Decatur used the pitching combination of Bryan Gale and
Nicholas Athey to shut out Bay City All Saints 8-0 en route to its first-ever
MHSAA baseball championship in the Division 4 final. Gale pitched a total
of five innings, striking out 8 and allowing just one hit, while Athey limited
the Cougars to just two hits in two innings. Gale also pitched five no-hit
innings in the semifinal win over Posen on Friday.
The Raiders got all the offense they would need with an unearned run in
the first, then broke open a 2-0 game with four runs in the sixth and two
in the seventh. Center fielder Matthew Overley had three RBIs and third
baseman Brendon Ross drove in two for Decatur.
Decatur (29-9) was making its first Finals appearance, while Bay City All
Saints (24-15) is now 2-2 in championship games, winning in 1978 and 1981,
while losing in 1991.
MHSAA Baseball Championship
Decatur vs Bay City All Saints
Jun 19, 1999 at Battle Creek (Nichols Fields)
Decatur 8 (29-9) Bay City All Saints 0 (24-15)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Bryan Gale p/ss............ 3 2 0 1 Brian Erndt ss/lf.......... 3 0 0 0
Shawn McLeese pr.......... 0 0 0 0 Andy Regulski p/ss......... 3 0 0 0
Brendon Ross 3b............ 3 0 1 2 Pat Woody c................ 3 0 1 0
Nicholas Athey ss/p........ 3 0 1 1 Ryan Meissner 3b........... 3 0 0 0
Jeff Parish c.............. 3 0 2 1 Nick Brzezinski dh......... 3 0 1 0
Matthew Willbrandt pr..... 0 0 0 0 Nick Bauer rf.............. 1 0 0 0
Jay Newell 1b.............. 4 1 1 0 Brian Martin ph........... 1 0 1 0
Russell Overton rf......... 4 2 2 0 Brian Campbell 1b.......... 1 0 0 0
Nicholas Gray lf........... 3 1 1 0 Mike Wenglikowski 2b....... 1 0 0 0
Daniel Northrup 2b......... 2 1 1 0 Eric Drzewicki pr/ph...... 1 0 0 0
Matthew Overley cf......... 3 1 1 3 Pat O'Leary pr............ 0 0 0 0
Nate Cherwin ph........... 1 0 0 0
Kevin Biskup lf/p.......... 1 0 0 0
Keith Ramseyer ph......... 1 0 0 0
Nick Grange cf............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 28 8 10 8 Totals..................... 23 0 3 0
Score by Innings R H E
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Decatur............. 100 104 2 - 8 10 1
Bay City All Saints. 000 000 0 - 0 3 5
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E - Gale; Regulski 3; Campbell; Biskup. LOB - Raiders 10; Cougars 5. 2B - Woody. 3B
- Newell. HBP - Ross; Athey 2; Northrup. SH - Ross; Gray. SB - Athey. CS - Athey;
Willbrandt.
Decatur IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Bryan Gale W.............. 5.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 16 18 5 2
Nicholas Athey ............ 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 7 8 2 0
Bay City All Saints IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Andy Regulski L........... 5.1 8 4 3 1 6 0 0 2 0 20 25 5 2
Kevin Biskup .............. 0.1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 1
Brian Erndt ............... 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 3 1
WP - Athey. HB - Regulski 2; Biskup 2.
Strikeouts - Parish; Newell 2; Overton; Gray 2; Erndt 2; Regulski 2; Woody;
Meissner; Brzezinski; Drzewicki; Cherwin; Biskup; Ramseyer. Walks - Gale 2; Parish;
Northrup; Overley; Bauer; Campbell; Wenglikowski.
Umpires - Home:Mark Dushane 1st:Alvin Nixon 3rd:John Zinger
Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance:
Game: D4BBF
Game notes:
MHSAA Division IV Baseball Championship
MHSAA Baseball Championship
Decatur vs Bay City All Saints
Jun 19, 1999 at Battle Creek (Nichols Fields)
Decatur 8 (29-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Bryan Gale p/ss.......... 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1
Shawn McLeese pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brendon Ross 3b.......... 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Nicholas Athey ss/p...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Jeff Parish c............ 3 0 2 1 1 1 11 0 0
Matthew Willbrandt pr... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Newell 1b............ 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 6
Russell Overton rf....... 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Nicholas Gray lf......... 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Daniel Northrup 2b....... 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Matthew Overley cf....... 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 1
Totals................... 28 8 10 8 5 6 21 2 10
Bay City All Saints 0 (24-15)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Brian Erndt ss/lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Andy Regulski p/ss....... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Pat Woody c.............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 2 0
Ryan Meissner 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Nick Brzezinski dh....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nick Bauer rf............ 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1
Brian Martin ph......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Campbell 1b........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Mike Wenglikowski 2b..... 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2
Eric Drzewicki pr/ph.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pat O'Leary pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Cherwin ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Biskup lf/p........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Keith Ramseyer ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Nick Grange cf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 23 0 3 0 3 11 21 6 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Decatur............. 100 104 2 - 8 10 1
Bay City All Saints. 000 000 0 - 0 3 5
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E - Gale; Regulski 3; Campbell; Biskup. LOB - Raiders 10; Cougars 5. 2B -
Woody. 3B - Newell. HBP - Ross; Athey 2; Northrup. SH - Ross; Gray. SB -
Athey. CS - Athey; Willbrandt.
