Coldwater Early Bird Tournament
May 4, 2015
Coldwater, MI
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Coldwater Early Bird Tournament
Coldwater, MI
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The Dark Horse Thunder from Battle Creek, MI won the 2015 Coldwater Early Bird Tournament. They finished with a 4-0 record and defeated the DC Outlaws of Bremen, IN in the Championship Game. Jeff Nowaczyk (3 HR, 9 RBI) was named the Most Valuable Hitter and Jon Gwizdala (2-0, save) was named the Most Valuable Pitcher. Pool play results and game summaries are listed below.
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Game Summaries:
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Game 1
Lightning          10    (10 innings)
Homer Aces        3
WP- Sean Kelly    5H 18K          ÂÂ
LP- Brian Edwards   12H 11K
HR- Ferguson (Lightning)    ÂÂ
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Game 2
Thunder           5
Homer Aces        3
WP- Tyler Kelly    6H 10K,  Save- Jon Gwizdala  2K ÂÂ
LP- Shannon Damron    5H 7K
HR- Kelly, Lewis (Thunder)
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Game 3
Wrightway          8
Blues              2
WP- Matt Wright    3H 7K
LP- Ryan Nichols     3H 10K
HR- Heath (Wrightway)
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Game 4
Wabash Elite        7
DC Outlaws         1
W- Ronnie Banush    1H 9K ÂÂ
L- Mike Huppert   7H 6K
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Game 5
Thunder            7
Wrightway          0
WP- Jon Gwizdala    1H 9K ÂÂ
LP- Zach Lach    4H 9K
HR- Keenan, Kelly, Krenzke (Thunder)
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Game 6
Wabash Elite         5
Blues                4
WP- Jordan Eckman in relief of Dennis Heffler  ÂÂ
LP- Ryan Nichols   7H 12K
HR- Nichols, S. Davis, J. Davis (Blues); Bokinskey, Hovey (walkoff HR for Wabash)
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Game 7
Outlaws            11ÂÂ
Lightning            1
WP- Josh Gray    2H 9K in relief of Lane Bender  ÂÂ
LP- Trevor Kelly    12H 3K
HR- Brown (2), Lawmaster, Weldy, Harness (Outlaws)
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Game 8 (Playoffs)
Lightning            7          ÂÂ
Wrightway           2           ÂÂ
WP- Sean Kelly    3H 14K
LP- Greg Heath with Matt Wright in relief
HR- Ferguson (Lightning)
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Game 9
Homer Aces         15
Wabash Elite          2
WP- Brian Edwards    3H 8K
LP- Ronnie BanushÂÂ
HR- Lowder, J. Birch (Aces)
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Game 10
Outlaws             7
Blues                4
WP- Josh Gray    8H 11K
LP- Ryan Nichols   4H 16K  ÂÂ
HR- J. Davis, L. Nichols (Blues), Czarnecki (Outlaws)
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Game 11
Thunder             5
Lightning             1
WP- Tyler Kelly   2H 5K
LP- Sean Kelly   5H 11K
HR- Nowaczyk (Thunder)
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Game 12
Outlaws             17
Homer Aces           10
WP- Josh Gray in relief of Mike Huppert
LP- Shannon Damron in relief of Brian Edwards
HR- Neal, Barnette (Aces), Weldy (2), Lawmaster (Outlaws)
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Game 13 (Championship)
Thunder             14
DC Outlaws           2
WP- Jon Gwizdala   4H 6K
LP- Josh Gray with relief from Mike Huppert
HR- Foor (Outlaws), Nowaczyk (2), Lewis, Krenzke (Thunder)
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Pool Play Standings:
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1. Dark Horse Thunder (2-0)
2. Wabash Elite (2-0)
3. DC Outlaws (1-1)
4. Wrightway Tree Service (1-1)
5. Marshall Lightning (1-1)
6. Hastings Blues (0-2)
7. Homer Aces (0-2)
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