Tournament Champion – Twin City Gray Sox

Tournament Runner-Up – Wranglers

Pool Play Official Order of Finish

#1 – Twin City Gray Sox (3-1 record)

#2 – Wranglers (3-1 record – lost to Gray Sox)

#3 – Midland Explorer Legends (2-2 record)

#4 – Smalltown (2-2 record – lost to Explorers)

#5 – Northern Michigan Fastpitch (0-4 record)
 

Individual Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher – Lane Bender – Gray Sox – 2 W’s, 0 L’s, 8 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 6 H’s, 10 K’s, 3 BB’s

Outstanding Hitter – Jon Gephart - Smalltown 9 – 12 = .750 avg.

Outstanding Infielder – Mike Hoon – Explorer Legends shortstop

Outstanding Outfielder – Mike Zink – Wranglers right fielder

Game Results:

Game 1: Wranglers – 15 (17 hits) over Northern Michigan Fastpitch – 13 (10 hits)

WP – Dave Lach (2 2/3 IP, 10 R’s, 7 H’s, 2 K’s, 4 BB’s) in relief of Mike Spagnuolo (4 1/3 IP, 2 R’s, 3 H’s, 3 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Jeff Pettit (6 2/3 IP, 15 R’s, 17 H’s, 5 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from Guy Thurston (1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Wranglers – Matt Klenk had 3 hits with a homerun, Mike Zink had 3 hits with a double, Joe Gorney homered twice, Alec Bergman homered and doubled, Adam Auernhammer, Dave Lach, and Colin Bernreuter each had 2 hits, Dave Kraft homered

NM Fastpitch – John Bush had 4 hits with a double and homerun, Josh Bush homered, Denzil Wilson doubled, singles by Kolbi Shumaker, Randy Wheelock, Guy Thurston, and Caleb Roberts

Game 2: Twin City Gray Sox – 12 (10 hits) over Explorer Legends – 3 (3 hits)

WP – Lane Bender (6 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Pete Finn (1 IP, 4 R’s, 1 H, 3 K’s, 5 BB’s) with relief from Rick Engel (2 IP, 6 R’s, 6 H’s, 3 K’s, 1 BB) and Doug Sleep (1 IP, 2 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Erich Biggart had 2 hits with a double, Jeff Gaugler had 2 hits, Ben Knuth, Reid Benson, and Deke Knuth each homered, Dan Coultes doubled, singles by Derek Weaver and Matt Fites

Legends – Steve O’Keefe homered, Mitch Bohn doubled, and Brad O’Keefe singled

Game 3: Wranglers – 6 (8 hits) over Smalltown – 2 (9 hits)

WP – Mike Spagnuolo (6 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Shannon Damron (7 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Wranglers – Dave Krafft had 2 hits with a double, Alec Bergman homered, singles by Adam Aurenhammer, Joe Gorney, Matt Klenk, Drew Thurston, and Colin Bernreuter

Smalltown – Jon Gephart and Andy Fortin each had 3 hits, Aaron Davis homered, singles by Shannon Damron and Ty Hess

Game 4: Twin City Gray Sox – 11 (9 hits) over Northern Michigan Fastpitch – 3 (4 hits)

WP – Wayne Maxwell (4 1/3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Mike Rappette (1 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s), LP – Jeff Pettit (2 2/3 IP, 7 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) with relief from Guy Thurston (2 1/3 IP, 4 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Ben Knuth homered twice, Reid Benson had 2 hits with a triple, Deke Knuth and Erich Biggart each homered, singles by Jared Knuth, Matt Fites, and Dan Coultes

NM Fastpitch – Guy Thurston homered, John Bush doubled, Kolbi Shumanker and Josh Bush each singled

Game 5: Explorer Legends – 6 (8 hits) over Smalltown – 3 (8 hits)

