Saline baseball forces one-inning conference championship playoff and more Monday results
Pioneer High School junior pitcher Toben Burris prepares to pitch against Saline in a double header on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com
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Pioneer High School junior pitcher Toben Burris prepares to pitch against Saline in a double header on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0078_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer senior catcher Brice Brown after pouring water on his head during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0088_fullsize.JPG
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A Saline player throws to first during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0126_fullsize.JPG
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Saline junior Michael Barnett catches a ball during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0187_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer players and coaches watch sophomore pitcher Mitchell Tillman warm up during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0249_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer sophomore pitcher Mitchell Tillman pitches during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0254_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer senior Tom Hadlock juggles a dropped ball during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0298_fullsize.JPG
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Saline senior center fielder Gage Hammond in between game against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0343_fullsize.JPG
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The Saline High School team in between games against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0356_fullsize.JPG
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The Saline High School team in between games against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0382_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer senior Tom Hadlock pitches during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0396_fullsize.JPG
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Saline sophomore catcher Trent Theisen makes contact with a ball during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0398_fullsize.JPG
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Saline junior pitcher Bryan Homberg throws to first for an out during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0411_fullsize.JPG
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Saline senior center fielder Gage Hammond dives for a ball and misses during a game against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Saline won 19-2, 8-3. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0452_fullsize.JPG
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Saline junior Michael Barnett throws to first during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0482_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junior Luke Furlong watches a Saline pitches scoops up a ball during a double header on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0529_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junioer Jake Norton swings during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0564_fullsize.JPG
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Saline junior Michael Barnett sticks his tongue out after sliding into third during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0635_fullsize.JPG
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Saline senior center fielder Gage Hammond celebrates scoring a run against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Saline won 19-2, 8-3. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0671_fullsize.JPG
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Saline sophomore catcher Trent Theisen slides into third during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0675_fullsize.JPG
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A Saline player on the bench during a double header against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0708_fullsize.JPG
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Saline senior center fielder Gage Hammond puts on his ht before taking the field against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0713_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junior pitcher Dan Olson picks up a ball and throws to third during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0741_fullsize.JPG
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A Pioneer player attempts to tag out a Saline player during a double header on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0753_fullsize.JPG
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Saline players and coaches watch a game against Pioneer on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0771_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junior pitcher Dan Olson throws to first for an out during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0780_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junior pitcher Dan Olson pitches during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0789_fullsize.JPG
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Saline head coach Scott Theisen on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0814_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer sophomore pitcher Mitchell Tillman at bat during a double header against Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0828_fullsize.JPG
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Pioneer junior Brad Koenig walks to the parking lot after losing both games to Saline on Monday, May 20. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Saline Pioneer DH/cache/05202013_SPT_PioneerSaline_Baseball_DJB_0905_fullsize.JPG
Baseball
Saline 19, Pioneer 2; Saline 8, Pioneer 3
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Saline's Joey Sweigart led his team with four hits and five RBIs on the day, as the Hornets baseball team swept Ann Arbor Pioneer in Monday's doubleheader.
Saline (22-8-1, 13-2 SEC Red) plays Temperance Bedford on Tuesday in the conclusion of a game from April 26 that was tied 7-7 in the top of the seventh inning.
Saline's A.J. Korzuck pitched three no-hit innings in Game 1's 19-2 win, striking out four, while allowing two walks and two unearned runs.
Brett Nearing took the decision in the 8-3 Game 2 win, striking out five in 3 1/3 innings, while allowing three hits and a walk.
Gage Hammond had three hits and three RBIs on the day for Saline, and Michael Hendrickson added three hits and two RBIs.
Pioneer's Eric Shultz led his team with three hits, and Tom Hadlock and Brad Koenig each added a single and a double.
Dexter 4, Chelsea 2; Dexter 13, Chelsea 0
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Dexter's Cole Rize had two doubles and a two-run home run on the day, as the Dreadnaughts defeated conference rival Chelsea 4-2 and 13-0 in Monday's baseball doubleheader.
Andy McWilliams had three hits, including a double, for Dexter, and Ben Bruetsch and Brett Garwood each added two hits.
"Chelsea is our rival, and they played us tough in the first game," Dexter coach Don Little said. "We were able to grind out a win."
With the two wins, Dexter clinches second place in the Southeastern Conference Red Division behind Tecumseh.
"It's not as nice as winning the conference, but we were in the running, and we know we are a good team," Little said. "We didn't make any major mistakes, and we hit the ball well in the second game."
Willow Run 12, Detroit Community 2; Willow Run 5, Detroit Community 3
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It took until the last inning to secure, but Ypsilanti Willow Run's baseball team scored four times in the fifth inning to pull off a 12-2 and 5-3 doubleheader sweep of Detroit Community on Monday.
Willow Run (10-8 overall, 7-2 Michigan Metro Athletic Conference) has a chance to share the conference lead on Tuesday with Detroit Consortium when the two teams face off. Consortium has only lost once in MMAC play.
Down 3-1 in the fifth inning, Willow Run's Tyler Brooks tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run double. An infield hit got him to third, and he was sacrificed home to put Willow Run up 4-3. Chris Bobo's RBI single provided some insurance.
"We've won eight games in a row now," Willow Run coach Blake Nordman said. "We're playing extremely well. Our athletic director instituted a new rule that if you miss an hour of class, you're not allowed to practice or play in the game that day and I think that's instilled discipline and expectations that have helped us."
Softball
Lincoln 5, Ypsilanti 0; Lincoln 21, Ypsilanti 6
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Arielle Matthews hit for the cycle, including her eighth home run of the season, to lead the Ypsilanti Lincoln softball team to a doubleheader sweep over visiting Ypsilanti on Monday.
The Railsplitters won Game 1 5-0, and Game 2 21-6 in a Southeastern Conference (White Division) match up.
Matthew’s three-run home run came in the fourth inning of Game 2, adding a double and a triple during a five-hit, seven RBIs performance.
Also having big nights for the Railsplitters were Emily Eickhoff (four hits, six RBIs), Brooke Snyder (three hits, four RBIs, double) and Kaylor Fosdick (four hits, three RBIs, triple).
Eickhoff picked up the Game 1 win, striking out two in a three-hit complete game shutout.
Saline 12, Pioneer 2
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Saline’s Kristina Zalewski pitched fiving innings, giving up two hits while recording eight strikeouts.
Kaylee Harmon led Saline (32-3, 10-0) with three hits, including a double, and Sam Bruley and Angel Schilke each had two hits.
Bruley led with four RBIs, followed by Schilke, two, and Laura Vaccaro hit a home run.
Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com.
Comments
Jim Mulchay
Wed, May 22, 2013 : 12:31 a.m.
Saline won the suspended game in 8 innings - 9-7 - so Bedford and Saline share the SEC Red title,, Tecumseh is the Champion of the SEC White.