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LEHIGH VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP

            In the 63^rd Lehigh Valley Championship Series” between the Suburban League & City League, it was Salem Lutheran of the Suburban League beating East Hills Moravian of the City League  3 games to 0, for their 16^th  Lehigh Valley Championship.

Game 1 – We find Salem Lutheran jumping out to a 4-0 lead scoring 4 runs in the 1^st inning. East Hills came back with a run in the 3^rd & another in the 4^th to make the score 4-2. Salem Lutheran added 3 runs in the bottom of the 4^th for a 7-2 lead. East Hills scored 6 runs (highlighted by Jim Van Billard’s 3 run HR) in the 5^th inning to take a 8-7 lead. They added another run in the 8^th for a 9-7 lead. In the bottom of the 9^th Salem Lutheran tied the score with 2 runs. In the 10^th inning & a man on 2^nd base, Tyler won the game with a Triple. Final score 10-9 (Salem Lutheran).

Game 2 – In this game, it was all Salem Lutheran as they scored 3 runs in the 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th innings for a 12-0 lead. Both Salem Lutheran & East Hills scored a run in the 6^th inning to make the score 13-1. East Hills scored 3 runs in the 8^th inning & Salem Lutheran closed out the scoring with 3 runs in the top of the 9^th inning for a final score of 16-4 (Salem Lutheran).

Game 3 – This game finds both East Hills & Salem Lutheran each scoring a run in the 1^st inning for a 1-1 tied. Salem Lutheran added a run in the 3^rd inning, another in the 4^th, 4 runs in the 5^th inning & another run in the 8^th inning for a 8-1 lead. East Hills closed out the scoring with 3 runs in the 9^th inning for a final score of 8-4 (Salem Lutheran).

Leading hitters for Salem Lutheran included Scott Hoffert 9 for 15, Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 15 (HR), Austin Hoffert 7 for 15 (HR), Jason Biggs 6 for 15, Kyle Taylor 5 for 12, Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 13, Walt Hoffert 5 for 15 & Bill Hoke Sr. with a HR.

Leading hitters for East Hills were Bob Baer 7 for 15, Frank Pavlov 7 for 15, Dan Damio 6 for 11, Tom Waltz 5 for 14, & Jim Van Billard 4 for 15 with a 3 run HR.



Make-up Week

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Week 30

     With the season winding down, Salem UCC swept Christ UCC 6-5, 7-3 and 4-3. Leading the way for the Moorestown team were Bob Krause 6-11, Larry Fehnel 5-12 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs, Ed Taylor 5-12 along with HRs from Ron Hugo and Kierstin Seager. Christ UCC hitters included Dave Shaver 7-13, Ron Wagner 5-13 and Jared Pokorney (HR).

     Emmanuel won two games from Messiah 6-5(11 innings) 2-1(10 innings) while losing 4-0. Emmanuel was led by Bruce Danyluk 5-12, Jon Rice 2HRs (which one was a game winning blast) and a game winning double by wily veteran Dick Wesner. Hitting for Messiah was Chris Knauss 5-15 and Steve Harper 4-12.

     Ebenezer took 2 from Dryland 4-0 and 3-2(11 innings) while taking a 10-2 loss. Ebenezer was led by by the husband and wife team of Jim Voortman 5-13 and Carol Voortman 5-14. Carl Fraley hit a HR. Dryland hitters were Bernie Yurko 6-12 with Jerry Butz and Hermie Crush smashing HRs.

     Salem Lutheran defeated St. Stephen's 4-2 and 3-2 while losing 9-3. Hitting for St. Stephen's were Jim Blaukovitch 8-12 and John Hoysan 5-12 (2HRs). These games did not count in the standings for Salem Lutheran, therefore no hitters were reported.

Bath Lutheran, St. Paul's and Farmersville had BYES this week.

Week 29

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Week 28

     With Scott Hoffert going 7 for 13, Austin Hoffert 5 for 11, & Walt Hoffert with a HR, Dart League Champs Salem Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 2-1 & 5-0 wins around a 5-0 loss to Christ UCC. For Christ UCC, Dave Shaver went 6 for 13, Jarod Pokorny 5 for 11, & Greg Pokorny with a HR.

     In the only ‘sweep’ of the night, St. Paul’s beat Salem UCC by scores of 9-0, 2-1, & 6-2. Top hitters included Rich Kern 8 for 13, Jason Gross 6 for 13 & Amber Gross 4 for 11 (HR), for St. Paul’s, while Mitch Thomas went 4 for 9 & Fred Toncik added a HR for Salem UCC.

     In other action, Messiah ‘sandwiched’ 3-2 & 4-2 wins around a 6-2 loss to St. Stephen’s. Leading the way for Messiah were Norm Schoenberger, Rich Hasonich, & Dan Halteman all going 4 for 12 each. For St. Stephen’s, Ed Wychock went 7 for 13, Art Obenradar 5 for 11, Gary Buczynski 5 for 13 (HR), & Travis Beahm 4 for 13.

     After losing the ‘opener 2-1 to Emmanuel, Bath Lutheran came back to win 11-3 & 6-1. For Bath Lutheran, Dan Stillwell went 9 for 14, Bob Meixsell 7 for 14, Jeff Krause 6 for 14, & Jordan Meixsell 5 for 14. Troy Haydt had a HR for Emmanuel, with 5 hitters with ‘3 hits’ each for Emmanuel.

     The final match of the night saw Farmersville beating Dryland 7-0 & 4-1, losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-2. Ben Kerbaugh lead the Farmersville hitters going 7 for 13 (HR), Gene Grim 7 for 13, Kyle Gerber 5 for 13 Dave Campbell 4 for 12 & Tom George 4 for 12. Butch Silfies went 7 for 12 with Earl Sigley & Bernie Yurko each going 4 for 12 for Dryland.

Ebenezer had the BYE.



Week 27

     With 7-3 & 3-0 wins losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-3 to St. Paul’s, Salem Lutheran is the 2017-2018 Suburban Dart League Champion (it’s their 23^rd Championship). Leading hitters for Salem Lutheran were Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 14, with Bill Hoke Jr., Kyle Taylor & Tyler Frankenfield all going 4 for 12, & Scott Hoffert 4 for 15 with a HR.  Rich Kern went 5 for 12 & Paul Slimmon 4 for 11 for St. Paul’s.

     It was Christ UCC ‘sweeping’ St. Stephen’s by scores of 5-4, 6-4, & 7-6. For Christ UCC, Ron Wagner went 6 for 12, Joe Hunsicker 5 for 10, Eric Yocum 4 for 8 (2 run HR) & a ‘pinch hit’ game winning HR from Ed Yost in Game 3. Alan Beahm went 8 for 13, Ed Wychock 6 for 14, & Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 11 for St. Stephen’s.

     In other action, Salem UCC ‘swept past’ Emmanuel 4-0, 4-1, & 3-0. Top hitters included Bob Krause 5 for 10 (HR), with HR’s from Kierstin Saeger, Ron Hugo, Larry Fehnel & Jane Camgan for Salem UCC, while Bob Bast went 4 for 10 while Jon Rice & Joel Dalrymple each had ‘3 hits’ for Emmanuel.

     Bath Lutheran lost the ‘nightcap’ 6-3 to Farmersville after winning 4-3 & 5-2. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Jordan Meixsell 7 for 12, Dave Fisher 5 for 12, & Bob Meixsell 4 for 12. Keith Campbell went 6 for 13, Jason Steigerwalt 5 for 12, & Tom George 4 for 12 (HR) for Farmersville.

     The final match of the night finds Messiah beating Ebenezer 9-1 & 2-1, losing the nightcap’ 6-5 in 11 innings. Leading hitters included Dan Halteman 9 for 14, Andy Mickelson 5 for 12 (including a “Grand Slam” HR), Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12, Ryan Jones 4 for 12, Rich Hasonich 4 for 13 & Charlie Heidecker with a 2 run HR for Messiah. For Ebenezer, Dean Frear went 6 for 13 (HR), Jim Voortman 6 for 13, with HR’s from Vic Pacchioni (2 run) & Ken Stanley.

