Order of Finish:

1.Neitzert’s/Kelly’s from Battle Creek – 5-1 Team Picture

2.M-46ers from Hemlock – 5-2 Team Picture

3.Oetman Excavating from Byron Center – 2-2 Team Picture

4.Mayan Agency from Merrill – 3-2

5.Cary Trucking from Coldwater – 3-2

5.Bay Street Orthopedics from Petoskey – 2-2

7.Carey’s All State from Midland – 2-2

7.Cheboygan Merchants from Cheboygan – 1-2

9.Saginaw Merchants from Saginaw – 1-2

9.BCCI from Midland – 1-2

9.Tri County from Springport – 0-2

9.Alchin’s Disposal from Williamston – 0-2

13.Abie’s Bar from Eaton Rapids – 0-2

Individual Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher – Lee Noel from Neitzert’s/Kelly’s (4 W’s, 0 L’s, 19 2/3 IP, 8 R’s, 14 H’s, 24 K’s, 8 BB’s)

Outstanding Hitter – Jim DeBeau from Mayan Agency (.600 avg / 9-15)

Outstanding Infielder – Keith Hutchins from Oetman Excavating (.438 avg)

Outstanding Outfielder – Juston Davenport from M-46ers (.478 avg)

Tournament Director Notes: In hopes of having more competitive and balanced state finals competition, MASA instituted a pitcher classification system along with a review of the rosters and pitchers before final team classification was determined for the first time in 2008. This was possible by the flexibility of the MASA office, MASA Commissioners throughout Michigan and a group of twelve fast pitch enthusiasts that reviewed classification issues via email. Thank you all for your efforts. The number of close games and games decided in the final inning of this tournament may be a result of these efforts as there were 16 of the 25 games that were determined in the final at-bats of the games. The fans of Petoskey and Charlevoix enjoyed this very exciting softball.

Game Results:

Game 1:  Carey’s All State – 12 (15 hits) over Bay Street Orthopedics – 6 (9 hits)

WP – Dave Dufort (5 IP, 2 R’s, 4 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) in relief of Gary Kruger (2 IP, 4 R’s, 5 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s), LP – Jim Potter (2 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Carey’s – Shea Bryant had 3 hits with a homerun and triple, Mike Hoon had 3 hits with a homerun, Nick Smith had 3 hits, Ken Haut had 2 hits with a double, Gregg Sauve had 2 hits, Dave Dufort and Timm Richardson singled.

Bay Street – Dave Woods and Tom Longcore each had 2 hits, singles by Dan Wilcox, Wade Leist, Brian Whittenberg, Dan Kulman and Stan Neff.

Note – 115 minute rain delay in the middle of this game as a thunderstorm flooded the field. Congratulations to the City of Petoskey and Tournament Crew for a great job making the field playable and getting the games in that night.

Game 2: Cary Trucking – 9 (10 hits) over Tri County – 4 (5 hits)

WP – Randy McCarty (2 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Derek Benden (5 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Cary – Toby Elliot had 2 homeruns, Derek Lytle had 2 hits with a homerun, Brandon Elser and Brett Cary each had 2 hits, Andy Wade doubled and Kevin Dirshell singled.

Tri County – Ryan Siefert and Jeff Watson each had 2 hits and Jason Taber tripled.

Game 3: Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 3 (8 hits) over Saginaw Merchants – 2 (3 hits)

WP – Lee Noel (8 K’s, 4 BB’s), LP – Graham Church (6 K’s, 2 BB’s)

N/K – Tyler Kelly had 2 hits with two doubles, Eric Holliday had 2 hits with a double, singles by John Powers, Rob Lewis, Brent Kowitz and Mitch Neitzert.

Saginaw – Singles by Chris Modlin, Lee Wyckoff and Steve Knebbe.

Game 4: BCCI – 3 (7 hits) over Abies Bar – 2 (4 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Paul Hoisington Jr. (8 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Dennis Delano (3 K’s, 2 BB’s)

BCCI – Jason Hoisington had 2 hits with 2 RBI’s, singles by Dave Williams, Derek Ingle, Brad Hughey, Dan Marsrow and Kyle Horner.

Abies – Chad Knox had a double, Kai Northrup, Gordie Lampman and Mike Saylor singled.

Notes – Abies scored one in the top of the 8th to take a 2-1 lead, BCCI answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th when Dan Marsrow led off with a single, Kyle Horner walked, Dave Williams grounded into a fielder’s choice for the first out, Derek Ingle singled in Marsrow and Jason Hoisington singled in Williams to win the game.

