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Game Updates '08
USABA Tournament Stanford Has Career Day Lux SS Alex Stanford and teammates took on the Seattle Braves in the opener of the USABA Tourney in Seattle. Stanford was all that was really needed. The senior from Inglemoor blasted a Lux record and career best 3 home runs including a grand slam knocking in 8 RBI on the day in a 14-0 victiry for LB,
Tacoma CC Summer Series Lux Beats EBC 14-0 (07/19/08) Lux Homes played Eastside Baseball in Game 2 of the Tacoma Summer Series tournament. Lux opened the game with a 6-spot in the 1st. Tim Wilson doubled and came to 3rd on an Alex Stanford single. He then stole home and the fire was lit. Lux scored 4 more runs with 2 outs including 3 on a Kris Otterholt bases loaded double. Lux scored 1 in the 3rd and 1 more in the 4th on a triple by Wilson. In the 5th Lux exploded for 6 more to put the game away. RBI singles by Stanford and Craig Jacobson were the coup de gras. Starting pitcher Roger O'Neill was dominant again allowing just 3 hits while striking out 5. Erick Raynes threw a scoreless 5th and final frame for Lux ending the game with a K. The Play of the Day was turned in by right fielder Craig Jacobson who strong armed an EBC runner trying to advance to 3rd in the 4th - a one hop toss on the bag to Danny Kelley for the out. Rubie Tosses No-No in Opener (07/18/08) Right hander Josh
Rubideaux was up in the rotation this afternoon as Lux opened the
Tacoma CC tournament with a Redmond Oregon team who had already won
their opener. But, there was no win in store for Redmond in this one
as Rubideaux dominated throwing a No hitt _____________________________________________________________________________________ Lefty Downs Honda (07/16/08 Called up for his first start with the big club, Jake Reppert showed little signs he was nervous. The left hander pitched flawlessly getting the first 8 Honda hitters out before an error put a runner on. Reppert retired the next hitter to keep Honda at bay. In the 4th Reppert allowed a single and a walk but shut down any Honda momentum with a pop up to 1st and a ground ball to 2nd to end the inning. Lux scored 3 runs in the 4th on 4 base hits - the big blow an RBI double to deep left center by Pat Barlow. A Conor Kelley single pushed across the final Lux run. That would prove to be enough offense for Lux as Roger O'Neill relieved Reppert allowing 1 run in two frames. Jeff Postetter closed the game and threw a dominating 9-pitch 7th for the Save. The win is Lux 18th out of the last 20 games. Lux Wins Capital Rematch (07/15/08) Our friends from Capital made the trek north to play Lux at the University of Washington this evening. Jeff Donovan got the start for LB and managed his way through 3 innings walking 4 & striking out 6 but allowing 0 runs. Offensively, Tim Wilson scored Kris Otterholt in the 1st on a Sac Fly. In the 3rd Joey Semler's 2nd base hit of the day scored Danny Kelley who had also singled. Semler then scored on a Ryan Neumann single. Lux capped the scoring when AJ MOrrow stroked a ball to right plating Otterholt for a 5-0 lead. Jack Grant relieved Dono and threw 2 scoreless frames before big Josh Rubideaux and Conor Kelley did the final two innings an earned the staff another shut out on the year. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skagit Valley Invitational
