Host Pardeeville turned the tables Friday night with a 15-10 win in the
final Tri County Nite League game of the regular season for the
Five Os. Oconomowoc has at least a three game winnng streak at
Paredeeville, including a 20-3 run rule last year. After cousins Dan
and Tim Schlosser lead off the first inning with singles, a double play
and a runner thrown out at home on a passed ball, ended the inning.
Five of the first six Pardeeville batters scored in the bottom of the
first as Tim Considine bunted for a single, Jeff Jenkins singled but
was picked off first base. After Jason Nelson walked, the next five
batters drove in a run on singles by Ryan Kaufman, Daryl Zimmerman and Brian
Bortz, who is a nephew of Mark Bortz of the Chicago Bears. Gtreg
Jenkins had a fielder's choice and Randy Fischer singled for the fifth
run as the Braves batted around in the inning. The Five Os bounced
back with two runs in the second as Derek Nelson singled and Mike
Mitchell doubled. Steve Rhoads hit a sacrfice fly and Paul Gephart had
a RBI fielder's choice. In the bottom of the second J Jenkins singled,
went to third on a double by J Nelson and scored on a sacrifce fly by
Kaufman. Fischer made the score 7-2 in the bottom of the third inning
with the first of his two solo home runs in his 4 for 4 and four RBI
career night. The Five Os nearly duplicated the second inning as
Nelson singled, Mitchell doubled and each scored on back to back 4-3
ground outs by S Rhoads and Gephart for two runs. The Braves blew the
game open with six runs in the fifth with a single by Bortz, RBI double
by G Jenkins, RBI single by Fischer, single by John Pankea, single by J
Jenkins and two RBI singles by J Nelson and Zimmerman for a 13-4 lead
and potential ten run rule game. J Rhoads lead off the sixth with a
long home run to right center field. Derek Nelson followed with a
single, went to third on a single by Mitchell, who was 5 for 5 with two
doubles, a home run, three runs and three RBIs in the game, and scored
on a single by Kirk Ressler. Fischer hit his second home run in the
bottom of the sixth inning for a 14-6 Braves lead. T Schlosser doubled
and scored on a single by Mitchell in the seventh. Pardeeville macthed that with a walk to J Jenkins, who scored on a two out error. Oconomowoc completed the scoring in the top of the ninth as
Tim Schlosser singled, J Rhoads walked, D Nelson had an RBI gound out and Mitchell hit a two run home run.
Jeff Rhoads took the loss for Oconomowoc giving up 13 runs, 12 earned,
on 16 hits, two walks and two stirke outs in five innings. Tim
Schlosser gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits, a walk and four
strike outs in three innings. Mike Densman was the winning pitcher
with seven runs, six earned, on 13 hits, and four strike outs in seven
innings. Wes Kramer gave up three runs, three hits, two walks and two
strike outs in two innings. Fischer had hitting support from the
Braves with J Jenkins was 3 for 3 with three runs, J Nelson was 3 for 4 with
two runs and two RBIs and Zimmerman 2 for 5 with three RBIs. Mitchell
was aided by D Nelson at 3 for 5 with three runs and an RBI, T
Schlosser at 3 for 5 with two runs and D Schlosser was 2 for 5.
Oconomowoc finished the TCNL at 7-3 and reached the six team playoffs for
the first time in over three years. The format is a ladder approach
where the sixth and fifth teams play with the winner playing fourth,
etc. Oconomowoc is probably in second or third place. Schedules have
not been determined.
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