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Saturday's
Highlights
February
4, 2012 (Federal League Wire Service)
The Parkland Mets opened the
Original Division's Championship Final Series by holding on for
a 12-11 win over the South Florida Sun Devils in Game 1.
Brandon Noe started for the Parklanders and pitched six innings
to earn the win. Noe permitted five earned runs on five hits and
seven walks, while striking out five. Jason Lipoff started for
the Solar Satans and took the loss after allowing 11 runs on 13
hits in five and a third innings.
In the top of the second, Lipoff issued consecutive one out
walks to Peter Pappas, Jerry Nava, and Lou Montalvo. Chris
Sowa's RBI single and Rich Pepio's sacrifice fly scored Pappas
and Nava, respectively to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. An RBI
double by Andres Vengoechea in the bottom of the fourth brought
the Devils to within 2-1.
In the top of the fifth, Garrett Rogers hit a three run homer
and Jose "The Other" Morales singled in a run as the
Mets increased their advantage to 6-1. Dave Perry's bases loaded
walk and a sacrifice fly by Jeff Wenger in the bottom of the
fifth made it 6-3.
The Mets poured across six more runs in the top of the sixth to
take a 12-3 lead. Nava led off with a bunt single and was
followed by one out singles by Sowa, Rich Pepio, and Michael
Taylor. After Lipoff walked Rogers, he was lifted in favor of
Sam Miller. Travis Wilson greeted Miller with an RBI single.
Miller then committed an error trying to begin a double play on
a bouncer to the mound.
Ralph Consiglio's two run home run in the bottom of the sixth
brought the Devils back to within 12-5. A sacrifice fly by
Alvaro Gomez and a two run opposite field home run by Ryan
Stuart helped to make it 12-9 after seven innings.
In the bottom of the ninth, Anthony DeFilippis led off with a
single to center. Gomez fanned for the first out. A passed ball
moved DeFilippis to second, but DeFillipis was out at third
after attempting to advance on another pitch in the dirt.
With the Sun Devils down to their last out, Staurt doubled to
center and scored as Vengoechea drilled a round tripper to left,
but Bryan Greer grounded out to short to end the rally and the
game.
Third base umpire Moe Moge was taken to an local hospital after
being struck behind the ear by an errant throw in the seventh
inning. Despite severe swelling to his head and neck, tests
revealed that Moge was not seriously injured.
The Sun Devils will look to rebound from their opening day loss,
and the Mets will seek to take a commanding lead, as the series
continues with Game 2, scheduled for Thursday.
In the Expansion Division Playoffs: The
Sunrise Sunsets took a one game to none lead in their best of
three semi-final series by rallying for a 15-13 win over the
Hollywood Stars in Game 1.
A three run double by Jose De Los Rios in the bottom of the
seventh completed a six run rally as the Twilighters overturned
the Stars' four run lead.
The Stars took a 3-0 lead, scoring single runs in each of the
first three frames against Sunset starter David Bourns. Raul
Nieto's first inning RBI single, an RBI force out hit into by
Angel Canales, Jr., and a third inning home run by Rafael Ramos
put the Stars in front.
In the bottom of the third, the Sunsets took a 5-3 lead as
Bourns hit a sacrifice fly ahead of a three run homer by De Los
Rios. Demetrio Green followed De Los Rios' blast with one of his
own to almost the same spot over the left centerfield fence. The
Sunsets added four more runs in the fifth on two run home runs
by Brandon Hull and Randy Talley. After Talley's homer, the
Stars replaced starter Jose Estevez with Canales, Jr.
An RBI single by Ramos in the top of the fifth cut the Stars'
gap to 9-4. In the sixth, the Stars exploded for nine runs to
take a 13-9 advantage. A two run single by Justin Lopez, an RBI
single by Albert Quezada, and a three run home run by Justin
Rivera put the Stars in front, 10-9. Nieto's three run bomb,
later in the frame against reliever Doc Guida gave the Stars a
four run lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Eric Bigham led off with a single
and Mike Govern drew a two out walk. Matt Sperry walked to load
the bases and Juan Gonzalez entered in relief of Canales. Talley
reached on an error as Bigham scored. Bourns drew a walk to
force home Govern. De Los Rios pounded a Gonzalez offering off
the center field fence, giving the Sunsets a 14-13 lead. After
Demetrio Green drew a walk, Green and De Los Rios pulled off a
delayed double steal, with De Los Rios stealing home.
De Los Rios had six RBI to pace the Twilighters. Ramos, Nieto,
and Lopez had three hits a piece for the Stars.
Guida picked up the win, despite allowing three runs on two hits
in an inning and two thirds. Gonzalez, who surrendered three
runs on one hit and two walks in one third of an inning was
charged with the loss.
Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Tuesday night.
Earlier in the day, the Lighthouse Point Beacons overcame an
early 5-1 deficit to register a 15-5 win over the scrappy Davie
Goliaths in the first game of the Junior Circuit's other
semi-final series.
Brant Spring pitched a complete game for the Illuminators to
earn the win. Spring scattered 10 hits, walked two, hit one, and
struck out six. Terrence Broussard started for the G-Men and
took the loss after yielding eight earned runs on 11 hits in six
innings of work.
After the Beacons opened the scoring on Ryan Scott's sacrifice
fly in the bottom of the first, the Philistines struck for five
runs in the second inning. Jesse McGregor and Joe Feller opened
the frame with back to back singles. After failing to sacrifice
bunt, Roberto Esquenazi reached first when he was hit by a
pitch. Successive RBI singles by Anthony Sanchez and Lionel
Levarity gave the Goliaths the lead. Drew Davis singled in
another run, Vlad Diaz drove in another with a sacrifice fly,
and Broussard doubled in a run.
The Beacons pulled to within to 5-4 as Scott hit a three run
home run in the third. The B's then took the lead for good in
the fifth as Jeff Fazio hit a pinch hit three run homer.
Already ahead 7-5, the Beacons added two insurance runs in the
sixth on a sacrifice fly by Guy Bitchatcho and a run scoring
single by Fazio.
A six run outburst in the eighth by the Illuminators capped the
scoring.
The Goliaths will attempt to extend the series, while the
Beacons will look for the sweep, in Game 2, scheduled for
Monday.
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