2018 - 2019  Results 

Week 22

     After 22 weeks there is a new name on top of the Dart League as St. Paul’s moves into 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Ebenezer by scores of 6-4, 5-1, & 7-1. Leading the charge for St. Paul’s were Jason Gross 7 for 12, Rich Kern 7 for 12, Bret Remel 5 for 12 & Dave Clark 5 for 12. Roman Lugo was 5 for 10 & Paul Yoder 4 for 13 for Ebenezer.

     Star of Bethlehem won 15-1 & 6-3 losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-1 to Salem UCC. For Star of Bethlehem Jason Biggs were 7 for 15, Kyle Taylor 6 for 11, Scott Hoffert & Bryan Frankenfield each going 6 for 14 & Bill Hoke Sr. hitting the ‘cycle’ in Game 1. For Salem UCC, Sherry Bush went 5 for 11, Bill Rinker 5 for 13 (HR), & Kim Bush 4 for 13.

     In another ‘sweep’ Light of Christ won 3-2, 4-3, & 6-3 over St. Stephen’s. Top hitters included Charlie Mann 8 for 13, Andy Mickelson 6 for 13, Dan Halteman 6 for 13, ‘Buzz’ Heidecker 4 for 10, Terry Knauss 4 for 13 & Norm Schoenberger 4 for 15. Gary Buczynski was 5 for 13 with John Hoysan, Jim Blaukovitch, & Dave Blaukovitch (HR) 4 for 12 apiece, & Ed Wychock 4 for 13.

     We find Dryland winning 7-2 & 4-2 in 10 innings (on Earl Sigley’s HR, 5 for 13), losing the nightcap’ 5-3 to Bath Lutheran. Others hitters for Dryland were Shawn Sigley 5 for 12, Bernie Yurko 4 for 12, Larry Golick 4 for 12 & Dave Crouthamel with a HR, while Butch Kemp went 5 for 12, Wendy Yacone 5 for 13, & Dave Fisher 4 for 13 for Bath Lutheran.

     The final match of the night saw Emmanuel beating Christ UCC 7-4 & 3-2 after losing the ‘opener’ 6-5 in 18 innings. Leading hitters for Emmanuel were Jeremiah Amiani 9 for 17, Andy Velasquez 7 for 13 (HR), Jim Hill 6 for 16, Bruce Danyluk 6 for 18 with HR’s from Troy Haydt & Jon Rice. For Christ UCC, Dave Shaver was 9 for 16, Joe Hunsicker 7 for 14, Steve Hunsicker 6 for16, 7 Garry Hunsicker 5 for 16.

     There was a ‘mistake’ in last week’s results. In the ‘Battle of Bath it was Christ UCC beating Bath Lutheran 6-2 & 5-1 losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-2. I’ll try not making anymore ‘mistakes’.

Farmersville had the BYE.



Week 21

     With Tom Unger’s HR with 2 outs in the 9^th inning to win the ‘nightcap’ 5-4, Rich Kern going 7 for 12, Jason Gross 4 for 10, Kevin Gross 4 for 11 & Brian Gross adding a HR, St. Paul’s also won 3-1, losing the ‘opener’ 9-5 to Light of Christ. Dan Halteman was 8 for 14, Terry Knauss 5 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 5 for 13 & Dave Casey 4 for 10 for Light of Christ.

     The only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Dryland beating St. Stephen’s 10-7, 9-0, & 4-3. Leading the way for Dryland were Butch Silfies 8 for 14, Earl Sigley 8 for 15 (HR), Bernie Yurko 7 for 14, Rich Durn 5 for 14, & Lou Dervarics 5 for 14 (HR). For St. Stephen’s, John Hoysan was 6 for 12, Ed Wychock 6 for 15, Alan Beahm 5 for 12, & Travis Beahm 5 for 14.

     In the ‘Battle of Bath’, we find Christ UCC coming out on top winning 6-2 & 5-1 while losing the last game 6-2 to Bath Lutheran. Top hitters included Bob Meixsell 4 for 10, Dave Fisher 4 for 12 with HR’s from Wendy Yacone & Kyle Reese for Bath Lutheran while Joe Hunsicker went 6 for 12, Ron Wagner 5 for 13, Dave Shaver also 5 for 13 & Gary Smith with a HR for Christ UCC.

     In other action, Emmanuel won 4-1 & 11-1, losing the ‘nightcap’ 5-3 to Salem UCC. Leading hitters for Emmanuel were Bruce Danyluk 6 for 14, Andy Velasquez 5 for 12 (2 HR’s), Judy Hoffert 4 for 12 (HR), and Troy Haydt with a HR. For Salem UCC, Larry Fehnel was 4 for 9, Bob Krause & Kris Wentzell going 4 for 12 apiece, & Fred Toncik with a HR.

     The final match of the night saw Ebenezer losing the ‘nightcap’ 3-2 in 12 innings to Farmersville after winning 5-4 & 5-2. Vic Pacchioni was 6 for 15, while Jim Voortman; Carl Fraley & Steve Gountis all went 4 for 13 each & Bob McDonald adding a HR for Ebenezer. For Farmersville, Gene Grim was 5 for 14, Wade Chilmonik 4 for 12 (2 HR’s), & Tom George 4 for 14.

Star of Bethlehem had the BYE.

Week 20

     After losing the ‘opener’ 4-3 to Farmersville, 1^st place Star of Bethlehem came back to win 2-1 in 11 innings & 6-2. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Scott Hoffert 7 for 14, Jason Biggs 6 for 14, Bryan Frankenfield 5 for 13, & Tyler Frankenfield with 2 HR’s. Ben Kerbaugh was 4 for 12, Gene Grim 4 for 13, & Keith Campbell 4 for 13 for Farmersville.

     St. Paul’s moved closer to 1^st place with a ‘sweep’ of Emmanuel 5-0, 6-0, & 3-2. Paul Slimmon went 6 for 12, Kevin Gross 6 for 13, & Rich Kern also 6 for 13 for St. Paul’s while Troy Haydt was 3 for 10 (HR) & Jeff Hoffert 3 for 12 for Emmanuel.

