WEEK EIGHT LEAGUE RESULTS

OCTOBER 30th
ST MATT UMC	1 on7	1 on 5	6 on 12	2 & 1
ST MATT BPT	0 on 4	2 on 4	0 on 1	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	5 on 10	1 on 4	5 on 7	2 & 1
WATKINS	0 on 1	3 on 5	3 on 3	1 & 2
CHRIST CHURCH	3 on 5	4 on 9	9 on 14	2 & 1
PORTLAND	5 on 7	1 on 3	0 on 3	1 & 2
HARVEY BROWNE	9 on 14	0 on 8	1 on 5	1 & 2
TRINITY	4 on 8	5 on 9	2 on 4	2 & 1

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OCTOBER 30th	WON	LOST	PCT	GB
CHRIST CHURCH	17	7	.708	-
IMMANUEL	15	9	.625	2
HARVEY BROWNE	13	11	.542	4
ST. MATT UMC	13	11	.542	4
WATKINS	10	11	.476	5.5
PORTLAND	9	12	.429	6.5
TRINITY	9	15	.375	8
ST. MATT BPT	7	17	.292	10

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CHRIST CHURCH WINS SEVENTH STRAIGHT SERIES

Christ Church avenged a season opening series loss by winning two out of three Monday night at Portland Presbyterian.  Portland had taken two out of three from Christ Church on the first night of league play.

In Game One Christ Church wasted three home runs in a five hit attack.  David Stierle and Jerry Hinton had lead-off singles in the second and sixth, respectively, but both died on first.  Christ Church's first home run came in the first inning by Mike Thompson to give Christ Church the lead.  It was their only lead of the game nd was very short lived.  In the bottom of the first, Ron led off with a single and scored in front of and with Dave on a homer.  Randall's triple and Ron's single stretched the lead to two in the fifth.  Maddie King homered in the sixth to move Christ Church to within a run only to see Randall make it two on a home run in the seventh.  In the eighth, Maddie homered a second time to again slice the lead in half.  But Jimmie homered in the bottom of the eighth and Christ Church went down in order in the ninth.  The Final - Portland 5 - Christ Church 3.

Portland took the first lead in Game Two.  Mike Peak singled in the first for Christ Church; Vince Richards doubled in the second; and Dick Lutz singled in the fourth.  Barb homered to give Portland a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth.  This time it was Christ Church to answer straight off.  In the fifth after two outs, Mark Nethary homered to tie the game and start a two out rally as Jerry tripled; Mike P singled (RBI); and Dick tripled for a 3-1 Christ Church advantage.  Christ Church added an insurance run in the seventh, once again with two outs.  Jerry had a second consecutive tripled to set up a single (RBI) by Mike P.  In the eighth, Bob Stone reached on an error.  The Final - Christ Church 4 - Portland 1.

Christ Church never trailed in Game Three. In the second, Christ Church sent nine batters to the plate.  Bob led off with a triple and scored on a single by Maddie.  Vince homered (2 RBI)  and was followed by a double by Andy Coates.  Then with two outs, Mike P and David doubled in a five run, six hit inning.  An inning later Bob reached on an error, Vince doubled to put runners on second and third and Andy homered (3 RBI).  In the fourth, Mike P singled and scored on Bob's two out triple to close the scoring.  Portland was shut out on three hits.  Christ Church also got non-run scoring hits from David, a single in the first; Vince, doubles in the fifth and seventh; and Mike P single in the sixth, in a fourteen hit attack.  The Final - Christ Church 9 - Portland 0.

WEEK SEVEN LEAGUE RESULTS

OCTOBER 23rd
WATKINS	0 on 2	0 on 1	3 on 7	1 & 2
ST MATT BPT	10 on 11	4 on 8	2 on 5	2 & 1
ST MATT UMC	4 on 7	0 on 3	2 on 6	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	6 on 14	6 on 10	1 on 6	2 & 1
PORTLAND	6 on 11	4 on 4	1 on 3	2 & 1
TRINITY	1 on 4	3 on 10	6 on 10	1 & 2
HARVEY BROWNE	4 on 8	2 on 6	0 on 3	0 & 3
CHRIST CHURCH	5 on 10	3 on 8	5 on 8	3 & 0

OCTOBER 23rd	WON	LOST	PCT	GB
CHRIST CHURCH	15	6	.714	-
IMMANUEL	13	8	.619	2
HARVEY BROWNE	12	9	.571	3
ST. MATT UMC	11	10	.524	4
WATKINS	9	9	.500	4.5
PORTLAND	8	10	.444	5.5
TRINITY	7	14	.333	8
ST. MATT BPT	6	15	.286	9

CHRIST CHURCH SWEEPS TO CLAIM SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE

Christ Church hosted Harvey Browne Presbyterian in a battle of first place teams Monday night.

