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2008 Schedule

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Definitions of terms concerning schedule changes
Postponed - will not be played on this date
Cancelled - will never be played
Delayed - will be played on that date but will start at a later time

Team listed first is the home team!

Team in Blue indicates winner of that game!

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Date	6:15 Front	6:15 Back	7:15 Front	7:15 Back	8:15 Front	9:15 Front
5/20	1-9	2-7	3-6	4-5	10-8
5/27	6-10	4-3	5-2	8-1	9-7
6/3	2-3	9-5	10-4	6-8	7-1
6/10	8-4	1-6	7-5	3-9	10-2
6/17	5-1	2-8	3-7	9-10	4-6
6/24	8-9	7-10	1-4	6-2	5-3
7/1	5-10	7-8	6-9	1-3	4-2
7/8	4-9	3-10	7-6	2-1	8-5
7/15	3-8	5-6	10-1	4-7	2-9
7/29	Game #1 Research Products vs Cognito	Game #2 Frontier Black vs Frontier Bar Red	Game #3 Frontier Bar Gray vs Arlington Inn (Rittmeyer)	Game #4 Madison Truck Sales vs Winner Game #1	Game #5 Homestead vs Elsing Oil
8/5	Game #6 Arlington Inn (Bennett) vs Winner Game #2	Game #7 Winner of Game #4 vs Loser of Game #3	Game #8 Winner of Game#6 vs Loser of Game #5		Game #9 Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #5
8/12	Game #10 Winner Game #7 vs Winner Game #8		Game #11 Winner Game #10 vs Loser Game #9		Game #12 Winner Game #9 vs Winner Game #11	Game #13 If needed Game
8/19	Rain Date	Rain Date
8/26

The Teams and Assigned Numbers

1 BP Amoco Foodshops -	7 The Homestead -
2 Arlington Inn - (Bennett)	8 Frontier Bar Red(Childs) -
3 Inn Cognito -	9 Madison Truck Sales
4 Frontier Bar Gray (Lewis)	10 Frontier Bar #3 (Peck) -
5 Research Products Corporation
6 Arlington Inn - Tim Rittmeyer

Final League Standings -
Head to Head Results determines Placings for Tournament

Frontier Bar Gray ---------------------------------8-1 -- Top Seed
Elsing Oil/BP Amoco -----------------------------8-1 -- #2 Seed
Homestead ---------------------------------------7-2 -- #3 Seed
Arlington Inn #1 ----------------------------------5-4 -- #4 Seed
Madison Truck Sales -----------------------------5-4 -- #5 Seed
Arlington Inn #2 -(Bennett)------------------------4-5 -- #6 Seed
Research Products Corporation ------------------ 4-4 -- #7 Seed
Frontier Bar Black--------------------------------3-6 -- #8 Seed
Frontier Bar Red ---------------------------------1-8 -- #9 Seed
Inn Cognito -------------------------------------- 0-9 -- #10 Seed

Schedule Information There are 10 teams in the league in 2008. We have space and time for five games per Tuesday night and six when we use the 9:15 time slot for rain makeup games. Every team will play 9 league games. You will play each team one time in a single round robin format. There will be an elimination tournament at the end of the league season that will be seeded according to the league standings and will proceed with the NCAA playoff format whereby the top four seeds get two lives and the bottom six teams get just one life.. League Updates The weekly standings will be posted on this web page. Game summaries will be published on this website as long as managers use first and last names of players on the lineup cards. No nicknames! League updates will not be saved on the website from week to the next. Articles and standings will also appear in the Poynette Press. League Rules 1 - All Games will be 7 innings or one hour in length unless a team is ahead by 12 or more runs anytime after the fifth inning. Therefore there is a 12-Run rule this year.

2 - Teams can bat everyone that is at the game. If a player comes late, they may be added to the bottom of the batting order and they can go immediately into the field for defense. If a player is not there for the start of the game he must not be included on the lineup form turned in to the scorekeeper. If he is included and is not there to bat, that batting order position shall be an automatic out. If that player arrives after he has been an automatic out one or more times, he may still enter and play and bat where the manager had him listed. Managers should not include players who are not there at game time. If a player is injured or has to leave the game before it is over, that spot in the batting order is just skipped and an out is not recorded there. If a player is injured or can't run for himself once he is on base, the batter who made the previous out may run for him.