Dryland had the BYE.



Week 26

     With Kyle Taylor going 7 for 12, Bill Hoke Jr. 6 for 13, & Scott Hoffert 6 for 15, 1^st place Salem Lutheran beat St. Stephen’s 5-2 & 6-0, losing the ‘opener’ 7-2. Ed Wychock went 5 for 8 for St. Stephen’s.

     Dryland ‘sandwiched’ 5-4 in 10 innings & 2-1 in 12 innings wins around a 6-5 loss to Christ UCC. Leading the Dryland hitters were Lou Dervarics 6 for 14, Earl Sigley 6 for 15, Bernie Yurko 5 for 14, Rich Durn 5 for 15, & Jerry Butz with a HR. For Christ UCC, Jarod Pokorny went 5 for 16, Garry Hunsicker 4 for 13, Ron Wagner 4 for 13, & a HR from Donnie Laudenslager.

     The only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Messiah winning 6-5 in 15 innings, 6-2 in 10 innings,  & 10-6 in 10 innings over Bath Lutheran. Top hitters for Messiah included Norm Schoenberger 7 for 17, Charlie Heidecker 6 for 12, Eric Harper 5 for 14, Dave Casey 4 for 10, Rich Hasonich 4 for 17, with Chris Knauss & Andy Mickelson each hitting a 3 run HR. For Bath Lutheran, Butch Kemp went 7 for 15, Dan Stillwell 5 for 14, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 15 & Kevin Biechey with a 3 run HR.

     After a 4-2 loss in the ‘opener’ to Ebenezer, Salem UCC came back to win 6-5 & 5-0. For Salem UCC, Bill Rinker went 7 for 12, Kris Wenztell 7 for 13, Larry Fehnel 4 for 12 (HR), & a HR from Ron Hugo. Vic Pacchioni went 6 for 13, Steve Gountis 4 for 11, & Paul Yoder 4 for 11 for Ebenezer.  

     The final match finds St. Paul’s ‘sandwiching 3-0 & 8-1 wins around a 2-1 loss to Farmersville. Leading the way for St. Paul’s were Bret Remel 5 for 13, Tom Unger 4 for 9 (2 HR’s), & Brian Gross 4 for 13. For Farmersville, Ben Kerbaugh went 6 for 10, Gene Grim 4 for 11, Dave Campbell 4 for 11, & Jason Steigerwalt with a HR.

Emmanuel had the BYE.



Week 25

     With a ‘sweep’ of St. Paul’s by scores of 5-4 in 10 innings, 5-2, & 2-1, Salem Lutheran increased its lead in the Dart League. Top hitters for Salem Lutheran were Bryan Frankenfield 8 for 13, Kyle Taylor 7 for 11, & a HR from Jacob Hoffert. Joe Stevko went 6 for 12 & Tom Unger added a HR for St. Paul’s.

     2^nd place Christ UCC won 10-7 & 4-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 9-6 to St. Stephen’s. Leading Christ UCC hitters were Garry Hunsicker 7 for 13, Mark Fujita 7 for 13, Joe Hunsicker 5 for 12, Eric Yocum 4 for 8 (HR), & Ed Yost with a HR. For St. Stephen’s, Ed Wychock was 7 for 13, Alan Antry 6 for 12 (HR), Dave Blaukovitch also 6 for 12 (HR), with HR’s from John Hoysan & Alan Beahm.

     In other action, Ebenezer beat Messiah 2-1 in 11 innings & 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-2. For Ebenezer, Dean Frear went 5 for 12 (HR) & Charlie Costanzo with a HR, while Norm Schoenberger went 5 for 10, Dave Casey 5 for 13, Eric Harper 5 for 14 (HR), Dan Halteman 4 for 13, & Andy Mickelson with 2 HR’s for Messiah.

     Emmanuel ‘sandwiched’ 5-4 in 15 innings & 8-3 wins around a 6-4 in 11 innings loss to Salem UCC. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Jim Hill 5 for 15 (2 HR’s), Judy Hoffert 4 for 15 (HR), & Bob Bast with a HR. Bob Krause went 7 for 16, Kris Wenztell 6 for 16, & Kierstin Saeger 4 for 16 (HR) for Salem UCC.

     The final match of the night finds Bath Lutheran beating Farmersville 2-1 & 3-2, losing 8-7. For Bath Lutheran, Dave Fisher went 6 for 12, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 13, Wendy Yacone 5 for 13, & Marisa Griffith with a HR. For Farmersville, Kyle Gerber went 6 for 10 (HR), Tom George 5 for 12, & Jason Steigerwalt with a HR.

Dryland had the BYE.



Week 24

     This week we find Ebenezer ‘sweeping’ 1^st place Salem Lutheran by scores of 5-1, 6-1 & 13-5. Leading hitters for Ebenezer included Vic Pacchioni 7 for 14, Dean Frear 7 for 15, Steve Gountis 6 for 13 with HR’s from Robert McDonald, Paul Yoder & Charlie Costanzo. Jim Voortman made his way into the record book getting a rare “Base on Balls” on 4 Darts. For Salem Lutheran, Walt Hoffert & Jason Biggs went 5 for 13 apiece.

     In the ‘Battle of Bath’, Bath Lutheran came out on top, sweeping 2^nd place Christ UCC 3-0, 5-3, & 2-1. Jeff Krause was 4 for 7, Jordan Meixsell 4 for 11, Marisa Griffith 4 for 12, & Josie Biechy with a HR for Bath Lutheran. For Christ UCC, Mark Fujita went 7 for 11, Garry Hunsicker & Joe Hunsicker with ‘3 hits each, & Greg Pokorny with a HR.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 6-0 to Dryland, St. Paul’s came back to win 3-2 & 2-1. For St. Paul’s, Bret Remel went 5 for 12, Joe Stevko 4 for 11 & Tom Unger 4 for 11 while Shawn Sigley went 5 for 12, Larry Golick 5 for 12 & HR’s from Jim Goldman & Hermie Crush for Dryland.

     Emmanuel beat Farmersville 7-4 & 6-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-0. Top hitters for Emmanuel were Bob Bast 5 for 11, Judy Hoffert 4 for 14 & Jon Rice 4 for 14. Gene Grim went 5 for 12, Kyle Campbell 4 for 11 (HR), Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 12, with HR’s from Wade Chilmonik & Dave Campbell.

            The final match of the night saw Messiah winning  2-1 & 4-0, losing the ‘opener’ 2-1 to Salem UCC. Leading the way for Messiah were Dan Halteman 5 for 12 & Chris Knauss 4 for 12 (HR). For Salem UCC, Kierstin Saeger 5 for 12 (HR), Fred Toncik 4 for 12 (HR), & Mitch Thomas with a HR.

St. Stephen’s had the BYE.



Week 23

     With Austin Hoffert going 6 for 13, Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 14, Walt Hoffert 6 for 15 & Tyler Frankenfield with a HR, 1^st place Salem Lutheran ‘swept past’ Bath Lutheran 6-2, 11-3, &   9-5. For Bath Lutheran Wendy Yacone & Jordan Meixsell went 6 for 13 each, Butch Kemp 5 for 12 & Dan Stillwell with a HR.

     It was Dryland ‘sweeping’ St. Stephen’s by scores of 11-3, 5-3, & 1-0. Top hitters for Dryland included Bernie Yurko 7 for 13, Rich Durn 5 for 10 (HR), Butch Silfies 5 for 12 & Jim Goldman hitting 2 HR’s. Gary Buczynski went 5 for 12, Jim Blaukovitch 4 for 11, & Alan Beahm with a HR.

