Champion – Michigan Snappers from Eaton Rapids (team picture with Marquardt family members)

Runner-Up – Reese A’s from Reese (team picture with Marquardt family members)

(Mrs. Marquardt who had historically been in the team photos passed away on November 18, 2016.)

Tournament Director Note for this tournament: There were 44 homeruns hit in this tournament! We have not counted how many were hit in other tournaments but for some reason this year, it jumped out at us. If any of you are bored at work or sleepless at night, look through all of our "Results Archive" page and count up how many homeruns were hit in a specific tournament. If there is something that compares to this, please let us know. Keep in mind, this tournament was only 11 games.

Michigan Snappers had 15 homeruns in 5 games - Blaine Milheim had four, three by Randy Wheelock, two by Trent Pehl and Tyler Kelly, one by Devin Milheim, Thomas Beebe, Rob Lewis and Greg Heath.

Reese A's had 14 in 5 games - Joe Edwards had four homeruns, Paul Hoisington had three, two by Gunnar Bouvy and Mark Gwizdala and one each by Jason Hoisington, Justin Davis and Cody Peyok.

Lightning had 6 in 4 games - Brian Skirka had four homeruns, one each by Matt Shook, Alex Walton and Adam AcMoody.

Wranglers had 5 in 4 games - one each by Zach Lach, Joe Gorney, Nathan Jammer, Alec Bergman and Mike Zink.

Frankenmuth Brewery had 4 in 4 games- Jared Nichols had two, one each by Gene McKinstry and Tim Roberts.

Fence dimensions - 235 feet all the way around. Weather, related to wind was not a significant noticeable factor and neither were temperatures as it was actually cooler than normal with upper 50 to upper 60's with significant humidity and some misting rain Sunday morning.

Pool Play Order of Finish:

1. Michigan Snappers – 4 wins, 0 losses
2. Reese A’s – 3 wins, 1 loss
3. Lightning – 2 wins, 2 losses
4. Wranglers – 1 win, 3 losses
5. Frankenmuth Brewery – 0 wins, 4 losses

Individual Awards: (Photo LtoR: Paul, Jason, Greg, Blaine)

Outstanding Pitcher – Greg Wright from Reese A’s – 2 wins, 0 losses, 11 IP, 5 R’s, 15 H’s, 11 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Outstanding Hitter – Paul Hoisington from Reese A’s (9-15 / .600 avg – 1 double,  3 homeruns, 8 RBI’s)

Outstanding Infielder – Jason Hoisington, shortstop for Reese A’s (9-17 / ..529 avg)

Outstanding Outfielder – Blaine Milheim, centerfielder for Michigan Snappers (7-19 / .368 avg, 4 HR’s, 1 being a game winner in the bottom of the 7^th inning to break a scoreless tie)

Game Results:

Game 1: Michigan Snappers – 14 (16 hits) over Lightning – 7 (6 hits)

WP – Matt Wright (3 IP, 2 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K) in relief of Greg Heath (1 IP, 6 R’s, 5 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) and Tyler Kelly also pitched after Matt (2 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 3 K’s); LP – Sean Kelly (5 IP, 13 R’s, 15 H’s, 3 K’s, 3 BB’s) with relief from Trevor Kelly (1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB’s)

Snappers – Devin Milheim had 3 hits with a homerun and two doubles, Blaine Milheim had 3 hits with a homerun, Randy Wheelock had 3 hits, Tyler Kelly had 2 homeruns, Trent Pell had 2 hits with a homerun, Caleb Roberts and Bill Berkenpas each doubled, Thomas Beebe singled.

Lightning – Adam AcMoody had 2 hits with a homerun, doubles by Fred Bradford, Doug Counterman and Ryan Tundevold; Brian Skirka singled.

Game 2: Reese A’s – 10 (12 hits) over Wranglers – 3 (8 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Greg Wright (7 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Doug Gillis (4 IP, 9 R’s, 9 H’s, 4 K’s, 0 BB’s) with relief from Zach Lach (1 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 1 K).

Reese – Jason Hoisington had 3 hits with a triple, Mark Gwizdala had 3 hits, Justin David had 2 hits with a homerun, Joe Edwards homered, doubles by Paul Hoisington and Gunnar Bouvy, Cody Peyok singled.

Wranglers – Zach Lach had 3 hits, Alec Bergman had 2 hits, Nathan Jammer and Mike Zink each homered, Adam Auernhammer singled.

Game 3: Michigan Snappers – 1 (2 hits) over Frankenmuth Brewery – 0 (5 hits)

WP – Greg Heath (6 IP, 0 R’s, 4 H’s, 5 K’s, 1 BB) in relief of Tyler Kelly (1 iP, 0 R’s, 1 H, 2 K’s, 1 BB); LP – Ryan Nichols (6 IP, 4 K’s, 2 BB’s, 2 hits)

Snappers – Blaine Milheim hit a game winning walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 7^th inning to win the game, Randy Wheelock had an infield single to break up the no hitter in the 5^th inning.

