Order of Finish:

1. Big Apple Bagels from Midland – 5-0

2. EJ from East Jordan – 4-2

3. Superior Vault 46ers from Hemlock – 2-2

4. ACES from Homer – 2-2

5. Crouch Electric from Coldwater – 2-2

5. Berkenpas Builders from Grand Rapids – 2-2

7. Wilson Law Office from Midland – 1-2

7. Mayan Agency from Midland – 0-2

9. Stallard Asphalt from Grand Rapids – 0-2

9. Wright Way Tree from Eaton Rapids - 0-2

Individual Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher – Dave O’Keefe, Big Apple Bagels (2 wins, 0 losses, 16 IP, 15 R’s, 20 H’s, 20 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Outstanding Hitter – John Bush, EJ (12-21, .571 avg, 4 HR’s, 10 RBI’s, 7 R’s)

Outstanding Infielder – Nick Karaszewski, EJ (10-22, .455 avg, 1-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR, 3-RBI’s, 8 R’s)

Outstanding Outfielder – Sean Hoffman, Big Apple Bagels (9-15, .600 avg, 1-2B, 2-HR’s, 8 RBI’s, 5 R’s)

Game Results:

Game 1: Crouch Electric – 7 (9 hits) over Wright Way – 6 (11 hits)

WP – Kevin Dirschell (1 K, 1 BB), LP – Matt Wright (4 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Crouch – Jeremy Ball had 3 hits, Kevin Dirschell had 2 hits including the game winning RBI single in the bottom of the 7th inning, Brandon Elser and Andy Wade each homered,  Rob Lewis doubled and Randy McCarty singled.

Wright Way – Joe Garnett had a homerun and double, Matt Wright had 2 hits, Mark Young homered, singles by Devin Milheim, Mitch Parish, Dean Wright, Derrick Bendon, Greg Hallack and Joey Sawyer.

Game 2: Big Apple Bagels – 5 (7 hits) over Stallard Asphalt – 4 (8 hits)

WP – Dave O’Keefe (5 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 8 H’s, 8 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from Sean Hoffman (1 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 1 BB), LP – Scott Temeyer (5 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Big Apple – Josh Peterson and Kevin Dore each had 2 hits with a homerun, Jeff Nowaczyk doubled, singles by Dave O’Keefe and Andy Bouchard.

Stallard – Greg Smith had 2 hits with a homerun, Chris Groczeck had 2 hits with a double, Josh Vanlaan had 2 hits, singles by Jesse Beck and Joe Slogter.

Game 3: Superior Vault M-46ers – 5 (7 hits) over Berkenpas Builders – 2 (6 hits)

WP – Jerry Dankert (3 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Bill Streelman (3 K’s, 0 BB)

46ers – Jim Murphy homered, Keith Davenport had 2 hits, singles by Tommy Snyder, Sam Davenport, Juston Davenport, and Jason Young.

Berkenpas – Steve Laroche homered, Chris Rivard had 2 hits, singles by Josh Marten, Keith Hutchens, and Dough Austin.

Game 4: ACES – 10 (10 hits) over Wilson Law Office – 2 (4 hits)

WP – Shannon Damron (6 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Lee Wyckoff (2 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 7 H’s, 3 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from Graham Church (1 1/3 IP, 6 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s)

ACES – Adam Boden had 2 hit with a homerun, Shannon Damron had 2 hits, Brock Winchell doubled, singles by Brian Edwards, Jordan Birch, Derek Sherman, Chase Nevins and Dale Cornstubble.

Wilson – Brandon Krause homered, singles by Scott Holzinger, Ryan Rumsey and Aaron Hall.

Game 5: Crouch Electric – 4 (6 hits) over Mayan Agency – 3 (7 hits)

WP – Randy McCarty (2 K’s, 6 BB’s), LP – Jeff Buckley (3 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Crouch – Gary Franson had 2 hits, singles by Brandon Elser, Andy Wade, Bill DeBeau and Jeremy Ball.

Mayan – Tom Tryban had 2 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock tripled, singles by John Streeter, Mike Weideman, Jamie Wheelock and Jim DeBeau.

Game 6: Big Apple Bagels – 9 (6 hits) over EJ – 1 (2 hits)

WP – Sean Hoffman (1 K, 1 BB), LP – Corey Essenberg (3 2/3 IP, 9 R’s, 5 H’s, 6 K’s, 5 BB’s) with relief from Nick McIntosh (1/3 IP, 1 H).

Big Apple – Kevin Dore had a triple and double, Ken Hoffman and Andy Plouff doubled, Craig Bott and Sean Hoffman singled.

EJ – Singles by Tom Scott and John Bush.

Game 7: Berkenpas Builders – 8 (9 hits) over Stallard Asphalt – 6 (10 hits)

WP – Lee Noel (2 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Scott Temeyer (2 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Berkenpas – Keith Hutchins had 2 hits with a homerun, Kurt Maciewjeski had 2 hits with a double, Bill Berkenpas had 2 hits, singles by Chris Rivard, Gabby Rivard and Doug Austin.

