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ifspuds · 03-15-2006, 06:12 PM

You and the rest of our Silver Beach contingent will be pleased with the following post then, Jestor. Welcome aboard!

Gentry Hills 2, Marsein 1
(newsfeed on Marsein and Gentry Hills local news service)

In a game that will go down as one of the most exciting contests in the young history of the Bay League, the last-place Gentry Hills Scouts downed the Marsein Knights 2-1 behind a 10-inning performance by Broderick Earl. The Knights' loss, their fourth straight, dropped them into second place behind Silver Beach and gave the Whales the 2015 Bay League championship.

The Scouts put the first run on the board in the bottom of the first inning on back-to-back doubles by Reggie Saunders and Heath Williams to open the inning. The score would stay 1-0 until the top of the fourth inning, when the Knights' all-league right fielder Mario DeGray popped his second hit of the game, a towering blast over the left field wall that knotted the score at one run apiece. DeGray would go on to keep the score 1-1 in the bottom of the inning, bringing a sure 2-run home run ball off the bat of Eugene Ashman back into the park. DeGray would go on to add a single in the 6th inning and lead off the top of the 9th inning with a walk before being lifted for a pinch-runner. He would be the only hitter to manage much off the Scouts' ace Broderick Earl, however, and Marsein's top hurler Quentin Stallworth matched him pitch for pitch through nine complete innings. In fact, the two pitchers both allowed five hits and three walks, striking out three apiece and allowing just the single runs.

With Earl on the mound for the top of the fateful tenth inning, the Gentry Hills defense cracked. With one out, Marsein second baseman Joseph Davis reached on his counterpart's booted grounder. Right fielder Sherman Cornell dropped the next batter's lazy pop fly, putting runners on first and second with just one out. Quentin Stallworth was pulled for a pinch hitter, who bunted the runners up ninety feet, but Earl bore down and sawed off Simon Burks, inducing a weak grounder to second base that was played cleanly for the third out.

Marsein reliever Amir Oliver, who had allowed just a single run all season long, took the mound in the bottom half and was immediately touched up for a single by shortstop Johnny Parker. Knights manager Lee Dent took the walk to the mound, where he held a heated conversation with his pitcher. Oliver ultimately was lifted for Travis Palmer, who faced a pinch-hitter for Broderick Earl, Eugene Perez, who'd had just 27 at-bats over the course of the season. With Parker going on the pitch, Perez snuck a liner just between the outstretched glove of Marsein's T.J. Ridnour. The ball dribbled down the left field line and Parker raced headlong around third. Ridnour's eventual relay to the plate came in high, and Parker slid in under the tag to score the winning run. Scouts players poured out of the dugout and bullpen, mobbing both Parker and Perez while dejected Marsein Knights slumped off the field.

When asked after the game about his conversation with Oliver, Lee Dent refused to comment on the particulars discussed. "Amir is a tough competitor. He didn't want to come out of the game," Dent said before cutting off further questions. Oliver was a bit more forthcoming. "If I'm not going to pitch in that kind of situation, when am I going to pitch? Travis and I are both right-handers, so it's not as if we needed to play the matchup game," said Oliver. The Knights, who led the league most of the season, will be faced with an offseason of wondering why things went sour at the very end of the season.

"What a game," said Johnny Parker after his mad dash for home. "There's that funny angle in the fence down in left field, so when the ball went down in there, I thought I might have a chance to come all the way around. I picked up Jimmy (Chen, Scouts third base coach) as I rounded second and he was waving his arm so hard I thought it might rip off at the shoulder, so I turned it on a little more. I've got all winter to rest up, after all."

