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GAYLORD - Searles Bullheads came from behind to defeat Eden Prairie Loins Tap at Walsh field in Gaylord 8-2 here Friday night 8-2. With the Bullheads trailing 2-1 after 6 innings, Troy Kamm led off the seventh with a base hit and scored on a Tom Steinbach single to tie the game.

In the top of the 9th, the Bullheads bats came alive against losing pitcher Dave Feucker Al Felber doubled with bases loaded as the biggest hit of the night to untie the game. Dave Fauth and Doug Ekstrom immediately followed with RBI base hits and that was more than enough for Kyle Messner.

Kyle Messner who earned the extra inning win in relief for Searles, silenced the Eden Prairie bats for the final 5 2/3 innings fanning 13 and allowing only 2 hits,

BOX SCORE 6/4/11 (played in Gaylord)

Searles Bullheads ... 010 000 105 - 7-12-1
Eden Prairie ........... 000 110-000 - 2 -5- 1

S- Fauth, Marquardt (3), Messner (W) (4) and Schaefer, Felber (6). LP- Kahre, Feucker (5) (L) 5th and Barta
2b- Felber, Kahre.

Submitted by Bruce Jacobs - Searles Bullheads media rep.