five innings of Game One, Christ Church failed to score in Game Two.  Bob, Dick and Mike P. had singles while Mike T. and Frank Preston had doubles but all were stranded.  St. Matthews had four home runs, one a two run homer, and took Game Two 5-0.

With the series knotted at 1-1, Game Three went down to the wire.  Christ Church led 1-0 after one on Mike T.'s home run.  St. Matthews took a 3-1 lead with two doubles and a home run in the fourth.  Christ Church tied it up an inning later on a triple by Kay, a single by Dick and a triple by Paul.  St. Matthews regained the lead with a double and a home run in the seventh to lead 5-3.  Dick also had singles in the first and seventh and Jenny singled in the second.  But those hits produced no runs.  In the ninth, behind by two and with one out, Frank homered to cut the lead to one.  Then with two outs, Kay doubled and the next batter, Dick had his fourth hit of the game, this time a two run, game winning home run to give Christ Church the game 6-5 and a 2-1 series win.

Week Three- League Results

Christ Church Falls To Immanuel

Christ Church started strong Monday at Immanuel when Mike Peak and Dick Lutz led off with a single and triple to score a run. Later in the inning,  Jerry Hinton added a single to drive in Dick for a 2-0 lead.  But Christ Church added only four more hits (Paul Hirsbrunner- single; Jerry Hinton- triple; Dick Lutz- single; and David Stierle- single) and Immanuel had only four hits total and Christ Church took Game One victory by that score.

In Game Two, Christ Church led 1-0 after two (Bob Stone homered);   4-0 after two and a half (Jenny Peak and Mike Thompson had home runs, and Jerry tripled and scored on David's single);   5-3 after four and a half (Dick scored after a single on Jerry's triple).  Immanuel took a 6-5 lead in the seventh,  Christ Church tied it at six in the eighth when Bob Stone doubled and Paul  followed with a triple.  But with one out in the bottom of the last, a home run gave Immanuel the win.  Mike Thompson's double in the first, Jenny reaching base on an error in the fourth, and Mike Peak's one out single in the ninth, all were wasted.

Christ Church could manage only five hits in Game Three.  Jerry singled and scored as Mike Thompson tripled in the fourth for a 1-0 lead.  Mike also singled in the seventh and Kay doubled in the eighth but both died on base.  Trailing 4-1 going into the ninth, Dick Lutz homered but Christ Church fell 4-2.

WEEK TWO - LEAGUE RESULTS

CHRIST CHURCH WINS SERIES

After dropping Game One to Crescent Hill Baptist Church, a Game Two bottom of the ninth rally sparked by Kay Peak's one out triple, led to a 2-1 series win by Christ Church.  

In Game One, an error and a home run gave Crescent Hill a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.  A lead off Mike Peak single and Dick Lutz RBI triple cut the lead in half, but Christ Church could not get the single to score Dick.  Christ Church then went hitless until Terry Waddle's lead-off homer in the fifth inning.  By that time, Crescent Hill had added three more runs (on two homers) and the score was 5-2.  One out singles by Dick in the sixth and eighth and a lead-off single by David Stierle in the seventh produced no runs while Crescent Hill added a run on a homer in the sixth to make it 6-2.  Kay's home run in the eighth made the final score 6-3.

Crescent Hill led 5-1 after five and half innings in Game Two, all Crescent Hill's runs coming on home runs.  Mike Thompson doubled in the first and Terry tripled in the second but both were left stranded.  Mike Thompson opened the fourth with a home run, but Terry's single later in the inning and Mike Peak's two out triple in the fifth were wasted.  Christ Church cut the lead to 5-2 in the sixth when Jerry Hinton singled and scored on David's triple.  The lead was cut to one when, with two outs, Mike Peak and Dick had back-to-back homers.  David singled in the eighth but died at first.  In the ninth, with one out and behind 5-4, Kay tripled.  She scored on Mike Peak's single, and he scored on Dick's "walk-off" triple for a 6-5 win.

