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Top of 1st - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Matt Priesman: Ball, Strike Looking, Strike Looking, Matt Priesman singled .
-- Brent Day: Ball, Matt Priesman stole second , Strike Looking, Ball, Strike Looking, Brent Day safe at first on third baseman Tyler Reyes's fielding error , Matt Priesman scored .
-- Brook Bott: Strike Looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Brook Bott walked , Brent Day to second .
-- Will Brown: Strike Swinging, Will Brown hit sacrifice bunt to the catcher , Brent Day to third , Brook Bott to second .
-- Nick Preston: Nick Preston hit sacrifice fly to center , Brent Day scored .
-- Shawn Gwilt: Ball, Shawn Gwilt grounded out to the pitcher .
End of Inning (2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors)
Bottom of 1st - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Ryan Newton: Strike Looking, Foul, Ryan Newton singled .
-- Jordan Edward: Strike Looking, Ball, Ryan Newton caught stealing going to second , Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Jordan Edward walked .
-- Greg Harrison: Ball, Strike Looking, Strike Looking, Foul, Greg Harrison flied out to center .
-- Jim Pietrga: Ball, Jim Pietrga grounded out to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 2nd - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Josh O'Hara: Strike Looking, Josh O'Hara grounded out to third .
-- Jared Ferguson: Strike Looking, Jared Ferguson grounded out to short .
-- Alex Jensen: Alex Jensen singled .
-- Matt Priesman: Ball, Strike Looking, Alex Jensen stole second , Matt Priesman flied out to center .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 2nd - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Andrew Diettech: Andrew Diettech singled .
-- Sean Jarvis: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Andrew Diettech caught stealing going to second , Ball, Sean Jarvis walked .
-- Matt Kipping: Ball, Matt Kipping on base by fielder's choice , Sean Jarvis forced out at second .
-- Ben Watkins: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike Swinging, Ben Watkins struck out swinging .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 3rd - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Brent Day: Strike Looking, Brent Day grounded out to the pitcher .
-- Brook Bott: Brook Bott grounded out to the pitcher .
-- Will Brown: Ball, Strike Looking, Will Brown singled .
-- Nick Preston: Ball, Strike Looking, Nick Preston grounded out to third .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 3rd - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Tyler Reyes: Tyler Reyes flied out to second .
-- Ryan Newton: Strike Looking, Ryan Newton flied out to left .
-- Jordan Edward: Strike Looking, Jordan Edward singled .
-- Greg Harrison: Greg Harrison grounded out to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 4th - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Shawn Gwilt: Shawn Gwilt singled .
-- Josh O'Hara: Ball, Ball, Shawn Gwilt to second on wild pitch , Ball, Strike Looking, Josh O'Hara grounded out to third , Shawn Gwilt to third .
-- Jared Ferguson: Jared Ferguson hit sacrifice bunt to the pitcher , Shawn Gwilt scored .
-- Alex Jensen: Ball, Strike Swinging, Alex Jensen grounded out to third .
End of Inning (1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 4th - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Jim Pietrga: Jim Pietrga grounded out to third .
-- Andrew Diettech: Strike Looking, Foul, Ball, Andrew Diettech struck out looking .
-- Sean Jarvis: Strike Looking, Strike Looking, Sean Jarvis grounded out to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 5th - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Matt Priesman: Strike Looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Matt Priesman safe at first on first baseman Greg Harrison's fielding error .
-- Brent Day: Ball, Matt Priesman to second on pitcher Jim Pietrga's throwing error , Matt Priesman to third on existing error , Foul, Strike, Brent Day struck out swinging , Matt Priesman scored .
-- Brook Bott: Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Brook Bott grounded out to third .
-- Will Brown: Will Brown grounded out to second .
End of Inning (1 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors)
Bottom of 5th - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Matt Kipping: Strike Looking, Strike Looking, Ball, Matt Kipping grounded out to second .
-- Ben Watkins: Ben Watkins flied out to the catcher .
-- Tyler Reyes: Ball, Strike Looking, Tyler Reyes grounded out to first .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 6th - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Nick Preston: Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Nick Preston grounded out to short .
-- Shawn Gwilt: Shawn Gwilt grounded out to the pitcher .
-- Josh O'Hara: Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Josh O'Hara singled .
-- Jared Ferguson: Jared Ferguson flied out to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 6th - Sterling Newman
Ben Heller pitching:
-- Ryan Newton: Strike Looking, Ball, Strike Swinging, Ryan Newton flied out to right .
-- Jordan Edward: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Jordan Edward walked .
-- Greg Harrison: Strike Looking, Ball, Greg Harrison hit into double play to third , Jordan Edward out did not tag up going to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

