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SHAKOPEE - On the strength of good pitching, excellent defense, and some timely hitting, the Shakopee Chiefs overcame a three- run Hanska first inning to defeat the Bullheads 7-5 Sunday evening. It was Hanska's first loss in league play. Shakopee pitcher Brad VanBerger scattered just 6 more hits after giving three runs in the first. He got some help from his defense to hold the Bullheads to single runs in the fourth and seventh innings.

A seventh inning rally fell short for Hanska as a game-tying home run bid off the bat of Mike Marquardt was pulled in with a leaping grab off the fence by the Chiefs' center fielder at the 353-foot marker.

In Hanska's first inning, after a Kyle Messner lead-off base hit, Mike Marquardt, Dave Fauth, and Terry Steinbach singled ahead of a Tom Steinbach's one-out double to account for the three runs. Marquardt, Fauth, and Tom Steinbach led the offence with multi-hit games, and Fauth and Terry Steinbach each threw 3 innings for the Bullheads. Steinbach was the losing pitcher as Shakopee scored three to tie the game in the second inning, and four in the fourth.
Report contributed by Bullhead media representative Bruce Jacobs..

------See attachment for Bullhead's season record todate and remaining schedule.------
Hanska Bullheads . 300 100 1 - 5-12-1
Shakopee Chiefs .. 030 400 x - 7-11-0

Fauth, Te. Steinbach (4) and Te. Steinbach, Felber (4); Van Berger and Britz. Loser - Te. Steinbach
3B Hit - Brown (S), 2B- Boltman and Welter (S); Marquardt, Tom Steinbach (2)