In Game Three Christ Church took their first early game lead when Mike Peak singled and Dick drove him  in with a triple in the first.  But as in Game One, the single to score Dick was not forthcoming.  Frank Preston homered in the second for a 2-0 lead.  Crescent Hill cut the lead to 2-1 with a fourth inning home run.  But there was no other scoring over the last five and a half innings and Christ Church won the game and the series 2-1.   Frank (single), Mike Thompson (double), and Mike Peak (single) added hits.

This weeks leaders:

Hits:  Mike Peak and Dick Lutz   6
Runs:  Mike Peak 4
RBIs:  Dick Lutx 4
Average:  Mike Peak and Dick Lutz  .462
Doubles:  Mike Thompson 2
Triples:  Dick Lutz  3
Home Runs:  6 with 1
Slugging percentage:  Dick Lutz  1.154

WEEK ONE - RESULTS

Portland Wins Two of Three

Portland Presbyterian won the opening series of the 2012-2013 season, two games to one in games played at Portland.

Christ Church never trailed in Game One, taking a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning when Dick Lutz singled, Bob Stone doubled and Paul Hirsbrunner drove both in with a triple.  CCUM made it 4-0 the next inning.  Harry Barsh homered and David Stierle was driven in from third by Dick Lutz's single.  A Portland home run in the seventh completed the scoring in a 4-1 win for Christ Church.  Christ Church had two other hits- Mike Peak had a single; Dick Lutz added his third single.

Christ Church could manager only one hit over the first four innings of Game Two, Mike Peak's lead-off single.  Portland scored one in the first on four consecutive no out singles; two in the second, and one in the fourth.  Mike Thompson cut the lead to 4-1 with his fourth inning home run but Portland matched that with a HR in the bottom of the inning.  David Stierle tripled and Dick Lutz singled to cut the lead to 5-2 only to see Portand add two on a HR to make it 7-2.  Home runs by Dick Lutz in the eighth and Mike Thompson in the ninth made the final 7-4.  Other hits for CCUM- Paul Hirsbrunner, single; Terry Waddle, double.

In Game Three, Christ Church led 4-0 after four and a half innings.  A David Stierle single and Bob Stone triple produced one in the first.  In the third Mike Peak singled and scored on David Stierle's triple.  In the fourth, it was Paul Hirsbrunner singling and Mike Thompson driving him in with a triple.  In the top of the fifth Dick Lutz tripled with David Stierle scoring from first.  A Portland HR made it 4-1 after five.  Mike Thompson's sixth inning HR made it 5-1.  But in the last of the seventh, Portland went single, triple, single, home run to tie the game.  After capitalizing on every hit, CCUM wasted a two out double by Dick Lutz, a lead-off single by Paul Hirsbrunner, and a one out single by Mike Peak over the last three innings and the score was tied after regulation.  Christ Church took the lead in the tenth.  Bob Stone reached on an error ans was driven in by Mike Thompson's triple.  But for Portland, with one out in the 10th, a pair of singles and a triple produced two runs and a 7-6 win in Game three and a 2-1 series win.

Leaders for the night:

HITS-  Dick Lutz 7
RUNS: David Stierle 4
RBIs: Mike Thompson 5
DOUBLES: Dick Lutz, Bob Stone, Terry Waddle 1
TRIPLES: David Stierle, Mike Thompson2
HOME RUNS: Mike Thompson 3
BATTING AVERAGE: Dick Lutz .538
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: Mike Thompson 1.385

Games to be in Room 005

This year,  ALL of our home games will be played in 005.  As of now, there are NO scheduled conflicts.

HOME GAME SCHEDULE

BOARD SET-UP:  6:45 PM
CCUM PRACTICE:  7:00 PM
Visitor's Practice:  7:15 PM
GAME TIME:  7:30 PM

Trophy Standings

Make-up Week League Results

League Results - April 16, 2012

Christ Church Sweeps Harvey Browne

Christ Church out-hit Harvey Browne 31 to 11 to earn a sweep of the final series of the year.

In Game One, after Christ Church fell behind 1-0 in the third inning, a two run fourth and a four run sixth gave Christ Church a 6-1 win.  In the fourth, a Charles Smith home run drove in Jerry Hinton (triple).  In the sixth, Jerry Hinton tripled and was driven in by David Stierle's single, and he and Frank Preston scored on Clete Thompson's home run.

