Men's Class E
Petoskey, MI
LtoR - Jim Virden, Greg Dilliner, Al Stallard, Corey Essenberg
Order of Finish: (**Top 3 teams advance to state finals in Midland**)
1. Ludington Merchants from Ludington (D18) – 5-0 **
2. JNC Electric from Ellsworth (D21) – 6-2 (elected to not go to state finals)
3. H&H / Jays from McBain (D19) – 2-2 record **
4. BC Pizza from Petoskey (D21) – 3-2 **
5. Woodhaven Log & Lumber from Roscommon (D20) – 2-2
5. Tom’s Diesel from East Jordan (D21) – 2-2
7. Busy Bee Bar from Cadillac (D19) – 1-2
7. GLC from Fountain (D18) – 1-2
9. Rivertown Motors from Cheboygan (D21) – 0-2
9. Bowma Construction from Cheboygan (D21) – 0-2
9. Matelski Lumber from Boyne Falls (D21) – 0-2
9. Bay Street Orthopedics from Petoskey (D21) – 0-2
Individual Awards:
Outstanding Pitcher – Greg Dilliner, Ludington Merchants (5-0 record, 31 IP, 14 R’s, 14 H’s, 23 K’s, 2 BB’s)
Outstanding Hitter – Jim Virden, Ludington Merchants (.438 avg, 3 HR’s, 9 RBI’s)
Outstanding Infielder – Corey Essenberg, JNC Electric (.384 avg, Pitcher 6 wins, 1 loss)
Outstanding Outfielder - Al Stallard, JNC Electrict (.500 avg)
2006 Game Summaries:
Game 1: JNC Electric - 10 (7 hits) over Bouma Construction - 1 (3 hits)
WP - Corey Essenberg (1 K, 4 BB's), LP - Ed Antkoviak (0 K's, 4 BB's)
JNC - Al Stallard had 2 hits, Corey Essenberg doubled, singles by Kevin Russell, Greg Kitson, Ryan Fischer and Denzil Wilson.
Bouma - Mike McCafferty hit a solo homerun in the 1st inning, Bill Schley and Jim Willison singled.
Game 2: BC Pizza - 15 (7 hits) over Rivertown Motors - 0 (4 hits) in 3 innings
WP - Francis Hiar (0 K's, 1 BB), LP - Mark Schley (1/3 IP, 4 R's, 0 H's, 5 BB's) with relief from Adam Grote (2 2/3 IP, 11 R's, 7 H's, 3 K's, 5 BB's)
BC Pizza - Cole Kruzell was 2x3 with a double, Scott Cischke doubled, singles by Tim Pennell, Bill Brilley, Kory Ciesielski and Dan Plichta.
Rivertown Motors - Ryan Anderson, Shawn Blaisdell, Chris Parsons and Billy Shepherd singled.
Game 3: Ludington Merchants - 8 (13 hits) over Bay Street Orthopedics - 5 (9 hits)
WP - Greg Dilliner (5 K's, 0 BB's), LP - Dave Siegrist (5 IP, 3 K's, 0 BB's) with relief from Stan Neff (1 IP, 0 R's, 0 H's)
Ludington - Kirk Caithamer had 3 hits with a homerun, Fritz Peterson had 3 hits, Travis Walle had 2 hits, Jim Virden homered, singles by Ron Ratcliff, John Peterson, Joe Knowles and Jim Klug.
Bay Street - Wade Leist had 2 hits with a homerun, Dave Jones and Mark Thompson each had 2 hits, Dan Wilcox and Don Richards each doubled, Brian Wittenberg singled.
Game 4: Tom's Diesel - 6 (8 hits) over Matelski Lumber - 1 (4 hits)
WP - Tom Reid Jr (1 K, 5 BB's), LP - Rick Matelski (5 K's, 6 BB's)
Tom's - Nick Karazewski was 3x3 with a double, Bob Nichols had a homerun and double, Tom Reid Jr doubled, Chris Kolp and John Crawford singled.
Matelski - Keith Young had 2 hits, Rick Matelski and Bryan Lepird singled.
