Order of Finish:

1. Blues Softball – Hastings - 4-0

2. Up to Date Painting – Millington – 3-2

3. Mayan Agency – Merrill – 3-2

4. Tiffany’s – Frankenmuth – 2-2

5. Carey Allstate Insurance – Midland – 1-2

5. Superior Vault 46ers – Hemlock – 1-2

7. Saginaw Merchants – Saginaw – 0-2

7. Cheboygan Merchants – Cheboygan – 0-2

Individual Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher – Ryan Nichols, Blues Softball (4-0 record, 24 IP, 3 R's, 11 H's, 55 K's, 2 BB's)

Outstanding Hitter – Shawn Davis, Blues Softball (6-8 / .750 avg with 11-12 on base % .917 - Shawn had one ground out during the four games, every other plate appearance, he reached base!)

Outstanding Outfielder – Jeff Kucharcyk, Blues Softball (.500 avg, 2 HR's, 9 RBI's)

Outstanding Infielder – Tim Roberts, Up to Date Painting (.400 avg, solid defense)

Game Results:

Game 1:  Superior Vault 46ers – 10 (15 hits) over Cheboygan Merchants – 9 (13 hits)

WP – Randy Wade (6 IP, 9 R’s, 11 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s) in relief of Keith Davenport (1 IP, 0 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

46ers – Sam Davenport had 4 hits, two hits each by Jeremy Clapp, Jeremy Doan, Jason Young and Jim Murphy, singles by Eric Krafft, Dan Inman and Corey Garstecki.

Cheboygan – Mark Schley had 3 hits, Ben Schley had 2 hits with a homerun, two hits each by Randy Wheelock and Jamie Wheelock with singles by Tom Tryban, Mike Barber, Jason Robbe and Adam Grote.

Game 2: Blues Softball – 9 (9 hits) over Carey’s All State – 2 (4 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Ryan Nichols (13 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Shane Wilson (4 IP, 9 R’s, 3 H’s, 6 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Robin Allen (1 IP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 2 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Blues – Jeff Kucharcyk and Shawn Davis each had 2 hits with a homerun, Ryan Nichols had 2 hits, Jared Nichols homered, singles by John Ouendag and Mark Farly.

Carey’s – Singles by Ken Haut, Shea Bryant, Mike Hoon and Gregg Sauve.

Game 3: Up to Date Painting – 8 (8 hits) over Saginaw Merchants – 0 (3 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Dave Lach (2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Graham Church (2 K’s, 4 BB’s)

Up to Date – Tim Roberts and Brandon Ryan each had 2 hits, Adam Brechtelsbauer and Gene McKinstry each doubled and singles by Dave Lach and Justin Sherman.

Saginaw – Singles by Doug Cellini, Tim Ballor and Garrett Gagnon.

Game 4: Tiffany’s – 8 (8 hits) over Mayan Agency – 3 (3 hits)

WP – Jeff Hoover (13 K’s, 5 BB’s), LP – Jeff Buckley (6 K’s, 9 BB’s)

Tiffany’s – Jeff Hoover had 3 hits with a double, Rich Katherns had 2 doubles, singles by Brad Gnatkowski, Brett Szagesh and Pete Vanderhaar.

Mayan – Josh Foye doubled, Ryan Holzinger and Marcus Doan each singled.

Game 5: Carey All State – 9 (12 hits) over Cheboygan Merchants – 6 (8 hits)

WP – Robin Allen (5 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 8 H’s, 2 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Shane Wilson (Save, 1 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 2 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Jamie Wheelock (5 1/3 IP, 5 R’s, 8 H’s, O K’s, 2 BB’s) in relief of Mike Barber (1 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 4 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

Carey – Shea Bryant had 3 hits with 4 RBI’s, Timm Richardson had 2 hits with a double, two hits each by Ken Haut and Robin Allen while Mike Hoon doubled.

Cheboygan – Brad Hasse had 2 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock homered, singles by Ben Schley, Jamie Wheelock, Mike Barber and Eric Gildner.

Game 6: Mayan Agency – 13 (10 hits) over Saginaw Merchants – 9 (12 hits)

WP – Jeff Buckley (7 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Lee Wyckoff (5 IP, 13 R’s, 10 H’s, 4 K’s, 5 BB’s) with relief from Graham Church (1 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

Mayan – Ryan Holzinger and Marcus Doan each had 2 hits with a double, Mitch Bohn and Scott Holzinger had 2 hits apiece, Derek Fillmore tripled and Jim DeBeau singled.

Saginaw – Tim Ballor had 3 hits with a homerun and double, Jim McKay and Garrett Gagnon each had 2 hits with a homerun, Doug Cellini had 2 hits, singles by Graham Church and Nick Walcott.

Game 7: Blues Softball – 9 (6 hits) over Superior Vault 46ers – 0 (0 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Ryan Nichols (11 K’s, 0 BB’s – PERFECT GAME – 3 Fly ball outs and 1 ground out along with the 11 K’s ), LP – Keith Davenport (1 K, 5 BB’s)

Blues – Shawn Davis doubled, singles by Ryan Nichols, Lee Nichols, Mike Cross, Mark Farley and Adam Riel.

