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G.C. Lounsbury continued their climb up the Tillsonburg Men’s Slo-Pitch League standings after winning twice last week. They edged out a short-handed Ward’s Automotive squad and knocked off first place Hitmen.

Courtland Landscape and Grounds inched closer to first after they escaped with a one-run decision over Haines Roofing.

G.C. Lounsbury 18, Ward’s Automotive 17

GC: Ryan Blackman 3-3, Thom Puhr 4-4 2HR

Ward’s: Connor Smith 6-6, Trevor Hawley 5-5, Brandon Velda HR

Ward’s, playing shorthanded, put up a good fight leaving the tying run on second in the seventh inning. Thom Puhr homered twice for the winners.

BackCountry: Josh Stubbs 4-5 HR, Bryan Deblaire 5-5, Mike Wencel HR, Bob Evans HR

Hitmen: Tim Wiebe 3-3, Ben Beuckert 3-3 HR, Jake Klassen HR, Evan Bueckert HR

The nine-man BackCountry squad plated 13 runs over the third and fourth innings. Josh Stubbs homered and scored three runs for BackCountry.

GC: Kent Collings 2-2, Greg Onaitis 3-3, Trevor Stuyt 2HR, Travis Nikin HR, Cheyne Sarafinchin HR, Colin McDonald HR

Hitmen: Cam Bueckert 3-4 HR, Ben Bueckert 3-3, Daniel Klassen HR, Jake Klassen HR, Daniel Enns HR, Evan Bueckert HR

G.C. plated seven in three consecutive innings. Leadoff batter Trevor Stuyt homered twice and scored four runs.

Courtland Landscape and Grounds 12, Haines Roofing 11

Courtland: Joe Thorburn 3-3, Aaron Laporte 3-4, Scott Balazs HR, Brooks Scharr HR, Blair Davidson HR

Haines: Peter Epp 4-5, Craig Smith 3-4, Phil Durham 3 HRs

Tyler Lamb scored the game’s winning run and crossed three times on the night.

Pelicans continued their roll with a mercy over second place Smitty’s Electrical.

Hit N Run lengthened their lead atop the B division with victories over Flippin Mike’s and Team Awesome.

Pelicans: Steve Leacock 4-4 2HR, Shawn Hopper 3-3

Smitty’s: Kevin McDonald 4-4, Brett Sinden 2-2

Steve Leacock homered twice and scored four runs for Pelicans.

Hit N Run 18, Flippin Mike’s 10

Hit N Run: Diedrich Klassen 3-3 2HR, Jacob Enns 3-3 HR, Jacob Klassen HR

Mike’s: Dave Vincent 3-3, Wil Hanson 3-3, Christian Devlin HR

Jacob Enns was just a single shy of hitting for the cycle. Diedrich Klassen homered twice and drove in four.

Hit N Run 25, Team Awesome 9

Hit N Run: Willie Penner 4-5, Jacob Enns 4-5, Franky Klassen HR, Jacob Klassen HR, Diedrich Klassen HR

Team Awesome: Dan Dietrich 3-3, Matt Davis 2-2, Marty Hawel HR

Franky Klassen drove in five for Hit N Run.

Norfolk Electric knocked off the Pelicans, one of the hottest teams in the B division, winning by five. They had earlier dropped their first game of the week to Freeman Mechanical Jokers.

Tillsonburg Fire and Safety/RNA Automotive edged out Freeman by one. John Beere escaped with a one-run victory over the still winless Sandy Shore Brew Jays.

Crusaders won two games by forfeit over Tillsonburg Fire and Safety.

Freeman Mechanical Jokers 14, Norfolk Electric 10

Freeman: Brent Schooley 3-4, Dave Froese 4-4

Norfolk: CJ Westen 3-3, Jason Henderson 2-3

Matt Smith and Brent Schooley hit triples for the winners.

Tillsonburg Fire and Safety/RNA Automotive 20, Freeman Mechanical Jokers 19

RNA: Chad Vigar 5-5, Chris McDonald 4-4

Freeman: Bryan Simmonds 5-5, Wes McDougall 4-5

Chad Vigar plated Kyle Mudford with the walk-off run. Vigar scored four runs on the night.

John Beere 19, Sandy Shore Brew Jays 18

John Beere: Shaun Elliott 4-5 HR, Bob Long 4-5, Cody Long HR, Mark Vanderhaeghe HR, Carey Winkworth HR

Sandy Shore: Ty Klemp 5-5, Derek Hodgson 3-4 2HR, Josh Mabee 2HR, Steve McKibbon HR

Sandy Shore left the bases loaded in the seventh coming up just one run shy of winning their first. Carey Winkworth homered and scored three runs for John Beere.

