MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL

Cameron Green’s Grand Slam Propels Team Blue to World Series Sweep
Story by Staff – 11/05/09

The Eastern Baseball Team continued their fall World Series on Wednesday.  The Blue Team entered the day leading the series 2-0.  After six lead changes, the Blue Team finished the sweep by winning 9-7.

The Black Team took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning on a RBI double by Kyle Wallace.  In the bottom of the 1st, Houston Slemp led off with a home run, his third in three days.  Sam King later doubled in two runs putting the Blue Team up 3-1.  The Black Team answered right back with three runs in the top of the 2nd inning.  Wallace drove in another run with a single and then he and Chris Munoz later scored on a throwing error.  The Black Team held the 4-3 lead until the bottom of the 4th inning.  Justin Klusak doubled to lead off the inning and then King and Jordan Mings each hit RBI singles.  Trailing again 5-4, the Black Team rallied for two runs in the top of the 5th inning.  Nathan Goodall walked to lead off the inning and then Joe Spring doubled.  Goodall scored on a passed ball and Spring scored on a balk to put the Black Team up 6-5.  In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Blue Team scored four runs to take the lead for good.  Slemp was hit by a pitch and Kaleb Brawner reached on a fielder’s choice.  With one out and runners at 2nd and 3rd base, Justin Klusak was intentional walked to set up a force, but Cameron Green made them pay blasting a grand slam to left field.  The Black Team scored one run in the top of the 7th to bring the score to 9-7.

Teams  1  2  3  4  5  6  7     R  H  E

Black     1  3  0  0  2  0  1     7  6  4

Blue      3  0  2  0  0  4  x     9  9  4

WP: Vann

LP: Spring

Leading Players

Black: Kyle Wallace 3-4 (2B, SB, run, 2 RBI’s), Joe Spring 2-4 (2B, SB, 2 runs) (3.2 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 4 K’s)

Blue: Justin Klusak 2-2 (2B, SB, 2 BB’s, 3 runs), Cameron Green 1-3 (Grand Slam, 2 runs, 4 RBI’s), Sam King 2-4 (2B, run, 3 RBI’s), Jordan Mings 3-4 (2B, RBI), Trent Scrivner (4 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 7 K’s), Tyler Vann (Win, 2 IP, 2 runs, 3 K’s)