Superior League Division Series

New York vs Utah

Game 1:

Elladan Corinvar throws a complete game shutout, striking out 9 Utes, and NYK scores 3 early runs off Jack McDermott to win 3-0. Del Holdsworth gets hurt crashing into the fences attempting to make a catch in the first inning, and Ryan Ballard complained of back spasms after the game, so Utah may be short handed for the rest of the series.

Game 2:

Utes chase NY starter John Barton in the third, loading the bases, getting a sac fly from Lou Zamuda and a 3 run homer from Jason Gonzalez. Kermit Holmes, leading off once again due to the injury to Holdsworth, scored 3 times, as did Frank Lewis, and Zamuda drove in 3 for a 13-5 Ute win. Tom Groovine pitched 7 innings for the win, as a trio of 40+ year old Utes relive the glory days of the 1990’s.

Game 3:

Knights jump all over Ute starter David Burke, Ho Chi Fat hits a 2 run homer in the first, and New York adds on 5 runs in the 9th off the Ute bullpen to hold on to a 12-7 win.

Game 4:

Keith Langford pitches 7 2/3 innings to lead the Utes to a 6-2 win to even the series. Doug Dodson and Nick McConroy homer, and Lou Zamuda adds an RBI triple.

Game 5:

Lou Zamuda hits a grand slam, both starters are ineffective, and Utah takes a 3-2 series lead with a 10-8 victory. NY loads the bases in the 9th with one out against Chris Grimes, the saving Ute, but Grimes is able to induce a popup and weak grounder to end the ballgame.

Game 6:
Groovine scatters 3 hits over 6 innings, and Lou Zamuda, who hit .458 for the series, gets 3 hits including another triple and scores two runs. Utah wins 8-3, and decade after Eddie left to party like it’s 1999, these old Utes are still in the hunt for a league championship.

Baltimore vs Charlotte

Game 1:

Charlotte gets 3 early runs off Storm Morris but Baltimore knocks out Bobby Martinez in the third inning on the way to a 10-5 victory. Joe Young homered and scored 3 runs, Kobe Jones had 3 RBI, and even Trent Weaver added a 2 run homer.

Game 2:

Larry Patterson injured his shoulder and had to leave the game after 3 innings. Doug Lefevre pitched 5 solid innings for the win, and Baltimore made a close game into a blowout with a 6 run eight, highlighted by W Gehrig Bear’s 3 run homer.

Game 3:

This started as a strong pitcher’s duel between Enrique Aguayo and Joseph Smith Langford. Langford, however, had to leave the game after 4 innings due to injury, the second straight Charlotte starter to get hurt. Dave Cronin broke a 1-1 tie with a solo homer in the 7th, and Jesse Myers and Joe Young put Baltimore up 4-1 with RBI doubles in the 8th. In the bottom 9th, closer Craig Haren walked Anakin Solo before striking out Merejo and Kelso. Tommy Miller singled, Jackie Garrison worked a walk, and then Mike Conner drove a pitch to center field for a stunning, game ending grand slam. Baltimore leads the series 2-1, though Charlotte will continue the series down two starting pitchers.

Game 4:

Dave Fitzgerald shuts down the Baltimore offense with a complete game 3 hitter. Fidel Duenas does the damage against Jojo Lewis with 3 doubles and 3 RBI.

Game 5:

Charlotte’s incredibly bad luck with pitching continues, as staff ace Bobby Martinez has to leave after the first inning. They score 5 runs off of Storm Morris, get 3 scoreless innings from Tom Borgula, and 4 innings of one run, 5 strikeout ball from Cameron Miller, and with a 6-1 game are one away from advancing to the SLCS.

Game 6:

Charlotte finishes off Baltimore 5-1. Charlotte gets 4 runs off Doug Lefevre in the first 3 innings, and injury replacement starter Felix Reyes shocks the world with an 8 1/3 inning, 1 run performance. Reyes shut down the middle of the Baltimore offense, Joe Young, Gehrig Bear, and Kobe Jones were a combined 0 for 12 against him. Rob Porter finished the 9th to advance the Hawks to the SLCS.