Association Championships - Game 6
Story and Box Score
Pitcher's Duel Ends in Walk-Off, Extra-Inning Win
In a crucial game, the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys put on their best show, beating the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud by a final score of 2-0 today in 10 innings. Julian Shed threw 7 innings of shutout ball. Nordhagen Beach and Fort Hagen are now tied at 3 wins apiece in the best-of-7 affair.
Nordhagen Beach won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With two outs and Curtis Thriceshot on the mound for Fort Hagen, second baseman Brian Masterson hit a dramatic 2-out, 2-run home run, bringing Party Boys fans to their feet.
"Our guys are never satisfied," said Nordhagen Beach manager Craig Robinson. "Now we need to get the next one."
Hits were hard to come by in the 62-out match with the Shroud managing four and the Boys getting seven. Masterson was the best of all batters, going 2 for 5 with a triple and the game-winning walk-off. Mark Miller (double) and Ben Pawlak (triple) had Fort Hagen's only extra-base hits.
BNN named Shed as the Game MVP by allowing just three hits, walking two, and striking out nine. However, the Shroud's Derek Green was even better. In 8.2 innings, he allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out 10.
Tom Mannequin (2-1) picked up the win, allowing just one hit, walking one, and striking out three in 3.0 innings. Thriceshot (0-3) had another poor outing in the playoffs, allowing two runs on two hits with a walk in just 1.0 innings.
Game 7 is set to be played tomorrow at Slocum's Joe Seaside Stadium. The scheduled starters for the game are Mike Cartrette for Fort Hagen and Tommy Beach for Nordhagen Beach.
Game MVP - BNN Pick
Game MVP - Publick Occurrences Pick
Both starting pitchers pitched great but neither factored into the final decision. With his seven total bases, including the game-winning homer, Masterson deserves recognition.