Harvey Browne went hitless in Game Two and Christ Church won 5-0 with a run in the third (Mike Peak single, Bob Stone triple), a run in the fifth (Frank Preston double, John Frederick triple), a run in the seventh (Clete Thompson homered), and two runs in the eighth (Jerry Hinton triple, Mike Thompson single, David Stierle triple).

In Game Three, Christ Church scored two in the first when John Frederick scored on Mike Thompson's homer.  Christ Church added two in the second with Clete Thompson driving in Charles Smith with a home run.  Harvey Browne cut the lead in half with two runs in the third.  But in the eighth, Christ Church added three runs on consecutive home runs by Jerry Hinton, Mike Thompson and Dick Lutz.

Christ Church finished the season with a 32-37 record.

League Results - April 9, 2012

Watkins Wins Series

For the second week in a row, Christ Church used a strong Game Two to avoid a series sweep.

In Game One, Christ Church's only score came on a Bob Stone home run in the second inning after Watkins had taken a 3-0 lead,  Watkins added two more runs for a 5-1 victory. In Game Three, Christ Church matched Watkins single runs in the third and the fourth with a Terry Waddle double and a David Stierle triple in the third and Mike Thompson's home run in the fourth.  But that finished the scoring for Christ Church and Watkins added two in the sixth for a 4-2 final.

Christ Church started fast in Game Two, scoring two when David Stierle singled, Charles Smith tripled, and Mike Thompson added a single.  After Watkins cut the lead to 2-1, Christ Church struck again in the fifth.  Clete Thompson led off with a double and scored on Terry Waddle's triple.  David Stierle drove him in with a single and scored on John Frederick's triple.  Christ Church scored again in the sixth (Mike Thompson- home run) and seventh (Terry Waddle- triple; David Stierle- single) and, after Watkins scored two in the ninth, won Game Two and avoided a sweep by a score of 7-3.

The season concludes next week when Christ Church visits Harvey Browne.

League Results - April 2, 2012

St. Matthews Wins Series

In Game One Christ Church challenged St. Matthews UMC to a "home run derby' with everyone trying for only home runs in an effort to shorten the times of the games to assure getting home for the NCAA final (that is KY blue).  But St. Matthews is fighting for 2nd and 3rd place and decided to play their usual games.  CCUM's strategy produced four doubles (Frank Preston and Dick Lutz [3]); one triple (Terry Waddle); and two home runs and two  RBIs apiece for Mike Thompson  and Charles Smith.  St. Matthews scored 8 runs on 13 hits.

Christ Church abandoned the home run strategy for Game Two.  In the first John Frederick homered driving in Mike Peak from first for a 2-0 lead.  St. Matthews scored three in the bottom of the first and four in the second to take a 7-2 lead.  David Stierle singled to open the third inning, was driven in by John Frederick's triple who, in turn scored on a two run home run by Dick Lutz.  Christ Church tied the game at 7-7 in the seventh on a two out triple by David Stierle, an RBI single by Mike Peak and an RBI triple by John Frederick.  In the eighth Frank Preston doubled and was driven in by Terry Waddle's triple to give Christ Church the 8-7 victory.

In Game Three, Christ Church scored one in the first (Mike Peak single, John Frederick triple).  St. Matthews scored three in the first and four in the third for a 7-1 lead.  With game time approaching CCUM switchhed back to the home run strategy, failed to score any more runs and St. Matthews won Game Three 11-1 and the series 2 games to 1.

Next week Christ Church plays at Watkins.  This is a change from the schedule and completes the change that saw Watkins come to Christ Church on February 20.

Laegue Results - March 26, 2012

St. Matthews Baptist Clinches Title with Series Win

St. Matthews Baptist beat Christ Church two games to one and, in the process clinched the Championship of the Crescent Hill Dartball League.

In Game One, Christ Church took an early 1-0 lead when Mike Peak drove in Jerry Hinton from first with a triple with no outs.  But Christ Church stranded the runner at third.  St. Matthews tied it in the second.  Christ Church took a 3-1 lead with a run in the fourth (Mike Thompson homered) and a run in the fifth (Harry Barsh singled and Jerry Hinton drove him in with a triple.  But that completed the the scoring for Christ Church and St. Matthews scored two in the sixth, two in the eighth and one in the ninth for a 6-3 win.

