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Stanley Kuppchaser · 04-09-2021, 06:26 AM

Cary took two-of-three from the visiting Mundys, giving them a suffcient margin to take the top spot in chase for the R65 crown. In game one, the Southpaws spoiled the debut of highly touted rookie Max Lanier, who matched zeroes with Cary's Chris Archer through the first seven frames, before allowing the home team to take a 1-0 lead into the ninth. Cary closer Wayne Twitchell surrendered the tying run in the top of the ninth, but the Southpaws sent the fans home happy when Kent Hrbek's two-out hit delivered a 2-1 victory.

In game two, Cary clobbered 13-game winner Irv Young, and then hammered three home runs off reliever Jim Hughes en route to a 13-1 shellacking of the visitors. Gio Gonzalez coasted to his first win of the season with help from Dock Ellis.

Cary's Justin Verlander locked up with Dave Ferris in a pitching duel until both bullpens turned into fire starters. With the score 1-1 and Wes Ferrell replacing Verlander, Port Ruppert exploded for four runs in the top of the 8th. Mundy closer Scott Erickson nearly returned the favor after replacing Colby Janssen, who had gotten the final two outs in the home 8th after relieving Ferris. When Janssen allowed the first two Southpaws to reach base in the Cary 9th, Erickson came on to allow three run-scoring hits before finally salvaging game three, 5-4.

The two front runners separated themselves a little from the rest of the contenders in July.

04-09-2021, 06:26 AM	#345
Stanley Kuppchaser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,239	Southpaws Sneak by Port Ruppert in OL R65 Cary took two-of-three from the visiting Mundys, giving them a suffcient margin to take the top spot in chase for the R65 crown. In game one, the Southpaws spoiled the debut of highly touted rookie Max Lanier, who matched zeroes with Cary's Chris Archer through the first seven frames, before allowing the home team to take a 1-0 lead into the ninth. Cary closer Wayne Twitchell surrendered the tying run in the top of the ninth, but the Southpaws sent the fans home happy when Kent Hrbek's two-out hit delivered a 2-1 victory. In game two, Cary clobbered 13-game winner Irv Young, and then hammered three home runs off reliever Jim Hughes en route to a 13-1 shellacking of the visitors. Gio Gonzalez coasted to his first win of the season with help from Dock Ellis. Cary's Justin Verlander locked up with Dave Ferris in a pitching duel until both bullpens turned into fire starters. With the score 1-1 and Wes Ferrell replacing Verlander, Port Ruppert exploded for four runs in the top of the 8th. Mundy closer Scott Erickson nearly returned the favor after replacing Colby Janssen, who had gotten the final two outs in the home 8th after relieving Ferris. When Janssen allowed the first two Southpaws to reach base in the Cary 9th, Erickson came on to allow three run-scoring hits before finally salvaging game three, 5-4. The two front runners separated themselves a little from the rest of the contenders in July. Attached Images Last edited by Stanley Kuppchaser; 04-09-2021 at 06:30 AM.