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