CCJBL Week 4, 2017
This Week In CCJBL Baseball!!!
Monday, June 19
Mt. Carroll Hawks @ Savanna Indians, Old Mill Park
A fascinating pitching matchup between Savanna's Greg Maddux and The Hawks' "Nuke" LaLoosh! Unfortunately for young LaLoosh, things go south for him immediately when he allowed singles to the first two hitters he faced, Frankie Frisch and "Pee Wee" Reese. After retiring the dangerous Mickey Mantle, Michael Kingery knocks in both base runners with a rocket double. Two batters later David Freese swats a single to the opposite field to score Kingery and stake the Indians to a 3-0 lead.
The score did not change until the top of the fifth. Maddux had been on cruise control allowing just one hit coming into the inning. With one gone catcher Jack Lapp coaxed a walk from the Indian's ace and scored on a towering homer by leadoff hitter Willie Wells! Mt. Carroll was now back in the ball game and was benefitting from stellar relief pitching from "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who doesn't let his curious nickname get him down!
Mt. Carroll did get a one-out single in the sixth to put a slight scare into reliever "Windy" McCall, but he quickly recovered too induce Mikey Moustakas to ground into an inning and game-ending double play.
Final Score: Savanna 3, Mt. Carroll 2
Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:
Wells 1-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB, HR (Now that's having a game)
Betts & Trout 1-3
LaLoosh L, 2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, BB, 3 K
Radboun 3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, BB, 3 K
Savanna Performance Highlights:
Frisch 1-3, R, K
Reese 2-3, R, K, E, SB
Kingery 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Freese 1-2, RBI
Espino 1-2, 2B
Maddux W, 5 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2BB, 2 K
McCall S, 1 IP, 1 H,
Milledgeville Missiles @ Shannon Eagles, Lions Park
A tough battle was almost a sure thing with crafty hurlers Larry French (Shannon) and Fernando Valenzuela (Milledgeville) taking the ball in this contest. Neither dissapointed as both pitchers held their opponents scoreless through the first three innings. Milledgeville finally broke through against French in the top of the fourth when Martin Dihigo singled to lead of the frame and was moved to second by a Harry Craft sacrifice bunt. After Kirt Manwaring moved Dihigo to third on a groundout, Jimmy Bloodworth rifled a single into center to give the Missiles the lead.
Milledgeville would add to that lead in the very next inning. Dalton Carriker reached second base on a Chip Hale throwing error when he pinch hit for Valenzuela to lead off. A ground out to first by Rickey Henderson moved Carriker to third and a two-out base knock by Eric McNair.
Meanwhile, Valenzuela had been relieved by Hilton Smith who pitched a 1-2-3 fifth but gave up a solo home run to Adrian Gonzalez and a "Rabbit" Maranville single with two out in the sixth made things interesting. Smith retired Monte Irvin to end the game and preserve victory for the Missiles.
Final Score: Milledgeville 2, Shannon 1
Shannon Performance Highlights:
Gonzalez 2-3, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Maranville 3-3
French L, 4 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 H
DeNunez 1 1/3, H, K
Milledgeville Performance Highlights:
McNair 2-3, RBI
Dihigo 1-3, R, K
Manwaring 1-3, 2B
Bloodworth 2-2, RBI
Valenzuela W, 4 IP, 0 R, 5 H, BB, 2 K
Smith S, 2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, K
Lanark Beavers @ Chadwick Silver Streaks, Handel Park
The much-anticipated duel between the pitchers with the leagues top two ERA's never really materialized. This one had fireworks!
Lanark's John Ward drilled a homer to lead off the game against Jered Weaver, but the lead was short-lived. The Streaks fired back in their half when Vince Coleman singled and swiped second, then was driven home by a Kirk Gibson double. Gibson was then himself sent home by a double off of the bat of Juan Samuel for a 2-1 Chadwick lead.
Chadwick added to their lead off of the Beavers starter Chuck Finley in the third on a mammoth home run by Samuel that extended the lead to 5-1! Things seemed to be pretty much in the bag for the Streaks until Lanark exploded for five runs off of Steven Karsay, who had come on in relief of ace Jered Weaver. The big blow in the frame being the first grand slam of the season by Jimmy Bottomley! Lanark now led 6-5!
