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reds1 · 07-16-2016, 01:35 PM

Cambria Cannons (89-65) vs. Kingston Pelicans (87-67)
Season Matchup: 9-6 in favour of Cambria

Cambria: Runs scored – 753 (2nd in WL); runs allowed – 618 (4th)
Kingston: Runs scored – 760 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 586 (1st)

Like their Eastern League counterparts, the Brunswick Legends and Embro Suns, Cambria and Kingston are no strangers to the playoffs nor to facing each other for the Western League Pennant. But unlike the Legends and Suns, the battle between the Cannons and Pelicans has been much more even. In 1938-39, Kingston prevailed 4 games to 2; a year later, Cambria won 4 games to 2 as well. In 1940-41, Kingston swept the Cannons; in 1941-42, Cambria defeated Kingston 4 games to 1.

So this year marks the fifth time Cambria and Kingston will square off to see who will earn the right to represent the West in the United Cup Championship. In fact, no team other than Kingston or Cambria has represented the West in the United Cup. But this past season was perhaps the most competitive so far in the Western League, as five teams finished with a .500 record or better while no one reached 90 victories. Not bad for a League that one year only boasted one team with an above .500 record.

Both teams are dealing with significant injuries as they enter the playoffs. Cambria will be without star player LF Ron Westmacott (.315/.402/.461, 12 HR, 69 RBI, 91 R, 77 BB, 22 SB, 4.4 WAR), who tore an abdominal muscle while running the bases back on February 27. Clint Jones (.287/.346/.422, 12 HR, 77 RBI, 69 R, 50 BB, 1.3 WAR) will make the shift over to LF.

Also, 2B Shaun Attenborough (.286/.336/.418, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 18 R, 18 BB, 0.3 WAR) is out with post-concussion syndrome. 26-year old Daniel Edney (.258/.290/.344, 7 HR, 40 RBI, 27 R, 15 BB, 1.0 WAR) will take his place.

As for Kingston, the are without their No. 1 pitcher, 34-year old RHP Joey Cumberledge (15-13, 3.44 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 3.13 FIP, 104 ERA+) who was diagnosed with a ulnar nerve irritation after pitching on March 16.

The Series opened at Cambria’s Alexander Field, with 24,655 in attendance. Blue skies and warm sunshine were the order of the day. A fresh breeze was blowing out to center at game time. Play ball!

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Game 1

RHP Leon Hankey (17-14, 3.91 ERA, 1.56 WHIP) started for the Cannons, while RHP Jim Hogue (13-10, 3.74 ERA, 1.44 WHIP) got the call for Kingston.

Bottom of the 1st:
With one out, Wenceslas Jasmin takes Jim Hogue’s first pitch for a single and moves to 3B when Nicky Willis follows with a double.
With two out, Clint Jones doubles home both Jasmin and Willis to open the scoring.
Keane Fysh then follows with his own double to score Jones for the Cannons’ third run.
Kingston 0 – Cambria 3

Top of the 9th:
Leon Hankey is able to keep the Pelicans off the board until the 9th when, with one out, Dean Bishop triples and comes in to score when Wen-huan Liu grounds out. Jayden Tennant then flies out to leftfield to end the game, as Cambria takes Game 1.
FINAL: Kingston 1 – Cambria 3

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Player of the Game: Leon Hankey went the distance, allowing just 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (1-0, 1.00 ERA).

Clint Jones went 3-4, 2-2B, 2 RBI, 1 R.

For Kingston:

Jim Hogue took the loss, going 8.0 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (0-1, 3.38 ERA).

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Game 2

For the second game, LHP Owen Tautor (19-14, 3.15 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) got the start for Cambria, while LHP Patrick Denman (15-15, 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) started for Kingston.

Conditions were slightly cooler, but the skies remained blue and that same fresh breeze blowing out to center was in attendance, along with 24,582 faithful.

