2013 Coldwater Early Bird Results
May 13, 2013
Coldwater, MI
Congratulations to the Dark Horse Brewing Thunder of Battle Creek, MI for winning the 2013 Coldwater Early Bird Tournament. Â They finished with a 4-1 record and defeated the DC Outlaws of Elkhart, IN in the Championship Game. Â Tyler Kelly (4-0) was named the Most Valuable Pitcher and Mitch Neitzert was the Most Valuable Hitter. Â Pool play results and game summaries are listed below.
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Final Standings: 1. Dark Horse Brewing Thunder (4-1)
2. DC Outlaws (3-2)
3.. Marshall Lightning (3-1)
4. Smalltown (2-2)
5. Wrightway Tree Service (2-2)
6. Hastings Blues (1-2)
7. Westerville Capitals (1-2)
8. Wabash Elite (1-2)
9. Wabash Bandits (0-3)
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Most Valuable Pitcher: Tyler Kelly (Thunder) 4-0 record
Most Valuable Hitter: Mitch Neitzert (Thunder)
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Game Summaries:
Game 1 Lightning          14 Wabash Bandits      1 WP- Sean Kelly               LP- Rod EckmanÂ
HR- Skirka 2 (Lightning) Â Â Â
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Game 2 Outlaws            6 Thunder            1 WP- Jon Gwizdala      LP- Andy Dillon
HR- Lawmaster, Gaugler (Outlaws) Â Â Â
Game 3 Blues             5 Smalltown          4 WP- Ryan Nichols LP- Browning Chabot
Kucharzcek (Blues) walkoff 2 run HR
Game 4 Capitals           16 Bandits            7 WP- Mike Cantrell LP- Russ Walden
Keeshing (Capitals) Grand Slam
Game 5 Elite              7 Wrightway          6 WP- Josh Gray LP- Greg Heath
HR- Gray (Wabash) Â
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Game 6 Lightning           7 Blues              5 WP- Shannon Damron   LP- Jeff Kucharzcek
HR- B. Skirka, Shook, A. Saylor, Brown (Lightning), J. Nichols (Blues) Â Â
Game 7 Thunder            6  Elite               2 WP- Tyler Kelly LP- Josh Gray
HR- Lewis (Thunder)
Game 8 Smalltown          9           Capitals            4            WP- Zach Lach LP- Mike Cantrell
HR- Woodruff (Smalltown)
Game 9 Wrightway          9 Outlaws            5 WP- Greg Heath LP- N/A
Game 10 Wrightway          19 Bandits             2 WP- Greg Heath LP- Russ Waldon
HR- Milhein (Wrightway), Waldon (Bandits)
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Game 11 Smalltown          20 Elite               9 WP- Browning Chabot LP- Richard Eckman
HR- Isley (Elite), Gephart 2, Woodruff 2, Lewis (Smalltown)
Game 12 Thunder            9 Westerville          2 WP- Tyler Kelly LP- Mike Cantrell
HR- Kelly (Thunder)
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Game 13 Outlaws            14 Blues               1 WP- Mike Huppert LP- Ryan Nichols
HR- Binkley, Miller, Brown (Outlaws)
Game 14 Lightning            11 Wrightway           10 WP- Sean Kelly LP- Greg Heath
HR- Rich Brown (Lightning)
Game 15 Thunder            11 Smalltown           4 WP- Tyler Kelly LP- Browning Chabot
HR- Neitzert 2, Dudley, Kelly (Thunder), Lewis, Swift (Smalltown)
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Game 16 Outlaws             9 Lightning             2 WP- Jon Gwizdala LP- Sean Kelly
HR- Binkley, Foor, Gaugler (Outlaws)
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Game 17 (Championship) Thunder             7 Outlaws             2 WP- Tyler Kelly LP- Jon Gwizdala
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Pool A Standings:
1. Marshall Lightning (Marshall, MI) 2-0Â 2. Smalltown Fastpitch (Benton Harbor, MI) 1-1 3. Hastings Blues (Hastings, MI) 1-1 4. Westerville Capitals (Westerville, OH) 1-1 5. Wabash Bandits (Wabash, IN) 0-2
Pool B Standings:
1. Dark Horse Thunder (Battle Creek, MI) 1-1 2. DC Outlaws (Elkhart, IN) 1-1
3. Wabash Elite (Wabash, IN) 1-1 4. Wrightway Tree Service (Eaton Rapitds, MI) 1-1Â
Thanks
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Sean Kelly
Coldwater Softball Association