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Week #6 July 19 - 25, 2003
Mountville Indians Clinch Week Six Title
A slow offensive start for the fourth-seeded Mountville Indians (Mountville, PA) did not
hinder the spirits of the 12-member team. The Indians scored six runs between the third and fourth innings to clinch the week
six championship. Mountville defeated 10th-seeded Hilton Head Island Storm Baseball Club (Hilton Head, SC), 6-3. The Mountville
Indians, who finished the regular tournament 7-0 with 2.83 averaged runs allowed for the 12th seed, found themselves behind
1-0 after the top of the first. Hitless and scoreless after two innings, the Indians' bats turned on in the third inning.
Seventh in the line-up, Indians' second baseman led off the third with a walk. Left fielder Nick DeLaleu followed with a ground
ball single to left field on a 1-0 count. Nine batter, Steve Remley, the centerfielder, hit a ground ball to the mound, moving
Schanz and DeLaleu to third and second bases, respectively. Mountville's first run was scored when during third baseman's
Eric Macik - top of the line-up, batting after Remley - at bat. A passed ball opportunity at the plate allowed Schanz to score.
Macik struck out on the next pitch. Indians' short stop Chris Markel was next to bat. He walked. Runners on first and second,
catcher Nate Beck singled to centerfield, scoring DaLaleu and Markel. After three innings, Mountville led 3-1. The Indians
took a 6-1 lead in the fourth inning. With two hits and one walk, three runs were scored by right fielder Patrick Welsh, Schanz
and DeLaleu. The two hits were off the bats of DeLaleu and Macik. DeLaleu singled on a bunt to the mound, while Macik doubled
to centerfield. DeLaleu finished the game batting 2-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI. Despite a five-run deficit, Hilton
Head wasn't finished. The Storm managed one run in each of the fifth and sixth innings. Mountville's defense was headed up
by D.J. Reams' performance on the mound. He pitched a complete six inning game, striking out 12 and picking-off two batters
at first base. Hilton Head's offense was led by first baseman Dylan Talyor, who went 2-for-3. Hilton Head's starting pitcher
Ian Anderson threw for four innings with five strikeout |