The Lightning from Marshall, MI won the 2014 Coldwater Early Bird Tournament.  They finished with a 4-1 record and defeated Crouch Electric of Quincy, MI in the Championship Game.  Lance Adams (.600 batting average) was named the Most Valuable Hitter and Sean Kelly (4-1) was the Most Valuable Pitcher.  Pool play results and game summaries are listed below.

 

Game 1
Thunder                   4
Crouch Electric         1
WP- Kyle Crawford                          
LP- Jon Gwizdala

HR- Tassos (Thunder), Foco (Crouch)        

Game 2
Wrightway                   5
Lightning                     4
WP- Scott Ampe with relief from Greg Heath      
LP- Sean Kelly

HR- Heath, Tinervia (Wrightway), B. Skirka (Lightning)    

Game 3
Blues                         7
Smalltown                  5
WP- Ryan Nichols
LP- Zach Lach

HR- Lach, Davis, Cuddahee (Smalltown), Johnson (Blues)- Walk-off HR

Game 4 (time limit after 7 innings)
Thunder                     1
Outlaws                      1
P- Ty. Kelly/Crawford (Thunder)
P- Josh Gray (Outlaws)

HR- Miller (Outlaws)- lead of the game with HR

Game 5
Crouch                       9
Wrightway                  2
WP- Jon Gwizdala
LP- Greg Heath

HR- Elser (Crouch)
 
Game 6
Outlaws                      12
Smalltown                     8
WP- Lane Bender   
LP- Zach Lach

HR- Davis (Smalltown), Lawmaster, Czarnecki, Brown (Outlaws)

Game 7
Lightning                    4  
Blues                          1
WP- Sean Kelly 
LP- Ryan Nichols

HR- T. Kelly, D. Skirka (Lightning), Davis (Blues)

Game 8 (Playoffs)
Crouch                       8                   
Blues                          5                     
WP- Jon Gwizdala
LP- Ryan Nichols

HR- Franson (Crouch)

Game 9
Smalltown                   10
Outlaws                       6
WP- Zach Lach
LP- Josh Gray

HR- Woodruff (Smalltown), Lawmaster, Czarnecki (Outlaws)

Game 10
Lightning                   7
Wrightway                 0
WP- Sean Kelly
LP- Matt Wright

HR- B. Skirka, Bradford (Lightning)

Game 11
Crouch                       7
Thunder                     6
WP- Jon Gwizdala
LP- Tyler Kelly in relief of Kyle Crawford

HR- Krenzke, Foco (Crouch), Dudley, Asher (Thunder)

Game 12
Lightning                      8
Smalltown                     4
WP- Sean Kelly
LP- Zach Lach

HR- Lach (Smalltown)

Game 13 (Championship)
Lightning                       7
Crouch                          5
WP- Sean Kelly
LP- Jon Gwizdala

HR- T. Kelly (Lightning), Ball (Crouch)

Thanks

 

Coldwater Softball Association