Game One- The bottom four hitters in the Peabody lineup went 7-15 with four RBI and five runs scored as the Tanners took a 1-0 Series lead, beating Exeter 7-3. A four run inning capped off by an RBI triple off the bat of Mark Lott gave Peabody a 5-0 lead, a lead they would not surrender. Enrique Morales went the distance for the Tanners, striking out 11, throwing 125 pitches, 89 for strikes.
Game Two- Tony Miranda hit a two run HR for Exeter, and 40 year old Kunitaro Asano went 2-4 with two RBI as Exeter evened up the SLCS at one game apiece as they beat Peabody easily, 8-1. Josh Price also homered for the Blue Hawks in the win, behind Ramon "Nightmare" Ramirez and four Exeter relievers.
Game Three- Ivan Aguilar broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly, and Exeter would score twice more, once in the eighth on a single from Tony Miranda and again in the ninth as Terry Jacks drove home Jose Corona with a single, and Will Dillman was dominant for eight innings, allowing just five hits while walking none and striking out two, as Exeter blanked Peabody 3-0 and taking a 2-1 Series lead.
Game Four- Josh Price gave Exeter a 1-0 lead with a single in the 4th, but Michael Gray would hit a two run HR in the bottom of the fifth, accounting for all the scoring as Peabody tied the Series at 2 games each, forcing a deciding Game Five as the Tanners beat the Blue Hawks, 2-1.
Game Five- Bryan Bowles hit a 2-2 pitch to center field, and Josh Price just beat the throw home by CF Alfred Cook in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the Exeter Blue Hawks the 3-2 win and the right to face the Newmarket Mules in the 2010 World Series. Peabody would get on the board first as Bob Clark drove in Len Reese with an RBI single, and Exeter would tie it as Geunyhe Mun would double home Rafael Delgado. Delgado would then drive home Terry Jacks with a sac fly in the bottom of the eighth, and Peabody would come right back in the 9th Juan Nunez would drive home Cook with a double tying the game at 2. Ramon Ramirez was named SLCS MVP, pitching 12 2/3 innings, allowing 10 hits and two runs, just one earned, walking none and striking out 14, and posting a 0.71 ERA.
The Exeter Blue Hawks are Southern League Champions!!
Next up will be the World Series results between the Newmarket Mules and Exeter Blue Hawks!