     In another ‘sweep’, we find Bath Lutheran beating St. Stephen’s by scores of 3-2, 8-2, & 8-1. Top hitters for Bath Lutheran were Dave Fisher 8 for 14, Bob Meixsell 5 for 7 & Joe Zelienka 4 for 11. For St. Stephen’s, Alan Antry went 4 for 10 & Travis Beahm 4 for 12.

     The final ‘sweep’ of the night saw Light of Christ winning 5-2, 4-2, & 4-1 over Christ UCC. Leading hitters for Light of Christ included Charlie Mann 5 for 12, Terry Knauss & Dan Halteman 4 for 11 each, & Rich Hasonich 4 for 12. Joe Hunsicker was 6 for 12 (HR), Eric Yocum 4 for 12 (HR), & Dave Shaver 4 for 12 for Christ UCC.

     With Carol Voortman going 6 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13, & Frank Travato with a HR, Ebenezer ‘sandwiched 6-1 & 3-2 wins around a 3-1 loss to Salem UCC. Kris Wentzell was 5 for 12 (HR), with HR’s from Bill Rinker & Kierstin Saeger for Salem UCC.

Dryland had the BYE.



Week 19

     With Bob Bast hitting 2 HR’s, one winning Game 3 in the 10th inning, Emmanuel ‘swept’  1^st place Star of Bethlehem by scores of 2-1, 4-1, & 4-3. Other hitters for Emmanuel included Jim Hill 7 for 12, Chuck Achenzie 5 for 11, & Judy Hoffert 4 for 10 (HR). Bill Hoke Jr. was 5 for 13 & Walt Hoffert 4 for 12 for Star of Bethlehem.

     In another ‘sweep’, St. Stephen’s beat Christ UCC 2-0, 3-2, & 3-1. Top hitters for St. Stephen’s were Ed Wychock 8 for 14, John Hoysan 4 for 13 (HR), & Travis Beahm 4 for 14, while Dave Shaver was 4 for 12 & Eric Yocum 3 for 12 (HR) for Christ UCC.

     After a 9-3 loss to Bath Lutheran, Salem UCC came back to win 4-3 & 3-2. Leading the way for Salem UCC were Bill Rinker 6 for 12 (HR) & Larry Fehnel 3 for 10. For Bath Lutheran, Dave Fisher was 8 for 13, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 13, with HR’s from Scott Henninger, Butch Kemp, & Doug Moser.

     In other action, Dryland ‘sandwiched’ 8-5 & 8-1 wins around a 5-4 loss to St. Paul’s. Dryland was led by Larry Golick 6 for 13, Butch Silfies 6 for 14, with Earl Sigley & Shawn Sigley each 6 for 15. Rich Kern went 7 for 15, Paul Slimmon 5 for 11, & Tom Unger 4 for 11 for St. Paul’s.

     With Norm Schoenberger going 7 for 15 (HR), with Charlie Mann (HR), Todd Jones (2 HR’s), Dave Casey (HR) 6 for 13 apiece, Rich Hasonich 6 for 15 (HR), & Dan Halteman 5 for 14 (HR), Light of Christ won 5-3 & 5-3, losing the ‘nightcap’ 10-5 to Farmersville. Tom George was 8 for 13, Kyle Campbell 6 for 11, Sue Grim 5 for 13 (HR), & Gene Grim 5 for 13 for Farmersville.

Ebenezer had the BYE.

Week 18

     With Bill Hoke Sr. (HR) & Bill Hoke Jr. each going 7 for 14, Walt Hoffert 6 for 14, Jason Biggs 5 for 13, & Austin Hoffert with a HR, 1^ST place Star of Bethlehem ‘sandwiched’ 8-4 & 7-5 in 10 innings wins around a 6-3 loss to Ebenezer. Roman Lugo was 6 for 12, Charlie Costanzo 5 for 12, Vic Pacchioni 5 for 14, Carol Voortman 4 for 12 (HR), & Jim Voortman with a HR for Ebenezer.

     It was Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiching’ 2-1 & 7-5 wins around a 4-2 loss to St. Paul’s. Top hitters included Butch Kemp & Kyle Reese(HR) 4 for 11 apiece with a HR from Doug Moser for Bath Lutheran while Dave Clark was 7 for 13 (HR), Kevin Gross 5 for 13, & Tom Unger with a HR for St. Paul’s.

     In the only ‘sweep’ of the night saw Emmanuel beating Farmersville by scores of 1-0, 4-1, & 3-2. For Emmanuel, Judy Hoffert was 6 for 10 (hitting the cycle for the night), Bob Bast 5 for 11 (2 HR’s), & Troy Haydt 4 for 11. Kyle Campbell was 4 for 10, Keith Campbell 4 for 12 & Luke George with 2 HR’s for Farmersville.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 5-2 to Dryland, Christ UCC came back to win 4-3 in 10 innings & 4-0. Leading hitters for Christ UCC were Eric Yocum 6 for 14, Joe Hunsicker 5 for 13 (HR), Dave Shaver 4 for 12 & Ed Yost 4 for 13. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 5 for 12, Larry Golick 5 for 13, Lou Dervarics 4 for 11, Rich Durn 4 for 12 & Shawn Sigley 4 for 12.

     The final match of the night finds Light of Christ ‘sandwiching’ 5-1 & 6-1 wins around a 2-0 loss to Salem UCC. Leading the way for Light of Christ were Charlie Mann 4 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12, with HR’s from Dan Halteman (2 run) & ‘Buzz’ Heidecker. Rachel Krause went 4 for 10 while Fred Toncik & Kris Wentzell each adding a HR for Salem UCC.

St. Stephen’s had the BYE.

Week 17

     After losing 6-5 to 1^st place Star of Bethlehem, Bath Lutheran came back to win 5-3 & 5-3. Leading hitters for Bath Lutheran included Dave Fisher 5 for 13, Scott Henninger 5 for 13 & Dan Stillwell with a HR. For Star of Bethlehem, Scott Hoffert was 7 for 14, Bill Hoke Jr. 6 for 12, with HR’s from Austin Hoffert & Tyler Frankenfield.

