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Baker Clinches Tie for WOL Baseball TitleiBy WOODY WILSON /Daily Herald Sports EditorAlthough not as sharp as in previous games, ace Gary Wrighthad enough as the Flyers defeated Xenia yesterday, 7-4, to clinch at least a tie for the Western Ohio league baseball title.The victory was Baker’s seventh straight in league play without a loss while Xenia finished with a fine 6-3 mark. FB is 14-11 overall and Xenia 16-7.Wright fanned 13 Buc batters en route to his 11th victory of the season. The senior lefty has lost once. Wright walked three and hit a batter. .Xenia let Baker know they walked and came home on an came to play when the Bucs error.tallied twice in the first inning. The Flyers really sewed up But, both runs were unearned, the contest in the second frame The Bucs scored single runs in when they roughed up Xenia’s the third and fourth but it ace Bob Keller for four runs.Baker, after Xenia drewwasn't enough.BAKERSCOREDonceinthe first when RonFBN BAKEREsteppABRHFrank, c401Fox, M, cf300Estepp, ss2i0Fox, T. rf301Adkins, 3b300Crabtree, 1b210Hall, If312Wright, p320Soergel, 2b211Deal, If010T otals25XENIA75ABRHEldridge, c310Duffey, ss400King, 2b411Woods, 3b210Keller, p301Wedderburn,1b 312Hardin, cf301Thomas, If300Martin, rf100White, rf100T otals2745within 5-4, scored single runs inBARRY HALL paced the Flyers attack with two doubles in three trips. Wright scoredtwo runs.Only two games separate the Flyers from the WOL title. They are Springfield North, away tomorrow and Troy athome Monday.’XENIA 201 100BAKER 140 10104 5 2x 7 5 1
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Fairborn Daily Herald
Fairborn, Ohio, US
Thu, May 21, 1970
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