Fifteen (15) Strikeouts for Gremlin’s Jack Besgrove, Thirteen (13) for Hill’s Marco Diaz in Pitcher’s Duel
The Gremlins had only two hits against New York’s Jack Besgrove, but they needed only one of them for the win. It came in the form of a walk-off home run off the bottom of the 7th of their game on Saturday at the International
Competitive Game Ends In Walkoff As NY Gremlins Falls To HILL UNITED CHIEFS
By GameChanger Media
NY Gremlins fell to HILL UNITED CHIEFS 1-0 on Friday on the final play of the game. The game was tied at zero in the bottom of the seventh when LENNY VILLALVAZO hit a solo home run to center field.
The pitching was strong on both sides. HILL UNITED CHIEFS pitchers struck out 13, while NY Gremlins sat down 15. MARCO DIAZ earned the win for HILL UNITED CHIEFS. He surrendered three hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out 13 and walking four. Jack Besgrove took the loss for NY Gremlins.
Besgrove went six and one-third innings, giving up one run on two hits, striking out 15 and walking one. Ladislao Malarczuk, Lucio Retamar, and Blaine Milheim each collected one hit for NY Gremlins. Erick Ochoa paced NY Gremlins with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating four walks for the game. VILLALVAZO went 2-for-3 at the plate as the second baseman led the team with one run batted in.
NY Gremlins will face the New Zealand Black Sox for their next game on Saturday.
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Scoresheet
Play-by-Play Summary
1st Inning
NY Gremlins: M. Roy struck out looking. L. Retamar tripled. B. Milheim singled, L. Retamar held up at 3rd. E. Ochoa flied out in foul territory to left fielder. C. Schiller struck out swinging.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: S. Boland flied out to left fielder. B. Ezekiel struck out swinging. N. Shailes flied out to center fielder.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
2nd Inning
NY Gremlins: B. Hunter struck out swinging. B. Abrey grounded out to shortstop. L. Malarczuk struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: Q. Bruce struck out looking. L. Villalvazo struck out looking. A. Peker reached on an error by second baseman, advanced to 2nd on the same error. J. McGovern struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error
3rd Inning
NY Gremlins: N. Mullins struck out swinging. M. Roy grounded out to second baseman. L. Retamar walked, then was caught stealing 2nd.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: K. Ezekiel struck out looking. P. Lopez struck out swinging. S. Boland walked. B. Ezekiel reached on dropped 3rd strike, S. Boland out advancing to 2nd.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
4th Inning
NY Gremlins: B. Milheim flied out to center fielder. E. Ochoa walked. C. Schiller reached on an error by shortstop, E. Ochoa advanced to 3rd, C. Schiller advanced to 2nd on the same error. B. Hunter struck out swinging. B. Abrey struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error
Hill United Chiefs: N. Shailes grounded out to shortstop. Q. Bruce struck out looking. L. Villalvazo singled. A. Peker struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors
5th Inning
NY Gremlins: L. Malarczuk singled. N. Mullins struck out swinging, L. Malarczuk advanced to 2nd on wild pitch. M. Roy was hit by pitch. L. Retamar struck out swinging. B. Milheim struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: J. McGovern grounded out to second baseman. K. Ezekiel struck out swinging. P. Lopez struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
6th Inning
NY Gremlins: E. Ochoa walked, G. Masmu in as pinch runner. C. Schiller flied out to left fielder, G. Masmu advanced to 2nd after tagging up. B. Hunter struck out swinging. B. Abrey struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: S. Boland struck out swinging. B. Ezekiel struck out swinging. N. Shailes struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
7th Inning
NY Gremlins: L. Malarczuk struck out swinging. F. Eder walked (substituted for N. Mullins at catcher in the 7th inning). M. Roy grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, F. Eder out advancing to 2nd. L. Retamar grounded out to second baseman.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors
Hill United Chiefs: Q. Bruce struck out looking. L. Villalvazo hit a walk-off home run to center field.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors
Final Score: Hill United Chiefs 1, NY Gremlins 0
NY Gremlins: 0 Runs, 3 Hits (1 triple, 2 singles), 1 Error
Hill United Chiefs: 1 Run, 2 Hits (1 home run, 1 single), 1 Error
The game ended in the bottom of the 7th inning due to L. Villalvazo’s walk-off home run.