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De Pere Leaves Little Suspense in East Division Title Chase

     De Pere left little suspense in the East Division title chase, claiming its fourth division crown in five years and a berth in the league playoffs by beating Bay Port 6-5 on July 8 in De Pere.
     Alex Byrne pitched an inning and two-thirds of scoreless relief of winning pitcher Kevin Albers to preserve the victory after De Pere had jumped out to a 5-0 lead.
     De Pere, now 12-0 in league play and 23-8 overall, will face the North Division champion in the American Conference title game on July 22. The game will be hosted by the team with the better record, meaning De Pere can clinch home field with victories in its final two games at Denmark on July 9 and at Sturgeon Bay on July 15. Denmark and Sturgeon Bay both have three losses and cannot catch De Pere in the standings.
     De Pere scored four runs in the third inning as Nick Instefjord scored on an error and Adam Pasono scored on a run-scoring single by Rick Berken. Nic Spaeth and Berken both came around to score on a squeeze bunt by Jordan Stauber later in the inning.
     Spaeth drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth for a 5-0 lead and Matt Kolb plated the eventual winning run with an RBI groundout in the fifth.
     Bay Port's Jason Meyer and Brian Ryczkowski were both three-for-four. Bay Port had hits to lead off each of the first six innings before Byrne retired the first two batters in the seventh. He allowed a single to Ryczkowski before recording the final out for the save. 

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