With the sting of losing a 10 inning shootout to Portland St. Pats and getting swept by Pewamo-Westphalia still lingering, redemption never felt so sweet as the Fighting Bees beat both teams in one day to win the first annual CMAC Tournament Championship on Saturday at Michigan State University's McLane Stadium.
Game one pitted the Bees against the number two seed, Pewamo-Westphalia. Nick Stiles took the mound and went the distance, allowing 4 hits, walking one and striking out 9. Scoring started in the second inning when Brenden Plemmons got the first hit of the game and scored on a wild pitch. The score remained 1-0 in favor of the bees until the 4th when the Pirates were able to sneak two unearned runs on a single, an error and a wild pitch. P-W added one more in the 6th as the Bees were held scoreless for 4 innings to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Pirates heading into the 7th and final inning.
The Bath bats came alive in the 7th to rally as Brenden Plemmons started off the inning with a base hit and Austin Townsend with a hit of his own. This brought Nick Stiles to the plate with two outs and the tying run on base in a do-or-die situation. Stiles came through in the clutch with a two-strike double down the third baseline to score both Plemmons and Townsend and tie the score at 3-3. With the winning run on second base, Ian Milligan stepped up to the plate and belted the RBI single that would ultimately seal the win for the Bees 4-3 and earn them a spot in the championship game with the top seeded Portland St. Pats.
The championship game proved to be another dogfight as the Bees outlasted the shamrocks in 9 innings for the second 4-3 win of the day. Brodie Megill took the mound and pitched 7 innings, walked 7, giving up 4 hits and striking out 8. Nick Stiles relieved Megill in the 8th with the score tied and picked up the win, striking out 4 and walking one.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the third when Grant Svendsen started off the inning with a base hit and stole second. Ian Milligan then hit a RBI double to score Svendsen and Kevin Vermillion followed with a single. Scott Kirkpatrick reached on an error by the Shamrock short stop that scored both Milligan and Vermillion to leave the score 3-0 in favor of the Bees before the inning ended.
St. Pats was able to answer in the bottom of the 4th with two runs and added a third in the 5th to knot the score at 3-3. The tie lasted through the 7th and pushed the game to extra innings until the top of the 9th inning when Austin Townsend was hit by a pitch, Grant Svendsen singled and Nick Stiles reached safely on a fielder's choice bunt. With bases loaded and no outs, Ian Milligan stepped up to the plate and hit a would-be sacrifice fly to right field to score Austin Townsend for the go-ahead run, but the Shamrock right fielder made a beautiful throw to get Townsend at the plate. Grant Svendsen was able to move up to third on the throw home and Nick Stiles drew a throw to second base on a delayed steal that allowed Svendsen to score the go-ahead run.
The Bees then took the field in the bottom of the ninth with a 4-3 lead needing three outs to win the championship. The first batter was out on a ground ball to Brodie Megill at third base, the second batter struck out and the third reached first base on a walk. In a desperation move, the Shamrocks pinch ran and attempted to steal second to move the tying run into scoring position but catcher Brenden Plemmons fired a shot to second and threw him out to seal the win as the Fighting Bees stormed the field and celebrated their championship victory!
Bath's next action is a non-league double header on Wednesday May 26th at Morrice High School at 4:00pm as the Bees prepare for the District Tournament at Laingsburg High School on June 5th. Go Bees!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
5 Wins In 4 Days! CMAC Semi-Finals!
It was a great 4 days for the Fighting Bees as they pounded out 5 wins to earn a Webberville tournament championship, a number three seed in the CMAC Tournament and finally a birth in the CMAC Tournament semifinals at Michigan State University this weekend!
Things were kicked off with a tournament championship in Webberville where Chris Fry started in game one vs Webberville and came away with a 10-4 win. Nick Stiles pitched in the championship game vs Maple Valley and picked up the win 5-0.
The Bees brought home the hardware and traveled to Fulton on Monday for it's last league double header and swept the Pirates with Brodie Megill picking up the win in game one 14-8 and Brenden Plemmons improving his record with a score of 8-6. Chris Fry earned the save. The sweep of Fulton earned Bath a tie for the regular season in second place with Pewamo-Westphalia and a three seed in the CMAC Tournament.
