Lightning Win Marquardt Memorial Tournament

The Lightning won the Marquardt Memorial Tournament in Petoskey for the 2nd straight year. On Saturday the Lightning defeated the Goshen Gators 8-0, Up-to-Date Painting 9-0, and Tiffany's Food & Spirits 3-0. The championship game on Sunday was a rematch against Tiffany's and the Lightning came away with a 7-0 victory. Bill Kunkel was named the Most Outstanding Outfielder for the tournament (.444 avg, HR). Sean Kelly was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher (3-0, 14IP, 0R, 3H, 26K's, 1BB). A recap of the tournament is posted at the MASA District 21 website and there was also an article in the Petoskey News Review. There is also another article and some great pictures at the UpNorth- Sports Blog. The next tournament for the Lightning will be in Frankenmuth on July 16-18.