Express 9 Baseball Furies 1

Gary Grunhardt (4 Innings), Dan McGreal (2 Innings), & Bill Warren  (1 Inning) held the Baseball Furies to 5 hits & 1 run en route to an Express 9 to 1 win over the Furies Tuesday evening in Whiting. Andy Klein had 2 hits and was on base 3 times, Dan McGreal had 2 hits & 2 RBI's, Bill Warren was on base 3 times & had 2 RBI's, Skipper Ed Peloza was on base 3 times, Jose Haro, Al Medina, & Kevin Hodgson all reached base twice each for the Express. Parish Green had a single & a long double & a RBI for the Baseball Furies. Manager John Jacobson & John Byrnes pitched 3 innings each for the Furies. 

Baseball Furies 8 Heat 5

Kevin Smicklas & Sean Hoye had 3 hits each & Matt Humphry & Parish Green had 2 hits each which included Green's 2 run homer & Jim Coogan had 3 walks as the Baseball Furies beat the Heat by the score of 8 to 5. Carl Fioravanti, Rhett Waggoner, & Steve Barba Jr. had 2 hits apiece for the Heat with Fioravanti driving in 3 runs. Sean Hoye got the win as he pitched 4 innings & John Byrnes tossed the final 3 innings for the Furies. Rhett Waggoner & Dan Thiel split the duties on the mound for the Heat. 

Orangemen 7 Express 4 

John Salzeider & manager Ron Sellers had 2 hits each, Pat Milhouse had a hit & a walk, & Scott Brouwenstyn had a double & was safe on an error for the Orangemen as they beat the Express last Saturday in Whiting. Ken Elbaor had 2 hits and a RBI & skipper Ed Peloza had a hit & a walk as they were lone bright spots for the Express on a beautiful afternoon for Baseball. John Salzeider pitched 4 innings to get the win & Todd Dilbeck tossed 3 quality innings for the Orangemen. Jose Haro & Gary Grunhardt threw 3 innings each for the Express.

Yaquis 16 Legends 10

In the last game of the day in Whiting it turned out to be a wild one as the Yaquis improved their record to 2-0 with a 16 to 10 win. John Hanrahan Jr. & Dago Cahue had 3 hits each & John Hanrahan Sr., Jimmy Kidd, Dan Connolly, & Bill Galvan had 2 hits apiece for the Yaquis. Mike Cody &  Mike Kopec had 3 hits each & Ramos, Gary Koren, & Dave Hart had 2 hits apiece & manager Rick Doubek had 3 walks & Tom Kennedy & Joe Zega reached base twice each for the Legends. Ty Kidd, Dago Cahue, skipper Kevin Ahern, & Ron Hanrahan hurled for the Yaquis. Gary Koren, Joe Zega, & Rick Doubek were on the mound for the Legends who fell to 0-2 on the young season.

Important News

The Schedule Is Now Out And Of Course It Is Subject To Change. Note That There Is a Weekday 6PM Game At Whiting Park On July 7th And The Games On Wednesday & Thursday Will Be In Hegewisch. Also In August & September There Are Night Games In Highland, In. Also Note That We Will Play In Whiting On July 11th Before Returning On Saturdays To Hegewisch On July 18th. You Can See The Schedules On Your Left and Click On That. 

    Home Run Leaders For 2009

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New Rules & Tidbits For The 2009 Season

1. New Rules: A Player Has To Make 8 Games To Be Eligible For The Playoffs. Even If A Player Is Injured He Still Has To Be There For A Total Of 8 Games. He Can Help His Manager By Keeping Score, Coaching 1st Or 3rd Base, Or Warming Up The Pitcher Between Innings, Or Warming Up A Pitcher In The Bullpen.

2. A Manager Is Now Allowed To Slot Players Only In The Playoffs. A Manager Does Not Have To Do This If He Does Not Want To. A Team Is Only Allowed To Slot Down To What The Other Team Has. For Example, If Your Team Has 14 Players Present & The Other Team Has 11 Players You Can Slot Your Last 6 Players Into The Last 3 Spots So That Your Team Will Now Equal The Number Of Spots In The Lineup That The Other Team Has.

3. If You Have 8 Players And No One Else Is Around, You Will Play With 8 Players & An Out Will Be Recorded To The Team With 8 At The Start Of The 3rd, 5th, & 7th Innings. If The Team With 8 Players Gets A 9th Player Anytime During The Game Then Everything Goes Back To Normal.

4. You Must Have 7 Of Your Own Players To Start Any Game.

5. If You Only Have 7 Players You Are Allowed To Borrow 2 Players From The League And They Must Bat In The 8th & 9th Positions In The Order. An Out Will Be Recorded To Start The 3rd, 5th, & 7th Innings.

                             
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