LEAGUE RESULTS - MARCH 28th

RESULTS OF 3/28/16
PORTLAND	3 on 8	3 on 4	0 on 1	1 & 2
ST. MATT. BAPTIST	2 on 4	4 on 7	3 on 9	2 & 1
CHRIST CHURCH	1 on 7	1 on 7	4 on 9	0 & 3
ST. MATT. UMC	6 on 12	3 on 7	5 on 10	3 & 0
IMMANUEL	3 on 4	2 on 5	1 on 3	1 & 2
HARVEY BROWNE	4 on 7	1 on 3	3 on 4	2 & 1
WATKINS				OPEN

STANDINGS
WEEK 25
MARCH 28th
	W	L	PCT	GB
WATKINS	35	28	0.556	-
ST. MATT. UMC	37	32	0.536	1
ST. MATT. BAP.	33	30	0.524	2
CHRIST CHURCH	32	31	0.508	3
IMMANUEL	32	31	0.508	3
H. BROWNE	28	35	0.444	7
PORTLAND	28	38	0.424	8.5

SLIDE CONTINUES

A recent trend continued Monday night at St. Matthews UMC  as Christ Church scored only six runs in dropping all three games.

St. Matthews opened Game One with a two run first inning on a single by Glenn, a triple by Carl and another single by Jim.  The lead became 5-0 in the fourth on a two run home run by Herb after a single by Ray and a single and triple by Frank and Glenn.  In the fifth a single by Frank Preston and a triple by Mike Thompson scored a run for Christ Church.  But St. matthews restored the lead to five as Jim and ray singled and tripled.  Mike Peak (single), David Stierle (triple and single), Leah Bennett (single) and Mike T. (single) added non-run scoring hits.  The Final - St. Matthews UMC 6 - Christ Church 1.

Glenn, Carl and Jim repeated their first inning production from game one in the first inning of Game Two to give St. Matthews the early lead.  Christ Church sliced the lead in half in the second on a single by David and a triple by Dick Lutz.  A fifth inning home run by Ralph closed the scoring for the game.  Jerry Hinton, Tom Bennett, David (2), and Dick added singles.  The Final - St. Matthews UMC 3 - Christ Church 1.

A three run first inning started things off on the right foot in Game Three.  Jerry led off with a single, Tom followed with a triple to score Jerry and he scored on a single by Mike P.  The score was increased to 4-0 on a triple by David.  But St. Matthews had the answer to the early question in the bottom of the first as they, too, went single-triple-single-triple (Glenn, Carl2, Carl and Jim) to tie the game.  A single by Mike T. and a triple by Jerry in the top of the second gave Christ Church a one run lead which held uo until the bottom of the seventh.  In the seventh, Frank singled and scored to tie the game on a triple by Glenn.  Christ Church had failed to add to their one run lead after a lead-off single by David in the third,  and after a lead-off single by Tom in the fifth. With the score tied in the eighth a one out triple by David failed to give Christ Church the lead.  St. Matthews took a lead in the eighth on a single by Jim and a triple by Ray.  Mike T. tripled in the ninth with two outs but died at third.   The Final - St. Matthews UMC 5 - Christ Church 4.

LEAGUE RESULTS - MARCH 21ST

RESULTS OF 3/14/16
ST. MATT. BAPTIST	0 on 1	4 on 5	4 on 7	2 & 1
CHRIST CHURCH	1 on 4	0 on 1	3 on 10	1 & 2
ST. MATT. UMC	11 on 16	1 on 6	4 on 9	1 & 2
PORTLAND	8 on 9	3 on 5	9 on 11	2 & 1
HARVEY BROWNE	3 on 7	4 on 9	5 on 5	0 & 3
WATKINS	4 on 7	8 on 10	6 on 8	3 & 0
IMMANUEL				open

STANDINGS
WEEK 25
MARCH 21st
	W	L	PCT	GB
WATKINS	35	28	0.556	-
CHRIST CHURCH	32	28	0.533	1.5
IMMANUEL	31	29	0.517	2.5
ST. MATT. BAP.	31	29	0.517	2.5
ST. MATT. UMC	34	32	0.515	2.5
H. BROWNE	26	34	0.433	7.5
PORTLAND	27	36	0.429	8

What A Difference A Week Makes

A week after their best output of the year (19 runs on 42 hits), Christ Church could manage only 15 hits and four runs versus St. Matthews Baptist in Room 005.

Christ Church won Game One with only four hits.  Fortunately two of those came in the sixth inning.  Andy Coates led off with a single and was followed an out later on an RBI triple by Leah Bennett.  That run held out as St. Matthews failed to score.  Tom Bennett had both the other hits for Christ Church- a pair of singles.  The Final - Christ Church 1 - St. Matthews Baptist 0.

In Game Two, Dick Lutz singled in the sixth inning.  But that was the ONLY hit of the game for Christ Church.  St. Matthews had four home runs (Kelly, Barb, David and Matt.  The Final - St. Matthews 4 - Christ Church 0.