Harvey Browne scored all their runs in Game One on home runs including a two run homer by Greg and a solo homer by Dick in the first to take a 3-0 lead.  Jerry Hinton led off the Christ Church first with a single but was stranded at first.  Vince Richards homered in the second to slice into the lead.  Jerry again single in the third and was moved to second on a sacrifice by Mike Peak.  David Stierle worked a walk in the fourth, but the score remained 3-1.  In the fifth, Maddie King reached on an error and scored on a triple (RBI) by Mike Peak.  An inning later, Bob Stone tied the game with a two out home run.  Vince followed with a double but died on base.  Frank Preston's lead off double in the seventh did not result in a run.  In the eighth, Harvey Browne took the lead on a home run by Fred W.  In the bottom of the inning, Andy Coates led off with a single and was driven in on a triple (RBI) by David Stierle to tie the score.  Two outs later Maddie singled to give Christ Church the run, the lead and the win.  The Final - Christ Church 5 - Harvey Browne 4.

 Harvey Browne again posted an early lead in the first inning of Game Two as Greg again had a two run home run for a 2-0 lead.  Christ Church could manage only two singles over the first four innings; by Jerry in the first and Mike p in the fourth.  Christ Church cut the lead in half in the fifth on back to back doubles by David and Vince (RBI).  Vince added a double in the seventh but Christ Church still trailed 2-1 going to the eight.  Jerry tripled with one out and tied the game when Mike P singled (RBI).  Dick Lutz followed with a triple (RBI) to give Christ Church the run, the lead and the win.  The Final - Christ Church 3 - Harvey Browne 2.

Christ Church led all the way in Game Three.  Mike P led off the first with a single.  With two outs, Mike Thompson tripled (RBI) and Andy singled (RBI) for a 2-0 advantage.  Bob singled in the second and David singled in the third but the score remained 2-0.  With all six of Harvey Browne's runs on the night coming on home runs, they remained only a hit away from bringing the tying run to the plate.  Christ Church added insurance runs in the eighth.  Mark Nethary doubled and scored on Dick's double (RBI) for a three run lead.  And with two outs Mike Thompson homered (2 RBI) to put the game safely away,  The Final - Christ Church 5 - Harvey Browne 0.

WEEK SIX LEAGUE RESULTS

OCTOBER 16th
IMMANUEL	2 on 5	6 on 15	3 on 6	2 & 1
ST MATT BPT	3 on 6	1 on 3	1 on 3	1 & 2
TRINITY	4 on 7	1 on 4	1 on 3	1 & 2
ST MATT UMC	3 on 9	0 on 5	4 on 8	2 & 1
CHRIST CHURCH	5 on 9	2 on 8	3 on 7	2 & 1
WATKINS	1 on 5	7 on 7	1 on 3	1 & 2
PORTLAND	1 on 6	1 on 2	3 on 6	1 & 2
HARVEY BROWNE	2 on 9	4 on 10	2 on 6	2 & 1

OCTOBER 16th	WON	LOST	PCT	GB
HARVEY BROWNE	12	6	.667	-
CHRIST CHURCH	12	6	.667	-
IMMANUEL	11	7	.611	1
ST MATT UMC	10	8	.556	2
WATKINS	8	7	.533	2.5
PORTLAND	6	9	.400	4.5
TRINITY	6	12	.333	6
ST MATT BPT	4	14	.222	8

CHRIST CHURCH EKES OUT SERIES WIN

Christ Church took two out three from Watkins UMC Monday night at Watkins.

