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Old 03-22-2019, 12:18 AM   #37
naterg1
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EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: GAME 5

The Turtles had their backs against the wall, trailing 3-1 in the series. Douglas wanted to finish the series off in game 5 and not allow Tucson to get any momentum. The pitching matchup was Matt Bastow for Tucson against Jim Sheppard for Douglas. Neither pitcher had been very impressive in game 2.

Tucson tried to put together a rally in the bottom of the 2nd when Jaylen Lucas doubled followed by an Andy Sausser walk. They were unable to turn it into a run and the game remained scoreless.

The Turtles got back to back singles by Steve Guilfoyle and Elijah Leggett in the 3rd but once again failed to capitalize.

Bastow ran into trouble in the top of the 4th. He allowed a leadoff single to Rich Tidwell and a two run home run to Mike Campion. The fans were restless. The dugout grew tense. The Jackrabbits had a 2-0 lead and just needed to hold on for a few more innings to move on to the Arizona Series.

The first two batters were quickly erased in the bottom of the inning but Andy Sausser lined the first pitch he saw off the wall in center for a double. Roy Lewis fell behind in the count 1-2 but then lined a double into right to get Tucson on the board. He was stranded at second but the Turtles had some life.

The Jackrabbits had two runners reach base in the 5th on a single and an error but were unable to come away with any runs.

Sheppard was replaced on the mound by Sean Daniels to start the bottom of the 5th for Douglas. The change didn’t work out for the Jackrabbits. Ben McDaniel singled. Steve Guilfoyle followed that with a single of his own. Elijah Leggett walked to load the bases. Justin Blohm grounder I to a fielder’s choice, erasing the runner on third, but Steve Stoddard tied the game at 2 with a single. Daniels was able to strike out Jaylen Lucas for the second out but Andy Sausser drove in a run with a single to left and Roy Lewis drove in two more with a single to right. By the time the final out of the inning was recorded, Tucson led 5-2.

Andy Lepore and Steve Stoddard each added RBI singles in the 7th and 8th innings to stretch the final score to 7-2 Turtles. Tucson forced a game 6, which would be played in Douglas.

Steve Stoddard was 3-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI.

Andy Sausser was 4-4 with 1 double, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.

Roy Lewis was 2-5 with 1 double and 3 RBI.
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