Champion – Twin City Gray Sox

Runner-Up – Smalltown Fast Pitch

Pool Play Official Order of Finish

1. Twin City Gray Sox from Benton Harbor St. Joseph
2. Smalltown Fast Pitch from Riverside
3. Crouch Electric from Coldwater
4. Wranglers from Frankenmuth
5. Munger Volunteers from Munger
    

Individual Awards: 

Outstanding Pitcher – Dale Churchill from Gray Sox – 3 W’s, 0 L’s, 19 1/3 IP, 25 R’s, 29 H’s, 7 K’s, 9 BB’s

Outstanding Hitter – Jared Knuth from Gray Sox – 15-20 = .750 avg., 3 doubles, 1 triple, 6 homeruns, 15 RBI’s, 11 R’s

Outstanding Infielder – Robby Prenkert from Smalltown – 10-21 = .476 avg., 2 doubles, 7 RBI’s, 4 R’s

Outstanding Outfielder –Derek Weaver from Gray Sox – 10-18 = .556 avg., 1 double, 1 triple, 1 homerun, 10 RBI’s, 7 R’s

Game Results:

Game 1: Wranglers – 4 (9 hits) over Munger Volunteers – 2 (8 hits)

WP – Lee Wyckoff (5 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Ryan Truemner (4 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Wranglers – Dave Krafft homered and doubled, Mike Zink had 2 hits, singles by Nate Krafft, Adam Auerenhammer, Dave Lach, Matt Klenk, and Lee Wyckoff

Munger – Mike Herbolsheimer had 2 hits including a double, singles by Craig Histed, Justin Jacobs, Casey Squanda, Lance Bellhorn, Mark Gwizdala, and Ryan Truemner

Game 2: Crouch Electric – 9 (12 hits) over Twin City Gray Sox – 7 (8 hits)

WP – Kevin Dirschell (5 K’s, 6 BB’s), LP – Mike Rappette (4 2/3 IP, 7 R’s, 9 H’s, 2 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Dale Churchill (2 1/3 IP, 2 R’s, 3 H’s, 2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Crouch – Andy Wade had 3 hits including a double, Ryan Tundevold had 3 hits, Bill DeBeau had 2 hits, Kevin Dirschell doubled, singles by Jeremy Ball, Bill Page, and Brad Stroble

Gray Sox – Reid Benson had 2 hits with a triple, Matt Fites and Dale Churchill both had 2 hits with a double, Jeff Weaver tripled, Deke Knuth singled

Game 3: Smalltown – 9 (12 hits) over Wranglers – 5 (6 hits)

WP – Mike Gruppen (6 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Mike Spagnuola (6 1/3 IP, 9 R’s, 10 H’s, 4 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from David Lach (2/3 IP, 0 R’s, 2 H’s, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Smalltown – Nate Swift had 3 hits including a triple, Robby Prenkert, Aaron Davis, and Steve Meyering each had 2 hits, Logan Woodruff doubled, singles by Browning Chabot and Taylor Meyering

Wranglers – Nathan Krafft had 2 hits including a homerun, Brandon Peter homered, singles by Adam Aurenhammer, Alec Bergman, and David Lach

Game 4: Twin City Gray Sox – 13 (14 hits) over Munger – 6 (9 hits)

WP – Mike Rappette (4 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) in relief of Wayne Maxwell (2 1/3 IP, 2 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 2 BB’s), LP – Craig Histed (3 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Jared Knuth had 4 hits including a triple, Deke Knuth had 3 hits with a triple and homerun, Reid Benson had 2 hits with a triple, Derek Weaver had 2 hits, singles by Erich Biggart, Ben Knuth, and Jeff Weaver

Munger – Justin Edwards had 2 hits with a homerun, Casey Squanda and Jamie Tackaberry each had 2 hits, Mark Gwizdala homered, singles by Lance Bellhorn and Aaron Truemner

Game 5: Smalltown – 9 (9 hits) over Crouch Electric – 0 (4 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Browning Chabot (0 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Kevin Dirschell (4 IP, 6 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from Branden Elser (1 IP, 3 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 2 BB’s)

Smalltown – Mike Gruppen and Aaron Davis each had 2 hits with a homerun, Steve Meyering homered, Robby Prenkert doubled, singles by Browning Chabot, Logan Woodruff, and Taylor Meyering

Crouch – Singles by Jeremy Ball, Andy Wade, Branden Elser, and Tim George

Game 6: Twin City Gray Sox – 8 (11 hits) over Wranglers – 7 (7 hits)

WP – Dale Churchill (3 K’s, 4 BB’s), LP – Lee Wyckoff (1 K, 1 BB)

Gray Sox – Jared Knuth had 2 homeruns, Deke Knuth had 2 hits including a homerun, Erich Biggart and Matt Fites each had 2 hits, singles by Derek Weaver, Jeff Weaver, and Dan Coultes

Wranglers – Alec Bergman had 3 hits with 2 homeruns, Lee Wyckoff doubled, singles by Adam Arenhammer, Nathan Krafft, and David Lach

Notes: Alec Bergman hit a 2-run homerun in the top of the 7th inning to tie the game at 7’s. Bergman finished with 6 RBI’s. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Derek Weaver had the game winning hit.