Game One was scoreless through three innings with Andy Coates having been stranded after a third inning single.  Christ Church got on the board in the top of the fourth on a lead-off single by Mike Peak and an RBI triple by Dick Lutz.  Christ Church added two in the fifth on a lead-off single by Bob Stone and a triple (RBI) from Andy.  With two outs Mike P singled (RBI) to drive in Andy.  In the eighth, Jerry Hinton opened the inning with a single and Mike P followed with a triple (RBI).  Dick reached on an error to put runners on the corners.  Still with no outs Mike Thompson singled to score Mike P and move Dick to second.  But three straight outs left two on base.  A home run by Don was the only run Watkins could manage as Christ  Church out hit Watkins 9-5.  David Stierle added a ninth inning single.  The Final - Christ Church 5 - Watkins 1.

Christ Church took a 1-0 lead in Game Two which lasted only a half inning.  Jerry singled and scored on a two out triple (RBI) by Mike T.  In the bottom of the first, Gene reached on an error and scored  in front of a home run by Barb.  Christ Church tied the game in the third as Jerry singled and scored again, this time on a triple (RBI) by Dick.  But these two runs were all Christ Church could push across, scattering four hits (David, Dick, Andy - singles; Bob - double) over the final seven innings.  Watkins, meanwhile, tallied five more home runs, two from Gene; and one each from Doug, Dick, and Barb, to pick up the win.  The Final - Watkins 7 - Christ Church 2.

Game Three was scoreless through three.  Christ Church and Dick struck for singlerunsin   the fourth, sixth and eighth innings.  In the fourth, Dick's triple (RBI) scored Mike P after his single.  In the sixth, Dick's triple (RBI) scored Jerry after his single.  In the eighth, Dick did it alone with a two out home run.  Mike P and Andy added non-run scoring singles.  Watkins was scoreless until the ninth when Jay homered.    The Final - Christ Church 3 - Watkins 1.

WEEK FIVE LEAGUE RESULTS

OCTOBER 9th
ST MATT BPT	2 on 7	2 on 5	4 on 7	1 & 2
PORTLAND	4 on 4	7 on 8	3 on 6	2 & 1
ST MATT UMC	3 on 8	1 on 6	6 on 11	1 & 2
CHRIST CHURCH	10 on 16	5 on 10	1 on 5	2 & 1
HARVEY BROWNE	1 on 6	7 on 10	3 on 10	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	8 on 17	6 on 12	4 on 10	2 & 1
WATKINS	2 on 4	5 on 6	7 on 8	2 & 1
TRINITY	3 on 13	2 on 4	5 on 7	1 & 2

OCTOBER 9th	WON	LOST	PCT	GB
HARVEY BROWNE	10	5	.667	-
CHRIST CHURCH	10	5	.667	-
ST MATT UMC	9	6	.600	1
IMMANUEL	9	6	.600	1
WATKINS	7	8	.467	2.5
PORTLAND	5	7	.417	3.5
TRINITY	4	11	.267	6
ST MATT BPT	3	12	.200	7

CHRSIT CHURCH TAKES SERIES FROM ST. MATTHEWS UMC

Christ Church took Games One and Two from visiting St. Matthews United Methodist Church Monday night.

St. Matthews led Game One 1-0 on a single by Carl2 and a triple by Jim going into the bottom of the second.  After wasting a two out triple by Jerry Hinton in the first Christ Church sent eleven batters to the plate in the second.  Mike Thompson started the onslaught with a lead off home run.  After a single by Tom Bennett, Bob Stone homered (2 RBI) to put Christ Church on top.  Mark Nethary followed with a triple and, an out later, scored on a single (RBI) by Leah Bennett who scored on a triple (RBI)by Mike P who was driven in on a single (RBI) from Jerry.  A two out triple (RBI) by Mike T (his second extra-base hit of the inning) made the score 7-1.  St. Matthews closed to within four with a two run third (Glenn- single; Ray- triple; Carl1 single) only to have Christ Church strike again in the sixth.  With two outs, Leah, Mike P (RBI), Jerry (RNI) and David (RBI) went single-triple-single-triple to score three and close out the scoring.  David (single); Mark (double) and Leah (single) added hits to a sixteen hit Christ Church offense.  The Final - Christ Church 10 - St. Matthews UMC 3.

St. Matthews also took a 1-0 lead in Game Two this time in the second on a home run by Norman.  Mike P in the first and Andy Coates in the second were stranded after one out singles.  But in the third, Frank Preston tied the game with a lead-off home run.  Mike P was again stranded in the third after another one out single after Frank's HR as was Leah after a two out triple in the fifth.  Mike T gave Christ Church their first lead of the game with a two out HR.  Christ Church added some insurance in the seventh.  Vince Richards led off with a double.  Then, after two outs Leah tripled (RBI); Mike P singled (RBI); and Jerry tripled (RBI).  David's walk failed to drive Jerry in and the inning ended with runners stranded on the corners.  The Final - Christ Church 5 - St. Matthews UMC 1.

