MARQUETTE----All of the hard work the Gladstone Indians baseball team put in since April came down to one weekend of baseball: the state tournament in Marquette.
And unfortunately for the Tribe, the weekend was a short one as the team lost both games in the double-elimination event...and both losses came in extra innings.
After losing a marathon game to the defending state champions on Thursday, the Indians went extra innings again on Friday and lost to the Menominee Red Wave, 7-6.
Gladstone's season came to a screeching halt with a final record of 38-12.
It looked good early as Jake Pearson was strong on the mound and the Indians grabbed a 3-0 lead. But in the sixth inning, Landon Maccoux hit a three-run homer over the short fence on Marquette's "second field", and the Red Wave had a 4-3 lead.
Gladstone tied the game with an unearned run, and then took the lead in the eighth inning when Matt Weyers walked and scored on a double by Paul Tomaszewski. Cody Frazer's sacrafice bunt scored Tomaszewski and the Indians took a 6-4 lead into the ninth inning.
But Menominee (14-24) took advantage of the small field again when Zavh Budzynski hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie it. The Indians could not score in the bottom of the inning, and the Red Wave pushed across a run in the top of the tenth inning.
Also in the tournament on Friday, Marquette eliminated Escanaba, 8-0, and Menominee eliminated Marquette, 10-8.
In the night game, Kingsford upset Hudson, 9-7.
Friday's game was the last for "super seniors" Matt Weyers, Paul Tomaszewski, Peyton Jurek, and Jared Stenson. They will be greatly missed next season.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Menominee 6, Escanaba 5 (10 Innings)
Hudson 13, Gladstone 11 (11 Innings)
Kingsford 11, Menominee 1 (7 Innings)
Hudson 4, Marquette 3 (10 Innings)
Friday, August 3, 2012
Menominee 7, Gladstone 6 (10 Innings)
Marquette 8, Escanaba 0
Menominee 10, Marquette 8
Kingsford 9, Hudson 7
Saturday, August 4, 2012
10 a.m.---Menominee vs Hudson
2:00---Game 10: Kingsford vs Winner 9
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Noon----Championship #2 IF NECESSARY
Click the thumbnails in the "ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS" box to see pictures taken by Kym Frazer. Thanks "Mrs. Fro" for doing that all season for us!
Click all of the headlines under "related stories" to read about all of this season's Gladstone Indians baseball games.
And unfortunately for the Tribe, the weekend was a short one as the team lost both games in the double-elimination event...and both losses came in extra innings.
After losing a marathon game to the defending state champions on Thursday, the Indians went extra innings again on Friday and lost to the Menominee Red Wave, 7-6.
Gladstone's season came to a screeching halt with a final record of 38-12.
Indians catcher Cody Frazer bats Friday.
Gladstone tied the game with an unearned run, and then took the lead in the eighth inning when Matt Weyers walked and scored on a double by Paul Tomaszewski. Cody Frazer's sacrafice bunt scored Tomaszewski and the Indians took a 6-4 lead into the ninth inning.
But Menominee (14-24) took advantage of the small field again when Zavh Budzynski hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie it. The Indians could not score in the bottom of the inning, and the Red Wave pushed across a run in the top of the tenth inning.
Also in the tournament on Friday, Marquette eliminated Escanaba, 8-0, and Menominee eliminated Marquette, 10-8.
In the night game, Kingsford upset Hudson, 9-7.
Friday's game was the last for "super seniors" Matt Weyers, Paul Tomaszewski, Peyton Jurek, and Jared Stenson. They will be greatly missed next season.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Menominee 6, Escanaba 5 (10 Innings)
Hudson 13, Gladstone 11 (11 Innings)
Kingsford 11, Menominee 1 (7 Innings)
Hudson 4, Marquette 3 (10 Innings)
Friday, August 3, 2012
Menominee 7, Gladstone 6 (10 Innings)
Marquette 8, Escanaba 0
Menominee 10, Marquette 8
Kingsford 9, Hudson 7
Saturday, August 4, 2012
10 a.m.---Menominee vs Hudson
2:00---Game 10: Kingsford vs Winner 9
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Noon----Championship #2 IF NECESSARY
Click the thumbnails in the "ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS" box to see pictures taken by Kym Frazer. Thanks "Mrs. Fro" for doing that all season for us!
Click all of the headlines under "related stories" to read about all of this season's Gladstone Indians baseball games.
Jared Stenson played in his final Gladstone Indians game Friday morning in Marquette.
