2017 DIVISION SERIES GAME 5’s
FRONTIER LEAGUE
El Paso (Jason Allen 0-1 135.14) @ New York (Rob Powell 0-0 0.00)
A 5-5 tie in the 8th is broken up on a Vincent Lange 2 run single, plating PR Howard Mcdonald and PH Abel Bernarda. A huge DP in the 8th and Jon Sloan’s perfect 9th seals the series for El Paso
El Paso 7 New York 5
W Romano (1-0) L Snyder (0-1) S Sloan (3)
HR NY Burks (1)
El Paso wins the series 3-2
Series MVP Artie Johnson 2-0 17 IP 16 H 13 K’s 4 BB’s 2.65 ERA
COASTAL LEAGUE
Houston (De La Garza 1-0 8.44) @ Tulsa (Perkins (0-1 14.54)
George Perkins gets hammered a 2nd time and the Driller’s chances to repeat go out the window. Houston gets 5 in the first 3 and De La Garza goes 7-9-4-3-2-3 with van Bodegraven notching his 3rd save. This was a huge upset.
Houston 6 Tulsa 4
W De La Garza (3-0) L Perkins (0-2) S van Bodegraven (3)
HR HOU Rowe (2) TUL Alfred (2) Rodriguez (1)
Houston wins the series 3-2
Series MVP Sib van Bodegraven 3 Saves 3-3-0-0-0-3