For the second year in a row, the Cecil Cup will reside in the middle of the Pacific, as the Maui Mashers shut down the Seattle Monarchs with a 5-1 victory.
Seattle managed to push a run across the plate in the first when Juan Gomez reached on Jason Lebfevere's error. He went to second on a walk to John Hukill and scored on a Terry Hubbard double.
Seattle had a chance to add some more runs in the 3rd when the first two batters reached base on singles. Later, after one out, the bases were loaded with Monarchs after a walk to John Hukill. However, they failed to score when Terry Hubbard flew out and Steve Jones struck out swinging.
Maui finally got on the board in the fifth when Ramiro Ramirez led off with a single. He then went to third on a Juan Maldonado single. Pedro Martinez then hit a triple to deep center field, bringing both runners home. Villatoro then grounded out, bringing home Martinez, to make the score 4-3.
In the sixth, Maui added another two runs on a lead off walk to Bruce Parker, a ground out advancing him to second, a single by Maldanado sending him to third and then a double by Martinez to bring both runners home, making the score 5-1, which was the final score of the game. The Monarchs never made a serious threat at a comeback over the rest of the game, giving Maui its second consecutive Cecil Cup championship!
At this point, we'll take a few days to allow Matt to bask in the glory of his victory and to get the game upgraded to version 13.
Zev
And the battle of the Ex-Monks goes to Maui!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to those SOBs from Hawaii on another championship. It was a thrilling seven-game series, but the Mashers came out on top. And so, I tip my cap to Matt and go back to the drawing board, searching for the key to get past him next season.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, after my Seattle Mariners got perfect gamed by an exceedingly mediocre pitcher on Saturday, I was pretty sure my Seattle Monarchs were going down in Game Seven.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice when life throws these little symmetries at you because foreshadowing is so convenient as a narrative shortcut.
Thanks Mack, and congratulations to you as well on another outstanding season and excellent series. I was very fortunate that Villatoro played so well in the postseason. I definitely don't think I'd be in this position if I had not traded for him.
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