Lux Beats Brewers - Earns Share of the Title (07/13/08) AJ Morrow got the nod for the 5th and final game of the tournament with Lux still in contention for a piece of the title. He would face a very tough Washington Brewers team who has caused Lux lots of truoble in the past. Morrow was solid but the Brewers plated a run in the 1st. Adam McNaghten then led off the 3rd with a single and stole 2nd. Tim Wilson promptly scored him with a single to center. Wilson also stole 2nd and scored on Alex Stanford's single to right. Lux scored 2 more in the 4th when Joey Semler led off with a double and came home on Kris Otterholt's single. McNaghten singled to load the bases and a red hot Danny Kelley singled to score cousin Conor Kelley who had walked. The Brewers battled back scoring in each of the next two innings and tied the game in the 5th at 4. LB opened the 6th with a Conor Kelley single and a walk to Otterholt. McNaghten singled to load the bases Kelley scored on a double play ball giving Lux a 1 run lead. Lux SS Alex Stanford then laced a double to center to scored both Otterholt and McNaghten and give Lux a 7-4 lead. The Brewers weren't finished though and two 7th inning base hits put them within range. But Morrow challenged some very good Brewers hitters and ended the contest with Lux up 2 runs giving them a share of the tournament title. Ellensburgh Falls 11-1 (07/12/08) Lux Homes opened with 4 base hits in the 1st inning to scored 2 runs and never looked back. Kris Otterholt started things off with a single to right followed by base hits from Danny Kelley, AJ Morrow and Alex Stanford. Lux scored two more in the 3rd when Tim Wilson, Stanford and Morrow got base knocks. In the 4th Lux erupted for 7 runs on hits by Ryan Neumann, Otterholt, Kelley and Wilson followed by back-to-back doubles from roger O'Neill and Anthony Vitulli. Lux starter Jeff Postetter was stellar again on the mound allowing 2 hits and striking out 6 in the 5 inning game. Lux Sleeps through Loss (07/11/08) Lux played as though they were still asleep in their loss to the Chiefs on Friday. Uncharacteristic of this ball club, poor defense and sloppy base running led to the 5-0 loss putting Lux to 2-1 in the tourney.
Lux Beats Skagit Sox - O'Neill Goes Long Haul (07/10/08) Starter Roger O'Neill came up big again this afternoon for Lux Homes in Game 2 against the Skagit Sox. O'Neill, pitching in his favorite park of Sherman Anderson Field, threw a critical complete game in the Lux 4-3 win. O'Neill allowed 7 hits throughout the day but true to form, was dominant in critical situations. Lux scored 3 in the 2nd with Pat Barlow doubling followed by singles from Ryan Neumann and Kris Otterholt and a Danny Kelley double. LB scored again in the 5th when Tim Wilson came home on AJ Morrow's second double on the day. The Sox rallied in the 7th and soon found themselves down 1 run with the bases loaded on a couple miscues by Lux. However, O'Neill pitched himself through the top of the line up again inducing two weak ground balls to end it.
Rubie's Wing - McNaghten's Blast Lifts Lux to 5-4 Win (07/10/08) Lux opened the Skagit Valley Invite with a tough Team Fitness Riverdawgs club and the game lived up to expectations. Lux scored 3 in the 1st on successive singles by Alex Stanford, AJ Morrow, Pat Barlow and Joey Semler. The Riverdawgs responded with 2 in the 2nd and then 2 more in the 4th to take the lead off Lux starter AJ Morrow. In the 5th Lux reliever Josh Rubideaux, his 5th at bat of the year, battled for 11 pitches before delivering a double to right center. With 2 outs center fielder Adam McNaghten then crushed a 2-2 curve ball deep over the left field wall for a 2 run home run to put Lux on top 5-4. Rubideaux then shut the door on the Riverdawgs and gave Lux the victory.