Game 5: H&H / Jays - 6 (7 hits) over JNC Electric - 4 (8 innings)
WP - Ron Lutke (2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H's, 1 K, 1 BB) in relief of Don Esinga (5 1/3 IP, 3 R's, 5 H's, 1 K, 2 BB's), LP - Corey Essenberg (7 2/3 IP, 2 R's, 5 H's, 6 K's, 5 BB's) in relief of Kevin Russell (1/3 IP, 4 R's, 2 H's, 3 BB's)
H&H / Jays - Greg Pluger had 2 hits, Darren Kamphouse and Kevin Pluger doubled, Terry Pluger, Dan Zuiderveen adn Mike Keyker singled.
JNC - Ryan Fischer had 2 hits with a homerun, Greg Kitson had 2 hits, Corey Essenberg, Kevin Russell, Todd Hasse and Tom Scott singled.
Notes: H&H took a 4-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning. JNC scored runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and an unearned run in the bottom of the 7th inning to tie the game. JNC left runners at 3rd base in 5 innings. H&H / Jays scored 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning with a single, double and single all with one out.
Game 6: BC Pizza - 10 (11 hits) over GLC - 6 (14 hits)
WP - Francis Hiar (2 K's, 1 BB), LP - Bill Cole (6 K's, 4 BB's)
BC Pizza - Eric Fettig had 3 hits with a double, Richard Fosmore had 2 hits with a triple, Clair Waterson had 2 hits, Kory Ciesielski doubled, Tim Pennell, Scott Cischke and Dan Plichta singled.
GLC - Bill Cole was 4x4, Nick Papes was 3x4, Randy Hodges and Ben Papes each had 2 hits with a triple, singles by Andrew Smith, Gary Cabot and Brandon McVicker.
Game 7: Ludington Merchants - 9 (8 hits) over Woodhaven Log & Lumber - 3 (3 hits)
WP - Greg Dilliner (3 K's, 0 BB's), LP - Tim Galloway (4 IP, 7 R's, 6 H's, 0 K's, 3 BB's) with relief from Mark Huntley (2 IP, 2 R's, 2 H's, 1 K, 1 BB)
Ludington - Travis Walle and Fritz Petersen were 2x3 with a double, Jim Virden tripled, doubles by Kirk Caithamer, Ron Ratcliffe and Lance Vidax.
Woodhaven - Mark Huntley had a 2 run homer, Tim Galloway and Thomas Lorenz singled.
Game 8: Tom's Diesel - 8 (11 hits) over Busy Bee Bar - 7 (5 hits)
WP - Butch Potter (2 K's, 3 BB's), LP - Jim McKinley (2 IP, 4 R's, 5 H's, 0 K's, 1 BB) in relief of Tim Marjtle (4 IP, 4 R's, 6 H's, 2 K's, 0 BB's)
Tom's - Bob Nichols and John Crawford each had 2 hits with a triple, Butch Potter had 2 hits with a double, Jeff Kraemer doulbed, singles by Chris Kolp, John Richards, Nick Karaszewski and Kaleb Brown.
Busy Bee Bar - Singles by Dean Sheetenhelm, Ryan Kinkema, John Wallengers, Brandon Wyman and Tom Carrington.
Game 9: JNC Electric - 6 (9 hits) over Bay Street Orthopedics - 3 (5 hits)
WP - Corey Essenberg (7 K's, 3 BB's), LP - Stan Neff with Buddy Ormsbee in relief.
JNC - Corey Essenberg had 2 doubles, Dutch Essenberg and Chet Raymond doubled, singles by Al Stallard, Greg Kitson, Denzil Wilson and Todd Hasse.
Bay Street - Mark Thompson had 2 hits with a double, singles by Dan Wilcox, Dave Jones and Gary Francis.
Game 10: GLC - 14 (13 hits) over Matelski Lumber - 6 (8 hits) in 5 innings
WP - Bill Cole, LP - Rick Matelski (2 IP) with relief from Tom Vargo (2 1/3 IP)
GLC - Kenny Papes was 4x4 with a homerun, Nick Papes had 2 hits with a triple, Ben Papes and Bill Cole each had 2 hits, Andrew Smith homered, Randy Hodges and Brandon McVicker singled.
