STANDINGS (as of June 4)

Van Wert Club Baseball

Team Record Win % GB Home Away RF RA Last 10 Streak

Dons 11 5-4 .556 - 4-4 1-0 55 61 5-4 Won 1

Lee Kinstle 7th Grade 0-0 0.5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Statewide 8th Grade 0-0 0.5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Dons 12 5-6 .455 1 2-2 3-4 62 53 5-5 Lost 2

Tri-County Little League

Team Record Win % GB Home Away RF RA Last 10 Streak

K of C Indians 7-1 .875 - 4-1 3-0 62 25 7-1 Won 6

Delphos Braves 5-3 .625 2 2-3 3-0 66 43 5-3 Lost 1

Delphos Pirates 5-3 .625 2 2-2 3-1 44 42 5-3 Lost 1

VFW Cardinals 5-4 .556 2.5 2-2 3-2 58 54 5-4 Won 2

Young’s Waste Service Yankees 6-5 .545 2.5 3-2 3-3 64 87 5-5 Won 3

Delpha Chevy Reds 4-4 .500 3 2-2 2-2 46 37 4-4 Lost 2

Greif Rangers 4-4 .500 3 3-2 1-2 58 53 4-4 Lost 1

Treece Landscaping Rockhounds 4-8 .333 5 1-4 3-4 51 74 4-6 Lost 2

1st Federal Athletics 2-6 .250 5 1-4 1-2 42 51 2-6 Won 1

Ft. Jennings Musketeers 2-6 .250 5 2-0 0-6 36 61 2-6 Lost 5

Inner County League

Team Record Win % GB Home Away RF RA Last 10 Streak

Middle Point Blue 7-0 1.000 - 4-0 3-0 69 13 7-0 Won 7

Middle Point Gold 7-1 .875 0.5 4-0 3-1 82 9 7-1 Won 5

Moose 1320 The Herd 5-2 .714 2 2-1 3-1 45 55 5-2 Won 1

VW Optimist Reds 3-5 .375 4.5 1-3 2-2 49 48 3-5 Lost 2

Lee Kinstle Pirates 2-5 .286 5 1-4 1-1 34 57 2-5 Won 1

VW Service Club Red Sox 2-5 .286 5 0-2 2-3 30 74 2-5 Lost 1

VW Federal Astros 0-8 .000 7.5 0-4 0-4 43 96

Delphos Minor League

Team Record Win % GB RF RA Last 10 Streak

Tigers 5-1 .833 - 56 40 5-1 W2

Pirates 4-2 .667 1 53 27 4-2 W1

Orioles 3-3 .500 2 36 31 3-3 L1

Reds 3-3 .500 2 47 46 3-3 L1

Dodgers 3-3 .500 2 37 45 3-3 W1

Indians 2-4 .333 3 50 58 2-4 L3

Cubs 2-4 .333 3 52 52 2-4 W1

Mets 2-4 .333 3 34 60 2-4 L1

RESULTS

WEDNESDAY

Tri-County Little League

Young’s Waste Service Yankees 7, Delphos Pirates 6

Van Wert County ACME

Van Wert 10, St. John’s 0 (6 innings)

Crestview at Jefferson (ppd.)

TUESDAY

Inner County League

Middle Point Blue 7, VW Optimist Reds 1

Middle Point Gold 16, VW Service Club Red Sox 0

Lee Kinstle Pirates 12, VW Federal Astros 2

Delphos Minor League

Cubs 14, Mets 1

Dodgers 9, Orioles 5

Tigers 10, Reds 9

Pirates 14, Indians 7

MONDAY

Tri-County Little League

Young’s Waste Service Yankees 7, Treece Landscaping Rockhounds 4

K of C Indians 7, Ft. Jennings Musketeers 2

1st Federal Athletics 2, Treece Landscaping Rockhounds 1

SUNDAY

Nathan Miller Memorial Tournament

Finals: Kalida def. Ft. Loramie.

Semifinals: Ft. Loramie 5, Shawnee 3; Kalida 8, Van Wert (12) 4.

Delphos Reds 7, Leipsic 5; Delphos Braves 1, Miller City 0; Van Wert (12) 9, Columbus Grove 2; Spencerville 4, Kalida 3; Columbus Grove 5, St. Marys 2; Middle Point 8, Miller City 0; Delphos Pirates 10, Spencerville 0; Ft. Loramie 2, Leipsic 1; Delphos Reds 3, Ft. Loramie 2; Delphos V.F.W. 6, Columbus Grove 2; Kalida 6, Delphos Pirates 1; Van Wert (11) 11, Leipsic 3; Elida 4, Spencerville 3; Shawnee 11, Miller City 1.

