Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Game 1 Taken by the Gold Team in Walk-Off Fashion

The Gold team claimed an 8-7 victory in Game 1 of the Fall World Series with a walk-off walk. The teams combined for 18 hits, with 13 coming from the Gold team.  But it was a bases loaded walk that gave the Gold team the victory.
The Gold team was cruising with a 6-1 lead when the Green team scored 4 runs in the top half of the sixth inning.  The Gold team quickly answered plating 1 run in the home half of the sixth. A two run homerun by the Green team knotted the score at 7. In the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded the Gold team drew a walk for the the 8-7 victory and a 1-0 lead in the five game series.

The series will resume today with Game 2 slated for 5:00.

Game 2 – Wednesday November 4 at 5:00
Game 3 – Thursday November 5 at 5:00
Game 4 – Saturday November 7 at 11:00 (Family Day starts at 10:00)
Game 5 – Sunday November 8 at noon

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