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Lux Explodes in Championship (07/07/08) Lux met Hillsboro in the tourney finals and expected another pitchers duel. However, that was not the case as the Lux hitters exploded early and often scoring 11 runs on 8 hits including 4 doubles and a home run in the 1st inning. Alex Stanford tallied a pair of doubles in the 1st frame and the big blow - a 3 run HR by Tim Wilson - put the game out of reach. Lux scored 3 more in the 3rd on a double by Craig Jacobson scoring Wilson and Joey Semler. An RBI single by Kris Otterholt capped the Lux scoring. Josh Rubideaux got the start in the finals and threw 5 innings of scoreless ball for the W. Rubideaux spread out 5 hits & fanned 6 on the game including striking out the side in the final inning for the Lux championship. Lux Wins Pitching Dual to Reach Finals (07/07/08) Lux met undefeated HPS from the Hillsboro area in the winners bracket finals. Both clubs got outstanding performances from their starting pitcher but Lux was able to rally in the 9th for the victory. Lux starter Jeff Postetter was top notch once again allowing just 2 hits and 1 run through 6 1/3 before turning the ball over to Conor Kelley with the score knotted at 1-1. Lux rallied against the HPS reliever in the 9th to plate 5 runs on successive singles by Pat Barlow, Kris Otterholt and Ryan Nuemann who knocked in the go ahead run. Adam McNaghten drew a 9 pitch walk and Tim Wilson's RBI Sac Fly gave Lux a 5 run lead. HPS put together a rally of their own to score 3 in the 9th but Kelley closed the door to earn the Win and put Lux into the Tournament final. LB Moves to Winner's Bracket Finals (07/06/08) Lux played a good North Delta Senior club in today's quarterfinal matchup of 3-0 teams at Hillsboro and battled out a 3-1 victory. Lux scored 2 in the 1st but was unable to tally another run for the next 5 innings. They did push an insurance run across in the top of the 7th on a Tim Wilson single scoring Conor Kelley. Wilson had another great day for Lux going 4-4 with 2 doubles. Delta threatened hard in the 5th loading the bases with only one out but Lux starter AJ Morrow bowed his neck striking out the next two hitters to quell Delta's opportunity. Morrow turned in another stellar performance allowing 3 hits 1 Walk, 0 earned runs striking out 8 to earn the win.
Lux Beats Delta BC 4-1 (07/05/08) Roger O'Neill got the start for LB this morning and came through with his 3rd Complete Game victory in a row. The junior from Meadowdale threw just over 90 pitches to get it done. He allowed 5 hits, 1 Walk and 0 Earned Runs while striking out 6. Lux hit the ball well this morning but Delta played outstanding defense with several highlight reel catches to keep Lux at bay including a leaping theft of a would-be home run by AJ Morrow in the 2nd. Delta led 1-0 into the 4th when Danny Kelley and Tim Wilson singled to start the inning. Lux loaded the bases when Alex Stanford was hit by a pitch. AJ Morrow then delivered the next pitch into the woods behind the left field wall for a Grand Slam home run that proved to be the difference. The victory is Lux 9th in a row and 14th out of their last 16 games putting them into the tournament quarter finals on Sunday.
Semler, Kelley Lead Lux Over Mudville in Game 2 (07/03/08) Lux met with Mudville in Game 2 and the #1 seed in the bracket at stake. Lux starter AJ Morrow put two zero's on the board and turned the game over to the offense. Right fielder Joey Semler doubled and with two outs catched Conor Kelley matched that bat with a drive to deep center scoring Semler. Lux ignited with a single by Kris Otterholt and back to back doubles by Adam McNaghten and Danny Kelley to take a 4-0 lead. Roger O'Neill tossed a scoreless 3rd for Lux who put two more runs on the board on a Pat Barlow single to plate Morrow and a deep Sac Fly by Conor Kelley to score Semler who had walked earlier. In the Lux 5th Semler doubled again to give the Green & Gold 5 for the day. Lux scored two more in the 6th on an a Sac Fly by Erick Raynes and an RBI single by Craig Jacobson. Josh Rubideaux threw the final three innings for Lux allowing one hit while striking out 5 to earn Lux the bracket's top seed.
Lux Opens With Win (07/03/08) Lux opened the John Nero Invite with the Liberty Faclons out of Hillsboro and came out strong scoring early and often enroute to a 12-0 victory. Alex Stanford knocked in Adam McNaghten in the top of the 1st and then scored himself on a double by AJ Morrow. Lux scored 6 times in the 3rd to take command on a Stanford double and singles by Pat Barlow, Roget O'Neill, Kris Otterholt and Danny Kelley. Ryan Neumann's RBI Sac Fly accounted to for the final run of the inning. Lux coasted to the 7th and exploded again when Tim Wilson blasted a 1-1 pitch well over the wall in right center for a 3 run homer. LB used 4 pitchers in the game and the combination allowed 3 hits and no Walks while striking out 6 on the day. ____________________________________________________________________________________
O'Neill Completes Lux Win over Post 68 (6/29/08) Junior Roger O'Neill got the nod this afternoon in Bremerton against a tough Legion Post 68 team on their home field. He started a little rocky allowing three 1st inning hits and one run to score. In the 2nd he mowed the three Knights down in order after Lux jumped back on top 2-1 on a Ryan Neumann RBI single. Lux scored one more in the 3rd when Alex Stanford drove in Tim Wilson who had doubled. Up 3-1 O'Neill met resistance again in the bottom of the 3rd as the Knights led off triple and scored that run to close within one. From that point forward O'Neill was dominating. He spread 3 hits over the next 4 innings while striking out 3. O'Neill finished with a solid 7th shutting down a good offensive team Knights to tally his 2nd Complete Game win and preserving a solid 3-2 Lux Win.
