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2009 Game Highlights

Perham Silver Pirates




	8/01/09
	Perham Silver Pirates 12 Urbank Goldtimers 1
	The Silver Pirates upped their league record to 5-2 on Saturday evening as they defeated the Urbank "Goldtimers" 12-1 in six innings. Perham plated seven runners in the first inning using four walks and six hits to set the pace for the game. A total of 9 free passes were awarded by Urbank pitchers and the Pirates spanked 15 base hits in the shortened contest. Leading hitter for the Pirates was John Kotaska as he was 3 for 3 with a double and two RBI's. Jason McClellan, Jim Nelson, Gary Lackey and Erin Anderson chipped in two hits each and four Pirates had single safeties - Mollins, Belfiori, Miller and Sheets! All nine of the Pirate starters hit safely and they also turned in an error free game in the field. Steve Sheets continued his solid, outfield play with a pair on nice catches and catcher Jim Nelson did a nice job behind the plate. The mound victory belonged to the Silver boys "ace" lefty, Gary Lackey as he faced 26 hitters, allowed 1 run and 3 hits while striking out 9 and issuing 4 free passes! One of the walks was erased on a double play in the fifth.
	7/12/09 Menagha Tournament
	St. Peter Saints 12 Perham Silver Pirates 2
	St. Peter came into the tournament with their guns a blazing as they picked up 15-hits and 12-runs in the five inning contest. Things looked good for the Silver Pirates in the top of the first as Mollins, Sheets and Jason McClellan singled to load the bases for Kotaska. But the third baseman, snared Kotaska's ground ball and turned it into a 5-2-3 double play to end the threat. Kotaska did drive in a run with a double in the fourth inning. Schmid didn't have his best stuff against St. Peter but the fellers from the South weren't bad hitters either! Schmid went three innings before he turned the ball over to Kotaska, who faced seven hitters in two innings, fanned three while giving up two hits and one run. Sheets and Belfiori both had a pair of hits as the team collected nine safties in all. McClellan turned in a Web-Gem as he snared a ground ball up the middle for an out and Kotaska snatched a hard hit ball at third to lead the Silver boys defensively!
	7/11/09 Menagha Tournament
	Perham Silver Pirates 11 Fergus Falls Ancients 1
	Gary Lackey was the star of the game in the Fergus Falls win as he was nearly perfect on the mound, finishing with 12 strike outs, including 10 of the last 11 he faced, and allowing just two hits. He was also 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs. Offensively, Lackey punished the ball with his line drives while his battery mate, Aaron Anderson also had two hits and a pair of RBI. Larry Mollins and Brad Kempe also picked up a pair of hits while Steve Sheets, Jon Kotaska and Jim Belfiori each chipped in a single safety. The team collected 11 hits in all and had no errors in the field. Fergus Falls committed four fielding errors.
	6/13/09
	Perham Silver Pirates 11 Fergus Falls Ancients 0
	Steve Sheets provided all the offense the Silver Pirates needed as they opened the 2009 Senior Men’s Baseball campaign with an 11-0 victory over the visiting Fergus Falls Ancients on Saturday evening at Krueger Field. Sheets had a pair of doubles, a single and four RBI's to lead the Perham offensive attack to give Jon Kotaska his first mound victory as a Silver Pirate. Kotaska threw a neat, three-hit, five-inning shutout. He started a pair of double plays and went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and an RBI. Brad Kempe also picked up a pair of hits and an RBI as the Silver Pirates collected 11 hits in the five-inning shortened contest Mollins, Nelson, Lackey and Miller added solo hits for Perham. A pair of sparkling defensive plays were turned in by catcher, Jim Nelson and first bagger, Jim Belfiori. Two double plays from Kotaska to McClellan to Belfiori picked the team up. The Silver Pirates go for win number two tonight (June 18) as they host Urbank at Krueger Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m.