13 Year Olds Start State Tourney Mixed For Ottawa OBAL
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League 13 year olds opened state tournament play in Salina with a 19 1 loss to Dodge City, then won 8 7 in losers bracket over Salina. Ottawa pitchers Mauszycki and Smith provided key innings as Ottawa surged from a 7 6 deficit to capture a late victory.
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Salina
Ottawa
Dodge City
Out West
Obal
Arkansas City
Jayhawk
McPherson
Great Bend
Pittsburg
Phillip Geist
Geist
Paul Steinman
Steve Smith
Russell Eisele
Jeff Butler
Otto Skoog
Mendoza
Jayhawk League
Jon Mauszycki
Eisele
Mauszycki
Charlie
Jody Mitchell
Smith
Skoog
Steinman
Rick Fritts
Ward Sweeps Ramsey Printing in doubleheader loss
Ramsey Printing of Ottawa dropped a fast pitch doubleheader to Topeka Montgomery Wards 6-4 and 3-1 in final tuneup before the district tournament. Brad O’Dea pitched both games for Ramsey, with two unearned runs in game one and two hits allowed in game two as Wards hit two solo homers to win. Ramsey led 3-1 in the first before Wards answered, and the locals scored only in the fifth of game two. Ramsey had three of Ottawa’s eight hits. District play begins Friday at Garnett.
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Ramsey
Ottawa
Topeka Montgomery Wards
Brad O'Dea
Phil Homerath
Wards
Ottawans
O'Dea
Barry Pelton
Bill Stauffer
Kent Ramsey
Dale Weiden
Raymond Shaffer
Garnett
Johnson
Jim Buckle White
Osawatomie
Bobby Brownell
Brownell
Buckle
Wiederholt
Shannon Servaes
Rodney Barnhart
Shutt
Servaes
Barnhart
Rod Stottlemire
Emporia
Ottawa High & Dry In Babe Ruth District
Ottawa leads the 14 and 15 year old Babe Ruth district tournament at Orlis Cox Field with the finals looming after rain suspended play. Ottawa defeated Garnett 12-9 and Osawatomie 18-4, while Osawatomie led Emporia 4-0 when weather halted play. resumption is planned Tuesday evening with Ottawa aiming for the district title.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Pittsburg
Osawatomie
Emporia
Garnett
Greg Shutt
Darren Johnson
Bryan Kelley
Johnson
Ottawa AA Team Sweeps Iola In Rain Plagued twinbill
Ottawa AA Team swept Iola in a rain affected doubleheader here Saturday night moving to 22 14. In game one Iola built a 6-1 lead but Ottawa exploded for nine runs in the sixth inning to win 10 7. In game two Ottawa used a five run first inning and a solo homer by Kevin Altic to win 8 6. Grace of Iola pitched well but Ottawa’s late errors and timely hitting decided both games.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Lola
Paola
Jola
Ray Bell
Bell
Scott Thompson
Evan Shaffer
Yorry Clark
RBI
Jeff Turner
Iola
Jeff Unruh
Unruh
Anthony Wallace
Tracy Rowe
Dave Powers
Kevin Altic
Chet Williams
Troy Grace
T-Ball Games Rescheduled By Ottawa Recreation Commission
Postponed T-Ball games are made up Thursday morning with Wildcats vs Whirlwinds at 8:15, Tigers vs Cyclones at 9, Steelers vs Kings at 9:45. Friday morning will see Lions vs Kings at 8:15, Cowboys vs Steelers at 9. Rained out games this midweek will be canceled as the program ends Friday.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Wildcats
Whirlwinds
Tigers
Cyclones
Steelers
Kings
Lions
Cowboys
Players Scoff At Owners Offer Amid Long Strike
Major League Players Association leaders met in Chicago to react to the latest owner proposal as the 46 day strike nears 552 games lost. Tigers rep Milt Wilcox called it a smokescreen and propaganda while Eddie Chiles warned the long term consequences could decide baseball's future.
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Barry Wilner
Major League Players Association
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Milt Wilcox
Wilcox
Texas Rangers
Eddie Chiles
Chiles
Legion Rookies Routed as Lawrence Tops Ottawa 17-0
Ottawa's Junior American Legion team was eliminated from District 2 after a 17-0 loss to Lawrence at Steineger Field. Lawrence piled up 16 hits, led by Brett Morris with three hits and three RBIs and Jamie Steinhauser with a homer and a single. Morris pitched four dominant innings as Lawrence dominated early to clinch a spot in the district final versus KC Post 199, who won 3-2 in 10 innings. Ottawa ends the year 6-23 after finishing strong in tournament play.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa
American Legion
Lawrence
Kansas City Post
KC 199
Concordia
Hawks
Brett Morris
Jamie Steinhauser
Morris
Steinhauser
Steineger Field
Larry Stewart
Kevin Allan
John Burns
Hawke
Darren Green
Green
Todd Burroughs
Burroughs
John White
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Ottawa ‘High & Dry
Jota
Burlington
Todd Schultze
David McCrea
David Wiederholt
Kelley
Schultze
Todd S
Chultze
oMaup
Taylor
Grace
Fanning
Altic
Turner
Tim Lancaster
Orris Cox Field
Topeka Post 1
Topekans
Fort Scott
Olathe-Iola
Legion
Brooklyn
Mich
Panchio Carter
Tony Bettenhausen
Michigan International Speedway
A.J. Foyt
Syracuse
N.Y
Renaldo Nehemiah
LA Grange
Ill
Pat Bradley
Beth Daniel
Williamsburg
John Mahaffey
Seco
Anheuser-Busch
MacPherson
Istalle
Monro-Matics
Firestone
Ayatem Algo
Ara
Amy
Nina
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