St Petersburg Pelicans at Sheffield Mountain Hares (7th-9th April, 2059)
Logos: SPP by @low, SMH by @20_range
Team Profile: St Petersburg Pelicans
Banners: EAA Conference Champions (2042,2050), European Division Champions (2042, 2050, 2053, 2054).
Times made playoffs: 6
Last season: 7th
The Mountain Hares first divisional game sees them inviting the St Petersburg Pelicans, Europe’s most succesful team, to Kingfisher park. The teams finished within touching distance of each other in 2058, but who will make the strongest start to the season?
Game 1
SP: Alois Herzog
Game 1 was an absolute drubbing for the Pelicans, as the Hares won 10-0 led by a vintage performance from Jeff McBurrows. The first baseman went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles, as Herzog shut out the Pelicans for his 6 innings. Adam Koehler went 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs as Hares fans left elated following their first game at home.
Player of the game: Jeff McBurrows
Game 2
SP: Mototomi Motoyanagi
The Pelicans and Hares fought out a tight game that was tied at 2-2 in the 7th inning before the away side pulled away for a 5-2 lead. McBurrows hit another homer, while Rob Graham got his first of the season. In the end though Afrim Nano’s 7 innings giving up just 2 runs set the Pelicans up for the win, while the Hares piching core, led by Motoyanagi, leaked just a few too many runs to help the Hares’ ailing offense.
Player of the game: Afrim Nano
Game 3
SP: Yushua bin Saqr
Yushua bin Saqr went deep for the Hares, giving up 3 in 7 innings, but was let down by the bullpen as the Pelicans took the series with a 6-2 win. Lekimeju came on and gave up 3 while only getting 1 out, and the Hares’ struggling offense was unable to recover the deficit. American Dave Bellinghausen was the star for the Pelicans, going 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. The loss means the Hares are 3-3.
Player of the game: Dave Bellinghausen