WP – Doug Sleep (5 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Browning Chabot (2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Explorer Legends – Mitch Bohn had 2 hits with a triple, Bryan Kuehne had 2 hits with a double, Eric Isenhart and Steve Bohn each homered, singles by Mike Hoon and Steve O’Keefe

Smalltown – Jon Gephart had 2 hits with a double, Shannon Damron doubled, singles by Aaron Davis, Kevin Lewis, Ty Hess, Logan Woodruff, and Browning Chabot

Game 6: Twin City Gray Sox – 9 (13 hits) over Wranglers – 6 (11 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Lane Bender (3 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 3 H’s, 4 K’s, 3 BB’s) in relief of Mike Rappette (4 1/3 IP, 3 R’s, 8 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Dave Lach (2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Matt Fites had 3 hits, Dan Coultes had 2 hits with a double, Erich Biggart and Jared Knuth each had 2 hits, singles by Derek Weaver, Jeff Gaugler, Deke Knuth, and Reid Benson

Wranglers – Adam Auernhamer, Alec Bergman, Dave Lach, and Dave Krafft each had 2 hits, singles by Mike Zink, Trent Bellamy, and Drew Thurston

**Games were suspended Saturday night due to weather. Game 7 was stopped in the 3rd inning and resumed Sunday morning at 8:00 am. Games 7-10 were 5 inning games on Sunday. (No championship game was played due to weather in game #10.)**

Game 7: Explorer Legends – 9 (13 hits) over NM Fastpitch – 5 (8 hits)

WP – Rick Engle (3 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Jeff Pettit (2 1/3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s) in relief of Mike Barber (2 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Legends – Brad O’Keefe had 2 hits with a homerun, Mike Hoon, Steve Bohn, and Gabby Rivard each had 2 hits, Steve Lashuay and Steve O’Keefe both homered, Mitch Bohn doubled, Dale Robbins and Dave Ganton singled

NM Fastpitch – Nick McIntosh and Randy Wheelock both had 2 hits with a homerun, Tyler Spence had 2 hits, Guy Thurston and Denzil Wilson each homered,

Game 8: Smalltown – 11 (13 hits) over Twin City Gray Sox – 4 (6 hits) in 5 (2) innings

WP – Shannon Damron (3 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Wayne Maxwell (1 1/3 IP, 9 R’s, 9 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Mike Rappette (1 2/3 IP, 2 R’s, 4 H’s, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Smalltown – Robby Prinkert had 3 hits with 2 homeruns; Aaron Davis had 3 hits; Jon Gephart had 2 hits; Jordan Lechowicz had 2 hits with a homerun; Browning Chabot had 2 hits; Andy Fortin homered.

Twin City Gray Sox – Jeff Gaugler had 2 hits with a homerun; Derek Weaver had 2 hits with a triple; Ben Knuth homered; Dan Coultes singled.

Game 9: Smalltown – 9 (7 hits) over NM Fastpitch – 1 (5 hits)

WP – Browning Chabot (3 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Jeff Pettit (0 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Smalltown – Aaron Davis homered twice, Jon Gephart had 2 hits, Jordan Lechowicz and Robby Prinkert both homered, Logan Woodruff singled

NM Fastpitch – Kolbi Shumaker, Denzil Wilson, Randy Wheelock, John Bush, and Tyler Spence each singled

Game 10: Wranglers – 7 (10 hits) over Explorer Legends – 6 (6 hits)

WP – Mike Spagnuolo (1 K, 0 BB’s), LP – Doug Sleep (3 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Wranglers – Matt Klenk had 2 hits with a double, Mike Zink and Colin Bernreuter each had 2 hits, Adam Auernhamer tripled, singles by Joe Gorney, Alec Bergman, and Dave Lach

Explorer Legends – Dave Ganton homered, Mike Hoon and Brad O’Keefe both doubled, singles by Steve Bohn, Timm Richardson, and Mitch Boh

**Game halted in the bottom of the 5th due to thunder and rain. Tournament was cancelled due to impending storm and field conditions.**