Norfolk: Keith McMerty 4-4 HR, Chris Brown 3-4, Ryder Terry HR

Pelicans: Kevin Buchner 4-4, Steve Leacock 3-4

Keith McMerty homered and added two other extra base hits for the winners.

J/E Bearing continued their climb towards catching first-place Bad News Bears after winning two games by mercy last week.

Misfits collected the only other division win defeating Eh Team.

J/E Bearing 20, RLP Melanie Luksys 4

J/E: Craig Boucher 6-6 HR, Brad Wentzell 3-4, Darren Swick HR

RLP: Eric Allen 3-3, Evan Scaman 3-3

Craig Boucher homered, doubled twice scored five runs and was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle for J/E.

Misfits: Tyler McCormick 3-3, Cory Hopper 3-3

Eh Team: George Hiebert 1-2, Pete Goertzen 3-3

Misfits went out to an early 10-run lead after three innings.

J/E Bearing 23, WJ Roofing Hitmen 8

J/E: Darren Swick 3-3, Jon Peter 3-3, Brad Wentzell 2HR, Craig Boucher HR, Shane Balcomb – grand slam

WJ Roofing: David Wiebe 2-2, David Redecop 2-2

Brad Wentzell homered twice and scored three runs for the winners.

S.O.S. Towing won three times last week including a big win over Foldens Machine Works, winning by one

Earlier in the week Foldens edged out Indi Girls, who evened their week mercying Lady OutKasts.

Country Sports Jays also mercied OutKasts and gained a tie with first-place Collins Harbour Marina and Resort.

Collins won by forfeit over Marc;s Perkettes. Pitches Be Crazy recorded victories over Marc’s and J.N.J. Concrete. J.N.J. picked up a win over Sirens.

S.O.S. Towing 22, Sirens 4

SOS: Claire Barker 4-4, Lyn Hewitt 4-4

Sirens: Michelle Hansford 3-4, Erica Thompson 1-1

Missy Stewart, Lyn Hewitt and Lisa Tardif-Warner hit triples for S.O.S.

S.O.S. Towing 9, Foldens Machine Works 8

SOS: Teri Joosse 3-3, Lyn Hewitt 3-3

Foldens: Monica Barnes 3-4, Maggie Scanlon 3-4

Missy Stewart scored S.O.S.’s eventual winning run in their four-run fourth.

Country Sports Jays 14, Lady OutKasts 2

Country Sports: Maddi Obar 4-4 HR, Mary Froese 3-3, Kirstie Jones HR

OutKasts: Brianne Johnston 2-3, Megan Townsend 2-2

Maddi Obar homered and scored three runs for the winners.

Foldens Machine Works 16, Indi Girls 15

Foldens: Andrea Deblaire 3-4, Keri Sunderland 4-4, Maggie Scanlon HR

Indi Girls: Tamarah Schultz 4-4 HR, Tena Bueckert 3-5

Despite playing with nine, Indi Girls hung in there. Foldens pulled out the win with a four-run sixth. Maggie Scanlon led with a homer and triple.

S.O.S. Towing 18, Marc’s Perkettes 6

SOS: Vanessa Lively 4-4, Lisa Tardif-Warner 3-3

Marc’s: Nikki Corkey 3-3, Sarah Giles 2-3, Julie Deco HR

S.O.S. got doubles from Vanessa Lively, Teri Joosse and Melissa Stewart.

Indi Girls: Julie Marissen 5-5, Tamarah Schultz 4-4, Tena Bueckert HR

OutKasts: Melissa Douglas 2-3, Shannon Collings 2-3

Tena Bueckert led the winners with a homer and a double.

J.N.J. Concrete 12, Sirens 8

JNJ: Krista Bevan 3-4, Morgan Boldt 3-4

Sirens: Becky Caza 3-4, Chantal Rivard 3-4

A six-run third keyed J.N.J.’s victory.

Pitches Be Crazy 17, Marc’s Perkettes 8

Pitches: Ashley Gee 4-4, Jenny Grzech 3-3

Marc’s: Sarah Giles 3-3, Mackenzie Brackenbury 3-3

Ashley Gee scored four runs for Pitches.

Pitches Be Crazy 13, J.N.J. Concrete 1

Pitches: Michelle Robertson 3-3, Chelsey Greir 3-3

JNJ: Ashley Boutin 2-2, Lyndsay Miller 2-3

All but one in the winner’s order scored at least one run, a six-run fourth keyed the win.

Country Sports Jays 7, Collins Harbour Marina and Resort 7

Country Sports: Candi Obar 4-4, Mandy Kromplak 4-4

Collins: Kirby Steinhoff 3-3, Laura Corneil 3-4

Country Sports took the lead in the fifth. Candi Obar had a run-scoring triple in the rally. Collins tied it in the seventh with Laura Corneil plating a Shannon Oneill triple.

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