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Instant Classics: Click on the "Instant Classics" tab above for more. June 13-Oakfield High School softball pitcher Ashley Holz threw the first perfect game in WIAA Girls softball history. Holz, just a freshman, pitched Oakfield to a 6-0 win over Thorp as the Oaks won the D4 state championship. The last batter hit a pop-up to short right field, and second baseman Cindel Erdmann hauled it in to clinch Oakfield's second state softball title — and first since 1997. It was the first perfect game in any division of State tournament history and the sixth no-hitter. May 31-Steve Stricker birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Tim Clark and Steve Marino and won the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas. It was his first title after being second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh at other tournaments this year. When the winning putt fell, Stricker pumped his fist twice, then gave a little punch. Stricker set the 36-hole tournament record (126) and was two strokes behind Clark when the day began.
Wisconsin Sports Minute For This WeekJul 5, 1973 In the first round of the first Greater Milwaukee Open played at Tuckaway Golf Course, Jerry Heard recorded the first double eagle in tournament history. He nailed a two on the par 5, 505 yard, 12th hole. He hit a four iron. Jul 6, 1974 Ed Sneed became the first and only winner of the Greater Milwaukee Open to lead all four rounds outright. Sneed shot a 66-67-71-72 to take a four shot win over Grier Jones. The tournament was played at Tuckaway Country Club for just the second year. Sneed claimed $26,000 for the win. Three golfers have also led wire to wire, but shared the lead with others during the tournament. Jul 7, 1953 Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock hit the first inside the park home run at County Stadium. A then record crowd of 37,113 saw the Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Jul 8, 1982 Colorado College hockey coach Jeff Sauer was named Wisconsin's fourth hockey coach. He replaced Bob Johnson who went to coach the NHL's Calgary Flames. Jul 9, 2008 Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets came within one strikeout of the Major League record for consecutive strikeouts to start a game when he struck out seven Colorado Rockies. He struck out the side in the first and second innings and got the first strikeout of the third, but then Scott Podsednik flew out to left for the eighth out. Sheets recorded strikeouts on 10 of the first 13 outs. Sheets ended the game with 11 strikeouts and recorded the 15th double-digit strikeout game of his career and first of the season. Sheets and the Brewers couldn't ride the good fortune. Sheets left in the sixth trailing, and took the loss as the Rockies went on to an 8-3 win. Jul 10, 1983 The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox took four hours and 11 minutes to play a nine inning game. The longest 9-inning game in Brewer history was a 12-9 Brewer win. Ted Simmons drove in five runs and had a bases loaded single in the eighth that drove in 3. Jim Slaton got the win. Jul 11, 1962 For the first time since 1938, when the Waner brothers pulled the trick, brothers Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron homered in the same inning. Both were hit in the last of the 9th, and Hank's grand slam provided the winning margin in a 8–6 Milwaukee Braves win over the St. Louis Cardinals. For more history click here
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