The Manistee Saints spotted the Saginaw Sugar Beets a 7-0 lead and then stormed back

  to defeat the Sugar Beets 12-9 in the first game of a Great Lakes UBL double-header at Rietz

  Park on Sunday; then the rains came cancelling the 2^nd game.

              The Saints used two big innings to overcome the early deficit, scoring 5 runs in the 3^rd

  inning courtesy of a bases loaded double by Trenton Smiley and then putting the game away with

 a 6 run 5^th inning highlighted by a grand slam home run by Nick Brzezinski.

           Kirk Myers, the 2^nd of 3 Saints pitchers, picked up the win with 3 2/3 innings of scoreless

  relief.

          The Saints are on the road next weekend for a 4-game series against the Sugar Beets.

      The Manistee Saints host the Saginaw Sugar Beets in a Great Lakes UBL double- header

at Rietz Park on Sunday with game time set for 1 p.m. Both the Saints and Sugar Beets are 

undefeated in league play despite losing several games to rain.

      The Saints will start Cam Fewless on the mound in the first game and Ty Sobczak in the

second game but manager Tyrone Collins said with only two games on the week-end schedule

 everyone on the staff will see some action.

     As a special Father’s Day promotion, it will be Prostate Cancer Awareness Day at the park.

 SAINTS WIN 3 LOSE 1 TO RAIN

            The Manistee Saints won a pair of tightly contested games from Michigan Sports

 Academy-Livingston on Saturday, winning the opener 6-5 and breaking open a see-saw battle in

the second game with a 10 run 6^th inning.

            The Saints rose to the occasion in the opener when MSA loaded the bases with no one

out in the top of the 7^th inning. Devin Sempert made a nice play to cut down the runner at home

and Kirk Myers struck out the last two batters to preserve the win. Cam Fewless picked up the

win for the Saints, Austin Harper got a hold and Myers a save.

            In the nightcap the Saints exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the 6^th inning to break

open a one run game and cruise to the win. Ty Sobczak picked up the win for the Saints.

            On Sunday Levi Irish worked 5 shut-out innings and the Saints offense scored 8 runs in

the first inning enroute to a 10-0 win. The second game was washed out after 2 innings of play.

            The Saints host the Saginaw Sugar Beets in a Great Lakes UBL double-header next

Sunday at Rietz Park on Prostate Cancer Awareness Day.

                                    GREAT LAKES UBL STANDINGS  (Thru games of June 9)

                                                                          W        L          Pct.      GB

Manistee Saints            5          0          1.000    ----

Saginaw Sugar Beets    4          0          1.000      .5

Detroit Jetbox               5          1            .833      .5

Oil City Stags               2          0          1.000     1.5

Midland Tribe               5          5          .500      2.5

MSA-Livingston           0          5          .000     5.0

Mid-Michigan Starz      0         10         .000     7.5

     The Manistee Saints host Michigan Sports Academy-Livingston in their home opening weekend with double-headers both Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.

     On Saturday the Saints will send Cam Fewless (0-0) and Ty Sobczak (1-0) to the mound to try and stretch their winning streak to 4 games. Opening day ceremonies with the VFW Color Guard and ceremonial first pitch is set for 12:45 p.m.

     It's also Grand Slam P-Nut Butter Day at the park and fans are asked to bring jars of p-nut butter for the Matthew 25:35 Food Pantry.

     On Sunday, Levi Irish (0-0) and Kyle Gorski (1-0) will handle the pitching chores against MSA>