3 - A team must have 8 players to start a game. If players come late - see rule #2.

4 - Metal cleats are not legal

5 - No smoking on the field of play - clean dugouts out after last game of the night. Plastic bottles, cans etc. must go into the trash recepticles near or in the dugouts and bench areas.

6 - On the Back Diamond, a ball hit over the fence from the right field foul pole (yellow pole) to the end of the 10' high fence shall be a ground rule double. Any ball hit over the fence elsewhere shall be a home run.

7 - The pitch must be no lower than the batter's head. There is no rule on how high a pitch can be delivered.

8 - The pitcher's plate shall be 50' from the back point of home plate. Bases are 60' apart as per ASA and USSSA Rules.

9 - Any pitch that strikes rubber shall be a strike. All of home plate and the strike mat is a strike.

10 - The ASA banned bats shall be banned in the league. The list of banned bats shall be upgraded as the season progresses. If a batter appears in the batter's box with an banned bat and the defensive appeals it or if the umpire notices that it is a banned bat, the team shall forfeit the game.

11 - Games will start as scheduled or right after a preceding game has ended. They could start earlier than scheduled in an attempt to get finished earlier than would normally be required. Have your players there, ready to play, at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled game time.

12 - Three balls constitutes a base on balls and two strikes of any kind consititutes a strikeout.

13 - A player ejected from a game shall miss the next week's game as well. Team Leaders must control the action and behaviors of their players.

14 - For game information or rain-out information check www.fastpitchchronicle.com/PoynetteSP.html and listen to WIBU radio (1240 am)

15 - All teams will play each other one time in the round robin league format.

2008 League Elimination Tournament Schedule
Higher Seed will determine home team for all tournament games

How the brackets are decided

At the conclusion of the regular season the final standings will determine the seeds for the tournament. The top four seeds in the tournament will be given two lives (they have to be beaten twice to be eliminated). The other six teams will get one life. The top four teams will square off with the #1 taking on the the #4 and the #2 playing against the #3 seed. The losers of those two games will then fall down into the lower bracket with the other six teams. The winners of those first two games will play each other in the next round with the loser then dropping down into the lower bracket. The winner of the lower bracket will then have to beat the unbeaten team twice to win the title.

Good Luck to All Teams

Results from Week #1 - May 20, 2008

The 2008 Poynette men’s slowpitch league got underway last Tuesday night at Pauquette Park with five games being played.
There are 10 teams in the league this season and the title is really up for grabs. A single round robin schedule will be played which will be followed by an NCAA type tournament at the end. The top four teams from round robin play will be seeded and get two lives in the tournament while the bottom six teams will be given one life.
On Tuesday night perennial powerhouse Elsing Oil/BP Amoco dispatched Madison Truck Sales 17-2 in five innings. A 12-run fourth inning really separated the two teams. It was a combination of three errors, a few walks and five hits that led to a dozen runs for the winners in that inning. Kurt Marquardt had a pair of singles for the winners. Lucas Morse went 2x2 for Madison Truck Sales.
On the back diamond the season’s opening game saw Homestead take a six-inning win over Arlington Inn #1. Sam Morse led the Homestead offensive attack with four hits including two doubles while Jamie Moll also had four hits including a double and a triple. Chris Jackson went 4x4 for the winners as well. An eight-run sixth salted it away for Homestead. Cody Childs had three hits for Arlington Inn.
Arlington Inn #2 beat Inn Cognito 15-3 in the second game on the front diamond. A seven-run second inning boosted AI to the win. RB Kotnik went 3x3 for AI which included a double and a triple.
Out on the back diamond the second game was won by Frontier Bar Gray. The final was 16-6 over Research Products Corporation. The winners plated four runs in each of the first three innings and then scored two in the fifth and one in the bottom of the sixth to end the game on the 12-run mercy rule. Carter Teela had four hits for the winners. Dan Crawford added four hits including a towering home run in left center. Matt Hutchinson had four hits including a double for Frontier Gray while Andy Reigel had three hits. Jay Flies homered in the first inning before coming up lame in the fourth inning. Rusty Rogers and Dale Hathaway each doubled for Research Products.
The final game of the night was the best one on the slate as Frontier Bar #3 beat Frontier Bar Red 9-5. Cam Radewan had a double and triple for the winners while Tom Blochwitz had two hits. Shannon Hornback and TJ Struck each had a double for the winning Frontier Bar team. The losing Frontier Bar team was led only had nine players so the lack of the fourth outfielder was really a difference in the game.
Action takes place every Tuesday night at the park. The concession stand will always be open.