Game Two saw St. Matthews score eleven runs on thirteen hits.  Christ Church had ten hits but could manage only a single run in the first and lost 11-1.

Christ Church salvaged a win in Game Three and avoided a sweep coming back from a 4-0 deficit with two runs in the third on a Bob Stone two run home run after Dick Lutz singled; three runs in the fifth on another two run home run by Bob Stone, this time driving in John Frederick and a Mike Thompson triple and Mike Peak single; and a run in the eighth when Mike Peak singled and Jerry Hinton tripled. The final was 6-5.

St. Matthews has a 10 game lead with only 9 games remaining and cannot be caught.

St. Matthews Baptist Clinches tie for Championship

St. Matthews Baptist clinched a tie for the Championship Monday night.  If Watkins UMC, with 12 games remaining, can win all their remaining games they will finish the season with a 44-28 record.  If St. Matthews, with 9 games remaining, loses all their remaining games they will finish the season with an identical 44-28 record.

A single win by St. Matthews or a single loss Watkins will earn St. Matthews the crown.

The remaining five teams have been eliminated.

League Results - March 19, 2012

March 12, 2012 - League Results

Christ Church Earns Sweep

Although both teams had trouble scoring, Christ Church did enough to earn a three game sweep of Crescent Hill Baptist Church on Monday night.

In Game One, Mike Peak (single) and Dick Lutz (RBI triple) opened the scoring for Christ Church in the bottom of the first .  Mike Thompson homered in the third to give Christ Church a 2-0 lead which stood up for a 2-1 win.

In Game Two, Dick Lutz singled and Charlie Smith tripled for a 1-0 second inning lead and Christ Church broke the game open an inning later when John Frederick singled, David Stierle tripled, Mike Thompson singled and Charles Smith tripled to make the lead 4-0.   Crescent Hill cut the lead to 4-1 in the fifth but Christ Church matched that run with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning (David Stierle singled and Dick Lutz tripled). A Crescent Hill run in the sixth made the final in Game Two4-2.

Christ Church completed the sweep in Game Three.  In the fifth, Christ Church scored two runs (Terry Waddle tripled,  Mike Peak singled and John Frederick tripled).  After Crescent Hill tied the game in the sixth, Christ Church added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings on home runs by Dick Lutz and Terry Waddle.

League Results - March 5, 2012

13 Run Game Three Earns Portland Series Win

Portland Presbyterian used a 17 hit, 7 home run, 13 run Game Three and won the series against Christ Church two games to one.  Christ Church won Game One to avoid a sweep.  The games were the first played at home for Portland since their fire two years ago!

Portland failed to score in Game One.  Christ Church opened its scoring in the third inning when Mike Peak drove in Mike Thompson from second with a home run. A David Stierle triple and a Frank Preston double added a run in the fourth.  Christ Church finished the scoring in the sixth when Dick Lutz singled and Charlie Smith, Frank Preston and Audrey Grant added consecutive RBI triples.  The final was 6-0.

In game Two, Portland broke out on top with a run in the bottom of the first.  Christ Church tied the score in the third when Mike Thompson homered.  Portland took a 4-1 lead with a two runs in the third and one in the fourth.  Christ Church cut the lead to 4-3 in the fifth.  Audrey Grant tripled and Mike Peak homered.  In the sixth, Dick Lutz's single and David Stierle's triple tied the game.  In the eighth, Charlie Smith and David Stierle homered to give Christ Church a 6-4 lead.  But the lead was very temporary as Portland opened the bottom of the eighth with three straight home runs and won 7-6.

Portland never trailed in Game Three scoring one in the second, three in the fourth and one in the fifth for a 5-0 lead.  Christ Church got on the board with two in the seventh to cut the lead to three.  (Mike Thompson and Dick Lutz singled and David Stierle tripled.)  Portland stretched their lead  to four in the bottom of the inning, and put the game away with four runs  in the seventh.  Christ Church continued to fight and scored two in the eighth.  Mike Peak singled and was driven in on Bob Stone's home run.  Portland closed out the scoring in bottom of the eighth with three more runs for a 13-4 victory.

