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Lexington Gains Ohio Meet BerthMAUMEE — A pair of back to back borne rims, by Mike Gunter and John Bohland iced the game and gave Lexington the sectional championship in the Little League All -Star Tournament, 9-2, over Maumee Blue here yesterday.Mike Gunter hit a three run homer in the sixth inning and pitcher John Bohland followed with a tape measure blast of 280 feet to ice the victory.Manager Stan Lammon and Coach Bill Martin will take the Lexington squad to Uhrichsville for the state tourney, starting Monday.Bohland pitched the entire game for his third tournament victory, striking out 13 while allowing only four hits. He also collected two hits, including the homer.Gunter went three for four and Marty Lammon had a trio of runs batted in for Lexington.★Second Baseman Billy Williams lived up to the manager’s predictions about his fielding and stopped a Maumee rally. With two opt in the fifth, Maumee catcher Eric Simon hit a sharp grounder that “looked like a sure two run single,” according to Manager Lammon. Williams dived to his left, snagged die ball, and from a sitting position threw Simon out to end the inning.LITTLE LEAGUE SECTIONAL ALL-STAR BASEBALL TOURNAMENTAt MaumeeLexington 200 214—9 12 7Maumee 100 100-2 4 2John Bohland (so*13, w-2) and Bob Momtello; Mike Miller (so*5, and Eric Simon. WP — John Bohland (3-0).T — Marty Lammcn (Lh HR — Mike Jacobs (M), Mike Gunter (U, John Boh’ land (L). Three Hits — Mike Gunter iLLSandusky Wins over MansfieldMansfield Wiegand scoredone run in the first inningand that was all as Sandusky Soldier Home raced to a 11-1 win at Liberty Park last night in an Ohio State Baseball League encounter.Three Wiegand pitchers went to the mound to stop the Sandusky barrage, but starting hurler John Sams was the loser dropping his record to 11-5.Jim Van Tilburg walked in the first, stole second, and scored on Art Moore’s double to account for the single tally. Sandusky scored three runs in the third and added four runs in the fourth and fifth for its 11 makers.The Wiegand loss dropped it into fourth place in the league, while Sandusky took over third place.OHIO STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE ■I Liberty Park
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Mansfield, Ohio, US

Thu, Aug 06, 1970

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