Announcement
Wickford 2 defeats Narragansett 4-3 in Friendship Playoffs
Posted by David Sampson on
Aug 04 2009
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05:00PM PDT
Wickford 2 Score Summary from their first playoff game inthe 11/12 Narragansett Friendship Tournament
Wickford 2 top hitters:
Wickford 2 top pitchers:
Date / Time: Tuesday, 4 Aug 09 / 7:00 PM____
Game 6: Narragansett @ Wickford 2____________ Location: Sprague Field, Narragansett________| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs | Hits | |
| Narragansett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wickford 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Kyle Holland | 1 for 1 (a triple) plus 2 walks with 3 runs scored |
| Nathan Matthews | 2 for 2 (a single and a triple) |
| John Kearns | 2 for 3 |
| Sam Ostrowksi | 1 for 2 |
| Vinnie Thela | 1 for 3 with a run scored |
| Nick Gartland | 1 for 3 with a walk-off RBI |
| Matthew Viens | 1 for 3 with an RBI |
| Nick Gartland | 3 1/3 IP, 3 runs (1 earned) on 1 hit with 3 K, 4 BBs and 1 HBP |
| Patrick Maybach | 1 2/3 IP, 0 runs on 0 hits with 4 K and 0 BBs |
| Brandon Jackman | 1 IP, 0 runs on 0 hits with 3 Ks and 0 BBs |
Description: Wickford 2 won this pitching duel with a walk-off run in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the win, Wickford 2 advances to the second round of the playoffs against top seed Wickford 1. Nick Gartland pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning to set the tone early. Vinnie Thela lead off the bottom of the first inning with a single and Kyle Holland followed with a walk. Matt Viens had an RBI single, scoring Thela. Holland later scored on a fielder error. Wickford threatened to get more but left John Kearns and Sam Ostrowski stranded at second and third, respectively. After one inning, Wickford lead 2-0. Narragansett closed the gap to 2-1 with one unearned run in the top of the second. Wickford threatened in the bottom of the second but came up empty. They left the bases loaded. Narragansett had a lead off HBP to start the third, but Nick Gartland shut down the next three batters to get out of the inning. Wickford scored a run in the bottom of the third when Kyle Holland drew a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a John Kearns single, and stole home on a wild pitch. Narragansett tied it in the top of the fourth. Patrick Maybach came on in relief and left the go ahead run stranded at third. Wickford went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fourth. Patrick Maybach struck out the side in the top of the fifth to keep the scored knotted at 3-3. Wickford threatened in the bottom of the fifth but came away empty and left the bases loaded. Brandon Jackman struck out the side in the top of the sixth to give Wickford an opportunity to win it in the bottom of the frame. Kyle Holland lead off the bottom of the sixth with a triple. He watched one batter strike out, another reach base safely on a grounder before he scored the winning run on Nick Gartland’s RBI single up the middle.
With the win, Wickford advances to the second round of the playoffs. Their next game is Wednesday night, 5 August at 5 PM. They will play top seed Wickford 1 at Sprague Field in Narragansett.
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