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Pirates Sweep DoubleheaderSPENCER TWP - Senior Ed Ramey put together a no-hitter in the first game as Black River swept a double-header from visiting Norwalk St. Paul Saturday.The two Firelands Conference victories, 84) and 6-4, were Black River’s first wins of the season and evened the Pirates’ record at 2-2.Ramey allowed just two flyers to reach base in his shutout. One man got to base on a first-inning walk and another made it to first base on a sixth-inning error.That walk was the only one Ramey permitted as he went the distance and fanned a dozen St. Paul batters.Black River scored twice in the third inning, once in the fourth, and five more times in the fifth. All the Pirate hits were singles.ALarry Chapman, Ramey, and Brad Bright smacked two runs batted in apiece while Jeff Nixon and Rich Dietrich added one RBI each.In the nightcap, Keith Kline went the distance on the mound as River needed some late runs to hand St. Paul a 6-4 setback.The Flyers scored twice in the opening inning and pushed across two more runs in the top of the fifth for a 4-2 lead. But the Pirates surged out to a 5-4command with a three-run barrage in the bottom of the fifth.The Rivermen added their final tallyin the sixth.The Flyers’ Bill Oliva smashed a two-run double off Kline in the fifth inning for St. Paul’s only earned runs. Ramey doubled in the first inning for River, scoring one run.Kline, pitching his first complete game of the year, struck out nine Norwalk batters and walked one. He gave upfour runs off four hits. Dale Frey was the loser, giving up five runs off four safeties. Paul Smith relieved him in the late stages of the game and gave up the final score and hit.Black River tries to get above the .500 mark today with a 4 p.m. intracountyencounter at Buckeye.Graze tieMedina, O., Mon., April 16, ’73ED RAMEYFirst GameNORWALK ST. PAULAB RHBlWenner p2 000Borgeson c3 000Oliva 1b3 000Rospent cf3 000Hupp ss3 000Gnoss 3b2 000R ipporo 2b0 000K. Smith rf2 000Leitz 2b1 000P. Smith p1 000Totals20 000BLACK RIVERy1AB RHBlChapman 3b, ss2 112Ramey p4 022Moutoux cf1 100Pifer cf0000Kline ss0100Bill Bright 3b1000Gray 1b4120Guyer 1b0000Nixon if3101Nelson If0000Brad Bright c2212Wandel c0000Eaken 2b2000Dietrich rf1111Cather rf0000Totals20878Norwalk St. Paul00000000-0Black River002150X8-7-1.SB-Kline, Moutoux,Dietrich.LOB-St.Paul2, Black River 8.IIP RHWSRamey (W)700l12Wenner (L)47682Smith21111Second Game NORWALK ST. PAUL Wenner 2b Borgeson c Oliva lb Rospent ss, cf Hupp ss, rf Frey p, cf K. Smith If Leitz 3b Gnoss3b Walkin rf P. Smith p Totals BLACK RIVER Chapman ss Ramey 3b Moutoux cf Kline p Gray 1b Nixon If Brad Bright c Eaken 2b Dietrich rf Totals Norwalk St. Paul Black RiverAB R H Bl4 110 233111023 0 0 0 3 0 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 21 2 1 20AB R H Bl4 2 0 01 1 0 1 04233222224201100 0 1 1 0 0 6 50100I1104200 020 0 4-4-3. 110 031 X 0-5-3.2B-Ramey, Oliva. SB-Wenner (2), Ramey. LOB-St. Paul 4, Black River 9.IP R H W SKline (W)Frey (L)P. SmithHBP-Brad Bright, Nixon, Gray all bvFrey.7 4 4 1 9 5 5 4 4 3 1110 1IT'lyjTBLACK RIVER BASEBALL — Despite losing their first two games, Black River’s diamondmen came back to sweep a doubleheader from Firelands Conference foe Norwalk St. Paul Saturday. Team members are, first row from the left, Tim Immel, Brad Bright, Larry Chapman, Ed Ramey, SteveMoutoux, Keith Kline, Steve Gray, Dan Eaken, and Bill Bright. In the back row are Coach Fran Stuart, Jim Nelson, Rich Dietrich, Forrest Wandel, Steve Pifer, Dave Cather, Jeff Nixon, Dick Guyer, and Head Coach Dave Ring. (GAZETTE photo bv Jim Stroun.)
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Medina County Gazette
Medina, Ohio, US
Mon, Apr 16, 1973
Page 9
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