SATURDAY

Nathan Miller Memorial Tournament

Van Wert (11s) 12, Delphos V.F.W. 0; Delphos Braves 3, Middle Point 0; Kalida 2, Elida 0; Ft. Loramie 11, Van Wert (11) 2; Shawnee 6, Middle Point 3; Van Wert (12s) 4, St. Marys 1

FRIDAY

Nathan Miller Memorial Tournament

Van Wert (11) 4, Delphos Reds 3; Elida 11, Delphos Pirates 7; Shawnee 6, Delphos Braves 3; St. Marys 9, Delphos V.F.W. 2.

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SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY

Tri-County Little League

K of C Indians vs. Greif Rangers, 6 p.m. at Jubilee Bank of Berne Field

Ft. Jennings Musketeers vs. Delphos Braves, 7:45 p.m. at Delphos LL

TODAY

Buckeye Boys Pony League

Willshire vs. Payne, 6 p.m. at Payne Community Park

VW Elks 1197 vs. Wren, 8 p.m. at Wren

Convoy vs. Middle Point, 8 p.m. at Middle Point

VW Alspach Gearhart vs. Plumbers, 8 p.m. at Smiley Park-Field 3

Inner County League

VW Federal Astros vs. VW Service Club Red Sox, 6 p.m. at Smiley Park-Field 2

Middle Point Blue vs. Middle Point Gold, 6 p.m. at Middle Point Ball Park

Lee Kinstle Pirates vs. Moose 1320 The Herd, 7:45 p.m. at Smiley Park-Field 2

Delphos Minor League

Orioles at Mets, 6 p.m. LL

Indians at Reds, 6 p.m. 4

Tigers at Dodgers, 8 p.m. LL

Cubs at Pirates, 8 p.m. 4

FRIDAY

Van Wert Club Baseball

Don’s 11 vs. Saint Marys, 6 p.m. at Bath

Tri-County Little League

Delphos Braves vs. VFW Cardinals, 6 p.m. at Delphos LL

Delphos Pirates vs. Ft. Jennings Musketeers, 6:30 p.m. at Ft. Jennings

Van Wert County ACME

Jefferson at Lincolnview, 6 p.m.

Crestview at St. John’s (ppd.)

SATURDAY

Van Wert Club Baseball

Shawnee 11’s vs. Don’s 11, 12:30 p.m. at Bath

By JIM METCALFE

Staff Writer

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E. Gordon Gee has announced his retirement as the president of The Ohio State University for his recent remarks about Notre Dame and Catholics, the SEC and the like, especially our neighbors directly to the south in Kentucky.

I suggest he really began digging his own grave for this a couple years back when he made remarks about then-coach Jim Tressel not firing him during the swirl regarding players selling bowl mementoes!

I think what he was quoted as saying to the athletic council he spoke to in December was silly, stupid and not worthy of a well-respected college president — heck, not even someone involved in education, period!

Are they in and of themselves a “firable” offense or enough to force him to retire?

If this was the only episode of “foot in mouth disease” he ever had, then likely not.

I think when he laughed at the possible violations of Tressel and his tendency to focus on “fundraising” and such, the board of trustees probably felt they had no choice but to force his hand.

Remember, they hired him twice in his career and he had been known to shoot his mouth off long before this, so they must have known his propensities.

Maybe they thought that he might finally “be over it” and serve out the rest of his career without drawing too much attention to himself.

One thing that everybody will grant is his ability to raise money for a university and in this day and age, that isn’t necessarily bad, especially if it’s not all about sports.

At the same time, I wonder if there is a transcript of the entire speech he gave. I would be interested to read all of his comments, however lengthy or not they were.

In our modern age of the 30-second sound bite, it’s very easy to reduce comments to “that one thing” — or some such — and forget about the whole, with anything of a positive nature being skimmed over or ignored.

Apparently, there were written minutes and a recording. According to some of the stories I have read about this issue, when listening to the audio regarding these remarks he made, no one really responded in a way that told him to “shut up,” either literally or figuratively.

That troubles me as well but maybe the supposed nervous laughs that were recognized was about all one might expect.

I know he is resigning but I wonder if there will be a fine involved. That seems appropriate to me.

After all, he insulted large segments of the American population — even in “gest,” he had to know that many would/might take offense (though a few on the campus were quoted as saying they weren’t offended) — and, in the end, that might anger enough people to affect fundraising.

I hate to admit this but that is not a good idea; moolah talks volumes!

Ah, well, the good old days!

Associated Press

Rockies 12, Reds 4

CINCINNATI — Carlos Gonzalez tied his career high with three of Colorado’s six homers and Troy Tulowitzki had a career-high five hits with a pair of homers Wednesday night, powering the Rockies to a 12-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Gonzalez got Colorado’s splurge going with a solo shot and a 3-run drive off Pedro Villarreal (0-1) in his first big-league start. Tulowitzki added a 2-run homer in the third and a solo shot.

