1937-38 United Cup
Kingston Pelicans (99-55) vs. Wellington Athletics (89-65)
Season Matchup: 3-3
Game 1 – April 7
Wellington 8 – Kingston 7
Top of the 1st:
3B Ryley McLarnon reaches base on an error on the first pitch of the game. C Dylan Watkins doubles him home for the Athletics’ first run.
Watkins comes home to score when LF Bob Boynton and 1B Byron Tope hit back-to-back singles.
Wellington 2 – Kingston 0
Bottom of the 2nd:
OF Jayden Tennant hits a double with one out; C Cereneo Tolentino immediately follows with a double of his own, scoring Tennant.
RF Brandon Channing then hits a double as well, scoring Tolentino.
Wellington 2 – Kingston 2
Top of the 5th:
SP Raśl Lucero leads off with a single and advances to second on a Ryley McLarnon single. Lucero tags up on a fly ball and reaches third. McLarnon follows by stealing second.
Bob Boynton singles to score both runs.
Wellington 4 – Kingston 2
Top of the 6th:
2B Tom Addis leads off with a triple and scores when SS Gabriel Fairless hits a triple as well with one out. Ryley McLarnon scores Fairless with a 2-out single.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 2
Bottom of the 7th:
2B Mo Symes hits a 1-out solo home run. SP Lucero is then replaced by RP Connor Waterson on a double switch.
SS Okura Ito singles with two out. 1B Fergus Chitty hits a two-run homer to bring the Pelicans to within a run.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 5
Bottom of the 8th:
3B Bob Kight leads off with a double and reached third on a sac bunt by SP Brady Murdy. LF Chong-sik Lee singles in Kight to tie the game.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 6
Top of the 10th:
RP Soo-geun Lee replaces Brady Murdy on the mound and gives up a 2-out triple by PH Joseph Boddy. Ryley McLarnon singles in Boddy, and reaches second on an error in the outfield.
C Declan Cox doubles in McLarnon for the Athletics second run of the inning.
Wellington 8 – Kingston 6
Bottom of the 10th:
Mo Symes leads off with his second home run of the game, but the Pelicans are unable to score any further, and the Athletics hang on for the win.
Wellington 8 – Kingston 7
POG: Athletics’ 3B Ryley McLarnon – 4 for 6 with 3 R and 2 RBI.
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Game 2 – April 8
Wellington 6 – Kingston 7
Bottom of the 1st:
RF Chong-sik Lee singles with one out and reaches second when SP Jślio Perara walks 1B Fergus Chitty. LF Jayden Tennant singles in Lee for the Pelicans’ first run.
Wellington 0 – Kingston 1
Top of the 3rd:
SP Perara leads off with a walk on 4 straight pitches and moves to second on 3B Ryley McLarnon’s single. However, Perara is out on a fielder’s choice at 3B. LF Bob Boynton hits a two-out single to score McLarnon to tie the game.
Wellington 1 – Kingston 1
Top of the 4th:
Four singles by 2B Tom Addis, SS Gabriel Fairless, Ryley McLarnon and C Dylan Watkins score 2 runs. RF Quentin Stubber triples with two out to bring in two more. Stubber comes in to score when Bob Boynton reaches first on an error.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 1
Bottom of the 5th:
SP Darwin Monday leads off with a walk, but is out at second on a fielder’s choice. Chong-sik Lee doubles CF Soshu Shimizu to third. Shimizu scores on a passed ball. Fergus Chitty walks to put runners on the corners.
Jayden Tennant hits a 3-run homer to left field to get Kington to within one.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 5
Bottom of the 6th:
3B Albert Howard triples with 1-out and scores on a wild pitch by Jślio Perara to tie the game.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 6
Bottom of the 7th:
SS Okura Ito singles with 1-out; moves to second when Fergus Chitty is hit by a pitch and reaches third on a fielder’s choice. 2B Mo Symes singles in Ito with what proves to be the winning run.
Wellington 6 – Kingston 7
POG: Pelicans LF Jayden Tennant – 2 for 4 with 1 HR, 1 R and 4 RBI.
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Game 3– April 10
Kingston 10 – Wellington 5
Top of the 1st:
RF Chong-sik Lee hits a triple with 1-out and scores on a SS Okura Ito single. A single by LF Jayden Tennant and double by 2B Mo Symes scores Ito.
C Cereneo Tolentino hits a 3-run home run with 2-outs off of beleaguered SP Michael Hanley.
Kingston 5 – Wellington 0
Bottom of the 2nd:
2B Tom Addis leads off with a bunt, steals second and reaches third on a ground out. Addis comes in to score on a SS Gabriel Fairless single.
Kingston 5 – Wellington 1
Top of the 5th:
Chong-sik Lee hits his second triple of the game with 1-out and scores on a balk with Okura Ito at the plate.
Kingston 6 – Wellington 1
Bottom of the 6th:
1B Byron Tope leads off with a single and reaches second on a CF Colin Blyth single. PH Joseph Boddy singles with 2-out to score Tope.
3B Ryley McLarnon doubles to score Blyth. C Dylan Watkins singles to score both Boddy and McLarnon.
Kingston 6 – Wellington 5
Top of the 7th:
Okura Ito doubles with 1-out off of RP Conner Waterson. After Fergus Chitty is intentionally walked, Jayden Tennant singles to score Ito.
A sac fly by Mo Symes scores Chitty.
Kingston 8 – Wellington 5
Top of the 9th:
Okura Ito hits a home run with 1-out. Fergus Chitty immediately follows with a home run of his own to round out the scoring.
Kingston 10 – Wellington 5
POG: Pelicans SS Okura Ito – 3 for 4 with 1 HR, 1-2B, 3 R and 2 RBI.