After a single by Mike Peak to lead off the bottom of the first in Game Three, St. Matthews got on the board first with a HR by Homer in the second inning.  Christ Church answered immediately tying the game on a single by Tom and a triple by David Stierle.  A two out triple by Jerry Hinton and a lead off single by Tom failed to lead to a run.  A homer by Bill put St. Matthews up again in the fifth.  Christ Church again answered in the bottom of the inning.  Mike P. singled and Leah tied the game with a triple.  When Jerry followed with a single Christ Church took a one run lead.  This time it was St. Matthews turn to answer right back with a two run home run by Derald after a single by Jim.  Singles by Mike P. and Tom were wasted.  The Final - St. Matthews 4 - Christ Church 3.

LEAGUE RESULTS MARCH 14th

RESULTS OF 3/14/16
HARVEY BROWNE	4 on 8	1 on 4	5 on 11(13)	2 & 1
ST. MATT. UMC	2 on 6	3 on 10	3 on 11	1 & 2
CHRIST CHURCH	7 on 15	5 on 12	7 on 15	2 & 1
IMMANUEL	5 on 9	3 on 9	8 on 12	1 & 2
WATKINS	7 on 10	2 on 8	2 on 6	2 & 1
PORTLAND	1 on 8	4 on 9	1 on 3	1 & 2
ST. MATT. BAPTIST				OPEN

STANDINGS
WEEK 24
MARCH 14th
	W	L	PCT	GB
CHRIST CHURCH	31	26	0.544	-
WATKINS	32	28	0.533	0.5
ST. MATT. UMC	33	30	0.524	1
IMMANUEL	31	29	0.517	1.5
ST. MATT. BAP.	29	28	0.509	2
H. BROWNE	26	31	0.456	5
PORTLAND	25	35	0.418	7.5

FORTY-TWO HITS NOT ENOUGH FOR SWEEP

Despite out hitting Immanuel 42-30; despite out scoring them 19-16; and despite trailing for only one throw of a dart, Christ Church could only manage a 2-1 series win Monday night at Immanuel.

Christ Church scored in the firat inning of all three games.  In Game One, the score came on a single by Leah Bennett and a triple by Mike Thompson.  Another single and triple by Leah and Mike T. followed by a single by Tom Bennett made it 3-0 in the middle of the third.  A pair of home runs (Frank and Tanner) in the bottom of the third cut the lead to one.  Christ Church reestablished the three run lead in the fifth on a single-triple-single by Dick Lutz, Tom and David Stierle.  Tanner's second home run of the game in the fifth reduced the lead to 5-3 and a sixth inning double by Jared and a triple by John put Immanuel only a run back.  In the top of the seventh a single from Dick and a triple by David together with an eighth inning  double by Andy Coates and triple by Leah closed out the scoring for Christ Church.  Doubles by Frank and Jared in the eighth scored Immanuel's fifth and final run.  David (single), Andy (double) and Mike Peak (triple) added hits in Christ Church's fifteen hit attack.  The Final - Christ Church 7 - Immanuel 6.

In Game Two, the first inning scoring came on a single-triple-single by Mike P., Leah and Mike T.  In the second, Charles Smith homered with Andy on first after a single for a four run lead which was extended to five on a solo home run by Charles in the fourth.  David, Andy, and Mike P. (twice) added non-run scoring singles in a twelve hit game.  Immanuel could push across only three runs: a double by Jared, sacrifice by John and a single from Adam  in the fourth; a home run by Tanner in the fifth; and triple by Jim and single by Buzz in the seventh.    The Final - Christ Church 5 - Immanuel 3.

In Game Three, Christ Church took a three run lead with two in the first (single-triple-single by Leah, Mike T. and Tom) and one in the second (a pair of doubles by Charles and Bob Stone).  Homers by Bob and Adam sliced the lead to one in the third.  A double by Charles followed by a HR by Bob made the score 5-2.  Brandy's HR in the fourth followed by a fifth inning single by Mike T. and David's triple immediately followed by a two run fifth by Immanuel (Tanner- HR; Bob- double; Jared double) had the score standing at 6-5.  Dick homered in the seventh which made the score 7-5 going to the bottom of the eighth.  Up to that point in the game. Mike P. (twice) and Tom contributed singles but could not be pushed across..  Jared's homer in the eighth cut the lead to 7-6.  Leah led off the ninth with a single but three attempts to dive her in failed.  And Tanner homered in the ninth to send the game into extra innings.  In the tenth, David led off with a triple by three shots at driving him in failed.  And with two out in the ninth, Jim's home run put Christ Church behind for the first time all night and ended the game.  The Final - Immanuel 8 - Christ Church 7. 

