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DelMarVa Championships - Game 7
Norfolk Cavaliers @ Dover Generals

Jerry Copeland (0-0) vs Miguel Contreras (1-0)
Jerry Copeland (0-0 2 GS) will get the ball for the third time. Copeland has pitched well this series holding the Cav's to 9 hits in 14 innings, but has two ND's. Copeland only threw 80 pitches last outing, so he should be pretty rested for this game. He will go up against Miguel Contreras who threw a great game 3, 9 IP, 8 Hits, 1 Run. Both pitches are having solid playoffs, this game is really looking to be a pitchers duel.

Lineup: I decided to make only one change. It was tough not pulling Ed Duke, but hopefully the L vs R matchup works out for me. If there was a lefty on the hill he would no doubt not be in the game... the change I did make is sitting Jesus Rivera and giving the start to cody Johnson. Cody is actually a little better defender than Jesus, but he has hitting has always been in question. He is 0-9 lifetime in the playoffs.

Inning 1:
Top: Pedro Galvan grounds out to second. Joe Benson strikes out. Andy Kohl grounds out to the pitcher.
Bottom: Javier Janchez grounds out to second. Jeff Lewis strikes out. Roberto Perez grounds out to second.
Dover 0, Norfolk 0

Inning 2:
Top: Andres Salinas grounds out to short. San-pao Xin, playing for the injured Claude Bond, singles to right. Jon Fiske grounds into a 5-4-3 to end the inning.
Bottom: Derek Campbell walks. King Brock grounds into a 5-4 FC. Mike Ford doubles to left-center, Brock to third. Ed Duke singles past the third-baseman, Brock scores, Ford to third. Cody Johnson singles to right-center, Ford scores, Duke to second. Augusto Rodriquez walks to load the bases. Javier Janchez grounds into a 4-6 FC, Duke scores, Johnson to third. Janchez steals second. Jeff Lewis flies out to right.
Dover 0, Norfolk 3

Inning 3:
Top: Chris Thomas goes down swinging. Jose Chavez singles to right. Vaughan Lee singles to right, Chavez to second. Pedro Galvan walks to load the bases. Joe Benson reaches on an infield single past the picher, Chavez scores. Andy Kohl strikes swinging. Andres Salinas grounds into the 6-4 FC.
Bottom: Roberto Perez grounds out to second. Derek Campbell pops out to the catcher. King Brock grounds out to second.
Dover 1, Norfolk 3

Inning 4:
Top: San-pao Xin grounds out to short. Jon Fiske strikes out. Chris Thomas singles to right. Jose Chavez grounds into the 4-6 FC.
Bottom: Mike Ford grounds out to second. Ed Duke grounds out 1-3. Cody Johnson flies out to deep right.
Dover 1, Norfolk 3

Inning 5:
Top: Vaughan Lee strikes out. Pedro Galvan strikes out. Joe Benson reaches on an E-6. Joe Benson is gunned down trying to steal.
Bottom: Augusto Rodriquez grounds out to third. Javier Janchez singles up the middle. Jeff Lewis strikes out. Janchez advances to second on the E-1. Roberto Perez grounds out to the pitcher.
Dover 1, Norfolk 3

Inning 6:
Top: Andy Kohl reaches on an infield hit. Andres Salinas sinlges up the middle, Kohl to second. San-pao Xin strikes out. Kohl is gunned out trying to steal third, Salnias goes to second. Jon Fiske singles up the middle, Salinas scores. Chris Thomas walks, Fiske to second. Jose Chavez singles to left, Fiske scores, Thomas to second... New Pitcher: Ron Harris, replaces Miguel Contreras. Contreras has thowing 94 pitches and his exhuasted. Should of been removed 2 hitters ago... Vaughan Lee flies out to center, sliding catch by Janchez.
Bottom: Derek Campbell strikes out. King Brock walks... New Pitcher: Medel Schutters replaces Copeland on the hill. Copeland threw 98 pitches... Pinch Runner: Byung-hyun Chong replaces Brock at first... Mike Ford flies out to center. Chong steals second. Ed Duke walks. Johnson grounds into a 6-4 FC.
Dover 3, Norfolk 3

Inning 7:
Top: New Pitcher: Elmer Hawkins comes in for Ron Harris... Pedro Galvan grounds out to second. Joe Benson grounds out to third... New Pitcher: Now pitching Jose Matos... Andy Kohl walks. Andres Salinas laces a line to right, Kohl to second. San-pao Xin grounds out to short.
Bottom: Augusto Rodriquez dumps one into center. Javier Janchez flies out to left. Jeff Lewis loops one to left-center, Rodriquez to second. Roberto Perez lines a single up the middle, Janchez scores, Lewis to second. Derek Campbell drives the ball over the center field wall (435 ft), Lewis and Perez score... New Pitcher: Pedro Miranda... Byung-hyun Chong flies out to center. Mike Ford singles up the middle. Ed Duke gets drilled by the pitch, Ford to second. Cody Johnson singles to right, Ford Scores, Duke to second. Augusto Rodriquez flies out to deep center.
Dover 3, Norfolk 8

Inning 8:
Top: Jon Fiske flies out to deep center... New Pitcher: Luis Gonzalez, he did it yesterday, can he today... Chris Thomas strikes out. Jose Chavez doubles to right-center. Vaughan Lee walks. Pedro Galvan strikes out.
Bottom: Javier Janchez triples to get things started. Jeff Lewis grounds out to third. Roberto Perez grounds out to short, Janchez scores. Derek Campbell does it again, hitting the 0-2 pitch over the CF wall (436 ft). Byung-hyun Chong singles to right. Mike Ford pops out to the catcher.
Dover 3, Norfolk 10

Inning 9:
Top: New Pitcher: Dalton Whitakes comes in the game, to face 2-3-4... Joe Benson singles to left. Andy Kohl doubles to right center, Benson to third. Andres Salinas flies out to right, Benson scores. San-pao Xin walks. Jon Fiske lines out to first. Kohl and Xin move up on the Passed Ball. Chris Thomas strikes out looking!
Dover 4, Norfolk 10
Norfolk wins the Series for the third time in a row!!!!

W: Jose Matos (1-0)
L: Medel Schutters (0-1)
HR: Derek Campbell (2)

POG: Derek Campbell > 2-4 2 HR's, 2 runs, 4 RBI's
Attendance: 43,700

Recap: I almost cost us the game, when I didn't realize that Miguel Contreras was on the bring of exhaustion. A half-way warmed up Ron Harris retired the lone batter he faced with 2 men on, with one pitch, and got us out of a bad situation... The bullpen stepped it up this game, even if Dalton Whitaker continued to struggle. In the playoffs he threw 8 games, 4.2 innings, allowing 10 hits, 5 runs and 3 HR's!... Harris, Matos, Hawkins and Gonzalez combined for 2.3 innings of scoreless ball... Ed Duke gunned out 2 guys today, which was huge... The offense finally got something going, collecting 13 hits and 10 runs. Janchez, Campbell, Ford and Cody Johnson all had 2 hits. Johnson and Roberto Perez drove in 2 each... Derek Campbell went deep in what is quite possibly his final at-bat as a Cavaliers... As long as we got to the Generals bullpen we were good... The key to this game, might of been the injury to Claude Bond (.238-2-5 in the series).