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Elendil · 07-28-2007, 11:10 AM

Game Four

Taggart vs. Gould

September 6, 2011 - Down 2-1 and really having been outplayed in every game so far, Juneau was pretty much in a must-win position now.

It was a cloudy, chilly night, 37 degrees at game time. Only 951 fans showed up, 50 short of a packed house. Of course, that was still about 15% of the town's entire population. What else was there to do in Bethel, Alaska on a Tuesday night?

The Senators got things off to a good start against Gould. Theriault and Cluett singled to lead off the game, then after a sac fly Dunsmore doubled. A wild pitch and another sac fly later, and Juneau was up 3-0. The crowd got quiet.

In the third, the home team gave them something to cheer for, touching up Taggart with a two-run blast by leadoff hitter George Henneberry. They took the lead next inning when pitcher Dave Gould stole second base - his second stolen base of the series - to put himself in scoring position along with Mansel at third. Henneberry then singled them both home. 4-3 Bethel.

The Senators immediately struck back with a vengeance. Theriault drew the proverbial leadoff walk, then stole second and scored on a Collette single. Collette then made it to third when Holman threw wide of the bag on a stolen base attempt. Dunsmore doubled him home, chasing Gould, then scored himself on a single by Russo off reliever Trevor Hearn. By the time it was all over, Juneau was back in front 6-4.

The Senators added an insurance run in the 8th, and the crowd got very quiet. Bruce Carpenter was now pitching for Juneau as the game went to the bottom of the 8th. With one out, Mansel reached on an error by the third baseman, and Stefan Landry came in to pitch. The next three batters singled, making it 7-6 Juneau, and then Henneberry sacrificed two runners into scoring position. Kelyn Birley came in to pinch-hit. He was not the player he once was, having squandered considerable potential, but he came through on this occasion. On a 2-2 count, after fouling off a couple of pitches, he smoked a line drive deep to straightaway center. Theriault scrambled but couldn't reach it before it came off the wall. Two runners scored to give Bethel the 8-7 lead. Landry was pulled for Loren Coleman, who got the final out, but the damage was done.

In the 9th Marshall, Bethel's fifth pitcher, came in to nail down the save. However, he gave up a leadoff walk to Matkin. Then he walked Terry Shannon, pinch-hitting for Bob Russo. He got Perkins to pop out, then Juneau made a controversial decision, sending Searle up to bunt as a pinch-hitter for the pitcher! It was a successful bunt, but now there were two outs with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Leadoff hitter Olivier Theriault came up, and Marshall struck him out swinging to preserve the win.

Final score: Bethel 8, Juneau 7. Bethel now leads the series 3-1 and looks set to take revenge for the '09 series loss.

07-28-2007, 11:10 AM	#88
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,318	Game Four Taggart vs. Gould September 6, 2011 - Down 2-1 and really having been outplayed in every game so far, Juneau was pretty much in a must-win position now. It was a cloudy, chilly night, 37 degrees at game time. Only 951 fans showed up, 50 short of a packed house. Of course, that was still about 15% of the town's entire population. What else was there to do in Bethel, Alaska on a Tuesday night? The Senators got things off to a good start against Gould. Theriault and Cluett singled to lead off the game, then after a sac fly Dunsmore doubled. A wild pitch and another sac fly later, and Juneau was up 3-0. The crowd got quiet. In the third, the home team gave them something to cheer for, touching up Taggart with a two-run blast by leadoff hitter George Henneberry. They took the lead next inning when pitcher Dave Gould stole second base - his second stolen base of the series - to put himself in scoring position along with Mansel at third. Henneberry then singled them both home. 4-3 Bethel. The Senators immediately struck back with a vengeance. Theriault drew the proverbial leadoff walk, then stole second and scored on a Collette single. Collette then made it to third when Holman threw wide of the bag on a stolen base attempt. Dunsmore doubled him home, chasing Gould, then scored himself on a single by Russo off reliever Trevor Hearn. By the time it was all over, Juneau was back in front 6-4. The Senators added an insurance run in the 8th, and the crowd got very quiet. Bruce Carpenter was now pitching for Juneau as the game went to the bottom of the 8th. With one out, Mansel reached on an error by the third baseman, and Stefan Landry came in to pitch. The next three batters singled, making it 7-6 Juneau, and then Henneberry sacrificed two runners into scoring position. Kelyn Birley came in to pinch-hit. He was not the player he once was, having squandered considerable potential, but he came through on this occasion. On a 2-2 count, after fouling off a couple of pitches, he smoked a line drive deep to straightaway center. Theriault scrambled but couldn't reach it before it came off the wall. Two runners scored to give Bethel the 8-7 lead. Landry was pulled for Loren Coleman, who got the final out, but the damage was done. In the 9th Marshall, Bethel's fifth pitcher, came in to nail down the save. However, he gave up a leadoff walk to Matkin. Then he walked Terry Shannon, pinch-hitting for Bob Russo. He got Perkins to pop out, then Juneau made a controversial decision, sending Searle up to bunt as a pinch-hitter for the pitcher! It was a successful bunt, but now there were two outs with runners on 2nd and 3rd. Leadoff hitter Olivier Theriault came up, and Marshall struck him out swinging to preserve the win. Final score: Bethel 8, Juneau 7. Bethel now leads the series 3-1 and looks set to take revenge for the '09 series loss. __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia. Last edited by Elendil; 07-28-2007 at 11:11 AM.