Rice Lake Invitational Results
June 23, 2011
Rice Lake, WI
The Rice Lake Invitational was June 18-19, 2011
06/20/2011
APPLETON SQUAD WINS INVITATIONAL TITLE
The Bar of Appleton Athletics came through the loser’s bracket to win consecutive championship games against perennial power Wilber Lime and post their first ever championship in the 33rd annual Aquafest Men’s Fastpitch Invitational. The scores were 8-4 and 12-4. The same two teams met in the winner’s bracket final with six time tournament champion Wilber winning that one, 6-2.
The Appleton team began tournament play with a 6-4 victory over Dugout Bar and Grill of Cushing and followed that with an 8-7 squeaker against the La Crosse Athletics before falling to Wilber in the winner’s final. The Bar bounced back with a 5-2 triumph over third place finisher Sawdust City of Eau Claire to become eligible for the championship effort.
Wilber Lime, with 90-year old general manager John Salsman in the dugout, opened play with an 8-5 win over the host team Rice Lake Orangemen and proceeded to upend Sawdust City 5-1 to set up their three games with the eventual champions.
Sawdust pitcher Grady Wold hit a one-out, first pitch home run in the bottom of the 7th inning as his team edged the Orangemen1-0, forcing the locals to have to settle for 4th place.
ORDER OF FINISH
1. The Bar of Appleton Athletics, Appleton WI 6-1
2. Wilber Lime, Galesville WI 3-2
3. Sawdust City, Eau Claire WI 3-2
4. Orangemen, Rice Lake WI 2-2
5. La Crosse Athletics, La Crosse WI 2-3
6. St. Croix Valley Fastballers, New Richmond WI 0-3
Dugout Bar and Grill, Cushing WI 0-3
GAME RESULTS
1. La Crosse Athletics 8, St. Croix Valley Fastballers 1
2. The Bar of Appleton Athletics 6, Dugout Bar and Grill 4
3. Wilber Lime 8, Orangemen 5
4. Wilber Lime 5, Sawdust City 1
5. The Bar of Appleton Athletics 8, La Crosse Athletics 7
6. Orangemen 3, Dugout Bar and Grill 1
7. Sawdust City 12, St. Croix Valley Fastballers 1
8. La Crosse Athletics 11, Dugout Bar and Grill 6
9. Sawdust City 6, La Crosse Athletics 5
10.. Orangemen 10, St. Croix Valley Fastballers 1
11. Wilber Lime 6, The Bar of Appleton Athletics 2
12. Sawdust City 1, Orangemen 0
13. The Bar of Appleton Athletics 5, Sawdust City 2
14. The Bar of Appleton Athletics 8, Wilber Lime 4
15. The Bar of Appleton Athletics 12, Wilber Lime 4
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
PITCHER – German Sachs, The Bar of Appleton Athletics
PITCHER – Matt Stuhr, Wilber Lime
CATCHER – Rick Danielson, Sawdust City
CATCHER – Tim Hammersbach, Wilber Lime
INFIELD – Nate Berg, Wilber Lime
INFIELD – Rob Kay, The Bar of Appleton Athletics
INFIELD – Jason Bohl, La Crosse Athletics
INFIELD – Zach Knab, Orangemen
OUTFIELD – Aldie Halverson, Orangemen
OUTFIELD – Ben Nauertz, Sawdust City
OUTFIELD – Zach Storberg, La Crosse Athletics
DESIGNATED BATTER – Dusty Reul, The Bar of Appleton Athletics
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – Jamie Love (P-OF), The Bar of Appleton Athletics
