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SCARLET AND BLACK

Friday, April 3. mi

 

Winners Nip W. Penn
With 4-3 Opening Win
A: Weather Nip: Bot/i

By GARY WILSON

in blustery, neaiuireezing wea—
ther the Grinnell baseball team
overcame a two-run deficit and
stalled off last inning rallies by a
determined William Penn team to
record their first victory in as
many outings on the Grinnell dia-
mond Wednesday afternoon.

The final tally was 473. This was
the first. non-conference win for
the Pioneer baseballers in three
years The win was recorded by
Dave Schatz who came on in the
tenth inning to replace starter
Greg Dean. Schntz threw the pellet
for tour innings, giving up no runs
and only three hits. while striking
out [our and walking none. The
Pioneers were paced at the plate
by iirst Sacker Bob Geller who Cole
lected two hits in three trips, lnr
eluding a double, and knocked in
two runs. with this display Geller
doubled his total output of hits for
last year.

A hit by John shierhoiz, an over-
throw, a tielder's Choice, and a
sharp single by Geller started the
Pioneer batsmen 0“ with a run in
the first inning. William Penn
came back in the second with
two runs on an error, a hit bats-
man, a hit, and a wild pitch. The
Easierners 01 Penn collected ans
other run in the third on a home
run by Bauer.

The iiith trame proved to be the
big one tor the Gi-iniiell team.
Barry Anderson started it on by
laying down a periect hiiiii along
the third-base line. Ron G a t t o I!
walked. Nick Nonas than doubled,

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scoring Anderson. Gatton was
caught off third for the second out
of the inning, but this didn't Stop
the Pioneer diamondmen. Shier-
holz walked and Steve Tilly get
on with an error as Nonas crossed
the plate and tied the score. Gel-
let' then doubled, scoring Shier-
holz with the Winning run.

Penn tried to make a comeback
in the sixth and seventh innings.
In the sixth they got two men
on with a hit and an error, but.
Schalz then proceeded to fan the
next three batters to retire the
side. In the seventh Jim (Brow)
Stuart made a great stop and a
sitting throw to iirst to register
the second out of the ll‘llllngt Os~
ham then saletied alltl advanced to

second on an error. Burd hit an ’

infield grounder, but the throw to

tirst was wide. Osborn tried to go '

home, but Geller picked up the

ball and fired a perfect strike to '

Nonns to end the game.

Coach Kowett is hoping toi-
warmer weather and calmer wea-
ther iii the near illtlu‘ei with his
first win new under his belt he is
looking toward to the team’s iirst
Midwest Conference games minor-
row afternoon against Coe. The
Pioneers take on the Koltawks in
a double header beginning at 1:00
p.m. on the ball yard just south
oi the golf course

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IT TOOK TWO Grinnell
pitchers to stop the William
Penn teem. Pictured on the
right is Greg Dean who
pitched three innings {or the
Pioneer nine. He gave up
four hits and was pitching
when the three runs scored
against Grinnelll The winning
hurler for the Pioneers was
Dave Schetx. Schatz pitched
four innings. gave up three
hits and allowed no runs.
Dean struck out five Penn
men while winner Schatz
fanned another four. The las-
ing pitcher inr William Penn
caroniar He pitched a third
of an inning and gave up
only one hit and one run.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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