Men's Fastpitch softball: Local teams shine as 2010 Deering Memorial opens
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Three local teams were winners on the opening night of the 12th Annual Terry Deering Memorial Fastpitch softball tournament.
Elkville Fastpitch, host Pinckneyville KC/Lee's Sports Falcons and KnightHawk Coal from Scheller advanced into the second round of winners bracket play.
Action continues Friday at Greg Hale Field in the Perry County Fairgrounds with three more games.
Elkville defeated Pinckneyville's Relics 10-3 as Shawn Hunter , Justin Jackson and Aaron Hunter all had two hits. Nathan Hunter legged out an inside-the-park home run and Barry Maynor singled home two runs.
Bryant Hale tossed a six-hitter to gain the pitching win, striking out five. Mike O'Rear took the loss. Jim Carlson and Scott Kreger provided RBI for the Relics.
In game #2, Pinckneyville KC/Lee's Sports won 10-1 over the Southern Illinois Bulls.
Pitchers of record were Mark Radake and Jeremy Keith. Opie Piper homered on the fiirst pitch of the night for the Bulls.
KnightHawk, based in Scheller, edged Pete's Blues of Swansea 8-7 as Chris Bauza homered and was the winning pitcher. Calvin O'Rear also smacked a home run.
Men's Fastpitch Softball
12th Annual Terry Deering Memorial Tournament
Greg Hale Field, Pinckneyville
Thursday, May 20
Game #2-KC/Lee's Sports Falcons 10, SI Bulls 1
Game #4-Elkville Fastpitch (Elkville) 10, Pinckneyville Relics (Pinckneyville)
Game #1-KnightHawk Coal DirtBags (Scheller) 8, Pete's Blues (Swansea) 7
Friday, May 21
Game #8-Relics vs. S.I. Bulls, 7:00
Game #5-Stallions vs. Knight Hawk, 8:30
Game #6-Kelso Fastpitch (Kelso, Mo.) vs. KC/Lee's Sports, 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 22
Game #9-loser 5 vs. loser 6, 8 a.m.
Game #3-Villa Grove Hurricanes (Villa Grove) vs. Hlack-Gold Fastpitch (Hermann, Mo.), 9:30
Gsme #7-Pete's Blues vs. loser 3, 11 a.m.
Game #10-winner 8 vs. loser 7, 12:30
Game #11-winner 7 vs. loser 8, 2 p.m.
Game #14-winner 10 vs, loser 9, 3:30
Game #15-winner 9 vs. winner 11, 5:00
Game #12-winner 3 vs. winner 5, 6:30
Game #13-winner 6 vs. Elkville Fastpitch, 8:00
Game #16-winner 14 vs. loser 12, 9:30
Sunday, May 23
Game #17-winner 15 vs. loser 13, 9 a.m.
Game #19-winner 16 vs. winner 17. 10:30
Game #18-winner 12 vs. winner 13, noon
Game #20-winner 19 vs. loser 18, 1:30 p.m.
Game #21-winner 18 vs. winner 20, 3:00
Game #22-winner 21 vs. loser 21, 4:30