It would not last. "Dizzy" Dean came on in to pitch for the Beavers and was shelled for four runs. Craig Biggio walked to lead things off, stole second, and scored on a Gibson single. Samuel got another hit and both he and Gibson scored on a three-run dinger onto the basketball courts beyond left-center by Tommy Leach. Chadwick had regained the lead 9-6! Lanark did manage another score in the top of the sixth but it was not enough.
Final Score: Chadwick 9, Lanark 7
Lanark Performance Highlights:
Ward 2-4, 2 R, RBI, SB, HR, E
Grebeck 2-4, R, 2B
Hamilton 3-4, R, RBI, 2B
Jacobsen 1-4, R
Higgins 1-2, R, RBI, BB
Bottomley 1-4, R, 4 RBI, HR
Finley 4 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 H, BB, 2 K
Price 1 IP, 1 H, 2 K
Dean L, 1 IP, 4 ER, 3 H, BB, K
Chadwick Performance Highlights:
Coleman 2-3, R, 2B, SB, CS
Biggio 0-1, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Gibson 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B
Samuel 3-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Leach 2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR
Weaver 4 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, BB, K
Karsay W, 1 IP, 5 ER, 4 H, K
Root S, 1 IP, ER, 2 H,
Thursday, June 26
Shannon Eagles @ Lanark Beavers, Eastland H.S.
A prime pitching matchup between Lanark's "Dizzy" Dean and Shannon's Leroy Paige at Eastland H.S. Both hurlers manage to evade anything close to a rally early on, with each allowing just one single through three. In the bottom of the fourth inning the Beavers threaten with back-to-back one-out singles off of Paige. James Bottomley is whiffed by the slender slinger but contact hitter Tony Gwynn knocked in a two-out run with a line drive base hit.
In the top of the fifth the Eagles out a scare into the Lanark home fans, putting a runner on third with two gone but Dean ends the threat by striking out Kenny DeNunez. David Price came on in relief of Dean to start the sixth and earned his third save with a 1-2-3 frame.
Final Score: Lanark 1, Shannon 0
Shannon Performance Highlights:
Clemente 1-3
Johnson 1-2
Paige L, 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, BB, K
DeNunez 1 IP, BB, K
Lanark Performance Highlights:
Grebeck 1-2, R
Gwynn 1-2, RBI
Dean W, 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 K
Price S, 1 IP, K
Savanna Indians @ Milledgeville Missiles, Milledgeville H.S.
Another excellent pitching performance on both sides of this contest! The Indians "Pee Wee" Reese gets his squad on the scoreboard early with a RBI single off of Ray Brown in the first. And that is the only score of the game! Savanna gets a fine group effort from starter "Candy" Cummings, and relievers "Windy" McCall and Greg Maddux. They combined for the shutout and hurled their team to a 5-3 record.
Final Score: Savanna 1, Milledgeville 0
Milledgeville Performance Highlights:
Walker 1-3, K
Manwaring 2-3, K
Brown 1-2: Pitching L, 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, K
Smith 2 IP, 0 R, K
Savanna Performance Highlights:
Kingery 1-3, R
Reese 1-3, RBI, E
Cummings 1-1: Pitching W, 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, K
McCall 1 IP, 0 R, K
Maddux 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, K
Chadwick Silver Streaks @ Mt. Carroll Hawks, Point Rock Park
Chadwick strikes first when they score off Mt. Carroll hurler Johnny Vander Meer on a Kirk Gibson base knock. The lead is short-lived however when the Hawks explode for six in the bottom of the inning off of STreaks starter Charlie Root. The onslaught featured a two-run homer by Michael Trout and a three-run job off of the bat of second baseman Javy Baez!
The Hawks pretty much coasted to victory from there on, with the only other run of the game coming in the third when Baez knocked home "Mookie" Betts on a sacrifice fly.
