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.