Game 5: Mayan Agency – 11 (13 hits) over Alchins Disposal – 10 (12 hits)

WP – Jeff Buckley (8 K’s, 5 BB’s), LP – Rick Hector (3 IP, 6 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s) in relief of Gary Newland (4 IP, 4 R’s, 6 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

Mayan – Joel Buckley had 3 hits, Ryan Holsinger and Marcus Doan each had 2 hits with a triple, Derek Fillmore and Jim DeBeau each had 2 hits, Ron Fillmore and Tony Monk each has singles.

Alchins – James Farnum had 3 hits with a double, Steve Alchin had 2 hits, singles by Scott Menard, Gregg Hallock, Kris Smith, Korey Heppeard, Josh Weaver, Corey Alchin and Norm Jolin.

Notes – In the top of the 7th inning, Mayan’s Joel Buckley singled to lead off the inning and then with 2 outs, scored on Ryan Holsinger’s RBI single. Alchins went down in order in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Game 6: Oetman Excavating – 4 (9 hits) over Carey’s All State – 3 (10 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Bill VanEerden (0 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Gary Krueger (6 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Oetman – Dan Mahoney had 2 hits with a triple and the game winning hit in the bottom of the 8th inning, Keith Hutchens had 2 hits with a double in the 8th inning, Greg Cook had 2 hits, Kevin Gruppen tripled, singles by Josh Meyering and Mark Redfield.

Carey’s – Timm Richardson had 3 hits with a double and 2 RBI’s, Mike Hoon had 3 hits, singles by Ken Haut, Nick Smith, Gary Krueger and Gregg Sauve.

Game 7: M-46ers – 2 (6 hits) over Cary Trucking – 1 (3 hits)

WP – Bob Weiler (2 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Ron Cary (2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

M-46ers – Jeremy Doan had 2 hits with a homerun, Juston Davenport doubled, singles by Keith Davenport, Jeremy Clapp and Eric Krafft.

Cary – Brandon Elser doubled, singles by Derek Griffith and Kevin Dirshell.

Notes – Cary Trucking scored in the 2nd when Kevin Dirshell drove in Brandon Elser who had doubled. M-46ers scored in the 3rd inning on Jeremy Doan’s homerun and the in the 5th inning when Juston Davenport doubled and scored on an infield groundball error.

Game 8: Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 8 (12 hits) over BCCI – 4 (8 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Lee Noel (1 2/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 6 K’s) in relief of Tyler Kelly (6 1/3 IP, 4 R’s, 8 H’s, 3 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Paul Hoisington Jr. (5 K’s, 1 BB)

N/K – Corbin Stout had 3 hits with a double, John Powers and Brent Kowitz each had 2 hits with a homerun, Rob Lewis had 2 hits, Ian Loughridge and Bill Cary each homered and Tyler Kelly tripled.

BCCI – Dave Williams had 3 hits, Mark Gulliver had 2 hits, Jason Hoisington tripled, Derek Ingle, Eric Holliday and Paul Hoisington Jr. each singled.

Notes – BCCI scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to tie the game when Derek Ingle singled, Jason Hoisington tripled and Paul Hoisington Jr. singled to tie the game at 4’s. In the top of the 8th inning, N/K had a double by Stout, homerun by Cary, single by Holliday, double by Powers and a double by Lewis to score four. BCCI went down in order in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Game 9: Mayan Agency – 13 (16 hits) over Cheboygan Merchants – 5 (11 hits) in 6 innings

WP – Ron Fillmore (3 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Stu Hancock (2 K’s, 6 BB’s)

Mayan – Ryan Holsinger had 3 hits with a double, Marcus Doan had a homerun and a double, Joel Buckley had 2 hits with a homerun, Mike Weideman had 2 hits with a double, Bill DeBeau, Jim DeBeau and Derek Fillmore each had 2 hits and Tony Monk singled.

Cheboygan – Randy Wheelock had 3 hits with 2 homeruns, Tom Tryban had 2 hits with a double, singles by Dave Wright, Jamie Wheelock, Ben Schley, Stu Hancock, Matt Skiera and Jason McGovern.

Game 10: Saginaw Merchants – 8 (8 hits) over Abie’s Bar – 7 (9 hits)

WP – Graham Church (3 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB’s) in relief of Bill Yoder (4 IP, 7 R’s, 8 H’s, 4 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Dennis Delano (9 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Saginaw – Chris Modlin had 2 hits with a triple, Garrett Gagnon and Kyle Myczkowiak each had 2 hits, Steve Knibee doubled and Jason Kowalski singled.

