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This article submitted by Aaron Ziemer on 6/23/99

St. Martin 2
Roscoe 1

St. Martin defeated Roscoe 2-1 on Thursday night, in St. Martin.

Eric Kunstleben started and went the distance for the Rangers. He only gave up five hits and one earned run in his six innings of work.

Brent Heinen led the way for Roscoe as he was 3-4 in the game. Tim Lieser also had a good game at the plate going 2-3.

St. Martin took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jake Thielen singled. After an out and a walk Chris Schlangen drove in Thielen with an RBI single. Then a Roscoe error allowed the second run of the inning to score.

In the top of the fifth the Rangers came back with one run. Heinen doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. He then scored on a fielders choice.

It wasn't enough for the Rangers as they fell to 1-3 on the season.

Roscoe-- 000 010 0 -18 2
St. Martin--000200 X -2 51

Roscoe 6
Richmond 4

Roscoe was able to get their first win of the season by defeating Richmond 6-4 on Tuesday night, in Roscoe.

Todd Leyendecker started for Roscoe, and Brent Heinen threw relief and got the victory.

Robert Leyendecker led the way for Roscoe hitting. He was 2-3. The only other Roscoe hits were by Todd Leyendecker and Tim Lieser, both of them were 1-3.

Richmond jumped out to an early lead by scoring one run in the top of the ifrst. Roscoe came back scoring two in the bottom of the inning to take a 2-1, lead.

Richmond tied the game in the top of the third by scoring one, and took a 4-2 lead in the top of the fourth when they added two more.

Roscoe came back this time, though. They tied the game at four in the bottom of the fifth.

Roscoe was able to get two more in the bottom of the sixth, and take a 6-4 lead into the top of the seventh, which is how the game finished.

Roscoe played Tuesday night at Elrosa, a full report will be in next week's Press.

They will also play Greenwald on Thursday night in Roscoe, at 6:45 p.m., and play at Spring Hill on Tuesday night, June 29, also at 6:45 p.m.

Richmond--101 200 0 -44 2
Roscoe--200022 X -6 44

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