Top of 7th - Plano Reapers
Jim Pietrga pitching:
-- Alex Jensen: Alex Jensen flied out to center .
-- Matt Priesman: Strike Looking, Ball, Foul, Matt Priesman struck out swinging .
-- DJ Gould: Strike Swinging, DJ Gould singled .
-- Cody Klingberg: Cody Klingberg grounded out to second .
End of Inning (0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors)
Bottom of 7th - Sterling Newman
Kevin Klingberg pitching:
-- Jim Pietrga: Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Jim Pietrga singled .
-- Andrew Diettech: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Andrew Diettech walked , Jim Pietrga to second .
-- Sean Jarvis: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Sean Jarvis walked , Jim Pietrga to third , Andrew Diettech to second .
-- Matt Kipping: Matt Kipping on base by fielder's choice , Jim Pietrga scored , Andrew Diettech to third , Sean Jarvis forced out at second .
-- Ben Watkins: Ball, Ball, Alex Jensen relieved Kevin Klingberg Strike Looking, Matt Kipping stole second , Andrew Diettech stole home , Ball, Matt Kipping to third on wild pitch , Strike Looking, Ball, Ben Watkins walked .
-- Tyler Reyes: Strike Looking, Ball, Ben Watkins stole second , Strike Swinging, Tyler Reyes struck out looking .
-- Ryan Newton: Ball, Ryan Newton safe at first on third baseman Robbie LeMaster's fielding error , Matt Kipping scored , Ben Watkins scored , Ryan Newton to second on throw .
-- Jordan Edward: Ball, Ball, Strike Looking, Strike Looking, Ball, Foul, Jordan Edward singled on a bloop infield single that bounced past the shortsop, Ryan Newton scored , Game Over
End of Inning (5 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors)

PREP BASEBALL: Johnny Mac Tournament - the early games

FRED HOFFMAN, sports@mywebtimes.com, (815) 433-2005

OTTAWA -- In the preliminary round of the Johnny Mac Baseball Tournament at Masinelli Field on Saturday, Marquette scored in the bottom of the seventh to nip Plano 7-6 and Sandwich pounded Sterling Newman 11-3.

Marquette 7, Plano 6

The Crusaders broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the third inning, but Plano came right back with a trey in the top of the fourth to even the score again. Marquette reclaimed the lead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Tom McConnaughhay which plated Jordan Jensen with the sixth run of the morning. Alex Jensen scored on a Marquette error in the sixth, leaving the game tied going into the final frame.

The Reapers failed to score in the top of the seventh, giving the Crusaders the chance to win for the 19th consecutive time or play extra innings. Marquette chose to win.

J.C. Thumm led off the seventh with a single to left and advanced to second base on a sac bunt by Jordan Jessen. Plano coach Jim Schmitt opted to intentionally walk both Blake Cottingham and McConnaughhay, setting up a force at every base. Schmitt also reconfigured his defense, putting five players on the infield grass with just two outfielders. That strategy almost worked when Tanner Bland lined a screamer just past the shortstop area of the field for the game-winning RBI. If there had been any less pace on the shot from Bland, the Reapers stood a good chance of turning their fourth double play of the day. If ifs and buts were ....

"I was proud of my kids the way we got down 5-2 and tied it up 5-5," said Schmitt. "Then we tied it at 6-6, but couldn't get anything in the seventh. We've worked on the five infielders in the gym, but this was the first time I've ever used it.

"Marquette's a good ballclub, but we outhit them. We just walked too many (eight), hit two batters and we had two errors that cost us."

McConnaughhay (two runs-batted-in) and Bland (three RBI) both went 2-for-2 to lead Marquette. Jessen contributed a double in support of winning pitcher Nick Najdanovich. For Plano, Matt Priesman had a double and triple and Brook Bott was good for two singles and three RBI.

Opening round

Marquette 7, Plano 6

PLANO (6) - Priesman cf 4-3-2-0, Day rf 4-1-1-0, Bott ss 4-0-2-3, Gwilt 3b 4-0-1-1, Preston 1b 4-0-1-0, Brown dh 4-0-0-0, Nelson p 0-0-0-0, O'Hara c 3-0-0-0, Wright 2b 0-1-0-0, Jensen lf 3-1-1-0. Totals 30-6-8-4.

