Final regular-season standings
TEAM, SPONSOR, TOURNEY SEED REC. RUNS VS.
1—Casino 7-1 127 75
2—View Point 7-1 160 59
3—Color Haus 7-1 161 57f
4—Firefighters 5-3 130 90
5—Zenergy 4-4 116 117
6—Lefty's Bar & Grill 3-5 132 118
7—SV Associates 2-6 90 151
8—Group Six 1-7 74 152
9—Kennedy Mortgage 0-8 18 190
Final city tournament standings
July 29-30, 2005 at Atkinson Park, Ketchum. A total 16 games played, 388 runs scored (446 last year).
TEAM,SEASON RECORD REC. RUNS VS.
1—Casino (7-1) 4-0 44 15
2—View Point (7-1) 3-2 72 52
3—Color Haus (7-1) 3-2 92 57
4—Firefighters (5-3) 2-2 41 45
Lefty's Bar & Grill (3-5) 2-2 52 46
Zenergy (4-4) 1-2 32 47
Group Six (1-7) 1-2 32 42
Sun Valley Associates (2-6) 0-2 19 42
Kennedy Mortgage (0-8) 0-2 4 42
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
WINNER BRACKET GAMES
Group Six 21, Kennedy Mortgage 4
Group Six only needed four innings to dispatch KM, but nothing could diminish the glory of Lenny's dinger. Group Six (18 hits): Jim Carlson 4-for-4 (2 triples), 3 runs. Mike Davis 3 hits (triple/double), 4 runs. Leisl Opp 2 hits (triple), 2 runs. Karen Morrison 2 singles, 1 run. Kennedy (10 hits): Lenny Joseph HR. Shannon 3-for-3, 1 run. Tim Flavin 2 hits.
Color Haus 20, Lefty's 4
2-run dingers by Josh Jacobson and Chris Benson made this one a tin roof (on the Haus). Color Haus (23 hits): Jacobson 3 hits, 3 runs. Bryan Burrell 3 hits (2 doubles), 3 runs. Kathy Seal 3 hits, 1 run. Sarah Benson 2 hits, 3 runs. Lefty's (9 hits): Buff Rixon 1 hit, 1 run. Jen Embree 1 hit, 1 run. Frank Salvoni 1 hit, 1 run.
Firefighters 14, Zenergy 5
A 7-run fourth by the Firefighters spelled doom for Zenergy. Firefighters (18 hits): Ken Edwards 3 doubles, 1 run. Matt Christian triple/double, 1 run. Karly Maratea 3 hits, 3 runs. Alysia Heyer & Gabby Diedrick 2 hits, 1 run each. Zenergy (11 hits): Pat McGee 3 hits (HR/2 doubles), 2 runs. Shane Zalac 2 hits, 1 run. Heather Lingbloom 2 hits. Gina Heidemann double/run.
View Point 23, SV Associates 7
View Point opened the tournament with a polished performance, dispatching the Associates in five innings. View Point (25 hits): Robin Sarchett 5-for-5 (HR/4 doubles), 4 runs. Jeff Sarchett 4 hits (2 doubles), 4 runs. Sharon Stewart 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Wendy Hossman 2 hits. SV (10 hits): Tyler Wheeler 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Austin Bristow 2 hits (triple/double), 1 run. Eric Palmer HR. Sarah Parker 1 hit, 1 run. Jamie Menges double.
Casino 16, Group Six 1
Being #1 has its perks, like a noon game on Saturday. It was just the ticket for the Clubbers who kick-started their championship run by 86ing Group Six. Casino (22 hits): Joe Reali 3 hits (triple/double), 3 runs. Matt Stacey 3 hits (double), 3 runs. Sarah Torres 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Jill Morse 2 hits. Group Six (8 hits): Keith Railly 2 hits. Jim Carlson 1 hit, 1 run. Leisl Opp & Karen Morrison 1 hit apiece.
View Point 18, Color Haus 8
In the second round, View Point played stifling D, allowing Color Haus only two consecutive hits the entire game. Somewhere Bob Sarchett was smiling. View Point (26 hits): Rod Watson 4-for-4 (HR/double), 3 runs. Robin Sarchett 4 hits, 3 runs. Sharon Stewart 3 hits, 3 runs. Sue Mulcahy 3 hits, 2 runs. Color Haus (8 hits): Bryan Burrell 3 hits (HR/2 doubles), 3 runs. Josh Jacobson 2 hits (HR). Sarah Benson 1 hit. Kathy Seal & Brenda Blackwell 1 run each.
