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Ninth-Inning Error Dooms Sarsaparillas, Westside Trails 2-0

Rob Mathis again was involved in the winning run for the 2290 Mojave Series. Mathis reached on an error in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a pinch-hit walk off single to give North Vegas a 4-3 victory over Westside.

Mathis hit a screamer right at Westside third baseman William Crum, but Crum could not handle it, allowing Mathis to reach on the error. Crum entered the game as a defensive substitute in the eighth inning. With Squirrel And up, Mathis stole second off reliever Carlos Colon. He then took off on the next pitch to swipe third base, too. Colon then intentionally walked And and Arthur Glass to load the bases with no outs. Following a strike out, pinch hitter Paul Grady singled to left center to end the game.

All three of the Sarsaparillas’ runs came via solo home runs. Nelson Kirby’s lead off triple in the sixth was North Vegas’ only extra base hit.

Despite the no decision, the Radscorpions’ Dave Davis was named game MVP. He allowed three earned runs on five hits with 11 strikeouts in 7.2 innings. Lee Burke, who gave up a walk and struck out three in 1.1 innings, was the winning pitcher.

Westside’s Brandon Kerr started and gave up three earned runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts in seven innings. Colon suffered the loss by giving up the unearned run in the ninth.