For the night, Portland out hit (36-32) and out scored (20-16) Christ Church and had more doubles (7-6) and more home runs (11-6).  Christ Church's sole statistical lead was in triples (8-3).

February 27, 2012 - League Results

Christ Church Wins Series

Entering the night hoping to climb out of a last place tie and facing a second place team trying to cut into a seven game deficit, Christ Church had its best offensive output since week one to beat Harvey Browne Presbyterian two games to one.

Game One was never in doubt as Harvey Browne could manage only one hit.  Christ Church scored 1 in the first, 2 in the third, and 4 in the fourth in a 7-0 victory.  Mike Peak had three hits, including a triple, and scored a run.  Jerry Hinton had two hits, including a triple, scored two runs and drove in two. Mike Thompson had a two run home run.  David Stierle had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two.  Frank Preston had a home run and Terry Waddle tripled and scored a run.

Game Two saw Christ Church answer Harvey Browne's first inning run with three in the bottom of the inning, on a single by Mike Peak, a triple by Jerry Hinton, a single by David Stierle, and a triple by Dick Lutz. Christ Church added single runs in the second though the fifth innings (Terry Waddle doubled and Mike Peak tripled in the second, David Stierle singled and Bob Stone tripled in the third, Terry Waddle and Jerry Hinton both doubled in the fourth and Bob Stone and Frank Preston both doubled in the fifth).  Harvey Browne kept pace with a run in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth and the score after five innings was Christ Church 7 - Harvey Browne 5.  Harvey Browne then added two in the sixth to tie the score and two in the seventh to take a 9-7 lead.  Christ Church could manage only two hits the rest of the way, a solo home run by Mike Peak and a double by Jerry Hinton and Harvey Browne prevailed 9-8.

In game Three, Christ Church again struck early.  Mike Peak singled, David Stierle tripled and Dick Lutz singled for a 2-0 first inning lead.  Harvey Browne tied it in the third and it remained tied until the bottom of the seventh when Terry Waddle homered driving in Frank Preston after his single to make it 4-2.  In the eighth, Harvey Browne cut the lead to 4-3, only to have Christ Church answer with a Jerry Hinton double and a David Stierle triple for a lead and final score of 5-3.

On the night, Christ Church had 34 hits, 20 runs, a collective .312 batting average, 8 doubles, 11 triples, 4 home runs, a .697 slugging percentage and the season's first walk.

Dartball Featured On NPR

The Christ Church Dartball Team was featured on WFPL, 89.3 FM, on "ONLY A GAME" on Saturday, February 25th, at 7:00 AM. The audio can be heard by going to:

Only A Game Link

League Results - February 20, 2012

Dartball To Be Featured On NPR

National Public Radio's "Only A Game" will feature the Christ Church Dartball team as part of a story on dartball  this Saturday, February 25th.  The show airs on WFPL, 89.3 FM, at 7:00 AM.  If you can not listen at that time,  the program can be heard later at the "Only A Game" website which you can reach by clicking  here .If there is a schedule change, the change will be posted here when available.

Last nights games against Watkins were covered by Anne Marshall (a staff reporter for LEO) who conducted interviews and took some photographs which may be posted on the show's web page.

Watkins Wins Series

Watkins won the series on February 29th against Christ Church two games to one.  Watkins was the home team but the game was played at Christ Church.

In Game One, Christ Church could manage only a singlr run, a ninth inning home run by Mike Thompson in a 4-1 loss.

In Game Two, Christ Church trailed 5-0 going into the top of the seventh.  David Stierle singled, Terry Waddle doubled and, with one out, Clete Thompson homered to cut the Watkins' lead to 2 runs.  But that was all the scoring and Watkins won 5-3.

In Game Three, after trailing 1-0 going into the second,  Mike Peak suggested a change in strategy away from trying to score on singles and triples to a "down the middle" attack.  The change was made and the result was 2 doubles (by Frank Preston and Dick Lutz) and 5 home runs (by Mike Peak {2 RBIs}, Mike Thompson, David Stierle, Terry Waddle, and Dick Lutz) and a 6-4 Christ Church win.

