Sheffield Mountain Hares at Patna Roosters (12th to 14th May, 2059)
Team Profile: Patna Roosters
Banners: None
Playoff appearances: None
Last season: 17th
Current record: 16-18
The roosters have struggled since their addition to the WBL in 2055, the same year the Hares joined, with a lowly 13th place in their division being their best placing so far. They’re struggling again at the start of this season.
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Game 1
SP: Mototomo Motoyanagi
Sheffield Mountain Hares pitcher Mototomi Motoyanagi was in top form, leading his team past the Patna Roosters, 5-1 while giving up no runs and only 2 hits over 7 innings.
Motoyanagi, the winner, is now 2-2, after putting the clamps on the Patna offense. In 7 innings of work, he gave up no runs on 2 hits, while collecting 9 Ks. He also racked up 9 striekouts in one of the strongest Hares pitching performances of the season. It was Irya Muraguri’s grand slam homer in the 5th that more or less single-handedly tied it up for the Hares. The home run ties him with McBurrows for the team’s home run lead.
Player of the game: Mototomo Motoyanagi
Game 2
SP: Isaac Saville
The Sheffield Mountain Hares dealt the Patna Roosters another 5-1 loss, with Adam Koehler the star on offense. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBIs and scoring twice.
With Sheffield trailing 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Koehler hit a curveball from Reinhard Martin for a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Mountain Hares ahead, 2-1. His next home-run came in the 6th, a solo home run that pulled the Hares further ahead. Isaac Saville put in a strong start, going 6 innings while giving up only 1 run and 5 hits before the bullpen took over and shut out the Roosters for the final innings.
Player of the game: Adam Koehler
Game 3
SP: Yushua bin Saqr
In another great performance, the Hares took care of the Roosters 6-1, this time led by an unstoppable bin Saqr start. Yushua bin Saqr went 7 innings, allowing only 1 hit as he perplexed the Rooster lineup again and again, notching up 9 strokeouts in the process. Offensively Adam Koehler hit the only home run for the Hares, as he went 3 for 4 and 3 RBIs but 24 year old Sadafami Fujita also helped with one of his best performances yet for the Hares, going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. The hares rise to 8th in the division with the win.
Player of the game: Yushua bin Saqr
Sheffield Mountain Hares record: 21-16 (8th)