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naterg1 · 03-29-2019, 10:21 PM

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: GAME 1

Mesa jumped all over Dennis Gunderson in the top of the 1st. After Jeff Beasley walked and Kyle Vault singled, Bill Howard deposited a 3-1 pitch into the left field bleachers to give the Spiders a 3-0 lead. They loaded the bases again but were not able to add to their lead.

Given a three run lead before he stepped on the mound, Bobby Compton looked confident when he threw his first pitch. However, after three pitches, Glendale had runners on second and third after a leadoff single by Robert Day and a double by Justin Winterbottom. Kevin Wade drove in Day with a single to right and Danny Morla gave the Redbirds a one run lead with a home run into the right field corner. The next three batters were retired in order but the damage had been done.

Winterbottom extended the Glendale lead to 5-3 with a solo home run to start the 3rd inning.

Gunderson threw his warmup pitches in preparation for the top of the 6th inning but ended up leaving the game with an injury. He was replaced by the Josh Kaufmann. Kaufmann struck out George Luedtke to lead off the inning but then gave up a double to Devon Cosby and a single to Aaron Boeck. Kaufmann was replaced by John Nye who gave up an RBI single to Jimmy Luxon on his first pitch. John Kovalchik then came out of the bullpen to face number nine hitter Michael Daniels. He grounded out and moved the runners to second and third for Jeff Beasley who singled and drove in a run to tie the game at 5.

Kovalchik retired the first batter of the 7th but walked Matt Bracken before being removed from the game. Allen Barnes only faced one batter, and Luedtke picked up a single against him. Ellis Henderson came in to the game. The first batter he faced was Cosby, and he walked him to load the bases. Boeck followed that by knocking the cover off the ball for a two run double. The Spiders came away from the 7th with a 7-5 lead.

There was a 63 minute rain delay in the 8th inning.

In the top of the 9th, Cosby stretched the Mesa lead to 3 with a solo home run.

Jai Norman singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th for Glendale. Dennis Aldridge doubled on the next pitch to move him to third. The Redbirds still trailed by 3 but the tying run was at the plate, represented by Seth Tomlin. Tomlin advances the runners with a groundout making the score 8-6. Jordan Powell flied out to shallow left and Bob Aguilar struck out to end the game.

Mesa took a 1-0 lead in the series with an 8-6 win in the series opener.

Aaron Boeck was 2-4 with 1 double, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

Bill Howard was 1-5 with a 3 run home run.

Devon Cosby was 2-4with 1 walk, 1 double, 1 home run, 2 runs scored, and 1 RBI.

03-29-2019, 10:21 PM	#67
naterg1 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2009 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 381	WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: GAME 1 Mesa jumped all over Dennis Gunderson in the top of the 1st. After Jeff Beasley walked and Kyle Vault singled, Bill Howard deposited a 3-1 pitch into the left field bleachers to give the Spiders a 3-0 lead. They loaded the bases again but were not able to add to their lead. Given a three run lead before he stepped on the mound, Bobby Compton looked confident when he threw his first pitch. However, after three pitches, Glendale had runners on second and third after a leadoff single by Robert Day and a double by Justin Winterbottom. Kevin Wade drove in Day with a single to right and Danny Morla gave the Redbirds a one run lead with a home run into the right field corner. The next three batters were retired in order but the damage had been done. Winterbottom extended the Glendale lead to 5-3 with a solo home run to start the 3rd inning. Gunderson threw his warmup pitches in preparation for the top of the 6th inning but ended up leaving the game with an injury. He was replaced by the Josh Kaufmann. Kaufmann struck out George Luedtke to lead off the inning but then gave up a double to Devon Cosby and a single to Aaron Boeck. Kaufmann was replaced by John Nye who gave up an RBI single to Jimmy Luxon on his first pitch. John Kovalchik then came out of the bullpen to face number nine hitter Michael Daniels. He grounded out and moved the runners to second and third for Jeff Beasley who singled and drove in a run to tie the game at 5. Kovalchik retired the first batter of the 7th but walked Matt Bracken before being removed from the game. Allen Barnes only faced one batter, and Luedtke picked up a single against him. Ellis Henderson came in to the game. The first batter he faced was Cosby, and he walked him to load the bases. Boeck followed that by knocking the cover off the ball for a two run double. The Spiders came away from the 7th with a 7-5 lead. There was a 63 minute rain delay in the 8th inning. In the top of the 9th, Cosby stretched the Mesa lead to 3 with a solo home run. Jai Norman singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th for Glendale. Dennis Aldridge doubled on the next pitch to move him to third. The Redbirds still trailed by 3 but the tying run was at the plate, represented by Seth Tomlin. Tomlin advances the runners with a groundout making the score 8-6. Jordan Powell flied out to shallow left and Bob Aguilar struck out to end the game. Mesa took a 1-0 lead in the series with an 8-6 win in the series opener. Aaron Boeck was 2-4 with 1 double, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI. Bill Howard was 1-5 with a 3 run home run. Devon Cosby was 2-4with 1 walk, 1 double, 1 home run, 2 runs scored, and 1 RBI. Attached Images Last edited by naterg1; 03-29-2019 at 11:47 PM.