     With Jason Gross going 7 for 11, Bret Remel 6 for 13, Dave Clark 5 for 10, & Rich Kern 5 for 12, 2^nd place St. Paul’s moved closer to 1^st with a ‘sweep’ of Christ UCC by scores of 8-3, 6-4, & 5-2. Garry Hunsicker went 5 for 12, Dave Shaver 5 for 13 & Keith Laudenslager 4 for 10 for Christ UCC.

     In another ‘sweep’, we find Salem UCC beating St. Stephen’s 6-1, 5-2, & 2-1. Top hitters for Salem UCC were Kris Wentzell 7 for 12, Bob Krause 6 for 12 & Kim Bush 4 for 10. Ed Wychock was 7 for 13 & Alan Antry 4 for 10 for St. Stephen’s.

     Dryland won 7-0 & 6-5 over Farmersville, losing the ‘opener’ 7-6. For Dryland, Larry Golick was 10 for 12, Bernie Yurko 8 for 14, Lou Dervarics 5 for 13 & Jim Goldman with a HR while Ben Kerbaugh went 5 for 11 (2 HR’s), Tom George 5 for 11 (HR), & Gene Grim with  a HR for Farmersville.

The final match of the night finds Ebenezer ‘sandwiching' 4-3 in 11 innings & 5-2 wins around a  4-2 in 13 innings loss to Light of Christ. Leading the way for Ebenezer included Jim Voortman 9 for 13, Frank Travato 7 for 13 & Vic Pacchioni 4 for 15. For Light of Christ, Rich Hasonich was 6 for 14, Dan Halteman 6 for 15, & Norm Schoenberger adding a HR.

Emmanuel had the BYE week.

Week 16

     As we resume play in the Dart League after the “Holiday’s”, we find Star of Bethlehem ‘sweeping’ Light of Christ by scores of 5-3, 2-1, & 6-5. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Scott Hoffert 8 for 14, Bill Hoke Sr. 6 for 12, Jason Biggs 6 for 13, Walt Hoffert 5 for 12, Bill Hoke Jr. 5 for 12, & Bryan Frankenfield 4 for 12. Terry Knauss went 5 for 10, Rich Hasonich 5 for 12, Buzz Heidecker 5 for 13, & Dan Halteman 4 for 13.

      In another ‘sweep’, Dryland beat Salem UCC 2-0, 4-1, & 3-1. Hitters included Larry Golick 7 for 12 & Bernie Yurko 4 for 11 for Dryland, while Larry Fehnel was 5 for 9 & Bob Krause 4 for 12 for Salem UCC.

     It was St. Paul’s losing 8-6 to St. Stephen’s after winning 5-1 & 5-2. Top hitters for St. Paul’s were Kevin Gross 6 for 12, Joe Stevko 5 for 12, Jason Gross 4 for 12 & Abby Kern 4 for 15. Travis Beahm went 6 for 13, Alan Beahm also 6 for 13, Art Obenrader 4 for 12, Ed Wychock 4 for 13, & Nathan Naprava with a HR for St. Stephen’s.

     With Luke George going 5 for 12 (HR), Keith Campbell 5 for 14, & Sue Grim 4 for 11, Farmersville ‘sandwiched’ 4-3 & 5-1 wins around a 5-2 loss to Bath Lutheran. For Bath Lutheran, Erica Meixsell was 5 for 12 (HR), Marisa Meixsell & Doug Moser going 4 for 10 apiece, & Dave Fisher with a HR.  

     The final match of the night finds Ebenezer winning 4-1 & 3-1 over Emmanuel, losing 7-2. Leading hitters for Ebenezer included Paul Yoder 4 for 11, Steve Gountis 4 for 12, with HR’s from Carl Fraley & Jim Voortman. Jon Rice, Bruce Danyluk, & Bob Bast (2 HR’s) were each 5 for 12 for Emmanuel.

Christ UCC had the BYE week.  

Week 15

     With Ed Wychock going 8 for 14, Alan Beahm 6 for 13, Alan Antry 5 for 12, Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 12 & Nathan Naprava with a HR, St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiched’ 2-0 & 4-3 wins around a 6-3 loss to 1^st place Star of Bethlehem. For Star of Bethlehem Scott Hoffert went 8 for 14, Kyle Taylor 5 for 12, Walt Hoffert 4 for 11, & Bryan Frankenfield 4 for 13.

     We find Farmersville ‘sweeping’ Christ UCC by scores of 4-3, 13-8, & 7-0. Top hitters for Farmersville were Kyle Campbell 6 for 12 (HR), Wade Chilmonik 5 for 12 (3 HR’s), Jason Steigerwalt 5 for 12 (2 HR’s), & HR’s from Tom George & Ben Kerbaugh. Garry Hunsicker was 6 for 12, Steve Hunsicker 6 for 12, Ron Wagner 6 for 13, & Eric Yocum with a HR for Christ UCC.

     In another ‘sweep’, we see Bath Lutheran winning 2-1, 4-1, & 2-0 over Emmanuel. Leading hitters included Dave Fisher 5 for 14, Butch Kemp 4 for 12 & Kevin Biechy with a HR for Bath Lutheran, while Troy Haydt went 3 for 10 for Emmanuel.

     Dave Clark’s 6 for 12, Paul Slimmon 5 for 12, Joe Stevko 4 for 12 (hitting the cycle for the night), with Amber Gross adding a HR, as St. Paul’s ‘swept past’ Salem UCC 2-1, 4-0, & 4-2. For Salem UCC, Bob Krause was 5 for 12 & Kris Wentzell 4 for 9.

     The final match of the night finds Dryland ‘sandwiching’ 5-2 & 4-2 wins around a 6-5 loss to Ebenezer. Leading hitters included Nathan Phares 7 for 13, Larry Golick 7 for 14, Earl Sigley 7 for 15 (HR), Lou Dervarics 6 for 12, Shawn Sigley 5 for 13, & Butch Silfies 5 for 14 for Dryland. Charlie Costanzo was 5 for 10 & Vic Pacchioni 5 for 13 for Ebenezer.

Light of Christ had the BYE week.

