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Visitors Score 12Tourney WinBy JIM WRIGHTFreeport National blow a four* run load, then came from behind with a pair of unearned runsin the bottom of the sixth to ndgr Sterling American 12 to it and eliminate the Stwlmg entry from the District LittleW V u... . ■league Tournament Tuesday night.Sterling grabbed an early lead when starting pitcher Don Kiosterman lined a long home run leading off the second but Freeport took advantage of a couple of Sterling errors to tie the score in the bottom of the inning. Sterling briefly regain ed the lead at 3 to 1 in the third when Kiosterman doubled behind a walk to Tom Nearand Fraig Wilkons’ single, but Freeport hammered KJostorman for four hit’?, including Ron Pud* will’s homer, and six rums in their half of the third to re gain a T to .1 lead Del Eikenberry put out the Freeport firein the third and escaped unscathed in the fourth, while Craig Wilkcns belted a home run with two on in the fourth to narrow the Freeport marginIt ? 10 t.Wildness proved Freeportpitcher Pudwill s undoing in toe fifth when Sterling scored five times on five walks, a hit, and an error and was replaced by Brett Coomber, who finally stop ped the locals only after they had grabbed an 11 to 7 leadSUMMERTom Near bet ame toe third Sterling pitcher rtf the ntjtot at ter Fakenberv had been liftedWfor a pinch hitter in the fifth and was reached for three runs he fore Craig Kilberg came in to strike out Dana Maces with the ha*** loaded and Sterling dillclinging to an II to 10 lead After a single, a walk, and a costly Sterling error in the hot tom of the sixth loaded the hae«. Ktlherg hit Terry John son to score the tying run and walked Tim Meek to force in the winning run few Freeport Tonight in the final game of first round action, the Rock Falls All-Stars face Freeport American at 6 p m at Sterling s Gartner Park.Box score.f eai i ii HuSterlingFiAmerican (11)AbRHLIStewart ef-2b310Near 2tvpti0$!Wtlkens 1Mb422Kiosterman p-lf412Vos 3b200VPeska 3b110Kilberg rf pI10thMiller as310Harper e121aDavis tb100buEikeoberry p100wiFrohhng111telt;Quick rf-cf000wlt;Totals25116ra___iFreeportpiNational (17)AbRHS|Maves as200stl•Thompson cf413haHugh^ lb511JprPudwill p211\Coomber p12*»0teSchubert rf521! ocJohnson 3b211faMeek If311vr.Stewart 2b321inMiller c111R*Totals2812 10i toScora by Innings:ncSterk. Amer. 012 350—1165 pcF-pori Na. 016 032—112 102
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Sterling Daily Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Wed, Jul 21, 1971
Page 16
Full Page
Clipped by
John R.
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