The first annual CMAC tournament started on Tuesday as the Bees faced the 6th seeded Wolfpack of Laingsburg. Nick Stiles pitched and the Bees defeated the Wolfpack for the third time this season 11-1 in a 6 inning mercy.
With the CMAC tournament semi-finals on Saturday the Bees find themselves with a chance at redemption as they face the Pirates of Pewamo-Westphalia, the only team to take two wins from the Bees all season. Come on out and support the Bees at a great venue as they battle for an exciting first year CMAC Tournament championship!!!
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Things were kicked off with a tournament championship in Webberville where Chris Fry started in game one vs Webberville and came away with a 10-4 win. Nick Stiles pitched in the championship game vs Maple Valley and picked up the win 5-0.
The Bees brought home the hardware and traveled to Fulton on Monday for it's last league double header and swept the Pirates with Brodie Megill picking up the win in game one 14-8 and Brenden Plemmons improving his record with a score of 8-6. Chris Fry earned the save. The sweep of Fulton earned Bath a tie for the regular season in second place with Pewamo-Westphalia and a three seed in the CMAC Tournament.
The first annual CMAC tournament started on Tuesday as the Bees faced the 6th seeded Wolfpack of Laingsburg. Nick Stiles pitched and the Bees defeated the Wolfpack for the third time this season 11-1 in a 6 inning mercy.
With the CMAC tournament semi-finals on Saturday the Bees find themselves with a chance at redemption as they face the Pirates of Pewamo-Westphalia, the only team to take two wins from the Bees all season. Come on out and support the Bees at a great venue as they battle for an exciting first year CMAC Tournament championship!!!
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Game Cancellation
Tonight's double header with Fulton has been canceled due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled for Monday at Fulton at 4:00pm.
The boys will be hitting in the indoor cage after school today.
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The boys will be hitting in the indoor cage after school today.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Webberville Tournament
Info for the Webberville Tournament has been added to the schedule. Click here for more info on departure time and game schedule or just click on the tournament in the schedule.
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Defensive Domination
Bath's defensive domination continued Thursday as the Bees traveled to Potterville and held the Vikings scoreless for the double header. Game one was a pitchers dual as Nick Stiles faced off with Denten Johnson and continued to do what he does best, striking out 15 en route to a no hitter on the mound. Johnson held Bath to three hits, one from senior Kevin Vermillion and two from freshman Grant Svendsen, as the Bees held out for a 2-0 win.
Nate Kushion took the mound for the Vikings in game two and walked 5 batters in the first inning as Bath was able to go through their order and take an early 6-0 lead. Brodie Megill picked up the win, pitching 5 innings, striking out 8 and allowing 5 hits. Scott Kirkpatrick closed out the 6th giving up a hit and striking out one to hold on to the 9-0 lead. Kyle Coryell came in to pinch hit in the bottom of the sixth and hit a walk-off single RBI to seal the 10-0 mercy. Kevin Vermillion continued to pound the ball going 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's, joined by Brandon Wahrer going 1 for 1, scoring three times and a towering home run, and Brenden Plemmons going 1 for 2 with 2 runs a triple and an RBI.
The Bees improve to 16-5 overall and 11-3 in league play, and sit alone in second place only one game out. The Bees travel to Durand on Saturday for a tournament and will face off against a strong St. Claire team at 11:30am.
Nate Kushion took the mound for the Vikings in game two and walked 5 batters in the first inning as Bath was able to go through their order and take an early 6-0 lead. Brodie Megill picked up the win, pitching 5 innings, striking out 8 and allowing 5 hits. Scott Kirkpatrick closed out the 6th giving up a hit and striking out one to hold on to the 9-0 lead. Kyle Coryell came in to pinch hit in the bottom of the sixth and hit a walk-off single RBI to seal the 10-0 mercy. Kevin Vermillion continued to pound the ball going 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's, joined by Brandon Wahrer going 1 for 1, scoring three times and a towering home run, and Brenden Plemmons going 1 for 2 with 2 runs a triple and an RBI.
