Final regular-season standings
TOURNEY SEED, TEAM REC. RUNS VS.
1—Casino/Whiskey Jacques 9-1 162 69
2—Lefty's Bar & Grill 7-3 164 88
3—Firefighters 6-4 150 112
4—KECH 4-6 96 140
5—Elevate 3-7 110 149
6—Idaho Bioscience 1-9 45 169
RESULTS
Firefighters 13, Casino/Whiskey Jacques 12
Firefighters finished up their 22-run, 31-hit doubleheader sweep and handed The Casino its first loss of the season. Trailing 4-2 after three, Firefighters put together an 8-run, 7-hit fourth sparked by a one-out RBI triple by Melinda Milner. Their lead trimmed from 10-4 to 10-8, Firefighters added 3 important runs in the sixth on a two-out double by Keith Potter (2 hits, 2 runs) followed by an RBI single by Steph Rowley. The Casino rallied for 4 runs on 5 hits in the seventh with Lisa Vadalma (2 hits, 2 runs) drilling an RBI double, but the league leaders left the potential tying run on second and the potential winning run at first base. Firefighters (14 hits): Matt Christian 3 hits (double) and 2 runs, Becky Simpson 3 hits (2 doubles). Casino (21 hits): Tom Moreland 2 hits (double) and 3 runs, Matt Zontag 3 hits (double), Josh Jacobson 3 hits (double) and 2 runs, Bryan O'Connell 2 hits (HR).
Firefighters 9, KECH 1
Firefighters, needing a win over KECH to clinch third place in the regular season, built a 7-1 lead with a 5-run, 6-hit third. The winners got 5 straight two-out hits capped by an RBI triple off the bat of Steve McCoy. KECH was limited to 7 hits, 2 apiece by Scotty Carlson and Trey Knox. Firefighters: Leadoff hitter Matt Christian 4 hits (3 doubles, triple) and 2 runs, Justin Herald triple, double and 2 runs, Steph Rowley 2 hits, Keith Potter 3 doubles and 2 runs.
UPCOMING GAMES (at West Ketchum Coliseum)
NOTE: Idaho Bioscience has told tournament organizers that it can't field a team this weekend, which would mean they would forfeit their games and give their opponents automatic wins.
FRIDAY, JULY 29 (city tournament, double elimination)
5:30 p.m. #3 Firefighters vs. #6 Idaho Bioscience (#1, lower)
5:30 p.m. #4 KECH vs. #5 Elevate (#2, upper)
7:00 p.m. #1 Casino/Whiskeys vs. winner KECH-Elevate (#1)
7:00 p.m. #2 Lefty's vs. winner Firefighters-Bioscience (#2)
SATURDAY, JULY 30 (city tournament, double elimination)
9:00 a.m. Loser Firefighters-Bioscience vs. loser Casino-KECH or Elevate (#1)
9:00 a.m. Loser KECH-Elevate vs. loser Lefty's-Firefighters or Bio (#2)
10:30 a.m. (#1)
10:30 a.m. (#2)
12 noon (#1)
1:30 p.m. Championship game (#1)
3:00 p.m. If necessary game (#1)
LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (21 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. 2006-07, View Point. 2008, Color Haus/Bishop Builders. 2009—Color Haus. 2010—Lefty's Bar & Grill.
