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reds1 · 02-15-2016, 08:06 AM

April 7, 1942

Cambria Cannons (94-60) vs. Brunswick Legends (93-61)
Season Matchup: 3-3

Cambria: Runs scored – 678 (4th in WL); runs allowed – 581 (1st in WL).
Brunswick: Runs scored – 789 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 625 (2nd in EL).

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While the Western League has been represented thus far by either the Kingston Pelicans or Cambria Cannons in the first 5 years of the United Leagues existence, the 1941-42 United Cup Championship represents the first time that an Eastern League club is returning to the finals.

The Brunswick Legends make it once again as a wild card team, but they are a much stronger unit this season than the edition that got pummeled by a powerhouse Pelicans squad back in 1938-39. But as mentioned in the Eastern League Pennant write-up, the Legends are without a couple of key players. LF Mark Elston, their top position player and their starting SS Matthew Shelley are unavailable for the United Cup series due to injury. Thus manager Babe Ruth has some juggling to do.

But Cambria is not without health issues either. The Cannons are dealing with the loss of their best player, LF Ron Westmacott, who has been out since the All-Star break. But they now enter the United Cup finals without their 16-game winner, SP Bradley Dodson, who suffered a shoulder injury in Game 2 of the Western League pennant series. So manager Eddie Frierson, who has faced adversity before, will need to find a way to compensate as well.

The series opened up at Cambria’s Alexander Field under cool, partly cloudy skies with over 24,500 in attendance. Would Cambria prevail and win their second United Cup, or could the Legends come through and provide Babe Ruth his first professional championship as a manager? There’s only one way to find out. Let the games begin!

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Game 1
Brunswick 4 – Cambria 6

The Cannons got to SP Matthew Monroe early and often.

In the bottom of the 1st, LF Rio Gidley led off with a triple and scored on a ground out by SS Rubén Sánchez. Cambria led 1-0 after one.

In the bottom of the 2nd, CF Joe Olver, C Glen Yeend and 2B Dominic Carmody loaded the bases on three straight singles with nobody out. Olver then scored when SP Leon Hankey grounded into a double play. A single by Rio Gidley scored Yeend and the Cannons were up 3-0.

Cambria made it 5-0 in the bottom of the 3rd. After RF Clint Jones led off with a first-pitch single, 1B Kenneth Logan followed with a two-run homer to right-centerfield.

Brunswick got on the board in the top of the 4th. 1B Stuart Bentham led off with a triple and scored on a RF Rovilson Valdevieso’s ground out.

Cambria got that run back in the bottom half. Dominic Carmody led off with a double and came in to score on Clint Jones single with two out. Cambria now led 6-1.

But the Legends fought back in the 6th. With two out, Stuart Bentham drew a walk. Rovilson Valdevieso then took SP Leon Hankey’s first offering for a two-run home run to make it 6-3 Cannons. C Maurice Evans then followed with a single and reached second on a wild pitch. Evans came in to score on a CF John Dugan single making it 6-4 Cambria.

But that was all the scoring they could muster. RP Carl Luscombe got the Legends to go down in order in the 9th and Cambria took the first game of the series.

Player of the Game: Leon Hankey went 8.0 IP, scattering 8 H with 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (2-0, 3.18 ERA).

Kenneth Logan went 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R.

For Brunswick:

Matthew Monroe did not have a good day, going 4.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1-1, 4.15 ERA).

Rovilson Valdevieso went 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R.

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Game 2
Brunswick 6 – Cambria 4

The score was identical to Game 1, but it was the Legends who came out on top this time. Brunswick got on the board first in the top of the 2nd, when C Maurice Evans singled with one out. He reached third on a passed ball and a ground out. 2B Vince Bailey then came through with a single, scoring Evans, making it 1-0 for Brunswick.

Cambria gained the momentum in the bottom of the 3rd. With one out, 2B Dominic Carmody doubled and tied the game up when SP Nick Paddock singled. A double by LF Rio Gidley, a ground out by SS Rubén Sánchez and a single by RF Clint Jones scored two more and the Cannons took the lead 3-1.

In the bottom of the 7th, 1B Keane Fysh led off with a single. A double by C Glen Yeend and single by Dominic Carmody with two out scored Fysh to make it 4-1 Cambria.

But Brunswick mounted a comeback. Three consecutive singles by LF Harry Chatwin, 3B Derek Sakuai and 1B Stuart Bentham to start the 8th inning, scored Chatwin, making it 4-2 Cambria.
After Rovilson Valdevieso walked to load the bases, the Legends scored two more runs, first on on a double play and then on a CF John Dugan double. The game was now tied at 4-4.

Brunswick broke the tie in the top of the 9th. SP Anastasio Rodríguez reached base on a one-out single. Following a pitching change, Harry Chatwin singled, putting runners on first and second. Stuart Bentham then came through with a two-out single, scoring Rodríguez. Rovilson Valdevieso then doubled, scoring Chatwin. That made it 6-4 in favour of Brunswick.

Anastasio Rodríguez got the Cannons to go down in order in the bottom of the 9th and Brunswick tied the series at one game apiece.

Player of the Game: Anastasio Rodríguez went the distance, going 9.0 IP, 7 H with 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (3-0, 1.67 ERA).

Stuart Bentham went 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 R.

For Cambria:

Nick Paddock took the loss, going 8.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (1-2, 4.44 ERA).

Dominic Carmody went 2-3, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 1 R.

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Game 3
Cambria 2 – Brunswick 1

The United Cup moved to Brunswick’s Babe Ruth Park with over 30,900 in attendance. Under warm and partly cloudy skies, fans looked to see who would take the lead series.

With Brunswick’s Hirotada Fukushima on the mound, Cambria got on the board early. In the top of the 1st, LF Rio Gidley led off with a single and reached second on an error (E8). RF Clint Jones singled with one out, scoring Gidley for the game’s first run. Back-to-back singles by 3B Kenneth Logan and 1B Keane Fysh scored Jones, and the Cannons led 2-0 after one inning.

That was all the scoring they would need. SP Owen Tautor kept the Legends off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 9th, when 1B Stuart Bentham launched a 2-out solo home run to left field. Tautor then got C Maurice Evans to fly out to end the game and Cambria took a 2 games-to-1 lead in the series.

Player of the Game: Owen Tautor pitched a great game, going 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (2-0, 2.65 ERA).

Clint Jones went 2-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 1 R.

For Brunswick:

Hirotada Fukushima pitched well after the 1st inning, going 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 1.10 ERA).

Stuart Bentham went 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB.

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Game 4
Cambria 2 – Brunswick 7

Matthew Monroe took the mound again for Brunswick in front of over 30,700 under clear skies. And like Game 1, it looked as though Cambria was going to run roughshod over him.

In the top of the 1st inning with two out, RF Clint Jones doubled. 3B Kenneth Logan immediately followed with a home run to left field, and the Cannons led 2-0.

But Monroe settled in, and in the bottom of the 4th inning, Brunswick struck back. RF Rovilson Valdevieso doubled with two out and scored Brunswick’s first run when C Maurice Evans singled. After CF John Dugan walked, 2B Vince Bailey and SS Terry Ford both singled, scoring two. Brunswick now led 3-2.

Brunswick made it 4-2 in the 6th, after Rovilson Valdevieso led off with a double and Terry Ford singled him home with two out.

The Legends put it away in the 7th. Following back-to-back walks by LF Harry Chatwin and 3B Derek Sakurai to lead off the inning, 1B Stuart Bentham tripled off of SP Leon Hankey, scoring both baserunners. A groundout by Rovilson Valdevieso scored Bentham to make it 7-2.

Matthew Monroe got the Cannons to go down in order in the bottom of the 9th, and the Brunswick Legends evened up the series at 2-games apiece.

Player of the Game: Matthew Monroe had a strong outing, going 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (2-1, 3.27 ERA).

Terry Ford went 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB.

Rovilson Valdevieso went 2-4, 1-2B, 2RBI, 2 R.

For Cambria:

Leon Hankey suffered his first post-season loss, going 6.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 0 K (2-1, 5.01 ERA).

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Game 5
Cambria 5 – Brunswick 8

Anastasio Rodríguez got the start for Brunswick with over 30,700 watching from the stands. The skies were clear and the Cannons were looking for another fast start.

They got in the top of the 1st inning. With one out, a single by CF Joe Olver, a double by RF Clint Jones and a single by 3B Kenneth Logan scored two runs and the Cannons had the early lead.

But Brunswick responded in the bottom of the 1st. LF Harry Chatwin led off with a single and reached third when 1B Stuart Bentham doubled with one out. During RF Rovilson Valdevieso subsequent at-bat, a balk was called on SP Nick Paddock. Chatwin came in to score and Bentham moved up to third. Valdevieso then singled in Bentham and the game was tied 2-2.

Brunswick took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd, when CF John Dugan led off with a single and 2B Vince Bailey doubled him home.

Cambria tied it up in the top of the 3rd with three singles by LF Rio Gidley, RF Clint Jones and 1B Keane Fysh.

But Brunswick took the lead for good in the bottom of the 4th. After C Maurice Evans led off with a double, CF John Dugan sent a 1-0 pitch from Paddock to straight centerfield for a home run to make it 5-3.

After Cambria scored a run in the 6th to get to within a run, Brunswick added to their lead in the 7th. SP Anastasio Rodríguez and LF Harry Chatwin led off with back-to-back singles and advanced on a 3B Derek Sakurai ground out. After 1B Stuart Bentham walked to load the bases, Rovilson Valdevieso reached base safely on an error (E8), scoring Rodríguez. A sac fly by Maurice Evans scored Chatwin to make it 7-4. That ended Nick Paddock’s day. But Arthur Carruth singled off of RP Carl Luscombe, scoring Bentham. Brunswick now led 8-4 after 7 innings.

Cambria added a final run in the 8th off of singles by Kenneth Logan, Keane Fysh and Glen Yeend. But RP Rob Fields got the Cannons to go down in order in the top of the 9th; and the Legends took a 3-games-to-2 lead in the series.

Player of the Game: John Dugan went 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R.

Stuart Bentham went 2-3, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 BB.

Anastasio Rodríguez picked up the win, going 8.0 IP, 11 H with 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (4-0, 2.57 ERA).

For Cambria:

Nick Paddock took the loss again, going 6.2 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR (1-3, 5.52 ERA).

Kenneth Logan went 3-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 2 R.

Keane Fysh went 3-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI.

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Game 6
Brunswick 1 – Cambria 0

The United Cup returned to Cambria and the 24,515 in attendance were treated to a classic pitching battle between Brunswick’s Hirotada Fukushima and their own Owen Tautor. No one would reached third base until the 7th inning and no one would hit anything more than a single until the 8th.

It was in the top of the 8th inning that the scoreless tie was broken, when PH Timothy Paul took Owen Tautor’s 1-0 offering and deposited it into the leftfield bleachers to give Brunswick a 1-0 lead, with six outs to go.

Fukushima got them. The Cannons went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 8th.

In the bottom of the 9th, Fukushima needed just four pitches to induce three groundouts from Kenneth Logan, Rubén Sánchez and Bert Helmer and just like that, the game was over. Brunswick won 1-0 and became the first wildcard team to win the United Cup.

Player of the Game: Hirotada Fukushima pitched an outstanding game when his team needed it most, going 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (2-1, 0.71 ERA)

Timothy Paul was the other hero, going 1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R.

For Cambria:

Owen Tautor made just one mistake, but it proved to be the difference. He went 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (2-1, 2.08 ERA).

Rubén Sánchez went 2-4.