Todd Helton also homered as the Rockies piled up a season-high 20 hits.

Jon Garland (4-6) gave up four runs — all in the first, when Xavier Paul hit a 3-run shot for a 4-1 lead — and lasted six innings.

The Reds put Johnny Cueto on the 15-day DL before the game with a strained muscle in the back of his shoulder. Cincinnati’s top starter was out from April 15 to May 19 with the injury.

Villarreal was promoted instead of left-hander Tony Cingrani because it was his turn to start at Triple-A Louisville but lasted only 3 2/3 innings and allowed 10 hits and six runs.

Gonzalez hit his solo homer in the first, a 3-run homer in the fourth and added a 2-run shot in the eighth.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips missed his fourth straight game with a bruised left forearm, which was hit by a pitch. He’s expected back for a weekend series against first-place St. Louis.

Yankees 6, Indians 4

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia struck out nine and pitched his first complete game of the year to help New York finish off a sweep of the Indians with a 6-4 win over Cleveland.

Travis Hafner and Brett Gardner homered early for Sabathia.

Hafner hit a 2-run homer in the first inning off Corey Kluber (3-4); Gardner added a 3-run shot in the second following Chris Stewart’s RBI single.

Sabathia (6-4) did not allow a baserunner until Mike Aviles singled cleanly with two outs in the fifth inning.

Cleveland put together a couple of runs in the sixth, on three straight singles capped by Jason Kipnis’ run-scoring hit off first baseman Mark Teixeira’s glove. Nick Swisher added a second run when he reached on a fielder’s choice.

Yan Gomes hit a 2-run shot off Sabathia in the seventh inning to get the Indians within two runs.

Kluber made it through six innings with seven hits and a walk. He struck out eight and only was charged with four earned runs.

By JIM METCALFE

Staff Writer

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VAN WERT — It wasn’t as dominating a pitching performance from the Van Wert ACME baseball team on a brilliant but windy Wednesday night at Russell Fisher Field in Smiley Park.

It was still effective as a pair of Cougars combined for a 4-hit shutout of St. John’s in a 10-0 6-inning victory.

 

The Associated Press

Rockies 5, Reds 4

CINCINNATI — Troy Tulowitzki hit a 2-run homer in the eighth inning — a call changed after the umpires initially ruled fan interference — and the Colorado Rockies held on for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night that ended their streak of six consecutive losses to the Cincinnati Reds.

A fan with a glove in left field reached and grabbed Tulowitzki’s fly ball off Sam LeCure (1-1). The umpires initially ruled fan interference but changed the call and awarded Tulowitzki his 13th homer after reviewing video that showed the ball had cleared the wall.

The Reds took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on Edgmer Escalona’s balk for a third-to-first pickoff fake — a play that was outlawed this season. Josh Outman (2-0) fanned Joey Votto and Jay Bruce to end that rally.

Rex Brothers pitched a perfect ninth.

Colorado pulled ahead 3-0 against Homer Bailey but couldn’t hold on. Juan Nicasio gave up three runs in six innings, with Ryan Hanigan driving in a pair.

Bailey had another bad inning against the Rockies, who scored three times in the second. Jonathan Herrera doubled home two runs and Dexter Fowler singled home another run with two outs.

Todd Frazier led the Reds’ comeback. He extended his hitting streak to five games with a double in the second and scored on Hanigan’s groundout. Frazier doubled again, driving home a run in the fourth, and came around on Hanigan’s double to tie it 3-all.

Michael Cuddyer singled and scored the Rockies’ first run. Herrera finished with three hits.

Yankees 4, Indians 3

NEW YORK — David Phelps followed the worst start of his young career with his best, allowing a mere infield single in six shutout innings and getting home run help from Mark Teixeira as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 Tuesday night.

Teixeira hit his second homer of the season since coming off the DL last Friday, a 3-run shot that made it 4-0 in the third inning.

Drew Stubbs hit a 3-run homer in the seventh off Joba Chamberlain. But Nick Swisher lined into a key double play in the eighth and the Indians dropped their third in a row — they also lost shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, putting him on the DL after he strained his right quadriceps Monday night.

Phelps (4-3) wound up fanning seven with four walks. The lone hit against him came when Stubbs beat out a slow roller to shortstop in the third.

David Robertson escaped a first-and-second, no-out jam in the eighth when Swisher lined to second baseman Jayson Nix, whose flip doubled Jason Kipnis off second.

Mariano Rivera struck out two in the ninth for his 21st save.

Scott Kazmir (3-3) breezed through the first two innings, then gave up five straight hits to open the third. Teixeira capped the burst with his homer.

Lyle Overbay opened the Yankees’ third with a double and Chris Stewart singled but was caught trying to advance. Ichiro Suzuki followed with an RBI single, Nix singled and Teixeira homered down the left-field line.