WE WIN! WE WIN! WE WIN!
The City started slowly, losing Game 1 by a 5-4 score, despite having scored 3 runs in the first inning a bunt by Dale Mack, a double by Joe Hegedus III, a two-run double by Tom Hartzell and a double by Dick Hacker. Steve Wolfe doubled in Bob Filaseta in the 7th, for the City’s only other run, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Suburbanite’s single runs in the second and third, and a three-spot in the fifth.
Game 2 saw the City team come alive, outscoring the Suburbanites 12-10. We took the lead in the first and never looked back (well, almost never! Dale Mack led off with a bunt and was sacrificed to second by Harry Knecht. Steve Wolfe doubled him home, and then scored on a double by Bob Filaseta. There was more to come in the second inning, when Blair Weller and Same Fisher started the inning with back-to-back doubles. After a single by Travis Frankenfield, Dale Mack bunted a run home. Harry Knecht then tripled two home. The City team added another run in the third on doubles by Blair Weller and Sam Fisher, a single run in the fifth on doubles by Dick Hacker and Blair Weller and four in the eighth a bunt from Travis Frankenfield, a hit by pitch by Dale Mack. Harry Knecht doubled one run home, Bob Filaseta doubled two home, and Dick Hacker plated the last run. The Suburban bunch scored three in he ninth to make the City team hold their breath!
In the third game, after falling behind 3-0, the City team rallied to tie the score on a bunt by Bob Filaseta, a single by Blair Weller, a two-run double by Tom Hartzell, a single by Joe Hegedus III and a bunt by Travis Frankenfield. Unfortunately, we were blanked the rest of the way, wasting a pair of doubles by Larry Roth, while the Suburban team added single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth for a 6-3 win.
Down two games to one, the City team came out determined to force a fifth game., scoring three in the second a one in the third before the Suburban team got settled in their seats. In the second, Bob Baer doubled and Mike Endy singled. Bob Schuster then bunted a run home. Dale Mack bunted to load the bases, and after two outs, Sam Fisher doubled in two. In the third, back-to-back doubles by Dick Hacker and Bob Baer produced a run. The City team broke the game open with a 6-spot in the fifth, scoring when Dick Hacker doubled, and a single by Bob Schuster following a single by Mike Endy. Dale Mack was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Travis Frankenfield brought a run in with a single, and Sam Fisher brought two more home with a bases loaded double. Tom Hartzell then doubled in the final two runs of the inning. Single runs scored in the seventh and eight innings when Travis Frankenfield was sacrificed to second by Jim Van Billiard after he singled, and scored on Tom Hartzell's double. In the eighth doubles by Bob Baer and Bob Schuster produced the final run in a 12-7 victory.
The City team jumped to a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the final game after they loaded the bases on a double by Tom Hartzell, a single by Dick Hacker and a hit by pitch from Bob Filaseta. Bob Schuster laid down a sacrifice to plate the run. We sat and watched as the Suburban team plated five runs in the top of the third. But, we weren’t to be denied! We scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on back-to-back doubles by Dick Hacker and Bob Baer. Then, in he sixth, the City men took the lead for good, scoring six times. Tom Hartzell doubled and scored on Bob Baer’s double. Bob Filaseta then got on with a bunt, and Bob Schuster followed with another sacrifice to plate a run. Dale Mack loaded the bases with a bunt. Following an RBI bunt from Travis Frankenfield, Sam Fisher plated three with a pinch hit triple and scored himself when Steve Wolfe followed with a double. Four more in the seventh iced the game. Dick Hacker and Bob Baer had back-to-back doubles, Bob Filaseta had a bunt, Dale Mack plated a run with another bunt, Travis Frankenfield singled to load the bases, and Steve Wolfe plated the final two runs with a double. Final score: City 12, Suburban 6.
The series now stands City 19, Suburban 35. Captains for the City League were Bob Koehler, Jr. and Leroy Miller, who juggled the roster to perfection. Congratulations, gentlemen, on a job VERY well done!
Also, congratulations and many thanks to College Hill Moravian for hosting the match, making everyone feel at home (and, feeding us well!). Great job, guys!
