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Tigers Win One in the Ninth
(--by Brett Kruschke)
| 5/16/06 | 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| New Germany | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
| Belle Plaine | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
Belle Plaine , Minn. - The Tigers snuck one out in breath-taking fashion last night, scoring two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, to shock New Germany 3-2. Both runs scored on the final play of the game, which started when "DH" Shane Hofmann hit a grounder to first with the bases loaded. Nate Hartmann smartly obstructed the first baseman from seeing the ball, allowing Hofmann to beat out the play at first. Meanwhile, pinch runner Brett "Crooked Finger" Kruschke was attempting to score all the way from second base, as Peter Schuneman had already scored from third to tie it. As the throw came home, it was a close play at the plate... but Kruschke was safe! "They're gonna send Hayes... here's the throw... and he is... SAFE! SAFE!! The Indians win it! OH MY GOD, the Indians win it!!" (Sorry, got just a little caught up there.)
Ben Jass was the winning pitcher, throwing the final two frames of the game in relief of Mike Schultz. Schultz was solid in his first outing of the year, going seven innings and allowing just one run, while pitching to big brother Pat. (Aw, isn't that cute?!) Jass gave up an unearned run in the 9th as the Tigers committed three errors in the inning, likely all but sealing their fate. By the way - that gives El Tigro an ungodly 18 errors in 3 games. Yikes, LeRoy.
Starting for the Dutchmen was ex-Tiger T.J. Aalid, who continued to haunt his former mates. Aalid worked seven innings, matching Schultz by yielding just one run. Mike Schrupp was the tough-luck loser for New Germany.
Belle Plaine's next action takes place on the road, this Friday at St. Peter. 7:30 pm start time. Bring a glove - you just might get inserted late as a defensive replacement!
| Belle Plaine TIGERS (2-1, 0-1) | ||||||
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
Avg. |
|
| Schuneman, cf | 4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.091 |
| Feldt, rf | 3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
| Kruschke, pr | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| P. Schultz, c | 5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.300 |
| Hartmann, 3b | 4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.429 |
| S. Hofmann, dh | 3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| M. Schultz, p | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Jass, p | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| J. Schulz, ss | 3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.286 |
| Schuster, ph | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| R. Witt, 1b | 3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.125 |
| N. Selly, ph | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| Dressen, 2b | 4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
| Volek, lf | 4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
| TOTALS | 35 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
.229 |
| 2B – P. Schultz. 3B – none. HR – none. HBP – Feldt. | ||||||
| SB – Schuneman, P. Schultz, J. Schulz. | ||||||
| Pitcher | IP |
H |
R/ER |
BB/K |
NP |
ERA |
| M. Schultz | 7 |
7 |
1/1 |
1/0 |
108 |
1.29 |
| Jass (W, 1-0) | 2 |
1 |
1/0 |
1/4 |
47 |
5.40 |
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