John McCambridge

In game one, the Locos and Settlers battled back and forth before the visitors struck late to steal the win.  Brandon Gessner (Otterbein College) tallied a career-high three RBI's on the evening.  Mike Meintel (Wright State University) (1-1) took the loss in relief. 

In game two, the bats rebounded with runs in five innings, including seven runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings.  Five players collected multiple hits, with jon Koenigsfeld (Valdosta State University) punching three hits with two runs driven in.  Chris Serritella (Southern Illinois University) added two RBI's while Dan Buchholz (UW-Milwaukee) scored a pair on the night.

Kyle McMillen

Roberts will be joined by Kyle McMillen (Kent State University), Dan Buchholz (UW-Milwaukee), John McCambridge (Xavier University), and Chris Serritella (Southern Illinois University) as the position player contingent traveling to Cincinnati for the July 15th contest.

McMillen has starred both at the plate and on the mound, trailing Roberts by only a few points in batting average while firing seven innings of hitless relief.  Buchholz has enjoyed a strong second season with Licking County, totaling nine RBI's and an on base percentage of .441, both numbers good for second on the team.

McCambridge leads the league in stolen bases (13) while pacing the Settlers in runs scored with 16.  Meanwhile, Serritella has provided pop in the middle of the lineup, with a team-best four doubles and two home runs.

Representing the Settlers pitching staff, Phil Klein (Youngstown State University) rounds out the largest envoy from the Settlers to the All-Star Game.  Klein has compiled a 2-0 record and 1.66 ERA in four starts for the Navy and Red this summer.

The All-Star Game will be hosted by the Cincinnati Steam at Western Hills High School on Wednesday, July 15th, with the game time set for 7 p.m.  To see the entire listing of All-Stars, click here. 

Dan Buchholz

In a back-and-forth contest, the Settlers took an early lead on a Tyler Engle (Ohio State University) RBI single, plating Aaron Roberts (Southen Illinois University) and putting the home team on top 3-2.  The Terriers (7-12) then rallied for three consecutive runs, setting up Buchholz's dramatics in the seventh. 

Four Settlers enjoyed multi-hit nights, including Roberts and Buchholz with three and two knocks respectively.  Brandon Gessner (Otterbein College) tallied his best night at the plate in his young Settlers career with three hits while John McCambridge (Xavier University) struck twice while scoring a late insurance run.  On the night, Licking County slugged 15 hits, their best total of the season.  Every member of the starting nine had at least one hit in their offensive outburst. 

As for the pitching, a pair of Settler relievers produced some of the better outings of the season, as Justin Warrington (Ball State University) and Andy Podolinski (West Virginia University) combined for six innings of relief.  Podolinski (1-1) picked up his first win, while Jarad Miller (Valparaiso University) collected his third save with a perfect ninth. 

Licking County earned its first three game winning streak of the season while climbing to seven games above .500 and within two games in the pennant race.  Before the All-Star break, the Settlers have a pair of important doubleheaders against the two teams they are chasing - the Lima Locos and the Grand Lake Mariners.  Licking County will meet the Locos for a 1 p.m. doubleheader this Saturday, July 11th before an identical start time for a Sunday, July 12th double dip with Grand Lake.  All four contests can be heard right here on settlersbaseball.com. 

Joe Muraski

In game one Phil Klein (Youngstown State University) (2-0) picked up the win. Klein went five and two thirds innings in a very outstanding start. Klein allowed just two hits and one run, while striking out four Copperhead batters. Jarad Miller (Valparaiso University) collected his second save of the season as he pitched the final inning and a third, tossing no-hit baseball in the process. Kyle McMillen (Kent State University) drove in the Settlers lone runs with a double in the second inning.

In game two the Settlers strong pitching continued, allowing one run-producing inning to be all they would need in the nightcap. Making the start for the home team in game two was Joe Muraski (Northwestern University). Muraski saw his record improve to 2-1 in collecting the win. The Wildcat turned Settler would toss six innings of shutout three hit baseball while striking out three. Pitching two innings of shutout baseball in relief was Mike Meintel (Wright State University) before turning it over to Nick Karow (Furman University). Karow would allow a run in the 9th as he finished off an outstanding day for Settlers pitching.

All of the offense the Settlers would need came in the 6th inning. With two outs and the bases loaded Jon Koenigsfeld (Valdosta State) collected a RBI as he reached first base on a hit by pitch on that play Brandon Gessner (Otterbein College) would come home from third. Later in the inning the speed of John McCambridge (Xavier University) forced a throwing error across the diamond on a ground ball and as a result, Brian Kordal (Akron) and Steve Davis (Costal Carolina) would cross the plate for runs two and three. Koenigsfeld closed out the Settlers scoring as he would place another run on the board coming home on a wild pitch.

The Settlers will continue their homestad as they take on the Stark County Terriers Wendesday July 8th at Don Edwards Park, first pitch is 7:00 PM. Brent Choban (Ohio University) will be the starting pitcher for the Settlers as the Settlers look to extend their winning streak to a season high three games. As with all home games you can listen to the game online here at Settlersbaseball.com.