Game 5

Orlando Uniforms - Virginia Uniforms

Notes
On the day Doug Mientkiewicz has his number retired, an actually surprising pitching duel took place. The last pitchers in each rotation for the M's and Bums pitched really good for 3 of the 4 innings. Both pitchers had a great first 2 innings, Nieve had a no hitter until the 3rd. But in the third, a walk and a home run set up the lead. Simms walked, then of course Brent Abernathy hit an RBI triple. Ben Grieve knocked him in with a single of his own. Batting around this inning took the wind out of the game. Jason Jennings was in the 4th, when a walk, double, and a Crosby Home run made it much closer. 4-3 into the last inning. The reliable Boof Bonser had a perfect inning to tie up the Taylor division with Virginia.

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

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

Pitchers
ORL
Jennings- 4 IP, 3.75 ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 1 BB W
Bonser- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB SV

VIR
Nieve- 4 IP, 5 ERA, 2 Ks, 4 ER, 3 BB L
Spooneybarger- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB

Player of the Game- Oscar Robels



Portland Uniforms - Omaha Uniforms

Notes
The last time Backe pitched against the Trappers, the first no hitter was thrown in CBL history in Portland. Well something funny happened this game. In Omaha, Dontrelle Willis throws a no hitter opposite of Backe. In the first, the Trappers scored 3 fast ones off of two singles, and two doubles. In the 3rd, Encarnacion hit a solo home run. A 4-0 would be enough for Dontrelle. As the first batter of the 3rd, Morgan Ensberg walked. He was one walk away from a perfect game as he retired the next 9 batters for a no no.

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

OMA
Mathews Jr. 0-2
Vidro 0-2
Valentin 0-2
Monroe 0-2 K
Hermida 0-2
Atkins 0-2
Ensberg 0-1 BB
Bo. Crosby 0-1
Buscher 0-1

Pitchers
POR
Willis- 5 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB W NO HITTER

OMA
Backe- 4 IP, 5 ERA, 2 Ks, 4 ER, 0 BB L
Maldonado- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB

Player of the Game- Dontrelle Willis