Barlow Pinch Hits Lux to 5th Straight - Morrow Still Dealing (06/28/08) In the back half of the DH with
Kent this evening Lux put AJ Morr Barlow Clutch in the 7th for Lux Postetter Rolls - Lux Wins (6/28/08) Right hander Jeff Postetter got
the start in game 1 this afternoon in the DH with the Kent Bulldogs
at Kent Memorial. Pots came Postetter Doing Business on the Bump
Lux Scraps with Lakeside (6/25/08) Lux and Lakeside played a see-saw affair this afternoon in Bellevue that came down to to the last out. Down 2-0 Lux scored 4 times in the 3rd on successive singles by Craig Jacobson, Adam McNaghten, Danny Kelley & Tim Wilson. Lakeside responded with 3 in the bottom of the 3rd to take the lead and then 2 more in the 4th to go up by 3. Missed opportunities hounded Lux in this game but in the 6th they were break through. Anthony Vitulli singled followed by a Ryan Neumann walk. Jacobson was HBP and then McNaghten scored 2 on a single to left. Wilson drew a walk and then SS Alex Stanford drove a double to right to clear the bases and give Lux the 2 run lead. Lakeside continued to scrap though ans in the 7th loaded the bases and had scored a run until Jeff Postetter got a ground ball back to the mound to end the game.
Spark Lit Late in Lux Comeback Victory (6/24/08 Lux looked like a team who played 8 tough games in 7 days early against the Riverdawgs of Skagit Valley. Dominated at the plate and sluggish in the field, Lux struggled to stay in the game despite the solid effort of starting pitcher Roger O'Neill. The Riverdawgs got a couple timely hits to score 3 times in the 3rd and two more in the 4th on a misplayed ball in the outfield. Lux scored their first run in the bottom half of the inning when Alex Stanford doubled and came home on a Ryan Neumann ground ball, The Dawgs scored two more in the 5th on a home run and led 7-1 but the spark had been lit as a Dawgs base runner made an aggressive slide on a possible DP and cleated 2nd baseman Tim Wilson above the knee. The spark led to fire and Lux scored in each of the next 3 innings. In the 5th Danny Kelley singled to knock in Anthony Vitulli who had doubled. In the 6th Lux took advantage of a single by Stanford, a couple walks and an RBI by Conor Kelley who wore one with the bases corked. Josh Rubideaux relieved O'Neill and threw 2 scoreless innings in a fine performance striking out 2 and allowing just one hit. In the Lux 7th Wilson and Stanford walked. Patrick Barlow had a 9 pitch at bat to fight a walk and with no outs AJ Morrow blasted a 3-1 pitch over the centerfielders head for a walk off double to complete the comeback and give Lux the 8-7 victory.
Lux Beats Wilkinson 8-3 - Grant Goes the Distance(6/23/08) LB matched up against Wilkinson
this afternoon at the newly renovated field in White Center and led
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Palouse Summer Series Lux Comes up Short in Tourney Semifinals (6/22/08) Lux met the Bankers in the semifinals of the Palouse Summer Series this morning. Lux got the early lead 1-0 after Anthony Vitulli singled and moved to 3rd Tim Wilson's hit. Vitulli was aggressive on the base paths and forced a Bankers throwing error to score. Bank got 3 in the 3rd on 3 singles and an error. Lux responded with a run in the bottom of the inning when Conor Kelley singled and Craig Jacobson advance across the plate on a passed ball. Some very frustrating calls and mishandled balls in the field accounted for 2 more Bank runs. Lux was unable to overcome the deficit and fell 5-2. Morrow Dominant in Game 5 - Lux Wins Their Bracket Needing the
victory to stay pace with bracket leaders, Lux Homes turned to the
guy who has been vying for the role of Ace - AJ Morrow.
