In a league wide season high for runs, the Wolfpack downed the Crows 28-20 in dramatic fashion, scoring twelve runs in the top of the ninth, and shutting out the Crows in the bottom half to seal the victory.
The game was actually a pitchers' duel through the fourth, and we trailed 3-1 at that point. But things changed in the fifth.
Paul Lisi's two run, two out triple in that frame gave us our first lead at 4-3, and we were to put up 14 runs in the next three innings. But the Crows kept battling back and they tallied 12 over the same time frame.
The next big hit was David Partridge's three run bomb to deep left in the sixth, the major run producer in that five run inning. David had been battling bad luck through the first two games, and he broke out of it in a big way with a team leading five RBIs.
The next turn was John Look's three run smash the next time we came up. John showed up despite feeling fluish, and he was sweating profusely. What is the expression, "starve a cold, feed a fever?" Well now it's "starve a cold, feed a fever a three run homer."
Among others, I had four hits, including a key two run double in our ninth inning rally that changed a three run lead to five with two outs. But I am most proud of coaxing a walk from Don Clay to start the ninth - a true "and that's how it started" moment.
Because the deluge was on. Everyone played within themselves at the plate that inning. We had nine straight hits with two outs including back to back doubles by Heffe and John, followed by a triple by Chris Nielsen.
Doug Ichikura and Billy Warren led the way with five hits. Followed by Lisi, Kravin, Look and Nielsen with four. Everyone had at least two hits, and everyone drove in at least one run, and all but one scored at least one.
The game was actually a pitchers' duel through the fourth, and we trailed 3-1 at that point. But things changed in the fifth.
Paul Lisi's two run, two out triple in that frame gave us our first lead at 4-3, and we were to put up 14 runs in the next three innings. But the Crows kept battling back and they tallied 12 over the same time frame.
The next big hit was David Partridge's three run bomb to deep left in the sixth, the major run producer in that five run inning. David had been battling bad luck through the first two games, and he broke out of it in a big way with a team leading five RBIs.
The next turn was John Look's three run smash the next time we came up. John showed up despite feeling fluish, and he was sweating profusely. What is the expression, "starve a cold, feed a fever?" Well now it's "starve a cold, feed a fever a three run homer."
Among others, I had four hits, including a key two run double in our ninth inning rally that changed a three run lead to five with two outs. But I am most proud of coaxing a walk from Don Clay to start the ninth - a true "and that's how it started" moment.
Because the deluge was on. Everyone played within themselves at the plate that inning. We had nine straight hits with two outs including back to back doubles by Heffe and John, followed by a triple by Chris Nielsen.
Doug Ichikura and Billy Warren led the way with five hits. Followed by Lisi, Kravin, Look and Nielsen with four. Everyone had at least two hits, and everyone drove in at least one run, and all but one scored at least one.
Finally, Al Oxley was lights out pitching. He knows all the hitters except their big guy who produced a prodigious bomb to center, and if it weren't for some key drops by our fielders, the Crows would have been held to far fewer runs. But we also made some plays on defense, especially a grab in right by Look on a slicing liner to the right field line that saved a couple of runs. And we turned at least one, maybe a couple of double plays on the infield, and Wilbur Williams made a great shoestring catch on a low liner.
All in all, a very exciting game where it felt good to come out on top. We play like this, we can compete for a title this season!
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