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Ford Field
to host
tournament
Because Uvonians have been so receptive
to Atkay league baseball, a regional
qualifying tournament of the AU-American
Amateur Baseball Association championships
will be contested this weekend at the
city's Ford Field.*
Three out-of-state teams will Join Adray
Photo, a squad consisting mainly of Eastem
Michigan University players, in the
double-elimination tournament which
begins tomorrow (Friday) at 5:90 p.m
New Orleans, La takes on Schenectedy.
N Y. at that time and Adray Photo will
battle New York Qty at 8:30 p.m. The following
day (Saturday). Friday's losers
will meet at 1:30 p.m., Friday's winners at
5:30 p.m. and the winner of Saturday's
first game will challenge the loser of Saturday's
second game at 8:30 p:m
The championship game is slated for 1
p.m Sunday, with a second game following
immediately, if necessary
Additional bleachers have been installed
at Ford Field to accomodate the expected
large turnout, said Maurie' Moorawnick.
Adray League secretary Admission and
programs are free.
"Two years ago. a regional tournament
was also held at Ford Field and Mike
Adray was pleased with the facilities, the
recreation department and attendance."
nwnick said, explaining the decision
urn to Livonia this season. "Mike
was extremely happy everything went off
fine."
The survivor of the weekend tournament
earns a spot in the national finals next
week in Johnstown. Pa.
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Redford Adray manager Jo^n Colley looks worried here as he
flashes a sign to his batter, bi^t that expression turned to one of
satisfaction when his charges dumped Ann Arbor twice last
weekend to advance to the AAABA national finals. (Photo by
Fred Hopkins)
Berry bounced, 9-1
Houghed up for nine runs on 11 hits by a
Lincoln Park Adray all- star contingent.
Berry Appliance (Red) last weekend was
ousted from the state Connie Mack League
baseball playoffs by a H count
Coach Roger Frayer and his young band
of diamondmen. champion of Livonia's
Connie Mack National Division, split their
four games in the double-elimination playoffs.
Berry defeated Grosse Pointe and was
awarded a forfeit decision over Detroit Stit
and lost to Detroit PAL and to Lincoln
Park, the host team of the playoffs Berry
finished its summer campaign with an
overall record of 16-5.
Bill Parson, who pitched the first five innings
against Lincoln Park, took the loss.
Bill Bardwell relieved in the sixth frame.
The two were touched for 11 hits
Berry collected only five hits, scored its
onlv run In the second inning. Parson and
Steve Morman singled, both moved up a
base on a sacrifice bunt by Dennis Slater
and Parson crossed the plate on a passed
ball
Parson punched two of Berry's five hits.
Frayer had mixed feelings following his
team's elimination. "If we could have got
a hit at the right time ..." Frayer said, his
voice trailing off. "The kids, quite frankly,
were overmatched " V .
The Berry manager added that he was
pleased with the season as a whole. "I'm
proud of the kids They did a ni?e job and
needed the experience." Frayer stated
"Five of the last six years we have won
a Connie Mack division title."
Snyder's
continues
title drive
By compiling a mark of 43-5. Redford
Snyder's Softball Club finished with the
best regular-season record in the hic*.ory of
the Major Metro Travel League.
However, the 1975 world champions will
have to do it all over again in the playoffs
if they 're to win their first league title.
In the first round of a best-of-three
series starting tonight (Thursday). Snyder's
miBt face the same Detroit PUSH
team that knocked it out of the playoffs in
the first round last season.
The game will be played at 7 p.m. at
Ford Rotunda Field in Dearborn
Snyder's recovered frem the upset to
win the U.S. Slo-Pitch Softball Association
World Series However, manager Jim Snyder
said it still rankles him that in five
years of play, he has never been able to
win his own league.
If it survives PUSH, Snyder's probable
opponent In the best division finals would
be Little Caesars. That confrontation, if it
were to come about, would be no easy task
for Snyder's.
