Tecumseh Herald Sports

By MICKEY ALVARADO

It took Tecumseh varsity golfer Bobby Thomas just 71 strokes to complete his 18-hole round at the Wolf Creek Golf Club and repeat as individual champion of the annual Lenawee County golf tournament in Adrian on Saturday, May. 12.

Thomas earned his third consecutive individual county title with his round of 71 while helping the Indians to their fourth straight county championship. Tecumseh’s golfers totaled 319 to finish first while Madison carded 332 to place second while Sand Creek totaled 362 to place third. Clinton placed fourth with 367 and was followed by Addison (368), Adrian (376), Onsted (378), Blissfield (392), Lenawee Christian (420) and Hudson (430).

“This tournament will provide the momentum needed for the rest of the season. With districts around the corner, it was nice to wrap up the day with a victory,” said Tecumseh first year coach Kevin Osworth.

The Indians and Madison Trojans led the county in the number of players earning medalist honors with three each. Tecumseh’s Joe Forest had the second lowest round of the tournament with 78 for medalist honors while teammate Collin Smith tied for sixth place with Clinton’s Josh Donahey, carding 82.

Tecumseh’s Hunter Cadmus carded 88 while Zach Horn finished the day with a card total of 92.

In addition to Donahey’s 82, The Redskins’ Luke Schaffner recorded 94: Matt Zahn, 95; and Ryan Karapas, 96.

Britton Deerfield’s varsity track teams participated in the Litchfield Purdy Invitational on Saturday, May 12, but didn’t do as well as coach Jay Yockey would have liked.

The boys placed 13th out of 14 teams with 12 points while the girls placed 14th.

“We had a bit of a rough day,” said Yockey. “Hopefully we can get the kinks fixed before our next meet which is Saturday, May 19, at Hillsdale College. It’s our regional meet so hopefully we'll perform there.”

The Patriots were led by Leighton Merritt with a second place finish in the long jump with a leap of 18’. Chris Iott placed fourth in the pole vault with 11’ 6” for BD.

The Patriot girls’ 3,200-meter relay team of Jessie Langmeyer, Carrie Wielfaert, Sarah Griffin and Marisa Kimerer, placed fifth with a time of 12:15.00.

Wielfaert also placed sixth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:42.00.

“Carrie actually had an amazing day,” said Yockey. “She had a 30 second P.R. [personal record] in the two mile and I was thrilled to watch her race. She got into a groove and never let up. She's a fighter and an awesome racer.”

Both BD’s boys and girls lost at Sand Creek on Wednesday, May 8. The Aggies beat the boys 113-23 and the girls 116-21.

BD recorded first, second and third places in the long jump: (Tristan Pizana 18’ 4”, Merritt 17’ 3/4”, Guillermo Uresti 16’).

“I was really impressed by our long jumpers today,” said Yockey. “They got out and competed well despite having to jump off a shorter board than we're used too.”

Alysha Pirolli placed first for the girls in the long jump with 13' 3".

BD’s Marisa Kimerer placed first in the 1,600-meter run (6:22.6,) while Wielfaert was third (6:30.47).

Wielfaert also placed third in the 3,200-meter run (14:15.51) for the Patriots.

By MICKEY ALVARADO

Both Bedford and Ann Arbor Skyline were swept by Tecumseh’s varsity baseball team last week and visiting Ypsilanti felt the power of the Indians bats on Monday, May 14, getting beat 14-1 and 3-2.

The Indians improved to 20-3 overall and 8-3 in the Southeast Conference with the victories.

On Thursday, May 10, Tecumseh shutout Ann Arbor Skyline 6-0 in game one and won 9-2 in the nightcap after some stellar play on the infield.

Jacob Britt was the winning pitcher in game one, throwing all seven innings and giving up just three hits while walking one and striking out four.

“Jacob did an outstanding job keeping their hitters off balance and picked it up behind him defensively,” said Tecumseh coach Tom Bullinger.

Britt was helpful at the plate as well, going 1-for-2 with two RBI for the Indians. Spencer Adams went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI while Jared Powell was 1-for-2 with a double and 2 RBI.

Tecumseh scored five of its runs in one inning.
“Hitting is contagious and it showed today,” said Bullinger. “We had a good approach at the plate and had a lot of batters draw walks.”

George Preston highlighted the game with a spot-on throw to home plate that Powel caught and tagged out Skyline’s runner.

“That shifted the momentum our way and we went out and scored five runs after that big play,” said Bullinger.

Eric Eldred was the winning pitcher in game two. He threw four innings and gave up four hits while walking one and striking out six.

