Kelso Klassic Results
June 16, 2010
Kelso, MO
The Decatur Pride finished 2nd in the 14 team Kelso Klassic this past
weekend in Kelso, MO., losing to Aurora Dolan & Murphy in the final.
Congrats to Aurora on their Kelso Klassic Championship.
The results of the Pride games are below.
Decatur 8 5 innings
Elkville 1
WP: Jim Hartman
LP: Jason Einhorn
Decatur 6
Topeka Toros 0
WP: Jim Hartman in relief of Karl Gollan
LP: Brian Younger
Decatur Pride pitcher Karl Gollan was hit hard with a pitch just
above the left elbow in his first at bat of this game and was held
out for the remainder of the weekend as a precautionary measure. He
will be fine for this weekend after resting it, nothing serious.
Pride pitcher Brent Stevenson was unavailable for the weekend.
Winners Bracket Final:
Aurora 7 9 innings
Decatur 6
WP: Ales Jetmar
LP: Jim Hartman
This was an exciting game with Aurora jumping out to a 2-0 lead in
the first inning. Decatur came back and scored 4 in the 3rd and 2 in
the 5th to take a 6-2 lead. Aurora rallied to score 4 in the bottom
of the 6th to tie it and force extra innings. Aurora catcher Robert
Reder delivered the game winning hit in the bottom of the 9th with a
line drive single up the middle.
Losers Bracket Final
Decatur 9
Topeka Toros 6
WP: Jim Hartman
LP: Tony Buckley (1 IP) with relief from Brian Younger
A slugfest with a good hitting Topeka team. Rick Minton, Drew
Minton, and Ty Morganthaler all homered for Decatur in this one and
Topeka slugger Chris Leaf homered for the Toro's, one of his 7 for
the weekend.
Championship Game:
Aurora 13 6 innings
Decatur 5
SP: Joe Crouch (1 IP)
WP: Jeremy Holmen
SP: Jim Hartman (2/3 IP)
LP: Drew Minton with relief from Camden Decker
After a 2-2 tie in the first inning, Aurora lead the rest of the way
to take the Championship Game.
Up next for the Pride is the Herald and Review Decatur Pride
Shootout. Play opens on Friday night at 7pm at Borg Warner Field in
Decatur
#17 Aurora Defeats #9 Decatur Twice to Win Kelso Klassic
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/morningbrief/?p=4212
With this win, Aurora improves to 17-5 on the season. This was Aurora’s first weekend with its full ISC pitching staff of Ales Jetmar (12-2), Joe Crouch (2-3), and Jeramie Holman (3-0). Ironically, 3 of Aurora’s 5 losses this season have been at the hand of their ISC-teammate Holman with scores of 7-5, 3-1 & 1-0. Aurora’s other two losses include a 3-2 loss to Ray Reynolds and Rockford BAC Pride at a wood-bat exhibition game and a 3-0 loss to the Bar of Appleton—who had only 4 hits off of Joe Crouch to our 3 hits off of Andy Blackshaw during a pitchers’ dual at the Walcott Memorial Day Tournament. Aurora started the season taking 2nd place and an ISC berth at the Dekalb Icebreaker tournament, followed by 1st place at the Rockford Dick Tracy tournament.
The following players have led Aurora's offense so far this summer:
Jarod Gutesha .440 avg, 17 rbi, 4 hr
Dave Perkins .426 avg, 15 rbi, 3 hr
Robert Reder .368 avg, 17 rbi
Adam Perkins .356 avg, 15 rbi, 2 hr
Jim Pecoraro .354 avg, 17 rbi, 5 hr
The Shamrocks are next in action at the Decatur Shootout this Saturday, June 19th. The Aurora Dolan & Murphy Shamrocks, currently ranked 17th by the International Softball Congress, capped an undefeated (5-0) run through the 14-team Kelso Klassic men’s fastpitch softball tournament with a 13-5, six inning win over the #9 ranked Decatur Pride. Aurora outscored its opponents 48-15 over the course of five hard-fought games. The biggest win came early Sunday, in the key game of the three-day, double-elimination event. After jumping out to an early 2-0 lead, Aurora let Decatur back in the game going down by as much as 4 runs at one point. The Shamrocks rallied back in the 6th to tie the game at 6 apiece. Aurora finally broke through in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out double by Dave Perkins and walk-off single by Robert Reder to send Decatur to the loser’s bracket final. Jeramie Holman of Aurora was named the most valuable pitcher of the tournament. He went 3-0 and was the winner in the championship game. He worked a total of 16 innings, allowing only three earned runs and 14 hits while striking out 26 and walking two. Ales Jetmar was equally impressive in his two wins, the most significant being his 9-inning battle vs. Decatur in the winner’s bracket final in which he tallied 15 strikeouts. Joe Crouch also gave Aurora some solid innings on the mound.
