KUNZE HURLS CROIX VALLEY GLASS TO 1994 RICE LAKE CHAMPIONSHIP

RICE LAKE-Croix Valley Glass of Stillwater, Minnesota, tournament champions in 1992 and 1991, returned to the Rice Lake Invitational after a one year absence and resumed their dominance by posting five consecutive victories en route to the '94 crown.

Russ Kunze fashioned three strikeouts in succession after arch-rival Scandia-Minnesota Computers had placed runners at first and third to open the seventh inning, preserving a 2-1 championship game victory.  Croix Valley had defeated the Scandia club by an identical score in the winners bracket final.

Standings Record
1.  Stillwater, MN Croix Valley Glass 5-0
2.  Scandia-Minnesota Computers 4-2
3.  Duluth, MN Interstate Spur 4-2
4.  North Bend Freddie's/Millis 4-2
5.  Eau Claire Merchants 4-2
5.  Ostrander, MN Chunkers 2-2
7.  Rice Lake Old Milwaukee Org. 3-2
7.  Geneva, IA Geneva Grain 2-2
9.  St. Paul, MN Rice St. Merchants 1-2
9.  Bloomer Bowl/ Morrison Implement 1-2
9.  Arcadia Dan's Bar 1-2
9.  Madison Sports Pub 1-2
13.  Rhinelander Musson Bros 0-2
13.  Eau Claire Ray's Place 0-2
13.  Bloomer Pines Ballroom 0-2
17.  Baldwin Jerry's Bar 0-2


Leading Hitters

PLAYER TEAM AB R H 2B 3B HR AVE
Reece Dodd Geneva, IA Geneva Grain 14 5 8 2 0 1 .571
Chad Boom Scandia-Minnesota Computers 15 1 8 3 0 0 .353
Bruce Stuhr Freddie's/Millis 15 3 7 0 0 1 .467
Dave Pederson Eau Claire Merchants 15 1 7 1 1 0 .467
Troy Bouman Scandia-Minnesota Computers 18 7 8 0 0 1 .444
Clayton Kerr Duluth, MN Interstate Spur 19 6 8 2 0 3 .421
Dino Amundson Eau Claire Merchants 19 6 8 2 0 1 .421
Mark Paulsrud Eau Claire Merchants 20 5 8 0 1 1 .400
Jim Olson Duluth, MN Interstate Spur 21 4 8 2 0 1 .381
K. Hendrickson Duluth, MN Interstate Spur 26 5 10 0 1 0 .385
Steve Larson Eau Claire Merchants 20 8 7 1 1 1 .350
Ryan Schwinn Ostrander, MN Chuckers 9 1 6 2 0 0 .667
Steve Hovell Freddie's/Millis 11 4 6 0 0 1 .545
Scott O'Rien Geneva, IA Geneva Grain 14 2 6 1 0 0 .429
Tom Hauge Stillwater, MN Croix Valley Glass 17 4 6 0 0 1 .353


Leading Pitchers

Pitcher TEAM W-L IP H ER SO BB ERA
Russ Kunze Stillwater, MN Croix Valley Glass 4-0 31 14 4 40 10 0.90
Bob Moore Eau Claire Merchants 3-0 16 14 4 16 5 1.78
Mike Mack Freddie's/Millis 3-0 21 20 7 26 6 2.37
Cory Thomas Duluth, MN Interstate Spur 3-1 28 19 4 18 4 1.00
Shane Bouman Scandia-Minnesota Computers 3-1 27 13 7 46 5 1.81
Erik Donaldson Ostrander, MN Chuckers 2-1 17 15 7 9 5 2.93


All-Tournament Team
IF-Mike Thomas, Instate Spur
IF-Clayton Kerr, Interstate Spur
IF-Brad Jerrick, Croix Valley Glass
IF-Bruce Stuhr, Freddie's/Millis
IF-Scott Musolf, Old Milwaukee
OF-Ryan Schwinn, Ostrander
OF-Steve Hovell, Freddie's/Millis
OF-Reece Dodd, Geveva Grain
OF-Dave Pederson, Eau Claire Merchants
DH-Chad Boom, Scandia
C--Tom Hauge, Croix Valley Glass
C--Scott Lord, Interstate Spur
P--Shane Bauman, Scandia
P--Russ Kunze, Croix Valley Glass
P--Cory Thomas, Interstate Spur

MVP-Tom Hauge, Croix Valley Glass