Christ Church could manage only five hits in Game Three and only one run. Four of those were when Leah singled in the first; Vince doubled in the second and eighth, moving to third on a sacrifice by Mark; and Mike P singled in the ninth.  St. Matthews plated two in the first on a two out triple by Jim and a single by Freddie after Glenn had opened the game with a single.  Mike T cut the lead in half with a fourth inning home run.   A single by Jim and a triple by Frank erased that run in the seventh and Bruce's error Carl2's single and a triple by Jim and single by Frank ended the scoring.  The Final - St. Matthews UMC 6 - Christ Church 1.

WEEK FOUR LEAGUE RESULTS

OCTOBER 2nd
CHRIST CHURCH	6 on 12	6 on 11	6 on 12	3 & 0
ST MATT BPT	0 on 5	3 on 5	3 on 4	0 & 3
PORTLAND	forfeit			3 & 0
ST MATT UMC				0 & 3
WATKINS	7 on 9	3 on 5	5 on 7	2 & 1
HARVEY BROWNE	1 on 5	4 on 6	7 on 11	1 & 2
IMMANUEL	5 on 11	4 on 10	4 on 12	3 & 0
TRINITY	2 on 8	3 on 3	3 on 3	0 & 3

OCTOBER 2nd	WON	LOST	PCT	GB
HARVEY BROWNE	9	3	.529	-
CHRIST CHURCH	8	4	.500	1
ST MATT UMC	8	4	.533	1
IMMANUEL	7	5	.583	2
WATKINS	5	4	.625	2.5
PORTLAND	3	6	.500	4.5
TRINITY	3	9	.600	6
ST MATT BPT	2	10	1.000	7

CHRIST CHURCH SWEEPS ST. MATTHEWS BAPTIST

Christ Church never trailed, led at the end of every inning but one and scored six runs in each game of Monday night's series at St. Matthews Baptist.

Christ Church sent eight batters to the plate in Game One.  Leah Bennett started things off right with a lead off single.  After an out, Mike Peak tripled (RBI) to get Christ Church on the board.  Then with two outs, David Stierle singled (RBI); Andy Coates tripled (RBI); and Vince Richards singled (RBI) to give Christ Church a 4-0 lead after just a half inning.  Mark Nethary homered in the fourth and the ninth to account for the last two runs.  Leah added non-run scoring singles in the second and third as did Mike P in the fifth, Maddie King in the sixth and Andy in the eighth.  St. Matthews Baptist put six men on (four hits and two errors) but failed to score.  The Final - Christ Church 6 - St. Matthews Baptist 0.

Neither team scored in the first inning of Game Two- the only inning Christ Church did not lead all night.  Mike Thompson homered for a 1-0 led in the top of the second and a single by Jerry Hinton and a triple (RBI) by David made it 2-0.  The lead was doubled in the fifth on a double by Mark, a double (RBI) by Jerry and a triple by David.  St. Matthews countered those runs with back to back home runs in the sixth by Floyd and Curtis and cut the lead to just a run with back to back doubles in the eighth from Susan and Floyd.  Vince made it a two run lead with a lead-off home run and the lead grew to three as Bob Stone reached on an error, moved to third on a double by Mark and scored on a single (RBI) by Jerry.  Vince  (double) and Tom Bennett (single) also had hits. The Final - Christ Church 6 - St. Matthews Baptist 3.

Tom opened the scoring with a home run in the top of the first of Game Three and Christ Church had their second four run inning of the night in the third.  With one out Leah singled, Tom tripled (RBI), and David Singled (RBI).  Then with two outs, Andy tripled (RBI) and Vince singled (RBI) for a five run lead.  Floyd produced St, Matthews first run with a home run in the bottom of the third but was immediately answered  by Mark's third home run of the night in the fourth.  Leah had singles in the fourth and ninth and David had a seventh inning triple.  St. Matthews fought back with single runs in the seventh (Derald doubled and Keene tripled); eighth (Bill homered); and ninth (Keene homered).   The Final - Christ Church 6 - St. Matthews Baptist 4.