STANDINGS - WEEK TWENTY-THREE

STANDINGS
WEEK 23
MARCH 7th
	W	L	PCT	GB
ST. MATT. UMC	32	28	0.537	-
CHRIST CHURCH	29	25	0.537	-
IMMANUEL	30	27	0.526	0.5
WATKINS	30	27	0.526	0.5
ST. MATT. BAP.	29	28	0.509	1.5
H. BROWNE	24	30	0.444	5
PORTLAND	24	33	0.421	6.5

RESULTS - MARCH 7th

RESULTS OF 3/7/16
ST. MATT. BAPTIST	7 on 8	0 on 1	1 on 3	2 & 1
HARVEY BROWNE	3 on 9	3 on 6	4 on 7	1 & 2
WATKINS	4 on 5	1 on 2	3 on 6	2 & 1
ST. MATT. UMC	1 on 7	6 on 10	1 on 3	1 & 2
PORTLAND	3 on 6	2 on 6	3 on 6	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	0 on 3	7 on 17	4 on 9	2 & 1
CHRIST CHURCH				OPEN

LEAGUE RESULTS - FEBRUARY 29th

RESULTS OF 2/29/16
ST. MATT. UMC	4 on 8	3 on 7	7 on 14	2 & 1
ST. MATT. BAPTIST	8 on 10	2 on 8	2 on 5	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	4 on 9	7 on 11(11)	2 on 8	1 & 2
WATKINS	7 on 7	5 on 7	3 on 5	2 & 1
CHRIST CHURCH	12 on 18	5 on 9	9 on 14	2 & 1
PORTLAND	3 on 7	6 on 7	5 on 7	1 & 2
HARVEY BROWNE				OPEN

STANDINGS - FEBRUARY 29th

STANDINGS
WEEK 22
FEBRUARY 29TH
	W	L	PCT	GB
ST. MATT. UMC	31	26	0.544	-
CHRIST CHURCH	29	25	0.537	0.5
IMMANUEL	28	26	0.519	1.5
ST. MATT. BAP.	28	26	0.519	1.5
WATKINS	28	26	0.519	1.5
H. BROWNE	22	29	0.431	6
PORTLAND	23	31	0.428	6.5

CHRIST CHURCH WINS SERIES

After losing their last five series; after splitting the first two games at Portland; after falling behind 4-2 in Game Three; after faling to score in seven of their last eight innings; Frank Preston homered to tie Game Three and then tripled to drive in the winning run for Christ Church to clinch the nights series.

Game One was scoreless through three innings.  Dick Lutz's single was Christ Church's only hit over that span.  In the fourth, Mike Peak singled and scored on a triple by David Stierle to give Christ Church a 1-0 lead.  After Dick Lutz again died on base after a single,  Portland tied the game on a home run by Jimmy.  Christ Church put the game away with three runs in the sixth, five in the seventh and three in the eighth.  In the sixth, it was single-triple-single-triple by Mike P., David, Jerry Hinton and Leah Bennett.  In the seventh Tom Bennett started things with a triple and scored on a single  by Mike P., who advanced to second on a sacrifice by David and scored when Jerry doubled.  Leah and Andy Coates followed with a triple and single to make the score 9-1.  Charles Smith led off the eighth with a home run and was followed by a single-triple-single by Tom, Mike P. and David.  Portland closed out the scoring with a run in the eighth (Sharon- double; Ron- triple) and one on the ninth (Mike E.- HR).  The Final- Christ Church 12 - Portland 3. 

Christ Church took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first in Game Two.  Mike P. singled, Bob Stone tripled and Jerry singled.  In the third David's three run home run after error for Jimmy and a single by Perry put Portland up by a run.  A home run by Dick in the fourth tied the game at three a piece and Tom's HR in the sixth put Christ Church in front.  Jimmy homered to tie the game in the fifth.  But Mike Thompson answered with a homer in the seventh only to have Jimmy homer again to make it a tie game at 5-5.  In the ninth with one out Mike W.'s walk-off home run ended the game and tied the series.  David and Jerry added non-run scoring triples.  The Final- Portland 6 - Christ Church 5. 

In the first inning of Game Three, Mike P. singled.  He was driven in by Mike T.'s triple and Jerry's single scored him.  Portland tied the game on a home run by Mike E. in the fourth and took the lead on a double by David and a home run by Barb in the sixth.  Meanwhile, Christ Church went hitless except for singles by Leah and David.  Then, in the seventh, with two outs, Andy singled setting up Frank's game tying home run.  Portland was not through and retook the lead in the bottom of  inning  when Perry homered.  A single by Mike P. and a triple by David evened matters in the eighth.  Then in the ninth Christ Church powered its way to the victory led by a single by Leah and Frank's triple scoring Leah with the go ahead run. Tom, David and Mike T. followed with a single triple and single to close out the scoring.  The Final- Christ Church 9 - Portland 5.

For the night, Christ Church had 41 hits; all eleven batters had hits; ten had at least two hits; all eleven scored at least a run and all eleven had at least one RBIs; and ten had extra base hits.