Outstanding in his 3 previous outings that were all Lux victories,
Morrow turned his sights onto a very solid Twin Falls Idaho
team. AJ was nothing short of awesome today allowing
but 1 hit and just two opposing
12 Hit Barrage Gives Lux Win Over Shockers in Game 4 (6/20/08) Lux played their
4th game in less that 21 hours in this, the tail end of a double
header on Day 2 of the Palouse Tournament and the opponent was the
Shockers at Pullman HS. Lux responded like the competitors
they are with 12 hits including 2 doubles, a triple and a towering
home run resulting in a 12-10 win. Kris Otterholt led
the game off with a triple to the left center wall then scored on an
Adam McNaghten Sac Fly. Lux scored three in the top of
the 2nd with Erick Raynes and Danney Kelley scoring on
an RBI single by catcher Ryan Nuemann. In the 3rd
Kelley got on with another single then scored on a Raynes
double to center. Alex Stanford led off the 4th
with a towering bomb to right center tha
O'Neill Comes Up Huge - Lux Beats Bozeman in Tense Contest (06/20/08) Lux junior Roger O'Neill got the nod this morning and gave his best pitching performance of the year thus far in a critical game for LB. Supported by solid defense behind him, O Neill spread 4 hits over 7 complete innings to best a very good Bozeman Bucks team in Game 3. Bozeman scored in the 1st and held the 1-0 lead until the 5th when Danny Kelley singled and was advanced by an AJ Morrow sacrifice bunt. Anthony Vitulli then 'came up clutch' with a stinging 2 out single to center to score Kelley and tie the game. Bozeman responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the 5th to go back on top by 1. In the Lux Homes 6th Adam McNaghten led off with a double to right followed by a single by Tim Wilson. Alex Stanford scored McNaghten with a screamer to 2nd that was fielded by the 2nd baseman but not cleanly enough to stop the run. Wilson advanced to 3rd on the ground ball and then scored when Patrick Barlow pounded a fly ball to center and Lux led for the 1st time in the game 3-2. O'Neill worked 3 soft fly ball outs in the 6th and entered the bottom of the 7th with only the 1 run lead. Bozeman would not go quietly and led the inning off with a deep drive to the wall that resulted in their lead off guy standing on 3rd with nobody out. However, O'Neill rose to the challenge striking out the designated hitter and inducing pop outs to Wilson and Barlow to secure the big 3-2 victory for Lux.
Pullman Falls Victim in Game 2 (6/19/08) Lux Homes played the home town favorite Pullman Patriots in the back half of their opening day doubleheader at WSU. Lux came out smoking after the earlier loss and exploded for 3 runs in the 1st on a combination of walks to Pat Barlow & Tim Wilson and base hits by Alex Stanford, Danny Kelley and Adam McNaghten. Lux scored 3 more in the 2nd when Wilson drew another walk, and singles by McNaghten & Stanford were followed by 3 walks. Lux got on the board again in the 4th when Joey Semler scored on Roger O'Neill's single to center. Lux enjoyed a comfortable lead but, with tournament tie breaks a factor now with 1 loss, they needed to keep opponents off the board and runs against to a minimum. A combination of pitchers were called to the hill to do just that led by Jeff Postetter who tossed 3 scoreless frames followed by two shut out innings from Jack Grant. Erick Raynes then delivered the final blow with a 2 run home run in the top of the 6th to give Lux the necessary margin for the mercy rule and Conor Kelley closed the game in the bottom of the 6th preserving the 9-1 Lux victory.
