The time had come for the up-start Fleetwood Walkers to prove themselves against the league's best. With 14 consecutive games against two National League powerhouses -- the defending champion Ocala Ocelots and the equally strong Metropolis Avengers -- the world would soon find out if the Fleetwood Walkers were for real.
Things did not begin well for Fleetwood in Game 1. Ocala designated hitter Rich Aurilia hit a 3-run homer in the 2nd inning, followed by a solo blast from Ocelot catcher Joe Mauer in the 3rd. Ocala now led 4-0.Fleetwood made a valiant comeback attempt, scoring single runs in the 6th, 8th, and 9th innings. With 2 runners on and 2 outs, however, Fleetwood shortstop Neifi Perez would strike out against Ocala's Eddie Guardado to end the game.
June 17: Fleetwood 5, Ocala 3
The Ocelots proved why they were a champion the day before, and it appeared Fleetwood was in for another lesson today. Ocala jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, first on an RBI single from Larry Bigbie in the 4th and then on RBI hits from Grady Sizemore and Joe Mauer in the 5th. With Roy Oswalt on the mound for Ocala, things looked bleak for the Walkers.
However, Fleetwood shows its own grit, determination, and power in the 6th inning. First, Derrek Lee tied the game with a 3-run homer. Javier Valentin then followed two batters later with a solo home run, and Fleetwood took a 4-3 lead.The Walkers added an insurance run in the 8th, and A.J. Burnett held the Ocelots to 3 runs through 7 innings. Fernando Cabrera and Derrick Turnbow relieved Burnett with 1 scoreless inning each, and Fleetwood earned a comeback win against the defending champions.
June 18: Fleetwood 18, Ocala 1Empowered by their come-from-behind win the day before, Fleetwood came out on this day with all guns blazing. After a scoreless 1st inning, Fleetwood scored 17 runs over the next 4 innings, including 8 runs in the 4th. Among the many offensive stars for Fleetwood were David Dejesus (4-5, 2B, 3B), David Wright (4-7, 2B), Jim Edmonds (4-5, 3 HR), and Bobby Crosby (4-6, HR, 5 RBI).
Meanwhile, Mark Buehrle kept the Ocala Ocelot bats under control. In his 3rd consecutive complete-game victory, Buehrle allowed just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out a season-high 11 batters.
Fleetwood wins the series 2 games to 1. Box scores are below.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Ocala Ocelots 6/16/2006
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG
D.Dejesus LF 4 0 0 0 .258 G.Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 .297
D.Wright DH 3 0 1 1 .316 J.Mauer C 4 1 1 1 .313
D.Lee 1B 4 0 0 0 .263 D.Jeter SS 4 0 2 0 .292
M.Cabrera 3B 3 0 0 0 .328 T.Helton 1B 3 1 2 0 .323
J.Valentin C 4 1 2 1 .292 T.Iguchi 2B 4 0 0 0 .285
M.Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 .235 L.Bigbie LF 2 1 0 0 .269
J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 .235 A-J.Drew LF 0 0 0 0 .309
J.Dye RF 3 2 2 0 .288 R.Aurilia DH 3 1 1 3 .287
N.Perez SS 4 0 1 0 .268 S.Finley RF 3 0 1 0 .220
S.Burroughs 3B 3 0 1 0 .286
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 3 6 2 Totals 30 4 8 4
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Bigbie In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 3 6 0
Ocelots......... 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Walkers (35-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
G.Maddux LOSS(4-3) 7 6 4 4 2 3 2 5.35 A1 C9
S.Downs 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.66 D1 D4
F.Cabrera 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D5
Totals 8 8 4 4 2 4 2
Ocelots (45-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Eaton WIN(8-1) 8 5 2 1 2 5 0 4.37 A1 D3
E.Guardado SAVE(10th) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3.00 D4
Totals 9 6 3 2 3 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 53,142 DATE- Monday, June 16th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Ocelots: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2 Ocelots: 1
DOUBLES- D.Wright(15th), J.Dye(14th), D.Jeter(14th), S.Finley(10th)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin(4th), J.Mauer(1st), R.Aurilia(6th)
WALKS- D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Dye, T.Helton, L.Bigbie
HIT BY PITCH- J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, M.Giles, N.Perez,
G.Sizemore-2, S.Finley-2
GIDP- M.Cabrera, T.Iguchi
PASSED BALLS- J.Mauer
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Javier Valentin blocked the plate, saving a run!
BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Ocala Ocelots 6/17/2006
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG
M.Giles 2B 4 1 0 0 .230 G.Sizemore CF 4 1 1 1 .296
B.Bonds DH 5 1 2 0 .400 J.Mauer C 5 0 2 1 .314
D.Lee 1B 3 1 1 3 .264 D.Jeter SS 4 1 2 0 .295
M.Cabrera LF 4 1 1 0 .326 N.Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 .267
J.Valentin C 4 1 2 2 .304 T.Iguchi 2B 4 0 0 0 .280
D.Wright 3B 4 0 1 0 .315 L.Bigbie LF 4 0 1 1 .267
J.Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 .231 R.Aurilia DH 4 0 1 0 .286
J.Dye RF 3 0 0 0 .283 S.Finley RF 2 0 0 0 .217
B.Crosby SS 4 0 0 0 .279 A-R.Sanders PH 0 0 0 0 .233
S.Burroughs 3B 4 1 1 0 .285
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 5 7 5 Totals 33 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Finley In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 - 5 7 0
Ocelots......... 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Walkers (36-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(9-3) 7 7 3 3 3 9 0 3.18 A1 D3
F.Cabrera HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D4 D7
D.Turnbow SAVE(10th) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.73 D8
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 9 0
Ocelots (45-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt LOSS(7-6) 9 7 5 5 4 7 2 4.83 A1
Totals 9 7 5 5 4 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 53,604 DATE- Tuesday, June 17th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Ocelots: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2 Ocelots: 0
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(22nd), D.Jeter(15th)
TRIPLES- G.Sizemore(9th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(11th), J.Valentin(5th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Finley(9th)
WALKS- M.Giles, D.Lee, J.Edmonds, J.Dye, G.Sizemore, N.Johnson-2, S.Finley
HIT BY PITCH- R.Sanders
STRIKE OUTS- D.Lee, M.Cabrera, D.Wright, J.Edmonds-2, B.Crosby-2, J.Mauer,
D.Jeter, T.Iguchi-3, L.Bigbie, S.Finley-2, S.Burroughs
GIDP- J.Mauer, R.Aurilia
PASSED BALLS- J.Mauer
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Derek Jeter robbed David Wright of a base hit.
BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Ocala Ocelots 6/18/2006
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG
D.Dejesus LF 5 2 4 2 .277 D.Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 .294
D.Wright DH 7 1 4 2 .323 G.Sizemore CF 3 0 0 0 .294
D.Lee 1B 7 1 2 3 .264 A-S.Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 .283
M.Cabrera 3B 5 1 0 0 .319 B-J.Drew RF 0 0 0 0 .309
J.Edmonds CF 5 4 4 3 .248 D.Easley DH 4 1 1 0 .309
M.Giles 2B 6 2 3 0 .238 N.Johnson 1B 4 0 3 0 .276
R.Castro C 4 4 2 2 .287 T.Iguchi 2B 2 0 0 1 .278
B.Crosby SS 6 2 4 5 .299 M.Treanor C 2 0 0 0 .071
L.Matos RF 6 1 1 0 .297 R.Aurilia 3B 3 0 0 0 .282
L.Bigbie LF 4 0 0 0 .235
S.Finley RF,CF 3 0 0 0 .213
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 51 18 24 17 Totals 30 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Sizemore In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Burroughs In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 0 3 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 - 18 24 0
Ocelots......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
Walkers (37-22) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(4-4) 9 5 1 1 4 11 0 5.16 A1
Totals 9 5 1 1 4 11 0
Ocelots (45-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
T.Glavine LOSS(6-4) 3 10 9 6 1 4 2 3.96 A1 C3
T.Walker 0 2/3 6 5 5 2 0 1 7.08 C4 D3
G.Mota 3 1/3 6 3 3 2 2 1 4.25 D4 F3
K.Calero 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.66 F4
Totals 9 24 18 15 5 7 5
ATTENDANCE- 49,665 DATE- Wednesday, June 18th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:12 Ocelots: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Ocelots: 1
ERRORS- D.Jeter, R.Aurilia
DOUBLES- D.Dejesus(8th), D.Wright(16th), M.Giles(11th), R.Castro(4th),
N.Johnson(19th)
TRIPLES- D.Dejesus(5th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(12th), J.Edmonds-3(12th), B.Crosby(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Iguchi
WALKS- D.Dejesus, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, R.Castro-2, T.Iguchi, M.Treanor-2,
R.Aurilia
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera-2, R.Castro, B.Crosby, L.Matos, D.Jeter,
G.Sizemore, S.Burroughs, D.Easley-2, N.Johnson, M.Treanor-2,
R.Aurilia, L.Bigbie-2
GIDP- M.Giles, R.Aurilia
WILD PITCHES- T.Walker
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