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Woodbridge,
VA---Aug 24, 2006
Looks like this match-up between the Prince
William Yankees and the Potomac Brewers is going to go down to the
wire. Game 1 of the Blue & Gray Championship series is has
currently been suspended in the 12th inning with the teams tied at 4
apiece. The Potomac Brewers won the Stafford Division title as
did the Yankees win the Prince William Division title, so it is
appropriate that these two clubs meet in the Championship game, but
what a match-up we have that has forced game one to reach the 12th
inning and still yet to have a winner. Update: Game 1 was finally
decided in the 13th inning. Game 1, Day 1.... The Brewers
got on the board first, LF Jamie Owen Doubled went to third on a
fielders choice then scored on a wild pitch in the 1st inning.
In the 4th the Yankees got things going as lead-off hitter Mark
Sterling reached on an infield single, SS Tim Nargi walked and CF
Brian Tirch moved the runners up grounding out to second, DH Jon
Bybee then grounded out to second scoring Sterling, Nargi later
scored on 3B George Adam single to left and the Yanks took a 2 -1
lead.
The Brewers got even in the 5th as the Yankees threw the ball
around committing 2 errors to allow the Brewers to score a run. The
sixth inning saw Sterling reach on an error, then with Nargi's bunt
single moving Sterling to second, Jon Bybee doubled scoring Sterling
and the Yanks led once again 3-2. The Brewers then generated their
first real offense of the night as CF Ramirez doubled and SS
Turberville drove him home with a single to center, DH Ted Nevins
singled moving Turberville to third who then scored on a fielders
choice by RF Vazquez and the Brewers took a 4-3 lead. The Brewers
held the lead going into the bottom of the ninth, with one out Jon
Bybee again doubled to right and the Yanks have there opportunity to
stay alive, 2B Rob Kloehn came on to pitch run and moved up to third
on George Adams fly out to center, with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the
batter with the tying run 90 feet away DH Cunni Moeller came through
for the Yankees with a huge base hit to left center to score Kloehn
and tie the game at 4. The 10th inning proved even more dramatic
as Vasquez of the Brewers tripled with only 1 out, with the infield
in, PH Steve Smith for the Brewers hit a fairly deep fly ball to right
field, with the speedy Vasquez tagging Yankee right fielder Jordan
Lovell made the catch and threw a laser beam home to catcher Dan
Baker in time to get Vasquez and the final out of the inning and
keep the game tied. The Yankee half of the tenth saw the
Yankees load the bases with two outs on a Dan Baker single, Sterling
walk and Tim Nargi single, PH Stoney Frye came to the plate
and worked a long count then hit a sharp ground ball to the right of
third but Brewer 3B Steve Smith made a heck of of stop and was able to get
the out and send the game to the 11th inning. Both teams went
quietly in the 11th when time ran out and are heading to the 12th
inning of the great match-up to start off the Blue & Gray
Championship Series. Game 1, Day 2..... Inning 12 picked
up at the Stadium Saturday, the Brewers went 1-2-3 in the top half.
The Yankees threatened in the bottom of the 12th but the Brewers
turned an ending inning double play to send the game to the 13th.
Ted Nevins started the top of the 13th reaching on an error, he was
erased at 2nd by a Vasquez fielders-choice, the speed demon
Vasquez then tried to steal second base, Yankee Catcher Dan Baker
throw was in time but high, Yankee Shortstop Tim Nargi applied the
tag, but late, however Vazquez over slide second and Nargi dove to
get him before he could get back to the base, this ended the Brewer
threat in the 13th. Yankee lead-off man Mark Sterling led off the
13th drawing a walk, then the Yankees pulled a hit and run, Nargi
singled through the left side of the infield allowing Mark to take
3rd base, CF Brian Tirch was intentionally walked to load the
bases with no outs bringing the hot hitting Jon Bybee to the plate,
Bybee crushed an 0-2 pitch, but right at the Brewer 1st baseman
Nobbs for out #1, so it was up to 3B George Adam, George hit a
groundball to the shortstop Steve Smith who could not get a good
relay to Brewer 2B Morgan and George beat the throw avoiding the
double play as Mark Sterling crossed home plate with the winning
run. Steve D'Aquila started for the
Yankees and went 7 2/3 giving up 4 runs 3 earned, 5 strike
outs. Jon Bybee came on in the 7th inning and went 4 1/3 shutting
down the Brewers with no runs and 7 K's, David Beckner pitched a
scoreless 12th to get the win. Peter Sullivan started for the Brewers and
went 9 innings giving up 4 runs 3 earned, 9 K's , Backe was the
loser surrendering the Yankee run in the 13th, Backe went 3 2/3 1
run on 4 hits with 4 K's. .
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