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Old 06-04-2019, 11:42 AM   #54
baseballfanmas
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2019 USBL Tournament Quarterfinals
(9) Columbia (MO) Tigers vs. (1) Covington (KY) Cubs


Game 1 - Covington (KY) Cubs- 10, Columbia (MO) Tigers- 2 -- The Cubs used a 7 run seventh inning to break the game wide open, as 5 players had 2 RBIs each.

Game 2 - Covington (KY) Cubs- 12, Columbia (MO) Tigers- 0 -- Justin Metcalf could not be stopped in this one, as he went 3 for 5 for the Cubs with 7 RBIs, including a grand slam in the fifth inning. 2 pitchers combined for the shutout, as Chris Mau started and went 5 innings, and Salvador Valentin went the last 4 innings.

Game 3 - Covington (KY) Cubs- 6, Columbia (MO) Tigers- 2 -- The Cubs scored single runs in innings 4-7 to break open a 2-2 tie, as Mike Wilkinson had 3 of the teams 6 RBIs.

The Covington (KY) Cubs win the series in dominating fashion, sweeping 3 games to none, with 2 of the games being total blowouts. They now await the winner of Quarterfinal #2 between the Salina (KS) Blue Jays and the St. Louis (MO) Perfectos.


2019 USBL Tournament Quarterfinals
(5) Salina (KS) Blue Jays vs. (4) St. Louis (MO) Perfectos


Game 1 - Salina (KS) Blue Jays- 10, St. Louis (MO) Perfectos- 1 -- All but 1 of the Blue Jays starters got at least 1 hit in this one, as Salina had 14 hits as a team. St. Louis actually had 10 hits, but left a lot of men on base.

Game 2 - St. Louis (MO) Perfectos- 3, Salina (KS) Blue Jays- 2 -- Roberto Renteria kept the Salina bats at bay in this one, going 7 innings and giving up just the 2 runs and 5 hits.

Game 3 - Salina (KS) Blue Jays- 4, St. Louis (MO) Perfectos- 3 -- Hits were hard to come by in this one, as the teams combined for just 9 total hits. Salina had 3 errors which led to all 3 of the St. Louis runs, but it just wasn't enough.

Game 4 - Salina (KS) Blue Jays- 11, St. Louis (MO) Perfectos- 2 -- This time, all 9 starters for the Blue Jays got at least 1 base hit, with Jim Kueffner going 3 for 4 with a double and 4 RBIs.

The Salina (KS) Blue Jays win the series 3 games to 1 and advance to the USBL Semifinals to take on the top seed Covington (KY) Cubs in our first semifinal.

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