Association Championships - Game 6
Story and Box Score
Swatters Cream Hancoks, On to Sole Survivor Series
The championship aspirations of the Diamond City Swatters are still alive and well, while the Goodneighbor Hancocks are left to wait until next year.
Diamond City won the clinching game of the Association Championships 12-0 over Goodneighbor at Third Rail Stadium at S. Boston HS, to win the series 4-2.
"You feel like a little kid again, celebrating something like this," said left fielder Tyler Ross, who paced the Diamond City offense and was named series MVP. "We take everything real seriously when we're on the field, but after a series is over you can finally relax a little bit."
Ross claimed the MVP by racking up 9 hits for a .409 average, with a .435 on-base percentage. He had 2 home runs, 8 RBI and scored 5 runs. In Game 6, he was 4 for 6 with two doubles, a home run, two runs, six RBI, and a stolen base.
Ross' performance outshined another outstanding performance, his teammate's pitching. Tim Fusion threw a complete-game three-hitter, all singles, in the shutout win. He walked one and struck out seven.
Four other Swatters also had multiple hits in the shellacking of Matt Pageturner (1-1) and the Goodneighbor bullpen. Wayne Lacy had the best numbers of those four, going 2 for 4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBI.
The scoring onslaught began in the top of the 2nd. Wally Warwick began with a double and Ross hit a two-run bomb, which proved to be the game-winning hit. Nick Minnier followed with a single and Fusion bunted him to second. After Witcher Craft singled, Allen Bishop hit into an RBI groundout to make the score 3-0 with two outs. Pageturner balked to score the fourth run, and then Lacy hit his homer for the 6-0 lead. Diamond City added three runs apiece in the 4th and 6th innings for the 12-0 count.
The Diamond City Swatters don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud series. Fort Hagen leads the series 3 games to 2. The Sole Survivor Series schedule will be announced after the Association Championships finish.
Game and Series MVP
