Final city tournament standings
Aug. 11-12, 2012 at Lions Park, Hailey. A total 12 games played, 265 runs scored.
TEAM, SEASON RECORD REC. RUNS VS.
1—7 Dog Ranch (11-1) 3-0 50 27
2—Cups and Bras (9-3) 3-2 68 49
3—Mahoney's/Wicked Spud (6-6) 3-2 50 57
Hailey Hotel/Smith Optics (6-6) 1-2 31 31
Andrus Elec./Cowboy Cocina (4-8) 1-2 25 46
Power Engineers (6-6) 1-2 26 23
Columbia Paint/Bradley Tech (0-12) 0-2 15 32
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
WINNER BRACKET GAMES
Mahoney's/Wicked Spud 17, Hailey Hotel/Smith Optics 14
Mahoney's/Spud (24 hits) started quickly with a 6-run first sparked by a leadoff HR by Sean Guisasola (4 hits, 2 doubles, 3 runs). Pat Ballou's grand slam homer for Hotel in the visitor second fueled an 8-run explosion that briefly gave Smith Optics a 10-6 lead. Spud equalized 10-10 as Mike Beall clouted a two-out, 3-run HR. From then on, Spud's defense clamped down and allowed only 4 runs in Hotel's final five at-bats. Meanwhile, Mahoney's surged ahead 17-13 with a 4-run fifth on extra-base hits by Tommy Thompson (3 hits, 2 runs), Lacey Ellworth (2 hits, triple), Anthony Rooney (3 hits, double), Milton Brooks (double) and Guisasola. Mahoney's: Dani Stone 2 hits and 3 runs, Tracy Peterson 3 hits (double, triple), Jimberly Rooney 2 hits. Hailey Hotel: Riley O'Grady 4 hits (double) and 3 runs, Eric Stumpner 3 hits (double, 2-run HR), Katrina Kolman 2 hits (double), Ballou (2 HR), JonMarie Shaw and Doug Story 2 hits apiece.
Power Engineers 19, Andrus Elec./Cowboy Cocina 2 (6 innings)
Power leadoff hitter Kyle Bennett (4 hits, 2 doubles, triple) homered to lead off the game, then Power added all the runs it needed with a 9-run second—sending 14 batters to the plate and drawing 7 walks. Power: Jamie Ulrich 2 hits, Jimmy Bradley 3 hits (2 doubles, 2-run HR), Jason Marenda 3-run HR. Joe Molyneux (HR) accounted for 2 of Cocina's 4 hits in the run-rule shortened game.
Cups & Bras 20, Columbia Paint/Bradley Tech 4 (5 innings)
The eventual tournament runner-up team made short work of Columbia/Bradley with a 25-hit attack in just four at-bats including an 11-run second highlighted by a Kenny Nelson HR. Cups & Bras: Nelson 4-for-4, M.J. Musselman 4 hits (double) and 2 runs, Wendy Speth 3 hits (2 doubles) and 4 runs, Morgan Uhrig 3 hits (2 doubles) and 4 runs, Bryan Burrell 3 hits, Brian Nelson 2 hits and 2 runs, Ryan Stavros double and 3-run HR. Bradley Tech: Donnie Green 2 hits.
7 Dog Ranch 15, Mahoney's/Wicked Spud 0 (6 innings)
7 Dog Ranch opened its title pursuit with a run-rule victory spearheaded by a 7-run second. Doubles by T.J. Petersen (2 hits, 2 runs) and Nelson Drewien (2 doubles, 2 runs) plus a bases-clearing HR by Sean Harrington (4-for-4) were the big blows. Harrington finished with 3 HRs for the shortened game. 7 Dog Ranch: Buddy Peterson 3 hits (double), Joe LaManna 3 hits (double) and 2 runs, Greg Edwards 2 hits and 2 runs. Mahoney's (6 hits): Anthony Rooney 2 hits.
Cups & Bras 11, Power Engineers 3
Cups & Bras (17 hits) didn't have one of its best hitting games, but the winners limited Power to 8 hits and scored in five of seven at-bats. Cups & Bras: Matt Nelson 2 hits (RBI triple) and 2 runs, Leighandra Roberts 2 singles and 2 runs, Kenny Nelson 2 doubles, Wendy Speth 2 hits. Power: Jimmy Bradley triple and 2-run HR, Kyle Bennett 2 hits (double), Ben Bainbridge 2 singles.