Abie’s – Chad Knox had 2 hits with a homerun, Kai Northrup homered, Mike Saylor doubled, singles by Gordie Lampman, Kevin Knox, Todd Krager, Dennis Delano and Sean Binkley.

Game 11: Cary Trucking – 9 (11 hits) over Alchins Disposal – 7 (15 hits)

WP – Ron Cary (2 2/3 IP, 2 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s) in relief of Randy McCarty (4 1/3 IP, 5 R’s, 8 H’s, 2 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Rick Hector (5 2/3 IP, 8 R’s, 10 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Todd Crim (1 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Cary – Brett Cary had 3 hits, Toby Elliot had a homerun and a triple, Andy Wade had 2 hits with a homerun, Ron Cary and Kevin Dirshell each homered, Brandon Elser tripled and Derek Griffith singled.

Alchins – Norm Jolin had 3 hits with a double, Josh Weaver had 3 hits, Chris Smith had 2 homeruns, Greg Hallock had 2 hits with a homerun, singles by Scott Menard, James Farnum and Cory Alchin.

Game 12: Bay Street Orthopedics – 6 (10 hits) over BCCI – 5 (10 hits)

WP – Jim Potter (4 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB) in relief of Dave Siegrist (3 IP, 4 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Paul Hoisington Sr. (5 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 8 H’s, 2 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Paul Hoisington Jr. (1 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

Bay Street – Dan Wilcox had 3 hits with a homerun and a double, Wade Leist tripled, singles by Brian Whittenberg, Dave Woods, Dave Jones, Tom Longcore, Dan Kulman and Stan Neff.

BCCI – Jason Hoisington and Dan Marsrow each had 2 hits with a double, Dave Williams homered, Mark Gulliver had 2 hits, singles by Paul Hoisington Jr., Brad Hughey and Paul Hoisington Sr.

Game 13: Cheboygan Merchants – 4 (9 hits) over Tri County – 1 (6 hits)

WP – Stu Hancock (6 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Derek Benden (5 IP, 2 R’s, 8 H’s, 4 K’s, 0 BB’s) with relief from Dale Nutt (2 IP, 2 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Cheboygan – Matt Skiera had 3 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock had 2 hits, Dave Wright doubled, singles by Tom Tryban, Stu Hancock and Brian Hancock.

Tri County – Bill Timmins had 2 hits, Chris Kregal tripled, singles by Tim Tanner, Zach Zerbe and Matt Overweg.

Game 14: Carey’s All State – 3 (6 hits) over Saginaw Merchants – 2 (6 hits)

WP – Robin Allen (2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Lee Wyckoff (2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Carey’s – Timm Richardson had 2 hits with a triple, Nick Smith doubled, singles by Shea Bryant, Kenny Haut and Gregg Sauve.

Saginaw – Steve Knibee had 2 hits, singles by Chris Modlin, Lee Wyckoff, Garrett Gagnon and Kyle Myczkowiack.

Notes – Carey’s scored 3 runs in the 1st inning on Bryant’s single, walk to Mike Hoon, double by Nick Smith and triple by Timm Richardson that scored two more runs. Saginaw scored on in the 4th and one in the 6th.

Game 15: Oetman Excavating – 12 (15 hits) over M-46ers – 11 (18 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Bill VanEerden (3 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 8 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) in relief of Scott Berens (4 1/3 IP, 8 R’s, 10 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB), LP – Bob Weiler (5 2/3 IP, 5 R’s, 8 H’s, 3 K’s, 0 BB’s) in relief of Jerry Dankert (1 1/3 IP, 7 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

Oetman – Josh Meyering had 3 hits with a double, Keith Hutchins and Jeff Feddema each had 2 hits with a double, Dan Mahoney, Steve Meyering Sr. and Mark Redfield each had 2 hits, Steve Meyering Jr. tripled and Kevin Gruppen singled.

M-46ers – Terry Beougher had 4 hits with a double, Jeremy Doan had 4 hits, Keith Davenport had 3 hits with a double, Jeremy Clapp had 2 hits with a triple, Sam Davenport and Jason Young each had 2 hits and Tommy Snyder singled.

Notes – Oetman scored in the bottom of the 8th inning on an error, single and another error to break the 11-11 tie.