Lux Drops Game 1 in 8th (6/19/08) Lux battled with the Seadogs in the opener of the Palouse Summer Series at W.S.U this afternoon falling in the 8th 2-1. Lux opened with the lead when Tim Wilson scored on a fielders choice by Alex Stanford in the 1st. Lux threatened 4 more times but could not put across the go ahead run as the game went into extra innings tied 1-1. The Seadogs plated a tough run in the top of the 8th and secured the game with a 1-2-3 final frame. The web gem of the day was turned in by Kris Otterholt in left with a late inning diving snag near the foul line for a big 5th inning out. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Lux Homecoming Game Great Success (6/15/08) The Lux 16U and the Lux 18U clubs squared off today in a friendly match on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Husky Ball Park. The 16's jumped out to a quick lead scoring in the 1st when lead off hitter John Shimabukuro came around to score. The 18's responded with 3 base hits and a Sac Fly to take a 4-1 lead and slowly pulled away over the rest of the game. AJ Morrow and Erick Raynes homered for the big club while Jeff Donovan, Jeff Postetter and Jack Grant each pounded big base hits for the 18's. After the game, the whole Lux family enjoyed a brief moment celebrating Father's Day and some eats. Great Fun in Luxville !
Lakeside Shuts Down LB Again (6/12/08) Unable to do much with the Lakeside starter, Lux fell hard again. Adam McNaghten continued to tear up Lakeside pitching going 2-3 again plating one run. Sophomore Kris Otterholt knocked Craig Jacobson in with a single but that was all the scoring Lux could mount. Pat Barlow doubled for the cause. "When we get everyone back we will be a much better club' said Coach Duerr "but regardless, those boys just flat out hit"
Lux Homes Solid - Takes Capital(6/11/08) Visiting Capital played an evening affair with Lux at B.C.C. Lux scored often in this one behind 2 RBI's by Craig Jacobson, 3 RBI's by Ryan Neumann who had 2 hits and a Sac Fly on the day and 2 RBI's from 1st baseman Ryan Barlow on a single and a double. This was more than enough offense for Lux starter AJ Morrow who threw his second outstanding game in as many outings. Morrow spread out 3 hits and allowed 1 run while striking out 7 on the day. Defensively, SS Alex Stanford and 1st baseman Barlow flashed the leather for Lux keeping the Riverdawgs from threatening after the 4th preserving the 10-1 victory.
Lux Cannot Overcome Lakeside Offense (6/10/08 Lakeside exploded quick and often with 7 run in the top of the 1st. They tallied 6 in the top of the 7th - with a grand slam to blow it open, Lux battled after the rough 1st frame and scoring 4 runs in the following 3 innings to chip away at the early lead, Joey Semler singled and doubled to knock in 3 runs and scored himself on a Danny Kelley single. Two more Lux opportunities to get runs were shut down by solid Lakeside pitching & D and Lux suffered it's worse loss in 3 years 17 - 4.
Lux Falls 9-8 to Chaffey (6/8/08) Lux jumped out to the lead vs Chaffey with 5 straight two out hits in the 3rd - the big blow a Danny Kelley double to plate two but Chaffey got right back into it with 4 in the bottom of the inning. By the end of the 6th Lux found themselves down by 3 runs but wasn't done by any means. Roger O'Neill singled for the 3rd time in the game, Patrick Barlow stroked his second RBI single and Adam McNaghten added his 3rd hit of the game doubling to left scoring Barlow. But Lux ran out of time and couldn't get the last run across coming up short 9-8 to rival Chaffey.
Lax Lux Club Drops Front End 7-0 (6/8/08) Lux came out very flat and paid for it against Chaffey. Lux was unable to mount any offense while repeatedly packing the bases full of opposing base runners resulting in lopsided opener.
