Mounties DON'T STOP BELIEVING And Upset Dream Team.
Posted May 7, 2012
The Spurs opened the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd after the Mounties stranded 4 runners in the first two innings. The Mounties gained some confidence when they threw out the Cloverdale runner at the dish to get out of the 2nd inning and keeping the deficit at 1.
The Mounties scored 2 in the 3rd inning on Caine's sacrifice fly and Wright scored on a double steal. The Mounties added 1 more in the top of the 4th when Wright clutched up with 2 out and 2 strikes and lined up the middle to score Hirakawa-Kao. With the Mounties now leading 3 - 1 the Spurs got up off the canvas and scored 1 in the bottom of the 4th and were threatening to score more when Nesplak entered the game and knocked them back down to the canvas with 2 strikeouts to end the threat and the inning.
Sengara opened the 5th with a single and Caine sac bunted him to 2nd and Espig with 2 strikes singled to score Sengara. The Mounties sensing the upset manufactured an insurance run in the 6th when Hirakawa -Kao beat out an infield single, stole 2nd, was sac bunted to 3rd by Wright and then scored when Soper with 2 outs legged out an infield hit. That was all Nesplak needed as he closed out the game pitching 3 and 2/3 shutout Innings and hitless ball striking out 8 Black Spur batters.
The Mounties doubled the Spurs in the hit total 10 to 5. The Mounties had runners on every inning but the Spurs continued to play good defence making some tough plays and forced the Mounties to leave 10 men on the base paths in the contest. Although the Mounties prevailed on the evening they still trail the Spurs in the standings as the 12 and 1 Spurs win percentage is .923 and the Mounties with a record of 10 and 1 have a win percentage of .909.
Next up on the Mounties Hit List: Cloverdale Red
Vancouver Weather
17th July, 2024
Few Clouds
86.29°F76.24°F
Wind: 9.22 miles/hour