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By Mike Lamb Plaindealer sports editor It was almost as if Pat Dunne was saying something. His message hit Crystal Lake Ibe lanky right-hander didn't get the chance to pitch against the two Crystal Lake schools this spring, for that matter any of the Fox Valley Conference baseball teams. Tendinitis in forced the bench for the majority of the high school season. Monday, Dunne pitched his first full game since the injury. Not only did he pitch seven complete innings, but he mowed down 12 Crystal Lake batters for strikeouts. His successful pit­ ching performance helped McHenry Nautilis defeat Crystal Lake 3-2 in American Legion baseball at McQracken Field. iwin was McHenry's first. ' Plaindealer photo by Mike Lamb Kris Teaber has alreay made his slide over home plate and the McHenry's Teuber scored from third base on the sacrifice fly ball Crystal Lake catcher, Tom Dodge, is still waiting for the ball, hit by Mike Podpora. losing an opening doubieheader with Rockford East Sunday in Rockford, 6-3 and 4-0. A game with Richmond last week Wednesday was stopped after one inning of play due to thun­ derstorms. Dunne had started that game. Hie game will be re­ played at a later date. "I felt good right away when I struckoutthe first guy. I haven't pitched in a long time," said Dunne, after scattering six Crystal Lake hits and only allowing two runs. "It's hard to lose a game when a pitcher throws like that," said McHenry coach Russ Williams. Opposing coach, Bud Dodge, was also impressed. "That won't happen to us too often. You have to give him credit. He caught us looking more times than a coach would like to see." After chasing Dunne for six innings, Crystal Lake almost caught up in the seventh inning. After striking* out Steve Markison', Todd Howell escaped from Dunne's grasp with a walk. He then stole second, while Dunne struckout Jeff Genekes. Kurt Lundgren blasted a Dunne pitch deep into right- field, over the head of McHenrv outfielder Pat Cameron. By the time Cameron caught up with the ball, Howell scored and Lundgren was approaching thirdbase. Cameron threw the ball into the infield to second baseman Mike Podpora, with Lundgren going for home. Podpora's relay strike was right on the money to catcher Jim Colberg. Colberg put the tag on the sliding Lun­ dgren. Lundgren's run would have tied the contest at 3-3. Dodge defended his thirdbase coaches' decision for Lundgren to take home. "They would have had to make two good relays," Dodge said. "Hie overriding decision was they had to make two good relays." Williams disagreed with Dodge. "I was surprised he sent him in. Podpora has the second strongest arm on the team. It was a good throw all the way," said Williams. The McHenry offense backed up Dunne right away in the first inning, hitting Crystal Lake starter Steve Markison hard. Lead-off hitter Tim Pankiewicz hit a blooper which fell down the third-base line which eluded the grasp of the Crystal Lake fielders. By the time they caught up with it, Pankiewicz took second. Pankiewicz used his speed in scoring on Steve Cunningham's sacrifice bunt. Pankiewicz surprised Crystal Lake by rounding third aften Markison threw to first base to throw out Cunningham. Pankiewicz then slide into home plate, beating the tag by the Crystal Lake catcher, Tom Dodge. I Kris Teuber kept the first inning rally alive with a deep flyball into centerfield, over the head of Howell. By the time Howell retrieved the ball and threw into the infield, Teuber was standing on third base. Teuber scored on a sacrifice fly ball into leftfield by Mike Podpora. Crystal Lake was able to reach Dunne for a run in the fourth inning. Tim Foley hit a lead-off single, stole second and took third base on a wild pitch. Dunne was able to strikeout Butch Witt and get Mike Geske to pop up, but he gave up a walk to Jeff Harris and Dodge singled to score Foley. Markison flew Continued on pago 20 PAGE n - P1.AVNDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS, ISM Sports , R - . Pat Dunne cuts down 12 Crystal Lake Legion batters in 3-2 win Living a new life, former Cub enjoys retirement from baseball By Greg Ives Plaindealer news service BABRINGTON-KM ritdch' as a professional athlete hopes fora long and glorious career, he knows there will be that traumatic day when the uniform is doffed for the last time. AD the hustle and bustle stops and it's time to settle down and live an everyday life for a change. Larry Biittner, is finding what that's all about and frankly, he's eqjoying every minute of it. Since retiring from major league baseball at the end of the 1963 season, the much- travelled former Chicago Cub first baseman admits there are times he wishes he were back on the diamond. He's been so busy recently, however, he hasn't had time to worry about it too seriously. Ei-tolgteAguers often turn to things like broadcasting, beer commercials and third- base coaching boxes. Biittner, who makes his home in nearby Barrington, has relished his plans of settling down in the neigh­ borhood and coaching his son's little League team. "I'm probably more in­ volved and spending more time in baseball now that I'm retired than I did when I was playing," said Biittner, who was in Crystal Lake Tuesday promoting his new youth baseball camp. Since finishing the 1983 campaign with the Texas Rangers, Biittner has been dabbling in real estate, playing softball in Barrington and catching up (Hi a world that was passing him by while he bounced from city to city in a 12-year major league career. Biittner, who toiled from 1976 to 1960 with the Cubs, was at a stage where the family could no longer be uprooted every April and travel with him while he was earning a living. "I've enjoyed it and at times I miss it," he admits. "When I turn on a Cubs' game I get a little antsy and want to be on the field again. So far I'm really enjoying it (retirement). "If I wasn't busy it probably would bother me more than it has, but I'm trying to get more involved with the community because we really never had a chance to do that before. "like my neighbors-I'm just meeting people down the street from me that I've never met before. And I've lived there three years now. r "I would have seriously considered staying in baseball longer if I could have gotten back here with one of the Chicago teams or somewhere reasonably close by," Biittner added. "This was going to be the first year my family wasn't going to be able to come with me." Landing a spot with the Cubs or Sox never materialized so the 37-year- old, who began his major league career with the old Washington Senators. in 1970, is turning his baseball skills toward the area's youth. The past few weeks. Biittner has been spreading the good will of his newly- Sated baseball camp. Set Hirea weeksin June and July; Biittner is hoping the Barrington camp can be just what the dofctor ordered for youths lacking proper coaching. "This whole area is a baseball hotbed," Biittner, a career .273 hitter added. "They really enjoy baseball and they play it a lot as evidenced just by the number of teams that are here in Crystal Lake. Barrington is the same way and Cary-all these surrounding areas are baseball-oriented. "There's just no place for these kids to go, when they're younger, and get really good quality in­ struction. It's something LARRY BIITTNER they really need here." 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