Winner’s Bracket Final Four Set, Teams Square Off Tonight
#1 New York Gremlins and #4 Bear Creek Express earned spots in the Winner’s Bracket Final Four on Tuesday and will face each other tonight at 5pm local time (CDT), while #2 Niagara Stompers and #3 Hill United Chiefs notched wins on Wednesday to grab the other two spots and will square off tonight at 7pm local time (CDT) in the other winner’s bracket final.
The Stompers got their spot the hard way, with a hotly contested winner’s quarterfinal win over #7 ranked AWP, 5-3 in 10 innings. Huemul Mata went the distance for the winners, striking out 14 and allowing 7 hits, while Kuba Osicka and Marco Diaz shared duties in the losing cause for the AWP Lumberjacks. Lumberjacks’ veteran Sisko Sabata had a key double in the bottom of the sixth, to tie the game at 3, and eventually into extra innings where the two teams battled until the 10th when Dylan Cunningham double in what proved to be the winning run. Juan Zara drove in an insurance run in the 10th with a fielder’s choice. Marco Diaz took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on 6 hits, striking out 10 and walking three. Kuba Osicka was the starter, and re-entered the game, giving up one run on 7 hits, striking out 7 while walking 2. Blaine Milheim was 3 for 6 for the Stompers to lead Niagara hitters. Niagara’s Teo Migliavacca had 2 RBI for the victors.
#3 ranked Hill United had an easier time of their winner’s bracket quarterfinal game, an 11-0 win over #27 ranked RM Kurtz Enterprises, the Cinderella of the tournament thus far, having knocked off #6 ranked JB and #11 ranked OMMA Tigers in successive games. Michael Holobradek picked up the win for the Chiefs, surrendering but one hit over 4 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 3. Erik Chapparo took the loss for Kurtz, giving up the first three runs on one hit in three innings pitched. Joran Graham and Juan Potolicchio both tossed innings in relief for the Chiefs as they cruised to the 11-0 win. The Chiefs pounded out 12 hits on the night, putting the game away in the 6th inning with a 7 run outburst.
There were no upsets on Wednesday, with the rankings playing out according to Hoyle. Well, one might say that tournament hosts had an upset win over Mother Nature, as the tournament got back on track following the rainouts of all of Tuesday’s games.
| Wed, Aug 168:00AM PDT Start | Kegel Black Knights @ A.H.I. Reapers KGLN 4, AHRP 2 FinalAt CT Note: G51 W42 vs W48 #10 over #15 |
| Wed, Aug 1610:00AM PDT Start | Ostrander Norsemen @ Glowworm GLWR 3, OSTR 2 FinalAt CT Note: G52 W43 vs W41 #13 over #11` |
| Wed, Aug 1612:00PM PDT Start | Elmira Expos @ GP Pirates GPRT 10, ELMR 2 FinalAt CT Note: G53 W44 vs W45 #8 over #18 |
| Wed, Aug 163:00PM PDT Start | Niagra Stompers @ AWP Lumberjacks NGRS 5, AWPL 3 FinalAt CT Note: G55 W35 vs W39 #2 over # 7 |
| Wed, Aug 165:00PM PDT Start | JB @ Nates Automotive JB 7, NTSM 0 FinalAt F1 Note: G54 W46 vs L47 #6 over #20 |
| Wed, Aug 165:00PM PDT Start | Hill United Chiefs @ RM Kurtz HLNT 11, RMKT 0 FinalAt CT Note: G56 W27 vs W31 #3 over #27 |
| Wed, Aug 167:00PM PDT Start | Kegel Black Knights @ Batmen BTMN 6, KGLN 1 FinalAt F1 Note: G57 L49 vs W51 #9 over #10 |
| Wed, Aug 167:00PM PDT Start | Glowworm @ Circle Tap Dukes CRLT 6, GLWR 2 FinalAt CT Note: G58 L50 vs W52 #5 over #13 |
Thursday’s Schedule – Day 6 – Aug 17
| Thu, Aug 178:00AM PDT Start | AWP Lumberjacks @ GP PiratesGPRT 4, AWPL 3 FinalAt CT Note: G59 L55 vs W53 |
| Thu, Aug 173:00PM PDT Start | Gremlins @ Bear CreekAt CT Note: G61 W49 vs W50 |
| Thu, Aug 175:00PM PDT Start | Niagra Stompers @ Hill United ChiefsAt CT Note: G62 W55 vs W56 |
| Thu, Aug 177:00PM PDT Start | RM Kurtz @ JBAt CT Note: G60 L56 vs W54 |
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