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Galveston and La Marque survived some close calls this past week and remained atop the loop standings going into this week's action The Alvin Yellowjackets split a pair of games, bumping off Dickinson by a 13-2 count and then losing a 3-2 heartbreaker at Galveston Ball Thursday night Coach Royce Schulke's Pearland Oilers continued to lose close games, dropping a 63 decision to Texas City last Tuesday and then dropping a tough 10 bout to Dulles Thursday night With their victories last week Galveston and La Marque both carted 3-0 records into this week's action. Texas City, the first round winner of 244A play with a 6-1 leg, began this week with a 2-1 leg, same as Dulles Alvin and Dickinson were both 1-2 in second half play while Angleton and Pearland were both winless .a three trips to the hill The Yellowjackets were slated to play host to Texas City in Alvin Tuesday night, while the Oilers were set to travel to Angleton Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. the Yellowjackets and Oilers are slated to get together on the Pearland diamond for a game. The Yellowjackets won the first meeting between the two rivals by a 2-1 score Against Texas City the Oilers dropped behind by a 2- 0 score in the second inning but rallied for three runs in their half of the second frame to take the lead. Against Texas City the Oilers dropped behind by a 2- 0 score in the second inning but rallied for three runs in their half of the second frame to take the lead Texas City, however, tied the score with a single marker in the fifth inning and then scored two in the sixth to take a 53 lead. The Stings added an insurance run in the seventh Texas City outhit the Oilers by an 8-3 count Dulles then bounced back after having suffered its first loss of the second round, a 50 loss at La Marque, to hold back the hard - luck Oilers by a 10 count behind the dandy two - hit pitching of senior righthander Mike Holland, who whiffed 17 Oiler batters Oiler Mike Massey suf fered the mound setback The only run Dulles got came on a walk, sacrifice, a grounder and a throwing error Alvin enjoyed one of its finest outings of the year against Dickinson, using a pair of five - run explosions in the fifth and sixth innings to win going away. The win by the Jackets avenged an earlier loss to Dickinson by a 2-1 count In that bout Alvin jumped off to a 2-0 lead and then saw the Gators come back to tie the game at 2-all with a pair in the second After Alvin had tallied a single run in the fourth to go up 32 the Yellowjackets really began to bhlow the Gators out with a five - run explosion in the fifth Another five spot for the Yellowjackets in the sixth was just icing on the cake Mike Ruelas went the distance to notch the ino while striking out five au walking one. Dickinson c committed seven errors to help their own downfall Chuck Daniel pounded out two hits and had three RBI for the Yellowjackets, while Jackie Hass scored three times. Ruelas and Donnie Meyer each collected two hits for Alvin in an eight hit assault It appeared the Yellowjackets were well on their way to victory against Galveston Ball After battling to a 1-1 tie through six innings the Yellowjackets took the lead in the seventh and final in ning when Brian Blanken burg doubled across Kuelas with the lead run Galveston's first hit of the game, however, a two out single, spoiled the whole darn thing, driving in the tying run ,which had Galveston put Alvin out of its misery in the 11th when one of its bat walked with two outs and the bases crammed, forcing in the winning run Galveston finished out with but two hits, one in the seventh and then the other in the 11th All three of Galveston's runs were scored with two outs The Tors had scored their first run to knot the score at 1-1 in the fourth inning when an error with two outs the run to score. DIVISION B TOURNAMENT WINNERS: first place: south Main Body Shop, from left 1. right: Lynda Lawrence, Mary Owens, Budah Smith, not available for picture Billie Warres and Mary Guerrero. Second place: Statewide Renta Fence, Beulah Smith, Capt., Jerry Seif, Mary Guerrero, Jeany Raymer and Mary Bellamy. Third place: Jedies His Hers Salon, Shirley Guilliams, Capt., Pat Britten, Edie Dunn, Carolyn Mentzel and Jean Cope. Fourth place: Red Cross Drug - Nancy Billerbeck, Capt., Beulah Smith, Sammie Mickan, Mary Owens and Nancy Kuacaitis.
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Alvin Sun
Alvin, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 22, 1976
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