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02-15-2016, 08:06 AM	#211
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,919	April 7, 1942 Cambria Cannons (94-60) vs. Brunswick Legends (93-61) Season Matchup: 3-3 Cambria: Runs scored – 678 (4th in WL); runs allowed – 581 (1st in WL). Brunswick: Runs scored – 789 (2nd in EL); runs allowed – 625 (2nd in EL). -------- While the Western League has been represented thus far by either the Kingston Pelicans or Cambria Cannons in the first 5 years of the United Leagues existence, the 1941-42 United Cup Championship represents the first time that an Eastern League club is returning to the finals. The Brunswick Legends make it once again as a wild card team, but they are a much stronger unit this season than the edition that got pummeled by a powerhouse Pelicans squad back in 1938-39. But as mentioned in the Eastern League Pennant write-up, the Legends are without a couple of key players. LF Mark Elston, their top position player and their starting SS Matthew Shelley are unavailable for the United Cup series due to injury. Thus manager Babe Ruth has some juggling to do. But Cambria is not without health issues either. The Cannons are dealing with the loss of their best player, LF Ron Westmacott, who has been out since the All-Star break. But they now enter the United Cup finals without their 16-game winner, SP Bradley Dodson, who suffered a shoulder injury in Game 2 of the Western League pennant series. So manager Eddie Frierson, who has faced adversity before, will need to find a way to compensate as well. The series opened up at Cambria’s Alexander Field under cool, partly cloudy skies with over 24,500 in attendance. Would Cambria prevail and win their second United Cup, or could the Legends come through and provide Babe Ruth his first professional championship as a manager? There’s only one way to find out. Let the games begin! -------- Game 1 Brunswick 4 – Cambria 6 The Cannons got to SP Matthew Monroe early and often. In the bottom of the 1st, LF Rio Gidley led off with a triple and scored on a ground out by SS Rubén Sánchez. Cambria led 1-0 after one. In the bottom of the 2nd, CF Joe Olver, C Glen Yeend and 2B Dominic Carmody loaded the bases on three straight singles with nobody out. Olver then scored when SP Leon Hankey grounded into a double play. A single by Rio Gidley scored Yeend and the Cannons were up 3-0. Cambria made it 5-0 in the bottom of the 3rd. After RF Clint Jones led off with a first-pitch single, 1B Kenneth Logan followed with a two-run homer to right-centerfield. Brunswick got on the board in the top of the 4th. 1B Stuart Bentham led off with a triple and scored on a RF Rovilson Valdevieso’s ground out. Cambria got that run back in the bottom half. Dominic Carmody led off with a double and came in to score on Clint Jones single with two out. Cambria now led 6-1. But the Legends fought back in the 6th. With two out, Stuart Bentham drew a walk. Rovilson Valdevieso then took SP Leon Hankey’s first offering for a two-run home run to make it 6-3 Cannons. C Maurice Evans then followed with a single and reached second on a wild pitch. Evans came in to score on a CF John Dugan single making it 6-4 Cambria. But that was all the scoring they could muster. RP Carl Luscombe got the Legends to go down in order in the 9th and Cambria took the first game of the series. *Player of the Game:* Leon Hankey went 8.0 IP, scattering 8 H with 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (2-0, 3.18 ERA). Kenneth Logan went 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R. For Brunswick: Matthew Monroe did not have a good day, going 4.