(newsfeed continues with recaps of Deepvale's 6-0, 1-hit shutout win over Elliott Springs)

03-15-2006, 06:12 PM	#88 (permalink)
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,092	You and the rest of our Silver Beach contingent will be pleased with the following post then, Jestor. Welcome aboard! Gentry Hills 2, Marsein 1 (newsfeed on Marsein and Gentry Hills local news service) In a game that will go down as one of the most exciting contests in the young history of the Bay League, the last-place Gentry Hills Scouts downed the Marsein Knights 2-1 behind a 10-inning performance by Broderick Earl. The Knights' loss, their fourth straight, dropped them into second place behind Silver Beach and gave the Whales the 2015 Bay League championship. The Scouts put the first run on the board in the bottom of the first inning on back-to-back doubles by Reggie Saunders and Heath Williams to open the inning. The score would stay 1-0 until the top of the fourth inning, when the Knights' all-league right fielder Mario DeGray popped his second hit of the game, a towering blast over the left field wall that knotted the score at one run apiece. DeGray would go on to keep the score 1-1 in the bottom of the inning, bringing a sure 2-run home run ball off the bat of Eugene Ashman back into the park. DeGray would go on to add a single in the 6th inning and lead off the top of the 9th inning with a walk before being lifted for a pinch-runner. He would be the only hitter to manage much off the Scouts' ace Broderick Earl, however, and Marsein's top hurler Quentin Stallworth matched him pitch for pitch through nine complete innings. In fact, the two pitchers both allowed five hits and three walks, striking out three apiece and allowing just the single runs. With Earl on the mound for the top of the fateful tenth inning, the Gentry Hills defense cracked. With one out, Marsein second baseman Joseph Davis reached on his counterpart's booted grounder. Right fielder Sherman Cornell dropped the next batter's lazy pop fly, putting runners on first and second with just one out. Quentin Stallworth was pulled for a pinch hitter, who bunted the runners up ninety feet, but Earl bore down and sawed off Simon Burks, inducing a weak grounder to second base that was played cleanly for the third out. Marsein reliever Amir Oliver, who had allowed just a single run all season long, took the mound in the bottom half and was immediately touched up for a single by shortstop Johnny Parker. Knights manager Lee Dent took the walk to the mound, where he held a heated conversation with his pitcher. Oliver ultimately was lifted for Travis Palmer, who faced a pinch-hitter for Broderick Earl, Eugene Perez, who'd had just 27 at-bats over the course of the season. With Parker going on the pitch, Perez snuck a liner just between the outstretched glove of Marsein's T.J. Ridnour. The ball dribbled down the left field line and Parker raced headlong around third. Ridnour's eventual relay to the plate came in high, and Parker slid in under the tag to score the winning run. Scouts players poured out of the dugout and bullpen, mobbing both Parker and Perez while dejected Marsein Knights slumped off the field. When asked after the game about his conversation with Oliver, Lee Dent refused to comment on the particulars discussed. "Amir is a tough competitor. He didn't want to come out of the game," Dent said before cutting off further questions. Oliver was a bit more forthcoming. "If I'm not going to pitch in that kind of situation, when am I going to pitch? Travis and I are both right-handers, so it's not as if we needed to play the matchup game," said Oliver. The Knights, who led the league most of the season, will be faced with an offseason of wondering why things went sour at the very end of the season. "What a game," said Johnny Parker after his mad dash for home. "There's that funny angle in the fence down in left field, so when the ball went down in there, I thought I might have a chance to come all the way around. I picked up Jimmy (Chen, Scouts third base coach) as I rounded second and he was waving his arm so hard I thought it might rip off at the shoulder, so I turned it on a little more. I've got all winter to rest up, after all." (newsfeed continues with recaps of Deepvale's 6-0, 1-hit shutout win over Elliott Springs) __________________ Jeff Watson TWB (co-commissioner): Pittsburgh Pirates GM (team dynasty here, #5 Dynasty of 2005!) (TWB Champs 1966, 1967, 1973, NL Champs 1968, NL East Champs 1969, NL Champs 1970, 1971 NPBL: Illinois Jethawks GM Outpost League: A Fictional World Dynasty (#9 (tie) Dynasty of 2005!)