Final Score: Mt. Carroll 7, Chadwick 1
Chadwick Performance Highlights:
Gibson 1-3, RBI
Root L, 2/3, 5 ER, 3 H, 2 BB
Karsay 1-2, 3B: Pitching 4 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 K
Mt. Carroll Performance Highlights:
Wells 0-2, R, BB, E, SB
Jackson 1-3, 2B
Trout 1-3, R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Lapp 1-3, R
Betts 1-2, R, K
Benzinger 2-2, R, RBI
Baez 1-1, R, 4 RBI. HR
Vander Meer W, 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
LaLoosh 1 IP
Current CCJBL Standings
Lanark 5-3
Savanna 5-3
Chadwick 4-4
Milledgeville 4-4
Shannon 3-5
Mt. Carroll 3-5
League Leaders
Batting Average
Grebeck, Lanark .526
Clemente, Shannon .522
Gibson, Chadwick .450
Hamilton, Lanark . 417
Walker, Milledgeville .409
Reese, Savanna .400
Higgins, Lanark .389
Wells, Mt. Carroll .389
Gonzalez, Shannon .381
Hits
Clemente, Shannon 12
Ward, Lanark 10
Hamilton, Lanark 10
Grebeck, Lanark 10
Gibson, Chadwick 9
Kingery, Savanna 9
Frisch, Savanna 9
Walker, Milledgeville 9
Runs
Kingery, Savanna 7
White, Shannon 6
Gibson, Chadwick 6
Wells, Mt. Carroll 6
4 tied with 4
RBI
Gibson, Chadwick 8
Baez, Mt. Carroll 7
Wells, Mt. Carroll 6
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 6
Walker, Milledgeville 6
Six tied with 5
Doubles
Hamilton, Lanark 4
Higgins, Lanark 3
Kingery, Savanna 3
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Gonzalez, Shannon 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Triples
Samuel, Chadwick 2
many tied with 1
Homers
Gonzalez, Shannon 3
Trout, Mt. Carroll 3
Wells, Mt. Carroll 2
Jackson, Mt. Carroll 2
Gibson, Chadwick 2
Mantle, Savanna 2
Walker, Milledgeville 2
Stolen Bases
Henderson, Milledgeville 8
Coleman, Chadwick 5
Ward, Lanark 4
Wells, Mt. Carroll 4
White, Shannon 3
Walks
Mantle, Savanna 7
Lapp, Mt. Carroll 6
Wells, Mt. Carroll 5
Henderson, Milledgeville 5
Walker, Milledgeville 4
White, Shannon 4
Errors
Reese, Savanna 4
Dihigo, Milledgeville 2
Ward, Lanark 2
Grebeck, Lanark 2
Hale, Shannon 2
Iannetta, Lanark 2
Wins
Dean, Lanark 4
Valenzuela, Milledgeville 3
Cummings, Savanna 3
DeNunez, Shannon 2
Root, Chadwick 2
Saves
Price, Lanark 3
McCall, Savanna 2
Smith, Milledgeville 2
E.R.A.
Weaver, Chadwick 1.04
Price, Lanark 1.80
Maddux, Savanna 2.16
Finley, Lanark 2.65
McCall, Savanna 2.70
French, Shannon 3.07
Innings Pitched
Dean, Lanark 27
Maddux, Savanna 25
LaLoosh, Mt. Carroll 20 2/3
Smith, Milledgeville 19 2/3
Root, Chadwick 18 2/3
Weaver, Chadwick 17 1/3
Team Average
Lanark .292
Savanna .277
Shannon .265
Mt. Carroll .259
Chadwick .241
Milledgeville .188
Runs Scored
Mt. Carroll 31
Savanna 25
Lanark 24
Chadwick 23
Shannon 22
Milledgeville 16
Team E.R.A.
Savanna 2.63
Lanark 3.00
Chadwick 3.70
Milledgeville 4.14
Mt. Carroll 4.21
Shannon 5.40
Runs Allowed
Savanna 17
Lanark 20
Milledgeville 23
Chadwick 25
Mt. Carroll 25
Shannon 29
Run Differential
Savanna +8
Mt. Carroll +6
Lanark +4
Chadwick -2
Milledgeville -7
Shannon -7
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