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1-1, 4.15 ERA). Rovilson Valdevieso went 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R. -------- Game 2 Brunswick 6 – Cambria 4 The score was identical to Game 1, but it was the Legends who came out on top this time. Brunswick got on the board first in the top of the 2nd, when C Maurice Evans singled with one out. He reached third on a passed ball and a ground out. 2B Vince Bailey then came through with a single, scoring Evans, making it 1-0 for Brunswick. Cambria gained the momentum in the bottom of the 3rd. With one out, 2B Dominic Carmody doubled and tied the game up when SP Nick Paddock singled. A double by LF Rio Gidley, a ground out by SS Rubén Sánchez and a single by RF Clint Jones scored two more and the Cannons took the lead 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th, 1B Keane Fysh led off with a single. A double by C Glen Yeend and single by Dominic Carmody with two out scored Fysh to make it 4-1 Cambria. But Brunswick mounted a comeback. Three consecutive singles by LF Harry Chatwin, 3B Derek Sakuai and 1B Stuart Bentham to start the 8th inning, scored Chatwin, making it 4-2 Cambria. After Rovilson Valdevieso walked to load the bases, the Legends scored two more runs, first on on a double play and then on a CF John Dugan double. The game was now tied at 4-4. Brunswick broke the tie in the top of the 9th. SP Anastasio Rodríguez reached base on a one-out single. Following a pitching change, Harry Chatwin singled, putting runners on first and second. Stuart Bentham then came through with a two-out single, scoring Rodríguez. Rovilson Valdevieso then doubled, scoring Chatwin. That made it 6-4 in favour of Brunswick. Anastasio Rodríguez got the Cannons to go down in order in the bottom of the 9th and Brunswick tied the series at one game apiece. *Player of the Game:* Anastasio Rodríguez went the distance, going 9.0 IP, 7 H with 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (3-0, 1.67 ERA). Stuart Bentham went 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 R. For Cambria: Nick Paddock took the loss, going 8.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (1-2, 4.44 ERA). Dominic Carmody went 2-3, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 1 R. -------- Game 3 Cambria 2 – Brunswick 1 The United Cup moved to Brunswick’s Babe Ruth Park with over 30,900 in attendance. Under warm and partly cloudy skies, fans looked to see who would take the lead series. With Brunswick’s Hirotada Fukushima on the mound, Cambria got on the board early. In the top of the 1st, LF Rio Gidley led off with a single and reached second on an error (E8). RF Clint Jones singled with one out, scoring Gidley for the game’s first run. Back-to-back singles by 3B Kenneth Logan and 1B Keane Fysh scored Jones, and the Cannons led 2-0 after one inning. That was all the scoring they would need. SP Owen Tautor kept the Legends off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 9th, when 1B Stuart Bentham launched a 2-out solo home run to left field. Tautor then got C Maurice Evans to fly out to end the game and Cambria took a 2 games-to-1 lead in the series. *Player of the Game:* Owen Tautor pitched a great game, going 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (2-0, 2.65 ERA). Clint Jones went 2-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 1 R. For Brunswick: Hirotada Fukushima pitched well after the 1st inning, going 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (1-1, 1.10 ERA). Stuart Bentham went 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB. -------- Game 4 Cambria 2 – Brunswick 7 Matthew Monroe took the mound again for Brunswick in front of over 30,700 under clear skies. And like Game 1, it looked as though Cambria was going to run roughshod over him. In the top of the 1st inning with two out, RF Clint Jones doubled. 3B Kenneth Logan immediately followed with a home run to left field, and the Cannons led 2-0. But Monroe settled in, and in the bottom of the 4th inning, Brunswick struck back. RF Rovilson Valdevieso doubled with two out and scored Brunswick’s first run when C Maurice Evans singled. After CF John Dugan walked, 2B Vince Bailey and SS Terry Ford both singled, scoring two. Brunswick now led 3-2. Brunswick made it 4-2 in the 6th, after Rovilson Valdevieso led off with a double and Terry Ford singled him home with two out. The Legends put it away in the 7th. Following back-to-back walks by LF Harry Chatwin and 3B Derek Sakurai to lead off the inning, 1B Stuart Bentham tripled off of SP Leon Hankey, scoring both baserunners. A groundout by Rovilson Valdevieso scored Bentham to make it 7-2. Matthew Monroe got the Cannons to go down in order in the bottom of the 9th, and the Brunswick Legends evened up the series at 2-games apiece. *Player of the Game:* Matthew Monroe had a strong outing, going 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (2-1, 3.27 ERA). Terry Ford went 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB. Rovilson Valdevieso went 2-4, 1-2B, 2RBI, 2 R. For Cambria: Leon Hankey suffered his first post-season loss, going 6.