Brewery – Tim Roberts had 3 hits, Dylan Cudahee and Justin Sherman singled.

Game 4: Reese A’s – 8 (9 hits) over Lightning – 5 (6 hits)

WP-Paul Hoisington (4 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Sean Kelly (5 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Reese – Paul Hoisington had 2 homeruns, Jason Hoisington had 2 doubles, Joe Edwards and Mark Gwizdala each homered, Justin David doubled, Corey Travis and Cody Peyok each singled.

Lightning – Brian Skirka had 2 hits with a homerun, Fred Bradford had 2 hits with a double, Matt Shook homered and Josh Marten doubled.

Game 5: Wranglers – 6 (8 hits) over Frankenmuth Brewery – 5 (8 hits)

WP – Zach Lach (4 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Dylan Cuddahee (6 K’s, 7 BB’s)

Wranglers – Alec Bergman had 3 hits with a homerun and double, Zach Lach had 2 hits, Joe Gorney homered, singles by Adam Auernhammer and David Lach.

Brewery – Jared Nichols had 2 homeruns, John Oendag had 2 hits, Gene McKinstry homered, Ryan Nichols and Tim Hanson singled.

Game 6: Michigan Snappers – 14 (12 hits) over Reese A’s – 7 (9 hits)

WP – Tyler Kelly (5 2/3 IP, 7 R’s, 9 H’s, 6 K’s, 7 BB’s) with relief from Greg Heath (1 1/3 IP, 2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Paul Hoisington (3 K’s, 1 BB)

Snappers – Blain Milheim had 2 homeruns, Rob Lewis had a homerun and triple, Trent Pell had 2 hits with a homerun, Greg Heath and Randy Wheelock each homered, Mitch Nietzert doubled, singles by Thomas Beebe, Bill Berkenpas and Caleb Roberts.

Reese – Paul Hoisington had 2 hits with a homerun, Jason Hoisington and Justin David each had 2 hits, Will Tack and Mark Gwizdala each doubled, Cody Peyok singled.

Game 7: Lightning – 6 (9 hits) over Wranglers – 3 (6 hits)

WP – Sean Kelly (7 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Doug Gillis (9 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Lightning – Matt Shook and Brian Skirka each had 2 hits with a homerun, Fred Bradford had 2 hits with a triple, Alex Walton homered, singles by Trevor Kelly and Ryan Tundevold.

Wranglers – Adam Auernhammer and Aaron Krafft each had 2 hits, Zach Lach homered and David Lach singled.

Game 8: Lightning – 5 (6 hits) over Frankenmuth Brewery – 3 (7 hits)

WP – Sean Kelly (8 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Ryan Nichols (9 K’s, 1 BB)

Lightning – Fred Bradford had 2 hits with a triple, Sean Kelly had 2 hits, singles by Trevor Kelly and Josh Marten.

Brewery – Eric Johnson had 2 hits with a double, Tim Hanson tripled, Dylan Cudahee and Tim Roberts doubled, singles by Gene McKinstry and Ryan Nichols.

Game 9: Michigan Snappers – 9 (11 hits) over Wranglers – 6 (5 hits)

WP – Matt Wright (6 IP, 6 R’s, 4 H’s, 2 K’s, 7 BB’s) with relief from Greg Heath (1 IP, 1 H), LP – Zach Lach (3 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Snappers – Thomas Beebe had 3 hits, Rob Lewis and Caleb Roberts each had 2 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock homered, singles by Blaine Milheim, Matt Wright and Mitch Neitzgert.

Wranglers – Alec Bergman and Mike Zink each had 2 hits, Adam Auernhammer singled.

Game 10: Reese A’s – 16 (12 hits) over Frankenmuth Brewery – 1 (5 hits) in 4 innings

WP – Greg Wright (4 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Dylan Cuddahee (2 IP, 12 R’s, 7 H’s, 0 K’s, 4 BB’s) with relief from Gene McKinstry (1 2/3 IP, 4 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 BB).

Reese – Joe Edwards had 2 homeruns, Jason Hoisington had 2 hits with a homerun, Gunnar Bouvy had 2 hits with a homerun and double, Paul Hoisington had 2 hits, Cody Peyok and Mark Gwizdala each homered, singles by Jacob Bouvy and Will Tack.

Brewery – Eric Johnson doubled, singles by Gene McKinstry, Jared Nichols, Lee Nichols and Ryan Nichols.

Game 11: Michigan Snappers – 4 (8 hits) over Reese A’s – 2 (5 hits)

WP – Tyler Kelly (4 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Paul Hoisington (4 IP, 3 R’s, 6 H’s, 0 K’s, 0 BB’s) with relief from Greg Wright (2 IP, 1 R, 2 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s).

Snappers – Thomas Beebe had 2 hits with a homerun, Devin Milheim had 2 hits with a double, Randy Wheelock homered, Rob Lewis doubled, singles by Tyler Kelly and Caleb Roberts.

Reese – Gunnar Bouvy had 2 hits with a homerun, Paul Hoisington had 2 hits with a double, Jacob Bouvy singled.