Rubideaux Battles Hard - Earns Lux a Push in Game II (6/6/08) As quick as the game began Lux found themselves down 4-0 to Columbia River and needed the keep them River Dawgs rom getting further ahead. Enter relief pitcher Josh Rubideaux who threw 4-plus outstanding innings of relief work giving his team a chance to pick away at the deficit. Anythony Vitulli doubled and scored on a Sac Fly by Alex Stanford for the 1st run. A Kris Otterholt double scored Erick Raynes for the second run and the lead was at two until the 7th. A Vitulli single, a Stanford Walk and clutch singles by Conor Kelley & Danny Kelley with 2 outs tied the game & knotted the scored at 4. In the 8th Columbia River scored a run to again take the lead but Lux wasn't finished. Joey Semler led the 8th off with a driving double to left, moved to 3rd on an Otterholt bunt sinlge - his 3rd hit of the day - and scored on Vitulli's 3rd knock of the day. Called by the officials due to darkness the game ended in a tie.
Morrow Tosses No Hitter - Offense Clicks (6/6/08) After several days of rain outs, Lux found a break in the weather to play a cold and damp DH with visiting Columbia River at BCC. Lux turned to AJ Morrow to get the weekend started. Morrow responded with a tossing his first No hitter in a 5 inning 11-1 Lux victory. Morrow found handles all day and the defense played errorless ball behind him. Offensively Lux swung it well plating runs in 4 of 5 innings. Lux was led by SS Alex Stanford who went 3-4 with a double and triple, Danny Kelley & Ryan Neumann who both had a paid of base hits (Neumann with two in one inning!). Lux LF Anthony Vitulli added 3 RBI's to the effort.
Nike Memorial Day Invitational
Lux Beats System 6 - 2 (5/26/08) Lux battled the Washington System this afternoon in Ephrata with Roger O'Neill getting the start. O'Neill threw well for his first start in over a month before turning the ball over the Erick Raynes in the 5th. Raynes was outstanding as well allowing just two base runners in 3 innings of work. Offensively, Lux scored the 1st run behind successive singles by Tim Wilson, Adam McNaghten and Alex Stanford. Kris Otterholt knocked in Ryan Neumann (2 for 4 ) and Craig Jacobson (2 for 3) in the 4th with a double to right and scored on a McNaghten single. Stanford completed the scoring knocking in Jacobson & Otterholt in the 6th
Columbia River Throws Wrench into the Plan (5/25/08) A win put Lux into the championship round but Columbia River had other ideas dumping LB 8-4 in a disappointing loss. Unable to pitch ahead in the count and Lux' inability to capitalize with runners in scoring position proved fatal. Erick Raynes had two hits on the day as did Tim Wilson. Adam McNaghten homered for Lux.
Grant's Giant Effort Lost in 9th (5/24/08) Jack Grant pitched arguably the best game of his life against the Titans this afternoon. Grant squared off with an outstanding Titan pitcher and the duel was on. Grant was masterful dominating Titan hitters threw 7 innings. However, the Titans ace was answering in much the same manner and the score was knotted at 1-1 through 7 complete innings. With a pitchers duel in full bloom and the score deadlocked, Grant took the mound again in the 8th and proceeded to strike out the side. An outstanding effort by Grant on the day who, due to pitch count, was relieved in the 9th. However, we could not hold for him and the Titans scored once to win the contest 2-1. The Lux defense was solid today with the web gems being delivered by 3rd baseman Danny Kelley and centerfielder Adam McNaghten with an outstanding over the head diving snag in the 5th - ala Jim Edmonds - to end the inning.
Postetter Fires Gem vs Wave (05/23/08) Inglemoor star Jeff Postetter got the nod against a tough Wave club in Game 2 and dealt nothing but aces. The tall right hander threw a complete game allowing just 4 hits and 1 run striking out 6 to earn the win. Postetter faced two late inning threats but struck out the 3rd out in both the 6th & 7th innings to preserve the big 'W". Alex Stanford provided the offense with a 2 run dinger in the 3rd proving to be the game winner.
Lux Opens With Victory (5/23.08) Jeff Donovan made his debut kicking off the 2008 campaign for Lux Homes against Columbia River in the Nike Classic in Ephrata, Wa. Dono took little time to find the groove throwing a 5 inning Complete Game in the 10-2 LB win. Tim Wilson, Adam McNaghten & Joey Semler had a pair of base hits each for boys in green.
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triumph. Rubideaux struck out 5 and walked four on the day.
The web gem of the game was turned in by SS Craig Jacobson on hard
one hopper he gloved in traffic and from a knee started a classic
6-4-3 double play to end Redmond's only threat in the 4th.
Offensively for Lux every starter had a base hit on the day
including Craig Jacobson ( 2-3 with 4 RBI) and Roger O'Neill
(2-3) who scored in the 4th on deep double by 3rd baseman Erick Raynes,
Joey Semler has been getting hot with 2 more singles today resulting
in 3 RBI. Tim Wilson and
Alex Stanford also had two hits, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
ow on the hill and AJ turned in
another outstanding performance. Morrow allowed just 1 run in
the 2nd but was lights out after that striking out 5 and and giving
up just 4 hits on the day in another complete game performance.
However, Lux could not get base runners across the plate throughout
this one and found themselves down 1-0 in the top of the 7th. LB
then turned to big Patrick Barlow to get it done. The junior
from Juanita came off the bench and delivered in the clutch. With 1
out Barlow's 0-1 single to right scoring Roger O'Neill and Kris Otterholt to lift Lux to a big 2-1 victory - their 5th for the week
and 10 of their last 12. 
out early and established his presence
and rolled to a Complete Game. The senior from Inglemoor gave up 2
runs on 6 hits while striking out 7 and walking 1. Offensively Lux
scored often plating 3 runs in 3 different inning in support of
Postetter Danny Kelley was 3-5 on the day with a double in the 5th
scoring Roger O'Neill & Craig Jacobson who had singled.
Alex Stanford and Roger O'Neill were 3-4 and AJ Morrow had 4 RBI on
2 long Sac Fly's scoring Tim Wilson each time. Morrow also stroked a
double off the wall scoring Wilson and Kelley in thr 7th. In all 7
players scored on 16 hits and Lux got the victory by a score of
12-2
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a bases loaded screamer off the bat of Pat Barlow found leather and
resulted in an inning ending DP. But Lux came back with 5 in
the 2nd. A couple walks, an RBI single by Craig Jacobson and a
bases loaded double off the wall by Danny Kelley put Lux in early
command of this one. Anthony Vitulli doubled in the 4th and scored
on a Tim Wilson Sac Fly. Ryan Neumann's 2 out double scored Wilson
and Roger O'Neill to end the LB scoring. Lux starter Jack
Grant was very tough to beat in this one. The tall right hander
opened alittle tight in the 1st but soon found his rhythm allowing just 4 hits while
striking out 6. Wilkinson was unable to plate a runner until 2
outs in the 7th.
Danny Kelley Doubling off the Wall
base runners to reach 2nd the entire
game. Solid defense behind him was a great asset as well
including the performance by Lux SS Alex Stanford who had 7
assists and 2 put outs on the day - two of which were 'web gems'.
All the offense he would need was provided on the first two swings
of the game when Kris Otterholt tripled to right followed by
Adam McNaghten's lined single to right center giving Lux the
early 1-0 lead. The score stayed this way until the 6th when
Tim Wilson walked, stole 2nd and then scored on Alex
Stanford's triple over the center fielders head. Poised with a 2
run lead, Morrow made short work of the Cowboys in the 7th
working a fly ball out to left that was tracked down by Jeff
Postetter, and two ground balls to Stanford at shortstop
who who played pick and catch with Pat Barlow at 1st and give
Lux the Bracket championship. 
t landed half way up the
hillside above the field. However, with all this scoring Lux could
not shed the Shockers. A couple hits and some wildness from the bump
in combination with a questionable call gave the Shockers an 8-7
lead in to the 5th. The Green & Gold came in off the field with fire
and proceeded as follows: a McNaghten Walk, back to back
singles by Tim Wilson and Alex Stanford and a double
by big Patrick Barlow. After a walk to Roger O'Neill
and a Sac Fly by Kelley, Raynes singled to right and
Nuemann delivered his 3rd hit on the day. Results: 5 Lux runs.
The Shockers plated two in the bottom half of the inning and the
game ended with a 12-10 victory for Lux Homes moving them to 3-1 in
pool play ,
Raynes leads big attack with 3 hits