Laurel outlook., 1948-07-21
Laurel Team Wins
State Baseball Crown

undefeated, the Farmers Union was
matched against a powerful and
heretofore undefeated club from
Havre, while Roundup and the
Lewiston Eagles played in the other
bracket.
Laurel went out in front with one
run in the second and increased the
margin with another in the fifth.
George Krug on the mound for
Laurel used a change of pace that
for eight innings had the Havre
club at bay and behind, 8 to 1.
But in the eighth Havre began a
rally that scored three runs to go
ahead. With men on base Mike
Peckovitch, the only addition to the
Laurel club for the tournament, took
over and put out the fire.
Laurel tied the game in the last
of the eighth and Havre went score
less in the top of the ninth. The
Farmers Union started the last of
the ninth with a hit and a walk. A
sacrifice advanced the men to second
and third to set the stage for Al
Racki's single to left field that
broke up the game, 4 to 8.
Sunday morning brought together
the Roundup Miners who had scored
the second win over the Lewistown
Eagles, and the Farmers Union. A
big second inning chased Brickta
from the mound and put the Laurel
club out in front with eve runs
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Bartell took the mound assignment
and proceeded to hold the Farm
ers Union to only one hit and no
runs for the rest of the game, but
the Roundup Miners could only
manage two runs in the eighth.
Peckovitch was in top form
throughout the game and except for
the eighth put the Miners down
in order without issuing a
pass throughout the entire
game, to win his second game of
the tournament. .
The Miners then faced the tough .,
assignment of playing the Havre :,
club that had continued to win in I
the consolation round. Bob Kerrick !
hurled the Roundup club to victory
to give the Miners their second
chance at the Laurel club. I
Playing their third successive !
game without a break, the Miners I
opened in the top of the first with '
two runs, but the Laurel team came =
back with three in the bot I
,om of the first to start one of the :
games these two rival clubs j
nave eve played.
Hoffman started for Laurel and
Warner pitched for Roundup in a
in which the lead changed
hands six times before the final F
out. Laurel increased its lead by e
runs in the third, only to have f
Roundup explode for five runs in Ii
the fourth on six hits. Mike Peck T
witch was given the nod again, re- \
placed Hoffman to win his third "
in two days for Laurel. By
he seventh inning Laurel had tied i,
he game and gone out in front q
7. The lead was only temper $
Try, as Roundup pounded the ball
lard and by the ninth had a one
'un 10 to 9 edge. In the top of r
he last inning Laurel put togeth- =
n enough power to score two runs
md once again lead, II to 10. :,
The first man flied out for Round w
Up in the bottom of the ninth and +
hen with two strikes and no balls u
the batter Peckovitch hit the M
with the ball. An error and q
walk loaded the bases and it look u
d like Roundup was going to come 5,
ut in front again after seven sue u
essive hours of play on the dia-
1ond. But Peckovitch struck out the |
ext batter for the second out and
II Rack caught the line drive in
c left field from the bat of Jim
Weir to retire the side and return
he state title to Laurel.
Playoff dates between the Wyo-
ling and Montana winners have
cen set for next week end and are st
Lated for Montana. The Association
as voiced approval for the games st
be played in Laurel, should that
e wished, and according to Man RI
ger Jack Parker a possible spon-
is being sought this week, pend
lg the completion of the lighting
The winner of that con- -,
est will have the right to travel o'
Wichita, Kans., for the second pe
ound of the Baseball Congress of
national championship.