Casino 8, Firefighters 3
Casino got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first, allowing the Firefighters just one run. Tied 2-2 heading into the home fourth, the Clubbers tacked on three runs by Anthony Anderson, Jerod Ball and Matt Stacey to take what proved to be an insurmountable lead. Casino (14 hits): Anderson 3 hits (HR/double), 3 runs. Stacey 2 hits, 2 runs. Jill Morse, Brenda Griffin & Kathy Baker 1 hit each. Firefighters (12 hits): Ken Edwards 2 hits (triple/double), 2 runs. Karly Maratea 2 hits. Pam Rudolph 2 hits. Matt Christian 1 hit, 1 run.
Casino 11, View Point 7
While the cheer "Let's show them who the real champions are" might light a fire under your team, it is also likely to incite a slow burn in your opponent, which was the case here. Casino came out hotter than a wet hornet, scoring four runs in the first to offset one by the Point. Both teams plated two in the second and it went tit-for-tat from there. Every time visiting View Point scored, Casino answered. It seems real champions do that. Casino (16 hits): Jerod Ball 3 hits (2 doubles), 1 run. Joe Reali 3 hits, 1 run. Jill Morse 1 hit, 1 run. Gretchen Wagner 1 hit, 1 run. View Point (12 hits): Matt Conover 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Jeff Sarchett 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Sue Mulcahy 2 hits. Wendy Hossman 2 runs.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Casino 9, View Point 4
Just like some of the patrons of the Casino, the bags were loaded late in the game. Trailing 4-1 in the fifth, the Casino busted loose, plating eight runs to lock up its first-ever championship. Casino (19 hits): Anthony Anderson 4-for-4 (2 doubles), 1 run. Mike Torres 3 hits (double), 1 run. Craig Morse 3 hits (double), 1 run. Lisa Valdamo 3 hits (2 doubles). Sarah Torres double, 1 run. View Point (11 hits): Sue Mulcahy 3 hits, 2 runs. Robin Sarchett 2 hits (HR), 2 runs. Jeff Sarchett 2 hits. Georgia Hutchinson 2 hits.
LOSER BRACKET GAMES
Lefty's 21, Kennedy Mortgage 0
Lefty's lit up the scoreboard, scoring in every inning, including a big 9-run second highlighted by Wendy Speth's 3-run double. Lefty's (25 hits): Buff Rixon 4 hits (double), 3 runs. Kyle Rushton 3 hits (HR/2 triples), 2 runs. Nicole Buckwalter 3 hits (double), 3 runs. Wendy Speth 2 doubles, 2 runs. Kennedy (6 hits): Tom Sparks 2 hits. Jen S. 2 hits.
Zenergy 22, Group Six 10
Group Six maintained a one-run lead until the fourth when Zenergy popped for five runs. Zenergy (32 hits): Kelsey Hazleton 5 hits. Gina Heidemann 4 hits, 4 runs. Pat McGee 4 hits (2 HR), 3 runs. Warren Christiansen 3 hits (2 doubles), 3 runs. Group Six (11 hits): Chad Pringle 3 hits (HR), 1 run. Mike Davis HR, 3 runs. Julie Swenke 1 hit, 2 runs. Leisl Opp 1 hit, 1 run.
Lefty's 19, SV Associates 12
SV Associates carried the early momentum and the lead, but after bolting to a 12-2 advantage in the third fizzled like wet fireworks with only two hits in the remaining four frames. Lefty's (26 hits): Kyle Rushton 4 hits (HR/double), 4 runs. Dave Hausmann 4 hits (2 doubles), 2 runs. Michele Hampton 3 hits (triple), 3 runs. Jen Embree, Julie Bell, Levie Smith 2 hits each. SV (20 hits): Tyler Wheeler 3 doubles, 3 runs. Lee Ritzau 3 hits, 2 runs. Jamie Menges 2 hits, 1 run. Sarah Parker 2 hits (double), 1 run.
Firefighters 14, Lefty's 8
You could say Lefty's was flatter than last night's beer for the 9 a.m. game on Sunday morning, but the Firefighters were ready to go, scoring in every inning but one. Firefighters (20 hits): Linda McMahon 3 hits, 2 runs. Ed Binnie 3 hits, 2 runs. Keith Potter 3 hits (triple), 2 runs. Karly Maratea 2 hits, 2 runs. Lefty's (8 hits): Kyle Rushton 3 hits, 1 run. Dave Hausmann triple/double, 1 run. Wendy Speth 2 hits, 1 run. Michele Hampton 2 hits, 1 run.
Color Haus 23, Zenergy 5
Color Haus sent the Z-Team packing with a 10-hit, 10-run second, highlighted by Josh Jacobson's homerun and Kathy Seal's triple. Color Haus (23 hits): Jacobson 3-for-3. Seal 2 hits, 3 runs. Brenda Blackwell 2 hits, 2 runs. Jeff Burrell 2 hits (triple/double), 3 runs. Zenergy (12 hits): Pat McGee 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Eric Ayers 2 hits (double), 1 run. Gina Heidemann, Alley Brewer, Heather Lingbloom 1 hit each.
