Thomson Merchants Exhibition weekend
July 24, 2007
Thomson, IL
Thomson, Illinois
The Thomson Merchants hosted a series of exhibition games over the weekend versus local rivals Dolan and Murphy from Aurora, Hustle Hogs and Blackhawk Pride. All teams were missing players with various other tournaments running around the country but a very enjoyable weekend was still had by all players and fans. All Thomson Fastpitch information can be found at www.thomsonfastpitch.com.
Results of the games are as follows:
Game 1
Thomson vs Dolan and Murphy
TM 1 3 0 0 2 4 6 16 14 0
DM 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 12 2
Thomson:
Steve Manson - 7ip, 5er, 2bb, 6k - WP
Tony Cody - 1 for 1
Scott Glazier - 1 for 5, 2rbi
Steve Manson - 3 for 3, 1rbi
Casey Eden - 4 for 5, 9 rbi, 2 x HR
Bruce Bielema - 1 for 4, 1rbi
Mike House - 2 for 4, 3rbi, HR
Kevin Anderson - 1 for 2
Q Cody - 1 for 4
Dolan & Murphy:
Jonas Mach - 7ip, 14er, 6bb, 12k - LP
Game 2
Dolan and Murphy vs Blackhawk Pride
A highscoring game won by Dolan and Murphy in the bottom of the 7th with a Mike Drew 2 run home run with Dolan trailing by 1. Our apologies no statistics are available.
Game 3
Thomson vs Blackhawk Pride (8 innings)
TM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 0
BP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 2
Thomson:
Chris Sheldon - 4.33ip, 1er, 3bb, 3k
Steve Manson - 3.67ip, 1er, 2bb, 1k - WP
Casey Eden - 1 for 4
Bruce Bielema - 2 for 4, 2rbi, HR
Mike House - 1 for 4, 1rbi, HR
John Brandon - 1 for 4
Kevin Anderson - 3 for 3
Q Cody - 2 for 4, 1rbi
Blackhawk:
Vic Flores - 8ip, 3er, 2bb, 5k
Game 4
Thomson vs Blackhawk Pride (8 innings)
TM 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 1
BP 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Thomson:
Steve Manson - 8ip, 3er, 4bb, 10k - WP
Aaron Vail - 1 for 5
Scott Glazier - 1 for 3, 3rbi
Bruce Bielema - 1 for 3
Kevin Anderson - 1 for 3
Q Cody - 1 for 2, 1 rbi
Blackhawk:
Vic Flores - 8ip, 4er, 8bb, 3k
Game 5
Hustle Hogs vs Blackhawk Pride
After losing 2 tough games vs Thomson Blackhawk pitcher Vic Flores finally tasted success against local rival Hustle Hogs in another tight match. Once again apologies for no stats being available.
Game 6
Thomson vs Hustle Hogs
TM 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 12 16 2
HH 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 2
Thomson:
Larry Tempe - 5ip, 1er, 3bb, 5k - WP
Chris Sheldon - 2ip, 1er, 1bb, 0k
Kevin Anderson - 1 for 4, 1rbi
Scott Glazier - 2 for 4, 2rbi
Casey Eden - 4 for 5, 5rbi, 2 x HR
Bruce Bielema - 1 for 4
Mike House - 1 for 6
John Brandon - 2 for 4
Aaron Vail - 2 for 4, 2rbi, HR
Bryan Kamper - 2 for 4, 1rbi, HR
Q Cody - 1 for 3
Blackhawk:
John Reed - 4ip, 4er, 0bb, 1k - LP
Brian Tobin - 3ip, 5er, 0bb, 2k
The Merchants will next see action in Middleton at the NAFA open this weekend.
