Explorers win Erie tourney
May 29, 2006
Midland, MI
Erie, PA
Following up their 2nd place finish in the season-opening Jarvis Merchants tourney, the Explorers won the George Baumann Memorial Tournament in Erie this past weekend. Outfielder Rino Dambrosio was named MVP of the tourney, batting .600 with 2 homers and 7 RBI. Game summaries as follows:
Game 1
Explorers 5
Scarborough 0
WP - Grant Patterson - 3H, 0BB, 11K
LP - Matt Leahy (Blake Orr in 5th)
Rino Dambrosio 4x4, Craig Crawford 2x4 with 3 RBI, Kyle Beane 2x4
Game 2
Explorers 8
Keatings 2
WP - Doug Gillis - 4H, 0BB, 6K
LP - Greg Garrity (Bill Hillhouse in 5th)
Steve Horning 3x4 with HR and 3 RBI, C. Crawford 3x4, Beane 2-run HR
Game 3
Explorers 7
Buwieser of Erie/Elkland Fastpitch 2
WP - Mike Crawford - 2H, 1BB, 9K
LP - Hugh HIllhouse (Gord Scott in 6th)
Sean Zaborowski - 2x3 (2 HR), Todd Moore 2x3
Game 4 - Semi-final
Explorers 1
Innerkip 0
WP - Patterson - 3H, 2BB, 5K
LP - Jamie Simpson
Steve Horning - solo HR in top of 1st
Game 5 - Championship
Explorers 6
Heflin 3
WP - Doug Gillis - 7H, 1BB, 5K
LP - Paul Algar (Blair Ezekiel in 5th)
Dambrosio - 2x4 (HR, 3 RBI), C. Crawford 2x3 (HR, 3 RBI)
Explorers season record stands at 8-2 going into next weekends Legends of Fastball tournament in Woodstock, ON.
Kyle Beane
kbeane8 at yahoo dot com