Matelski - Rick Klungle was 3x3, Bryce Weston had 2 hits, Josh Pulver homered, Tom Vargo doubled and Keith Young singled.
Game 11: Woodhaven Log & Lumber - 16 (11 hits) over Bouma Construction - 1 (2 hits) in 3 innings
WP - Harold Inman (2 K's, 2 BB's), LP - Bill Schley (1 IP, 10 R's, 6 H's, 0 K's, 5 BB's) with relief from Ed Antkoviak (2 IP, 6 R's, 5 H's, 0 K's, 2 BB's)
Woodhaven - Mark Sisco Jr, Don Haskins, Jeff Bumbalough and TJ Lorenz each had 2 hits, singles by Mark Huntley, Scott Stegman and Tim Galloway.
Bouma - Jim Willison and Al Antkoviak singled.
Game 12: Busy Bee Bar - 14 (9 hits) over Rivertown Motors - 12 (10 hits)
WP - Jim McKinley (3 1/3 IP) in relief of Cal Westorp (1/3 IP) and Tim Martjle (3 1/3 IP), LP - Shawn Blaisdell (6 1/3 IP, 9 R's, 7 H's, 0 K's, 5 BB's) in relief of Adam Grote (2/3 IP, 5 R's, 2 H's, 4 BB's, 0 K's)
Busy Bee Bar - Greg Jennings (one double), Randy Powell and John Wallenberg each had 2 hits, Tom Carrington doubled, singles by Dean Shetenhelm, Brandon Wyman and Steve Booker.
Rivertown - Mark Schley had 3 hits with a homerun, Aaron Grote had 2 hits with a double, Curtis Burrus had 2 hits, Adam Grote and Ryan Anderson each doubled, Chris Parsons singled.
Game 13: H&H / Jays - 9 (16 hits) over BC Pizza - 4 (8 hits)
WP - Ron Lutke (3 K's, 1 BB), LP - Francis Hiar (3 K's, 1 BB)
H&H / Jays - Terry Pluger and Dennis Heaker each had 3 hits with a homerun, Darwin Kamphous had 3 hits with a triple, Mike Keaker had 3 hits, Greg Pluger and Coby Powers each had 2 hits.
BC Pizza - Richard Fosmore had 3 hits with a double, Tim Pennell had 2 hits with a triple, Dan Plichta had 2 hits and Bill Brilley singled.
Game 14: Ludington Merchants - 8 (10 hits) over Tom's Diesel - 0 (2 hits) in 5 innings
WP - Greg Dilliner (7 K's, 0 BB's), LP - Tom Reid Jr with Ron Himebauch in relief.
Ludington - Jim Virden and John Peterson each had 2 hits, Ron Ratcliffe doubled, singles by Travis Walle, Fritz Peterson, Joe Knowles, Lance Vidak and Jim Klug.
Tom's - Bob Nichols and Butch Potter singled in the 1st inning.
Game 15: JNC Electric - 10 (12 hits) over GLC - 5 (7 hits)
WP - Corey Essenberg (8 K's, 2 BB's), LP - Bill Cole (2 K's, 2 BB's)
JNC - Ryan Fischer had 3 hits with a homerun, Dutch Essenberg had 3 hits with a triple, Denzil Wilson homered, Greg Kitson and Chet Raymond doubled, singles by Al Stallard, Corey Essenberg and Kevin Russell.
GLC - Nick Papes and Kenny Papes each had 2 hits with a double, Bill Cole doubled, Ben Papes and Kyle Hansen singled.
Game 16: Woodhaven Log & Lumber - 10 (9 hits) over Busy Bee Bar - 6 (16 hits)
WP - Gary Wyckoff (1 K, 0 BB's), LP - Cal Westdorp (4 K's, 3 BB's)
Woodhaven - Mark Huntley had 2 hits with a homerun, Mark Sisco Jr. had 2 hits with a triple, Jeff Bumbalough had 2 hits with a double, Tim Galloway homered, Sean Patterson doubled, Ryan Wyckoff singled.
Busy Bee Bar - John Walenjas and Steve Booker were both 4x4, Greg Jennings, Dean Shetenhelm, Ryan Kinkelman and Randy Powell were each 2x4.
