Sat, 16 September, 1:00PM, at Quincy - Coletta
Waltham Athletics 8, South Shore Giants 7
A's TAKE GAME 1 SLUGFEST
The A's scored in the 1st on a Barton base knock. They got 4 in the 3rd on back-to-back doubles from Balise and M. O'Keefe.
The Giants got 3 in the 3rd, with French, Nowlin, and Savas connecting with big hits.
The A's scored again in the 5th on another Balise double. But the Giants got 2 in their half with Savas driving a 2-RBI single.
In the 6th, M. Asdornvuttikrai and McIntyre hit back-to-back doubles for a run. McIntyre later scored on Barton sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the 7th, French and Montone had RBI hits. The Giants then loaded the bases with one out. Stiffler hit a would-be sacrifice fly, but the A's Barton cut down Clarke at the plate to conclude a wild Game 1.
B. O'Keefe got the win; Huber took the save. The A's hit 7 doubles; Balise had 3 and M. O'Keefe had 2. For the Giants, Montone, Savas, and Nowlin had multi-hit games, and French finsihed 2-3 with 2 doubles. |
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