MOLINE, Ill. — The Midland Explorers Legends men’s fastpitch team took second out of 12 teams last weekend at the International Softball Congress 50-and-over tournament.
After going through pool play on Thursday and early Friday, Midland won its first playoff game 9-0 over Wisconsin Insurance Company on Friday night.
Greg Wright was the winning pitcher, while Bryan Kuehne was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in and Steve O’Keefe was 2-for-3 with one RBI.
On Saturday in the semifinal round, Midland beat defending 50-and-over national champion Durham Bulls 8-3.
Doug Sleep earned the win. Todd Schultz was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Timm Richardson was 2-for-3, Steve Bohn was 2-for-4, and Kuehne and Mike Hoon each had two RBIs.
Midland then lost 8-1 to the Toronto Gators in the championship game. Click here to continue reading at The Midland Daily News.
(Be sure to click the link to see the team photo at The Midland Daily News, with Trevor Hoon, Bryan Kuehne, Mike Hoon, Steve Lashuay, Darren Haut, Steve O’Keefe, Ken Haut, Steve Bohn; Doug Sleep, Todd Schultz, Dave Ganton, Timm Richardson, Peter Finn, Rick Engle, Greg Wright, Dale Robbins and Eric Isenhart.)
View the Final Un-official 2016 ISC Legends Bracket, courtesy of Jim Williamson: