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 Viper News: Championship Game - CABA Memorial Day Tournament! |
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Tuesday, May 28
Championship Game - CABA Memorial Day Tournament!
Monday afternoon the San Jose VIPERS and the Belmont Bulldogs battled for the CABA Memorial Day Tournament Trophy. It was a fight to the finish in extra innings......
The VIPERS starting pitcher was Dan Dyer. Alex Kalogrides worked the middle innings, and Josh Isais came in to close out the game. Steady, solid pitching from all three got the job done. Dan struck out 2, Alex struck out 2 and Josh got a BIG K to end the Belmont 8th inning!
In the top of the first inning, Belmont scored 1 run. The VIPERS answered the challenge with 3 runs of their own. David Abraham drew a walk. Tommy Medica moved the runner over with a sacrafice hit. Dan Dyer then drew a walk. Alex Kalogrides stepped in and cracked an RBI base hit to tie the game at 1-1. Kyle Mosbrucker then stepped up and with 2 outs he crushed a 2RBI double to centerfield to put the VIPERS ahead 3-1.
The score stayed at 3-1 through the 2nd and 3rd innings. Alex Kalogrides had a base hit in the 3rd but was left stranded. While the VIPERS infield played tight. Tommy Medica made 3 great scoops at 1st base for the VIPERS.
In the 4th inning, Belmont scored a run with the bases loaded. Alex Kalogrides then made a terrific stop at 3rd base to end the Belmont rally. At the end of 4 it was 3-2 VIPERS.
In the 5th inning, Belmont scored two runs to take the lead. Josh Isais ended the Belmont rally when he threw out a runner at 1st base from right field. The VIPERS had 2 base runners on in the 5th but they were left stranded.
Kyle Mosbrucker made a diving stop at 3rd base to end the Belmont 6th inning. He followed it up with a lead off double to centerfield but was left stranded.
In the top of the 7th inning, Belmont scored an insurance run and went ahead 5-3. Nate Garcia turned a beautiful 6-3 double play to squash the Belmont rally and fire up the VIPERS offense. With 2 outs and 2 strikes on him, Tommy Medica had a HUGE base hit that bounced just over the shortstops head. Danny Dyer followed with a HUGE double. The Bulldogs then intentionally walked the next batter and loaded the bases. Nate Garcia rose to the challenge big time. Nate stepped in for a CLUTCH 2RBI base hit. Tommy Medica and Dan Dyer scampered home to tie the score at 5-5 and send the game into extra innings.
Josh Isais was on the mound for the VIPERS in the 8th. He got the Bulldog hitters to ground out, pop up and ended it with a HUGE strike out. David Gonzales then stepped up and cracked a lead off double in the VIPERS half of the 8th. The Bulldogs intentionally walked the next batter and with no outs Josh Isais laid down the sacrafice bunt. The throw went to 3rd but it wasn't in time. Bases were loaded with no outs. Andrew Kim came to the plate. He hit the ball hard down the third base line. The throw went home but was offline and the VIPERS celebrated a 6-5 victory!
Congratulations VIPERS on a great team win!
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