Color Haus 24, Firefighters 10
A 10-run, 9-hit first frame put the Haus in front for good. The 6-run, 7-hit fourth was just for good measure. Color Haus (28 hits): Bryan Burrell 3 hits (HR/triple/double), 4 runs. Josh Jacobson 3 hits (HR/double), 3 hits. M.J. Musselman 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Sarah Benson 3 hits, 2 runs. Zenergy (14 hits): Ken Edwards 4 hits, 2 runs. Keith Potter 2 hits, 2 runs. Linda McMahon 2 hits (double), 1 run. Gabby Diedrick 1 hit, 2 runs.
View Point 20, Color Haus 17
The closest game of the tournament seemed to have the most unlikely ending. With a trip to the championship on the line, Color Haus held an 8-2 lead after two, a 12-1 lead after three, and maintained a 14-5 edge after five. View Point chipped away, scoring 4 runs in the sixth and sent 11 over home plate in the top of the seventh for an improbable, but not impossible, comeback. After that, were the Point's players really wondering why Casino had such a big cheering section for the championship game? View Point (26 hits): Rod Watson 5-for5 (2 HR/3 doubles), 3 runs. Nelson Drewien 4 hits (HR/double), 2 runs. Sue Mulcahy 4 hits, 3 runs. Georgia Hutchinson 3 hits, 2 runs. Color Haus (25 hits): Josh Jacobson 4 hits (2 HR/double), 3 runs. Jeff Burrell 4 hits (2 doubles), 2 runs. M.J. Musselman 3 hits (double), 2 runs. Kathy Seal 3 hits (double), 1 run.
CITY TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Top team batting averages (minimum 10 at-bats):
· Casino (.510 team batting, 71-for-139)—Anthony Anderson 12-for-13,.923; Jerod Ball 8-for-12,.666; Matt Stacey 8-for-12,.666; Dave Penn 4-for-6,.666; Craig Morse 7-for-11,.636; Lisa Valdamo 5-for-10,.500; Sarah Torres 4-for-12,.333; Kathy Baker .250; Brenda Griffin .230; Gretchen Wagner .153.
· View Point (.507 team batting, 100-for-197)—Rod Watson 13-for-19,.684; Robin Sarchett 14-for-21,.666; Sue Mulcahy 13-for-21,.619; Jeff Sarchett 13-for-21,.666; Nelson Drewien 11-for-19,.578; Matt Conover 8-for-17,.470; Sharon Stewart-Payne 9-for-20,.450; Georgia Hutchinson 8-for-19,.421; Wendy Hossman .277; Dotty Sarchett .266.
· Color Haus (.524 team batting, 107-for-204)—Josh Jacobson 15-for-18,.833; Chris Benson 6-for-8,.750; Jeff Burrell 11-for-17,.647; M.J. Musselman 7-for-11,.636; Bryan Burrell 12-for-19,.631; Kathy Seal 10-for-17,.588; Lars Hovey 7-for-12,.583; Sarah Benson 9-for-18,.500; Dan Gearhart 7-for-14,.500; John Rathfon 7-for-15,.466; Twyla Bulcher 7-for-19,.368; Shannon Webb 5-for-16,.312; Brenda Blackwell .235.
· Firefighters (64-for-149,.429) · Lefty's (76-for-141,.539)
SPECIAL AWARDS—Most Valuable Players—Craig Morse, Casino pitcher and Lisa Valdamo, Casino first baseman. Leading hitters—Anthony Anderson, Casino shortstop (12-for-13, .923 with 5 doubles, 1 HR), and Sue Mulcahy, View Point right centerfielder (13-for-21,.619). Homerun champions—Bryan Burrell, Color Haus, 4. Sharon Stewart-Payne, View Point, 2. Homeruns in tournament (25)—Josh Jacobson, Color Haus, 5; Bryan Burrell, Color Haus, 3; Rod Watson, View Points, 3; Pat McGee, Zenergy, 2; Eric Palmer, SV Associates, 2; Robin Sarchett, View Point, 2; Kyle Rushton, Lefty's, 2.
LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (15 years)—1990-91, Blaine County Title/McCann-Daech-Fenton. 1992, T&T Bluebirds. 1993-95, Park Rats. 1996-97, Cheers. 1998, Sprinkler Supply. 1999-2000, Whitehead Landscaping. 2001, Color Haus. 2002-03, View Point. 2004, Color Haus. 2005, Casino.
