Status: Completed

R H E St. Stephen Steves  17 19 1 Opole Bears  1 4 6	Innings: 9
Summary: WP: Jake Fiedler 9IP 1r 4h 5k 5bb 1hp LP: Matt Mracek 3 1/3IP 5r 5h 4bb Steves highlights: Travis Phelps 3-6 Hr, 2 rbi, 2 runs Jeremy Celusta 1-1 rbi Dusty Upgren 2-4 2bb, rbi, sb, 2 runs Neil Theisen 1-5 dbl, sb, bb, 2 runs Adam Tschumperlin 2-5 dbl, 2 rbi, 2 runs Jake Fiedler 3-5 dbl, 2 rbi, hp, run Dan Wainright 1-6 dbl, rbi, run Trent Phelps 1-4 2hp, 2 runs Mickey Knettel 3-5 dbl, bb, 3 rbi, 3 runs TJ Raab 1-4 bb, run Aaron Tschumperlin 1-1 rbi, run Bears highlights: Matt Huls 1-3 hp John Pilarski 1-4 Mark Huls 1-3 Louis Becker 1-1 sb (1st career VL hit) In the South Division elimination game Saturday, #2 seeded St. Stephen blew out #1 seeded Opole 17-1.  The Steves made it a lopsided final by scoring 11 runs in the 9th.  Travis Phelps led off the game with a homerun and Jake Fiedler added a 2-run double to give St. Stephen a 3-0 lead after half an inning.  Travis Phelps, Jake Fiedler and Mickey Knettel all had 3 hits for the Steves, as they outhit the Bears 19-4.  Jake Fiedler pitched all 9 innings, striking out 5 in his 4-hitter.  For Opole, Louis Becker collected his first career Victory League hit and also stole a base.  With the loss, Opole is eliminated from the South Division playoffs and that locks them in as the #2 seed out of the South, meaning that the bears will play the #1 seed out of the East next Saturday at 8pm in the opening round of the Region 8C Tournament.  It will be the Bears first Region appearance since 1988.  St. Stephen still has some work to do, as they now have beat Avon twice on Sunday in order to clinch a spot in Regions.  Avon is the #3 seed but beat St. Stephen in 10 innings in the opening round.  If Avon wins once tomorrow, they will be the #1 seed in the South and join Opole at the Region Tournament.
St. Stephen Steves Opole Bears Aaron Tschumperlin Adam Tschumperlin Ben Omann Dan Shea Daniel Wainright Dusty Upgren Edward Carey Eric Supan Jake Fiedler Jamison Rohrbeck Jeremy Celusta Kory Wermerskirchen Michael Knettel Mike Omann Neil Theisen Nick Gruber Ryan Johnson T.J. Raab Travis Phelps Trent Phelps Brad Heitzman Brad Hoikka Corey Huls David Bialka Jake Eichten James Muehlbauer John Pilarski Keith Streit Lewis Becker Luke Bialka Mark Hulls Matt Mracek Matthew Huls Max Posch Mitch Bialka Nick Bialka Nick Klug Tim Huls Zach Skwira Zack Bialka