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PBL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES REVIEW

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Louisville Racers (94-68) vs Arizona Sandmen (102-60)

Game One: Loads of excitement for what has all the makings of an incredible PBL Championship Series, and the promise of a first-time champion. Mickey Harris (21-5, 2.90), fresh off a complete game 1-hitter against Chicago in the Northern League Championship Series, takes the hill against Mike LaCoss (19-12, 2.77).

The Racers get a leadoff single from sparkplug Richie Ashburn to start the game. He would move to second on a Jim Lefebvre groundout, move to third on a balk and score on batting champ Joe Jackson's RBI single to put Louisville up 1-0.

That wasn't all Louisville would get, but it was all they would need. Because Harris was flat-out spectacular. He threw 120 pitches in again allowing only 1 hit, this time over 8 1/3 innings during which he struck out 10 batters, as the Racers rode to a 7-0 blanking of Arizona.

Every Louisville starter had a hit, and Jackson and Buck Leonard each drove in a pair in the victory as the Racers remain postseason road warriors, now standing an incredible 5-0 away from home this October.

Louisville 7, Arizona 0 (Louisville leads series 1-0)

Thursday, October 12th, 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Louisville Racers 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 12 2 Arizona Sandmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Louisville AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI R. Ashburn CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .407 0 2 J. Lefebvre 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .241 0 4 J. Jackson LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .367 0 7 S. Burgess C 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .192 0 3 R. Petrocelli SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 6 .360 0 4 B. Leonard 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .333 1 9 J. Mumphrey RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .387 1 7 G. Richards DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .176 0 1 N. Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 0 2 Totals 38 7 12 6 4 2 28 BATTING Doubles: S. Burgess (2, 6th Inning off M. LaCoss, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: S. Burgess 2 , J. Lefebvre , R. Petrocelli 2 , J. Jackson 2 , R. Ashburn 2 , G. Richards , J. Mumphrey , B. Leonard , N. Fox 2-out RBI: J. Jackson , B. Leonard Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lefebvre , J. Mumphrey 2 , B. Leonard 2 GIDP: R. Petrocelli , J. Mumphrey Team LOB: 10 FIELDING Errors: J. Lefebvre , R. Petrocelli Double Plays: 1 (Fox-Petrocelli-Leonard)	Arizona AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. McGraw 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231 0 2 M. Hargrove 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .320 0 5 H. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 5 G. Soto C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 0 4 I. Meusel RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 0 2 R. Jones CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 1 7 W. Wells SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .346 3 5 P. Garner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0 M. Stanley DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 Totals 29 0 1 0 3 10 12 BATTING Total Bases: R. Jones Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Garner , H. Walker GIDP: J. McGraw Team LOB: 6 FIELDING Errors: G. Soto , P. Garner Double Plays: 2 (Hargrove-Wells, Wells-Garner-Hargrove)
Louisville IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. Harris W (2-1) 8.1 1 0 0 3 10 0 120 75 1.82 J. Lonborg 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: M. Harris 88 Batters Faced: M. Harris 30, J. Lonborg 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harris 10-4, J. Lonborg 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: M. Harris 120-75, J. Lonborg 4-4	Arizona IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA M. LaCoss L (1-1) 7.2 11 7 5 4 2 0 125 83 4.15 D. Casey 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 3.38 PITCHING Game Score: M. LaCoss 31 Batters Faced: M. LaCoss 39, D. Casey 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. LaCoss 6-14, D. Casey 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: M. LaCoss 125-83, D. Casey 10-6 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Casey 1-0 WP: M. LaCoss HB: M. LaCoss Balk: M. LaCoss
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: M. Harris Ballpark: The Dune Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 45272