     In another ‘sweep’, we find Messiah beating Emmanuel 2-1 in 14 innings, 6-0, & 3-2. Leading the way for Messiah were Rich Hasonich & Dan Halteman each going 5 for 12, with  Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12, while Dick Wesner went 6 for 13 & Bruce Danyluk 4 for 13 for Emmanuel.

     Christ UCC ‘sandwiched’ 2-0 & 6-3 wins around a 4-0 loss to St. Paul’s. For Christ UCC, Dave Shaver went 6 for 13, Joe Hunsicker 5 for 13, & Eric Yocum 4 for 10. For St. Paul’s, Bret Remel went 5 for 12, Paul Slimmon 5 for 12, & Amber Gross 4 for 12 (HR).

     The final match of the night saw Ebenezer ‘sandwiched’ 5-2 & 4-3 in 12 innings wins around a 5-1 loss to Farmersvile. Leading hitters for Ebenezer were Vic Pacchioni 8 for 14, Jim Voortman 6 for 14, Ken Stanley 4 for 12 (HR), & Steve Gountis 4 for 13 (HR). Gene Grim went 7 for 15, Sue Grim 5 for 13, Keith Campbell 5 for 14, with HR’s from Tom George & Ben Kerbaugh for Farmersville.

Salem UCC had the BYE.



Week 22

     It was “Sweep Night” as we had 4 ‘sweep’s’ for the night. The 1^st ‘sweep’ saw Emmanuel beating 1^st place Salem Lutheran by scores of 3-2 in 14 innings, 4-3 in 10 innings, & 6-2. Leading the Emmanuel hitters were Jon Rice 7 for 15, Bob Bast 6 for 15 (HR), Judy Hoffert 5 for 12 (hitting the cycle for the night), Jim Hill 5 for 15, & HR’s from Troy Haydt & Kim Williams. For Salem Lutheran, Bryan Frankenfield went 6 for 15, Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 10 (HR), & Walt Hoffert 5 for 15.

     Itwas Farmersville ‘sweeping’ Salem UCC 4-1, 1-0, & 6-3. For Farmersville, Gene Grim was 6 for 12, Kyle Campbell 3 for 9 (HR) & HR’s from Dave Campbell & Tom George. Bill Rinker went 5 for 11 (HR) & Kris Wentzell 4 for 12 for Salem UCC.

     With Paul Yoder and  Jim Voortman going 5 for 12 each, Carol Voortman 5 for 13 (hitting the cycle for the night) Dean Frear 4 for 13 (HR), Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13, with HR’s from Charlie Costanzo, Ken Stanley & Carl Fraley, Ebenezer ‘swept’ Christ UCC 4-1, 7-3, & 5-4. For Christ UCC, George Gasper went 5 for 11, Dave Shaver 4 for 13 & Jarod Pokorny 4 for 13.

     The final ‘sweep’ of the night finds St. Paul’s taking St. Stephen’s by scores of 8-6, 10-8, & 5-2. Top hitters included Rich Kern 7 for 14, Kevin Gross 6 for 13, Abby Kern 6 for 14 (2 HR’s), & Tom Unger 5 for 11 (HR) for St. Paul’s while Ed Wychock went 7 for 14, Art Obenrader 5 for 12 (HR), Gary Buczynski 5 for 13 & Dave Blaukovitch 5 for 13 for St. Stephen’s.

     The final match of the night saw Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiching’ 8-4 & 3-1 wins around a 4-2 loss in 11 innings to Dryland. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Bob Meixsell, Jordan Meixsell & Scott Henninger each going 5 for 13 & Dan Stillwell with a HR. Shawn Sigley went 5 for 13 & Earl Sigley added a HR for Dryland.

Messiah had the BYE.



Week 21

      Salem Lutheran maintains its lead in the Dart League with 7-2 & 4-1 wins over Messiah, losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-4 in 12 innings. Leading the way for Salem Lutheran were Kyle Taylor 5 for 13, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 13, Walt Hoffert 4 for 13 & Austin Hoffert with a HR. Rich Hasonich went 6 for 13 & Andy Mickelson 4 for 12 (HR) for Messiah.

        2^nd place Christ UCC kept pace with 6-3 and 6-5 in 15 innings wins, losing the ‘nightcap’ 8-6 in 12 innings to Salem UCC on Fred Toncik’s 2 run HR. Hitters included Jarod Pokorny 10 for 20, Dave Shaver 7 for 17, with Joe Hunsicker, Mark Fujita, & Greg Pokorny all going 6 for 17 for Christ UCC. For Salem UCC, Ed Taylor was 7 for 17, Ron Hugo 5 for 15, Bob Krause 5 for 17 & Kierstin Saeger with a HR.

      In other action, Bath Lutheran won 7-3 & 7-0, losing 1-0 to St. Paul’s. Top hitters for Bath Lutheran were Dave Fisher 6 for 14 (HR), with Dan Stillwell (HR), Jordan Meixsell, & Jeff Krause 5 for 13 apiece. Dave Clark went 4 for 10 for St. Paul’s.

      After a 5-0 loss to Dryland, Emmanuel came back to win 3-2 & 5-4. Jon Rice went 5 for 13, Bob Bast 4 for 11 & Judy Hoffert with a HR for Emmanuel, while Butch Silfies went 6 for 12, Shawn Sigley 5 for 12, Jim Goldman 4 for 12 & Al Gilbert with a HR for Dryland.

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      The match between Ebenezer & St. Stephen’s was postponed due to the lack of players & will be made up at a later date.

Farmersville had the BYE.

Make-up Game 02/21

      Dryland/Trinity swept Bath Lutheran 4-1, 7-4 and 4-2 to move into third place. Leading the way for Dryland/Trinity wee Butch Silfies 7 for 13, Rich Durn 6 for 12, Bernie Yurko 6 for 13 and Louie Dervarics with 2 HRs. Hitting for Bath Lutheran were Kevin Beichy 3 for 9, Jordan Meixsell (HR) and Doug Moser (HR).

Week 20

      Salem Lutheran won 2 games 6-1 and 12-1 while losing 5-3 to Salem UCC. Leading hitters for Salem Lutheran were Walt Hoffert, Jr. 9 for 15, Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 15, Scott Hoffert 6 for 14 and Jason Biggs with a HR. Salem UCC was led by Fred Toncik and Bob Krause both going 4 for 12.

      Christ UCC edged a little closer to first place by sweeping Emmanuel 2-1, 3-1, and 2-0. The Christ UCC attack was led by Garry Hunsicker 7 for 13 and Ron Wagner 4 for 13. Emmanuel was led by Jon Rice 6 for 14 and Jeff Hoffert 4 for 11.

      Dryland/Trinity moved into 4th place by sweeping Ebenezer 6-1, 6-2 and 5-3. Dryland/Trinity was led by Earl Sigley 7 for 15, Jim Goldman 6 for 12 (HR), Bernie Yurko 6 for 15, Al Gilbert 5 for 10 and Butch Silfies 4 for 10. Hitting for Ebenezer was Jim Voortman 8 for 12, Robert McDonald 4 for 12 and Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13.

     St. Stephen's also recorded a sweep as they defeated Bath Lutheran 2-1, 9-2 and 4-3. Leading the way for St. Stephen's were Art Obenader 6 for 12, Ed Wychock 6 for 14 and Jon Hoysan with 2 HRs. Bath Lutheran hitters were Marissa Griffith and Jordan Meixsell 5 for 12 along with a HR by Scott Henninger.

     Farmersville took two games from Messiah 4-2 and 3-2 while losing 4-3. Farmersville was led by Tom George 5 for 11, Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 10 and Gene Grim 4 for 11. The leading hitter for Messiah was Rich Hasonich going 4 for 12.

St. Paul's had the BYE.

