CHRIST CHURCH OPENS NEW YEAR WITH SERIES LOSS

Christ Church began the second half of the 2017-2018 season by dropping the series to visiting Portland Presbyterian Church.

Game One began well as Christ Church took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a single by David Stierle and a triple (RBI) by Vince Richards.  That lead held up until Portland tied the game in the fifth on a single and triple by Jimmie and Dick.  Another single and triple in the seventh, this time by Ron and Wade, gave Portland a one run advantage.  Vince led off the sixth with a home run to tie the game but that proved to be the last run for Christ Church.  A two run home run by Barb drove in Jimmie in the seventh and a pair of doubles in the ninth by Mike and Jimmie closed out the scoring.  Frank Preston (a double in the second), Andy Coates (a single in the fourth), Mike Peak (a triple in the fifth and a single in the eighth) and Tom Bennett (a single in the ninth) added non-run scoring hits.  The Final - Portland 5 - Christ Church 2.

 Portland never trailed in Game Two after a first inning run in the top of the first.  Ron singled and Wade tripled.  A lead-off home run by Barb put Portland up by two.  After a single by Andy in the second and a single by Mike P in the fourth, Christ Church got on the board in the seventh to cut the lead in half on a single by Dick Lutz and a triple (RBI) by Andy.  Portland restored the two run lead in the eight as Ron and Wade duplicated their first inning single and triple.  A single by Nick Peak and a triple by Mike P sliced a run from the lead.  But Andy died at first ninth after a one out single. 
The Final - Portland 3 - Christ Church 2.

Christ Church got a first inning home run from Mike Thompson and a second inning home run from Bob Stone  for a 2-0 lead which held up as Portland failed to score.  Leah Bennett and Mike P added singles as Christ Church could manage only four hits to Portland's one.  The Final - Christ Church 2 - Portland 0.