This was three games in one. The Raiders won the first two innings 6-1, the Rovers took the next three 11-3, and the Raiders came back to win the most important last four 9-2 for a final score of 18-14.
Pitcher Chris Hernandez delivered the go ahead blow, a three run home run in the top of the sixth. The Rovers tied it in the bottom half but the momentum was ours. The Raiders pushed two more across in the top of the seventh and then held the Rovers scoreless in the bottom half. We put it away in the top of the eighth on triples by Barry Walter and Hernandez.
Hernandez was 4-4 with two doubles, the triple, and the home run to lead the way with 4 RBIs. Walter also had four hits, and Jay Sankey, Michael Mooney, Don Ott, Ray Oducayen, and Gidget Blaquera chipped in three each.
Blaquera was all over the field in her rover position, making several running catches. Walter and Mooney made great catches in the first to keep the Rovers off the board temporarily. We turned two 5-11-3 double plays, from Oducayen to Blaquera to first, including a hard shot to end the game with the tying run on deck.
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