Just about every kind of hit, except triples, left the bats of Ketchum Coed Softball League All-Stars in Wednesday night's third annual All-Star game at West Ketchum Coliseum.
There weren't any triples because there was a beer keg and designated pourers at second base so that the base runners could pause and enjoy the moment. And there were a lot of base runners, 35 hits in all.
It was close all the way, Francis Gilbo's squad of All-Stars just nipping Lenny Joseph's All-Star team 10-9 after nine innings of back-and-forth and stopping-at-second ball.
Trailing 9-7 in the home eighth, Francis' All-Stars (18 hits) pushed across the three winning runs with one out.
Sue Mulcahy (2 hits, 2 runs) singled and Dirk Zondag (3 hits, 2 runs) reached on an infield single. Karly Maratea got aboard on an error to load the bases. Shortstop Rod Watson (3 RBI) delivered a two-run single for a 9-9 game. An RBI single by pitcher Pat McGee (3 hits, 2 runs, 3 RBI) plated Maratea with the 10th and final run.
McGee, who belted a two-run homer in the fourth, was a hitting star for a Francis squad that had plenty of hitters—Sarah Parker (2 hits), Anthony Anderson (2 hits) and Donovan Matteson (2 hits). Also playing were McKenzie Fowler, Jill Morse, Mackenzie Moore, Kate Chappel and Matt Christian.
Lenny's All-Stars (17 hits) had a little more oomph at the top of the batting order, the 1-2-3-4 Lenny's hitters going 11-for-16 with 8 runs scored and 5 RBI.
And they boasted the game's Gold Glove winner in left center fielder, Jillian Storm (2 hits, 3 runs). She made all the catches including a great grab of Anthony Anderson's nose-diving knuckleball for an out.
Leading the way was Lenny's second baseman Sean Harrington (3-for-4, 3 runs, 4 RBI). Leadoff batter Buffalo Rixon (3 hits, 2 runs) and sharp-fielding shortstop Jennifer Biondi (3 hits) also did damage. Kate Heinecke (2 RBI) and first baseman Shannon Flavin (2 hits) helped out, too.
Also playing for Lenny's Wednesday night were Tom Moreland, pitcher Craig Morse, Annie Byerly, Kellee Havens, Mike Griffiths, Gary Moser and Brenda Griffin.
Tournament starts Saturday
Unbeaten Color Haus-Bishop Builders (8-0) is the top-seeded team for the Ketchum Coed Softball League tournament set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10 on two fields. Here are opening-round match-ups:
Saturday, Aug. 9: At 9:30 a.m., #4-seeded Firefighters (4-4) vs. #5-seeded Casino (4-4) on the lower field; at 9:30 a.m., #8-seeded Elevate/Stafftopia (1-7) vs. #9-seeded Lee Gilman Builders (0-8) on upper field.
At 11 a.m., #3-seeded Lefty's (6-2) vs. #6-seeded Principal Recruiting (4-4) on lower field; at 11 a.m., #2-seeded Cowboy Cochina (6-2) vs. #7-seeded KECH (3-5) on the upper field; at 12:30 p.m., #1-seeded Color Haus vs. the winner of the Stafftopia-Lee Gilman game.
Sunday's championship game is set for 2 p.m.
View Point won the city tournament in 2006 and 2007. Color Haus last won in 2004.
Hailey Coed All-Star game
League commissioner Mike Beall has announced players for the first Hailey Coed Softball League All-Star game set for Thursday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Lions Park in Hailey.
Coaches are Toni Marcroft and Tracy Peterson.
All-Star men: Hoss Schmidt, Jeff Burrell, T.J. Peterson, Brian Thompson, Morgan Uhrig, Kenny Nelson, Kellen Chatterton, Sean Harrington, Mike Beall, Chris Benson, Phil Uhrig and Brad Dredge.
All-Star women: Katrina Kolman, Sue Mulcahy, Tami Brooks, Sam Sisiam, B.J. Adams, Tina Murphy, Jamie Stone, Lacey Peterson, Twyla Bulcher, Jimberly Rooney, Bonnie Burrell and Sheri Thomas.
Sean Harrington of Lenny’s takes a home run trot, after a stop at second for a brew, after his three-run blast in the third tied Wednesday’s