46ers – no hits.

Game 8: Up to Date Painting – 10 (10 hits) over Tiffany’s – 0 (4 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Mike Spagnuolo (4 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Jeff Hoover (6 K’s, 6 BB’s)

UTD – Steve Shores had 2 hits with a homerun, Jason Harper had 2 hits with a double, Tim Roberts had 2 hits, Brandon Ryan homered, Justin Sherman and Jamie Tackabury doubled and Adam Brechtelsbauer singled.

Tiffany’s – Singles by Dale Doughty, Rich Katherns, Brad Gnatkowski and Gary Thompson.

Game 9: Mayan Agency – 11 (10 hits) over Superior Vault 46ers – 3 (3 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Jeff Buckley (3 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Keith Davenport (3 IP, 9 R’s, 5 H’s, 3 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from Jeremy Doan (2 IP, 2 R’s, 5 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Mayan – Mitch Bohn had 3 hits with a double, Derek Fillmore had 2 hits and singles by Ryan Holzinger, Marcus Doan, Jim DeBeau, Scott Holzinger and Joel Buckley.

46ers – Jeremy Doan and Jason Young each homered and Keith Davenport singled.

Game 10: Tiffany’s – 5 (11 hits) over Carey All State – 4 (6 hits)

WP – Pete Vanderhaar (5 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Shane Wilson (3 IP, 1 R’s, 2 H’s, 3 Ks, 0 BB’s) in relief of Robin Allen (4 IP, 4 R’s, 9 H’s, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Tiffany’s – Rich Katherns had a triple and double, Brad Gnatkowski had 2 hits with a double, Pete Vanderhaar had 2 hits, singles by Dale Doughty, Mike Meinecke, Jeff Hoover, Brandon Carbeno and Gary Thompson.

Carey – Mike Hoon had 2 hits with a double, Robin Allen had 2 hits, Dave Dufort tripled, singles by Shea Bryant and Timm Richardson.

Game 11: Blues Softball – 3 (7 hits) over Up to Date Painting – 0 (1 hit)

WP – Ryan Nichols (16 K’s, 1 BB), LP – David Lach (4 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Blues – Jeff Kucharcyk had 2 hits with a homerun, Shawn Davis had 2 hits with a double, singles by Ryan Nichols, Lee Nichols and Mike Cross.

Up to Date – David Lach singled in the 5th inning to break up the no-hitter.

Game 12: Mayan Agency – 4 (7 hits) over Tiffany’s – 3 (8 hits)

WP – Jeff Buckley (4 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Jeff Hoover (4 K’s, 1 BB)

Mayan – Marcus Doan had 2 hits with a homerun, Jim DeBeau and Ryan Holzinger doubled, singles by Mitch Bohn, Joel Buckley and Ray Schoof.

Tiffany’s – Brandon Carbeno had 3 hits with a double, two hits each by Mike Meineke and Brad Gnatkowski and Gary Thompson doubled.

Game 13: Up to Date Painting – 3 (4 hits) over Mayan Agency – 2 (4 hits)

WP – Mike Spagnuolo (5 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Jeff Buckley (3 K’s, 4 BB’s)

UTD – Steve Shores hit a 2 run homerun to tie the game in the 4th inning, Jason Harper doubled in the 3rd inning, Tim Roberts doubled in the 5th inning and scored the winning run on two wild pitches. Gene McKinstry singled.

Mayan - Ryan Holzinger and Marcus Doan each tripled, singles by Derek Fillmore and Joel Buckley.

Game 14: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Blues Softball – 5 (6 hits) over Up to Date Painting – 1 (6 hits)

WP – Ryan Nichols (15 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Mike Spagnuola (1 K, 3 BB’s)

Blues – Jeff Kucharcyk had a bases loaded double that brought in 3 RBI’s in the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie, singles by Shawn Davis, Jared Nichols, Lee Nichols, Mike Cross and Rich Brown.

UTD – Gene McKinstry had 2 hits, Justin Sherman homered, Adam Brechtelsbauer doubled, Tim Roberts and Jason Harper each singled.

Notes – Blues scored in the bottom of the 1st inning when Shawn Davis reached on an error, sacrificed to second and then scored on Jared Nichols RBI single. Jared was thrown out at the plate attempting to score on Lee Nichols single for the 3rd out of the first inning. Up to Date scored in the 3rd inning on Justin Sherman’s solo homerun and then the pitchers took over. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Shawn Davis led off for the Blues with a single and was then advanced to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt by Ouendag. Ryan Nichols was walked and Jared Nichols also worked the count to a base on balls to load the bases with one out. Jeff Kucharcyk drove a double to the fence in left center to clear the bases. He scored two batters later on an error to make it 5-1. Ryan Nichols, Blues pitcher, closed the door on Up to Date in the top of the 7th inning for the win.