7 Dog Ranch 17, Cups & Bras 14 (winner bracket final)
Scoring in each at-bat through the first six innings, Cups & Bras built a 14-11 lead in the sixth. But, starting with one out in the home sixth, 7 Dog Ranch scored 6 runs and made its 17-14 lead stand up. Singles by Zack Dilworth (2 hits, 2 runs) and Sharon Payne opened the rally, Greg Edwards (2 hits) delivered an RBI hit, Wendy Hosman and Sean Harrington (3 runs) singled and, with two outs, Buddy Peterson (3 hits, 3 runs) slammed the decisive 3-run HR. 7 Dog Ranch: T.J. Petersen 4 hits (2 HR, grand slam, 2 doubles), Sue Mulcahy 2 singles. Cups & Bras: Matt Nelson 4 hits (solo HR, 2-run double) and 3 runs, Kenny Nelson 3 hits (3-run HR, double) and 2 runs, Ryan Stavros 4 hits (2 triples, double) and 3 runs, Wendy Speth 2 hits, Morgan Uhrig 2 hits (double) and 2 runs, Brenda Blackwell 2 hits and 2 runs, Shanell Nelson and Brian Nelson 2 hits apiece.
LOSER BRACKET GAMES
Andrus Elec./Cowboy Cocina 12, Columbia Paint/Bradley Tech 11
Trailing 8-5 in the loser-out game, Andrus/Cocina pushed across 6 runs on 7 hits in the home sixth for an 11-8 lead, only to see Columbia/Bradley tie the game 11-11 with 3 runs in the seventh. Bradley Thompson (3 hits, 2 runs) tied the game with a two-out RBI double. In the home seventh, Jeff Jones reached on an infield error and scored the winner. Andrus/Cocina: Rich Lang 2 hits (double) and 2 runs, Kim Meyers 2 hits and 2 runs, Nicola Miller 2 hits, Joe Molyneux 2 hits (double), Brandon Ivie double, triple and 2 runs. Columbia/Bradley: Kerry Nilsen 3 runs, Brent Hope 3 hits (double), Josh Perron double and 2 runs, Nate Adams double.
Hailey Hotel/Smith Optics 10, Power Engineers 4
Hotel extended its 3-2 lead with a 6-run fourth and then held Power to just 5 hits in its final three at-bats. Fueling the big inning were a one-out double by Megan Balis, an RBI triple by Doug Story (2 hits, 2 runs) and two-out run scoring double by Riley O'Grady (3 hits, 2 doubles). Hotel: JonMarie Shaw 2 hits and 2 runs, Pat Ballou 2 hits. Power: Jamie Stone 2 hits, Jamie Ulrich double, Jason Marenda 2 hits (2-run HR).
Mahoney's/Wicked Spud 16, Andrus Elec./Cowboy Cocina 11
No. 6-seeded Andrus/Cocina seemed primed for an upset, building a 7-3 lead in the fifth. That's when Mahoney's/Spud came alive with 10 runs on 7 hits and 5 walks. Tracy Peterson (3 hits, 2 runs) cranked out a 2-run triple in the big inning and added a 2-run HR for some breathing room in the home sixth. Mahoney's/Spud: Sean Guisasola 2 hits (double) and 3 runs, Mike Beall 2 hits (double) and 2 runs, Hannah Gove and Lacey Ellsworth 2 hits apiece, Anthony Rooney 3 hits. Andrus/Cocina: Rich Lang 3 hits (HR) and 2 runs, Jeff Martin 2 hits (HR), Joe Molyneux 3 hits, Nicola Miller 2 hits, Brandon Ivie double.
Mahoney's/Wicked Spud 10, Hailey Hotel/Smith Optics 7
Hotel jumped to an early 5-1 lead with Eric Stumpner belting a pair of 2-run HRs in his first two trips, but third-place Spud came back with 3-run rallies in the fifth and sixth and retired Hotel with three fly ball outs in the seventh. Wicked Spud: Milton Brooks 2 hits (double) and 2 runs, Tammi Brooks and Anthony Rooney 2 hits each, Tracy Peterson and Sean Guisasola 2 hits apiece, Dani Stone 2 hits (double). Hotel: Brad Dredge triple and double, Brandy O'Grady 2 runs.
Cups & Bras 10, Mahoney's/Wicked Spud 7 (loser bracket final)
Cups & Bras, aiming for a championship game berth, got a fast start with 6 runs on 5 hits in the first inning. Matt Nelson (3 hits, 2 runs) ripped an RBI double and Bryan Burrell (2 hits, 2 runs) delivered the first of his 2 RBI triples. The lead grew to 9-2 in the low-scoring game, but Spud mustered one final threat with 5 runs on 6 hits for a 9-7 deficit in the home sixth. Ryan Stavros (2 hits, 3 runs) led off with a single and scored an insurance run in the seventh. Wicked Spud put two runners in scoring position in the home seventh but couldn't draw any closer. Cups & Bras: Wendy Speth 2 hits. Mahoney's/Spud: Sean Guisasola 3 hits (double) and 2 runs, Lacey Ellsworth 2 hits, Tommy Thompson 2 hits (double).
