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Ottawa Whitewashes Shawnee Legion 9-0 in District Game
Ottawa's American Legion team built on seven Shawnee errors and late rallies to beat Shawnee 9-0 at Orls Cox Field. Gary Wadkins pitched a three hitter with six walks and two hit batters, earning his third win in four decisions as Ottawa moved to 7-3. Stevens Stauffer Nesbit Grogan drove the offense with seven hits and six runs, while Grogan stole home twice and Wadkins helped his cause with a lone defensive gem sequence. Ottawa led 3-0 after two, 5-0 in the fifth, and added four more runs in the sixth and seventh as Washington errors piled up for Shawnee.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Shawnee
Orls Cox Field
Legion
Gary Wadkins
Wadkins
Don Stevens
Bill Stauffer
Stevens
Skip Nesbit
Steve Grogan
Nesbit
Grogan
Stauffer
Bob Taul
Taul
Jerry Weaver
Jim Harper
Mike Taschler
Jerry Eichelmeyer
Eichelmeyer
Doug Underwood
Steve Helmsing
Helmsing