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HANSKA- Montgomery's Coyotes came scored a pair of one-run victories over the RV Bullhead 50s here Sunday. afternoon. (Submitted by Bruce Jacobs, media rep)

In game one, Coyotes pitcher John Grimm and the Bullhead's Bruce Jacobs both went the distance in a 7-6 extra-inning shoot-out decided contest. The game was tied at 5 after the scheduled 6 innings, and Montgomery came up with two in the top half of the seventh. The Bullheads scored one, leaving the tying run on base. In M50BL shoot-out rules for a tie-game, a runner is placed at second and each hitter comes to the plate with a 2-2 count.
Todd Olson, Tom Steinbach, and Gary Morshing led the offense with multi-hit games. Steinbach and Morshing each drove in two runs.

In game two, the Bullheads came into the bottom half of the final frame trailing 9-7. With one out, Ray Glenn walked and Olson singled. After a Dave Johnson fielder's choice, Tom Steinbach doubled scoring Glenn and sending Olson to third. Coyotes winning pitcher Mark Pitmann then snared Jacobs' line-drive bid for a game winning hit to end the game. Johnson was the tough-luck loser in a complete game . Steinbach had a huge offensive game for the Bullheads, going four for five with a double, a triple, and four RBI. Johnson also had four hits in five AB. Glenn and James Cottingham were three for four. Olson added two hits with a double.

The River Valley Bullhead 50s (1-3) travel to Bloomington's Dred Scott field Tuesday evening to face Cross-town Traffic in a single seven inning contest, and again Saturday (Oct 3) to face the TC Twins at Kelly Field in a 2 p.m. double-header.

Montgomery Coyotes .. 110 021 2 --- 7-10-2
RV Bullhead 50s ......... 102 101 1 --- 6-11-3
Grimm and Daniels; Jacobs and Johnson.

Montgomery Coyotes .. 103 122 --- 9-12-0
RV Bullhead 50s ......... 231 011 --- 8-17-2
Winters, M. Pitmann (W) and D. Pitmann; Johnson and Olson