Top of the 2nd:
Katsunan Chikafuji becomes the first batter to take advantage of the wind blowing out to center, as he leads off with a solo home run to left centerfield.
Dean Bishop then follows with a walk and reaches 2B on a groundout. That sets the stage for Jayden Tennant, who slams a two-run home run to the leftfield bleachers.
Kingston 3 – Cambria 0

Top of the 3rd:
With two out, Dean Bishop singles and Wen-huan Liu reaches safely on an error (E5). Jayden Tennant then singles, scoring Bishop.
Kingston 4 – Cambria 0

Bottom of the 3rd:
Scott Weller singles with one out and then reaches 2B on a sac bunt by Owen Tautor. A single by Hao Wang and a double by Daniel Edney score Cambria’s first two runs.
Kingston 4 – Cambria 2

Top of the 5th:
Katsunan Chikafuji and Dean Bishop lead off with back-to-back singles. With one out, Jayden Tennant singles in Chikafuji.
Kingston 5 – Cambria 2

Top of the 6th:
Lance Haworth leads off with a solo home run to leftfield.
Kingston 6 – Cambria 2

Bottom of the 6th:
With one out, Clint Jones singles and reaches 2B on a ground out. Keane Fysh then singles in Jones.

In the bottom of the 9th, Scott Weller singles with one out. But PH Louie Hetherington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
FINAL: Kingston 6 – Cambria 3

Player of the Game: Jayden Tennant went 4-5, 1HR, 4 RBI, 1 R.

Patrick Denman went 9.0 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1-0, 3.00 ERA)

For Cambria:

Owen Tautor was the victim of the long ball, going 7.0 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 HR (0-1, 6.43 ERA).

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Game 3

The series moved to Kingston Park, with 26,927 attending. The weather was nice and warm (74 F) with clear skies and just a gentle breeze blowing in from center.

RHP Charlie Gilbert (15-10, 3.00 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) took the hill for Kingston, while RHP Jin-man Kim (18-11, 3.53 ERA, 1.46 WHIP) got the start for Cambria.

Top of the 2nd:
The Cannons got to Charlie Gilbert quickly. Hao Wang and Clint Jones hit back-to-back singles. They were followed by Keane Fysh who doubled in Wang.
Shelby Cain reached safely on an error (E6) that also allowed Jones to score.
After getting two quick outs, Gilbert attempted a pickoff throw to 1B that led to an error (E1) and allowed Fysh to score. Daniel Edney then walked to put runners on 1B and 2B.
A single by Wenceslas Jasmin and a double by Nicky Willis led to three more runs and the Cannons took a commanding early lead.
Cambria 6 – Kingston 0

Top of the 4th:
Wenceslas Jasmin draws a walk with one out and then advances to 3B on a Nicky Willis double. With two out, Clint Jones singles in Jasmin for Cambria’s seventh run.
Cambria 7 – Kingston 0

Bottom of the 4th:
Lance Haworth, Danny Trowbridge and Dean Bishop all hit singles off of Jin-man Kim to load the bases with one out.
With two out, Jayden Tennant draws a 4-pitch walk, forcing in Haworth.
Cambria 7 – Kingston 1

In the top of the 7th inning, Clint Jones singles with one out. However, Jones injures himself while trying to reach 3B on Shelby Cain’s two-out single. Jones is called out and forced to leave the game with a bruised thigh.
The Pelicans go down in order in the bottom of the 9th and Cambria takes Game 2.
FINAL: Cambria 7 – Kingston 1

Player of the Game: Jim-man Kim got game honours, going 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K (1-0, 1.00 ERA).

Clint Jones went 4-4, 1 RBI, 1 R before being injured. He is listed as day-to-day.

For Kingston:

Charlie Gilbert took the loss, going 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

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Game 4

The weather continued to cooperate, with partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze blowing from left to right for Game 4. 27,064 fans filed into Kingston Park to see if their Pelicans could bounce back.

The matchup was the same as in Game 1, with Kingston’s RHP Jim Hogue getting the call, while RHP Leon Hankey took the hill for Cambria.