Week 19

       St. Paul's swept Emmanuel 4-2, 4-0 and 7-1 to move closer to second place. Leading hitters for St. Paul's were Rich Kern 8 for 12, Amber Gross 5 for 11 and Kevin Gross 5 for 12. Emmanuel was led by Jim Hill 5 for 11 and Jeff Hoffert along with Joel Dalrymple both going 4 for 11.

       Another sweep was recorded by Dryland/Trinity over Messiah by the scores of 6-0, 3-2 and 7-6. Al Gilbert came up in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and slammed a home run to win the third game.  Dryland/Trinity hitters were Shawn Sigley 7 for 12, Al Gilbert 4 for 9, with home runs by Jim Goldman and Earl Sigley. Top hitters for Messiah were Ryan Jones 5 for 10, Charlie Heidecker 5 for 11, Rich Hasonich 5 for 12 and Todd Jones 4 for 8.

       Christ UCC took 2 from Farmersville 7-2 and 1-0 while losing 4-1. Hitting for Christ UCC were Dave Shaver 6 for 12, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 12 and Ron Wagner 5 for 13 with home runs from Greg pokorny and Garry Smith. Hitting for Farmersville were Keith Campbell 6 for 14, Kyle Gerber 4 for 10, Tom George 4 for 12, Sue Grim 4 for 12 and Luke George a home run.

       Ebenezer to two games from Bath Lutheran 4-1 and 6-2 while losing 6-2. Top hitters for Ebenezer were Charlie Costanzo 5 for 11 (HR) Carol Voortman 5 for 12 (cycle) Steve Gountis 5 for 12 and Griffin Meeks 4 for 11. Leading Bath Lutheran were Jordan Meixsell 5 for 11, Bob Meixsell 5 for 12, Dan Stillwell 4 for 12 (2HRs).

      Salem UCC defeated St. Stephen's 7-1 while losing 3-0 and 2-1. Leading hitters for St. Stephen's  were Travis Beahm 5 -13  with home runs from Jon Hoysan and Alan Beahm. Salem UCC was led by Fred Tonsic 7 for 14, Ed Taylor 4 for 11 and a HR from Kris Wentzel.

       Salem Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 18

      1^st place Salem Lutheran keeps rolling along with a ‘sweep’ of Farmersville by scores of 5-1, 8-4, & 5-4. Top hitters for Salem Lutheran included Scott Hoffert 9 for 14, Bill Hoke Jr. 7 for 12, & Austin Hoffert 4 for 12. Jason Steigerwalt, Sue Grim & Dave Campbell were each 4 for 12 for Farmersville. 

      Christ UCC kept pace with a ‘sweep’ of Messiah 14-2, 7-3 & 5-1 in 18 innings. For Christ UCC, Dave Shaver went 8 for 19, Joe Hunsicker 7 for 18, Garry Hunsicker 7 for 19, Jarod Pokorny 7 for 19, Greg Pokorny 5 for 16, Mark Fujita 5 for 18, with 2 run HR’s from Gary Smith & Eric Yocum.  Dan Halteman went 7 for 17, Charlie Heidecker 5 for 12, & Rich Hasonich 5 for 17 for Messiah.

      In another ‘sweep’, we find St. Paul’s winning 3-2, 2-1, 7 3-1 over Ebenezer. Leading the way for St. Paul’s were Kevin Gross 7 for 12, Bret Remel 5 for 13, Brian Gross 4 for 12, & Abby Kern with a (HR). Joe Stevko gets his name in the ‘record book’ for the wrong reason (hitting into a ‘Triple Play’). For Ebenezer, Steve Gountis went 4 for 12.

      Emmanuel ‘sandwiched’ 4-2 in 12 innings, & 3-2 wins around a 4-2 loss to St. Stephen’s. Jon Rice & Joel Dalrymple went 5 for 13 apiece, with Bob Bast added a HR for Emmanuel, while Alan Beahm went 6 for 13 (HR), John Hoysan 5 for 13, Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 13 & HR’s from Dave Blaukovitch & Nathan Naprava for St. Stephen’s.

      The final match finds Salem UCC beating Dryland UCC 5-4 & 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 1-0. For Dryland, Larry Golick went 5 for 13, Lou Dervarics 4 for 10, & Earl Sigley 4 for 12. Sherry Bush was 5 for 12, with Kierstin Saeger & Mitch Thomas each going 3 for 10 for Salem UCC.

Bath Lutheran had the BYE.



Week 17

      After losing the ‘opener’ 6-5 to Dryland, 1^st place Salem Lutheran came back to win 8-0 & 6-4. Top hitters for Salem Lutheran included Bill Hoke Jr. 8 for 12, Bill Hoke Sr. 6 for 9, Scott Hoffert 6 for 15, Kyle Taylor 5 for 12 & Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 15. Butch Silfies went 6 for 9 & Jim Goldman 5 for 11 for Dryland.

      We find Bath Lutheran beating Salem UCC 6-1 & 9-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-0. Jeff Krause went 6 for 12, Bob Meixsell 6 for 13, Scott Henninger 5 for 12, & Butch Kemp with a HR for Bath Lutheran. For Salem UCC, Kris Wentzel went 5 for 12, Bill Rinker 5 for 12 (HR), & Ed Taylor 4 for 12 (HR).

      Emmanuel lost to Ebenezer 3-1 after winning 2-1 & 7-0. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Judy Hoffert 5 for 13, Bob Bast 4 for 12, Jim Hill 4 for 13, with HR’s from Jon Rice & Kim Williams, while Charlie Costanzo went 5 for 13, Griffin Meekf 4 for 7, & Carl Fraley 4 for 10 ( HR) for Ebenezer.

      Messiah beat St. Paul’s 7-3 & 4-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-0. For Messiah, Rich Hasonich went 5 for 12, Ryan Jones 4 for 11 & Norm Schoenberger with a 3 run HR. Rich Kern was 5 for 12, Bret Remel 4 for 13 & Jennifer Erkinger with 2 HR’s(one was a 3 run HR) for St. Paul’s.

      The final match of the night saw St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiching’ 5-4 & 2-1 wins around a 4-1 loss to Farmersville. Leading hitters for St. Stephen’s were Gary Buczynski 6 for 12, Travis Beahm 6 for 12 & Ed Wychock 5 for 12. Ben Kerbaugh went 5 for 10, Tom George 5 for 13, Kyle Campbell 5 for 13 & Keith Campbell 4 for 14 for Farmersville.

Christ UCC had the BYE.



Week 16

     After coming back from the ‘Holidays & an Ice Storm’, we find 1^st place Salem Lutheran getting ‘swept’ by Christ UCC by scores of 8-7 in 11 innings, 3-2, & 7-4. Leading the way for Christ UCC were Joe Hunsicker 7 for 13, George Gasper 6 for 12 (2 run HR), Garry Hunsicker 5 for 13, Mark Fujita 5 for 14, & Jason Pokorny 5 for 15. For Salem Lutheran, Bill Hoke Jr. went 7 for 15 (HR), Jason Biggs 7 for 15, Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 15, & Scott Hoffert 5 for 16.

     St. Paul’s ‘sandwiched’ 10-6 & 4-3 wins around a 3-1 loss to Salem UCC. For St. Paul’s, Joe Stevko was 6 for 13, with Paul Slimmon, Brian Gross, & Bret Remel all going 5 for 13 each, & Amber Gross with a HR. Bob Krause went 6 for 13, Fred Toncik 5 for 13 (HR), Larry Fehnel 5 for 13, with HR’s from Sherry & Kim Bush for Salem UCC.