Week 3 Results

Elsing Oil/BP Amoco bumped Arlington Inn 18-11 last week in Poynette men’s slowpitch action. The winners scored 13 of their runs in the first three innings en route to the win. Chris Boling Sr. had four hits including a double, triple and two home runs. Jeremy Pickarts had a home run as well. Arlington Inn had plenty of extra base hits but couldn’t string enough hits together to get the win. Anthony Mabrey had a triple as did RB Kotnik while Marcus Zelinski and Ryan Knuteson each had home runs.
Madison Truck Sales pouned out a 24-2 win over Inn Cognito on the back diamond. Mickey Morse had four hits for the winners as did Robert Gilmore and BJ Cable. Inn Cognito was plagued throughout the game by defensive errors.
Homestead recorded a 19-9 win over Research Products Corporation as they scored nine second-inning runs to take control. Sam Morse had three hits for the winners as did Chad Stensrud. Larry Bushie and Chris Johnson each had four hits and two of Bushie’s hits were doubles. Todd Hurte had three hits. Rusty Rogers was steady for Research with three hits on the night.
Frontier Bar Gray beat Frontier Bar Red 25-9 as they scored in all but one of the five innings played. Carter Teela had three hits for the winners. Walks really doomed the red team though as they issued nine of them throughout the game.
The tightest game of the night turned out to be a 12-9 win for Arlington Inn #2 over Frontier Bar #3. Josh Blosser had three hits for the winners as did Josh Pulver who had a home run mixed in there. Cody Childs added three hits including a triple. Troy Hornback had three hits for Frontier Bar as did TJ Struck.

Week 4 Results

Homestead keeps pace in slowpitch action

Homestead recorded a 17-5 win over Inn Cognito last week in Poynette men’s slowpitch action and stayed within a game of the league leaders in doing so. The winners had a seven-run fourth inning to cap the win. Sam Morse remained among the league leaders in hits recorded as he went 3x4 on the night. Mark Childs also had three hits for the winners. Inn Cognito scored four of their runs in the seventh to make somewhat of a game of it.
Elsing Oil took Research Products down, 12-7. The win kept them atop the league standings. Justin Reddeman got the win for Elsing Oil and also collected three hits to help his own cause. Elsing’s scored eight of their 12 runs in the first two innings then held off Research Products to get the win. Ryan Schoeneberg had three hits in a losing cause.
Frontier Bar Gray upended Arlington Inn #1 by a score of 11-10. The Inn keeps getting more competitive week by week. The winners used a three run fourth and a four run fifth to get the win. Carter Teela had a home run for Frontier Bar Gray. Brett Pounders and R.B. Kotnik each had two hits for Arlington Inn.
Frontier Bar Orange knocked off Madison Truck Sales 20-8. They rode the success of a 12-run fourth inning to notch the win. Troy Hornback had four hits on the night for the winners and two of those hits were doubles. TJ Struck had two hits including a towering home run. Kevin Kleist had two triples for the winners. BJ Cable led the losing team with three hits in as many trips.
Arlington Inn #2 beat Frontier Bar Red 10-3 as Ben Tomlinson led the way with three hits on the night. Andy Setz added a pair of singles while Josh Brewer had a double and a single. Elijah Keller tripled for Frontier Bar Red.
For standings and upcoming scheduled games go to http://www.fastpitchchronicle.com/PoynetteSp.html.

