In the final game of a lengthy home stand, the Hares invite the Berlin Bears to Kingfisher Park.
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Game 1
SP - Giobbe Marinello
Sheffield Mountain Hares starter Giobbe Marinello pitched effectively against the Berlin Bears at Kingfisher Park. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 6-5 win. Marinello gave up 4 hits and no walks over 7 innings, allowing just 1 run. With the win, the Mountain Hares go back to .500 at 17-17
On the offensive side Usamah Kadin had a big 2-run double for the Mountain Hares in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Sheffield leading 4-1 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he got a fastball from Amud Morceli and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 5th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Mountain Hares ahead, 6-1. The Bears hit the Hares’ bullpen for four in the final two innings, but we held on for a great 6-5 win.
Player of the game: Giobbe Marinello
Game 2
SP - Mototomi Motoyanagi
The Mountain Hares came out absolutely firing to get themselves above .500 with a 15-5 drubbing of the Berlin Bears with the crowd singing the praises of Willie Perez throughout the game. Perez went 3-4 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 4 for the Mountain Hares in the win. With Sheffield leading 11-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Perez came up to bat against Berlin pitcher Austin Gwaltney. Perez hit a fastball to left-field for a 3-run home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Mountain Hares on top, 14-3. Mototomi Motoyanagi held the Bears to 2 runs on 3 hits over 5.2 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 5. Flores, bin Jameel, Saetgaliev and Kadin all contributed with two RBIs each.
Player of the game: Willie Perez
Game 3
SP - Raphael Guzman
The Mountain Hares couldn’t complete a surprise sweep as they suffered a 8-3 home loss in the final game of the series. The game was highlighted by the performance of Berlin center fielder Liben Kibaki. Brock Lewis, the winning pitcher, is now 2-1. He went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, while fanning 4 and walking 4. Berlin raised its record to 21-16 with the win. Berlin right fielder Kasib Butrus contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the first. With two down, he hit a sinker to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 17th hit of the season and put the Bears ahead, 3-0. Guzman went on to give up a further three runs, before being taken off after his third inning, and it was an uphill battle from there that the Hares lost convincingly.
Player of the game: Liben Kibaki (Berlin Bears)
