Portage Northern
1997 Class A Champion

ROAD TO THE FINALS
Quarterfinals (June 10, 1997)

Harper Woods Regina 4, Garden City 0 (at Carleton Airport)
Portage Northern 3, Flushing 2 (at DeWitt)
Brighton 4, Monroe 2 (at Onsted)
Mt. Clemens Chippewa Valley 2, White Lake Lakeland 1 (at Univ. of Detroit-Mercy)
Semifinals (June 13, 1997)
Brighton 4, Mount Clemens Chippewa Valley 2 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Portage Northern 4, Harper Woods Regina 1 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Finals (June 14, 1997)
Portage Northern 3, Brighton 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)

Final Game Box
Portage Northern Huskies

 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Gurd 1b 5 0 3 2 0 0 11 1
Crandell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Word SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Krajewski DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
McNally RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Williams LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Greer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
 Walsh C 4 1 0 0 0 1 9 0
Quandt 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals   36 3 6 3 0 5 30 12

Brighton Bulldogs
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Hamilton 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 4
Hocking RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Harth 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
Voshell SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 3
Sova LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gottman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Branson DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lang 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 1
Milosek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals   31 0 4 0 1 8 30 16

Portage Northern  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  - 3 6 0
Brighton  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3

E - Hamilton, Lang 2. DP - Huskies 1. LOB - Huskies 6, Bulldogs 4. SH - Crandell 2, Voshell, Gottman.
 Huskies  IP H R ER BB SO   Bulldogs IP H R ER BB  SO
 Green 10.0 4 0 0 1 3    Milosek  10.0 6 3 1 0 5

Winner - Green. Loser - Milosek. Save - None.
HBP - by Milosek (Williams).
Umpires - Marcotullio, Baker, Ladd.
Time - 1:59.


Stevensville-Lakeshore
1997 Class B Champion

ROAD TO THE FINALS
Quarterfinals (June 10, 1997)

Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 6, St. Clair Shores Lakeview 0 (at Birmingham Seaholm)
Essexville Garber 2, Imlay City 1 (at Midland Dow)
Stevensville-Lakeshore 4, Grand Rapids Northview 1 (at Lansing Everett)
Shepherd 1, Chesaning 0 (at Mt. Pleasant)
Semifinals (June 13, 1997)
Stevensville-Lakeshore 2, Shepherd 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Essexville Garber 3, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 1 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Finals (June 14, 1997)
Stevensville-Lakeshore 1, Essexville-Garber 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)

Stevensville-Lakeshore Lancers
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Hierholzer 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 3
Poschke CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Wolke 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 2
Lippert C 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 0
McNabnay SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
VanderMolen DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Smithhart 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harris LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Castonguay RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kern P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals 21 1 6 1 0 3 21 13

Essexville-Garber Dukes
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Ross 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Vega SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Larson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Szezepanik pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pergande P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wesolowski 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Zingg 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Riedlinger DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Phelps CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
Crosby RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Gallagher LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals   24 0 4 0 1 2 18 8

Garber  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2
Lakeshore 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 2

E - Vega 2, McNabnay, Smithhart. LOB - Dukes 7, Lancers 5. 2B - Lippert. 3B - Hierholzer. CS - McNabnay. SH - Ross, Vega, Crosby, Poschke, Smithhart 2.
 Dukes  IP H R ER BB SO   Lancers IP H R ER BB  SO
 Pergande 6.0 6 1 1 0 3    Kern 7.0 4 0 0 1 2

Winner - Kern. Loser - Pergande. Save - None.
WP - Kern.
Umpires - Yorke, Wooten, Post.
Time - 1:24.


Kalamazoo Christian
1997 Class C Champion

ROAD TO THE FINALS
Quarterfinals (June 10, 1997)

Sanford-Meridian 3, Pewamo-Westphalia 0 (at Saginaw Nouvel)
Kalamazoo Christian 9, New Lothrop 1 (at Wyoming Rogers)
Clinton 5, Branson 0 (at Jackson County Western)
Montrose 2, Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes 1 (at Holly)
Semifinals (June 13, 1997)
Kalamazoo Chrisitan 3, Sanford-Meridian 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Clinton 9, Montrose 2 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Finals (June 14, 1997)
Kalamazoo Christian 6, Clinton 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)

Kalamazoo Christian Comets
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 DeYoung 2b 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
VanHouten 3b/SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
Huizinga C 4 1 2 1 0 1 14 0
Burgess SS/RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 VanderMeulen SS/RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Oele RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Kiel 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
Voss 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dyksterhouse LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
DeJong P 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
VanDyke RF/CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Szejekt DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mejeur CF/3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals   28 6 5 2 1 11 21 3

Clinton Redskins
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Richardson CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Roberts C 3 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
 Horton P 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
Jurasek 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Barr SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Teeple 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Semark LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pittman 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
Hood 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foster RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Totals   24 0 3 0 2 14 21 3

Kalamazoo Christian  0 0 0 0 1 2 3 - 6 5 0
Chippewa Valley  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 10

E - Richardson, Roberts 2, Horton, Jurasek, Barr 3, Pittman, Foster. LOB - Comets 5, Redskins 5. 2B - Horton, Pittman. SB - Huizinga, Kiel, Horton, Barr. SH - DeYoung, VanHouten.
 Comets  IP H R ER BB SO   Redskins IP H R ER BB  SO
 DeJong 7.0 3 0 0 2 14    Horton 7.0 5 6 0 1 11

Winner - DeJong. Loser - Horton. Save - None.
WP - Horton
HBP - by Horton (Burgess).
Umpires - Gonzales, Randall, Clark.
Time - 1:42.


Burr Oak
1997 Class D Champion

ROAD TO THE FINALS
Quarterfinals (June 10, 1997)

Fowler 2, Msaon County Eastern 0 (at Rockford)
Kingston 2, Center Line St. Clement 1 (at Marysville)
Maple City-Glen Lake 4, Arenac Eastern 1 (at East Jordan)
Burr Oak 10, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford 0 (at Coldwater)
Semifinals (June 13, 1997)
Kingston 5, Fowler 4 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Burr Oak 9, Maple City-Glen Lake 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)
Finals (June 14, 1997)
Burr Oak 6, Kingston 0 (at Battle Creek-Bailey Park)

Burr Oak Bobcats
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 P.Wall SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Haney 1b 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 2
Gray P 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
Downing C 3 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Ritter CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
Reaper DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Matthews LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Harris pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jennings 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
V. Wall RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hollar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals   20 6 3 3 4 9 21 6

Kingston Cardinals
 Name Pos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
 Mr.Roland RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Kelley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mg.Roland 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
 Nickens C 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Williams CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
Brabo pr/CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeLong 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Froede DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hunter 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Kaniszewski LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Zyowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals   23 0 2 0 1 11 18 4

Kingston  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 3
Burr Oak  0 0 0 4 2 0 x - 6 3 1

E - Kelley, Nickens 2, Jennings. LOB - Cardinals 3, Bobcats 1. SB - Gray, Ritter. CS - Jennings. SH - Gray.
 Cardinals  IP H R ER BB SO   Bobcats IP H R ER BB  SO
 Zyrowski 6.0 3 6 2 4 9   Gray 7.0 2 0 0 1 11

Winner - Gray. Loser - Zyrowski. Save - None.
WP - Zyrowski 2, Gray. PB - Nickens 4, Downing 2.
Umpires - Post, Nussear, Becker.
Time - 1:25.