Merchants split two games in MSBL
Monday July 9, 2012 | By:Mark Benton | Sports
The Gowanda Merchants Baseball Team split two games over the weekend in the Men's Senior Baseball League.
On Friday, June 29, they walloped the Giants in Dunkirk in by a score of 22-3. Two days later at Panther Park, the Silver Creek Braves handed the Merchants their first loss of the season in a 1-0 pitcher's duel.
Against the Giants, the locals pounded out 26 hits. Six different Merchant players collected three hits apiece. Included on the list of three hits were: Shane Swan, Jeff Johnson, Lance Thurston, Justin Fish, Zack Colvin and Peter Mangels.
Defensively, Brent Thompson started on the mound but left before the second inning after being hit by a pitch while batting. Mangels came on in relief and pitched the next four innings. Jeff Johnson pitched the sixth followed by Mike Hutchinson in the seventh. The 60-year-old Hutchinson is the oldest player to ever appear in a game for the Merchant organization. He allowed just one run in his one inning of work on the hill.
It was a different story for both teams offensively on Sunday, July 1 as the Silver Creek Braves handed the Merchants their first loss of the season. The Braves' Bob Edwards and Gowanda's Rick Johnson each pitched a complete game and also struck out nine opposing batters. However, the Braves managed to score the game's only run to pull out a 1-0 victory.
With the loss, the Merchants' record falls to 6-1 on the season. After a mid-season break, Gowanda returns to action on Sunday, July 15 at Panther Park. They will take on the Yankees beginning at 11 a.m.
On Friday, June 29, they walloped the Giants in Dunkirk in by a score of 22-3. Two days later at Panther Park, the Silver Creek Braves handed the Merchants their first loss of the season in a 1-0 pitcher's duel.
Against the Giants, the locals pounded out 26 hits. Six different Merchant players collected three hits apiece. Included on the list of three hits were: Shane Swan, Jeff Johnson, Lance Thurston, Justin Fish, Zack Colvin and Peter Mangels.
Defensively, Brent Thompson started on the mound but left before the second inning after being hit by a pitch while batting. Mangels came on in relief and pitched the next four innings. Jeff Johnson pitched the sixth followed by Mike Hutchinson in the seventh. The 60-year-old Hutchinson is the oldest player to ever appear in a game for the Merchant organization. He allowed just one run in his one inning of work on the hill.
It was a different story for both teams offensively on Sunday, July 1 as the Silver Creek Braves handed the Merchants their first loss of the season. The Braves' Bob Edwards and Gowanda's Rick Johnson each pitched a complete game and also struck out nine opposing batters. However, the Braves managed to score the game's only run to pull out a 1-0 victory.
With the loss, the Merchants' record falls to 6-1 on the season. After a mid-season break, Gowanda returns to action on Sunday, July 15 at Panther Park. They will take on the Yankees beginning at 11 a.m.
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