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BirdWatcher · 05-15-2019, 08:37 PM

With Columbus' ace Jake Harris on the mound it is not surprising that the Whalers drew first blood in the '72 World Series, albeit in what ended up being a razor close finish.

34,504 fans at Charlotte's BB&T Ballpark saw Sting starting pitcher Adam Getchell get into trouble in the first, allowing one run and wiggling out of a bases loaded jam. Getchell settled down after that until he gave up back-to-back HR's to Columbus center fielder Brad Tesh and first baseman Derrick Turner in the 7th inning. Meanwhile, lefty superstar ace Jake Harris carried a shutout into the 9th inning.
Then things got interesting. Harris gave up a lead-off double to Charlotte slugger Cody Kane, got Jamison Bash to ground out to third, but then saw Jim Decker hit a sharp grounder for a single sending Kane to third. Catcher Gabe Barten then came up with a clutch single, scoring Kane, while Decker moved to second.
At that point Harris day was done and Whalers closer Alvaro Hernandez came in to try to shut down the rally. He induced a groundball off the bat of Bill Adams for a fielder's choice, Decker moving to third. With pinch-hitter Blake Reese up, Alvaro's second pitch to the dangerous lefty seemed to cross up his catcher and went for a passed ball, scoring Decker. On the very next pitch Reese singled, sending Adams to third. So, with runners on the corners and the score now 3-2 with 2 outs, former Brewer Tanner Yurek came in as a pinch-hitter. Yurek was known in his time as a Brewer as a player who often came through in walk-off situations, often with a big home run.
Yurek took the first three pitches, all balls. The Charlotte faithful sensed a big come-from-behind victory about to come to fruition. Yurek took the next pitch. Strike one. He took another. Strike two. No more room for error. If it was anywhere near the strike zone Yurek had to swing at the next pitch. It was. He did. Strike three.

Game over. Columbus sends veteran right hander Jaime Schardein to the mound for tomorrow's game two while Charlotte counters with Mike Hiatt. In other words, the two pitchers who threw the first two perfect games in WPK history this season get to duke it out. Should be fun.

05-15-2019, 08:37 PM	#192
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	1972 WPK World Series, Game 1 (at Charlotte) With Columbus' ace Jake Harris on the mound it is not surprising that the Whalers drew first blood in the '72 World Series, albeit in what ended up being a razor close finish. 34,504 fans at Charlotte's BB&T Ballpark saw Sting starting pitcher Adam Getchell get into trouble in the first, allowing one run and wiggling out of a bases loaded jam. Getchell settled down after that until he gave up back-to-back HR's to Columbus center fielder Brad Tesh and first baseman Derrick Turner in the 7th inning. Meanwhile, lefty superstar ace Jake Harris carried a shutout into the 9th inning. Then things got interesting. Harris gave up a lead-off double to Charlotte slugger Cody Kane, got Jamison Bash to ground out to third, but then saw Jim Decker hit a sharp grounder for a single sending Kane to third. Catcher Gabe Barten then came up with a clutch single, scoring Kane, while Decker moved to second. At that point Harris day was done and Whalers closer Alvaro Hernandez came in to try to shut down the rally. He induced a groundball off the bat of Bill Adams for a fielder's choice, Decker moving to third. With pinch-hitter Blake Reese up, Alvaro's second pitch to the dangerous lefty seemed to cross up his catcher and went for a passed ball, scoring Decker. On the very next pitch Reese singled, sending Adams to third. So, with runners on the corners and the score now 3-2 with 2 outs, former Brewer Tanner Yurek came in as a pinch-hitter. Yurek was known in his time as a Brewer as a player who often came through in walk-off situations, often with a big home run. Yurek took the first three pitches, all balls. The Charlotte faithful sensed a big come-from-behind victory about to come to fruition. Yurek took the next pitch. Strike one. He took another. Strike two. No more room for error. If it was anywhere near the strike zone Yurek had to swing at the next pitch. It was. He did. Strike three. Game over. Columbus sends veteran right hander Jaime Schardein to the mound for tomorrow's game two while Charlotte counters with Mike Hiatt. In other words, the two pitchers who threw the first two perfect games in WPK history this season get to duke it out. Should be fun. Attached Images Last edited by BirdWatcher; 05-15-2019 at 10:02 PM.