Week 14

     In this week’s action in the Dart League, we find Dryland doing something strange to Star of Bethlehem; they swept them by scores of 4-2, 5-4, & 4-3 in 12 innings. Leading the way for Dryland were Al Gilbert 5 for 11, Bernie Yurko 5 for 13, Shawn Sigley 5 for 14, Larry Golick 4 for 10, with HR’s from Hermie Crush & Dave Crouthamel. Scott Hoffert was 5 for 14 & Jason Biggs 4 for 12 for Star of Bethlehem.

     After losing the ‘opener’ 4-1 to Salem UCC, Christ UCC came back to win 6-4 & 6-0. Hitters included Dave Shaver 6 for 12, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 12 & Eric Yocum 5 for 12 for Christ UCC while Larry Fehnel was 5 for 11 & Bob Krause 4 for 12 for Salem UCC.

     It was Farmersville ‘sandwiching’ 6-5 & 4-2 wins around a 2-1 loss to St. Stephen’s. Top hitters for Farmersville were Wade Chilmonik 4 for 10 (HR), Luke George 4 for 11 (HR), with Ben Kerbaugh & Jason Steigerwalt each hitting a HR. For St. Stephen’s, Ed Wychock went 6 for 13, Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 11, & Alan Beahm 4 for 12.

     The match between Emmanuel & Light of Christ saw Light of Christ’s Dan Halteman (5 for 12) knocking in all the runs in a 4-3 win, however Emmanuel won the other 2 games 7-1 & 4-2. Leading hitters for Emmanuel were Troy Haydt 6 for 12 (2 HR’s), Jim Hill 5 for 12, Jeremiah Amiani 5 for 12 with HR’s from Bob Bast & Andy Velasquez (2 run).

     The final match of the night saw Bath Lutheran beating Ebenezer 7-4 & 6-5, losing 7-6 on Jim Voortman’s 2 run HR in 12 innings. Hitters for Bath Lutheran were Dave Fisher 8 for 16, Dan Stillwell 7 for 16, Jordan Meixsell 6 for 16 & Bob Meixsell 6 for 16. For Ebenezer, Vic Pacchioni was 7 for 15, Paul Yoder 6 for 15, Bob McDonald 5 for 12 (HR), Frank Trovato 5 for 13, Carol Voortman 5 for 15 (HR), Steve Gountis 4 for 13, & Carl Fraley with a HR. ,

St. Paul’s had the BYE week.

Week 13

     Star of Bethlehem lost the ‘nightcap’ 4-3 to St. Paul’s after winning 5-2 & 4-3. Top hitters included Scott Hoffert 6 for 15, Bryan Frankenfield 4 for 14, with HR’s from Bill Hoke Sr., Bill Hoke Jr., Jason Biggs, & Dave Dobrosielski for Star of Bethlehem, while Rich Kern & Dave Clark were 5 for 12 each & Amber Gross with a HR for St. Paul’s.

     In a ‘sweep’, Christ UCC beat Ebenezer 4-2, 4-2, & 6-4. For Christ UCC, Garry Hunsicker was 5 for 13, Eric Yocum 4 for 12, Gary Smith 4 for 12, Ed Yost 4 for 12 (HR), & Donnie Laudenslager adding a HR. Frank Trovato, Paul Yoder , & Jim Voortman all went 5 for 12 apiece, & Carol Voortman with a HR for Ebenezer.  

     In other action, after an 8-5 loss in the ‘opener’, St. Stephen’s came back to win 9-6 & 6-3 over Emmanuel. John Hoysan’s 7 for 13, Ed Wychock 7 for 15, & Alan Beahm 6 for 15 led the St. Stephen’s hitters. For Emmanuel, Bob Bast was 7 for 10 (HR), Troy Haydt 5 for 12, Judy Hoffert 4 for 12 & 2 HR’s from Jeff Hoffert.

     Salem UCC won 4-1 & 3-1 after losing the ‘opener’ 8-1 to Farmersville. Salem UCC hitters included Ed Taylor 6 for 13 (HR), & Fred Toncik 5 for 13. For Farmersville, Sue Grim went 7 for 13, Gene Grim 6 for 13 & Kyle Campbell 6 for 13.

     With Butch Silfies going 9 for 13 (8 RBI's), Earl Sigley 7 for 14, Larry Golick 6 for 15 (including hitting the cycle for the night with 2 HR’s), & Al Gilbert 5 for 13, Dryland beat Light of Christ 12-8 in 11 innings & 6-3, losing the ‘opener’’ 5-3. For Light of Christ, Dan Halteman went 9 for 13 (including a 3 run HR & 8 RBI’s), Norm Schoenberger 5 for 13, Andy Mickelson 4 for 12, Rich Hasonich 4 for 13, & Charlie Mann with a HR.

Bath Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 12

     Christ UCC beat 1^st place Star of Bethlehem 5-1 & 4-3, losing the ‘opener’ 9-8 in 10 innings. Leading hitters for Christ UCC were Ron Wagner 6 for 14, Garry Hunsicker 5 for 13, Dave Shaver 5 for 14, & a HR from Eric Yocum. Bill Hoke Jr. went 7 for 13 & Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 13 (HR) for Star of Bethlehem.

      It was St. Paul’s losing 6-2 to Farmersville after winning the 1^st 2 games 4-2 & 4-1. For St. Paul’s, Dave Clark was 5 for 12, Abby Kern 4 for 10, Zach Kern 4 for 11, with HR’s from Tom Unger & Amber Gross. For Farmersville, Keith Campbell was 5 for 13, Wade Chilmonik 4 for 11, Kyle Campbell 4 for 11, & Tom George with a HR. 

      After a 4-0 loss to St. Stephen’s, Ebenezer came back to win 4-3 & 4-1 in 17 innings. Top hitters for Ebenezer included Vic Pacchioni 6 for 16 (HR), Paul Yoder 5 for 16, Carl Fraley 4 for 14, Carol Voortman 4 for 15, & Frank Trousto with a HR. Gary Buczynski went 7 for 15 (HR), Ed Wychock 6 for 16, Art Obenrader 4 for 13, with a HR from Jim Blaukovitch for St. Stephen’s.

     Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiched 7-3 & 2-0 wins around a 10-1 loss to Light of Christ. Bath Lutheran was led by Wendy Yacone 7 for 11, Scott Henninger 5 for 11 & Dan Stillwell 4 for 13. For Light of Christ, Dan Halteman was 5 for 13, Chris Knauss 5 for 14, Charlie Mann 4 for 11, ‘Buzz’ Heidecker’ 4 for 13 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 4 for 14, with HR’s from Dave Casey (3 run) & Norm Schoenberger.

      The final match of the night finds Emmanuel beating Dryland 12-2 & 3-1, losing the middle game 4-3. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Bruce Danyluk 7 for 14 (HR), Bob Bast 6 for 13 (HR), Jeff Hoffert 6 for 13, Jon Rice 6 for 14, with HR’s from Jim Hill & Troy Haydt. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 6 for 12 & Shawn Sigley 4 for 11.

Salem UCC had the BYE.

Week 11

     Coming off a BYE week, Star of Bethlehem picks up where they left off, ‘sweeping’ Salem UCC by scores of 3-1, 9-7, & 2-1. Top hitters included Walt Hoffert 6 for 14, Jason Biggs 5 for 14, & Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 14 for Star of Bethlehem while Sherry Bush was 6 for 14 (HR), Bob Krause 5 for 13 (2 HR’s), with HR’s from Jane Carrigan, Kierstin Saeger, & Kris Wentzell for Salem UCC.

     Ebenezer lost the ‘nightcap’ to St. Paul’s 3-2 after winning the 1^st 2 games by identical scores of 2-0. For Ebenezer, Steve Gountis went 4 for 10, Jim Voortman 4 for 12 (including a game winning HR in Game 1), & Paul Yoder 4 for 12. Tom Unger went 4 for 10 for St. Paul’s. 

     With Ed Wychock going 5 for 13, Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 10 (HR), Alan Beahm 4 for 13, & a HR from Gary Buczynski, St. Stephen’s beat Light of Christ 1-0, & 6-4, losing the ‘nightcap’  3-1. For Light of Christ, Rich Hasonich was 6 for 12 (HR) & Dan Halteman 5 for 12.

     It was Emmanuel winning 5-4 & 6-0, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-4 to Christ UCC. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Jim Hill 7 for 12 (HR), Bruce Danyluk 7 for 13, & Jovi Rivera 4 for 12. Dave Shaver was 7 for 11 & Garry Hunsicker 4 for 12 for Christ UCC.

     The final match finds Bath Lutheran beating Dryland 7-6 & 8-7, losing 7-3. For Bath Lutheran, Jordan Meixsell was 5 for 12, Butch Kemp 5 for 12, with HR’s from Erica Meixsell & Kevin Biechy. Butch Silfies went 8 for 14, Bernie Yurko 7 for 14, & Earl Sigley 6 for 15 for Dryland.

Farmersville had the BYE week.

Week 10

     With Paul Slimmon going 7 for 13, Rich Kern 7 for 13, Kevin Gross & Dave Clark each 6 for 13, Abby Kern 6 for 16 (hitting the cycle for the night including 2 2-run HR’s), Brian Gross 5 for 14, Bret Remel 5 for 16 & Amber Gross with a HR, St. Paul’s ‘swept past’ Light of Christ by scores of 7-1, 7-4, & 12-1. For Light of Christ, Rich Hasonich was 4 for 11 (HR), & Todd Jones with a HR.

     It was Emmanuel ‘sweeping’ Salem UCC 4-2, 2-0, & 3-2. Leading the way for Emmanuel were Jim Hill 6 for 11 (HR), with HR’s from Judy Hoffert & Andy Velasquev. Kierstin Saeger went 6 for 12, Larry Fehnel 4 for 12 with HR’s from Ed Taylor & Jane Carrigan for Salem UCC.

     In another ‘sweep’, Ebenezer beat Farmersville 2-1, 5-2, & 5-1. Top hitters included Vic Pacchioni 6 for 12, Paul Yoder 5 for 12, Charlie Constanzo 4 for 11, Jim Voortman 4 for 12, with HR‘s from Carol Voortman & Frank Trovato for Ebenezer while Tom George went 6 for 11, Kyle Campbell 4 for 11, & Sue Grim 4 for 11 for Farmersville.

     After winning 7-5 (scoring 3 runs with 2 outs in the 9^th), & 9-0 over St. Stephen’s, Dryland lost the ‘nightcap’ 4-0. For Dryland, Earl Sigley was 6 for 14, Bernie Yurko 6 for 14, Larry Golick 4 for 9, Rich Durn 4 for 10, & Nathan Phares 3 for 7. Ed Wychock was 5 for 13, Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 11, Nathan Naprava 4 for 11 (HR), & Gary Buczynski 4 for 12 for St. Stephen’s. 

     The final match of the night finds Bath Lutheran winning the ‘Battle of Bath’ sandwiching 4-3 & 6-4 wins around a 7-3 loss to Christ UCC. Leading hitters for Bath Lutheran were Dan Stillwell 7 for 12, Jordan Meixsell 6 for 12, & Marisa Meixsell with 2 HR’s. For Christ UCC, Dave Shaver went 6 for 12 with HR’s from Ron Wagner & Keith Laudenslager.

Star of Bethlehem had the BYE.  

Week 9

     1^st place Star of Bethlehem lost the ‘nightcap’ to Farmersville 2-1 after winning 14-0 & 5-4 in 11 innings. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Bill Hoke Jr. 7 for 14, Walt Hoffert 6 for 14 (HR), & HR’s from Austin Hoffert, Kyle Taylor, & Bryan Frankenfield. Gene Grim was 7 for 13 with Kyle Campbell & Jason Stiegerwalt adding a HR each for Farmersville.

     It was St. Paul’s ‘sandwiching 5-4 & 6-4 wins around a 5-2 loss to Emmanuel. Rich Kern, Kevin Gross, & Dave Clark went 4 for 12 each, & Amber Gross with a HR for St. Paul’s, while Bob Bast went 4 for 11 & Bruce Danyluk 4 for 13 (HR) for Emmanuel.