     In other action, Messiah beat St. Stephen’s 6-5 in 16 innings on Rich Hasonich’s ‘Double’, & 3-2 on Norm Schoenberger’s 2 run HR, losing the ‘nightcap 2-0. Top hitters were Andy Mickelson 6 for 14, Norm Schoenberger 5 for 14 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 5 for 16, & Ryan Jones 4 for 13 for Messiah, while Ed Wychock went 6 for 16, Gary Buczynski 5 for 15, Travis Beahm 5 for 16, John Hoysan 4 for 15, & Jim Blaukovitch 4 for 15 for St. Stephen’s.

     It was Bath Lutheran winning 10-3 & 2-1, losing 6-4 to Emmanuel. For Bath Lutheran, Scott Henninger went 6 for 13, Marisa Griffith 5 for 13, & Dan Stillwell 5 for 13 (HR). Judy Hoffert went 5 for 12 (HR), with Joey Hoffert hitting 2 HR’s (a 3 run & a 2 run in one game) for Emmanuel.

     The final match of the night finds Dryland beating Farmersville 8-6 & 3-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-1. Leading hitters for Dryland included Shawn Sigley 7 for 14, Bernie Yurko 6 for 14 Rich Durn 5 for 8 and Jim Goldman 5 for 11. Wade Chilmonik went 4 for 10, Keith Campbell 4 for 13 and Luke George 3 for 9 for Farmersville. 

Ebenezer had the BYE.

Week 15

     1^st place Salem Lutheran keeps on winning, beating St. Stephen’s 11-5 & 9-2, losing the ‘opener’ 8-6. Leading the Salem Lutheran hitters were Bill Hoke Sr. 8 for 14, with Bryan Frankenfield & Bill Hoke Jr. each going 8 for 15, with HR’s from Kyle Taylor, Austin Hoffert & Tyler Frankenfield (2 HR’s). John Hoysan went 4 for 9, Gary Buczynski 4 for 13, with Ed Wychock & Travis Beahm going 4 for 14 apiece & HR’s from Alan Antry & Nathan Naprava for St. Stephen’s.

     The only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Dryland beating Christ UCC by scores of 6-3, 5-2, & 1-0 in 10 innings. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko was 6 for 13, Shawn Sigley 5 for 13, & Larry Golick 5 for 14, while Dave Shaver went 6 for 12 & Joe Hunsicker 4 for 12 for Christ UCC.

      In other action, St. Paul’s won 7-3 & 5-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-0 to Farmersville. Top hitters for St. Paul’s included Rich Kern 4 for 12 with HR’s from Amber Gross & Abby Kern. Gene Grim went 4 for 12 for Farmersville.

     Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 8-1 & 5-3 wins around a 1-0 loss to Messiah. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Dan Stillwell 5 for 13 (HR), Scott Henninger 4 for 13 & Dave Fisher 4 for 13. For Messiah, Norm Schoenberger went 5 for 11, Rich Hasonich 4 for 11 & Charlie Heidecker hit a HR.

     The match between Ebenezer & Salem UCC was postponed due to the death of Salem UCC’s manager Rodney Remaley.

Emmanuel had the BYE.

Week 14

      With Bryan Frankenfield going 8 for 14, Walt Hoffert 7 for 15, Scott Hoffert 6 for 13, Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 12 (2 HR’s), & Austin Hoffert 5 for 14, Salem Lutheran increases it’s lead in the Dart League ‘sweeping’ Ebenezer 6-2, 6-2, & 11-1. For Ebenezer, Carol Voortman went 6 for 12, Steve Gountis 5 for 12 & Ken Stanley with a HR.

      In the ‘Battle of Bath’, Christ UCC beat Bath Lutheran 9-2 & 6-5, losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-2. Leading hitters for Christ UCC were Joe Hunsicker 7 for 14, Garry Hunsicker 6 for 13, Jarod Pokorny 5 for 12, with Greg Pokorny hitting 2 HR’s. Jordan Meixsell went 5 for 13, Jeff Krause 5 for 13, Marisa Griffith 5 for 14, & Kevin Biechy with a HR for Bath Lutheran

      Dryland ‘sandwiched’ 9-3 & 6-0 wins around a 3-1 loss to St. Paul’s. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 7 for 13, Rich Durn 5 for 11, Butch Silfies 5 for 13 (HR), & Shawn Sigley 4 for 13, while Joe Stevko went 5 for 11 & Bret Remel 4 for 11 for St. Paul’s.

      Messiah lost 3-1 after winning 2-0 & 5-4 in 15 innings to Salem UCC. Top hitters for Messiah were Rich Hasonich 6 for 15, Eric Harper 5 for 14, Andy Mickelson 5 for 15, Terry Knauss 4 for 12, & Dan Halteman 4 for 15. Larry Fehnel went 5 for 14, Sherry Bush & Fred Toncik 5 for 15 each, Jack Troxell 4 for 15 & Kierstin Saeger with a HR for Salem UCC.

      The final match of the night finds Emmanuel beating Farmersville 4-3 & 3-2, losing 5-1. For Emmanuel, Kim Williams went 5 for 11 (2 HR’s), Bob Bast 4 for 11 (2 HR’s), & John Rice with a HR. Gene Grim went 5 for 12, Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 11 (HR), & Jason Steigerwalt with a HR for Farmersville.

St. Stephen’s had the BYE.

Week 13

     We find Bath Lutheran beating 1^st place Salem Lutheran by scores of 3-2 & 8-4, losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-2. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Bob Meixsell 6 for 12, Dave Fisher 5 for 11 & Kevin Beichy with a HR. For Salem Lutheran it was 3 generations of ‘Hoffert’s, Jake went 5 for 12, Scott 4 for 11, & Walt also 4 for 11.

     St. Paul’s ‘sandwiched’ 7-0 & 7-2 wins around a 3-2 loss to Christ UCC. For St. Paul’s, Bret Remel went 8 for 14, Dave Clark 6 for 13, Joe Stevko 5 for 12, & Abby Kern with a 2 run HR. Jarod Pokorny went 7 for 12 & Garry Hunsicker 4 for 11 for Christ UCC.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 5-3 to Dryland, St. Stephen’s came back to win 5-2 & 2-1. Top hitters included Alan Antry 6 for 12, Ed Wychock 5 for 13, & Travis Beahm 4 for 11 for St. Stephen’s, while Shawn Sigley was 5 for 11, Earl Sigley 5 for 12, & Larry Golick 5 for 12 (HR) for Dryland.

     In other action, Emmanuel beat Messiah 3-2 in 10 innings & 3-2 in 11 innings, losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-1. For Emmanuel, Joel Dalrymple went 4 for 12, John Rice 4 for 13, with HR’s from Judy & Jeff Hoffert. Chris Knauss & Ryan Jones were each 5 for 14 with Rich Hasonich going 4 for 9 for Messiah.

     The final match finds Ebenezer winning 3-1 & 2-0, losing the ‘opener’ 4-3 in 12 innings to Farmersville. Leading hitters for Ebenezer were Carl Fraley 5 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 5 for 13, & Charlie Costanzo 4 for 13 (HR). Keith Campbell went 10 for 14, Gene Grim 5 for 13, & Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 13 for Farmersville.

Salem UCC had the BYE.

 Week 12

      With Bryan Frankenfield  going 8 for 11, Kyle Taylor 6 for 9 & Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 11, Salem Lutheran ‘swept past’ Emmanuel 4-2, 5-2, & 4-3. For Emmanuel, Bob Bast went 5 for 12 & Jim Hill had a HR.

      Christ UCC kept pace with a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer 2-0, 1-0 in 11 innings & 3-2. Leading the Christ UCC hitters were Dave Shaver 5 for 10 & Jarod Pokorny 3 for 13 (2 run HR in Game 3). Vic Pacchioni went 5 for 13 & Jim Voortman 4 for 13 for Ebenezer.

        In other action, after losing the ‘opener’ 3-2 to Salem UCC, Farmersville came back to win 5-3 & 6-2. Top hitters included Tom George 6 for 11, Gene Grim 6 for 12 (HR), & Keith Campbell 5 for 13 for Farmersville while Mitch Thomas went 6 for 12 (HR), Bob Krause 5 for 12, Bill Rinker 4 for 12, & Ed Taylor 4 for 12 for Salem UCC.