NAME AB .. R .. H .. B .. 1B .. 2B .. 3B .. HR .. RBI .. AVE
TRAVIS FRANKENFIELD (St. Pete)..20.....5....12.....5.....7.....0.....0.....0.....3.....600
DICK HACKER (First UCC).........23.....5....11.....0.....1....10.....0.....0.....2.....478
DALE MACK (Holy Trinity)........24.....7....11....11.....0.....0.....0.....0.....2.....458
SAM FISHER (St. Matthew’s)......14.....3.....6.....0.....0.....5.....1.....0.....8.....429
STEVE WOLFE (Bethany)...........14.....1.....6.....0.....0.....6.....0.....0.....5.....429
B0B BAER (East Hills)...........15.....4.....6.....0.....0.....6.....0.....0.....4.....400
BOB SCHUSTER (Christ UCC).......10.....2.....4.....2.....1.....1.....0.....0.....5.....400
TOM HARTZELL (College Hill).....18.....4.....7.....0.....0.....7.....0.....0.....6.....389
BOB FILASETA (Sacred Heart).....19.....5.....7.....3.....0.....4.....0.....0.....3.....368
BLAIR WELLER(Fritz-Wesleyan)....13.....3.....4.....0.....0.....4.....0.....0.....1.....308
JOE HEGEDUS III (East Hills)....10.....1.....3.....0.....1.....2.....0.....0.....1.....300
LARRY ROTH (Trinity UCC)........10.....0.....3.....0.....3.....0.....0.....0.....0.....300
MIKE ENDY (Trinity UCC)..........7.....2.....2.....0.....2.....0.....0.....0.....0.....286
HARRY KNECHT (Schoenersville)....7.....1.....2.....0.....0.....1.....1.....0.....3.....286
JIM VAN BILLIARD (East Hills)....6.....0.....1.....0.....1.....0.....0.....0.....0.....167
TOTALS..........................210...43....85....21....16....46.....2.....0....43.....405
HBP:
Mack 2, Van Billiard 2, Filaseta 1
SAC:
Schuster 2, Knecht 1
Game Winning RBIs:
G2: Steve Wolfe, G4: Bob Schuster, G5: Sam Fisher
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Bethlehem Inter-Church Dart Baseball League
City-Suburban *All-Star Game
Report taken from "BETHLEHEM PRESS"
CONGRATULATIONS CITY! GAME 1
GAME 2
GAME 3
GAME 4
GAME 5
CITY HITTERS
SUBURBAN HITTERS
February 6, 2008 sports page A13
City got three runs in the first inning of game one, but Suburban scored
in the second and third and tied it in the fifth on Zach Kern's HR.
Suburban went ahead in the fifth on a balk by Bryan Frankenfield.
Trailing 5-3, City scored a run in the seventh but lost 5-4.
City jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and added four in the
second and one in the third for a 7-0 advantage. In the third, the
Suburbans scored two and added one in the fourth to make it 7-3.
City answered with one in the fifth to make the score 8-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Suburban cut it to 8-5 before
making it 8-7 later on. However, City came back again in
the eighth and made it 12-7. The final was 12-10 in favor
of City to tie the series at 1-1.
Suburban scored three early runs but City tied it at 3-3
in the bottom of the second. Suburban scored a run in
the sixth, seventh and eighth and held on for a 6-3 win.
City started off with a 4-0 lead. Suburban scored a run
in the third to cut it to 4-1, but City answered with
six runs to take a 10-1 lead. Suburban cut it to 11-5,
but the final score was 12-7 in favor of the City
Down 1-0, Suburban scored five runs to take a 5-1 lead
in the third inning. In the fifth, City cut it to 5-2
only to have Suburban answer to make it 6-2. However,
a six-run sixth made the score 8-6 for City They would
add four more in the seventh to make the final 12-6 and
win the series.
Travis Frankenfield 12-20, Dale Mack 11-13, Dick Hacker 11-23,
Steve Wolfe 6-15, Sam Fisher 6-14, Bob Filaseta 7-18,
Tom Hartzell 6-15
Harold Wombold 12-24, Bryan Frankenfield 11-24, Ed Wychock 11-25,
Bernie Yurko 7-21, Zach Kern 5-15 (HR), Tim Eichman 6-20