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1972 WPK World Series, Game 2 (at Charlotte)
In Game 2 of the 1972 WPK World Series it became pretty early on which Mike Hiatt was present, and it was definitely the good one.
While veteran Columbus hurler Jaime Schardein struggled early, giving up 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning and one more in the third, Hiatt didn't give up a hit until the 5th inning and carried a shutout into the 9th. Although he did eventually allow a single run- Larry Glinski led off the inning with a double, moved to third on a ground out to short, and scored on a Hiatt wild pitch- in the end he got the win, 5-1, while allowing just 3 hits.
Charlotte right fielder Jim Decker provided the biggest offensive contributions, going 2 for 4 with 3 RBI including 2 in the second when he took Schardein deep for the only HR of the game.
Charlotte salvages a split of the first two games at home and now travel to Columbus where they need at least one win to bring the series back to Charlotte. Or they could sweep the next three games in Columbus and win the championship on the road. At the very least, with Nick Tolbert scheduled to take the mound for the Sting while inexplicably Decheng Lei is reportedly getting the nod for the Whalers, they have a decent chance of getting a edge with a win in Friday's game 3.
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