Game Summary

BOX SCORE - June 22, 2008

Pitchers:
Utica - Ellingson (L)
Evansville - Drefahl (W), Larson (7)
Strike Out Leaders:
Utica - Ellingson 6
Evansville - Drefahl 8
Leading Hitters:
Utica - Stokstad 2x4, Knapp 2x4
Evansville - Cashore 2x3, Steindl 2x4
Doubles:
Utica - A. Martin, Dwyer
Evansville - Cashore

EVANSVILLE HOME TALENT BASEBALL WINS FIVE STRAIGHT

On Sunday, June 22nd Evansville Jays hosted Utica Association in a Southeast Section Home Talent baseball game at the high school's Stan Sperry Field. Evansville continued their winning ways by beating Utica 5 to 3 to extend their current Sunday League winning streak to 5 games. Evansville is now in first place of the Southeast Section West Division with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Stoughton currently has the same record as Evansville, but the Jays beat Stoughton 5-4 in 10 innings back on Sunday, May 25. With 5 wins already in 2008, the Jays have surpassed their previous record for wins in a season of 4 (2006 & 2007).

The Jays scored first in the bottom of the third inning when Jerod Steindl singled; two outs later Jeremy Rasmussen walked, then Nick Manion reached on an error. Next batter, Brent Cashore, for the second Sunday in a row with the bases loaded and two outs hit a 3 RBI double in the left field gap to clear the bases. Evansville 3 - 0. Later in the same inning Cashore stole third base and later scored on a wild pitch. Evansville 4 - 0.

Evansville scored a run in the bottom of the 4th inning. Brent Cashore reached on an error and later advanced to third base on a base hit by Jake Bronkema. Later in the inning a pitch got away from the Utica catcher, the catcher threw down to third base in an attempt to throw out Cashore, but the ball got past the third baseman to score Cashore. Evansville 5 - 0.

Utica made the game close in the 7th inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 singles and a double. Evansville's relief pitching by Nic Larson and solid defense during the remainder of the game helped preserve the win. Final score Evansville 5 Utica 3. Evansville's current Sunday League record is 5 wins and 1 loss.

Evansville's starting pitcher, Matt Drefahl, once again did a great job. He went 6 and 2/3 innings, striking out 8, walked 2 and scattered 6 hits. Many times Drefahl pitched his way out of jams by striking out a batter for the third out of the inning when Utica was poised to score. For example, in the first inning with Utica runners on first and second, Drefahl struck out the last batter for the third out of the inning. He did it again in the fifth inning with the bases loaded.

Evansville continues their home stand on Thursday, June 26 when they host DeForest for a 7:30 pm Night League game at Leota Park. Sunday, June 29 Evansville (5-1) will play Lake Mills (3-3) at Warner Park after the Mallards 3:05 pm game. This date is Evansville Community Night at the Mallards, as Evansville residents receive discounted tickets. To learn more about this game at the Mallards, visit the team's website at www.evansville.hometalent.org.

This week the Evansville Home Talent Team would like to recognize their Web Sponsors: Dairyland Real Estate and RE/MAX Preferred both of Evansville. Next week the Gold sponsors will be listed. A complete list of sponsors is listed on the team's website.

The following text taken from GazetteXtra.com on June 23, 2008:
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Evansville ties for Home Talent lead

HOME TALENT BASEBALL - SOUTHEAST SECTION

West Division W L
Evansville 5 1
Stoughton 5 1
Utica 3 2
Albion 3 3
Orfordville 1 6

East Division W L
Jefferson 6 1
Fort Atkinson 4 3
Lake Mills 3 3
Cambridge 2 4
Whitewater 2 4
Deerfield 1 7

RESULT SATURDAY
Jefferson 5, Orfordville 3

RESULTS SUNDAY
Evansville 5, Utica 3
Albion 7, Orfordville 4
Jefferson 9, Deerfield 2
Fort Atkinson 3, Lake Mills 2 (10)
Cambridge 5, Whitewater 4

GAME FRIDAY
Cambridge at Jefferson, 7:30 p.m.

GAME SATURDAY
Utica at Cambridge

GAMES SUNDAY(1 p.m. unless indicated)

Eansville vs. Lake Mills, Warner Park, Madison, 6 p.m. (after Madison Mallards game)
Fort Atkinson at Albion
Whitewater at Orfordville
Stoughton at Deerfield
Jefferson at Utica

Evansville has stamped itself as a bona fide contender in the Southeast Section of Home Talent League baseball.

The Jays used a big third inning Sunday to gain a 5-3 victory over Utica, a perennial contender, and tie Stoughton for the West Division lead at 5-1.

Albion got back to the .500 mark at 3-3 by rallying for a 7-4 win at Orfordville. Jefferson (6-1) gained a two-game lead in the East Division by routing Deerfield, 9-2, while Fort Atkinson edged Lake Mills, 3-2 in 10 innings, and Cambridge slipped past Whitewater, 5-4.

- Evansville 5, Utica 3—Brent Cashore’s three-run double with two outs in the third powered host Evansville to its fifth straight win.

Jerod Steindl started the four-run inning with a single. Jeremy Ramussen walked, and Nick Manion reached on an error to load the bases for the key blow by Cashore, who stole third and scored on a wild pitch to give the Jays a 4-0 lead.

Cashore pushed the lead to 5-0 in the fifth after reaching on an error and advancing to third on Jake Bronkema’s single. The run scored on an errant throw to third base.

Utica (3-2) bounced back with a three-run seventh inning that included three singles and a double, but Evansville relief pitcher Nic Larson was in control the rest of the way.

Evansville starter Matt Drefahl struck out eight, walked two and scattered six hits in working 6 2/3 innings.

- Albion 7, Orfordville 4—Jason Millar’s two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie and carried the Tigers to a come-from-behind victory.

It was Millar’s second run-scoring hit of the day. He also had an RBI single in Albion’s three-run fourth inning, which cut into the 4-0 lead the Orioles had built in the first.

Albion catcher Matt Millar had three hits and scored three runs, including the tying run the eighth, which set the stage for his brother’s clutch hit.

Mike Nanstad and Ben Everson kept Albion in contention with another strong effort on the mound. Nanstad struck out six in six innings, and Everson got the win by allowing only one base-runner and extending his streak to 15 straight innings without allowing an earned run.

Ty Hansen’s RBI single and B.J. Cook’s two-run double sparked Orfordville (1-6) to its four-run inning.

- Jefferson 9, Deerfield 2—Bill Baumann pitched a complete-game eight-hitter in leading Jefferson past visiting Deerfield (1-7).

The Blue Devils made the most of Deerfield’s four errors in a four-run fifth inning that made it 5-0.

- Fort Atkinson 3, Lake Mils 2—Small ball in the bottom of the 10th broke a 2-2 tie and gave Fort Atkinson a win that lifted the Generals (4-3) into second place over the Grays (3-3) in the East Division.

Brandon Krigbaum was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored the winning run on Tom Dehnert’s single.

Fort Atkinson grabbed a 2-0 lead on Dehnert’s two-run single in the fifth, but Lake Mills tied it in a two-run ninth.

- Cambridge 5, Whitewater 4—Cambridge (2-4) rallied from a 4-2 deficit in a two-run eighth inning. Adrian Flores capped the winners’ 10-hit attack by driving in the lead run.