While the Redford contingent finished
8Mi games in front of Caesars in the West
Division, It managed to split only eight
games in head-to-head competition Four
of Snyder's five league losses came at the
hands of Little Caesars.
The two arch-rivals split yet another
double header last week in the final games
of regular-season play. Snyder's won the %
first game. 8-3. thanks to a six-run rally in
the sixth inning, then Mew a lead to lose
the nightcap. U-9. in eight innings
Rah, rah Glenn! I
. Cheerleaders from Westland John Glenn
captured the two mdet prestigious awarti
aft a f mp in Pocono, Pa.
The girts received a plaque for overall
performance during the cUnic and a mega
phone for being voted the squad that contributed
moat to the camp
The cheerleaders afco won a spirit stick,
four blue ribbon and a red ribbon.
« The squad consists of Theresa Westfall,
Mary Ruthig, Kaye Gtaftaen. U>ri lx>ga*
Karen BoazL Kris Grabowski. Jamie Clark
and Becky McLeod
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CROWE-BERRY BLUE
Scoring five runs in the fifth inning anp
two runs in the sixth inning the Crowe
baseball team won the Connie Mack Cit
title over Berry Blue
Berry started the scoring in the first
a single by Thorsby. Pollard and a doub ibfc
by Longeway.
Crowe came back to tie the game in t
bottom of the inning when Pat O'Conn
singled and stole second base, he w;
knocked in when Brian Butcher drilled la
single to right.
In the second inning Berry scored tw
runs on a walk, an error and RBI singl* s
by Scarpace and and Thorsby.
Pollard collected his second hit of tl e
game when he drilled a two run triple n
the fourth inning to give Berry Blue a 5 1
margin.
Crowe stormed back in the bottom of the
fifth inning when Russ Hodges and Stefe
McDerment singled with two outs. Pbt
O'Connor singled to load the bases
Dinsmore walked for one run, Brian Bt
er singled in another. On a full count pit
Mike Robbins drilled a single to rightfie
The fielder missed the ball and three
scored to give Crowe the lead
Berry came back to tie the game when
Longeway was safe on an error, went to
third on a double by Rotter and scored 6n
a sacrifice fly by Reeter.
In the sixth inning Hodges walked. T
Oakley singled and Cross was safe on
error to load the bases Pat O'Connor
laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt w
scored two runs.
Don Nalepka was the winning pitcher for
Crowe while Wilkins suffered the defeat
for Berry Blue.
"Nalepka did a heck of a good job.'\sAid
coach Dick Devries. "I'm am most proud
of the team effort that we had all year "!
MICHIGAN NATIONAL BANK-
DETROIT WOODS JANITORIAL
Michigan National Bank bowed out of
the Connie Mack District Tournament last
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Hole-bound
week in Pontiac when they lost to Detroit
Woods 6-3
MNB fell behind in the top of the first inning
when John Dillard walked and advanced
to second on a ground out He then
scored on a triple to right by Dewey Dillon.
MNB tied the game in their half of the
inning when Jim Snyder drilled a two out
single, he then stole second base Brian
Butcher walked and Rob Rose laid down a
bunt Single to load the bases. Randy Besh
then walked to force in Snyder
Woods scored four runs in the second
when Bob Boyd singled. Dillard was safe
on an error. Both runner moved up on a
ground ball. With two out Dillon ripped a
single to rightfield that went by the rightfielder
allowing two runs to score. John
Garcia was then safe on on error allowing
one run to score. Tony Martin also was
safe on an error allowing another run to
score.
MNB scored one run in the bottom of the
second when Gary Beyrand walked Al
Casterdale was safe on a fielder's choice
and Beyrand scored when John Kolis was
safe on an error.
Woods scored its final run of the game
in the fourth inning when Tim Murphy singled.
John Vital walked and Boyd ripped
an RBI single for one run.
MNB came back in the fifth inning when
Snyder singled, but was tagged out on the
first controversial play of the inning when
the umpire ruled he had made a move for
second when the ball got by the first baseman.