Stallard – Jesse Beck and Joe Slagter each had 2 hits with a double, Chris Graczyk and Josh Vanlaan each had 2 hits, singles by Dale Prins and JT Vanlaan.

Game 8: Wilson Law Office – 15 (7 hits) over Wright Way – 8 (10 hits)

WP – Graham Church (2 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Matt Wright (5 IP, 10 R’s, 6 H’s, 3 KK’s, 4 BB’s) in relief of Derrick Benden (0 IP, 5 R’s, 1 H, 0 K’s, 3 BB)

Wilson – Ryan Holzinger and Mitch Bohn both had 2 hits including homeruns while Garret Gagnon, Derek Fillmore, and Brandon Krause singled.

Wright – Joe Barnette and Mitch Parish both had 2 hits including a double, Devin Milheim had 2 hits, singles by Mark Young, Matt Wright, Dean Wright, and Greg Halleck.

Game 9: Berkenpas Builders – 6 (4 hits) over Mayan Agency – 3 (8 hits)

WP – Bill Streelman (2 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Jeff Buckley (4 K’s, 6 BB’s)

Berkenpas – Keith Hutchens homered, singles by Josh Marten, Bill Berkenpas and Lee Noel.

Mayan – Randy Wheelock and Ray Schoof had 2 hits each, singles by Tom Tryban, John Streeter, Marcus Doan and Jim DeBeau.

Game 10: EJ – 6 (11 hits) over Wilson Law Office – 5 (10 hits)

WP – Stu Hancock (4 IP, 5 R’s, 10 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Corey Essenberg (3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 6 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Lee Wyckoff (4 IP, 6 R’s, 9 H’s, 3 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Graham Church (2 IP, 2 H’s).

EJ – Nick Karaszewski had 3 hits with a triple, John Bush and Tom Scott had 2 hits, Josh Bush homered, singles by Nick McIntosh, Denzil Wilson and Matt Werner.

Wilson – Garrett Gagnon had 2 hits with a homer, Lee Wyckoff had 2 hits, singles by Brandon Krause, Scott Holzinger, Mitch Bohn, Ryan Rumsey, Andy Lafave and Aaron Hall.

Game 11: Superior Vault 46ers – 11 (11 hits) over Crouch Electric – 2 (5 hits)

WP – Randy Wade (2 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Rob Lewis (3 IP, 8 R’s, 9 H’s, 0 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Jeremy Ball (1 IP, 3 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

46ers – Homeruns by Jason LaJoice, Keith Davenport and Justin Davenport, Jeremy Doan and Jim Murphy each had 2 hits with a double, Tom Snyder had 2 hits, singles by Sam Davenport and Jeremy Clapp.

Crouch – Singles by Rob Lewis, Andy Wade, Bill DeBeau, Jeremy Ball and Brad Strobel.

Game 12: Big Apple Bagels – 6 (8 hits) over ACES – 4 (5 hits)

WP – Dave O’Keefe (9 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Brian Edwards (5 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Big Apple – Sean Hoffman had 3 hits with a double, Jeff Nowaczyk had 2 hits with a homer, singles by Josh Peterson, Kevin Doer and Andy Bouchard.

ACES – Brian Edwards had 2 hits with a homer, Shannon Damron had 2 hits and Derek Sherman homered.

Game 13: – EJ – 11 (16 hits) over Crouch Electric – 4 (6 hits) in 6 innings

WP – Corey Essenberg (5 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 3 K’s, 0 BB’s) in relief of Stu Hancock (1 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 5 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB), LP – Randy McCarty (3 K’s, 0 BB)

EJ – Nick McIntosh had 4 hits with a homerun and 2 doubles (5 RBI’s), John Bush had 3 hits with a homerun (3 RBI’s), Kevin Lavanway had 2 hits with a homerun, Nick Karaszewski and Josh Bush had 2 hits each, singles by Denzil Wilson, Chris Loper, and Matt Werner.

Crouch – Brandon Elser and Jeremy Ball each had 2 hits, singles by Rob Lewis and Kevin Dirschell.

Game 14: ACES – 4 (8 hits) over Berkenpas Builders – 3 (10 hits)

WP – Shannon Damron (5 K’s, 0 BB), LP – Lee Noel (4 IP, 4 R’s, 7 H’s, 4 K’s, 0 BB) with relief from Bill Streelman (2 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB)

ACES – Derek Sherman had 2 hits with a homerun, Brian Edwards and Adam Boden had 2 hits each with a double. Singles by Shannon Damron and Zac Neal.

Berkenpas – Bill Berkenpas, Chris Rivard, and Keith Hutchens had 2 hits each, singles by Josh Marten, Steve Laroche, Gabby Rivard and Kurt Maciejewski.

