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Double Zero: Indians Win South On Two Shutouts
 GLADSTONE---The Gladstone Indians met their first goal by winning the regular season championship of the Mid Peninsula Conference with a 19-1 record in 20 games. Saturday night, the boys met another goal: to win the southern division championship of the Mid Pen League playoffs. The Indians were bounced from the conference tournament in the first round last year, but this time around, there was no suspense. Gladstone beat Iron Mountain Gold, 7-0, and then trampled Channing, 14-0, to win the divisional trophy and advance to Sunday's league championship game in Negaunee. In the first game, Blake Ballard tossed all seven innings to earn the shutout pitching victory. Offensively, Cody Frazer had a two-run single in the first inning and Peyton Jurek had a two-run double in the fourth inning to expand the Gladstone lead. 
Blake Ballard runs to second base Saturday after getting a hit vs Iron Mountain.
Berg was replaced by his little brother, Noah, after the first seven runs came in. Gladstone ended up with the mercy-shortened win in the fifth inning. Ballard broke out of his batting slump by going 3-for-3 with three runs batted in. Jared Stenson had a solo home run and a single, Justin Jurek had two hits and two runs batted in, and Frazer and Hayden Hardwick both drove in three runs. Gladstone (posing with the south division trophy at top) will head north to Negaunee for the league championship game on Sunday. The opponent is still unknown, as rain affected the northern part of the bracket on Saturday. Marquette has to play Hancock at 11 a.m., and the Indians will play the winner at 2:00 at Iron Town Field. Click the thumbnails in the "ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS" box to see more pictures from the games, taken by Kim Frazer.  |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Record |
5/2 |
6:30 PM |
Marquette Redmen
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11 - 1 (W)
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1-0
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5/6 |
1:00 PM |
Channing Railroaders
|
10 - 0 (W)
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2-0
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5/9 |
7:30 PM |
Escanaba Eskymos
|
5 - 4 (W)
|
3-0
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5/12 |
1:00 PM |
at Menominee Red Wave Legion
|
3 - 2 (W)
|
4-0
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5/12 |
3:30 PM |
at Menominee Red Wave Legion
|
15 - 3 (W)
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5-0
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5/14 |
6:30 PM |
at Marquette Redmen
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3 - 2 (W)
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6-0
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5/18 |
6:30 PM |
at Ishpeming Blue Storm
|
10 - 1 (W)
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7-0
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5/19 |
12:00 PM |
at Channing Railroaders
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12 - 2 (W)
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8-0
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5/19 |
2:30 PM |
at Channing Railroaders
|
9 - 1 (W)
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9-0
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5/22 |
6:30 PM |
at Marquette Blues
|
2 - 5 (L)
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9-1
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5/29 |
6:30 PM |
Ishpeming Blue Storm
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4 - 0 (W)
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10-1
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5/30 |
6:00 PM |
at Escanaba Eskymos
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4 - 3 (W)
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11-1
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6/3 |
4:00 PM |
Iron Mountain Golds
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7 - 0 (W)
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12-1 For.
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6/3 |
6:30 PM |
Iron Mountain Golds
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7 - 0 (W)
|
13-1 For.
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6/5 |
6:30 PM |
at Iron Mountain Golds
|
10 - 5 (W)
|
14-1
|
6/6 |
7:00 PM |
Menominee Red Wave Legion
|
5 - 4 (W)
|
15-1
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6/9 |
1:00 PM |
Oconto Falls Legion
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7 - 10 (L)
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15-2
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6/9 |
3:30 PM |
Oconto Falls Legion
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12 - 2 (W)
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16-2
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6/12 |
6:30 PM |
Kingsford Legion Blues
|
4 - 3 (W)
|
17-2
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6/14 |
6:30 PM |
Marquette Blues
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3 - 0 (W)
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18-2
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6/17 |
1:00 PM |
at Kingsford Legion Blues
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11 - 2 (W)
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19-2
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6/17 |
3:30 PM |
at Kingsford Legion Blues
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11 - 6 (W)
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20-2
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6/20 |
6:30 PM |
Channing Railroaders
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8 - 2 (W)
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21-2
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6/22 |
5:30 PM |
Eastern U.P. Travelers
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5 - 4 (W)
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22-2
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6/22 |
8:00 PM |
Ash-Port, Wis.
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1 - 11 (L)
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22-3
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6/23 |
12:45 PM |
Midland Berryhill
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2 - 10 (L)
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22-4
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6/23 |
5:15 PM |
Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox
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11 - 6 (W)
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23-4
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6/24 |
11:30 AM |
DePere Panthers
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5 - 6 (L)
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23-5
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6/28 |
6:30 PM |
at Ash-Port, Wis.
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1 - 13 (L)
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23-6
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6/29 |
1:30 PM |
at Neenah, Wis.
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3 - 7 (L)
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23-7
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6/30 |
11:00 AM |
at Hortonville, Wis.
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11 - 4 (W)
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24-7
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7/5 |
6:30 PM |
Channing Railroaders
|
10 - 0 (W)
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25-7
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7/8 |
4:00 AM |
Iron Mountain Golds
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1 - 0 (W)
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26-7for
|
7/8 |
12:00 PM |
Hancock Legion
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6 - 2 (W)
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27-7
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7/8 |
2:30 PM |
Hancock Legion
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8 - 3 (W)
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28-7
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7/10 |
5:30 PM |
Negaunee Diamonds
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16 - 0 (W)
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29-7
|
7/10 |
8:00 PM |
Negaunee Diamonds
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12 - 4 (W)
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30-7
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7/12 |
6:30 PM |
Kingsford Legion Blues
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8 - 2 (W)
|
31-7
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7/14 |
3:00 PM |
Iron Mountain Golds
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7 - 0 (W)
|
32-7
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7/14 |
8:00 PM |
Channing Railroaders
|
14 - 0 (W)
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33-7
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7/15 |
1:00 PM |
at Marquette Blues
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3 - 5 (L)
|
33-8
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7/19 |
8:00 PM |
at Escanaba Cubs
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3 - 0 (W)
|
34-8
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7/21 |
12:00 PM |
Eastern U.P. Travelers
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6 - 5 (W)
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35-8
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7/21 |
2:30 PM |
Eastern U.P. Travelers
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0 - 16 (L)
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35-9
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7/26 |
3:00 PM |
Hancock Legion
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9 - 6 (W)
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36-9
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7/27 |
9:00 AM |
Kingsford Legion Blues
|
9 - 7 (W)
|
37-9
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7/27 |
3:00 PM |
Channing Railroaders
|
14 - 4 (W)
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38-9
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7/28 |
10:30 AM |
Escanaba Cubs
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6 - 7 (L)
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38-10
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8/2 |
10:30 AM |
Hudson Legion
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11 - 13 (L)
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38-11
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8/3 |
10:00 AM |
Menominee Red Wave Legion
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6 - 7 (L)
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38-12
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