Max Patterson picked up the save after three innings of relief. He allowed no hits while striking out two.

Spencer Adams was 2-for-4 with two runs scored for the Indians while Michael Skelton was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI. Nick Cowen was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI.

Clinton’s varsity baseball team improved to 11-0 in the Tri-County Conference with a 16-5 extended game victory at Summerfield on Monday, May 14.

Clinton scored three runs by the third inning but Summerfield tagged on three runs to tie the game by the end of the fifth inning. Neither team scored again until going into the 10th inning. The Redskins scored 13 runs in the 10th inning while Summerfield scored just two.

John Mulready started on the mound for Clinton and pitched five innings. He gave up three earned runs on four hits while walking two and striking out three. TJ Baker went in on relief for the Redskins and also pitched five innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on seven hits while walking none and striking out six.

Baker also led the Redskins’ offense with a 4-for-5 effort that included three RBI, three runs scored and a walk.

Clinton’s Ben Yoder added three hits with two RBI while KC Clegg (3 RBI), Michael Sabourin (2 RBI), Cullen Zimmerman (2 RBI) and John Mulready (2 RBI) each had two hits.

Clinton traveled to Brooklyn for the Columbia Central Tournament on Saturday, May 12, and lost 6-2 before defeating North Adams 5-3.

Sabourin pitched 5.1 innings in game one and allowed six runs, four earned, on nine hits while walking three and striking out three.

Brent Tschirhart went to the mound for 1.2 innings of work and gave up just one hit while walking two and striking out one.

Against North Adams, Dylan Spurlock pitched five innings and gave up three earned runs on nine hits while walking none and striking out one. Zac Amsdill finished the game on the mound.

Britton Deerfield’s varsity baseball team picked up a 4-0 win at Sand Creek on Monday, May. 14.

BD improved to 4-8 in the Tri-County Conference and 6-14 overall with the win.

Zac Bearinger earned the pitching win after throwing all seven innings. He allowed no runs on four hits while walking two and striking out four. He went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double to help his own cause.

Adam Straits was 1-for-3 with a run scored and RBI while DJ Gotz was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Landon Handy recorded a two RBI double while Tyler Gilson had a hit and a walk.

The Patriots lost 4-1 against Summerfield at Britton on Friday, May 11.

Bearinger was handed the loss on the mound after five and a third innings of work. He gave up four runs, two earned, on six hits while walking one and striking out four.

Cody Meinert pitched the remainder of the game and gave up no runs or hits while walking one and striking out two.

DJ Gotz led the Patriots at the plate, going 1-for-3 and scoring BD’s only run in the first inning. Summerfield scored four runs in the sixth inning to take the lead.

Adam Straight recorded the Patriots’ only RBI and walked to twice while Bearinger, Landon Handy, Jeremy Hatfield each recorded singles for BD.

By MICKEY ALVARADO

Both Monroe Jefferson and Jackson Lumen Christi players were left scratching their heads after getting beat soundly by Tecumseh’s varsity baseball team on Saturday, May 5, as the Indians dominated play to win their annual Round Robin tournament.

“These were two good teams that we played and I liked how we came to play today,” said Tecumseh head coach Tom Bullinger.

The Indians weren’t frightened by Monroe Jefferson, the No. 2 ranked team in Division 2, in the least, beating the Bears 14-4 in just five innings.

Monroe Jefferson took a 3-1 lead after the first two and a half innings in game one but Tecumseh’s bats began thrashing the Bears to close the bottom of the third inning with a 7-3 advantage.

Tecumseh starting pitcher Eric Eldred gave up just one more run before the Indians closed the contest in the fifth inning by the mercy rule.

Jacob Britt (4 RBI) put on a spectacular offensive display for the Indians, going 3-for-3 at the plate and highlighting the game with a three run home run in the fourth inning.

“We had a very good approach at the plate this morning,” said Bullinger. “We worked the count in our favor and hit a lot of balls hard. Eric [Eldred] did a great job on the mound today too.”

Eldred pitched all five innings, giving up four runs on six hits while walking one and striking out four.

Also adding hits for Tecumseh were Max Patterson (2-for-3, RBI), Brad Vannatter (2-for-4) and George Preston (1-for-2, 2 runs).

Max Patterson pitched all seven innings in game two as the Indians crushed the Titans 10-2. He gave up two runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out four.

“Max [Patterson] was very efficient on the mound,” said Bullinger. “He kept Lumen off balance, worked fast, and our defense played well behind them. I thought our approach in this game was good as well.”

Vannatter went 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, three runs scored and 4 RBI.