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.