Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cardinals 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 5 0 Worcester Giants 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0

The Cardinals came out on top 4-2 in this pitcher's duel between the teams two aces, the Cardinals Jeff James and the Giants Dan Shanahan. Shanahan was tough in the early going but the Cardinals got to him in the 4th on a leadoff triple over the softball field by Vincent Paquette followed by a sharp single by Chris Caprio that was misplayed in left allowing Caprio to get to third base. The Cards then tacked on 2 more runs in the 5th to take a 4-1 lead which was all Jeff James needed. Jeff James (7IP, 7H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K) pitched a gutsy complete game while Chris Caprio (2-2, SAC Fly, 1R, 2RBI) and Vincent Paquette (1-1, 3B, SAC Fly, 1R, 1RBI) led the Cardinals offensively. Dan Shanahan took the tough loss for the Giants pitching 5 great innings. The Giants were led offensively by the torrid hitting of Joe Albano (3-3, HR, 2B, 1R, 1RBI).

Jeff James and Dan Shanahan