WEEK 19 & 20 - LEAGUE RESULTS

Christ Church takes series from St. Matthews UMC

Christ Church never trailed in Games One and Two and never led in Game Three and won the series against St. Matthews UMC 2 games to 1.

Both teams were hitless through 3-1/2 innings, but in the bottom of the fourth Christ Church scored twice on a Jerry Hinton triple, a Mike Peak single and a Mike Thompson triple and added a run in the sixth when Jerry Hinton singled and was driven in by Mike Peak's triple.  St. Matthews cut the lead to 3-2 in the eighth, but Christ Church answered with with a two run home by Terry Waddle driving in Dick Lutz from first for a 5-2 final.

In Game Two, Christ Church scored two runs in the first inning.  Mike Peak singled, Mike Thompson tripled and John Frederick singled.  After St. Matthews tied it with runs in the third and seventh innings, the score remained tied until, with one out in the ninth, Clete Thompson homered to give Christ Church a 3-2 win and the series victory.

Christ Church's only score in Game Three was a solo home run by Bob Stone in the fifth inning but St. Matthews scored one run in the first, one run in the third, and added two in the sixth inning for a 4-1 win.

St. Matthews Baptist sweeps Christ Church

St. Matthews Baptist Church used a pair of come from behind victories to sweep Christ Church Monday night.

In Game One, Frank Preston homered in the second inning to give Christ Church an early 1-0 lead.  St. Matthews took the lead with three runs in the fourth, with CCUM tying the score at 3-3 on a Dick Lutz single, a Mike Peak triple and a Bob Stone single.  St. Matthews regained the lead in the bottom of the inning and it was tied after seven and a half innings on Bob Stone's home run.  Christ Church took a two run lead in the ninth on Frank Preston's second HR of the game and Audrey Grant's triple and Dick Lutz's single.  But in the bottom of the ninth, St. Matthews led off with a home run followed by an out, then a double, another out and a game tying double climaxed by a game winning two out, two run home run and an 8-6 win.

In Game Two,  Christ Church scored one in the third (Mike Peak tripled and Charlie Smith singled) and one in the fifth (Audrey Grant doubled and Mike Peak tripled) to take a 2-1 lead.  But a two run seventh inning gave St. Matthews a 3-2 victory.

St Matthews completed the sweep with a Game Three 3-0 win.

WEEK 17 - LEAGUE RESULTS

WEEK 16 - LEAGUE RESULTS

CHRIST CHURCH SLIDE CONTINUES

Christ Church dropped two of three to Crescent Hill Baptist Church and lost their fifth straight series.

In Game One, Christ Church wasted 10 hits and scored only on Frank Preston's seventh inning solo home run and lost 2-1  .Christ Church  had two men on and no outs in the second and fourth inning, had two men on and one out in the fifth and had one man on and no outs in the seventh (after Frank's HR) and eighth without driving in any of those runners.

In Game Two, Christ Church again had 10 hits but managed four runs in a 4-0 victory.  Mike Peak (triple) drove in Jerry Hinton (single) in the first;  John Frederick (triple) drove in Frank Preston (single) in the third;  Dick Lutz (triple) drove in David Stierle (single) in the seventh; and John Frederick (triple) drove in Jerry Hinton (single) in the eighth.

Christ Church failed to score and had only two hits in Game Three.  Crescent Hill used seven doubles and a home run to win 4-0.

WEEK 15 - LEAGUE RESULTS

CHRIST CHURCH LOSES FOURTH STRAIGHT SERIES

Portland Presbyterian beat Christ Church two games to one on Monday Night.  Christ Church dropped their fourth straight series.

In Game One both teams had six hits and Christ Church took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh on a Bob Stone home run. But in the ninth, Portland homered twice, one with a man on base, to win 3-1.

In Game Two Portland took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the second and fourth innings.  Christ Church tied it in the bottom of the fourth on a two run home run by Clete Thompson after a Mike Peak single and took the lead 4-2 in the sixth on solo home runs by Mike and Clete Thompson.  Portland scored one in the ninth and Christ Church took Game Two 4-3.

Christ Church failed to score in Game Three and a two run fourth inning gave Portland a 2-0 victory and a series win.