Slowpitch softball wanes in Chicago a 16 inch game era ends
The piece recalls Chicago’s 16 inch slowpitch devotion once rivaled major league passion. It contrasts barehand play with 12 inch ball norms, recounts Royko’s glove ruling and a long radio exchange, and notes Northeastern Ohio echoes of a sport fading from a public life yet kept by aging diehards and a Rocky River over 60 league with national titles.
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Chicago
Cubs
Chicago Tribune
Mike Royko
Chicago Park District
Royko
Marty Robinson
Robinson
Ohio
Morgana Park
Cleveland
State Road Park
Parma
Big Jim Galloway
Long Island
N.Y
Slowitch
Rocky River
Gamm’s Bar
Keystone edges Bellevue in regional nail-biter
Sick Stromack played through the flu guiding Keystone to a 2-1 win over Bellevue in the Division II regional at Bucyrus High. Stromack scored and made a key defensive play as Keystone advances to face Lexington or Lima Bath in the regional final, with coach Jim Piazza praising her toughness.
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Bucyrus
Sarah Stromack
Keystone
Erica Reid
Bellevue
Bucyrus High
Lexington
Lima Bath
Bath
Wildcats
Jim Piazza
Stro
Sito Wins Regional Semifinal As Pioneers Pound Garfield
Freshman Tess Sito and Elyria Pioneers blank Garfield Heights 10-2 in a Division I regional semifinal. Sito pitched six scoreless innings to open the game, allowing two hits, striking out six, and contributing three hits with two runs and three RBIs.
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Clyde
Tess Sito
Tess
Elyria
Ken Fenik
Sito
Garfield Heights
Bulldogs
Sabathia Dominates as Indians Blank Twins 11-0
Cleveland ace C C Sabathia fired his third shutout and eighth complete game, holding Minnesota to six singles and striking out eight without a walk. He moved to 4-1 with a 1.52 ERA as the Indians earned an 11-0 win to split the two-game series at the Metrodome.
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Sabathia
Twins
Minneapolis
C.C. Sabathia
Metrodome
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Anoth
C.C
Indians
Eric Wedge
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Dan Coughlin
David Schneider
Chronicle
Keystone Edge Bellevue
Bob Daniels
Chronicle-Telegram
Pioneers
Garfield
Steve Byrne
Steve Manheim
Sheldon Ocker
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Detroit
Comerica Park
Westbrook
Robertson
STO
WEOL
Victor
TLGG
Visey Riss
CPS Joe V KK
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