Thanks to some late-inning heroics by rookie John "Sabertooth" Hukill and Patrick Valdes, River Cities has taken the first game of the 2009 Cecil Cup.
The Paddlewheelers had jumped to an early 3-0 lead, thanks to a Robert Fout triple in the first inning. However, the Monarchs weren't going to take that sitting down as they chipped away at River Cities' lead with a run in second, another in the fifth and then finally taking the lead with a two-spot in the sixth. Meanwhile, Chad Nelligan shut down the River Cities offense, allowing only two hits between the second and seventh innings.
In the top of the eighth, veteran Patrick Welch reached base on an error. Later in the inning Timothy Vallejo threw a wild pitch, gave up a double to Hukill allowing River Cities to tie the game and then a single to Valdes, allowing the go-ahead run to score. Closer Samuel Contrares allowed three hits in the ninth, giving up an additional run.
Game 2 -- River Cities @ Seattle, tomorrow night.
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This is going to go quickly, eh? Poor Mack isn't going to know what hit him.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I should put my For Sale menu together...
However you feel is best, Michael.
ReplyDeleteI got away with one there. Wheeler was tired and I thought I'd set up my rotation to have Okane go in game one.
And so it begins, yet again. It's just too depressing.
ReplyDeleteThere there, Mack.
ReplyDeleteHave a girl scout cookie. My six-year-old is selling them. Have a samoa, you'll feel better.
Darn it, Nate. Now I'm depressed both because I'm losing another Cecil Cup series AND because I don't have any Samoa cookies.
ReplyDeleteI've still got three boxes here. But you'll have to wrestle with Eileen for them.
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