     The only ‘sweep’ saw Bath Lutheran beating St. Stephen’s 3-2, 5-3, & 15-8.  Game 3 in the bottom of the 2nd  inning, St. Stephen's scored  5  runs on 6 hits, 3 singles, 2 doubles and 1 triple.  Then top of the 3rd  inning, Bath Lutheran scored 10 runs on 11 hits, 10  doubles and 1 home run, final score 15 to 8.  Top hitters included Bob Meixsell 8 for 16, Dave Fisher 6 for 15, Scott Henninger 6 for 16, Doug Moser 5 for 12 (HR), Jordan Meixsell 5 for 16, with HR’s from Butch Kemp & Kevin Biechy for Bath Lutheran. For St. Stephen’s, Ed Wychock went 7 for 15, John Hoysan 5 for 14 (HR), & Alan Antry 5 for 14.

     After a 4-0 loss to Light of Christ, Christ UCC came back to win 12-2 & 6-2. For Christ UCC, Garry Hunsicker went 9 for 13, Donny Laudenslager 6 for 11, Eric Yocum 5 for 13, Dave Shaver 4 for 13, & Joe Hunsicker 4 for 13. Dan Halteman went 6 for 12, with Rich Hasonich, Todd Jones & Terry Knauss all going 4 for 12 for Light of Christ.

            The final match finds Salem UCC winning 5-4 & 10-0 over Ebenezer, losing the ‘opener’ 3-2. Leading hitters for Salem UCC were Ed Taylor 5 for 11, Larry Fehnel 5 for 11 (HR), Kris Wentzell 5 for 12, Bob Krause hitting the cycle for the night, & Bill Rinker with a HR. Vic Pacchioni was 7 for 14, Paul Yoder 4 for 12, & Carl Fraley with a HR for Ebenezer.

Dryland/Trinity had the BYE.

Week 8

     With Judy Hoffert going 5 for 8, Jon Rice 5 for 12 & Jeremiah Amiani hitting a HR, Emmanuel ‘sandwiched’ 3-1 & 5-4 wins around a 4-0 loss over 1^st place Star of Bethlehem(believe it or not). For Star of Bethlehem Scott Hoffert & Walt Hoffert were each 4 for 12.

     In the only ‘sweep’ of the night, Light of Christ ‘swept Farmersville by scores of 5-0, 4-1 & 6-0. Leading the way for Light of Christ were Eric Harper 7 for 12 (2 run HR), Any Mickelson 4 for 10, Rich Hasonich 4 for 11, Norm Schoenberger 4 for 12, with HR’s from Todd Jones & Charlie Mann. Tom George went 4 for 12 for Farmersville.

     After a 1-0 loss to Christ UCC, St. Stephen’s came back to win 3-2 & 2-1. Hitters included Alan Beahm with ‘3 hits’ for St. Stephen’s, while Dave Shaver went 5 for 12 for Christ UCC.

      Dryland with only 12 hits for the night ‘sandwiched’ 2-0 & 2-1 wins around a 4-0 loss to St. Paul’s. Dryland had 5 hits each in games 1 and 3. In game two they had two hits and two double plays. For Dryland, Earl Sigley went 4 for 11. Rich Kern was 6 for 12, Brian Gross 5 for 11, & Abby Kern with a HR for St. Paul’s.

      The final match of the night finds Salem UCC beating Bath Lutheran 2-1 & 3-1, losing the ‘opener’ 4-1. Top hitter for Salem UCC was Larry Fehnel with ‘3 hits’. For Bath Lutheran, Bob Meixsell was 6 for 12, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 11 & Dave Fisher with a HR.

 Ebenezer had the BYE.

Week 7

     With Walt Hoffert going 6 for 12, Scott Hoffert 6 for 14, Kyle Taylor 5 for 10, with HR’s from Tyler Frankenfield (2), & Jason Biggs, Star of Bethlehem ‘swept’ past’ Ebenezer by scores of 9-2, 2-1, & 7-5. For Ebenezer, Carl Fraley was 4 for 11, Charlie Constanzo 4 for 12 (HR) & Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13.

     In another ‘sweep’, Light of Christ beat Salem UCC 3-2 in 15 innings, 6-4, & 7-0. Top hitters included Norm Schoenberger 7 for 16, Chris Knauss 5 for 14 (hitting the cycle for the night), & Eric Harper with a Game winning HR in the 15th inning for Light of Christ.

            The final ‘sweep’ of the night finds Christ UCC winning 7-2, 9-4, & 5-3 over Dryland. For Christ UCC, Ed Yost went 7 for 12, Joe Hunsicker 5 for 12, Keith Laudemslager 5 for 12 (2 run HR), & Eric Yocum with 2 HR’s. In Game 2, Christ UCC was trailing 3-1 in the 8^th inning when they sent 11 batters scoring 8 runs on 8 hits including 2-2run HR’s & at least one of every hit. Nathan Phares went 5 for 11 (2 run HR), Lou Dervarics 5 for 12, & Earl Sigley with 2 HR’s for Dryland.

     St. Paul’s ‘sandwiched’ 5-1 & 6-5 wins around a 7-6 loss in 10 innings loss to Bath Lutheran. Leading the way for St. Paul’s were Dave Clark, Kevin Gross & Rich Kern all going 6 for 14 apiece & Bret Remel 6 for 15. Bob Meixsell was 6 for 13, Scott Henninger 6 for 14, Dan Stillwell 4 for 12, & Jordan Meixsell with a HR for Bath Lutheran.

            The final match saw Farmersville beating Emmanuel 5-4 & 4-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 6-3. For Farmersville, Tom George went 6 for 12, Gene Grim 5 for 11 (HR), & Sue Grim 5 for 12. Bob Bast went 5 for 12, Bruce Danyluk 5 for 13, Jovi Rivera 4 for 12, with HR’s from Jeff Hoffert & Jeremiah Amiani for Emmanuel.

St. Stephen’s had the BYE.



Week 6

     With a ‘sweep’ of Bath Lutheran 5-4 in 11 innings, 8-6 & 3-0, Star of Bethlehem remains in 1^st place in the Dart League. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Scott Hoffert 7 for 15, Bryan Frankenfield 6 for 14, & Austin Hoffert with a HR. Jordan Meiixsell was 6 for 12 & Wendy Yacone 4 for 12 (HR) for Bath Lutheran.

