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Bluejays Score Three in Bottom of Ninth to Top Tigers

5/11/08

Springfield traveled to Essig on Sunday afternoon for a Mother's Day match-up against the Essig Bluejays.  The Tigers were scheduled to play an exhibition game in Milroy on Saturday, but the game was canceled due to rain.  Matt Baier and Brandon Wilhelmi returned to the lineup after finishing their college baseball seasons during the past week.

Matt Tews made his second start in the young season.  Essig started the scoring in the bottom of the third when they bunched together a two-out walk, a base hit and a double to take a 1-0 lead.  The Bluejays extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth with two hits and the help of a Tiger error.

Brent Haseleu started the top of the seventh with a bunt single.  Baier and Bob Fink drew walks to load the bases with two outs.  Chris Sturm gave the Tigers the lead when he smashed a triple to deep center field, clearing the bases, and making the score 3-2.  Essig threatened, getting a one-out double in both the seventh and eighth innings, but were unable to plate any additional runs off of Tews.

Marty Brandl started the Tiger half of the ninth with a pinch-hit single.  Baier reached base on a Bluejay error while attempting a sacrifice bunt.  Fink came through with a clutch one-out double to give Springfield a two run lead.  Wilhelmi came on in relief of Tews in the bottom of the ninth.  A Springfield error got the ball rolling for the Bluejays.  Four out of the next five Essig batters reached with base-hits.  With two outs, the winning run came around to score on a close play at the plate giving the Bluejays the win, 5-4.

Brandon Wilhelmi was the losing pitcher for Springfield.  Wilhelmi and the Tigers will look to get into the win column next weekend.  Saturday afternoon they travel to Fairfax to take on the Cardinals in an exhibition game.  Sunday they will continue Tomahawk East League play with a contest in St. James.



Linescore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Springfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 10 3 10
Essig 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 13 1 11

Springfield Box

AB R H RBI BB SO
Baier, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 SAC
Beers, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 HP
Fink, DH/C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2B
Neidt, 1B - - - - - -
C. Sturm, LF 5 0 1 3 0 2 3B
Tews, P/1B 5 0 2 0 0 2
B. Wilhelmi, C/P 4 0 3 0 0 0 2B
Diede, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2
Haseleu, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0
C. Moritz, CF 3 1 0 0 0 2
   Brandl, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0
36 4 10 4 3 11
IP H R ER BB SO
Tews 8    9 2 1 1 9
Wilhelmi (L, 0-1)  2/3 4 3 1 0 0

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