Thanks to Kyle Beane for this complete report:

Midland Tops Field; Planggers, Ashland Mets earn ISC berths

[MIDLAND, MICHIGAN]

A Division Results
Game 1 – A Division
Mickeys 8, UpToDate 0 (5 innings)
WP – Eric Wilson (5K), LP – Mike Spagnoulo (5K)
Mickeys – Blalock (2) HR. UTD – Tim Roberts had only hit
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From Al’s Fastball

Midland, MI

Results from Explorers games from Boulevard Lounge Tournament.
Full tournament details to be sent on early in the week.

Game 1
Explorers 3, Planggers 0
WP – Patterson 3-0 (13K, 5H), LP – Sleep (6K, 7H)
All runs scored in 6th inning. Crawford 2×3, RBI. Beane and
Ketelhut with one RBI each.

Explorers 1, Ashland 0
WP – Joseph 2-1 (11K, 4H), LP – Long (2K, 4H)
Crawford, 2×3, solo HR for game’s only run. Kevin Scott 2×3
for Ashland.

Explorers 9, Scarborough 2
WP – Lynch 1-1 (4K, 3H), LP – Skelton (1K, 7H)
Horning and Moore, 2×3, Frick 2×4 – each with 1 RBI. Beane 3×3,
1 RBI. Ketelhut 2 RBI. Matt DiSalva 2×3 for Scarborough

Explorers 3, Kitchener 1
WP – Patterson 4-0 (9K, 7H), LP – Koert (8K, 7H)
Benson 2×3 with 3 RBI. Evan Boyd with RBI single for Twins.

Semi-final
Explorers 2, Planggers 0
WP – Patterson 5-0 (9K, 6H), LP – Sleep – 7K, 8H)
Moore RBI double. Crawford RBI single. Dave Wiley 2×3 for Planggers.

Championship
Explorers 13, Kitchener 7
WP – Joseph 3-1 (2K, 12H), LP – Martin (4K, 6H)

Twins jumped to a 5-0 lead after 3 innings, but Explorers scored 5 in bottom of inning. Twins back with 2 in the 4th and Explorers answered with 4 in the bottom of that inning. Four more Midland runs in the 5th and 6th ended the slugfest.

Explorers – Benson 2×4, Moore 2×3 (HR). Frick 3×4. Beane 3×3,
2 RBI. Crawford 2 RBI.
Twins – Eidt 3×4 (HR), 2 RBI. Levy 4×4 (HR), 3 RBI.

Most Valuable Pitcher – Grant Patterson, Explorers – 3-0, 21 innings, 30K, 1R, 3BB.
Most Valuable Hitter – Dale Levy, Twins – 12×21. 3 HR.

Kyle
kbeane8(at)yahoo.com

From Al’s Fastball:

[EAU CLAIRE, WI] – The 41st Annual Eau Claire Classic schedule has been set. This is the first year the Classic has offered two divisions of play. The champions of both the ISC I and ISC II divisions will receive a berth for the ISC World Tournament, and ISC Tournament of Champions held in Kitchener, ON this August.

ISC I Division
Friday, June 22 Game 1 7:00pm Gelein Field MinnDak vs Thompson Area
Game 2 9:00pm Gelein Field Albaugh vs Kegel Knights

Saturday, June 23 Game 3 10:00am Gelein Field Townline vs Winner Game 1
Game 4 12:00pm Gelein Field Farm Tavern vs Winner Game 2
Game 5 2:00pm Hobbs Field Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2

Bracketed play continues throughout the day Saturday and Sunday with the Championship game scheduled for 3:30pm on Sunday.

ISC II Division
Friday, June 22 Game 1 7:00pm Hobbs Field Wilber Lime vs PBI
Game 2 9:00pm Hobbs Field Sioux Falls vs New Image

Saturday, June 23 Game 3 12:00pm Hobbs Field New Image vs Wilber Lime
Game 4 2:00pm Gelein Field PBI vs New Image
Game 5 4:00pm Gelein Field Wilber Lime vs Sioux Falls
Game 6 6:00pm Hobbs Field Sioux Falls vs PBI

Teams will be seeded after round-robin play and begin single elimination playdown on Sunday at 9:00am with a 1:00pm Championship game scheduled.

For additional information regarding the tournament please contact the Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Office at 715-839-5032, or send me an e-mail at [send email to //stu%2Etaylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us/ via gmail] stu.taylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us

Stu Taylor
Tournament Director
Eau Claire Classic
[send email to //Stu%2ETaylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us/ via gmail] Stu.Taylor@ci.eau-claire.wi.us

Thanks to Kyle Beane for this info.

6th Annual Boulevard Lounge/Explorer Invitational
June 8-10, 2007
Emerson Park-Midland, Michigan
ISC Division – Explorers , Hallman Twins, Plangger, Ashland, Scarborough
A Division – DeLau, Kelders, Duncan, UpToDate, Mickeys, Twisters

NOTE: Top 4 teams from each division go to playoff round. No crossover between Divisions. Top 2 finishers in ISC Division from ISC East Region get a berth to the ISC World Tournament.

Friday

7:00 pm Mickeys v UTD
9:00 pm Explorers v Planggers Twisters v Kelders

Saturday
10:00 am Scarborough v Ashland Twins v Planggers
12:00 pm Explorers v Ashland DeLau v Duncan Twins v Scarborough
2:00 pm Kelders v Mickeys DeLau v Twisters
4:00 pm Explorers v Scarborough Duncan v UTD Twins v Ashland
6:00 pm Explorers vs. Twins Duncan v Twisters Ashland v Planggers
8:00 pm DeLau v Mickeys UTD v Kelders

Sunday
9:00 am DeLau v Kelders Mickeys v Duncan Scarborough v Planggers
11:00 am ISC – 1st v 4th ISC – 2nd v 3rd UTD v Twisters
1:00 pm ISC – Championship A – 1st v 4th A – 2nd v 3rd
3:00 pm A – Championship

Pitching Staffs
Explorers (Midland, MI) Doug Gills, Grant Patterson, Mike Joseph, Brent Lynch
Hallman Twins (Kitchener, ON) Todd Martin, Paul Koert, Don Scott
Planggers (Benton Harbor, MI) Rick Plangger, Doug Sleep
Mets (Ashland, OH) Jeff Wilson, Gerard Long
Royals (Scarborough, ON) Andrew Scott, Andy Skelton
Mickey’s (Midland, MI) Eric Wilson, Greg Wright
Twisters (Roscommon, MI) Rick Engle
UpToDate Painting (Millington, MI) Mike Spagnoulo, Dave Lach
DeLau Fire (Lansing, MI) Jeff Graff, Lance Graff
Kelders (Ludington, MI) Brian Whitman, Jim Stankowski
Outlaws (Duncan, IN) Layne Bender

Midland Explorers Team Website

For a complete look at the Midland Explorers’ 2007 Roster, read after the jump. (more…)