Top of the 2nd:
A double by Keane Fysh and single by Shelby Cain scores the first run with two out.
Cambria 1 – Kingston 0

Bottom of the 4th:
A single by Katsunan Chikafuji and a walk drawn by Dean Bishop puts runners on 1B and 2B with one out.
Wen-huan Liu then singles. Chikafuji tries for home and beats the throw, allowing the baserunners to advance.
Bishop then scores on a Jayden Tennant sac fly.
Cambria 1 – Kingston 2

Bottom of the 5th:
Things fall apart for Cambria in the 5th. After Lance Haworth draws a walk and Danny Trowbridge singles, Katsunan Chikafuji slams a 3-run home run into the left-centerfield bleachers.
SP Leon Hankey then walks Dean Bishop, hits Wen-huan Liu and walks Jayden Tennant to load the bases. Brian Main follows with a single, scoring both Bishop and Liu. That ends Hankey’s day.
But RP Leif Bryant gives up a single to Jamie Couch with two out, allowing two more runs to score before the inning is over.
Cambria 1 – Kingston 9

Top of the 8th:
Cambria gets one more run, when Leif Bryant triples with two out and comes into score on Daniel Edney’s single.

The Cannons go down in order in the top of the 9th as Kingston knots up the series at 2-games apiece.
FINAL: Cambria 2 – Kingston 9

Player of the Game: Katsunan Chikafuji went 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R.

Jim Hogue picked up his first win, going 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (1-1, 2.65 ERA).

Brian Main went 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB.

For Cambria:

Leon Hankey suffered the loss, going just 4.1 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1-1, 6.75 ERA).

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Game 5

The two teams were back at it for Game 5, as 26,983 fans came to see who would take the series lead. The weather remained beautiful with a light breeze blowing in from left.

As in Game 2, Kingston’s LHP Patrick Denman started, while LHP Owen Tautor took the ball for Cambria.

Top of the 1st:
Hao Wong leads off with a single and reaches 2B on a ground-out. With two out, Clint Jones singles and Wang races home for the game’s first run.
Cambria 1 – Kingston 0

Bottom of the 1st:
With one out, Lance Haworth singles. Danny Trowbridge immediately follows and deposits an Owen Tautor offering into the leftfield bleachers.
Cambria 1 – Kingston 2

Top of the 3rd:
Daniel Edney singles with one out and ties it up on Clint Jones’ double that falls into the gap in left-centerfield.
Cambria 2 – Kingston 2

Bottom of the 3rd:
Patrick Denham helps his own cause when leads off with a single, reaches 2B on a ground-out and scores on Lance Haworth’s double.
Cambria 2 – Kingston 3

Top of the 4th:
Scott Weller evens things up again with a two-out solo home run to leftfield.
Cambria 3 – Kingston 3

Top of the 8th:
Cambria retakes the lead when Nicky Willis smashes a triple to left-center and then scores on Keane Fysh’s two-out single.
Cambria 4 – Kingston 3

Bottom of the 8th:
Owen Tautor gets the first two outs rather easy, but he will not be around for the third one.
Following the two outs, Wen-huan Liu and Jayden Tennant reach base on back-to-back singles. After PR Soshu Shimizu replaces Liu at 2B, Brian Main singles to load the bases.
That sets the table for PH Fergus Chitty, who takes Tautor’s 2-0 offering and smashes a Grand Slam home run into the leftfield bleachers.
That ends Tautor’s day as he is replaced by RP Carl Luscombe.
But Luscombe promptly gives up back-to-back singles to Chong-sik Lee and Brandon Channing and then a double to Danny Trowbridge. Two more runs score as a result before Cambria finally gets the third out of the inning.

The Cannons go down in order in the top of the 9th, and Kingston takes the upper hand in the series.
FINAL: Cambria 4 – Kingston 9

Player of the Game: Danny Trowbridge went 3-5, 1 HR, 1-2B, 3 RBI, 1 R.

Fergus Chitty went 1-1, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R.

Patrick Denhman picked up his second win of the playoffs, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (2-0, 3.71 ERA).

For Cambria:

Owen Tautor took the loss, his second of the playoffs, going 7.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR (0-2, 7.36 ERA).

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Game 6

The series headed back to Cambria, with the Cannons looking to stay alive. 24,729 fans took in the game on an extraordinarily beautiful day: warm, clear skies and a gentle breeze blowing in from right to left.

RHP Jin-man Kim started for Cambria; RHP Charlie Gilbert for Kingston.

