CHRIST CHURCH WINS SERIES

In three Games decided by one run apiece, Christ Church beat Harvey Browne two out of three well played games Monday night in Room 005.

Game One saw six lead changes.  Tom Bennett's first inning home run gave Christ Church the early lead.  (Lead change number 1.)  A single by Jim and a triple by True tied the game in the second.  In the third, doubles by Bob Stone and Mike Peak made the score 2-1.  (Lead change number 2.)  In the fourth,  Harvey Brown scored thee on two hits (an error for True; double by Fred W.; and a three run homer by Merle.  (Lead change number 3.)  Christ Church tied the game in the sixth.  Tom singled and scored on a triple by Leah Bennett who scored on a single by Mike Thompson.  A seventh inning  homer by Fred W, gave Harvey Browne the lead again.  (Lead change number 4.)  Christ Church tied the game at 5-5 in the ninth on a triple by David Stierle and a single by Mike T.  Fred W. had his second home run leading off the tenth,  (Lead change number 5.)  In the bottom of the tenth Mike P. singled with one out.  Tom drove him in with a triple,  And then with two outs David singled to give Christ Church the victory.  (Lead change number 6.)  The only Christ Church hit not involved in the scoring was a single by David.   The Final- Christ Church 6 - Harvey Browne 5. 

Harvey Browne took a two run first inning lead on Fred W's third home run of the night scoreing Jim from first.  In the bottom of the first, Mike P. led off with a single; Tom tripled (RBI); David singled with two outs (RBI); and Mike Thompson closed out the scoring with an RBI triple.  Harvey Brown got one back in the third on Jim's single and a triple by Fred H.  But Christ Church got that run and one more back in the bottom of the inning (Tom single; David triple; Mike T. single) for a 5-3 lead.  Harvey Browne tied the game with a run in the eighth (doubles by Fred W. and Merle) and another in the eighth.  After a single by Tom in the fifth and a triple by David , the game went to the bottom of the ninth tied 5-5, when Charles Smith led off the inning with a home run.  The Final- Christ Church 6 - Harvey Browne 5.

Game Three was a low scoring affair.  Harvey Browne scored on three solo home runs (Merle; Bill; and Fred W,-his fifth of the night.)   David singled in the second but died at first.  In the fourth Mike P. singled and David tripled which tied the score at the time.  Singles by Charles (in the third), Mike P. in the sixth and Paul (eighth) all produced nothing.  Christ Church had their chance in the ninth.  Leah led off single.  With still no one out David tripled to cut make the score 3-2.  But Christ Church could manage the single to tie the game.  The Final- Harvey Browne 3 - Christ Church 2.