May2013

Circle Tap Dukes Open Season

May 12, 2013

Salem, WI

May 11-12
Salem, WI

The Circle Tap Dukes (Denmark, WI) men's fastpitch team opened the 2013
season in Salem, WI over the weekend. Salem played host of the first of
two weekends of North American Fastpitch Association(NAFA) travel league.

In the first game of the weekend Circle Tap dropped a 6-2 decision to New
Image of Montfort, WI.  Tom Crouch hit a solo HR in the first inning to
put the Dukes up 1-0.  New Image evened the score in the third, and the
Dukes went back on top 2-1 in the 4th on a Jim Corbett solo HR. New Image
tied the game again in the 5th before putting up four runs in the 7th.
Jeremy Holman was the winning pitcher, Rob Schweyer 10H 2BB 10K.

The Dukes then downed LineX (LaCrosse, WI) 7-0 in 5innings.  The Dukes
jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first as Ryan Sinclair walked, Tom Crouch
singled, Bryan Hansen walked, Jim Corbett singled and Joel Goodall
singled. CT added two more in the 3rd on hits by Hansen, Goodall, and
Justin Colombo.  The final run came in the 4th as Travis Thompson doubled
and scored on a Hansen hit.  Goodall tossed a no hitter with 15 strikeouts
and three walks in the five inning game.

The Dukes then beat Willkomm Mobil(Kenosha, WI) 7-0 in another five inning
contest.  Ryan Sinclair led off the bottom of the 1st with a solo shot.
CT added three more in the 2nd as Todd Malnory homered, Goodall walked,
stole 2nd and scored on an error, Sinclair then tripled in another run.
The Dukes added three more in the 5th as Jim Corbett reached on an error,
Malnory walked and Goodall smacked a three run shot.  Rob Schweyer was the
winning pitcher 2 hits, 2 walkes, 11 strikeouts.

The Dukes capped off a four game day with a 14-0 win over Earl's Club
(Kenosha, WI).  Tom Crouch and Justin Colombo were 3x3, Joel Goodall was
2x3, as was Nic Peters (triple).  Goodall was the winning pitcher tossing
his second no-hitter of the day striking out 8 in the three inning game.

CT capped of the weekend with a 13-6 win over Jeddy's (Kansasville, WI)
Jim Corbett hit a three run HR in the first to put the Dukes on top.
Jeddy's made it a 3-1 game in the top half of the 2nd beforer the Dukes
added a pair in the bottom half on a two run shot by Bryan Hansen. Jeddy's
put up five in the 3rd to take a 6-5 lead but CT would answer with four in
the bottom half.  Hansen hit another two run shot in the 5th.  The Dukes
added a pair in the 6th to force the fourth run rule game in a row.
Goodall 2IP  1R 2H 1BB 5K
Corbett 1IP  5R 3H 4BB 1K
Schweyer 3IP 0R 0H 1BB 8K

The league concludes the weekend of May 17-19 at Circle Tap.  The Dukes
play at 7:00 and 8:30 on Friday, 6:00 and 7:30 on Saturday, and 12:30 on
Sunday.

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