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Game 7: Georgetown Sixteens at New Castle Colonials

Gonzalo Bustamante will be on the hill in game 7, after a solid performance in his first playoff start I am hoping he can follow it up with another solid start. He is full rested, so my fingers are crossed.. We go up against Stan Burns and he held us quiet but took the ND as we plated the go-ahead runs against the Colonials bullpen.

This should be a good game... Gallegos is back in the lineup, and I decided to keep Janchez in the game after his solid game 6. Janchez will bat 9th and play RF.

CF Randy Downey (L), 2B Edgardo Perdnard, LF Blake Quirke, DH Dave Lewis, SS Stephen Bentall, 1B Francisco Gallegos (S), C John Herbert, 3B Robinson Lopez, RF Javier Janchez (L)

The Colonials bring the same lineup to game 7 as they every other game this series. And Stan Burns who took the ND in game 3 is back.

RF Cris Flores, 3B Ramon Soto, 1B Jorge Trujillo (L), C Emilio Rivera, SS Tim Simmons (S), LF Jeff Williams, CF Steve Moon, DH Nick Watson, 2B Ian Sellers

One game, winner takes all... I hope these guys are ready to play...

Play Ball:
The Sixteens got things started in the first scoring 2-runs. With one out Edgardo Perdnard singled. He would be followed by a Blake Quirke double to right. Perdnard would just beat the throw home, giving the Sixteens an early run. Quirke head to third on the throw. Dave Lewis doubled following Quirke to score Quirke. After the first half the Sixteens lead 2-1.

In the bottom of the second the Colonials would cut the lead in half, thanks to a solo-HR by Tim Simmons. After 2 the Sixteens lead 2-1.

In the 4th the Sixteens would plate 5-runs and blow the game open. Things went back for the Colonials in the 4th. Bentall reached on an E6. Gallegos walked. Herbert would double scoring Bentall. Lopez followed with a single of his own, scoring Gallegos. Janchez singled scoring Herbert. Downey would double in Lopez, the 4th straight Sixteens hit. After 2-k's Janchez would score on a Durango passed-ball. After 3 1/2 the Sixteens lead 7-1.

In the 6th the Colonials plated 1. A one-out double by Ramon Soto, a walk to Trujillo and then another double, this time by Rivera, would score Soto. Two pop-outs end the inning and after 6 the Sixteens held on to a 7-2 lead.

The Sixteens would score 4 more in the 7th. With 1-out Dave Lewis would hit a solo-HR. That would be followed by 3 straight singles by Bentall, Gallegos and Herbert. Herbert's would drive in Bentall. With Lopez up to bad, Ryan Carson would be brought in to pitch. During the at-bat a wild pitch would move Gallegos and Herbert up to 2nd and 3rd and a passed ball would plate Gallegos and move Herbert to third. Lopez would eventually walk. Janchez grounded out scoring Herbert ending the Sixteens scoring. After 6 1/2 the Sixteens hold a 11-2 lead.

In the 8th the Sixteens would score 3 more. Pednard singled to start the inning. Quirke followed with a single. Lewis doubled in Pednard. Bentall doubled in Quirke and Lewis... After 7 1/2 the Sixteens lead 14-2.

Bustamante would be left in the game to finish off the Colonials with a pitch count uner 80. Simmons flew out to right. Jeff Williams singled to right. Steve Moon would fly out to center. Nick Watson would end the game with a ground-out to short. The Sixteens would won the deciding game 14-2.

The Sixteens win the series 4-3

W: Gonzalo Bustamante (1-0)
L: Stan Bruns (0-1)
HR: GEO: Dave Lewis (1) ; NWC: Tim Simmons (1)

POG: Dave Lewis, Georgetown Sixteens, 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI's

Game Notes:
The Sixteens collected 16 hits, of which 7 went for extra-base hits... Dave Lewis lead the Sixteens with 3 hits... Perdnard, Quirke, Bentall, Herbert and Lopez each had 2-hits... Lewis had 3 RBI's, Bentall, Herbert and Janchez each had 2... Francisco Gallegos went 1-1 with a DE Conf playoff record 4 walks... Steve Moon lead the Colonials with 2 hits... Emilio Rivera and Tim Simmons each had an RBI for the Colonials... Stan Burns threw 80 pitches in 3+ innings, allowing 6 hits, 7 runs, 5 of which were earned... Gonzalo Bustmante went 9 innings, allowing 8 hits and 2 runs. Throwing 92 pitches, while striking out 4... The attendance was 48,118

Georgetown Takes Conference Championship in Deciding Game:
Georgetown Sixteens won a nail-biting series from the New Castle Colonials 4-3, wrapping up the Conference Championship finale 14-2 at Colonials Stadium.

Sixteens right fielder Dave Lewis was named the series MVP.

He batted .387, drove in 7 runs and scored 3 to lead Georgetown into the next round of play.

The Georgetown Sixteens don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs - Norfolk Cavaliers series. Virginia Beach leads the series 3 games to 2. The League Championship schedule will be announced after the Conference Championship finishes..

GM Notes:
Well that was surprising. I didn't expect to be playing a game 7, let alone winning it the way we did. I have to say I am happy for us and now we are heading to the title game. Just wow... Bustamante, Pye and Gonzalez brought us back from a 3-1 deficit. Without their pitching we wouldn't be here... And the offense performed better than I have seen them all season. Just on fire... I am not sure what the next series is going to bring, but I am going to take some time to soak in this 'W' and our amazing 3-1 series comeback. Never expected that... After pulling off this series win, I think we might be able to pull off the next series as well. Just being here is pretty amazing, and the possibility of winning it all? Well that just sounds awesome as well... The Championships series includes two teams that have never been here before! This is fun...

MarVa Conference - Game 6

Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs at Norfolk Cavaliers

The Surf Dawgs were able to touch=up Joaquin Hernandez in the 4th for two runs, thanks to back-to-back doubles by Ira Kelly and Steven Jefferson. Kelly scored on Jefferson's double and Jefferson scored 2-batters later on a Duncan Gilmore double-play ball. Those 2-runs were all the Surf Dawgs would need, as Irving Mills shut the Cavaliers down for 7 innings, allowing 7 hits and 3 runs. Manuel Petrelia would close the door in the 9th the finish off the Cavaliers and the Surf Dawgs would finally take down the Cavaliers after 4-straight conference title losses.

Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs win the series 4-2

Surf Dawgs are off to League Championship:
Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs fans are rejoicing after a 2-0 win at Cavaliers Ballpark has propelled the club to a 4-2 Conference Championship victory over the Norfolk Cavaliers.

The win has advanced the club on to the League Championship.

"Total team effort, that's the only way we get it done in this one," said Virginia Beach's Darryl Burns, who was named series MVP.

The Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs will play against the Georgetown Sixteens in the next round. Georgetown won their series against the New Castle Colonials 4 games to 3. The League Championship schedule will be announced after the Conference Championship finishes.