It was truly a collective effort. Guys were spraying the ball over the field. There were shots down the left-field line,

 seeing-eye singles to right and an occasional parabolic clout to center. And there were many heroes. Newcomer Lon Kruse and old faithfuls Mike Schlottmann and Mark Mueller-Dahl each had three hits and two runs scored. Fred Pender, Matt Forster, Dave Burton and David Maki-Waller each had two hits. But Mark Beaver provided the real spark with three hits and four RBIs on the night.

     The defense was solid all around, but the Play of the Game must go to one of our catchers, Logan Mueller-Dahl. Late in the game, with a runner bearing down on him from third, he made a great catch and tag on a bang-bang play at the plate, at some personal risk I must add. When the dust cleared, he held on to the ball for an important, rally-killing out.

    Now is the time to consider participating in the Church All-Star Game Challenge. The all-star game raises funds for the Northfield CAC. All we are asking is that you donate a dollar for every run the Apostles score over the next two games. We’ll present your check at the All-Star game July 13th.