Game 16: Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 6 (12 hits) over Mayan Agency – 3 (6 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Lee Noel (7 IP, 3 R’s, 6 H’s, 9 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from Tyler Kelly (1 IP, 1 K, 1 BB), LP – Jeff Buckley (7 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 12 H’s, 6 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Ron Fillmore (1/3 IP, 1 K)

N/K’s – John Powers had 2 hits with a homerun, Tyler Kelly had 2 hits with a double, Rob Lewis and Bill Cary each had 2 hits, singles by Mitch Neitzert, Lee Noel, Chris Tanner and Josh Powers.

Mayan – Ryan Holsinger had 2 hits, singles by Jim DeBeau, Joel Buckley, Tony Monk and Derek Fillmore.

Notes – Neitzert’s/Kelly’s scored one run in the 7th when Rob Lewis singled and Tyler Kelly doubled him in to tie the game. In the 8th inning, Chris Tanner led off with a single, a hit batter put two runners on; a pop out and line out had 2 outs with 2 runners on when Rob Lewis singled to bring in the go ahead run. N/K brought in two more runs in the top of the 8th to make it 6-3.

Game 17: Cary Trucking – 13 (14 hits) over Carey All State – 1 (2 hits) in 4 innings

WP – Randy McCarty (1 K, 2 BB’s), LP – Gary Kruger (1 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 8 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Robin Allen (1 2/3 IP, 7 R’s, 6 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB)

Cary Trucking – Ron Cary had 3 hits with 2 homeruns, Brandon Elser had 3 hits with a homerun, Toby Elliot had 2 homeruns, Andy Wade and Randy McCarty each had 2 hits, Derek Griffith homered and Kevin Dirshell singled.

Carey All State – Gary Kruger doubled and Ken Haut singled.

Notes – Toby Elliot’s 2 run homer in the bottom of the 4th inning resulted in the 12 runs after 4 inning mercy and the game ended.

Game 18: Bay Street Orthopedics – 6 (10 hits) over Cheboygan Merchants – 4 (11 hits)

WP – Jim Potter (4 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 6 K’s, 0 BB’s) in relief of Stan Neff (2 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 7 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s), LP – Mike Barber (4 1/3 IP, 5 R’s, 9 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) with relief from Stu Hancock (2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

Bay Street – Dan Wilcox had 2 hits with a double, Brian Whittenberg and Mark Thompson each had 2 hits, Tom Longcore had a triple, singles by Dave Woods, Dave Jones and Jordan Bamberg.

Cheboygan – Stu Hancock had 4 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock had 2 triples, Ben Schley had 2 hits, singles by Tom Tryban, Dave Wright and Matt Skiera.

Game 19: Mayan Agency – 10 (11 hits) over Cary Trucking – 2 (8 hits) in 6 innings

WP – Ron Fillmore (1 K, 2 BB’s), LP – Ron Cary with relief from Kevin Dirshell and Randy McCarty (combined totals: 3 K’s, 4 BB’s)

Mayan – Jim DeBeau had 2 homeruns, Mike Weideman had 2 doubles, Marcus Doan had 2 hits with a homerun, Ron Fillmore had 2 hits with a double, Ryan Holsinger had 2 hits and Bill DeBeau singled.

Cary – Brandon Elser and Chad Cary each had 2 hits, Casey Rice doubled, singles by Derek Griffith, Andy Wade and Brett Cary.

Game 20: M-46ers – 3 (6 hits) over Bay Street Orthopedics – 2 (5 hits)

WP – Bob Weiler (1 K, 2 BB’s), LP – Jim Potter (3 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) in relief of Dave Seigrist (3 1/3 IP, 2 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

M-46ers – Jeremy Doan and Terry Beougher each tripled, Tommy Snyder doubled, Juston Davenport, Keith Davenport and Jerry Dankert each singled.

Bay Street – Tom Longcore had 2 hits, Dave Jones tripled, Dan Wilcox and Dan Kulman singled.

Notes – Bay Street tied the game at 2 when Dave Jones tripled and was singled home by Tom Longcore. M-46ers scored in the bottom of the 7th when a runner reached on an error, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, went to 3rd on a passed ball and scored on a sacrifice fly to the outfield.

Game 21 WINNER BRACKET FINAL: Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 6 (13 hits) over Oetman Excavating – 4 (8 hits)

WP – Tyler Kelly (3 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Kevin Gruppen (6 K’s, 2 BB’s)

N/K – Rob Lewis had 3 hits with a homerun and a double, Tyler Kelly had 3 hits, two hits each by John Powers and Bret Kowitz, singles by Corbin Stout, Josh Powers and Mitch Neitzert.

