Turnham Tobacco Smokes Vipers 18-17 for First Win

Source from:  kvsun.com Ray Conner-Sports Editor 07/02/2007

The new kids on the block picked up their first win in the Kern Valley Co-ed Softball season. The Turnham Tobacco squad outlasted the Lakeside Realty Vipers 18-17. The back and forth battle saw the Vipers jump out to a 2-0 lead after the bottom of the first. The Turnham Tobacco team rallied to take the lead with three runs in the second, but the Vipers answered with another pair of runs to make the score 4-3. The Turnham Tobacco team exploded for six runs in the third to regain the lead 9-4. The Vipers scored twice to cut into the margin and then erupted for nine runs in the bottom of the fifth to lead 15-13. The Turnham Tobacco squad reclaimed the lead in the top of the sixth with five runs and then held off the Vipers to collect the victory. With the win the Turnham Tobacco squad pushed the Vipers into last place in the league standings as they are still looking for their first victory of the year. Nate Gohlz was the hitting star for the Turnham Tobacco team with three hits and three RBIs. Kyle Smith added three hits, while Chris Brown had two hits and two RBIs. Luther Stephens had two hits and one RBI, while Ryan Guy, John Funk and Carol Lesser each had one hit. The Lakeside Realty Vipers were led by Russell R. with three hits. Robert R. had a pair of hits and two RBIs, while Lori Jordan, Justin Rothert, Rocky Huston, Debbie Loseth, David Reese, Sherry M. and Kiela Moffatt had one hit each. In other action: The Flooring America Rug Rats defeated the Onstott Construction team 12-11. Rug Rats hits: Ashley Foster 3, Brett Ege 3, including a double, Kristi Tate 3, including a double, Kathy Connolly 2, Brian Anderson 2, including a home run. James Tate 1, Tommy Whitaker 1, Christina Murphy 1. RBIs: Anderson 3, Ege 2. Onstott Construction hits: Larry Hayes 3, including a double and two home runs, Tino Villegas 3, including a double, Kyle Ludington 2, including a home run, Helen Jost 2, including a double, Mary Beth Sprouse 2, Clayton Sprouse 1. RBIs: Hayes 3, Ludington 2, Jost 2, Joe Miller 1, Mary Beth Sprouse 1. Team CARE/Isabella Market stayed undefeated with a 19-7 win over the Lakeside Realty Vipers. CARE/Isabella Market hits: Boom Conner 3, including a double, Ray Conner 3, Toni Berry 3, Lisa Wyly 2, Jerry Sietsma 2, Debbie Eoff 2, Thomas Condon 2, Guenter Klase 2, including a triple, Lisa Sietsma 1, Jon Yasin 1 (a double), Eric Barton 1 (a home run). RBIs: Boom Conner 4, Klase 4, Barton 3, Ray Conner 2, Condon 1, Berry 1, Eoff 1. Vipers hits: Rocky Huston 2, Daniel Pearman 2, Robert R. 1, Jennifer Sims 1, James D. 1, Holly Henry 1. RBIs: Pearman 2, Lori Jordan 2, Huston 1. The Flooring America Rug Rats beat the North Fork Marina team 16-9. Rug Rats hits: Brett Ege 4, including a double and a triple, Ashley Foster 3, including a double, Brian Anderson 3, including a double, Kathy Connolly 3, James Tate 2, including a double and a home run, Christina Murphy 1, Brandon Armstrong 1, Bob 1. RBIs: Ege 5, Anderson 3, Tate 2, Armstrong 1, Becky Gholson 1. North Fork Marina hits: Bill Chase 2, including a double, Tim Pate 2, Gino Baker 2, Christina Beville 2, Tom Register 2, Jene Ryan 1 (a double), Liz Pate 1, Jay Miller 1, Cody Jimenez 1, Dusty 1. RBIs: Chase 3, Tim Pate 3, Baker 1, Beville 1, Jimenez 1. The Onstott Construction team trounced the Turnham Tobacco squad 35-4 and the Flooring America Rug Rats defeated the Vipers 16-11. In both cases the official score book was incomplete and could not be deciphered for individual statistics. Co-ed softball games are played on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with game one starting at 6:30 p.m. and the late game follows at 8 p.m. Games are played at Linda Kissack Ball Field. Enditem