Results from July 8th
Research Products on a roll in slow pitch league

After starting the season out with four straight losses, the Research Products Corporation men’s slow pitch team has won three in a row to move up in the standings.
Research Products upended the Frontier Bar Red team last week by a score of 22-5. Kory Childs had a home run for Frontier Bar Red but that was about the only highlight of the night for them offensively. RPC, on the other hand had two home runs from Ryan Schoeneberg and three hits from Dale Hathaway while Roger Frank went 4x5 with a double for the winners. RPC is now 4-3 on the year while Arlington Inn drops to 3-4.
The Homestead kept pace with the league leading Frontier Bar Gray team by beating Arlington Inn #1 10-9 in a tight one. The winners headed to the bottom of the seventh trailing 9-6 but scored four runs including a walk-off rbi single by Mark Childs. An error at shortstop opened the door for The Homestead in that inning. Doc Zeis was a perfect 4x4 at the plate for the winners and that included a double in the first inning. Sam Morse had two hits for The Homestead. On the other side Anthony Mabrey had two hits and Ryan Knuteson sported a pair of doubles on the night. The win leaves The Homestead with a 6-1 record while Frontier Bar Gray is perfect at 7-0. Arlington Inn #1 is now 4-3 on the season.
Frontier Bar Gray moved to 7-0 on the year with a 12-6 win over Madison Truck Sales. Carter Teela was 3x5 for the Gray team. Dan Crawford was 4x5 in a winning cause. Jason Jones went 3x4 in a losing effort. Madison Truck Sales is now 3-4 on the season.
Elsing Oil also stayed within a game of the lead at 6-1 with a 9-6 win over Arlington Inn #2 who dropped to 3-4. A five-run fifth including home runs by Chris Bolinger Sr. and Tony Mahl boosted Elsing Oil to the win. Justin Reddeman had three hits for the winners as did Mahl.
Frontier Bar Black beat Inn Cognito 18-4 in the fifth game of the round. A nine-run first made a huge difference. Kevin Kleist had three hits for Frontier Black which moved to 3-4 on the season. TJ Struck unloaded with another home run for Frontier Black as did Scotty Gabel and Tom Blochwitz who had three hits in all. Jeremy Peck also contributed three hits for the winners. Inn Cognito remains winless on the season at 0-7.

Results from July 15th
Homestead knocks off Frontier Bar Gray, 15-3

The Homestead jumped on Frontier Bar Gray for seven first-inning runs in last week’s Poynette slowpitch action. The win moves The Homestead into a first place tie with Frontier Bar Gray and Elsing Oil.
Homestead recorded five straight hits in the first inning as Doc Zeis, Sam Morse and Chad Stensrud all singled and Jamie Moll followed with a home run. Larry Bushie followed Moll’s homer with a single and before the inning was over Todd Hurtz and Tim O’Neil had also singled. Frontier Bar Gray scored three runs in the second but that was all they could muster during the game. Moll added a second homer in the seventh inning and finished the night with three hits. Hurtz also had three hits for the winners including a double in the third inning.
Elsing Oil then kept pace with the other two leaders when they beat Frontier Bar Black 15-4 with 11 of those runs coming in the first two innings. Chris Boling Sr. homered for Elsing Oil in the second. Kurt Marquardt went 3x4 at the plate for Elsing Oil as did Boling.
Homestead and Elsing Oil play each other in a key matchup this week in a game that was rained out back on June 3. The winner will wind up with at least a tie for the regular season title.
Frontier Bar Red broke into the win column with a 21-3 win over Inn Cognito. The loss keeps Inn Cognito winless on the season. The winners plated 15 runs in the first two innings en route to the win. Willie Colstad was 3x4 on the night for the winners.
Research Products kept their winning streak alive at four with a 14-9 win over Arlington Inn #2. Four runs in the sixth inning really got things going for Arlington Inn. Ryan Schoeneberg went 3x4 in a winning cause while the Hathaways accounted for nine hits and three runs. Jeremy, Dale and Shaun all had three hits for RPC. Mark Frank also had three hits. Neil Paskey had a bases-clearing triple in the third inning. Brett Pounders had three this for Arlington Inn while Ryan Knuteson went 4x4 with a home run in the seventh inning. Derek Townsend had three hits.
Madison Truck Sales was the other winner on the night as they beat Arlington Inn #2 9-5. A five-run second inning boosted the winners into the lead. Ryan Bennett had three hits including a home run for the losing team but the rest of the team collected just four hits in all. Mickey Morse had three hits for Madison Truck Sales.
Playoff action gets underway next week in seeded bracket whereby the top four teams in the league get two lives while the bottom six teams get one life. Check the league webpage for updated standings at www.fastpitchchronicle.com/PoynetteSp.html.