Canterbury Baseball Club
by Sean Callahan 26 March 2006
The Greys finished their season on a high, sweeping the final doubleheader behind Tak Inagawa, as they defeated the Blues 11-5.
The Blues, meanwhile, continued their backward trek to the championship game, losing their fourth straight game. Inagawa and Chris Ballinger combined to limit them to seven hits.
Chad Denny's continued the free pass parade day for the Greys. After collecting 16 free passes in the first game, they picked up another six in the first inning of the second.
After surrendering a scorching line drive to second to Kristoffer Batchelor for a single, he got an double play pop-up on a hit and run play. He then proceeded to walk six straight batters and take himself out of the lead in K/BB category. Yuki Nakabayashi came on to get the final out of the first, but the Blues were already down 3-1.
Denny did come up with two RBIs to snatch the RBI title away from Roche and thus deprive Roche of the triple crown. His second RBI came on a two-out double that tied the game at three in the top of third and gave him the undisputed lead in doubles for the season.
Tony Haerewas' two-out two-run single capped a three-run fourth to give the Greys a 6-3 lead.
The Blues pulled two more back in the fifth on an error and an infield ground-out, but that was as close as they would get. The Greys scored two more off Nakabayashi in the fifth and three more on Sean Callahan in the sixth.
Notes: Nakabayashi added two more free passes and two hit batters, while Sean Callahan added another walk and a hit batter. All told, the Greys received 30 free base-runners for the day without ever swinging the bat.
The Snap Dragons / Reds won the second half with a 7-3 record, while the Greys finished with a 6-4 record. The Greys, who umpired last weekend's 8-inning 4-2 Blues' loss, may wish they'd given the Blues the benefit of the doubt on a couple close plays. Had the Blues won that game, the Greys would have forced a play-off for the second-half.
The Blues stuttered their way into the championship game, going 2-8 in the second half and losing seven of their last eight games. While three losses were by one run and two were by two runs, their lack of offense doesn't bode well for next week's championship game against the Snap Dragons.
The Blues, meanwhile, continued their backward trek to the championship game, losing their fourth straight game. Inagawa and Chris Ballinger combined to limit them to seven hits.
Chad Denny's continued the free pass parade day for the Greys. After collecting 16 free passes in the first game, they picked up another six in the first inning of the second.
After surrendering a scorching line drive to second to Kristoffer Batchelor for a single, he got an double play pop-up on a hit and run play. He then proceeded to walk six straight batters and take himself out of the lead in K/BB category. Yuki Nakabayashi came on to get the final out of the first, but the Blues were already down 3-1.
Denny did come up with two RBIs to snatch the RBI title away from Roche and thus deprive Roche of the triple crown. His second RBI came on a two-out double that tied the game at three in the top of third and gave him the undisputed lead in doubles for the season.
Tony Haerewas' two-out two-run single capped a three-run fourth to give the Greys a 6-3 lead.
The Blues pulled two more back in the fifth on an error and an infield ground-out, but that was as close as they would get. The Greys scored two more off Nakabayashi in the fifth and three more on Sean Callahan in the sixth.
Notes: Nakabayashi added two more free passes and two hit batters, while Sean Callahan added another walk and a hit batter. All told, the Greys received 30 free base-runners for the day without ever swinging the bat.
The Snap Dragons / Reds won the second half with a 7-3 record, while the Greys finished with a 6-4 record. The Greys, who umpired last weekend's 8-inning 4-2 Blues' loss, may wish they'd given the Blues the benefit of the doubt on a couple close plays. Had the Blues won that game, the Greys would have forced a play-off for the second-half.
The Blues stuttered their way into the championship game, going 2-8 in the second half and losing seven of their last eight games. While three losses were by one run and two were by two runs, their lack of offense doesn't bode well for next week's championship game against the Snap Dragons.
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