Top of the 1st:
Jamie Couch leads off with a single and advances to 2B when Lance Haworth reaches safely on an error (E2).
Danny Trowbridge follows with a single, scoring Couch for the game’s first run.
Kingston 1 – Cambria 0

Bottom of the 1st:
Daniel Edney evens things up quickly when he leads off with a first-pitch home run to leftfield.
Kingston 1 – Cambria 1

Top of the 4th:
Kingston gets that run back when Wen-huan Liu takes Jin-man Kim’s first pitch for a one-out solo home run to dead centerfield.
Jayden Tennant immediately follows with a double and comes in to score on a Brian Main single.
Kingston 3 – Cambria 1

Top of the 6th:
Dean Bishop leads off with a single and then advances to 2B on a sac bunt. After Jayden Tennant is intentionally walked, Brian Main grounds out to advance the runners.
Charlie Gilbert then comes through with a single, scoring both runners.
Kingston 5 – Cambria 1

Bottom of the 8th:
With one out, PH Sergio Fuentes singles. He scores when Daniel Edney triples. Wenceslas Jasmin immediately follows with a double to score Edney.
With two out, Hao Wang singles, advancing Jasmin to 3B.
On Clint Jones’ subsequent at-bat, a balk is called on Charlie Gilbert, scoring Jasmin.
Jones then strikes out looking to end the inning.

In the bottom of the 9th, Keane Fysh leads off with a first-pitch single and is then replaced with PR Mezwar Iyapo.
Iyapo reaches 2B on a Shelby Cain sac bunt and then to 3B on a wild pitch.
But with the tying run just 90 ft. away, Scott Weller strikes out swinging and PH Louie Hetherington flies out to centerfield to end the game and the series.
FINAL: Kingston 5 – Cambria 4

Player of the Game: Charlie Gilbert went 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR (1-1, 4.61 ERA).

Jayden Tennant went 1-1, 1-2B, 2 R, 3 BB.

For Cambria:

Jim-man Kim suffered a tough loss, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (1-1, 3.18 ERA).

Daniel Edney went 2-4, 1 HR, 1-3B, 2 RBI, 2 R.

