The Sockeye pitcher was tough. He had a dominant fastball and a pretty nasty curve. He threw them both for strikes all night striking out nine over five innings of work. MBC nibbled on him scoring one run in the third on Stuart Fairchild's (2-3) RBI double and a gift run in the fourth on a two out error. MBC finally chased him out of the game in the fifth with two more runs on a walk to Tino Peleti (2-4, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI), a double by Jake Hawken (2-3, 2B) and a clutch two out single by Spencer Hogger (2-3, 2RBI).
MBC scored five runs in the seventh for a walk-off victory. Down 8-4 the inning got really started with a two strike single by David Becker (extending his hitting streak to eight games, yes EVERY GAME this year). Spencer followed that with an RBI single driving home David. The game ALMOST ended when Jimmy Sheldrup scorched a line drive that was snagged by the Sockeye second baseman, but Spencer scrambled back to first just in time.
With two outs Keenan Heller walked, and after two strikes birthday boy Mitchell Smith was plunked in the back loading the bases. Campbell Queen (2-4) stroked an RBI single up the middle setting the stage for Tino Peleti. Tino scorched a vicious line drive into the left center gap that got by the Sockeye center fielder and we all went nuts as we watched Campbell Queen race around the bases (ala Ken Griffey Junior in 1955) sliding home with the walk off run.
In other news it was noted that MBC executed a sacrifice bunt, a more rare event than a player hitting for the cycle, or a month with two full moons, or a penalty shot in hockey.
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