Brian Butcher then walked, as did Besh
and Pelli. Gary Beyrand. on a full count
pitch, hit what appeared to be a game
tying double down the third baseline. However
the umpire ruled^that the ball was
foul. Beyrand then walked to force in
MNB's final run.
MNB threatened in the final inning when
Dave Pellie hit a one out double. Beyrand
walked as did Tom Pacion to load the
bases. John Kolis then hit a hard smash
back to the pitcher who saved two runs by
spearing the grounder and turning it into a
home to first doubleplay.
Gary Whttener, dub pro kt Livonia's Whispering. Willows Golf
Club and director of tha eighth annual Obeerver & Eccentric
Opan Golf Tournament, addresses tha ball during a practice
round on tha par-71 course! An entry coupon for tha tournament,
elated Sept 11-12, may be fpund on the third aports page. (Staff
photo by Chris Chagnon)
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Thursday, August 12, 1976
On to Johnstown
Redfctrd wins regional
By DOUG FUNKE
Sports Editor
Redford Adray next week will make its
11th journey to the All- American Amateur
Baseball Association championships in
Johnstown. Pa.
First-year manager John Colley and Ijis
crew earned a spot in the l&team national
finals by sweeping Belleville last weekend
in a best-of-three regional series alt Eastem
Michigan University. 9-0 and 8-1.
Pitching carried the Redford aggregation
into the finals. Colley admitted, as
Steve Perry limited Belleville to three hits
in the regional finals and Brian McMahon
held Belleville to a like number of hits in
the semi-finals
Perry struck out 10 and did not walk a
batter daring his nine innings of work,
while McMahon 'was just as good. He
fanned 13 and issued only one free pass.
"I knew we had three kids back from
last year's team that went to Johnstown,
but 1 never expected it this year," an elated
Colley said after the double triumphs.
Redford scored early and spread around
its production of runs in very similar manners
during both contests.
The regional champion notched one cun
in the second inning of the deciding game
on a walk to Scott Anderson, a stolen base,
a passed bell and a fielder's choice. Bruce
Robertson was credited with the RBI
Redford collected three more runs in the
fourth on walks to Ted Musto. Dennis Kuschel
and Art Mezigian. a two-run single by
Ted Ackerman and a wild pitch.
A single by George Willard. a groundout
and an error accounted for another Redford
run in the fifth frame. Kuschel
walked to start a two-run rally in the
sixth. He stole second and scored on a Mezigian
single. Mezigian stole second and
scored himself on a single by Ackerman
Walks to Ackerman, Randy Rodriguez
and Willard proceeded a single by Robertson
in the eighth inning for the final two
runs of the game.
The story of the first regional contest
was almost the same as the second11
Redford
The locals struck for two runs in the
opening inning and never trailed from that
point
Mezigian and Ackerman walked and Rodriguez
singled to load the bases. Anderson
sent Mezigian home with a single and Ackerman
scored on a fielder's choice, with
Robertson credited with the RBI
Redford added two more runs in the second
inning Musto singled. Kuschel was hit
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by a pitch and Mezigian singled to load the
bases
Ackerman forced Musto at the plate, but
Kuschel scored on a fielder's choice and
Mezigian crossed the plate on a passed
ball. Rodriguez hit the ground ball which
enabled Kuschel to score.
Redford reaped two more runs in the
third when Kuschel walked with the sacks
loaded and Mezigian laid down a good
bunt on the squeeze play.
The bases had been loaded prior to that
when Willard was safe on an erro . Mike
Donahue was hit by a pitch and Musto singled.
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Rodrigiiez singled to start another Red
ford scoring thrust in the fourth frame.'
stole second and came home on a single
by Robertson
Redford
on a singl
tempt an<
ed with
tallied its final run in the sixth,;
by Anderson, a wild pick-off ata
groundout Willard was credit-
the RBI that inning X
Redford which advanced all the way toT
the semi f nalsofi last year's AAABA cham-
pionships before falling to eventual titlist-
Little Caesa rs. will arrive in Johnstown
next Tuesda y for the week-long double-
eliminati