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07-16-2016, 01:35 PM	#287
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,981	Cambria Cannons (89-65) vs. Kingston Pelicans (87-67) Season Matchup: 9-6 in favour of Cambria Cambria: Runs scored – 753 (2nd in WL); runs allowed – 618 (4th) Kingston: Runs scored – 760 (1st in WL); runs allowed – 586 (1st) Like their Eastern League counterparts, the Brunswick Legends and Embro Suns, Cambria and Kingston are no strangers to the playoffs nor to facing each other for the Western League Pennant. But unlike the Legends and Suns, the battle between the Cannons and Pelicans has been much more even. In 1938-39, Kingston prevailed 4 games to 2; a year later, Cambria won 4 games to 2 as well. In 1940-41, Kingston swept the Cannons; in 1941-42, Cambria defeated Kingston 4 games to 1. So this year marks the fifth time Cambria and Kingston will square off to see who will earn the right to represent the West in the United Cup Championship. In fact, no team other than Kingston or Cambria has represented the West in the United Cup. But this past season was perhaps the most competitive so far in the Western League, as five teams finished with a .500 record or better while no one reached 90 victories. Not bad for a League that one year only boasted one team with an above .500 record. Both teams are dealing with significant injuries as they enter the playoffs. Cambria will be without star player LF Ron Westmacott (.315/.402/.461, 12 HR, 69 RBI, 91 R, 77 BB, 22 SB, 4.4 WAR), who tore an abdominal muscle while running the bases back on February 27. Clint Jones (.287/.346/.422, 12 HR, 77 RBI, 69 R, 50 BB, 1.3 WAR) will make the shift over to LF. Also, 2B Shaun Attenborough (.286/.336/.418, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 18 R, 18 BB, 0.3 WAR) is out with post-concussion syndrome. 26-year old Daniel Edney (.258/.290/.344, 7 HR, 40 RBI, 27 R, 15 BB, 1.0 WAR) will take his place. As for Kingston, the are without their No. 1 pitcher, 34-year old RHP Joey Cumberledge (15-13, 3.44 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 3.13 FIP, 104 ERA+) who was diagnosed with a ulnar nerve irritation after pitching on March 16. The Series opened at Cambria’s Alexander Field, with 24,655 in attendance. Blue skies and warm sunshine were the order of the day. A fresh breeze was blowing out to center at game time. Play ball! -------- Game 1 RHP Leon Hankey (17-14, 3.91 ERA, 1.56 WHIP) started for the Cannons, while RHP Jim Hogue (13-10, 3.74 ERA, 1.44 WHIP) got the call for Kingston. Bottom of the 1st: With one out, Wenceslas Jasmin takes Jim Hogue’s first pitch for a single and moves to 3B when Nicky Willis follows with a double. With two out, Clint Jones doubles home both Jasmin and Willis to open the scoring. Keane Fysh then follows with his own double to score Jones for the Cannons’ third run. Kingston 0 – Cambria 3 Top of the 9th: Leon Hankey is able to keep the Pelicans off the board until the 9th when, with one out, Dean Bishop triples and comes in to score when Wen-huan Liu grounds out. Jayden Tennant then flies out to leftfield to end the game, as Cambria takes Game 1. FINAL: Kingston 1 – Cambria 3 [i *Player of the Game:* Leon Hankey went the distance, allowing just 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (1-0, 1.00 ERA). Clint Jones went 3-4, 2-2B, 2 RBI, 1 R. For Kingston: Jim Hogue took the loss, going 8.0 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (0-1, 3.38 ERA). -------- Game 2 For the second game, LHP Owen Tautor (19-14, 3.15 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) got the start for Cambria, while LHP Patrick Denman (15-15, 3.30 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) started for Kingston. Conditions were slightly cooler, but the skies remained blue and that same fresh breeze blowing out to center was in attendance, along with 24,582 faithful. Top of the 2nd: Katsunan Chikafuji becomes the first batter to take advantage of the wind blowing out to center, as he leads off with a solo home run to left centerfield. Dean Bishop then follows with a walk and reaches 2B on a groundout. That sets the stage for Jayden Tennant, who slams a two-run home run to the leftfield bleachers. Kingston 3 – Cambria 0 Top of the 3rd: With two out, Dean Bishop singles and Wen-huan Liu reaches safely on an error (E5). Jayden Tennant then singles, scoring Bishop. Kingston 4 – Cambria 0 Bottom of the 3rd: Scott Weller singles with one out and then reaches 2B on a sac bunt by Owen Tautor. A single by Hao Wang and a double by Daniel Edney score Cambria’s first two runs. Kingston 4 – Cambria 2 Top of the 5th: Katsunan Chikafuji and Dean Bishop lead off with back-to-back singles. With one out, Jayden Tennant singles in Chikafuji. Kingston 5 – Cambria 2 Top of the 6th: Lance Haworth leads off with a solo home run to leftfield. Kingston 6 – Cambria 2 Bottom of the 6th: With one out, Clint Jones singles and reaches 2B on a ground out. Keane Fysh then singles in Jones. In the bottom of the 9th, Scott Weller singles with one out. But PH Louie Hetherington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game. FINAL: Kingston 6 – Cambria 3 *Player of the Game:* Jayden Tennant went 4-5, 1HR, 4 RBI, 1 R. Patrick Denman went 9.0 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1-0, 3.00 ERA) For Cambria: Owen Tautor was the victim of the long ball, going 7.0 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 HR (0-1, 6.43 ERA). -------- Game 3 The series moved to Kingston Park, with 26,927 attending. The weather was nice and warm (74 F) with clear skies and just a gentle breeze blowing in from center. RHP Charlie Gilbert (15-10, 3.00 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) took the hill for Kingston, while RHP Jin-man Kim (18-11, 3.53 ERA, 1.46 WHIP) got the start for Cambria. Top of the 2nd: The Cannons got to Charlie Gilbert quickly. Hao Wang and Clint Jones hit back-to-back singles. They were followed by Keane Fysh who doubled in Wang. Shelby Cain reached safely on an error (E6) that also allowed Jones to score. After getting two quick outs, Gilbert attempted a pickoff throw to 1B that led to an error (E1) and allowed Fysh to score. Daniel Edney then walked to put runners on 1B and 2B. A single by Wenceslas Jasmin and a double by Nicky Willis led to three more runs and the Cannons took a commanding early lead. Cambria 6 – Kingston 0 Top of the 4th: Wenceslas Jasmin draws a walk with one out and then advances to 3B on a Nicky Willis double. With two out, Clint Jones singles in Jasmin for Cambria’s seventh run. Cambria 7 – Kingston 0 Bottom of the 4th: Lance Haworth, Danny Trowbridge and Dean Bishop all hit singles off of Jin-man Kim to load the bases with one out. With two out, Jayden Tennant draws a 4-pitch walk, forcing in Haworth. Cambria 7 – Kingston 1 In the top of the 7th inning, Clint Jones singles with one out. However, Jones injures himself while trying to reach 3B on Shelby Cain’s two-out single. Jones is called out and forced to leave the game with a bruised thigh. The Pelicans go down in order in the bottom of the 9th and Cambria takes Game 2. FINAL: Cambria 7 – Kingston 1 *Player of the Game:* Jim-man Kim got game honours, going 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K (1-0, 1.00 ERA). Clint Jones went 4-4, 1 RBI, 1 R before being injured. He is listed as day-to-day. For Kingston: Charlie Gilbert took the loss, going 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (0-1, 5.40 ERA). -------- Game 4 The weather continued to cooperate, with partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze blowing from left to right for Game 4. 27,064 fans filed into Kingston Park to see if their Pelicans could bounce back. The matchup was the same as in Game 1, with Kingston’s RHP Jim Hogue getting the call, while RHP Leon Hankey took the hill for Cambria. Top of the 2nd: A double by Keane Fysh and single by Shelby Cain scores the first run with two out. Cambria 1 – Kingston 0 Bottom of the 4th: A single by Katsunan Chikafuji and a walk drawn by Dean Bishop puts runners on 1B and 2B with one out. Wen-huan Liu then singles. Chikafuji tries for home and beats the throw, allowing the baserunners to advance. Bishop then scores on a Jayden Tennant sac fly. Cambria 1 – Kingston 2 Bottom of the 5th: Things fall apart for Cambria in the 5th. After Lance Haworth draws a walk and Danny Trowbridge singles, Katsunan Chikafuji slams a 3-run home run into the left-centerfield bleachers. SP Leon Hankey then walks Dean Bishop, hits Wen-huan Liu and walks Jayden Tennant to load the bases. Brian Main follows with a single, scoring both Bishop and Liu. That ends Hankey’s day. But RP Leif Bryant gives up a single to Jamie Couch with two out, allowing two more runs to score before the inning is over. Cambria 1 – Kingston 9 Top of the 8th: Cambria gets one more run, when Leif Bryant triples with two out and comes into score on Daniel Edney’s single. The Cannons go down in order in the top of the 9th as Kingston knots up the series at 2-games apiece. FINAL: Cambria 2 – Kingston 9 *Player of the Game:* Katsunan Chikafuji went 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R. Jim Hogue picked up his first win, going 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (1-1, 2.65 ERA). Brian Main went 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB. For Cambria: Leon Hankey suffered the loss, going just 4.1 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1-1, 6.75 ERA). -------- Game 5 The two teams were back at it for Game 5, as 