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by Nat Wright-Kawolski
3 October 2316
Sole Survivor Series 2316: Easy Town Assaultrons vs Quincy Guinners
Game Results
Game 1: Quincy 5, Easy Town 2
Road Win Lifts Quincy to 1-0 Lead in SSS
The Quincy Gunners powered past the hometown Easy Town Assaultrons, 5-2, in the opener of the Sole Survivor Series at Easy Town Field. Quincy starting pitcher Make Money threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball, to lead the charge. The Gunners now lead the series 1-0.
Money, a native of Watertown, Massachusetts, was dealing all game. He kept Easy Town hitters off-balance, while giving the Gunners 8 quality innings. Money threw 107 pitches, allowing 4 hits and striking out 6.
"We'll take some time to unwind," said Money, "and then get after it again."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Easy Town Field in Easy Town.
Game 2: Quincy 5, Easy Town 1
Quincy Pins 5-1 Loss on Easy Town
Leave it to the veteran.
The Quincy Gunners got a great start from 35-year-old left-hander College Luckyman, as Quincy won the contest, 5-1, at Easy Town Field. Luckyman threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball in the win, which allowed the Gunners to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.
The Assaultrons had trouble solving Luckyman, who surrendered 1 run on 4 hits over 8 innings.
"I was able to change speeds effectively tonight," said Luckyman.
Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday at The Stone House in Quincy.
Game 3: Quincy 5, Easy Town 4
Gunners Clip Assaultrons, 5-4, in SSS Contest
A sweep is in sight.
The Quincy Gunners overcame a spirited performance by Easy Town center fielder Eden Babz to knock off the Assaultrons, 5-4, at The Stone House in Game 3 of the Sole Survivor Series. Babz went 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once but could not will the Assaultrons to victory. Quincy now sits on a 3-0 advantage and has its eyes on sweeping the best-of-7 series.
Downlow Uptown went 1 for 2 for Quincy. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, Uptown had a clutch at-bat. Facing Easy Town hurler Lonely Gale, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Gunners a 5-4 lead.
"We're going to have to play flawless baseball from here on out," Easy Town manager Malik Christmasstory said. "Which, let's face it, we haven't been doing lately."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at The Stone House in Quincy.
Game 4: Quincy 3, Easy Town 1
Gunners Sweep Assaultrons
The Quincy Gunners earned their 1st Sole Survivor Series title and now have all winter to spend basking in the glory, while the beaten Easy Town Assaultrons will have plenty of time to wonder what went wrong.
Quincy became the Commonwealth Baseball Organization champion for 2316 with a 3-1 triumph to capture the series 4-0.
Starter Make Money was the Game MVP, allowing just two hits and one earned run with three walks and three strikeouts in 7.0 innings. He finished 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in two starts, outdueling the Trons' Tarzan Rogers each time.
"Both clubs are talented. We just made fewer mistakes than they did," winning manager Scrappy Barios said to the press corps at the postgame press conference. "We made the crucial plays and got the timely hits."
Easy Town skipper Malik Christmasstory agreed with that assessment, saying his club turned out to be "a little weak on fundamentals" at crucial times.
"I have a sneaking suspicion we will be working on fundamentals a lot next spring," he said.
In the Assaultrons' two appearances in the Sole Survivor Series, they are now a combined 0-8.
Despite Money's efforts in two starts, 1B Bingy Xiu was named the Series MVP. Xiu was 7 of 14 (.500) with a double, a home run, a walk, four runs, and two RBI in four starts as cleanup hitter.
On the way to the Sole Survivor Series championship, the Gunners ended up in second place in the South Charles Association Minutemen League and compiled a 68-62 record during the regular season. They were the 6th seed in the SCA.
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