Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Season 10 First Round Recap

#5 Fresno Fire Dragons (100-62) sweep #4 New York Moon Shots (84-78)
Game One: Fresno 5 @ New York 3
Paul Cooper and Victor Simmons retire the last 18 New York batters; Fresno takes game one 5-3.
Game Two: Fresno 8 @ New York 7
Thanks to Gregg Mabry error in top of 9th, Fresno scores 2 runs, wins 8-7.
Game Three: New York 5 @ Fresno 6
Juan Carrasco's 3 RBI lead Fire Dragons to first round sweep; date with Kansas City.

#3 Jacksonville Juggernauts (97-65) defeat #6 Cheyenne Chillipeppers (98-64) 3-1
Game One: Cheyenne 1 @ Jacksonville 2
Ricardo Diaz avoids the tag at the plate and scores on Roger Stevenson's walk-off RBI single in 9th; Jacksonville wins 2-1.
Game Two: Cheyenne 2 @ Jacksonville 4
Dude Johnson throws six strong innings to give defending champs 2-0 lead.
Game Three: Jacksonville 1 @ Cheyenne 2
Sammy Cordero gives up one run in 8 innings as Cheyenne tries to make a series out of things.
Game Four: Jacksonville 2 @ Cheyenne 1
For 3rd time in series, winning team scores 2 runs; Juggernauts advance to face Charlotte.

#4 Cleveland Steamers (75-97) defeat #5 Salt Lake City Dodgers (96-66) 3-1
Game One: Salt Lake City 1 @ Cleveland 5
Footsie Burnett throws a complete game victory, striking out 11; Cleveland scores 5 in 8th, win 5-1.
Game Two: Salt Lake City 3 @ Cleveland 7
Ruben Estrada's 3-run home run in 8th seals victory for upstart Steamers.
Game Three: Cleveland 7 @ Salt Lake City 8
Back-to-back solo home runs by Vicente Gomez and MVP-candidate Jonathan Cummings in bottom of 9th save SLC season for one more day.
Game Four: Cleveland 11 @ Salt Lake City 1
Footsie Burnett earns second win of series, looks to become Season 10's Max Hernandez; Cleveland advances!

#3 Pawtucket Polythene (94-68) edge #6 New Orleans Breeze (92-70) 3-2
Game One: New Orleans 5 @ Pawtucket 7
September call-up Allie Taylor hits 3-run home run in 6th, Pawtucket beats New Orleans 7-5.
Game Two: New Orleans 6 @ Pawtucket 4
Frank Harris gives up 4 earned runs in 9th, blows first career playoff save; had previously saved all 31 playoff attempts while giving up 5 total runs in 9 seasons.
Game Three: Pawtucket 2 @ New Orleans 3
35-year old Albert Burks earns first career playoff victory, lead Breeze to 2-1 series lead.
Game Four: Pawtucket 4 @ New Orleans 1
Polythene score one run in top of 7th, 8th & 9th innings to put away New Orleans, force decisive 5th game.
Game Five: New Orleans 3 @ Pawtucket 4
New Orleans builds 3 run lead in 4th inning, Pawtucket ties it in 5th, takes lead for good on Paul Reese RBI single in 7th; advance to 9th straight NLDS.

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