VANDALIA, ILLINOIS - THE FREIGHT MEN’S FASTPITCH

RECORD COMING IN: 17-6

RECORD GOING OUT: 20-6

Altamont 4th of July Tourney Champions

Game 3:

Belleville, Il Stallions - 0

Vandalia, Il - The Freight – 2

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Stallions                            000 000 0 – 0 0 1

Vandalia  - The Freight              001 010 0 – 2 7 0

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Win- Alan Meinhart (8-1) 4 innings/0 H/0 R/0 ER/8 K/3 BB –

Marty Cloe 3 innings/0 H/0 R/0 ER/6 K/0 BB and Well &

Casey

*Combined NO-HITTER

Loss- Tim Davis 7 innings/7 H/2 R/2 ER/5 K/2 BB and

Smith

FREIGHT HITTERS: Mike Simmons 1-4, 3B, RBI / Bob Nagel

2-4, 2B / Greg Bellaver 1-2 / Mark Burnam 1-3 / Jeff

Jarrett 1-3 / JD Arnold 1-3

FREIGHT RECAP: Freight pitchers Marty Cloe and Alan

Meinhart combined on a 7 inning no-hitter……The Freight

scored in the 3rd on a Arnold 1b and Simmons RBI

3b……The Freight scored in the 5th on a Jarrett BB,

Arnold reached on an error and Jarrett scored on a

Nagel FC……

GAME 4

Teutopolis, Il  -  KC’s 2

Vandalia, Il - The Freight 3

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KC’s                      000 020 0 – 2 6 1

Vandalia – The Freight    020 200 0 – 4 5 1

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Win- Alan Meinhart (9-1) 7 innings/6 H/2 R/2 ER/6 K/3 BB and

Casey

Loss- Terry Mette 7 innings/5 H/4 R/4 ER/3 K/2 BB and

Thoele

FREIGHT HITTERS: Rich Well 1-3 / Nick Casey 1-2, 2B /

Greg Bellaver 1-2, 2B, RBI / Mark Burnam 1-3, 2B, RBI

/ Kevin Cook 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI’s

FREIGHT RECAP: The Freight scored in the 2nd on a

Casey BB and Bellaver RBI 2b, followed by a Burnam RBI

2b……in the 4th Casey lead off with a 2b, Bellaver BB

and both scored on a Cook 2b……The Freight advances to

the Championship game……

GAME 5

Belleville, Il Stallions - 5

Vandalia, Il - The Freight – 6

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Stallions                           010 310 0 – 5

Vandalia  - The Freight             101 301 x – 6

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Win- Alan Meinhart (10-1) 7 innings/7 H/5 R/4 ER/6 K/2 BB

and Casey

Loss- Tim Davis 7 innings/12 H/6 R/6 ER/2 K/1 BB and

Smith

FREIGHT HITTERS: Mike Simmons 4-4, 2 RBI’s / Bob Nagel

2-3, RBI / Rich Well 1-3, 2B, RBI / Nick Casey RBI /

Greg Bellaver 1-4 / Mark Burnam 1-3 / Jeff Jarrett 1-3

/ JD Arnold 2-3

FREIGHT RECAP: The Freight scored in the 1st on a

Simmons 1b, Nagel FC and Well RBI 2b……in the 3rd The

Freight scored on a Simmons 2b, Nagel HBP, Well sac,

Casey BB and Bellaver RBI FC…..the 4th The Freight

scored on a Jarrett 1b, Arnold 1b, Simmons 2 RBI 2b,

and a Nagel RBI 1b…..in the 6th The Freight broke a

5-5 score on a Arnold 1b, Simmons 1b, Nagel 1b and a

Casey sac fly…….The Freight have now won the Altamont

4th of July Tourney 5 out of the last 6 years and the

last 4 in a row……the Altamont Home Center kept the

diamonds in great shape over the past 2 weekends –

thank you……

Final Standings

1st Place – The Freight

2nd Place – Belleville Stallions

3rd Place – Teutopolis KC’s

4th Place – Nokomis Bud Light

5th Place – Teutopolis Wessel’s & Villa Grove Callem

In

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