Wednesday, October 14, 2009

NLCS Game Summaries: Ocala vs. Fleetwood

Game 1 - Ocala at Fleetwood
Roy Oswalt (16-6, 3.75 ERA) vs. Justin Duchscherer (13-3, 3.16 ERA)

This opening game between the NL West champion Ocala Ocelots (99-63) and the NL Central champion Fleetwood Walkers (122-40) appeared primed to be a pitchers' duel. This would not be the case, as Ocala stormed out to an early 3-0 lead on a J.D. Drew sacrifice fly in the 1st and an Emilio Bonifacio two-run single in the 2nd.

Fleetwood stormed back in the bottom of the 3rd, tying the game on a 3-run homer by Jim Edmonds. Each team then traded single runs in the 4th inning, leaving the game tied 4-4.

The Walkers took their first lead on a Howie Kendrick home run in the 6th. The lead was short-lived, though, as Todd Helton hit a round-tripper of his own in the 7th to tie the game 5-5.

Ocala's Mike Lowell began the 8th with an easy flyball to center field. The sure-handed Carlos Beltran dropped the ball, though, putting the lead-off runner on 2nd against Fleetwood's Chad Billingsley. Out out later, Matt Kemp hit a double to drive Lowell home. A two-out walk to pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy knocked Billingsley out of the game in favor of lefty J.P. Howell. Howell then hit Grady Sizemore with a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Joe Mauer stepped in next, and coaxed a bases-loaded walk to put Ocala up 7-5.

Fleetwood went down meekly in the 8th and 9th, managing only a single baserunner in those two frames combined. Ocala had come from behind to take the opening game.

Final score: Ocala 7, Fleetwood 5.
W: Oswalt (3-0). L: Billingsley (1-1). SV: Arredondo (1).
HR: Helton (2), Edmonds (1), Kendrick (1).
Ocala leads series 1-0.


Game 2 - Ocala at Fleetwood
Jake Peavy (9-6, 3.09 ERA) vs. Zack Greinke (24-2, 2.42 ERA)

Another pitchers' duel seemed likely, with long-time Ocala ace Jake Peavy facing Fleetwood up-and-comer Zack Greinke. Again, though, each team's bats would be loud early.

Greinke seemed nervous in the 1st, surrendering a lead-off home run to Grady Sizemore and then back-to-back doubles by Joe Mauer and Todd Helton. J.D. Drew followed with a single, giving Ocala a quick 3-0 lead. Greinke escaped further damage in the 1st, but gave up another run in the 2nd on a bases-loaded walk to J.D. Drew. The Ocelots now led 4-0.

Fleetwood broke through with a solo homer by Miguel Cabrera in the 2nd, and then scored 3 more runs in the 3rd on a Rafael Furcal RBI double and a Nick Markakis two-run homer. Through 3 innings, the game was tied 4-4.

Ocala took the lead in the 6th on a lead-off homer by Sean Rodriguez. Back-to-back doubles by J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell in the 7th extended Ocala's lead to 6-4.

Fleetwood was again unable to mount a late-inning rally, managing just 1 baserunner in the final three innings. Ocala had taken its second straight game in Fleetwood, and was headed home in control of the series.

Final score: Ocala 6, Fleetwood 4.
W: Peavy (2-0). L: Greinke (1-1). SV: Arredondo (2).
HR: Sizemore (1), Rodriguez (1), Markakis (1), Miguel Cabrera (2).
Ocala leads series 2-0.


Game 3 - Fleetwood at Glen Allen
Ervin Santana (18-9, 3.43 ERA) vs. Nick Blackburn (18-7, 4.25 ERA)

Desperately needing a win, Fleetwood turned to the reliable Ervin Santana. Ocala continued its early-inning dominance, however, when Grady Sizemore hit yet another lead-off homer in the 1st inning (just as he had in Game 2). In the 3rd inning, the Ocelots extended their lead to 3-0 on an RBI triple by Sizemore and a sacrifice fly by Joe Mauer.

Meanwhile, Ocala's Nick Blackburn dominated Fleetwood's strong lineup. He would end up surrendering zero runs on just 2 hits and 2 walks before giving way to his bullpen after 6 full innings.

Once again, Fleetwood needed a late-inning rally. And, once again, the team was not up to the task. The Walkers went down in order in the 7th and 8th innings. Nick Markakis managed a one-out hit-by-pitch in the 9th, but was doubled-off first base on a David Wright lineout to end the game.

Ocala had taken a surprising 3-0 series lead, and was just one victory from a BRASSball World Series berth.

Final score: Ocala 3, Fleetwood 0.
W: Blackburn (2-0). L: Santana (0-1). SV: Arredondo (3).
HR: Sizemore (2).
Ocala leads series 3-0.


Game 4 - Fleetwood at Glen Allen
Daisuke Matsuzaka (16-6, 4.32 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt (16-6, 3.75 ERA)

On the brink of elimination, Fleetwood turned to the shaky-but-perseverant Daisuke Matsuzaka. Meanwhile, Ocala brought back Game 1 starter Roy Oswalt on three-days rest.

For the 4th game in a row, Ocala scored in the opening frame. Matsuzaka began the game with back-to-back walks to Sizemore and Mauer, and then hit Nick Johnson with a pitch to load the bases. A groundout by J.D. Drew plated one run, but Matsuzaka was able to escape the jam without allowing another.

Fleetwood's Carlos Beltran quickly tied the game again in the 2nd inning, belting a lead-off homer off of Oswalt. Later in the same inning, Jason Bartlett followed a Howie Kendrick double with an RBI single, giving Fleetwood just its second lead of the series and its first since Game 1.

Ocala quickly erased that lead with 2 runs in the 3rd inning, and yet another run in the 4th on Grady Sizemore's third home run of the series. Through 4 innings, Ocala led 4-2.

Neither team scored in the 5th or 6th innings. In the top of the 7th, Fleetwood tied the game on RBI singles by Nick Markakis and pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit. The runs marked the team's first 7th-inning-or-later runs of the series, and kept the Fleetwood faithful's hope alive.

Neither team scored in the 8th. In the 9th, Sizemore reached base with a one-out single off of Fleetwood reliever Heath Bell. After a Sizemore stolen base, Fleetwood intentionally walked Joe Mauer to set up a double-play. Bell retired Todd Helton on a flyout to left field, but J.D. Drew delivered a clutch walk-off double with two outs. The hit scored Sizemore, and ended the series. Ocala had completed a shocking series sweep of the Fleetwood Walkers.

Congratulations to Corey and his Ocala Ocelots, who will face either Plaza or Hessville in the 2009 BRASSball World Series.

Final score: Ocala 5, Fleetwood 4.
W: Rowland-Smith (1-0). L: Bell (0-1).
HR: Beltran (1), Sizemore (3).
Ocala wins series 4 games to 0.

Series MVP: Ocala center fielder Grady Sizemore, who went 6 for 16 (.375) with one triple, three home runs, 2 stolen bases, 2 walks, one hit-by-pitch, and 8 runs scored.




BOXSCORE: 2009 Ocala Ocelots At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 10/21/2009

Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
G.Sizemore CF 4 1 0 0 .308 N.Markakis RF 5 0 1 0 .455
J.Mauer C 4 1 2 2 .320 D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .300
T.Helton 1B 5 1 3 1 .286 C.Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 .167
J.Drew LF 3 0 0 1 .200 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 .350
M.Lowell 3B 4 1 0 0 .348 C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 0 .273
R.Ibanez DH 5 1 1 0 .320 C.Iannetta C 3 1 1 0 .056
M.Kemp RF 4 1 2 1 .217 E-M.Cabrera PR,LF 0 0 0 0 .500
S.Drew SS 4 1 1 0 .250 J.Edmonds LF 2 2 1 3 .167
E.Bonifacio 2B 2 0 1 2 .167 D-C.Ross PH 1 0 0 0 .300
B-D.Murphy PH 0 0 0 0 ---- F-A.Cabrera 2B 0 0 0 0 .429
C-S.Rodriguez 2B 0 0 0 0 .167 H.Kendrick 2B 3 1 2 1 .556
G-R.Doumit C 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 0 1 .273
A-R.Furcal PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .111
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 7 10 7 Totals 34 5 7 5

A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bonifacio In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Murphy In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Iannetta In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Ross In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Kendrick In 9th Inning

Ocelots......... 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 7 10 0
Walkers......... 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 7 1

Ocelots (5-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt WIN(3-0) 7 2/3 7 5 5 3 9 2 1.90 A1 D6
J.Arredondo SAVE(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D7
Totals 9 7 5 5 3 10 2

