CHRIST CHURCH WINS OPENING SERIES

Christ Church beat Portland two games to one September 8th at Portland.  

In Game One in the top of the 3rd for CCUM, Charles Smith hit a solo Home Run to give CCUM a 1 - 0 lead.  Portland tied the score in the bottom of the 4th on a single by Anthony and Ron's triple.  CCUM struck for four runs in the top of the 7th for a 5-1 lead.  Mike Thompson doubled; David Stierle tripled (RBI); Bob Stone singled (RBI); and Charles Smith closed the scoring with his second Home Run (2 RBI).  The  Final CCUM 5 - Portland 1
Other CCUM hits came from Mike Peak a triple in the 6th; and David a single (9th).

CCUM struck in the first inning of Game Two.  Paul Hirsbrunner singled; Mike Peak tripled (RBI); Tom Bennett singled (RBI); and Mike T. tripled (RBI),  After a half inning the score was CCUM 3 - Portland o
CCUM added a run in the top of the 3rd on Mike P's single and Tom Bennett triple (RBI).  The final CCUM 4 - Portland 0 
Other CCUM hits in Game Two: Paul single (5th); Mike P. single (8th)

Although CCUM again scored in the first inning as Paul singled and scored on an RBI triple by Tom Bennett, in the bottom of the 1st Anthony singled and came in on Ron's triple (RBI) to make the score  CCUM 1 - Portland 1.  Portland took their first lead in the bottom of the 3rd on  Barb's HR [Portland 2 - CCUM 1].  A half inning later Bob Stone's Home Run  made it Portland 2 - CCUM 2 but Mike's HR in the bottom of the inning gave Portland another one run lead [Portland 3 - CCUM 2].  CCUM fought back in the top of the 5th to tie it at three on Paul's single and David's triple (RBI).  But a HR by Anthony in the bottom of the 5th and a double by Dave followed by another HR by Barb resulted in a Game Three Final - Portland 7 - CCUM 3
Other CCUM hits: Tom  single (9th)