A happy Tribe of Gnadenhutten Indians whoop it up and rally around ace pitcher Bill Kohl and catcher Dan Jinks after laying claim to the Sectional Class A Baseball title.
GNADENHUTTEN - Bill Kohl (4-0) turned in his 3rd consecutive 2-hitter in Class A Sectional Tournament play yesterday as the Indians (3-0) (6-1) blanked Hiland (2-1) 2-0 to advance to District action here Wednesday against today's winner in the Bridgeport Sectional. Kohl's mound performance was brilliant. The left-hander recorded 15 strikeouts, getting 9 of the first 11 batters to face him. He allowed only 2 men to reach base via the walk route. Hits were given to Galen Swartzentruber, who beat out a single and Ronnie Troyer, who connected for a double in the final inning. In his 3 appearances, Kohl has posted 2 shut-out victories, striking out 39 batters, while walking only 7.
Hiland's Freshman fireballer, Ronnie Keim, who picked up 2 wins before tangling with the Indians, also turned in an exceptional performance, allowing only 5 hits, but 3 were for extra bases. He fanned 4 batters and gave up a pair of walks. The big blows by the Indians came in the 4th inning when Mike Kail sent the ball 320 feet over left center field for a Home Run (1). Kohl then got on with a single (2) and scored on Ken Huprich's double (2). Steve Moore's double (3) and a single (9) were the only other Indian hits. Gnaden's only other scoring threat came in the 3rd inning when Darrell Laughlin tried to score on a fly ball hit by Dan Jinks, but was thrown out by Martin Troyer.
Head Coach Ted Martin praised the efforts by Kohl, saying, "He seems to have a future in baseball especially if he keeps playing as he has." Martin added that the team has a fine catcher in Jinks, who has good reactions for as fast as Kohl is. The coach added that the team had "hit the ball well today, quite a few were taking good cuts." He said he was pleased with the team performance, adding "Their fielding had been good."
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 2
Dave Moore 3-0-2
Dan Jinks 3-0-0
Mike Kail 2-1-1
Wayne Martin 3-0-0
Roger Huebner 3-0-0
Bill Kohl 3-1-1
Ken Huprich 3-0-1
Don Finnicum 2-0-0
Darrell Laughlin 1-0-0
HILAND HAWKS - 0
Martin Troyer 3-0-0
Joe Wengerd 3-0-0
Galen Swartzentruber 3-0-1
Carl Swartzentruber 2-0-0
R. Troyer 3-0-1
Al Hershberger 3-0-0
Jeff Ling 2-0-0
Rich Clark 3-0-0
Ronnie Keim 1-0-0
Kindall 1-0-0
Friday, May 5, 1967
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: High school girls of Port Washington's track team treked home with the all-county track trophy yesterday. Members are: Jean McCune, Grace Haupert, Sue Peeper, Pam Fillman, Becky Bender, Karen Tufford, Penny Murray, Sharon Tufford, Polly Steinback, Holly Houser, Marlin Roth, Carolyn Steinbach, Sue Robinson, Mary Metzger, Janet Mizer, Melody Glazer, Beverly Couts and Roberta Chandler. Meet manager was Pete Hilliard and Head Coach is Billy Honaker.
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