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The Islandian Times
Saturday, September 21, 2002
Ruthlandian Union Sweet 16 Series - West Division
Bevis Wins Opener, Middlefield Mauls 'Jacks 9-2
It took awhile, but the Middlefield bats finally came alive in the late innings to maul Forest City 9-2... Lumberjack starter Timmy Brooks had shut them out 2-0 on just two hits for the first five innings, but that came to an abrupt end in the three-run sixth... a solo homer by LF Cecil Clark (.400), a walk to RF Bailey Norcross (.500) and a two-run blast by CF Ty DeWitt (.222) put the Roosters in front to stay... It got even worse in the seventh when they rattled the boards for five more runs and disposed of Brooks (0-1)... Overall Middlefield ended up with 13 hits and were led by C George Patin (.533) with two hits and three RBIs, including a home run... Clark had two base hits, scored two and drove in two... Everybody in the line-up got at least one hit, including the pitcher Jackie Lee Bevis... Skipper Smitty Michaels got a strong outing from Bevis, who stopped the Lumberjacks on six hits and went the route... Bevis (1-1 5.91) finished up with seven Ks and three walks... The series will move to Middlefield for game two tomorrow afternoon.
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