         Bath Lutheran beat Dryland 2-1 & 4-2, losing the ‘opener’ 15-7. For Bath Lutheran, Scott Henninger went 6 for 13, Dan Stillwell 5 for 14, Jeff Krause 4 for 13 & Mike Barbaries with a HR. Shawn Sigley was 6 for 12 & Jim Goldman 5 for 12 (HR) for Dryland.

         The final match of the night saw St. Stephen’s ‘sweeping’ St. Paul’s by scores of 8-0, 4-3 in 12 innings, & 6-4. Leading the way for St. Stephen’s were Al Beahm 10-14, Ed Wychock 9 for 15, Gary Buczynski 8 for 15, & David Blaukovitch 6 for 12. Rich Kern went 7 for 13 & Tom Unger 6 for 13 for St. Paul’s.

Messiah had the BYE.

Week 11 

     With a ‘sweep’ of Messiah by scores of 7-4, 10-4, & 6-3, Salem Lutheran increases its lead in the Dart League. Leading the way for Salem Lutheran were Scott Hoffert 8 for 13, Bill Hoke Jr. 6 for 13, Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 14 (HR), Austin Hoffert 4 for 11 (HR), Jason Biggs 4 for 15, & Bryan Frankenfield with a HR. For Messiah, Ryan Jones went 5 for 12, Dan Halteman 4 for 12, Andy Mickelson 4 for 13, Chris Knauss 4 for 14 with HR’s from Charlie Heidecker & Dave Casey.

     After a 6-5 loss to Christ UCC, Salem UCC came back to win 4-3 & 3-1. For Salem UCC Bob Krause went 6 for 9, Jack Troxel 6 for 14, Fred Tonick 5 for 12 & a HR from Ron Hugo. Joe Hunsicker went 6 for 14, Ed Yost 5 for 13, & Greg Pokorny 4 for 13 for Christ UCC.

      With Jeff Krause going 7 for 12, Wendy Yacone 5 for 11 (HR), & Scott Henninger 5 for 13, Bath Lutheran ‘swept’ St. Paul’s 4-2, 3-1, & 3-2. For St. Paul’s, Rich Kern went 6 for 12.

     In another ‘sweep’ Emmanuel beat Dryland 2-1 in 15 innings, 2-1, & 3-0. Lou Dervarics went 7 for 12 for Dryland.

      The final match of the night saw St. Stephen’s taking a pair of games from Ebenezer 2-1 in 13 innings and 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-3. For St. Stephen’s, Ed Wychock was 6 for 15, Travis Beahm 5 for 15 (HR), & Nathan Naprava with a HR. Vic Pacchioni went 4 for 13 with HR’s from Carol Voortman, Ken Stanley, Bob McDonald, & Charlie Costanzo for Ebenezer.

Farmersville had the BYE.

Week 10

      After a ‘BYE week’, Salem Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 8-4 & 2-0 wins over Salem UCC, losing 5-4 in 12 innings. Leading the Salem Lutheran hitters were Walt Hoffert 6 for 13, Jason Biggs 5 for 13, & Scott Hoffert 5 for 15. Fred Toncik went 7 for 14, Bob Krause 6 for 14 (HR), & Larry Fehnel with a HR for Salem UCC.

      Christ UCC kept pace with 5-4 & 1-0 wins, losing 3-1 in 11 innings to Emmanuel. Garry Hunsicker went 4 for 11 while Joe Hunsicker, Dave Shaver & Ed Yost all had ‘3 hits’ apiece for Christ UCC. Judy Hoffert went 6 for 14, Bob Bast 4 for 11 (HR), & Joel Dalrymple 4 for 14 for Emmanuel.

       The only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Bath Lutheran beat St. Stephen’s by scores of 3-0, 5-4, & 6-2. Top hitters for Bath Lutheran included Jordan Meixsell 7 for 14, Scott Henninger 6 for 14, Jeff Krause 5 for 14 & Dave Fisher 5 for 14. For St. Stephen’s, Gary Buczynski went 4 for 12 (HR), Ed Wychock 4 for 13 & John Hoysan with a HR.

        After a 4-3 loss in the ‘opener’ to Ebenezer, Dryland came back to win 7-2 & 3-0. For Dryland, Larry Golick went 7 for 13, Butch Silfies 6 for 12, Bernie Yurko 5 for 12 & a HR from Jim Goldman. Vic Pacchioni was 6 for 13, Ken Stanley hit the cycle for the night, & Nancy Luckey had a HR for Ebenezer.  

         The final match of the week finds Messiah winning 7-0 & 3-1, losing the ‘nightcap’ to Farmersville 5-4 in 10 innings. Leading the way for Messiah were Norm Schoenberger 6 for 13, Chris Knauss 5 for 14, Ryan Jones 4 for 11 & Andy Mickelson 4 for 14 (2 run HR). Ben Kerbaugh went 4 for 12, Keith Campbell 4 for 13, Wade Chilmonik 3 for 5 (HR) & Sue Grim with a HR for Farmersville.

St. Paul’s had the BYE.

Week 9

      With Salem Lutheran on the BYE week, Christ UCC moved closer to 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Farmersville 6-3, 12-6, & 5-4 in 15 innings. Top hitters for Christ UCC included Joe Hunsicker 7 for 17, Dave Shaver 7 for 17, & Eric Yocum 6 for 15 (HR). Keith Campbell went 8 for 16, Ben Kerbaugh 5 for 14 (HR), Tom George & Sue Grim 4 for 15 apiece for Farmersville.

      In another ‘sweep’, St. Paul’s beat Emmanuel by scores of 2-0, 2-1, & 4-2. For St. Paul’s, Kevin Gross was 6 for 12 & Rich Kern 5 for 12 while Joel Dalrymple went 5 for 12, Bob Bast 4 for 12, & Judy Hoffert with a HR for Emmanuel.

       Dryland won 2-1 & 5-1 losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-3 to Messiah. For Dryland, Butch Silfies went 5 for 12 & Larry Golick 4 for 12 (HR). Dan Halteman was 4 for 12 (HR) & Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12 for Messiah.

      After a 5-4 loss to Ebenezer, Bath Lutheran came back to win 4-1 & 6-3. Leading the way for Bath Lutheran were Dan Stillwell 5 for 12, Bob Meixsell 4 for 12 & Marisa Griffith with a HR. For Ebenezer, Carol Voortman went 4 for 13 (3 HR’s) with HR’s from Steve Gountis & Nancy Luckey.

      The final match of the night finds St. Stephen’s beating Salem UCC 6-0 & 8-4 losing the ‘opener’ 11-10. Hitters included Gary Buczynski 7 for 15, Dave Blaukovitch 6 for 13, Travis Beahm 6 for 15 (HR) Alan Antry 5 for 14, Nathan Naprava hitting 3 HR’s & Jim Blaukovitch & John Hoysan adding a HR each for St. Stephen’s. Sherry Bush was 6 for 11, Jack Troxell 5 for 12 (HR), with Kierstin Saeger & Bill Rinker each hitting a HR for Salem UCC.



Week 8

       Salem Lutheran maintains its lead in the Dart League with 6-5 & 2-1 wins, losing the ‘nightcap’ 8-5 to Farmersville. Top hitters for Salem Lutheran were Tyler Frankenfield 4 for 10 (HR) & Bryan Frankenfield 4 for 12. Sue Grim was 6 for 12, Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 12 (3 HR’s), with HR’s from Tom George & Dave Campbell.