MARQUETTE (7) - Kuhn cf 3-0-1-0, Morrissey 2b 2-1-0-0, JC Thumm ss 3-2-1-0, Jessen 1b 1-2-1-0, Cottingham 3b 2-1-0-0, Yuhas pr 0-0-0-0, McConnaughhay c 2-0-2-2, Paquette cr 0-1-0-0, Bland dh 2-0-2-3, Nadjanovich p 0-0-0-0, Armstrong rf 3-0-0-0, Abernathy lf 2-0-0-0. Totals 20-7-7-5. Plano (15-18) -    101 301 0 -- 6 8 2

Marquette (25-7) - 023 010 1 -- 7 7 3

E - Plano 2, Marquette 3. DP - Plano 3, Marquette 0. LOB - Plano 6, Marquette 8. 2B - Priesman, Bott, Jessen. 3B - Priesman. SAC - Morrisey, Jessen, McConnaughhay. SF - Bland. SB - Gwilt, Armstrong. HBP - Morrissey (by Nelson), Jessen (by Nelson).

Plano          ip  r er h k bb

Nelson (L)     7.0 7 5  7 2 7

Marquette

Najdanovich (W)7.0 6 3  8 3 3

Sandwich 11, Sterling Newman 3

Both clubs put up a run in the first inning with the Indians opening up a 5-1 advantage by tallying twice in the top of the second and again in the fourth. Newman matched the deuce in the bottom of the fourth, but Sandwich responded with six runs in the fifth to put the game away.

T.C. Blanford led off the Indian fifth with an infield single and Brendan Ament roped a single to left. Rich McDowell was hit by a pitch, Travis Van Pelt blooped an RBI-single to short center and Luke Thompson drove in another run with a shot up the middle. Jon Kolka grounded back to the pitcher for what looked like it might be a 1-2-3 double play, but the pitcher's throw to the plate pulled the catcher off the pentagon and the throw to first was late. That gave the Indians another run and another runner. Winning pitcher Matt Cervantes singled in a run and John Hutchison picked up an RBI when the shortstop erred on his grounder.

Cervantes then retired the final six Comet batters and Sandwich advanced to the title game.

"I don't think Matt (Cervantes) was really warmed up enough in the first inning," said Sandwich coach Derek Avery. "He looked real good in the second and third and then in the fourth he pitched out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam by just giving up two runs, I was pretty pleased with that. His arm was getting a little sore and that's why I went with Kolka in the last two innings. He doesn't overpower you, but he throws strikes.

"I was pleased with our hitting. They made some mistakes that helped us, but that happens. We put it in play and made them make plays."

Cervantes had a pretty fair day with the bat, too, going 3 for 3 with a double and four runs-batted-in. Van Pelt finished with two singles, a double and an RBI and Ament singled twice and drove in a run.

Sandwich 11, Sterling Newman 3

SANDWICH (11) - Hutchison 2b 4-1-0-1, Ritchie lf-cf 4-0-0-0, Blanford ss-c 4-1-1-0, Ament 3b 4-1-2-1, McDowell rf 3-1-0-0, Van Pelt dh 4-3-3-1, Ivermeyer 1b 0-0-0-0, Thompson c-lf 2-2-1-1, Perez ph 1-0-0-0, Kolka cf-p 2-2-0-1, Hyatt ph-cr 1-0-0-0, Cervantes p-ss 3-0-3-4, Johnson ph 1-0-0-0. Totals 33-11-10.

STERLING NEWMAN (3) - Newlon ss 3-1-1-0, Woo ph 1-0-0-0, Edwards lf 3-0-1-0, Harrison c 3-0-1-1, Morgan cf 0-1-0-0, Putryea 1b 2-1-0-0, Dieterle 2b 2-0-0-0, McGrath dh 2-0-0-1, Jarvis p 0-0-0-0, Kippeng cf 2-0-0-1, Reyes 3b 2-0-0-0, Kim ph 1-0-0-0, Warkins rf 2-0-0-0, Robbins ph 1-0-0-0. Totals 24-3-3-3. Sandwich (11-18) - 120 260 0 -- 11 10 2

Newman (11-17) -   100 200 0 -- 3  3  5

LOB - Sandwich 4, Newman 5. 2B - Van Pelt, Cervantes. SAC - Thompson. SF - Kippeng. SB - Hutchison 2, Thompson, Edwards. HBP - McDowell (by Jarvis), Kolka (by Jarvis), Putryea (by Cervantes).

Sandwich ip r er h k bb

Cervantes (W) 5.0 3 3 3 3 2

Kolka 2.0 0 0 0 3 0

Sterling Newman

Jarvis (L, 3-1) 7.0 11 7 10 2 0

Sterling Newman 5, Plano 4

In the consolation game, the Reapers scored twice in the top of the first inning, and added a run apiece in the top of the fourth and fifth innings to build a 4-0 lead. But the Comets plated five runs in their final at-bat in the bottom of the seventh to pull out the come-from-behind victory.

Jordan Edward went 2-for-2 to lead the Newman offense. Jim Pietrga went the distance on the mound, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits, to go along with two strikeouts and one walk to get the win.

Six different players had one hit each for Plano (15-19). Alex Jensen took the loss in relief.