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woodfeld · 06-26-2007, 05:02 PM

Game 1
The two premiere teams in the MOBL meet and are ready to decide who the best is. The only two pitchers to win the MOP (Bells’ Rickey Benson and Terriers’ Ray Campbell) face off in an intriguing Game 1. “I’m not going to go out and there and try and replicate what Rickey does; that’s not my game. I just have to pitch a focused game and I know that’ll keep my team in the game,” Campbell said. “I’m ready, no matter who the opposing pitcher is,” Benson said tersely. Let’s get it going!

Benson gives up a couple of hits in the 1^st but strikes out the side and his stuff appears to be nasty. Meanwhile, Campbell gets lucky as Bells’ 2B Pedro Mateo was thrown out at 2^nd trying to turn a single into a double and SS Telo Welter just barely misses a home run by hitting it foul. Both pitchers leave the inning unscathed though.

After both pitchers escaped some jams, Benson gives up a run as the much-maligned Terrier 3B Paul Jenkins hits an RBI double in the 4^th. “My fault, my fault,” Benson could be seen saying to his catcher after the hit. But his teammates pick him up in the bottom half of the inning as the most clutch hitter in the MOBL, SS Telo Welter, hits an RBI triple and then scores off a passed ball and the Bells take a 2-1 lead.

3B Paul Jenkins is doing an admirable job of making it up to his teammates for not playing well in the OL Championship Series as he ties the game with an RBI single in the 6^th. When asked what the difference was in this series, “just stopped thinking about it and make sure I make good swings,” Jenkins replied.

The Terriers load the bases loaded with two outs in the 8^th, which chases Benson after an excellent effort (7.2 IP, 2 ER, 11 K’s). RHP Antonio Fernandez gets the Bells out of the jam though by getting pinch hitter Merv Burgess to fly out to center. Fernandez also pitches out of a 1^st and 3^rd jam in the 9^th.

Different year, same old tired story for the Terriers. After a great outing from Ray Campbell (8 IP, 1 ER, 3 K’s), the Terriers have to go to their bullpen in the 9^th. RHP Dan MacCall doesn’t even record an out as the Bells load the bases and then star 3B Stan McQuistan sends all the Kalamazoo faithful home happy with an RBI single! “That game was a grind out there, let me tell you. Every time either team got something going, it just made Rickey or Ray dig in deeper and get out of it. It’s nice to get the game winning hit after a game like that,” McQuistan said afterwards.

Leads the best of 7 series 1-0.

06-26-2007, 05:02 PM	#88
woodfeld Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 198	Game 1 The two premiere teams in the MOBL meet and are ready to decide who the best is. The only two pitchers to win the MOP (Bells’ Rickey Benson and Terriers’ Ray Campbell) face off in an intriguing Game 1. “I’m not going to go out and there and try and replicate what Rickey does; that’s not my game. I just have to pitch a focused game and I know that’ll keep my team in the game,” Campbell said. “I’m ready, no matter who the opposing pitcher is,” Benson said tersely. Let’s get it going! Benson gives up a couple of hits in the 1^st but strikes out the side and his stuff appears to be nasty. Meanwhile, Campbell gets lucky as Bells’ 2B Pedro Mateo was thrown out at 2^nd trying to turn a single into a double and SS Telo Welter just barely misses a home run by hitting it foul. Both pitchers leave the inning unscathed though. After both pitchers escaped some jams, Benson gives up a run as the much-maligned Terrier 3B Paul Jenkins hits an RBI double in the 4^th. “My fault, my fault,” Benson could be seen saying to his catcher after the hit. But his teammates pick him up in the bottom half of the inning as the most clutch hitter in the MOBL, SS Telo Welter, hits an RBI triple and then scores off a passed ball and the Bells take a 2-1 lead. 3B Paul Jenkins is doing an admirable job of making it up to his teammates for not playing well in the OL Championship Series as he ties the game with an RBI single in the 6^th. When asked what the difference was in this series, “just stopped thinking about it and make sure I make good swings,” Jenkins replied. The Terriers load the bases loaded with two outs in the 8^th, which chases Benson after an excellent effort (7.2 IP, 2 ER, 11 K’s). RHP Antonio Fernandez gets the Bells out of the jam though by getting pinch hitter Merv Burgess to fly out to center. Fernandez also pitches out of a 1^st and 3^rd jam in the 9^th. Different year, same old tired story for the Terriers. After a great outing from Ray Campbell (8 IP, 1 ER, 3 K’s), the Terriers have to go to their bullpen in the 9^th. RHP Dan MacCall doesn’t even record an out as the Bells load the bases and then star 3B Stan McQuistan sends all the Kalamazoo faithful home happy with an RBI single! “That game was a grind out there, let me tell you. Every time either team got something going, it just made Rickey or Ray dig in deeper and get out of it. It’s nice to get the game winning hit after a game like that,” McQuistan said afterwards. Leads the best of 7 series 1-0.