Monday, April 16th       Start of Round 2		Through April 13	
 	
League	
 	
Non League	
All	

Churchill 	
4	
1	
 	
7	
2	
 	
11	
3	

N Eugene	
4	
1	
 	
6	
4	
 	
10	
5	

Willamette	
3	
2	
 	
3	
8	
 	
6	
10	

Thurston	
2	
2	
 	
4	
5	
 	
6	
7	

Springfield	
1	
4	
 	
6	
4	
 	
7	
8	

Marshfield	
0	
4	
 	
3	
7	
 	
3	
11	

         Churchill entered last week at the number two poll position in both the Coaches Poll and OregonLive.com Poll.  North Eugene grabbed 3rd and 4th in the same polls.  Thurston grabbed some votes while Willamette remains under the radar at the state level.
     Churchill got serious last week by shutting out their two closest MWL competitors.  Schumacher threw a 2 hit gem against North and Hunter threw six solid innings against the Wolverines. Irsfeld has not pitched in league yet.  It took five league games before a Lancer opponent didn’t give up a gopher ball.  Willamette earned the honors, keeping the ball in the park, but watching five doubles rattle the fences.
     North ended the first round tied with Churchill at 4-1, but the Lancers took away North’s home field series advantage by stifling the Highlanders 9-0 at Swede. Keller, Woodke & Winterstein are looking solid on the mound.  They’ve been keeping NE close in a lot of  tight games.  North’s not accustomed to these low scoring games, but the Highlanders bats aren’t hot yet.
     Willamette and Thurston appear to be duking it out for the final playoff spot.  The key game of the week will be Willamette at Thurston on Monday.  It’s almost a must win for the Colts as a Wolverine victory would give Willamette the tie breaker.  It will be interesting to see who starts on the mound. Willamette’s Marshall almost finished the first round victory against the Colts and didn’t pitch Friday.   Probably Willis or Hesse for the Colts.  Thurston’s bats were far more productive than Willamette’s in the first round.  However, the Colts have had a tough time on D with plenty of errors.  Willamette at Thurston is definitely the game to watch Monday.
     While Springfield and Marshfield only have one win between them, they have both played some great ball.  Marshfield ended the week with a 5-6 loss to NE, and Springfield ended their week with a 2-4 loss to the Cols.  Marshfield’s Jesse McClintock got in his first pitches of the season against Springfield after coming off of an injury.  He looked strong against Willamette.  A healthy McClintock is one of the better pitchers in the league, but his Pirates, last in runs scored, will need to get their bats going.  Springfield’s Zazy Navarro has moved from relief to a starter’s roll and has provided the Millers with some punch at the plate.
     More players to watch – Churchill’s Kreitz leads the league in rbi’s trips and dingers.  Pirate Reed has a hot bat, including a missile for a homer that was disallowed due to a called balk.  Ouch!  		Team Player	
YR	
rbi	
Gms
Left	

C    Antony Krietz	
Sr	
12	
10	

C    Drew Irsfeld	
Sr	
6	
10	

C    Peter Straka	
Jr	
6	
10	

NE  Dan Winterstein	
Sr	
6	
10	

W   Mac Marshall	
Sr	
6	
10	

C    Darrell Hunter	
Jr	
5	
10	

T    Grant Willis	
Sr	
5	
11	

C    Andrew Shumacher	
Sr	
4	
10	

C    Ryan Layson	
Jr	
4	
10	

M    Adam Reed	
Jr	
4	
11	

NE  Brandon Saboe	
Jr	
3	
10	

NE  Marcus Lindsey	
Sr	
3	
10	

Sp Zazy Navarro	
 	
3	
10	

T    Skip Spencer	
 	
3	
11	

T    Tyler Bradley	
 	
3	
11	

W   Travis Woodke	
Sr	
3	
10	

Team Player	
Yr	
HR's	
Gms
Left	

C    Antony Krietz	
Sr	
2	
10	

NE  Dan Winterstein	
Sr	
2	
10	

C    Andrew Shumacher	
Sr	
1	
10	

C    Darrell Hunter	
Jr	
1	
10	

C    Drew Irsfeld	
Sr	
1	
10	

M    Mike Teyler	
Sr	
1	
11	

M    Shane Rose	
Sr	
1	
11	

Sp Zazy Navarro	
 	
1	
10	

T    Grant Willis	
Sr	
1	
11	

T    Skip Spencer	
 	
1	
11	

W  Andy Maahs	
So	
1	
10	

    

	

 	

Team   Player	
Yr	
2bs	
Gms
Left	

C    Antony Krietz	
Sr	
7	
10	

C    Darrell Hunter	
Jr	
3	
10	

W   Travis Woodke	
Sr	
3	
10	

C    Drew Irsfeld	
Sr	
2	
10	

C    Justin Hoffman	
Jr	
2	
10	

C    Ryan Layson	
Jr	
2	
10	

M    Adam Reed	
Jr	
2	
11	

NE  Brandon Saboe	
Jr	
2	
10	

T    Skip Spencer	
	
2	
11	

T    Tyler Bradley	
	
2	
11	

Team Player	
Yr	
3bs	
Gms
Left	

NE  Scott Womack	
Jr	
2	
10	

NE  Dan Winterstein	
Sr	
1	
10	

NE Matt Brown	
Sr	
1	
10	

W  Michael Calef	
Jr	
1	
10	

	

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