BATTLE FOR THE NORTH TOURNAMENT
#6 FHE 5 vs #7 Salem 6, 10 inn.
Back-to-back doubles by Mike Castillo and Kody Downing ended the game in the bottom of the 10th in favor of the Witch Hats. Dan Ackerman and Mike Laughingman had three hits and two RBI apiece for Salem. Ackerman doubled and scored. Pistol Schmidt's two-run home run in the top of the 1st was just two of FHE's three RBI. The other two runs came on Hats' errors. Salem outhit the Yao Guai, 15-6.
#2 Oberland 3 vs #5 The Slog 7
The Ghouls jumped all over Gerald Jerry and the T-51s, eliminating the last of the South Charles Association from the Battle for the North. Tyler Storts pitched 8.0 innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on four hits with five walks and four strikeouts. Boots Yellowhair, Kyle Whale, and Lernz Tentsleep all went deep for The Slog. All five of Oberland's hits were singles with B.J. Perez and Prof Castillo having two apiece.
#3 Abernathy 8 vs #1 Easy Town 9
Easy Town trailed 8-3 entering the bottom of the 7th, thanks in part to a seven-run 4th by the Adamantium. The Assaultrons then scored two in the 7th and four in the 8th to take the lead for good. Bobby Carr hit a three-run home run to tie the game, 8-8, and Joe Ransom hit a tow-out homer for the win. Carlos Tophat won game MVP honors for Easy Town, going 3 for 4 with a triple, three runs, and two RBI. Carr drove in four. For Abernathy, Donny Kowalski's grand slam was their biggest hit. Joel Mutfruit drove in their 8th run on a solo shot in the 6th inning.
BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH TOURNAMENT
#9 Jamaica Plain 5 vs #3 Diamond City 6, 10 inn.
The Red Rockets rallied to tie the gamein the 8th, but Wayne Lacy's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th won it for the Swatters. Lacy finished the game 4 for 5 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Wally Warwick doubled twice for Diamond City. Cody Flatt homered and scored twice for Jamaica Plain. Of the Rockets' five hits in the game, four were for extra bases.
#8 Starlight 3 vs #12 Sunshine Tidings 4
The Chemists continued their impressive preseason showing, thanks to newcomer James Darling's two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th. Starlight's Chris Schneier pitched an excellent game, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in 8.0 innings. The Killers' Justin Gunsmith and Sunshine Tidings' Darth Horse each had two-run home runs in the game.
#10 Finch Farm 2 vs #1 Goodneighbor 7
The Four Leafs broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the 6th by scoring two runs on Matt Basile's home run, but the host Hancocks answered back with five in the bottom of the inning. Goodneighbor's Bruce Iddings won the Game MVP, allowing two earned runs on six hits with 11 strikeouts. Jason Juras was 2 for 4 with a grand slam, a run, and four RBI. His hit counted as the winning hit in the affair. Five Hancocks' hitters had two hits apiece with John Rose adding a double and Jumper Hayes adding a triple.