Walkers (4-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere 6 8 4 4 2 2 0 4.85 A1 C9
H.Kuo BS(2nd) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.15 D1 D4
C.Billingsle LOSS(1-1) 0 2/3 1 2 0 1 0 0 3.60 D5 D9
J.Howell 0 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 E1 E4
H.Bell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 E5
Totals 9 10 7 5 5 3 1

ATTENDANCE- 47,776 DATE- Wednesday, October 21st 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Ed Hickox
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots: 8 Walkers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 0 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- C.Beltran
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(3rd), T.Helton(1st), M.Kemp(3rd), S.Drew(3rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Helton(2nd), J.Edmonds(1st), H.Kendrick(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Drew
WALKS- J.Mauer, J.Drew, M.Lowell, E.Bonifacio, D.Murphy, C.Pena, C.Iannetta,
J.Edmonds
HIT BY PITCH- G.Sizemore
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, R.Ibanez, E.Bonifacio, N.Markakis, D.Wright-2,
M.Cabrera-3, C.Beltran-2, C.Iannetta, J.Edmonds
GIDP- M.Lowell



BOXSCORE: 2009 Ocala Ocelots At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 10/22/2009

Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
G.Sizemore CF 4 2 2 1 .333 N.Markakis RF 4 1 1 2 .423
J.Mauer C 4 1 2 0 .345 D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .250
T.Helton 1B 5 1 1 1 .269 C.Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 .136
J.Drew LF 4 1 3 2 .292 M.Cabrera DH 4 1 1 1 .333
M.Lowell 3B 5 0 1 1 .321 C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .231
R.Ibanez DH 5 0 2 0 .333 J.Edmonds LF 3 0 0 0 .111
M.Kemp RF 5 0 1 0 .214 A-C.Iannetta PH 1 0 0 0 .053
S.Drew SS 4 0 0 0 .214 R.Doumit C 3 0 1 0 .125
S.Rodriguez 2B 4 1 2 1 .300 B-C.Ross PH 1 0 0 0 .273
H.Kendrick 2B 3 1 1 0 .500
R.Furcal SS 1 1 1 1 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 40 6 14 6 Totals 32 4 5 4

A-Pinch Hit For Edmonds In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 9th Inning

Ocelots......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 6 14 0
Walkers......... 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0

Ocelots (6-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Peavy WIN(2-0) 8 5 4 4 2 8 2 2.12 A1 D4
J.Arredondo SAVE(2nd) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D5
Totals 9 5 4 4 2 9 2

Walkers (4-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke LOSS(1-1) 5 1/3 8 5 5 3 4 2 3.97 A1 C9
H.Kuo 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.06 D1 D6
C.Billingsle 2 2/3 3 0 0 1 2 0 2.35 D7
Totals 9 14 6 6 4 7 2

ATTENDANCE- 46,017 DATE- Thursday, October 22nd 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert, Jerry Crawford
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Ocelots:11 Walkers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Ocelots: 0 Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(4th), T.Helton(2nd), J.Drew-2(4th), M.Lowell(3rd),
R.Furcal(1st)
TRIPLES- H.Kendrick(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore(1st), S.Rodriguez(1st), N.Markakis(2nd), M.Cabrera(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Furcal(1st)
WALKS- G.Sizemore, J.Mauer, J.Drew, S.Drew, R.Furcal-2
STRIKE OUTS- T.Helton, M.Kemp-3, S.Drew, S.Rodriguez-2, N.Markakis, D.Wright-2,
C.Pena, M.Cabrera-2, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds, C.Ross
GIDP- J.Mauer
WILD PITCHES- Z.Greinke



BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Ocala Ocelots 10/24/2009

Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 3 0 0 0 .379 G.Sizemore CF 4 2 2 2 .353
D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .214 J.Mauer C 3 0 0 1 .313
C.Pena 1B 1 0 0 0 .130 T.Helton 1B 3 0 0 0 .241
B-R.Doumit PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .111 J.Drew LF 4 0 0 0 .250
M.Cabrera DH 3 0 0 0 .296 M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .313
C.Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 .207 R.Ibanez DH 3 0 1 0 .333
C.Iannetta C 2 0 0 0 .048 M.Kemp RF 3 0 0 0 .194
J.Edmonds LF 3 0 0 0 .083 S.Drew SS 3 0 1 0 .226
H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 .400 E.Bonifacio 2B 2 1 1 0 .250
J.Bartlett SS 1 0 1 0 .333 C-N.Johnson PH 0 0 0 01.000
A-R.Furcal PH,SS 1 0 1 0 .273 D-S.Rodriguez PR,2B 0 0 0 0 .300
E-R.Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 26 0 2 0 Totals 29 3 6 3

