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MarVa Conference
Game 4: Norfolk Cavaliers @ Annapolis Admirals
Attendance: 52,318

Starting Lineups
Cavaliers:
Kent Davis CF
Jeff Lewis RF
Ed Duke C
Francisco Reyes 1B
King Brock DH
Pat Hall 2B
Sergio Galvez LF
Joe Chambers 3B
Augusto Rodriquez SS

Miguel Contreras P
** on 4 days rest, 87%

Admirals:
Kiyonobu Matsurra LF
Sanho Busones 3B
Glenn Jenkins DH
Abraham Thomas 1B
Jorge Gutierrez SS
Jose Colon 2B
Roberto Chavez CF
William Sloan C
Jose Rodriquez RF

Joe Gould SP

Inning 1:
Top: Davis walks. Lewis flies out center. Duke strikes out. Reyes singles up the middle, Davis to second. Brock grounds out to second.
Bottom: Matsuura singles to left. Busones grounds into a tailor made 6-4-3. Jenkins sits on the 2-1 pitch and drives it 381ft over the right-center field wall. Thomas flies out left.
Norfolk 0, Annapolis 1

Inning 2:
Top: Hall singles to left. Galvez strikes out. Hall is gunned out trying to steal. Chambers grounds out to second.
Bottom: Gutierrez strikes out. Colon walks. Chavez singles to left, Colon to second. Sloan dumps one into left, Colon to third, Chavez to second. Rodriguez strikes out. Matsuura strikes out.
Norfolk 0, Annapolis 1

Inning 3:
Top: Rodriguez grounds out to short. Davis singles up the middle. Lewis singles to right, Davis moves to third. Duke hits into a 4-3 DP to end the inning.
Bottom: Busones strikes out. Jenkins pops out to short. Thomas flies out to center.
Norfolk 0, Annapolis 1

Inning 4:
Top: Reyes walks. Brock grounds into the 4-6 FC. Hall grounds out to the pitcher, Brock moves up to second. Galvez lines one over the right-field wall (349ft) for a HR, Brock scores. Chambers grounds out to third.
Bottom: Gutierrez singles to left. Gutierrez is gunned down stealing. Colon grounds out to third. Chavez doubles down the left-field line. Sloan grounds out to second.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 1

Inning 5:
Top: Rodriguez doubles to deep center. Davis singles to right, Rodriguez to third. Lewis flies out to shallow center. Duke grounds into the 4-6-3 DP. Davis tried to steal, but couldn't get a jump.
Bottom: Rodriguez strikes out. Matsuura strikes out. Busones strikes out.
Norfolk 2, Annapolis 1

Inning 6:
Top: Reyes strikes out. Brock HR's over the right-field wall (352ft). Pat Hall goes back-to-back, over the right-field wall (358ft)... New Pitcher: Willard Green... Galvez flies out to right. Chambers fouls out to the catcher.
Bottom: Jenkins singles to right. Thomas singles to left, Jenkins to second. Gutierrez strikes out. Colon grounds out to first, Jenkins to third, Thomas to second. Chavez reaches on an infield single to short, Jenkins scores, Thomas to third. Sloan strikes out.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 2

Inning 7:
Top: Rodriguez flies out to right-center. Davis grounds out to short. Lewis singles to left. Duke flies out to right.
Bottom: New Pitcher: Vaughan Griffith enters the game. Miguel has thrown 103 pitches... Rodriguez walks. Matsuura grounds into a 3-6 FC. Busones flies out to deep-center, gold star play by Galvez, Matsuura tags and heads to second. Jenkins walks. Thomas flies out to deep center on a shot (holding my breath).
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 2

Inning 8:
Top: Reyes grounds out to short... New Pitcher: Wilson Acosta... Brock grounds out back to the mound. Hall singles to right. Galvez grounds into the 4u FC.
Bottom: Gutierrez grounds out to second. Colon strikes out. Chavez strikes out.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 2

Inning 9:
Top: Chambers doubles to center. Rodriguez pops out to second. Davis strikes out. Lewis strikes out.
Bottom: New Pitcher: Elmer Hawkins enters the game... Sloan flies out left. Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Matsuura walks. Busones singles up the middle, Matsuura to third. Jenkins grounds out to short.
Norfolk 4, Annapolis 2
Norfolk wins the series 4-1!!

W: Miguel Contreras (1-0)
L: Joe Gould (0-1)
S: Elmer Hawkins (1)
HR: Sergio Galvez (1), King Brock (2), Pat Hall (1), Glenn Jenkins (1)

POG: Pat Hall, 3-4, HR, Run, RBI

Key Moment: Bottom of the second with the Admirals up 1-0, the get to Contreras and have the bases loaded with 1 out. Contreras then strikes out the next two hitters ending the inning and a huge threat.

Series MVP: The MVP for the series was a tough call, but in the end the award goes to Jeff Lewis. Lewis hit .304 on the series, getting at least 1 hit in every game. He drove in a team high 5 and hit 3 HR's.

Notes: This is the fourth straight year the Admirals have lost to the Cavaliers in the Conference Championships!... For those of you wondering why Elmer Hawkins closed the door and not the "closer" Derek Carter. Hawkins was in the game to face the lefties, with 3 of the 5 batters he faced left-handed. Jenkins, a lefty, was going to be his last batter no matter what... Pat Hall seemed to relish in the moment of getting the start. He performed above and beyond what I was expecting... The Cavaliers head to the finals for the 4th straight time and 5th in the last 6 years.

Delaware Confernece
Lewes Braves @ New Castle Colonials
Lewes 8, New Castle 7

W: Jarred Perry (1-1)
L: Jose Matos (1-1)
S: Carlos Rodriguez (2)
HR: Leonard Davis (2), Peter Peters (1), Ethan Mason (1)

POG: Peter Peters, 2-4, HR, Run, 4 RBI's

Key Moment: The Braves rally in the 5th all started with a 3-2 walk to Felipe Marquez. You never want to walk the lead-off man, and this turned into some bad news. A walk and 2 singles got Marquez across the plate, then a wild pitch set-up a Jake Judkins single to right, scoring two. What would end up being the last 2 Braves runs, but the most important two.

Notes: Jose Matos the ace of the Colonials only made it through 3 innings, for a sad line of: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 4 K's