Ottawa Wins Wild Ninth Inning Tilt 12 11 Over KC
Ottawa Post 399 rallied for two runs in the ninth to tie and then won 12 11 in extras as Gary Fitzgerald lined a game deciding hit to left. Tim Eger started for KC and Doug Selbe held Ottawa in check before a string of errors, walks and wild pitches shaped a chaotic nine innings. Ottawa improved to 18 10 with a clash against Independence upcoming.
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Local BA Stars By Gary Kuntz
The Ottawa Babe Ruth All Stars beat the Paola All Stars 8 to 3 in a practice game. Ottawa used five pitchers including 14 year olds, while Paola’s mound saw four Ottawa pitchers and five Paola arms. Beeman and Brockus had early hits but base runners were left stranded.
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Gary Brockus
All-Star Ottawa Edges Paola 8-3 In District Play Prep
Ottawa All-Stars defeated Paola 8-3 as Paola rallied for two runs in the ninth after Ottawa led 8-1. Brockus added a second hit for Ottawa, while Fairbanks walked and stole second to spark the ninth inning. Ottawa prepares for the district tourney at Olathe with a 6 p.m. game against Topeka.
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Steve Latimer
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Larry Black
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Topeka
Padres Beat Phillies In Midget League Opener 16-6
In the first game Wednesday evening the Padres defeated the Phillies 16 to 6. Chris Bird and Mike Swallo each had two hits in four trips to the plate. Individual line scores show multiple players contributing for both teams with a mix of runs and RBIs across innings.
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Mike Swallo
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