26,983 fans came to see who would take the series lead. The weather remained beautiful with a light breeze blowing in from left. As in Game 2, Kingston’s LHP Patrick Denman started, while LHP Owen Tautor took the ball for Cambria. Top of the 1st: Hao Wong leads off with a single and reaches 2B on a ground-out. With two out, Clint Jones singles and Wang races home for the game’s first run. Cambria 1 – Kingston 0 Bottom of the 1st: With one out, Lance Haworth singles. Danny Trowbridge immediately follows and deposits an Owen Tautor offering into the leftfield bleachers. Cambria 1 – Kingston 2 Top of the 3rd: Daniel Edney singles with one out and ties it up on Clint Jones’ double that falls into the gap in left-centerfield. Cambria 2 – Kingston 2 Bottom of the 3rd: Patrick Denham helps his own cause when leads off with a single, reaches 2B on a ground-out and scores on Lance Haworth’s double. Cambria 2 – Kingston 3 Top of the 4th: Scott Weller evens things up again with a two-out solo home run to leftfield. Cambria 3 – Kingston 3 Top of the 8th: Cambria retakes the lead when Nicky Willis smashes a triple to left-center and then scores on Keane Fysh’s two-out single. Cambria 4 – Kingston 3 Bottom of the 8th: Owen Tautor gets the first two outs rather easy, but he will not be around for the third one. Following the two outs, Wen-huan Liu and Jayden Tennant reach base on back-to-back singles. After PR Soshu Shimizu replaces Liu at 2B, Brian Main singles to load the bases. That sets the table for PH Fergus Chitty, who takes Tautor’s 2-0 offering and smashes a Grand Slam home run into the leftfield bleachers. That ends Tautor’s day as he is replaced by RP Carl Luscombe. But Luscombe promptly gives up back-to-back singles to Chong-sik Lee and Brandon Channing and then a double to Danny Trowbridge. Two more runs score as a result before Cambria finally gets the third out of the inning. The Cannons go down in order in the top of the 9th, and Kingston takes the upper hand in the series. FINAL: Cambria 4 – Kingston 9 *Player of the Game:* Danny Trowbridge went 3-5, 1 HR, 1-2B, 3 RBI, 1 R. Fergus Chitty went 1-1, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R. Patrick Denhman picked up his second win of the playoffs, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (2-0, 3.71 ERA). For Cambria: Owen Tautor took the loss, his second of the playoffs, going 7.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR (0-2, 7.36 ERA). -------- Game 6 The series headed back to Cambria, with the Cannons looking to stay alive. 24,729 fans took in the game on an extraordinarily beautiful day: warm, clear skies and a gentle breeze blowing in from right to left. RHP Jin-man Kim started for Cambria; RHP Charlie Gilbert for Kingston. Top of the 1st: Jamie Couch leads off with a single and advances to 2B when Lance Haworth reaches safely on an error (E2). Danny Trowbridge follows with a single, scoring Couch for the game’s first run. Kingston 1 – Cambria 0 Bottom of the 1st: Daniel Edney evens things up quickly when he leads off with a first-pitch home run to leftfield. Kingston 1 – Cambria 1 Top of the 4th: Kingston gets that run back when Wen-huan Liu takes Jin-man Kim’s first pitch for a one-out solo home run to dead centerfield. Jayden Tennant immediately follows with a double and comes in to score on a Brian Main single. Kingston 3 – Cambria 1 Top of the 6th: Dean Bishop leads off with a single and then advances to 2B on a sac bunt. After Jayden Tennant is intentionally walked, Brian Main grounds out to advance the runners. Charlie Gilbert then comes through with a single, scoring both runners. Kingston 5 – Cambria 1 Bottom of the 8th: With one out, PH Sergio Fuentes singles. He scores when Daniel Edney triples. Wenceslas Jasmin immediately follows with a double to score Edney. With two out, Hao Wang singles, advancing Jasmin to 3B. On Clint Jones’ subsequent at-bat, a balk is called on Charlie Gilbert, scoring Jasmin. Jones then strikes out looking to end the inning. In the bottom of the 9th, Keane Fysh leads off with a first-pitch single and is then replaced with PR Mezwar Iyapo. Iyapo reaches 2B on a Shelby Cain sac bunt and then to 3B on a wild pitch. But with the tying run just 90 ft. away, Scott Weller strikes out swinging and PH Louie Hetherington flies out to centerfield to end the game and the series. FINAL: Kingston 5 – Cambria 4 *Player of the Game:* Charlie Gilbert went 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1 HR (1-1, 4.61 ERA). Jayden Tennant went 1-1, 1-2B, 2 R, 3 BB. For Cambria: Jim-man Kim suffered a tough loss, going 8.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (1-1, 3.18 ERA). Daniel Edney went 2-4, 1 HR, 1-3B, 2 RBI, 2 R. -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-14-2017 at 11:58 PM.