After a day of travel, James found himself at Orange Ballpark for Game 2 of the series. James was getting a lot of attention, as he had brought with him the Championship Trophy to present after the game, if Syracuse won. James was one of 1694 people packed into the stadium for what could be the last game of the collegiate season. The weather was perfect. Clear skies and 68 degrees at game time. A light breeze was blowing out to right.
James settled into his seat and watched as neither team scored in the 1st inning. Princeton scored four runs in the top of the 2nd inning, though, and they held a 4-1 lead after three innings. But Syracuse started chipping away at the lead, scoring a run in the 4th and the 5th innings to make it 4-3. The score was the same as the two teams started the 7th inning. The Tigers' bats came alive and they scored four runs in the inning to lead 8-3. Not to be outdone, the Orange scored four of their own and again, it was a one run game, 8-7. However, Princeton's bats kept swinging and the runs kept coming. They outscored Syracuse 4-1 in the 8th inning and added two more in the 9th for good measure. When it was over, Princeton had won the game 14-8 and evened the series at a game a piece. Although James wasn't rooting for any particular team, he was glad the series was going to play a third game. Only problem was, he had to haul that championship trophy back to the train for the ride to Princeton.
