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by Nat Wright-Kawolski
13 March 2300
15th-Inning Walk-off Boosts Quincy Further in Winners' Bracket
On a day that featured three shutouts, including two two-hitters, it was the extra-innings battle between the Quincy Gunners and Jamaica Plain Red Rockets that stole the show.
Tied in the bottom of the 15th with two outs form Rockets reliever Little Jemmy Madison, Curtis Slingshot walked on four pitches. Then, with a 1-2 count, the Gunners' Mike Black made Madison pay for a poor slider, tagging the 1-2 pitch for a walk-off RBI double, stealing the game for Quincy, 7-6.
The Gunners had to make a mad comeback late in the game to push it to extra innings. Heading into the bottom of the 8th, Quincy was down 6-2 against Jamaica Plain starter Will Rope. Thirty-five-year-old reliever Prince Arthur then came on in relief. Slingshot led off the inning with a double. After Costantino walked, Robbie Adams doubled in Slingshot to make it 6-3. After two straight strikeouts, Steve Gunkill then hit a two-RBI single to cut the lead to 6-5. Arthur was then pulled for Steven Rockman, who got the Red Rockets out the inning.
In the bottom of the 9th, Doug Dee El came on in relief. He gave up a leadoff single to Baywatch Fischler, and then Ben Pettinato reached on an error. With one out, Costantino singled, but Fischler was thrown out at the plate, making it two down with runners at first and second. Danny Brainwash came is as a pinch runner and then scored with Adams hit an RBI single to tie the game, 6-6.
Three Gunners had three hits apiece: Gunkill, Fischler, and Costantino.
Carney Cornseed and Cody Flatt each homered for Jamaica Plain. Cornseed drove in a total of three runs. Flatt had two of his team's three errors. Quincy had five errors, with Adams having two of them at SS.
The rest of Day 11's Winners' Bracket Games below. Fort Hagen is the highest remaining seed in the Winners' Bracket as the #2 seed. #5 Quincy, #9 Abernathy, and, the biggest surprise, #22 Atom still remain as undefeated in the 2300 Nuka Cup Tournament.