Game 7: Munger Volunteers – 10 (12 hits) over Crouch Electric – 5 (4 hits)

WP – Ryan Truemner (2 K’s, 9 BB’s), LP – Kevin Dirschell (5 IP, 8 R’s, 10 H’s, 4 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Branden Elser (1 IP, 2 R’s, 2 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

Munger – Craig Histed had 3 hits including a double, Aaron Truemner had 3 hits, Jamie Tackaberry and Casey Squanda homered, singles by Mike Herbolsheimer, Justin Jacobs, Justin Edwards, and Lance Bellhorn

Crouch – Singles by Branden Elser, Bill Page, Ryan Tundevold, and Bill DeBeau

Game 8: Twin City Gray Sox – 19 (21 hits) over Smalltown Fast Pitch – 16 (16 hits) in 8 innings

WP – Dale Churchill (5 IP, 10 R’s, 10 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s) in relief of Mike Rappette (3 IP, 6 R’s, 6 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Browning Chabot (3 2/3 IP, 9 R’s, 10 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) in relief of Mike Gruppen (4 1/3 IP, 10 R’s, 11 H’s, 1 K, 3 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Jared Knuth had 6 hits with a homerun and 3 doubles, Derek Weaver had 4 hits with a double and triple, Ben Knuth had 3 hits with 2 homeruns, Erich Biggart had 3 hits with a homerun, Dan Coultes had 2 hits, singles by Matt Fites, Deke Knuth, and Jeff Weaver

Smalltown – Robby Prenkert had 4 hits with 2 doubles, Taylor Meyering had 3 hits with a double, Aaron Davis had 2 homeruns, Logan Woodruff and Jamie Barkley had 2 hits, Steve Meyering homered, singles by Jon Gephart and Browning Chabot

Game 9: Smalltown Fast Pitch – 9 (9 hits) over Munger Volunteers – 1 (5 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Browning Chabot (5 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Ryan Truemner (1 IP, 6 R’s, 6 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Craig Histed (4 IP, 3 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 3 BB’s)

Smalltown – Robby Prenkert had 3 hits, Lance Nothstine had 2 hits with a homerun, Jon Gephart homered, singles by Logan Woodruff, Mike Gruppen, and Jamie Barkley

Munger – Craig Histed homered, singles by Mike Herbolsheimer, Jamie Tackaberry, Lance Bellhorn, and Casey Squanda

Game 10: Crouch Electric – 18 (18 hits) over Wranglers – 5 (7 hits)

WP – Branden Elser (1 K, 0 BB’s), LP – Mike Spagnuola (2 IP, 6 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from David Lach (2 IP, 5 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 2 BB’s) and Nathan Krafft (2 IP, 7 R’s, 5 H’s, 0 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Crouch – Kevin Dirschell had 4 hits with a homerun, Tim George had 4 hits, Jeremy Ball had 3 hits, Andy Wade, Branden Elser, and Ryan Tundevold each had 2 hits, Brad Stroble singled

Wranglers – Brandon Peter had 2 hits with a homerun, Adam Aurenhammer had 2 hits, singles by Nathan Krafft, Mike Zink, and Colin Bernreuter

Game 11 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Twin City Gray Sox – 16 (14 hits) over Smalltown Fastpitch – 6 (9 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Dale Churchill (1 K, 1 BB), LP – Mike Gruppen (3 IP, 8 R’s, 8 H’s, 3 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Browning Chabot (1 2/3 IP, 8 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 2 BB’s)

Gray Sox – Jared Knuth had 3 homeruns (one being a grand slam walk-off in the bottom of the 5th inning), Derek Weaver had 3 hits with a homerun, Deke Knuth had 2 homeruns, Dan Coultes had 2 hits with a double, Erich Biggart had 2 hits, Jeff Weaver and Reid Benson each tripled

Smalltown – Lance Nothstine had 2 hits with a homerun, Logan Woodruff had 2 hits with a double, Taylor Meyering homered, Steve Meyering doubled, singles by Mike Gruppen, Jamie Barkley, and Aaron Davis