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Pregame Notes: Jose Escamilla is given an extra off he didn't hit Abelaira well this season and hasn't hit well yet in the playoffs. We will see what Pat Shelton will do for us... we need new away uniforms.

Game 2 (Probability of Winning 53.92% in favor of Annapolis):
Carlos Mateo (2-0 1.42)
vs
Macario Abelaira (2-0 4.03)

Inning 1:
Top: Kent Davis goes down 6-3. Roberto Perez triples to deep right. Jose Rodriquez singles to center, scoring Perez. Derek Campbell hits into a 6-4 FC. Jacob Chaney grounds out to the pitcher to end the inning.
Bottom: Mark Morris reaches on an infield single. Steve Williams grounds into a FC to the pitcher. Jorge Guiterrez grounds out 5-3 moving Williams to 2nd. Alberto Trujillo goes down swining.
Norfolk 1, Annapolis 0

Inning 2:
Top: Augusto Rodriquez reaches second on a fielding error by SS Gutierrez. Jesus Rivera goes down 6-3. Pat Shelton flies out to RF. Gilberto Ramos grounds out to 2nd.
Bottom: Dave Huges goes down 3Ua. Jose Colon grounds out to 2nd. Bill Giles gets plunked. Shawn Bennet grounds out to 2nd.
Norfolk 1, Annapolis 0

Inning 3:
Top: Kent Davis singles up the middle. Roberto Perez doubles to left scoring Davis. Jose Rodriquez grounds out to 2nd, moving Perez to 3rd. Derek Campbell grounds out to short, Perez scores. Jacob Chaney walks. Augusto Rodriquez flies out to deep left-center. Alberto Trujillo is injurned on the play and will have to be removed from the game.
Bottom: Norberto Gonzalez doubles to left. Morris goes down swinging. Steve Williams singles to right, moving Gonzalez to 3rd. Jorge Guiterrez grounds into the 6-4-3 ending the inning.
Norfolk 3, Annapolis 0

Inning 4:
Top: Jesus Rivera flies out to center. Pat Shelton grounds out 6-3. Gilberto Ramos goes down swinging.
Bottom: Joe Payne (in for Trujillo) walks. Hughes flies out to right. Colon grounds into the 4-6-3.
Norfolk 3, Annapolis 0

Inning 5:
Top: Kent Davis starts it off with a ground rule double to right. Perez singles to left, moving Davis to 3rd. Jose Rodriquez grounds into a 3-6 FC. Davis stays at 3rd. Derek Campbell flies out to the warning track in right, Davis scores. Chaney goes down swining to end the inning.
Bottom: Bill Giles singles up the middle. Bennett flies out to right. Gonzalez goes down swinging. Mark Morris goes down swinging.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 0

Inning 6:
Top: Augusto grounds out to short. Rivera reaches first on a fielding error by Morris. Rivera gets gunned out at 2nd, as Shelton misses the hit and run. Shelton grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom: Steve Williams singles up the middle. Jorge Guiterrez grounds into the 5-4-3. Joe Payne flies out to center.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 0

Inning 7:
Top: Ramos grounds out to short. Davis grounds out to 3rd. Perez walks. Jose Rodriquez pops out short.
Bottom: Dave Hughes strikes out. Colon flies out to left. Bill Giles goes down swinging.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 0

Inning 8:
Top: Derek Campbell lines out to short on a diving play. Jacob Chaney dboules to left. Augusto flies out to left... Annapolis brings in Cisco Perez to pitch... I bring in Yasutoki Ine to hit for Jesus Rivera... Ine grounds out to short.
Bottom: Bennet singles to left... the bullpen gets moving, Mateo is at 81 pitches, stamina is 9/20... Gonzalez goes down swinging. Morris grounds into a 4-6 FC. Steve Williams fouls out to the catcher.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 0

(Roberto Perez is up 4th, he is a HR shy of the cycle)

Inning 9:
Top: Annapolis brings in Brent Wagner to pitch... Pat Shelton grounds out to 3rd. Ramos goes down swinging. Kent Davis grounds out 6-3.
Bottom: Guiterrez flies out to center. Payne grounds out to short. Dave Hughes crushes a Mateo fastball for a solo-HR... with 96 pitches thrown, Mateo is removed and I bring in closer Dalton Whitaker... Jose Colon grounds out to 3rd to end the game.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 0
Norfolk leads 3-0

W: Carlos Mateo (1-0)
L: Macario Abelaira (0-1)
S: Dalton Whitaker (1)
HR: ANP: Dave Hughes (1)

POG: Carlos Mateo

Recap: Carlos Mateo brought his 'A' game going 8.2 innings, throwing 96 pitches, 65 for strikes, walking 1, giving up 7 hits and striking out 7. The offense was lead by the top of the line-up with lead-off man Kent Davis going 2-5 with 2 runs, and Roberto Perez going 3-3 with 2 runs.

Delaware Conference:
New Castle wins their first game, the road team has now won each game of the series.
New Castle 6, Dover 0 (Dover leads 2-1)