A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pena In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bonifacio In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Johnson In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Furcal In 9th Inning

Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Ocelots......... 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0

Walkers (4-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana LOSS(0-1) 6 1/3 6 3 3 2 8 1 3.77 A1 C9
H.Kuo 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 D1
Totals 8 6 3 3 2 9 1

Ocelots (7-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
N.Blackburn WIN(2-0) 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 2.45 A1 C2
G.Sherrill 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C3 C4
C.Marmol HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C5 C8
J.Arredondo SAVE(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C9
Totals 9 2 0 0 2 4 0

ATTENDANCE- 49,904 DATE- Saturday, October 24th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Brian Runge, Charlie Reliford, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 2 Ocelots: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Ocelots: 3
DOUBLES- M.Lowell(4th)
TRIPLES- J.Bartlett(1st), G.Sizemore(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Sizemore(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mauer
WALKS- C.Pena, C.Iannetta, T.Helton, N.Johnson
HIT BY PITCH- N.Markakis
STRIKE OUTS- R.Doumit, C.Iannetta, H.Kendrick, R.Cedeno, G.Sizemore, J.Mauer,
J.Drew-3, M.Lowell, R.Ibanez, M.Kemp, S.Drew
GIDP- M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: J.D. Drew robbed Chris Iannetta of an extra base hit.



BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Ocala Ocelots 10/25/2009

Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Ocelots AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 5 0 1 1 .353 G.Sizemore CF 4 3 2 1 .368
D.Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 .194 J.Mauer C 3 1 2 0 .343
C.Pena 1B 2 0 0 0 .120 N.Johnson 1B 2 1 0 0 .333
C-R.Doumit PH,1B 1 0 1 1 .200 D-S.Holm PH 1 0 0 0 .000
M.Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 .258 E-T.Helton 1B 1 0 0 0 .233
C.Beltran CF 4 1 1 1 .212 J.Drew RF,LF 5 0 2 3 .273
C.Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 .040 M.Lowell 3B 2 0 0 0 .294
J.Edmonds LF 4 1 1 0 .125 R.Ibanez DH 4 0 1 0 .324
H.Kendrick 2B 4 2 3 0 .474 D.Murphy LF 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 1 1 .357 A-M.Kemp PH,RF 3 0 0 0 .176
B-R.Furcal PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .231 S.Drew SS 4 0 0 0 .200
S.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 .214
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 33 5 7 4

A-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pena In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Holm In 8th Inning

Walkers......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 8 1
Ocelots......... 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 7 0

Walkers (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka 2 2 3 1 4 2 0 4.70 A1 B5
H.Kuo 5 2 1 1 0 6 1 3.00 B6 D3
H.Bell LOSS(0-1) 1 2/3 3 1 1 2 1 0 3.37 D4
Totals 8 2/3 7 5 3 6 9 1

Ocelots (8-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt 6 6 4 4 2 5 1 2.73 A1 C8
A.Brown HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C9 D1
C.Marmol HOLD(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D2 D2
G.Sherrill BS(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D3 D4
R.Rowland-Sm WIN(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.35 D5
Totals 9 8 4 4 2 8 1

ATTENDANCE- 46,057 DATE- Sunday, October 25th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6 Ocelots: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Ocelots: 0
ERRORS- J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- H.Kendrick-2(3rd), J.Mauer(5th), J.Drew(5th)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(1st), G.Sizemore(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore-2(4th)
WALKS- D.Wright, C.Pena, G.Sizemore, J.Mauer-2, M.Lowell-2, D.Murphy
HIT BY PITCH- N.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, D.Wright, C.Pena-2, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds, J.Bartlett,
R.Furcal, G.Sizemore, J.Mauer, N.Johnson, J.Drew, R.Ibanez-2,
M.Kemp, S.Drew, S.Rodriguez
GIDP- R.Ibanez
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Sean Rodriguez robbed Chris Iannetta of a base hit.

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