FRONTIER LEAGUE
West Michigan White Caps (John Drake 16-8 2.90)
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Chicago Iron Pigs (Andy Morgan 20-9 4.01)
Both pitchers come out firing. West Michigan has nothing until their 1st hit in the 3rd. Allen Hunter leads off the 4th with a double, and scores on a clutch 2 out single by Leo Corunha to make it 1-0 after 5 full.
Morgan has gone 5-3-1-1-1-5 on 81 pitches, Drake 5-4-0-0-0-4 on 68.
With an out in the bottom of the 6th Horst Grueter hits his 1st playoff homer of the year, a 3 run shot to put Chicago up 3-1 after 6.
Morgan 6-3-1-1-2-6 99 pitches, Drake 6-8-3-3-1-6 100 pitches.
Hunter again starts an inning with an extra base hit, this time hitting a triple to start the top of 7. Tom Wynn singles to end Morgans day (6-5-2-2-2-6) with a runner on. Davenport comes in, Wynn steals on the 1st pitch.
He gets Roberson to punch out and manages to snake out of the inning leaving the runner on 3rd, 3-2 into the bottom of 7.
In the bottom half Jeffrey Hudson leads it off with a solo shot, his 1st HR of the post season, ending Drake's day (6-9-4-4-1-6). 4 hitters later Grueter drives in his 4th run, plating Chavez for a 5-2 lead after 7.
Bernardo Montoya would make it a game again, drilling a 1 out 2 run shot off Davenport to make it a 5-4 game. Bright would get the call and retire Mejia. 5-4 after 8.
Ernesto Cruz would open the 9th by giving up a Tom Wynn single. Matt Roberson would bunt him to 2nd and Morgan Berry would line an 0-1 pitch to left to tie the game......
Will Lee hits into an inning ending 4-6-3, all tied at 5, bottom 9.
Cruz would find himself in another jam in the 10th, but would get Mejia to hit into another inning ending 4-6-3.
With 1 out in the bottom of the 11th, center fielder Cesar Cordero would work to a 1-1 count and get a fastball, and he'd drive it 414 feet to straight away left for a walk off game winning HR off lefty Bill Barlow!
COASTAL LEAGUE
Fresno Grizzlies (Ruben Lopez 20-7 3.36)
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Boston Bombers (Adam Shirley 17-6 2.30)
Tony Greene, Fresno's HUGE mid season acquisition, would double, homer and drive in 2 while Bryant Thomas and 2 relievers combined to hold Boston to 2 runs on 7 hits. Bryant went 6-6-2-2-0-4.