      Christ UCC lost to Messiah 5-4 after winning 7-4 & 3-2 in 12 innings. Jarod Pokorny was 5 for 13, Garry Hunsicker 4 for 13, & Mark Fujita with a HR (won the extra inning game) for Christ UCC. For Messiah, Norm Schoenberger went 5 for 13 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 4 for 12, & Chris Knauss with a HR . 

       The only ‘sweep’ saw St. Paul’s beat Ebenezer 6-0, 13-2, & 5-4. Top hitters included Rich Kern 7 for 15 (HR), Bret Remel 7 for 15, Brian Gross 7 for 15, Paul Slimmon 5 for 13, Tom Unger 5 for 13, Amber Gross 3 for 6, & Abby Kern with a HR for St. Paul’s, while Vic Pacchioni went 4 for 12 & Steve Gountis with a HR for Ebenezer.

      Dryland beat Salem UCC 5-4 in 10 innings & 9-4, losing 7-2. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 8 for 13 (HR), Earl Sigley & Jim Goldman 6 for 12 apiece, & Lenny Siegfried with a HR. Ed Taylor & Mitch Thomas were each 5 for 12, with Kierstin Saeger with 2 HR’s, & Fran Thomas a HR for Salem UCC.

       The final match of the night finds St. Stephen’s winning 4-0 & 4-2 over Emmanuel, losing the ‘opener’ 6-2. Leading the way for St. Stephen’s was Ed Wychock 5 for 12 with HR’s from Alan Antry & John Hoysan. For Emmanuel, Judy Hoffert went 6 for 12, John Rice 5 for 12, Jim Hill 4 for 12 and Joel Dalrymple 4 for 12.

Bath Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 7

       Salem Lutheran increased their first place "grip" by sweeping Dryland/Trinity 3-2, 3-2(10 innings) and 8-5. Leading the way for Salem Luthean were Scott Hoffert 5-12, Bill Hoke Sr. 4-9 and Austin Hoffert 4-12. Hitters for Dryland/ Trinity were Rich Durn 5-12, Bernie Yurko 5-12, Louie Dervarics 5-12(HR) and Earl Sigley(HR).

       Bath Lutheran climbed out of the cellar by sweeping Salem UCC 10-6, 10-1 and 5-3. Hitting for Bath Lutheran were Wendy Yacone 8-15, Dan Stillwell 6-14, Bob Meixsell 6-15 and HRs from Kevin Beichy and Scott Henninger. Salem's hitters were Larry Fehnel 5-12 and Bill Rinker 5-12.

        St. Paul's defeated Messiah 7-3 and 2-0 while losing 5-2. St. Paul's was led by Brett Remel 5-13, Dave Clark 5-13, Kevin Gross 5-13, Brian Gross 4-12 and Abby Kern (HR). Hitting for Messiah were Ryan Jones 4-8 (HR).

        St. Stephen's defeated Farmersville 3-1 and 3-2 (10 innings) while losing 5-4 (12 innings). Hitters for St. Stephen's were Alan Antry 6-14, Dave Blaukovitch 5-12 and Ed Wychock 5-15. Farmersville was led by Gene Grim 5-13(HR), Jason Steigerwalt 4-12(HR)  and Kyle Campbell (HR).

       Ebenezer beat Emmanuel 5-4 and 3-2 while losing 4-0. Ebenezer was led by Jim Voortman 5-11 (HR), Carol Voortman 5-13 and Nancy Luckey (HR). Hitting for Emmanuel were Tim Williams 5-11 (HR) and Jim Hill 4-12.

Christ UCC had the BYE.

Week 6

        With Bill Hoke Jr. going 5 for 10, Tyler Frankenfield 5 for 12, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 13, & HR’s from Kyle Taylor & Bill Hoke Sr., Salem Lutheran ‘swept past’ Christ UCC 5-3, 8-5, & 5-3, to remain in 1^st place. For Christ UCC, Jarod Pokorny went 5 for 12, Ron Wagner 5 for 13 (HR) & Donny Laudenslager with a HR.

        In another ‘sweep’, Dryland beat Farmersville by scores of 3-1, 7-2, & 2-1. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko was 9 for 13, Larry Golick 6 for 13, Earl Sigley 4 for 11, & Shawn Sigley 4 for 12, while Gene Grim was 4 for 12 and Tom George 4 for 12 (HR) for Farmersville.

        After losing 9-1 to Bath Lutheran, Emmanuel came back to win 4-2 & 5-4. Top hitters for Emmanuel included Judy Hoffert 5 for 12 (HR), Bob Bast 4 for 11, Joel Dalrymple 4 for 12, Jim Hill 4 for 12, & Kim Williams 4 for 13. For Bath Lutheran, Jeff Krause went 5 for 11 (HR) & Dan Stillwell 5 for 12.

        Messiah ‘sandwiched 6-1 & 3-1 wins around a 2-1 loss to St. Stephen’s. For Messiah, Norm Schoenberger went 6 for 12 (2 run HR), Todd Jones 4 for 10, Dan Halteman 4 for 12 & Chris Knauss 4 for 14 (3 run HR). Ed Wychock was 6 for 12 & Gary Buczynski 4 for 11 for St. Stephen’s

         The final match finds St. Paul’s beating Salem UCC 5-0 & 2-0, losing 6-5. Leading hitters for St. Paul’s were Jennifer Erkinger 5 for 12, Kevin Gross 5 for 12, Dave Clark 4 for 11 with HR’s from Amber Gross & Abby Kern. Kris Wentzel went 6 for 13, Bill Rinker 5 for 13 (HR), & Larry Fehnel 4 for 13 for Salem UCC.

Ebenezer had the BYE.



Week 5 

         Christ UCC swept St. Stephen's Lutheran 5-2, 7-1 and 6-3. Hitting for Bath were Gary Hunsicker 6 for 12, Ed Yost 5 for 8, Eric Yocum 5 for 11 with a pair of home runs; Dave Shaver 5 for 12 and Don Laudenslager, a homer. For St. Stephen's Gary Buczynski 6 for 12, John Hoysan 5 for 12 and Brad Becker, a homer.

        Ebenezer Bible Fellowship also had a sweep, as they defeated Messiah Lutheran 4-2, 8-1 and 1-0. Hitting for Ebenezer were Leroy Wilcox 5 for 13 with a homer, Nancy Luckey and Vic Pacchioni both 4 for 12. Messiah was led by Dan Halteman 5 for 11, Kris Knauss 4 for 12 and Ryan Jones, a homer.

         Farmersville took two ganes from Bath Lutheran 7-3 and 3-1 while losing 4-1. Hitting for Farmersville were Dave Campbell 4 for 10 with a homer, Tom George 4 for 11, Gene Grim 4 for 12; and homers from  Luke George and Kyle Gerber. Bath Lutheran hitters included Dave Fisher, Wendy Yacone and Jordan Meixsell, all 5 for 12.

        Salem Lutheran won 11-2 and 3-0 while losing 3-2 at St. Paul's. Salem was led by Walt Hoffert and Kyle Taylor, both 5 for 12, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 13, and Jason Biggs 4 for 14. Hitters for St. Paul's were Rich Kern 4 for 12 and Tom Unger, a homer.

Dryland/Trinity had the BYE.

Week 4 

     With a pair of wins over St. Stephen’s 5-4 & 4-3, losing 9-0, Salem Lutheran remains in 1^st place in the Dart League. For Salem Lutheran, Bill Hoke Jr. went 6 for 10, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 12, & Scott Hoffert 5 for 13. Ed Wychock was 8 for 14, Gary Buczynski 5 for 14, Travis Beahm 4 for 14, & Ryan Hoysan with a HR for St. Stephen’s.  

      With a ‘sweep’ of Dryland by scores of 8-1, 5-4 & 5-3 in 10 innings, Christ UCC moves into 2^nd place. Leading the way for Christ UCC were Ed Yost 7 for 13, Ron Wagner 6 for 14, Garry Hunsicker 6 for 14, Dave Shaver 5 for 14, & Eric Yocum with a HR. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 5 for 13, Al Gilbert 5 for 14, & Paul Jacoby 3 for 8.

