Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Season 10 League Divisional Series Recap

#5 Fresno Fire Dragons (100-62) defeat #1 Kansas City Shuffle (100-62) 3-1
Game One: Fresno 8 @ Kansas City 5
Fresno overcomes season-closing sweep at hands of Kansas City, marches into Kauffman Stadium and steals game one from favored Shuffle.
Game Two: Fresno 1 @ Kansas City 2
Rob Aldridge (6 IP, 5 hits, 1 run, 2 BB, 9 K's) outduels Paul Cooper (CG, 6 hits, 2 runs - 1 earned, 1 BB, 6 K's) as Kansas City evens series.
Game Three: Kansas City 2 @ Fresno 3
Geronimo Limon gives up 2 runs in 7 innings as Fresno inches towards ALCS.
Game Four: Kansas City 2 @ Fresno 5
Kyle Donovan hits a walk-off, series-clinching 3 run home run in bottom of 9th.

#2 Charlotte knights (97-65) defeat #3 Jacksonville Juggernauts (97-65) 3-2
Game One: Jacksonville 6 @ Charlotte 5
Max Hernandez collects yet another playoff W, Christopher Ramirez loses Charlotte playoff debut.
Game Two: Jacksonville 4 @ Charlotte 6
Charlotte comes from behind, sparked by Stu Hull's 2-run HR to tie series at one.
Game Three: Charlotte 2 @ Jacksonville 4
Nicholas Bryant collects 3 hits as Jacksonville moves within one game of 4th straight ALCS.
Game Four: Charlotte 1 @ Jacksonville 0
Christopher Ramirez tosses a 3-hit shutout, forces decisive 5th game.
Game Five: Jacksonville 1 @ Charlotte 2
Willie Coronado gives up leadoff home in 9th, then retires side in order for second save of series.

#1 Colorado Springs AltiDUDES (112-50) defeat #4 Cleveland Steamers (75-87) 3-2

Game One: Cleveland 8 @ Colorado Springs 2
Same sinking feeling setting in in Colorado Springs as Trevor Miles gets shelled, Cleveland takes game one 8-2.
Game Two: Cleveland 1 @ Colorado Springs 4
CSP's Johnny Cordova strikes out 9, help AltiDUDES even series.
Game Three: Colorado Springs 2 @ Cleveland 6
Footsie Burnett moves to 3-0 in playoffs; Cleveland one win away from NLCS.
Game Four: Colorado Springs 10 @ Cleveland 3
Antone Robbins (2 hits, home run, 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored) leads offensive explosion as CSP forces game 5.
Game Five: Johnny Cordova throws 6 innings of shutout relief; CSP advances to first ever NLCS.

#3 Pawtucket Polythene (94-68) defeat #2 Richmond Moonshiners II (94-68) 3-1

Game One: Pawtucket 5 @ Richmond 2
Julian Thomson scores 3 runs & steals 2 bases as Pawtucket becomes fourth lower seed to open LDS with W.
Game Two: Pawtucket 5 @ Richmond 4, 11 innings
Benny Brito's 2-run HR in bottom of 9th ties game, Pawtucket wins it in 11 on Paul Reese's RBI single; lead series 2-0.
Game Three: Richmond 8 @ Pawtucket 3
Lead-off man Emmanuel Padilla scores 3 & knocks in 3 as Richmond fights off elimination for one more day.
Game Four: Richmond 2 @ Pawtucket 4
Pawtucket score two in 6th inning on bases loaded walk and passed ball, advance to 8th career NLCS.

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