Decatur IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Bryan Gale.......... 5.0 1 0 0 2 8 16 18
Nicholas Athey...... 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 7 8
Bay City All Saints IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andy Regulski....... 5.1 8 4 3 1 6 20 25
Kevin Biskup........ 0.1 0 2 1 2 0 2 6
Brian Erndt......... 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 6 8
Win - Gale (). Loss - Regulski (). Save - None.
WP - Athey. HB - Regulski 2; Biskup 2.
Umpires - Home:Mark Dushane 1st:Alvin Nixon 3rd:John Zinger
Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance:
Game: D4BBF
Game notes:
MHSAA Division IV Baseball Championship
MHSAA Baseball Championship
Decatur vs Bay City All Saints - Play-by-Play
Jun 19, 1999 at Battle Creek (Nichols Fields)
Score by Innings R H E
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Decatur............. 100 104 2 - 8 10 1
Bay City All Saints. 000 000 0 - 0 3 5
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Decatur - inning 1
Gale walked. Ross reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt; Gale advanced
to second on an error by p. Athey singled, RBI; Ross advanced to third; Gale
scored, unearned. Athey stole second. Parish singled; Athey advanced to third;
Ross out at home p to c. Willbrandt pinch ran for Parish. Willbrandt out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. Newell struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits,
1 error, 1 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 1
Parish to c for Willbrandt. Erndt struck out. Regulski struck out. Woody struck
out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Decatur - inning 2
Overton struck out. Gray struck out. Northrup singled. Overley flied out to
2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 2
Meissner popped up to 2b. Brzezinski lined out to lf. Bauer walked. Campbell
walked; Bauer advanced to second. Wenglikowski grounded out to 3b unassisted.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Decatur - inning 3
Gale flied out to rf. Ross flied out to rf. Athey hit by pitch. Parish singled,
advanced to second on the throw; Athey advanced to third. Willbrandt pinch
ran for Parish. Newell struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 3
Parish to c for Willbrandt. Biskup struck out. Erndt grounded out to 2b. Regulski
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Decatur - inning 4
Overton singled. Gray grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Overton advanced to second.
Northrup fouled out to c. Overley singled, advanced to second on an error
by lf, RBI; Overton scored. Gale flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 4
Woody flied out to lf. Meissner lined out to 3b. Gale to ss. Athey to p. Brzezinski
singled. Bauer fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Decatur - inning 5
Ross grounded out to ss. Athey hit by pitch. Athey out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. Parish struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 5
Campbell flied out to cf. Wenglikowski walked. Drzewicki pinch ran for Wenglikowski.
O'Leary pinch ran for Drzewicki. Ramseyer pinch hit for Biskup. Ramseyer struck
out. Gale to p. Athey to ss. Erndt struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Decatur - inning 6
Wenglikowski to 2b for O'Leary. Biskup to lf for Ramseyer. Newell tripled
to right center. Overton singled to third base. Gray struck out. Erndt to
lf. Regulski to ss. Biskup to p. Northrup hit by pitch; Overton advanced to
second. Overley walked, RBI; Northrup advanced to second; Overton advanced
to third; Newell scored. Gale reached on an error by ss, RBI; Overley advanced
to second; Northrup advanced to third; Overton scored. Ross hit by pitch,
RBI; Gale advanced to second; Overley advanced to third; Northrup scored.
Athey reached on a fielder's choice; Ross advanced to second; Gale advanced
to third; Overley out at home 3b to c. Parish walked, RBI; Athey advanced
to second; Ross advanced to third; Gale scored, unearned. Willbrandt pinch
ran for Parish. Erndt to p. Biskup to lf. Newell flied out to rf. 4 runs,
2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 6
Parish to c for Willbrandt. Regulski struck out looking. Woody doubled to
right center. Woody advanced to third on a throwing error by p. Meissner struck
out looking. Brzezinski struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Decatur - inning 7
Overton popped up to 2b. Gray singled to shortstop. Gray advanced to second
on an error by 1b, advanced to third on an error by ss. Northrup walked. Overley
reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Northrup out at second 2b unassisted;
Gray scored. Gale walked; Overley advanced to second. McLeese pinch ran for
Gale. Ross singled, RBI; McLeese advanced to second; Overley scored. Athey
popped up to 1b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Bay City All Saints - inning 7
Gale to ss for McLeese. Athey to p. Martin pinch hit for Bauer. Martin singled.
Drzewicki pinch hit for Campbell. Cherwin pinch hit for Wenglikowski. Martin
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Drzewicki struck out. Cherwin struck out.
Martin out at second p to ss, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.