     In another ‘sweep’, Farmersville beat St. Paul’s 2-1, 6-1, & 2-1. Top hitters included Tom George 7 for 12 (HR), Gene Grim 5 for 12, & Wade Chilmonik with a HR for Farmersville, while Kevin Gross was 5 for 12 Dave Clark 4 for 12, Joe Stevko 4 for 12, & Jason Steigerwalt with a HR for St. Paul’s.

     After a 2-1 loss in the ‘opener’ to Ebenezer, Salem UCC came back to win 3-2 & 9-1. For Salem UCC, Kierstin Saeger went 5 for 12, Ron Hugo 4 for 12 (HR), Larry Fehnel 4 for 13, Fred Toncik 4 for 14 (HR), with HR’s from Kris Wentzel, Joanne Hugo & Fran Thomas. For Ebenezer, Carol Voortman (HR), Vic Pacchioni, & Jim Voortman all were 4 for 13 each.

     The final match of the night saw Messiah ‘sandwiching 5-4 & 8-7 in 10 innings wins around a 4-2 loss to Bath Lutheran. Leading hitters for Messiah were Ryan Jones 6 for 12, Dan Hartman 6 for 13 & Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12. Wendy Yacone was 5 for 13, Jordan Meixsell        5 for 13, & Jeff Krause 4 for 11 for Bath Lutheran.

Emmanuel had the BYE.

Week 3

     With a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer by scores of 2-1, 6-5 in 17 innings & 1-0, Salem Lutheran moves into sole possession of 1^st place. Leading hitters for Salem Lutheran were Jason Biggs 6 for 15 & Scott Hoffert 4 for 15, while LeRoy Wilcox was 4 for 13 (HR), Carol Voortman 4 for 14 & Vic Pacchioni 4 for 15 for Ebenezer.

      St. Paul’s drops into 2^nd place losing 8-7 & 5-4 in 11 innings winning the ‘nightcap’ 2-0 over Dryland. For Dryland, Rich Durn went 7 for 13, Bernie Yurko 6 for 13, Al Gilbert 4 for 10 & Larry Golick with a HR. Zach Kern was 8 for 12, Jason Gross 6 for 14, & Rich Kern 5 for 14 for St. Paul’s.

            In the ‘Battle of Bath’, we find Christ UCC ‘sweeping past’ Bath Lutheran 7-6 in 10 innings, 3-2, & 7-6. Top hitters for Christ UCC included Joe Hunsicker 7 for 14, George Gasper 5 for 11 (HR), Jarod Pokorny 5 for 12, Dave Shaver 5 for 13, Ron Wagner 5 for 14, with HR’s from Greg Pokorny & Donny Laudenslager. For Bath Lutheran Marisa Griffith was 9 for 15, Daniel Stillwell 6 for 12 (HR), Jordan Meixsell 5 for 12 (2 run HR), Wendy Yacone & Jeff Krause 5 for 13 apiece, & Doug Moser with a HR.

         Emmanuel lost the ‘nightcap’ 4-1 to Farmersville after winning 2-1 & 4-1. Jeff Hoffert went 5 for 12, Joel Dalrymple 5 for 12 with HR’s from Troy Haydt & Joey Hoffert  for Emmanuel. For Farmersville, Keith Campbell was 5 for 12 & Sue Grim 4 for 9.

            The final match finds Salem UCC beating  Messiah 4-3 in 14 innings & 1-0. Ron Hugo went 5 for 13 & Fred Toncik 4 for 12 to lead the Salem UCC hitters, while Charlie Heidecker went 5 for 14, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 13 (3 run HR), Harry Schoenberger 4 for 14, Andy Mickelson 4 for 14 with HR’s from Chris Knauss & Todd Jones for Messiah.

St. Stephen’s had the BYE.



 Week 2

       With a ‘sweep’ of Bath Lutheran 11-6, 5-0, 7 3-1, Salem Lutheran moves into a tie for 1^st place with St Paul’s who beat Christ UCC by scores of 8-4 & 6-0, losing 5-2.  Hitters for Salem Lutheran included Scott Hoffert 7 for 13, Bill Hoke Sr. 6 for 11 & Bill Hoke Jr. 6 for 12 (HR). For Bath Lutheran, Wendy Yacone was 6 for 11 & Doug Moser 4 for 10. The top hitters for St. Paul’s were Rich Kern 6 for 12, Jennifer Erkinger 5 for 10, Amber Gross 5 for 12 (2 HR’s) & Abby Kern with a HR. Garry Hunsicker went 6 for 13, Mark Fujita 5 for 14 & Jarod Pokorny 5 for 14 for Christ UCC.

       In other action, Ebenezer lost to Farmersville 3-1 after winning 7-2 & 4-3. Leading the way for Ebenezer was Vic Pacchioni & Steve Gountis, both 7 for 13, LeRoy Wilcox 6 for 12, & Carol Voortman 5 for 13. For Farmersville, Dave Campbell went 6 for 12, Kyle Campbell 4 for 12 & Kyle Gerber 4 for 13 (2 HR’s).

       We find Dryland sandwiching 13-8 & 3-2 wins around a 6-1 loss to St.Stephen’s. Al Gilbert was 7 for 13, Butch Silfies 6 for 14, & Shawn Sigley 5 for 14 for Dryland, while Gary Buczynski went 6 for 14 (HR), Dave Blaukovitch 5 for 11, John Hoysan 5 for 13, Ryan Hoysan with 2 HR’s & Jim Blaukovitch with a HR.

            With Harry Schoenberger going 6 for 11, Dave Casey 5 for 11 (2 run HR), Norm Schoenberger 5 for 12, & Charlie Heidecker 5 for 13, Messiah beat Emmanuel 4-3 & 6-0, losing the ‘opener’ 2-1.For Emmanuel, Jim Hill & Jorge Rivera went 4 for 12 each & Kim Williams added a HR.

Salem UCC had the BYE.



 Week 1

      As we start the 2017-2018 season, we find St. Paul’s jumping to 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of St. Stephen’s by scores of 9-3, 4-2, & 8-0. Leading the way for St. Paul’s were Dave Clark 6 for 13, Rich Kern 6 for 14, & Jennifer Erkinger 5 for 7. Jim Blaukovitch was 5 for 11, Al Beahm  5 for 12, Ed Wychock 4 for 12, & John Hoysan with a HR for St. Stephen’s. 

       After a 5-0 loss to Christ UCC, Ebenezer came back to win 4-0 & 3-2. For Ebenezer, Vic Pacchioni was 4 for 12, Steve Gountis 3 for 11, & Bob McDonald with a HR while Garry Hunsicker went 7 for 10, Ron Wagner 4 for 13, Jarod Pokorny 4 for 14 (HR), & George Gasper 3 for 11 for Christ UCC.

      In other action, Salem UCC beat Farmersville 2-1 (in 10 innings on Ed Taylor’s HR) &  4-2, losing the opener 6-4. Top hitters included Bob Krause 5 for 12, Sherry Bush 5 for 14, Ed Taylor 4 for 5 (HR), & Ron Hugo with a HR for Salem UCC. For Farmersville, Dave Campbell was 4 for 10, Ben Kerbaugh 4 for 13 (2 HR’s) & Keith Campbell 4 for 13.

      Salem Lutheran sandwiched’ 10-1 & 3-2 wins around a 6-2 loss to Emmanuel. Austin Hoffert was 7 for 13, Kyle Taylor 7 for 13, & Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 14 for Salem Lutheran. Joel Dalrymple went 9 for 13 & Jim Hill 6 for 12 for Emmanuel.

     The match between Dryland & Bath Lutheran was postponed & will be made up at a later date.

Messiah had a BYE.