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 0 K (2-1, 5.01 ERA). -------- Game 5 Cambria 5 – Brunswick 8 Anastasio Rodríguez got the start for Brunswick with over 30,700 watching from the stands. The skies were clear and the Cannons were looking for another fast start. They got in the top of the 1st inning. With one out, a single by CF Joe Olver, a double by RF Clint Jones and a single by 3B Kenneth Logan scored two runs and the Cannons had the early lead. But Brunswick responded in the bottom of the 1st. LF Harry Chatwin led off with a single and reached third when 1B Stuart Bentham doubled with one out. During RF Rovilson Valdevieso subsequent at-bat, a balk was called on SP Nick Paddock. Chatwin came in to score and Bentham moved up to third. Valdevieso then singled in Bentham and the game was tied 2-2. Brunswick took the lead in the bottom of the 2nd, when CF John Dugan led off with a single and 2B Vince Bailey doubled him home. Cambria tied it up in the top of the 3rd with three singles by LF Rio Gidley, RF Clint Jones and 1B Keane Fysh. But Brunswick took the lead for good in the bottom of the 4th. After C Maurice Evans led off with a double, CF John Dugan sent a 1-0 pitch from Paddock to straight centerfield for a home run to make it 5-3. After Cambria scored a run in the 6th to get to within a run, Brunswick added to their lead in the 7th. SP Anastasio Rodríguez and LF Harry Chatwin led off with back-to-back singles and advanced on a 3B Derek Sakurai ground out. After 1B Stuart Bentham walked to load the bases, Rovilson Valdevieso reached base safely on an error (E8), scoring Rodríguez. A sac fly by Maurice Evans scored Chatwin to make it 7-4. That ended Nick Paddock’s day. But Arthur Carruth singled off of RP Carl Luscombe, scoring Bentham. Brunswick now led 8-4 after 7 innings. Cambria added a final run in the 8th off of singles by Kenneth Logan, Keane Fysh and Glen Yeend. But RP Rob Fields got the Cannons to go down in order in the top of the 9th; and the Legends took a 3-games-to-2 lead in the series. *Player of the Game:* John Dugan went 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R. Stuart Bentham went 2-3, 1-2B, 1 R, 1 BB. Anastasio Rodríguez picked up the win, going 8.0 IP, 11 H with 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (4-0, 2.57 ERA). For Cambria: Nick Paddock took the loss again, going 6.2 IP, 11 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR (1-3, 5.52 ERA). Kenneth Logan went 3-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI, 2 R. Keane Fysh went 3-4, 1-2B, 1 RBI. -------- Game 6 Brunswick 1 – Cambria 0 The United Cup returned to Cambria and the 24,515 in attendance were treated to a classic pitching battle between Brunswick’s Hirotada Fukushima and their own Owen Tautor. No one would reached third base until the 7th inning and no one would hit anything more than a single until the 8th. It was in the top of the 8th inning that the scoreless tie was broken, when PH Timothy Paul took Owen Tautor’s 1-0 offering and deposited it into the leftfield bleachers to give Brunswick a 1-0 lead, with six outs to go. Fukushima got them. The Cannons went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 8th. In the bottom of the 9th, Fukushima needed just four pitches to induce three groundouts from Kenneth Logan, Rubén Sánchez and Bert Helmer and just like that, the game was over. Brunswick won 1-0 and became the first wildcard team to win the United Cup. *Player of the Game:* Hirotada Fukushima pitched an outstanding game when his team needed it most, going 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (2-1, 0.71 ERA) Timothy Paul was the other hero, going 1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R. For Cambria: Owen Tautor made just one mistake, but it proved to be the difference. He went 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (2-1, 2.08 ERA). Rubén Sánchez went 2-4. -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-04-2017 at 08:36 PM.