Game 15: Big Apple Bagels – 7 (15 hits) over Superior Vault 46ers – 3 (5 hits)

WP – Sean Hoffman (8 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Jerry Dankert (5 IP, 7 R’s, 14 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Randy Wade (2 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

Big Apple – Sean Hoffman had 4 hits with a homerun, Dave O’Keefe had 3 hits with a homerun, Andy Plouff had 2 hits, Ken Hoffman had a homerun, doubles by Josh Peterson and Kevin Dore, singles by Jeff Nowaczyk, Craig Bott and Andy Bouchard.

46ers – Sam Davenport had 2 hits, Jason LaJoice homered, singles by Keith Davenport and Juston Davenport.

Notes: Jason LaJoice hit a homerun to straight away center field and slammed into the scoreboard, which shorted out the home score feature on the scoreboard for the remainder of the tournament. The scoreboard is behind the center field fence, which is marked at 280 feet, and in all of the years of slow pitch softball on this field, no one could remember anyone hitting the scoreboard with such force!  

Game 16: EJ – 9 (14 hits) over ACES – 4 (8 hits)

WP – Stu Hancock (4 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 0 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from Corey Essenberg (2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 4 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Shannon Damron (4 1/3 IP, 6 R’s, 13 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Brian Edwards (2 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 1 H, 2 K’s, 1 BB)

EJ – John Bush had 2 hits with a homerun, Josh Bush, Denzil Wilson, Matt Werner had 2 hits each with a double, Al Stallard had 2 hits. Nick McIntosh doubled. Singles by Nick Karaszewski, Chris Loper, and Kevin Lavanway.

ACES – Derek Sherman had 2 hits with a homerun, Brian Edwards and Josh McCullough had 2 hits. Singles by Shannon Damron and Dale Cornstubble.

Game 17: EJ – 15 (14 hits) over Superior Vault 46ers – 3 (4 hits) in 4 innings

WP – Corey Essenberg (2 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB’s) in relief of Stu Hancock (2 IP, 3 R’s, 3 H”s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Randy Wade (2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) with relief from Jerry Dankert (2 2/3 IP, 9 R’s, 9 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

EJ – Kevin Lavanway had 3 hits, John Bush had 2 hits with a homerun, Nick Karaszewski had 2 hits with a double, Chris Loper and Al Stallard each had 2 hits, Nick McIntosh homered, singles by Josh Bush and Matt Werner.

46ers – Tommy Snyder had 2 hits, Jason Lajoice homered, Keith Davenport singled.

Game 18 - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Big Apple Bagels – 10 (9 hits) over EJ - 9 (14 hits)

WP – Sean Hoffman (3 2/3 IP, 2 R’s, 7 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) in relief of Dave O’Keefe (3 1/3 IP, 7 R’s, 7 H’s, 3 K’s, 2 BB’s),

LP – Nick McIntosh (2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H), in relief of Corey Essenberg (3 1/3 IP, 6 R’s, 5 H’s, 4 K’s, 5 BB’s) in relief of starter Stu Hancock (2 1/3 IP 3 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Big Apple – Andy Bouchard had a homerun and a double and 3 RBI’s, Josh Peterson had 2 hits with a homerun, Jeff Nowaczyk had 2 hits, Dave O’Keefe and Sean Hoffman each homered and Andy Plouff singled.

EJ – Nick Karaszewski and John Bush each had 2 hits with homeruns, Tom Scott had 2 hits with a double, Matt Werner and Denzil Wilson each had 2 hits, Josh Bush and Nick McIntosh each homered, Chris Loper and Kevin Lavanway singled.

Tournament Director Notes: EJ opened the game with back to back homeruns off the bats of Nick Karaszewski and Josh Bush. Big Apple Bagels answered in the bottom of the 1st with 2 runs off the homerun of Sean Hoffman scoring Josh Peterson who had singled to lead off the bottom of the first. EJ took a 3-2 lead in the top of the 3rd only for Big Apple to answer in the bottom half with a solo homerun bringing about the pitching change from Hancock to Essenberg. Big Apple greeted Essenberg with another 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 6-3 lead. EJ came back with 4 runs in the top of the 4th inning to go up 7-6 which prompted the pitching change from O’Keefe to Hoffman for Big Apple. Big Apple answered in the bottom of the 4th inning with a 2 run homer from O’Keefe to go up 8-7. Things settled for a bit until the bottom of the 6th when Big Apple pushed another run across on a base on balls, wild pitch, fielder’s choice and then scored on another wild pitch to go up 9-7. Another base on balls in the bottom of the 6th brought about the pitching change from Essenberg to McIntosh to get the 3rd out of the inning. In the top of the 7th inning, EJ scored 2 runs and had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs with a 9-9 score. They intentionally walked a batter to load the bases, got an infield pop-up, strike out and fly out to center to hold the tie at 9’s going into the bottom of the 7th inning. Lead off went out short to first for the first out before Andy Bouchard hit a game winning, walk-off solo homerun to end the game at 10-9 and give his team the 2012 Michigan Class C Men’s Fast Pitch State Championship. It was fun to watch and exciting for all involved.