     We find Farmersville ‘sweeping’ Dryland by scores of 2-1, 8-4, & 7-0. For Farmersville, Sue Grim went 5 for 12 (HR), Tom George 4 for 12, & Jaason Steigerwalt with a HR. Earl Sigley was 5 for 12, Rich Durn 4 for 8 & Al Gilbert with a HR for Dryland.

            With Garry Hunsicker going 6 for 12, Ron Wagner 6 for 12, Joe Hunsicker 4 for 12 (HR), & George Gasper with a HR, Christ UCC ‘sandwiched’ 6-2 & 6-2 wins around a 9-1 loss to St. Paul’s. For St. Paul’s, Joe Stevko went 6 for 12, with Kevin Gross & Dave Clark each going 6 for 13.

     Ebenezer lost 3-1 to Light of Christ after winning 9-6 & 5-4. Top hitters for Ebenezer included Carol Voortman 8 for 14, Frank Travato 6 for 13, Craig Ward 5 for 13, Paul Yoder 5 for 14 ( 3 run HR), Charlie Costanzo 4 for 12 (3 run HR), & Vic Pacchioni 4 for 14. For Light of Christ Chris Knauss went 6 for 12 (2 run HR), Rich Hasonich 5 for 12, & Andy Mickelson 4 for 12 (HR).

            The final match of the night saw St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiching’ 2-0 & 1-0 wins around a 2-1 loss to Salem UCC. Gary Buczynski went 4 for 10 (HR), & Dave Blaukovitch 4 for 10 for St. Stephen’s while Bob Krause went 4 for 10 for Salem UCC.

Emmanuel had the BYE.

 Week 5

     Star of Bethlehem just keeps rolling along with a ‘sweeping’ of Light of Christ by scores of 5-1, 4-0, & 4-3. Leading hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 12, Scott Hoffert 6 for 14, Bill Hoke Sr. 5 for 12, Bill Hoke Jr. 4 for 12, Kyle Taylor 4 for 12 & Jason Biggs 4 for 15. For Light of Christ, Norm Schoenberger was 4 for 10, Rich Hasonich 4 for 12, & Steve Harper with a HR.

     In another ‘sweep’, St. Paul’s beat St. Stephen’s 4-0, 5-2, & 4-3. For St. Paul’s, Rich Kern, Dave Clark, & Jennifer Erkinger (HR) all went 5 for 12, with Tom Unger adding 2 HR’s. Ed Wychock went 5 for 12 for St. Stephen’s.

      Bath Lutheran lost the ‘nightcap’ 3-1 to Farmersville, winning the 1^st 2 games 3-2 & 8-6. Top hitters included Jordan Meixsell 5 for 12, Wendy Yacone 5 for 12, Doug Moser 4 for 10, & Marisa Meixsell with a HR for Bath Lutheran, while Keith Campbell was 6 for 14, Gene Grim 5 for 13 & Wade Chilmonik with a HR for Farmersville.

      It was Dryland ’sandwiching’ 5-3 & 3-1 wins around a 3-1 loss to Salem UCC. Leading the way for Dryland were Butch Silfies 6 for 12, Al Gilbert 6 for 13, Rich Durn 5 for 11, & Shawn Sigley with a HR. Sherry Bush, Fred Toncik (HR), & Bill Rinker (HR) each went 5 for 13 & Kim Bush added a HR for Salem UCC.

     The final match of the night saw Emmanuel beating Ebenezer 8-2, 8-4, losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-1. For Emmanuel, Troy Haydn went 7 for 13 (HR), Jeremiah Amine 5 for 12 (HR), Jim Hill 5 for 13, with HR’s from Andy Velasquez & Bob Bats. Vic Pacchioni was 7 for 13, Paul Yoder 5 for 12, Charlie Costanzo 4 for 11, & Carl Fraley with a HR for Ebenezer.

Christ UCC had the BYE.

Week 4

     First of all, a couple of items for the record books. Jason Biggs of Star of Bethlehem hit a Grand Slam and George Gasper of Christ UCC threw 8 darts to get a Base on Balls.

     With Jason Biggs going 8 for 12 (including a “Grand Slam HR’” & the cycle for the night), Walt Hoffert 7 for 11 & Bryan Frankenfield 7 for 12, Star of Bethlehem ‘swept past’ St. Stephen’s by scores of 4-2, 11-2, & 7-3 to remain in 1^st place. For St. Stephen’s, Art Obenrader was 5 for 12, Gary Buczynski 4 for 12 & John Hoysan with a HR.

    In another ‘sweep’, we find Bath Lutheran beating Emmanuel 5-4, 3-2, & 4-3 in 11 innings. Top hitters for Bath Lutheran included Dave Fisher 6 for 12, With Wendy Yacone, Dan Stillwell, & Jeff Krause all going 5 for 13  Jim Hill went 7 for 14 & Jeremiah Amiani 5 for 13 for Emmanuel.

      Dryland lost the ‘nightcap’ 6-1 to Ebenezer after winning 5-4 in 12 innings & 8-4. Leading the way for Dryland were Rich Durn 8 for 12, Larry Golick 7 for 14 (HR), Bernie Yurko 5 for 13, & Dave Crouthamel 3 for 8, while Dean Frear went 6 for 14, Charlie Costanzo 5 for 14 (HR), Carl Fraley 4 for 12 (2 HR’s), with HR’s from Carol Voortman, Jim Voortman & Paul Yoder for Ebenezer.

      Christ UCC won 3-2 (on Eric Yocum’s HR in the 10^th inning(3 for 12) & 2-1 over Farmersville losing the ‘nightcap’ 2-1. For Christ UCC, George Gasper had a HR & after throwing 8 darts he got a “Base on Balls”. Keith Campbell was 5 for 13 & Jason Stiegerwalt 4 for 11 for Farmersville.

            The final match of the night finds St. Paul’s beating Salem UCC 4-3 & 3-0 after losing the ‘opener’ 2-1. For St. Paul’s, Kevin Gross was 5 for 12, Paul Slimmon 4 for 11 & Amber Gross with a HR. Bob Krause went 5 for 12, Ed Taylor 3 for 10 & Larry Fehnel with a HR for Salem UCC.

