The Silver Locket with Anne, Rex, and George
A: Hi, everyone. This is Anne Hargraves, and you are listening to "The Silver Locket" with the Charles River Trio, Anne, Rex, and George. We had an exciting finish to an exciting series, and we also had news from earlier today that the winner of tonight's ball game would be playing against The Slog tomorrow.
R: Perchance a playoff before a playoff?
G: More like a runoff. Heh.
A: Yes, well, the home team Salem won tonight's game in exciting fashion with a three-run home run in the eighth inning. They win the game 4 to 2 and win the series 2 to 1. Now, they will host The Slog when the Ghouls arrive tomorrow. The expected start time is 7:05 PM.
Also, we will stay right here to broadcast that game so that we know which of those two teams will be in the Final Eight for the CBO playoffs. As we also heard, Diamond City Radio is in the same position with the Quincy Gunners tying the Atom Cats for second place.
Well, Rex and George, let's jump into the award winners for this series.
R: Will do, Anne. For this week's Sportiest Sport, I will select the game-winning hitter in the first game of this series. Trailing 7-5 in the top of the ninth, Lou Churchman came up to bat with the bases loaded after two walks and a single. Churchman proceeded to hit a grand slam to put the Assaultrons up for good, 9 to 7, in a 10 to 7 victory.
G: For this week's Top Pitcher, I am choosing Roberto Gonzales of Salem. In eight innings pitched in a 9-2 victory in Game Two, he allowed two earned runs on nine hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. He also helped himself tremendously with the bat, going 3 for 3 with a double, a sacrifice fly, and three runs batted in.
A: This week I get the Most Outstanding Player. He would have also been the Bottoms Up Award winner because his big hit won tonight's ball game and gives the Witch Hats a chance to play in the playoffs. In the bottom of the eighth, Salem left fielder Tyler Spronk came up to bat with his team losing 2-1. Fail to score, and Salem would be stuck at home for the postseason. Well, Spronk answered and hit a three-run home run for the Witch Hats to win tonight's game, 4 to 2.
That is going to do it for "The Silver Locket." You have been listening to the 2296 regular season with the Charles River Trio. Tomorrow night, depending on the arrival time of The Slog Ghouls, we will have a broadcast of the final regular season game of 2296. In that one, the winner out of the Ghouls and these Witch Hats continue in the playoffs. The loser is finished. It will be exciting!
You know what else is exciting? Bob Crosby and the Bobcats, that's what! And for the East Boston Prep Assautrons, they have to find their way back home to Easy Town. Well, fellows, let Bob and the cats sing you on your way back home with "Way Back Home":
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