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To the surprise of no one, the Bears rolled over the Pizzeta's in the opener. It did require erasing a 2-0 lead but six unanswered runs solved the riddle for the Bears.

To the surprise of everyone, the Freedom dominated the Gulls in all facets of the game. Lead off man Zach Cipriano came out on fire as he led the Freedom with three hits while Otniel Niedbala pitched the game of his career, handcuffing the front-running Gulls while giving up just 2 hits. Niedbala was born in Detroit, just a mile from the corner of Michigan Ave. and Trumbull, and his second nation is Israel. He has a 4-10 season record and an 8-18 career record spanning three seasons in Town Ball.