Saginaw first baseman John Sullivan blasted a two-run homer
with one out in the bottom of the seventh to cap a come-from-behind 6-4
victory over Blissfield for the MHSAA Division 3 baseball championship.
It was the second time in three years that Nouvel won the title, and the
second time in three years it did so in its final at bat. The Panthers defeated
DeWitt, 3-2, in the 1997 championship game.
The stage was set when Blissfield 's Derek Feldkamp homered to break a 3-3
tie in the top of the sixth, and Nouvel third baseman David Link answered
with a solo shot in the bottom of the inning to knot the game at four.
In the bottom of the seventh, second baseman Ramiro Torrez singled with
one out, then Sullivan followed with his game-winning homer off Feldkamp,
who took the loss after pitching the final 4 1/3 innings.
Nouvel used three pitchers in the game, with Ryan McGraw going the final
two for the win.
Saginaw Nouvel ended the year 31-11, while Blissfield finished at 35-4.
MHSAA Baseball Division I Finals Blissfield vs Saginaw Nouvel Jun 19, 1999 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C. O. BROWN) Blissfield 4 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kudlac ss................. 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Mirelez 2b................ 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Siefert p/rf.............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Feldkamp rf/p............. 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 Jordan pr................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melvin cf................. 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Knoblauch 3b.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Thompson 1b............... 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 Klump pr.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Porter dh................. 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ybarra lf................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rupp ph................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eisenmann c............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Totals.................... 27 4 9 3 2 6 19 8 Saginaw Nouvel 6 Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McGraw ss/p............... 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 Link 3b................... 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 Grocholski p/lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hammerbacher cf........... 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 Torrez 2b................. 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 Sullivan 1b............... 4 2 3 2 0 0 7 0 Westendorf c.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 LeFevre pr................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Savard dh................. 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Reyes p................... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Skolnik ss................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warnert rf................ 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Kelly lf.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals.................... 29 6 9 5 3 8 21 9 Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Blissfield 002 101 0 - 4 9 3 Saginaw Nouvel 030 001 2 - 6 9 0 ------------------------------------------- Note: 1 out, 0 runner(s) LOB when the game ended. E - Kudlac; Mirelez; Melvin. DP - Panthers 1. LOB - Royals 6; Panthers 8. 2B - Kudlac; Feldkamp. HR - Feldkamp; Link; Sullivan. SB - Kudlac. CS - Melvin. SH - Ybarra; Westendorf. Blissfield IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Siefert............. 2.0 5 3 1 3 4 12 15 Feldkamp............ 4.1 4 3 3 0 4 17 18 Saginaw Nouvel IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Grocholski.......... 4.2 6 3 3 1 3 18 20 Reyes............... 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 McGraw.............. 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 7 9 Win - McGraw. Loss - Feldkamp. Save - None. WP - Grocholski 2. HBP - by McGraw (Porter). Umpires - Home:Mark Uyl 1st:Chris Coulson 3rd:James Tate Start: 5:30 pm Time: 2:12 Attendance: Game Notes: Saginaw Nouvel is the Division 3 Champion Sullivan hits game-winning 2-run homerun Siefert faced 1 batter in the 3rd. Reyes faced 1 batter in the 6th.
MHSAA Baseball Division I Finals Blissfield vs Saginaw Nouvel Jun 19, 1999 at Battle Creek, Mich. (C. O. BROWN) Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Blissfield 002 101 0 - 4 9 3 Saginaw Nouvel 030 001 2 - 6 9 0 ------------------------------------------- Blissfield inning 1 Kudlac popped up to ss. Mirelez grounded out to 3b. Siefert lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 1 McGraw singled to left field. Link walked; McGraw advanced to second. Grocholski reached on a fielder's choice; Link advanced to second; McGraw out at third p to 3b. Hammerbacher struck out looking. Torrez reached on a fielder's choice; Grocholski out at second ss to 2b; Link advanced to third. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blissfield inning 2 Feldkamp flied out to lf. Melvin singled down the lf line. Knoblauch singled to left field; Melvin advanced to second. Thompson grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; Knoblauch out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 2 Sullivan singled to right field. Westendorf struck out swinging. Savard struck out swinging. Warnert walked; Sullivan advanced to second. McGraw singled to center field, RBI; Warnert advanced to second; Sullivan scored. Link singled; McGraw advanced to second; Warnert advanced to third. Grocholski reached on an error by ss; Link advanced to second; McGraw advanced to third; Warnert scored, unearned. Hammerbacher walked, RBI; Grocholski advanced to second; Link advanced to third; McGraw scored, unearned. Torrez struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blissfield inning 3 Porter singled to right center. Ybarra grounded out to p, SAC; Porter advanced to second. Kudlac doubled down the lf line, RBI; Porter scored. Kudlac advanced to third on a wild pitch. Mirelez grounded out to ss, RBI; Kudlac scored. Siefert flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 3 Sullivan singled to right center. Siefert to rf. Feldkamp to p. Westendorf grounded out to p, SAC; Sullivan advanced to second. Savard
struck out looking. Warnert grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blissfield inning 4 Feldkamp doubled. Jordan pinch ran for Feldkamp. Melvin grounded out to ss; Jordan advanced to third. Jordan scored on a wild pitch. Knoblauch grounded out to 3b. Thompson singled to left field. Porter struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 4 Feldkamp to p for Jordan. McGraw flied out to cf. Link struck out swinging. Grocholski popped up to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blissfield inning 5 Ybarra struck out swinging. Kudlac walked. Kudlac stole second. Mirelez struck out looking. Grocholski to lf. Reyes to p for Savard. / for Kelly. Siefert struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 5 Hammerbacher reached on an error by 2b. Torrez singled, advanced to second on an error by cf; Hammerbacher advanced to third. Sullivan grounded out to c. Westendorf reached on a fielder's choice; Torrez advanced to third; Hammerbacher out at home ss to c. LeFevre pinch ran for Westendorf. Reyes struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Blissfield inning 6 Westendorf to c for LeFevre. Feldkamp homered, RBI. McGraw to p. Skolnik to ss for Reyes. Melvin singled to left field. Melvin out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Knoblauch grounded out to 2b. Thompson walked. Klump pinch ran for Thompson. Porter hit by pitch; Klump advanced to second. Rupp pinch hit for Ybarra. Rupp struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 6 Thompson to 1b for Klump. Ybarra to lf for Rupp. Warnert out at first 1b to p. McGraw struck out swinging. Link homered, RBI. Grocholski grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blissfield inning 7 Kudlac flied out to cf. Mirelez flied out to rf. Siefert singled to right field. Feldkamp struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Saginaw Nouvel inning 7 Hammerbacher grounded out to ss. Torrez singled to center field. Sullivan
homered, 2 RBI; Torrez scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Game Notes: Saginaw Nouvel is the Division 3 Champion Sullivan hits game-winning 2-run homerun Siefert faced 1 batter in the 3rd. Reyes faced 1 batter in the 6th.