Light of Christ had the BYE.



Week 3

     With a ‘sweep’ of Dryland by scores of 8-7, 5-3, & 6-2, Star of Bethlehem moves into sole possession of 1^st place. Top hitters for Star of Bethlehem were Austin Hoffert 8 for 12, Scott Hoffert 5 for 13 and Tyler Frankenfield with 2 HR’s. Larry Golick went 6 for 13 with Bernie Yurko & Butch Silfies each going 5 for 13 for Dryland.

     It was St. Stephen’s ‘sandwiching’ 7-1 & 3-2 wins around a 3-1 loss to Farmersville. Gary Buczynski went 7 for 13, Dave Blaukovitch 5 for 12, & Jim Blaukovitch 5 for 13 to lead the St. Stephen’s hitters. For Farmersville, Gene Grim went 4 for 10 with HR’s from Ben Kerbaugh & Wade Chilmonik. 

     In other action, after a 4-0 loss to Light of Christ, Emmanuel came back to win 1-0 & 5-0. For Emmanuel, Jorge Rivera went 4 for 10 & Judy Hoffert added a HR, while Norm Schoenberger was 5 for 11, Andy Mickelson & Chris Knauss were 4 for 12 apiece for Light of Christ.

     Ebenezer beat Bath Lutheran 6-5 in 11 innings & 3-2, losing the ‘nightcap’ 4-1. Leading hitters for Ebenezer were Paul Yoder 6 for 11, Carol Voortman 6 for 12 & Jim Voortman with a HR. Scott Henninger was 5 for 13, Jordan Meixsell 5 for 13, Dan Stillwell 5 for 14 & Kevin Biechy with a HR for Bath Lutheran.

     The final match of the night finds Christ UCC winning 5-4 & 4-1 losing the ‘opener’ 3-0 to Salem UCC. Leading the way for Christ UCC were Eric Yocum 5 for 12, Ron Wagner 4 for 11, & Keith Laudenslager with a HR. For Salem UCC, Fred Toncik was 6 for 12, Bill Rinker 4 for 10 (HR) & Kierstin Saeger 4 for 12 (hitting the cycle for the night).

St. Paul’s had the BYE.

Week 2

     St. Paul’s defeated previously unbeaten Star of Bethlehem 8-4 and 4-1 while losing the nightcap 6-2. Leading the way for St. Paul’s were Rich Kern 7-13, Jen Erkinger 6-12, Joe Stevko 6-12 and Amber Gross with a HR. Salem hitters included Scott Hoffert with a 10 hit night as he went 10-13, Walt Hoffert 6-13, Jason Biggs 6-13 and Tyler Frankenfield with a HR.

     St. Stephen’s won 3-2 in 18 innings and 4-3 over Emmanuel while losing the middle game 9-4. St Stephen’s was led by Jim Blaukovitch 9-16, Ed Wychock 6-17 and Alan Beahm 6-17 with a HR. Hitting for Emmanuel were Bruce Danyluk 8-17, Jim Hill 6-16 and Jon Rice with a HR.

   Light of Christ defeated Dryland/Trinity 6-1 and 2-1 while losing 5-2 in the middle game. Hitting for Light of Christ were Rich Hasonich 8-14, Andy Mickelson 5-13 and Steve Harper 4-11. Dryland’s hitters included Shawn Sigley 6-12, Bernie Yurko 5-12 and Rich Durn 4-11.

     Salem UCC took two games from Farmersville 4-2 and 5-3 while losing the middle game 4-3.  Salem was led by Sherry Bush with a huge 10 hit night as she went 10-14 with a HR, Fred Toncik 6-12 and Kris Wentzell 5-13. Farmersville hitters were Dave Campbell, Ben Kerbaugh 5-13 and Kyle Campbell with a HR.

     Christ UCC defeated Ebenezer 3-2, lost 4-3 and won the last game 5-0. Christ UCC was led by Dave Shaver 4-8, Garry Hunsicker 4-11, Ron Wagner 4-13 and back to back solo HR’s in game 1 by Ed Yost and George Gasper.

       Bath Lutheran had the BYE.

Week 1

     As we start a new season, it’s still an old team with a new name (Salem Lutheran is now called “Star of Bethlehem’) sweeping past Christ UCC by scores of 3-1, 3-1, & 4-2. Leading the way for Star of Bethlehem were Walt Hoffert 6 for 12, Bill Hoke Jr. 4 for 11, & Bill Hoke Sr. 4 for 12. Jarod Pokorny went 4 for 11, Garry Hunsicker 4 for 12 with HR’s from Eric Yocum & George Gasper for Christ UCC.

     Dryland lost 3-2 to Emmanuel after winning the 1^st 2 games 4-1 & 11-6. For Dryland, Bernie Yurko went 6 for 13, Butch Silfies 5 for 12, Rich Durn 5 for 13, & Shawn Sigley 5 for 15 with Paul Jacoby hitting a HR. For Emmanuel, Jim Hill was 6 for 12 & HR’s from Jovi Rivera, Joey Hoffert, & Bruce Danyluk.

      In other action, after a 5-1 loss to Ebenezer, St. Stephen’s came back to win 6-3 & 3-1. Top hitters included Art Oberrader 5 for 12, Alan Beahm 5 for 13, Gary Buczynski 5 for 13, Alan Antry 4 for 12, & John Hoysan 4 for 13 for St. Stephen’s, while Steve Gountis went 7 for 12, Dean Frear 5 for 13, Jim Voortman 4 for 12, & Vic Pacchioni 4 for 13 for Ebenezer.

     Bath Lutheran ‘sandwiched’ 7-5 & 7-1 wins around a 5-1 loss to “Light of Christ” (formally Messiah). Leading the Bath Lutheran hitters were Scott Henninger 6 for 13, Bob Meixsell 6 for 14, Dan Stillwell 6 for 14, & Marisa Griffith 5 for 14. Chris Knauss went 6 for 10, Andy Mickelson 4 for 8, Dan Halteman 4 for 12, & Charlie ‘Buzz’ Heidecker with a HR for Light of Christ.

     The match between St. Paul’s & Farmersville wasn’t played & will be made up later in the season. Salem UCC had the BYE.