Tigers Take Essig Out
Move on to Consolation Game (by Nick Kornder)
| 6/19/05 | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| Belle Plaine | 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
4 |
| Essig | 0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
BP 11 vs. Essig 5 (Sunday, June 19, at Green Isle)
Essig and the Tigers last met in 2002, and if my selective memory serves me correct, yours truly delivered the game-winning RBI in a 4-3 victory. Yeah, it was a hot afternoon; I was down 0-2 and fouled off 15 straight pitches… but I digress (and embellish). Essig entered the 16-team field as defending champions of the Miller Lite Invite, and was in the loser’s bracket thanks to an opening round, 2-1 loss to Green Isle, where a pair of last-inning dropped fly balls led to an Irish victory. (Note: The Irish went on to win the tournament, defeating Watkins in the championship game.)
Essig beat Le Sueur and came in with a 12-3 mark on the season, while Tiger hurler Jonny Schulz already had four losses himself this season, and was seeking his first win. But as they say, “that’s why they play the games!”
Belle Plaine wasted no time, batting around and posting a four-spot in the first inning. Pat Schultz was in the middle of the action, as usual, with a two-run single. The Blue Jays chipped away to make it 4-3 in the fourth, but the T-Town Express had one more big burst left in it – a five-spot in the fifth inning. Ryan Witt delivered the inning’s big hit, a two-out, two-run single.
The Tigers started getting a little weary, posting three errors over the last three innings, which led to two unearned runs in the seventh. But it was not nearly enough to derail the Tiger Train, as Witt closed things out in relief of Schulz’s second career victory.
In what could be a record for a seven-inning game, Tiger batters were plunked six different times by Essig pitching.
| Belle Plaine TIGERS (6-12, 2-4) | ||||||
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
Avg. |
|
| Schuneman, cf | 5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.25 |
| A. Hoffman, 2b | 2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.278 |
| Connolly, ph | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Huber, rf | 2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.25 |
| P. Schultz, c | 3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0.368 |
| Kruschke, ph | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dhaene, ss | 2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.236 |
| Witt, 3b-p | 3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.159 |
| Schuster, lf | 2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.237 |
| M. Schultz, 1b | 2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Feldt, dh | 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.333 |
| J. Schulz, p-3b | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.222 |
| Volek, ph | 1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.25 |
| TOTALS | 25 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
0.4 |
| 2B –P. Schultz (2). 3B – none. HR –none. HBP –A.Hoffman, | ||||||
| Huber (2), Dhaene, Witt, M. Schultz. SB – Schuneman, Huber, P. Schultz. | ||||||
| Pitcher | IP |
H |
R/ER |
BB/K |
NP |
ERA |
| J. Schulz (W, 1-4) | 5 |
6 |
3/3 |
3/2 |
107 |
6.46 |
| Witt | 2 |
2 |
0/2 |
0/1 |
38 |
0.00 |
This page was created and maintained by Nick Kornder, Sports Information Director at Northern State University. The views and ideas on this page are that of the author, and not those of Northern State University.