Sheffield Mountain Hares at Zurich Mountaineers (9th to 11th May, 2059)
Game 1
SP: Yushua bin Saqr
Sheffield got off to a good start in a 4-2 win in Zurich, as McBurrows racked up 3 RBI, most notable being his 5th homer of the season. With Sheffield leading 1-0 in the top of the third, McBurrows hit a slider from Jesse Raynor for a 2-run home run - as he went 2 for 3 for the game. Yushua bin Saqr went 6.1 innings giving up two runs in a solid start.
Player of the game: Jeff McBurrows
Game 2
SP: Giobbe Marinello
Travelling Hares fans were treated to an offensive masterpiece as their side overpowered the Mountaineers 10-5. Marinello went 6 innings giving up only 4 hits and 1 run. Offensively Rutz led the team in RBIs with 4, including a towering 3-run homer in the top of the seventh, while McBurrows had another good outing, going 3 for 4. The Moutaineers racked up a couple of homers too, but its hard to wn games when you give up 10 runs. The win takes the Hares to 18-15, and 9th in the division.
Player of the game: Giobe Marinello
Game 3
SP: Alois Herzog
The Zurich Mountaineers did just enough to nip the Sheffield Mountain Hares, 3-2, in 11 innings. Zurich pitcher Blair Holder, in particular, had a standout performance as the Mountaineers won only their 9th game of the season. Indian right fielder Bhadrasa Emankumar, who hit a homer in game 2 of the series, came up clutch in the bottom of the 11th, when he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Mountaineers. Hares pitchers were on fire, as Herzog opened the game with 5.1 innings of shutout baseball, but the offense provided no support, struggling to get runs despite a healthy 11 hits in the games.
Player of the game: Blair Holder
Sheffield record: 19-16