Game 17: JNC Electric - 8 (11 hits) over Tom's Diesel - 3 (8 hits)
JNC - Corey Essenberg had 2 hits with a double, Al Stallard, Greg Kitson and Chet Raymond each had 2 hits, singles by Dutch Essenberg, Denzil Wilson and Todd Hasse.
Tom's - Nick Karaszewski had 2 hits with a double, doubles by Chris Kolp, Kaleb Brown and Matt Moore, singles by Bob Nichols and John Crawford.
Game 18: BC Pizza - 21 (17 hits) over Woodhaven Log & Lumber - 8 (13 hits)
WP - Francis Hiar (4 K's, 2 BB's), LP - Gary Wyckoff with relief from Tim Galloway and Mark Huntley.
BC Pizza - Richard Fosmore and Tim Pennell were each 4x4, Bill Brilley and Kory Ciesielski (one a double) were each 3x4 with homeruns, Scott Cischke, Dan Plichta and Chad Richardson singled.
Woodhaven - Ryan Wyckoff was 2x3 with a homerun, Tim Galloway, Jeff Bumbalough and Mark Huntley each had 2 hits, singles by Mark Sisco Jr, Scott Stegman, Don Haskins, Sean Patterson and TJ Lorenz.
Game 19: Winner Bracket Final - Ludington Merchants - 8 (11 hits) over H&H / Jays - 4 (7 hits)
WP - Greg Dilliner (4 K's, 0 BB's), LP - Don Esinga with relief from Ron Lutke and Tyler Lutke.
Ludington - John Peterson had 2 homeruns, Joe Knowles, Lance Vidak and Jim Klug each had 2 hits, Jim Virden had a homerun, singles by Kirk Caithamer and Fritz Peterson.
H&H / Jays - Cory Powers had 2 hits, Terry Pluger hit a grand slam homerun in the 3rd inning, Darrin Kamphouse and Dennis Heuker doubled, singles by Garret Prince and Mike Heuker.
Game 20: JNC Electric - 16 (16 hits) over BC Pizza - 0 (1 hit)
WP - Corey Essenberg (3 K's, 1 BB), LP Francis Hiar (3 IP, 11 R's, 13 H's, 1 K, 0 BB) with relief from Bill Brilley (1 IP, 5 R's, 3 H's, 0 K's, 2 BB's)
JNC - Ryan Fischer was 4x4 with a triple, Corey Essenberg, Greg Kitson, Al Stallard, Kevin Russell and Tom Scott each had 2 hits, singles by Dutch Essenberg and Denzil Wilson.
BC Pizza - Tim Pennell had a lead off single in the 1st inning.
Game 21: JNC Electric - 1 (6 hits) over H&H / Jays - 0 (4 hits)
WP - Corey Essenberg (6 K's, 3 BB's), LP - Tyler Lutke (0 K's, 3 BB's)
JNC - Dutch Essenberg and Al Stallard each had 2 hits, Kevin Russell and Chet Raymond singled.
H&H / Jays - Singles by Darrin Kamphouse, Terry Pluger, Greg Pluger and Corey Powers.
Notes: Tyler Lutke, pitcher for H&H / Jays, pitched a very good game in this rare low scoring contest. Tyler is just 16 years old! Nice job Tyler and we hope to see you back in Petoskey as a pitcher for many years to come!
Game 22: Championship Game - Ludington Merchants - 10 (10 hits) over JNC Electric - 2 (7 hits)
WP - Greg Dilliner (4 K's, 0 BB's), LP - Kevin Russell (3 IP, 10 R's, 8 H's, 1 K, 8 BB's) with relief from Corey Essenberg (1 IP, 0 R's, 2 H's, 1 K)
Ludington - John Peterson had 3 hits with a homerun, Jim Virden had a homerun and a double, Fritz Peterson had 2 hits with a double, Travis Walle had 2 hits, Gary Ratcliffe singled.
JNC - Dutch Essenberg and Greg Kitson each had 2 hits with a double, Kevin Russell doubled, singles by Corey Essenberg and Tom Scott.