Cincinnati CoBALTS Baseball Club

The CoBALTS finished 2004 with a bang as they defeated the Chicago Giants 8-4 and claimed the Roy Hobbs 3A Crown. Shannon Morgan took the hill in hopes of going 3, maybe 4 innings. Instead he pumps it up again and goes all 9 in a complete game Win to lead the CoBALTS to Victory. Shannon pitched in 4 games in 6 days, threw 21 innings, 2 Wins and 1 Save - WOW !!! The CoBALTS wasted no time in jumping on the Giant pitcher scoring 3 runs in the first inning that quieted the normally "excitable" Chicago squad. Then by adding a run in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th and playing incredible defense the 'Balts looked like they were in the driver seat. But as always, DRAMA... After Chicago Giant 2 run rallies in the 6th and 7th making it a close 6-4 game, the CoBALTS stepped up and scored two runs in the ninth behind Steve Stigler's double. Stiggy was 4-4 with 4 RBI's topping off his 15 hit tournament.