Game 3

Austin Uniforms - Portland Uniforms

Notes
A compelling match up between two rivals goes late. Ainsworth and Bradley were on the mound. The Roughnecks scored 2 in the first when Munson doubled in two runs. Elijah Dukes tripled, scoring LeCroy. Going into the bottom of 3, Bradley only had given up one hit. The Trappers batted around, and scored 4 runs. Two home runs lifted the Trappers into the lead. Austin came back fast with Greene hitting a solo home run. The next inning, Ainsworth was still in, but he gave up the go ahead homer, and two doubles making it a 7-4 game. Sanchez didn't make his win easy. Encarnacion homered for the second time to make it 7-5. That was all they could score, and Austin takes the lead in the Lommel Division.

Batters
AUS
Dukes 1-4 3B, 2K, 1RBI
Greene 1-3 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Baldelli 0-2 K, BB, 1R
Irons 1-3 1B, 1R
Spivey 2-3 2 1B
Munson 2-3 HR, 2B, 1R, 3RBI
Rolls 0-2 BB, K
Rodriguez 1-3 2B, 1R
LeCroy 1-1 2B, BB, 1R, 1RBI

POR
Bracket 2-3 2 1B, 1R
Burroughs 0-3 2K
Encarnacion 2-3 2 HR, 2R, 4RBI
Pena 0-3 K
Sexson 2-3 2B, 1B, K
Giles 2-3 1B, 2B
Brown 0-3
Berroa 1-2 HR, K, 1R, 1RBI
Simon 0-1 BB, 1R

Pitchers
AUS
Bradley- 3 IP, 6.66 ERA, 1 Ks, 4 ER, 1 BB
Sanchez- 2 IP, 2.5 ERA, 4 Ks, 1 ER, 0 BB W

POR
Ainsworth- 5 IP, 7 ERA, 5 Ks, 7 ER, 3 BB L

Player of the Game- Juan Encarnacion



Virginia Uniforms - Montreal Uniforms

Notes
The first game in Robert Ware's career went great. He was up against Eric Milton, former Bum pitcher who was picked up by Montreal in free agents. However, Milton got the better start of the game. He had a no hitter through 2 innings. Ware gave up singles to the first two batters, but settled down, and got the next 9 batters out. In the top of the 3rd, with Holliman on base, Brad Wilkerson hit a two run home run for the lead. The Bleus loaded the bases in the next inning. Ware then retired the last two batters, and got out of his first real scare. Top of five, the game was busted open. Bubba Crosby homered to start. Wilkerson singled, and Toby Hall hit another home run. That made the score 5-0. The Bleus wouldn't make the game all happy. Guzman tripled to score Bergeron. That would be it as Ware gets his first win of his career.

Batters
VIR
Everett 0-3
Hall 1-2 HR, BB, 1R, 2RBI
Blalock 0-2 K, BB
Byrnes 1-3 1B
Bigbie 0-3
Stokes 0-2 2K
Crosby 1-2 HR, 1R, 1RBI
Holliman 0-1 BB, K, 1R
Wilkerson 2-2 HR, 1B

MON
Gathright 1-3 1B
Guzman 2-3 1B, 3B, 1RBI
Church 1-3 2B
Aybar 1-2 1B, BB
Phelps 0-3 K
Butler 0-2 K, BB
Bowen 0-2
Ortmeier 0-2
Bergeron 1-2 1B, 1R

Pitchers
VIR
Ware- 5 IP, 1 ERA, 2 Ks, 1 ER, 2 BB W

MON
Milton- 5 IP, 5 ERA, 4 Ks, 5 ER, 3 BB L

Player of the Game- Robert Ware



Omaha Uniforms - Orlando Uniforms

Notes
Orlando had the match up in favor of them once again with Shawn Chacon being on the mound. But Kason Gabbard kept it close. The M's got off early, Simms singled, and Abernathy homered to put them up 2-0 in the first. But the very next inning, Atkins homered with Hermida on board to tie up the game. Later that inning, Simms came up with runners on the corners. A double would put 2 runners in scoring position, then Abernathy struck out with the 3-2 lead. In the next inning, Inglett doubled after two batters walked. That would eventually be the game winning hit. Atkins did hit another home run to make it 4-3, but the Cyclones couldn't score off of BJ Ryan in the 5th and fell to 1-2

Batters
OMA
Mathews Jr. 2-3 2 1B
Vidro 0-3
Valentin 0-3
Monroe 0-3
Hermida 1-2 1B, 1R
Atkins 2-2 2 HR, 2R, 3RBI
Ensberg 1-2 1B
Bo. Crosby 0-1 BB
Ellison 0-2 K

ORL
Freeman 0-3
Simms 3-3 1B, 2 2B, 1R, 1RBI
Abernathy 1-3 HR, K, 1R, 2RBI
Grieve 1-3 1B
Crede 0-1 BB
Hillenbrand 0-2
LaForest 0-1 BB
Inglett 2-2 2 2B, 1R, 1RBI
Robels 1-2 1B

Pitchers
OMA
Gabbard- 4 IP, 5 ERA, 1 Ks, 4 ER, 2 BB L

ORL
Chacon- 4 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 1 BB W
Ryan- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB SV

Player of the Game- Garret Atkins