AL Write-Up - January 27 2026

It’s opening day for the spring session. 

Game 1: Liberty Buick vs Edward Jones. 

Liberty Buick lead by manager Jerry Bartholomaus was blanked for the first 3 innings. Edward Jones lead by manager Mike Brach scored 5 runs in the first 3 innings the big hit a Greg Cummings 3 run HR, 5-0. 

Top of the 4th Liberty broke the goose egg with 2 runs after a Buckley Simmons double 5-2. The Investors answered with a max 4 runs on 6 hits including a Mark Sertic double to extend lead 9-2. The Buicks added a solo run after a Dan Rauscher double 9-3. 

For the 2nd straight inning Jones put up 4 runs as Mark Sertic doubled for 2nd time followed by a George Semanie 2B, 13-3. Liberty scored another single run now 13-4. Jones scored a run after Geoffery Bianchi singled to give Edward Jones a run rule game 14-4 in 6 innings. 

Liberty: George Lorentzen 2-3, Buckley Simmons 1-3 2B, Dan Rauscher 1-2 2B

Jones: Greg Cummings 4-4 HR, Mark Sertic 4-4 2-2B, Eric Sorber 3-4, Kirk Bain 3-4

Game 2: Classic Car Wash vs Western Bank

Classic failed to score for the first 3 innings as Western Bank put up 8 runs on 15 hits including a Dan Griffiths 2B, 8-0. 

Classic broke into the scoring with max 4 runs as Randy Coutts 2B closed the gap 8-4. Bottom of the 4th Western was held scoreless. 

Both teams failed to score in the 5th inning still 8-4. 

Classic added 2 runs in 6th after another Randy Coutts 2B 8-6. Bottom half the Bankers made a 4 run deposit to extend the scoring 12-6. 

Open inning the 7th Car Wash ran out of soap scoring just 2 runs for a Western 12-8 win. 

Classic: Mitch Czech 3-3 3B, Jeff Tyler 2-3, Randy Coutts 2-4 2-2B 

Western: Larry Adams 3-4, Connie Milan 4-4, Dan Griffiths 2-3 2B, Lynn Johnson 2-3, Ed Prather 2-3

Game 3: Camino Del Sol vs Home Smart

Camino scored a solo run in top of 1st as Home Smart put up max 4 runs on 6 hits 4-1 after 1 complete. 

The gravediggers were held scoreless over the next 3 innings as Home added solo runs over the same span 7-1. 

Camino scored 2 runs after 2 RBI double from Bob Hull 7-3. Home added a run after Tim Barkes 2B now 8-3. 

The gravediggers came back from the dead scoring max 4 runs as Bob Kuehl Homered to tighten game up 8-7. Home Smart answered with 3 runs in bottom of the 6th to extend lead 11-7. 

Camino went down quickly and quietly in 7th final 11-7 Home Smart 

Camino: Bob Kuehl 3-4 HR, Bob Hull 3-4 2B, Brian Hotze 3-4, Craig Hone 2-3 

Home Smart: Greg Bisnett(sub) 4-4, Nick Missos 4-4, Joe Zine 3-4 2B, Tim Barkes 3-4 2B 

Standings: 

Edward Jones 1-0 

Western Bank 1-0 

Home Smart 1-0 

Liberty Buick 0-1 

Classic Car Wash 0-1 

Camino Del Sol 0-1