Story originally printed in the Tomah Journal or online at www.tomahjournal.com
Published - Sunday, July 06, 2008
Felber tosses no-hitter at New Lisbon
There’s nothing like a no-hitter to snap a five-game losing streak.
Tyler Felber held New Lisbon without a hit Monday and led the Tomah American Legion Seniors team to a 10-0 victory at Dennis Senz Field.
Tomah won its second in a row Tuesday with a 7-4 triumph over Bangor. It was the final home game of the year for the Seniors, who play their final five games on the road.
The two wins improved Tomah’s record to 3-5.
Felber dominated the New Lisbon batting order by ringing up 10 strikeouts and issuing just one walk.
The hitting support came from J.J. Johnson (2-for-3, 3 RBIs), Matt McGinnis (2-for-2) and Joey Organ (2 RBIs).
Tomah collected nine hits and two walks off a pair of New Lisbon pitchers.
Tomah’s victory over Bangor was cut short after four innings when Bangor’s catcher suffered an injury during a wild pitch. After his injury, Bangor could no longer field nine players.
Bangor took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fourth inning after Tomah pitcher Mytchel Schmidt walked three straight batters, all of whom scored. Schmidt escaped further trouble when Johnson, the catcher, gunned down a runner trying to steal second for the third out.
Ryan Felber started the winning rally in the bottom of the fourth with a single. He scored on a single from Organ, and Tim Liddane scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Schmidt then delivered a two-run single for the final margin.
Schmidt, who hit a solo home run in the second inning, pitched shutout ball for the first three innings, when he allowed just two baserunners. Tomah got its other two runs in the third inning, when Kevin Barth and Wyatt Blado hit RBI singles.
Tomah was blown out in a Sunday doubleheader against LaFarge, 11-5 and 15-2. Barth had a big game in the opener. He was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. Tyler Von Haden had a triple and two RBIs.
In the second game, Organ was 2-for-3 and was the only Tomah player to collect a hit.
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