Schultz Shuts Down Fairfax
Pitches One Hitter in 4-0 Win (by Brett Krushke)
| 6/18/05 | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Belle Plaine | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
| Fairfax | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
BP 4 vs. Fairfax 0 (Saturday, June 18, at Green Isle)
Mike Schultz took a no-hitter into the sixth before giving up a leadoff single, then completed the one-hit, seven-inning shutout in his best game as a Tiger. Holding a 2-0 lead with two on in the sixth, left-fielder Tim Schuster gambled and made a fantastic diving catch (of course, he doesn’t have far to dive), killing a potential rally for the Cardinals.
In the seventh, right-field replacement Dave Feldt delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single to right field to give the Tigers some insurance and a 4-0 lead. The man he replaced was Nick Volek, who started the game as right-fielder and number-two hitter, and worked a full count walk (as the beer batter, no less) in the first inning. However, no sooner did Volek happily reach first base, than did Fairfax approach the umpire with scorebook in hand, pointing out that Volek was incorrectly listed as # 35 on the lineup card (he wore # 13; Manager Hofmann was later fined $3 in kangaroo court).
Not only was our sunglass-toting rookie removed from first and called out, he was ejected from the ballgame! Kind of a wimpy way to get thrown out your first game, but at the same time I’m not sure a wrong number on the lineup card warrants a player ejection. Nonetheless, instant karma hunted the Cardinals down like the Grim Reaper himself and from that point on, it was just a matter of how for the Tigers.
Schultz gained his first victory of the year (and second career), posting four strikeouts and two walks while working with battery-mate and big brother, Pat. Mike would also like to mention that BBQ Days buttons are available from all the queen candidates, so whoever you get yours from, they are all the same $2 button. Just to point that out.
| Belle Plaine TIGERS (5-12, 2-4) | ||||||
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
Avg. |
|
| Schuneman, cf | 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.143 |
| Volek, rf | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.143 |
| Feldt, rf | 2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
.400 |
| Kruschke, pr-rf | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Huber, 2b | 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.241 |
| P. Schultz, c | 3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| Dhaene, ss | 3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.245 |
| Witt, 1b | 3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.146 |
| Thiesfeldt, dh | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.119 |
| S. Hofmann, ph | 1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Schuster, lf | 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.194 |
| J. Schulz, 3b | 2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.222 |
| TOTALS | 24 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
.208 |
| 2B – none. 3B – none. HR –none. HBP – Schuster(2). SB –none. | ||||||
| Pitcher | IP |
H |
R/ER |
BB/K |
NP |
ERA |
| M. Schultz (W, 1-2) | 7.0 |
1 |
0/0 |
4-Feb |
88 |
4.05 |
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