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2019 USBL Tournament Quarterfinals
(11) Fredricksburg (VA) Generals vs. (3) Martinsville (VA) Checkers
Game 1 - Martinsville (VA) Checkers- 6, Fredricksburg (VA) Generals-1 -- Dan Butler pitched 7 innings of 2 hit, shutout ball for the Checkers, and Martinsville had 4 homers in the game, all solo shots.
Game 2 - Fredricksburg (VA) Generals- 3, Martinsville (VA) Checkers- 1 -- 4 General pitchers combined to hold Martinsville to just 5 hits, and Chris Knowles had a 2 run homer in the second inning that ultimately decided the game.
Game 3 - Fredricksburg (VA) Generals- 6, Martinsville (VA) Checkers- 5 -- A back and forth game all the way, but Edgar Zarate had the big hit for Fredricksburg, getting a 2 run homer in the eight inning to give the Generals the lead, and they held in the ninth.
Game 4 - Martinsville (VA) Checkers- 5, Fredricksburg (VA) Generals- 3 -- Barry Kruse was 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Checkers as they evened the series.
Game 5 - Fredricksburg (VA) Generals- 3, Martinsville (VA) Checkers- 2 -- Baseball is a funny game sometimes. In this game, the Generals had 3 hits, the Checkers had 13. Yet Fredricksburg found a way to keep all those Martinsville base runners from scoring, and Chris Knowles was a hero again, hitting a base clearing, 3 RBI double in the seventh.
The Fredricksburg (VA) Generals win the all Virginia series 3 games to 2, overcoming the odds in Game 5, and becoming the first double digit seed to advance to the USBL semifinals (Although I'm expecting we'll have more). They will take on the winner of Quarterfinal Series #4 between the Topeka (KS) Golden Giants and the Grand Junction (CO) Corkers.
2019 USBL Tournament Quarterfinal
(7) Topeka (KS) Golden Giants vs. (2) Grand Junction (CO) Corkers
Game 1 - Grand Junction (CO) Corkers- 3, Topeka (KS) Golden Giants- 2 -- The Corkers scored all 3 of their runs in the ninth inning, as James Wilhite came off the bench to hit a 2 run homer in the inning. Steve Coronado pitched 6 2/3 innings of 2 hit, shutout ball for Grand Junction.
Game 2 - Topeka (KS) Golden Giants- 6, Grand Junction (CO) Corkers- 4 -- Alfredo Gonzalez and Isaiah Clark combined for 5 of the 6 Topeka RBIs as they even the series at 1 game a piece.
Game 3 - Grand Junction (CO) Corkers- 7, Topeka (KS) Golden Giants- 6 -- It came down to a walk off in game 3, as the Corkers scored 2 in the eighth to tie the game at 6, then Lyle Clegg hit the walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th to give Grand Junction a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4 - Grand Junction (CO) Corkers- 7, Topeka (KS) Golden Giants- 2 -- The Corkers jumped out early, scoring all 7 of their runs in the first 3 innings, and Grand Junction starting pitcher Kevin Cobb pitched 6 innings and gave up just 2 runs.
The Grand Junction (CO) Corkers win the series 3 games to 1, advancing to the USBL semifinals where the upset minded Fredricksburg (VA) Generals await.
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