Oetman – Steve Meyering Jr. had 2 hits, Keith Hutchins homered, Josh Meyering tripled, singles by Mark Redfield, Dan Mahoney, Kevin Gruppen, Greg Cook and Jeff Feddema.

Notes – Oetman had a 4-2 lead going in to the top of the 7th inning when N/K scored 4 runs on Stout’s single, Lou Kelly’s walk, Powers’ single, Lewis’ double, Tyler Kelly’s single, Kowitz’s single. Oetman’s Cook reached on a single in the bottom of the 7th with one out but the game ended with two more outs.

Game 22: M-46ers – 8 (8 hits) over Mayan Agency – 6 (10 hits)

WP – Bob Weiler (4 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Jeff Buckley (4 1/3 IP, 7 R’s, 6 H’s, 2 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from Ron Fillmore (1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

M-46ers – Juston Davenport had 3 hits with a homerun and triple, Eric Krafft had 2 hits, Jason Young homered, Sam Davenport and Jerry Dankert singled.

Mayan – 2 hits each by Bill DeBeau, Jim DeBeau and Mike Weideman, Marcus Doan homered, singles by Ron Fillmore, Joel Buckley and Derek Fillmore.

Game 23: M-46ers – 11 (13 hits) over Oetman Excavating – 8 (13 hits)

WP – Bob Weiler (4 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 7 H’s, 2 K’s, 0 BB’s) in relief of Jerry Dankert (2 1/3 IP, 4 R’s, 6 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Bill VanEerden (2 IP, 4 R’s, 4 H’s) in relief of starter Kevin Gruppen (3 2/3 IP, 7 R’s, 9 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB); Scott Berens relieved VanEerden for 1/3 of an inning to get the final out in the bottom of the 6th with the score11-8.

M-46ers – Juston Davenport had 3 hits with a homerun, Jeremy Doan and Tommy Snyder each had 2 hits with a homerun, Sam Davenport had 2 hits, singles by Terry Beougher, Keith Davenport, Jason Young and Jeremy Clapp.

Oetman – Mark Redfield had 3 hits, Josh Meyering had 2 hits with a double, John Oetman had 2 hits, Keith Hutchins homered, singles by Dan Mahoney and Steve Oetman.

Notes – Tommy Snyder’s 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 6th gave the M-46ers a 9-8 lead after Oetman had scored 3 times in the top of the 6th to go up 8-7. Following Snyder’s dramatic homerun, Jeremy Doan hit a 2 run homer to put the M-46ers up 11-8 and get them into the championship game.

Game 24 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: M-46ers – 4 (6 hits) over Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 3 (5 hits)

WP – Jerry Dankert (2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Tyler Kelly (6 K’s, 2 BB’s)

M-46ers – Juston Davenport had 2 homeruns, Sam Davenport and Eric Krafft doubled, Jeremy Doan and Terry Beougher singled.

N/K – Josh Powers had 2 hits, singles by Rob Lewis, Bret Kowitz and Corbin Stout.

Notes – M-46ers were down 3-2 going into the bottom of the 7th inning, Eric Krafft led off with a double, the next two batters went out, Krafft advanced to 3rd base after the shortstop for N/K made a diving grab to get the 2nd out and then tried to double the runner off at second with the ball going into right field. With two outs and two strikes on Juston Davenport, he hit his 2nd homerun of the game in walk-off fashion and force the IF game.

Game 25 IF NECESSARY GAME: Neitzert’s/Kelly’s – 15 (14 hits) over M-46ers – 3 (5 hits) in 4 innings

WP – Lee Noel (1 K, 1 BB), LP – Bob Weiler with relief from Jerry Dankert and Keith Davenport (combined totals: 1 K, 3 BB’s)

N/K – Brent Kowitz had 3 hits with a double, Corbin Stout had 2 hits with a homerun and a double, Lee Noel had 2 hits with a homerun, John Powers, Bill Cary and Tyler Kelly each had 2 hits, Mitch Neitzert singled.

M-46ers – Keith Davenport had 2 homeruns, Juston Davenport, Jeremy Clapp and Eric Krafft each singled.

Notes – Keith Davenport’s second homerun, a solo shot, went over the trees in right field and hit a car in the first row of the parking lot – an estimated 300 feet from homeplate. The only other known homerun of this distance was 15 years ago by Jeff Graff from the Lansing area – but the tree was much smaller then!