The Bees improve to 16-5 overall and 11-3 in league play, and sit alone in second place only one game out. The Bees travel to Durand on Saturday for a tournament and will face off against a strong St. Claire team at 11:30am.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Fowler Earns Split in Nightcap
The Bees hosted the Fowler Eagles on Monday in a double header with league implications. The night started off right as the Bees outhit the Eagles 10-1 en route to a 7-0 win against the Eagles' ace pitcher. Nick Stiles got the win, pitching all 7 innings, striking out 11 and held the Eagles hitless for 6 straight innings after a lead off hit in the first inning. The Bees offensive leaders were Nick Stiles going 3 for 4 with a double and 3 runs, Kevin Vermillion going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's and a run and Brandon Wahrer going 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a run.
Brodie Megill took the mound in game two giving up only 3 hits in 5 innings, but it was not enough as the Bees made some uncharacteristic mistakes on defense that hurt them in a 6-1 loss. The lack of hitting sealed their fate as the Bees could only muster 2 hits, both by Kevin Vermillion who went 2 for 3.
The split with Fowler drops Bath to one game out of first place in the league. The Bees will go back to work this week and hope to bounce back as they travel to Potterville for a double header on Thursday.
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Brodie Megill took the mound in game two giving up only 3 hits in 5 innings, but it was not enough as the Bees made some uncharacteristic mistakes on defense that hurt them in a 6-1 loss. The lack of hitting sealed their fate as the Bees could only muster 2 hits, both by Kevin Vermillion who went 2 for 3.
The split with Fowler drops Bath to one game out of first place in the league. The Bees will go back to work this week and hope to bounce back as they travel to Potterville for a double header on Thursday.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Blackhawk Down!
The Fighting Bees traveled to Leslie on Saturday for a 4 team tournament and went hawk hunting, defeating the Jayhawks of Vandercook Lake 8-3 in game one and the Blackhawks of Leslie 21-5 in the finale to bring home their first championship of the year.
Brenden Plemmons battled through a rainy morning on the mound to get the win, going the distance, giving up 4 hits, striking out 8 and allowing 2 earned runs. Offensively, the Bees broke it open with a 5 run 3rd inning lead by Brandon Wahrer going 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Ian Milligan going 1 for 2 with 2 RBI's.
The championship game featured an onslaught of offense by the Bees starting with the 1st inning as the Bees went through their order scoring 8 runs and chasing the Blackhawks ace pitcher. Then in the 6th, the Bees scored another 8 spot to seal the deal. The Bees offense was again lead by Brandon Wahrer going 4 for 4 with 3 runs, 2 RBI's and a double, Taylor Kelser going 3 for 3 with 5 runs, Nick Stiles going 2 for 3 with two runs, Scotty Kirkpatrick going 3 for 5 with a double and 5 RBI's, Brodie Megill going 2 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Kyle Coryell going 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI's. Kevin Vermillion got the win on the mound giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs in 5 innings. Chris Fry closed the 6th inning giving up 0 hits and striking out 2.
The Bees next action will be Monday at home for an important match up with the league leading Fowler Eagles. Fighting Bee fans come out in force!!!
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Brenden Plemmons battled through a rainy morning on the mound to get the win, going the distance, giving up 4 hits, striking out 8 and allowing 2 earned runs. Offensively, the Bees broke it open with a 5 run 3rd inning lead by Brandon Wahrer going 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Ian Milligan going 1 for 2 with 2 RBI's.
The championship game featured an onslaught of offense by the Bees starting with the 1st inning as the Bees went through their order scoring 8 runs and chasing the Blackhawks ace pitcher. Then in the 6th, the Bees scored another 8 spot to seal the deal. The Bees offense was again lead by Brandon Wahrer going 4 for 4 with 3 runs, 2 RBI's and a double, Taylor Kelser going 3 for 3 with 5 runs, Nick Stiles going 2 for 3 with two runs, Scotty Kirkpatrick going 3 for 5 with a double and 5 RBI's, Brodie Megill going 2 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Kyle Coryell going 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI's. Kevin Vermillion got the win on the mound giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs in 5 innings. Chris Fry closed the 6th inning giving up 0 hits and striking out 2.
The Bees next action will be Monday at home for an important match up with the league leading Fowler Eagles. Fighting Bee fans come out in force!!!
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