Bats Come Alive in Game 1 Win for Vacs
The proposed pitching matchup between the Vacs Rich May and the O’s Matty Gibson never materialized as the well-rested Augusta squad busted out for 4 runs in the 1st inning. The Vacs eventually went up 7-0 and held on to take game 1 8-5.
Gibson fell in trouble right away, allowing the first 4 batters of the game to score. Adam O’Malley singled to right and Virgil Seanez followed with a high chopper to Miguel James at short who had no play. DH Flip Hill then crushed the first pitch he saw over the LF wall to give the Vacs a 3-0 lead. Gibson, obviously rattled, then gave up a solo HR to the following hitter, Russ Flanagan. Gibson wasn’t finished giving up the long ball as O’s killer Felipe Castro hit a 2- run blast to right in the 3rd inning to go up 6-0. Flanagan hit a Sac fly in the 4th to go up 7-0 but things got interesting after that.
May who had cruised for the first 4 innings, couldn’t make it out of the 5th. Douglas Cardona reached on a single, Phil Ludwick walked, and with 2 outs…Michael Kingland also walked. Three consecutive singles by Al Melo, Walt Seneca and Chad Mercker sent May to the showers in favor of reliever Jeff Prince. Prince allowed Arthur Webster to single narrow the lead to 7-5.
Prince pitched solidly for the next 3 1/3 innings and the Vacs added an RBI groundout by John Rolen and game 1 goes to the Vacs. Hill and Flanagan both had 2 hits while Mercker, Ludwick and Crespo each had 2 hits for the O’s. The O’s went without an extra base hit however scattering 10 singles.
There was some controversy however as it appeared that O’s starter Matty Gibson was pretty tired to start the game. Gibson declined comment after the game but was visibly shaken and tempers flared in the O’s clubhouse as media was forced to depart.
The proposed pitching matchup between the Vacs Rich May and the O’s Matty Gibson never materialized as the well-rested Augusta squad busted out for 4 runs in the 1st inning. The Vacs eventually went up 7-0 and held on to take game 1 8-5.
Gibson fell in trouble right away, allowing the first 4 batters of the game to score. Adam O’Malley singled to right and Virgil Seanez followed with a high chopper to Miguel James at short who had no play. DH Flip Hill then crushed the first pitch he saw over the LF wall to give the Vacs a 3-0 lead. Gibson, obviously rattled, then gave up a solo HR to the following hitter, Russ Flanagan. Gibson wasn’t finished giving up the long ball as O’s killer Felipe Castro hit a 2- run blast to right in the 3rd inning to go up 6-0. Flanagan hit a Sac fly in the 4th to go up 7-0 but things got interesting after that.
May who had cruised for the first 4 innings, couldn’t make it out of the 5th. Douglas Cardona reached on a single, Phil Ludwick walked, and with 2 outs…Michael Kingland also walked. Three consecutive singles by Al Melo, Walt Seneca and Chad Mercker sent May to the showers in favor of reliever Jeff Prince. Prince allowed Arthur Webster to single narrow the lead to 7-5.
Prince pitched solidly for the next 3 1/3 innings and the Vacs added an RBI groundout by John Rolen and game 1 goes to the Vacs. Hill and Flanagan both had 2 hits while Mercker, Ludwick and Crespo each had 2 hits for the O’s. The O’s went without an extra base hit however scattering 10 singles.
There was some controversy however as it appeared that O’s starter Matty Gibson was pretty tired to start the game. Gibson declined comment after the game but was visibly shaken and tempers flared in the O’s clubhouse as media was forced to depart.
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