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Starter Dan Sprunger threw three and one
third innings allowing four runs on eight hits before a
thunderstorm would cause the game to be postponed until nine the
following morning. |
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Starter Jon Oliver threw four innings of
two hit ball for Wooster before the rain delay, striking out
five, leaving with a 4-0 lead as the rain hit. |
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In the bottom of the first, first baseman
Rob Romick of Wooster singled to left field with designated
hitter Kurt Kapferer and center fielder Shaun Swearingen scoring
from second and third respectively giving the Scots a 2-0 lead. |
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With no outs in the
second, catcher Brandon Boesiger of Wosster hit a solo home run
to left field moving the lead to 3-0. He hit three for
five on the day and had eight putouts. |
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After a ground out, left fielder Jake
Sankal crsuhed the ball to right center, scoring the second run
of the inning, bringing the score to a 4-0 Wosster lead.
Sankal batted two for five in the game. |
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In the fourth inning, with
center fielder Scott Tarnowski at first on a walk, right fielder
Brock Treesh blasts a two run homer to right center, bringing
the score to 4-2. |
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As the game restarted in the morning
after the rain storm, Mitch Waters (7-1) took the ball for the
Spartans. He threw five and two thirds shutout innings,
allowing a mere four hits and fanning just as many, to earn the
win. |
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Adam Samson took the ball for the Scots
and pitched five innings, allowing three runs on four hits
striking out three. Samson dropped to a 8-3 record. |
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Shortstop Ryan Seal of the Spartans turns
a double play to end the sixth inning. |
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A solo blast over the left field fence by
Spartan catcher Michael Shearer dropped the lead to one with a
score of 4-3, Wooster. |
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Later in the eighth, with one out and no
one on, second baseman Matt Talarico attempts to reach on a
bunt, sliding in on a close play at first, but he would be
called out. |
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After shortstop John Quimby of Wooster
reached base on a fielding error by Seal with one out in the
eighth, he was picked off by Waters to first baseman Zac Bireley. |
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Leading off the ninth inning, Tarnowski
hit a single up the middle to start a big Spartan ninth inning.
Tarnowski batted one for three with a walk, scoring twice. |
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After a Treesh single, and a pair of
outs, gave the Spartans two outs and men on second and third.
Shearer came through once again for Manchester scoring both on
bloop single into left field for the first Spartan lead of the
day, 5-4. |
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Treesh, as the go-ahead-run, rejoices as
he safely crosses home plate. |
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A ground out to Talarico would give the
Spartans their fourth consecutive win over the Scots and advance
Manchester to the Winner's Bracket finals. |