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
7 Dog Ranch 18, Cups & Bras 13
Tournament MVP Buddy Peterson (4 hits, 4 runs, 7 RBI) cranked out a grand slam HR with no outs in the first for a quick 5-1 7 Dog Ranch lead. Cups & Bras came right back with 6 runs of its own in the visitor second, and a 7-5 lead, with Bryan Burrell (3 hits, 4 RBI) clouting a 3-run HR and Kenny Nelson (3 hits, 5 RBI) adding an RBI double. But it was 7 Dog Ranch's game. The champions struck for 5 runs on 6 hits in the second as Greg Edwards (3 hits, 2 runs) placed an opposite field 3-run HR down the right field line, and chipped in with 5 runs on 7 hits in the fourth for a 16-10 cushion capped by T.J. Petersen's inside-the-park grand slam HR. 7 Dog Ranch (26 hits): Sean Harrington 2 hits (double) and 3 runs, Anna Edwards 3 singles and 3 runs, Amanda Lyons 4 hits, T.J. Petersen 3 hits and 5 RBI, Joe LaManna and Zack Dilworth 2 hits apiece. Cups & Bras: Ryan Stavros 3 hits (double) and 2 runs, M.J. Musselman 2 RBI, Wendy Speth 2 hits and 3 runs, Kenny Nelson 3 hits (2 HR), Matt Nelson 3 hits (2 doubles) and 2 runs.
CITY TOURNAMENT STATS
Top team batting averages:
7 Dog Ranch (.536 team batting, 67-for-125)—Sean Harrington 7-for-9, .778, 9 runs, 9 RBI, 3 HR, 2 doubles; T.J. Petersen 9-for-11, .819, 6 runs, 11 RBI, 3 HR, 5 doubles; Amanda Lyons 6-for-8, .750; Zack Dilworth 4-for-5, .800; Greg Edwards 7-for-12, .584, 5 runs, 5 RBI, HR, 2 doubles; Anna Edwards 6-for-12, .500, 4 runs; Wendy Hosman 3-for-13, .250, 3 runs; Joe LaManna 6-for-10, .600, 3 runs, 2 doubles; Sharon Payne 3-for-8, .375, 4 runs; Nelson Drewien 3-for-4, .750, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Sue Mulcahy 2-for-11, .182; Tammi Dilworth 1-for-8, .125; and Josie Dawson 0-for-3.
Cups & Bras (.482 team batting, 94-for-195)—Kenny Nelson 12-for-16, .750, 7 runs, 15 RBI, 4 HR, 4 doubles; Bryan Burrell 9-for-12, .750, 6 runs, 7 RBI, HR, 2 triples; Matt Nelson 12-for-16, 9 runs, 6 RBI, HR, triple, 4 doubles; Brian Nelson 6-for-10, .600, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Ryan Stavros 12-for-19, .632, 11 runs, 5 RBI, HR, 2 triples, 4 doubles; Morgan Uhrig 7-for-15, .467, 8 runs, 3 RBI, 3 doubles; M.J. Musselman 7-for-16, .438, 3 runs, 6 RBI; Brenda Blackwell 5-for-20, .250, 4 runs; Shanell Nelson 5-for-18, .278, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Leighandra Roberts 4-for-18, .223, 3 runs; Gio Tognoni 1-for-5, .200.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS—Left fielder Wendy Speth of Cups & Bras, 11-for-20 (.550) with 9 runs scored, and second baseman Buddy Peterson representing 7 Dog Ranch, 10-for-12 (.834, 3 HR, 2 doubles) with 7 runs scored, 11 RBI.
LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (24 seasons)—1989-91, Red Elephant. 1992-93, Uhrig Fencing. 1994, Litzinger Construction. 1995-99, Uhrig Fencing/River Run Auto Parts. 2000-04, Wicked Spud. 2005, Anderson Asphalt. 2006, Oak St./LDE Electric/Budweiser. 2007, Uhrig Fencing/Anderson Asphalt. 2008—Smith Sport Optics. 2009-10—LDE Electric/Little Wood Builders. 2011—7 Dog Ranch/ESS. 2012—7 Dog Ranch.
