The teams played extremely tight defense in the first two innings, as nobody scored. Then in the 3rd, the Falcons exploded for six runs. Storm was not to be outdone, though. Brad started the 3rd with a walk, which was followed by five consecutive hits, a sac fly by Joey (that was over the fence and was a spectacular catch by Barry), followed by a homer by Al, and then two more hits before the inning ended with Storm scoring 8.
The game then returned to its defensive ways as the Falcons only scored 1 in each of the next two innings, and Storm scored nothing in the next two innings. That meant that the game entered the sixth inning tied at 8. The Falcons then had another explosion and scored six runs giving them a 14-8 lead going into the bottom of the 6th. Storm managed to get 3 back with a couple of singles, and then a very interesting defensive decision by the Falcons. With two outs, and Mike at the plate, they decided to move their right fielder into a rover position, leaving almost all of the right side of the outfield open. Mike then put a two-run triple into right field and brought Storm back within striking range.
In the top of the 7th, however, the Falcons were able to put in 2 more runs to cushion their lead to five. Bob led off the inning with a single, followed by Duran who also singled. Joey then hit the ball even farther than his previous home run attempt, and kept it out of the outfielders gloves by hitting it off of a tree. Al, Lance, Jeff, Kevin and Brad all singled to put the tying run across and get the go-ahead run to 3rd base with nobody out. Brian then popped out to first. Mike hit a hard grounder to short that turned into a force out at home, and Kenny popped out. That meant the game was going to extra innings.
The extra frame started with a runner on 2nd according to international rules. The Falcons were able to get that run across, but no more, and so Storm came to the plate in the bottom of the 8th down one. They had the top of the order starting off again, and Kenny on 2nd. Bob came through with a big single, but then Duran struck out, leaving the tying run on 3rd. The Falcons then decided to walk Joey to try to get a force at every base and potentially get a ground ball double-play to end the game. Al accommodated by hitting the ball on the ground, but the Falcons were unable to field it to record any outs, and the game was tied again. Then things got really interesting. Lance hit a screaming line drive splitting the outfielders and scoring the go ahead run; however, in their joy of the moment, both Al and Lance neglected to run. The entire Storm bench screamed at them to run and touch the bases before the ball as thrown in and they were forced out. They eventually got there and Storm won!
HR's: Joey (4), AL (1),
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Boxscore
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Total
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Falcons
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0
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0
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6
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1
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1
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6
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2
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1
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17
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Storm
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0
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0
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8
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0
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0
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3
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5
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2
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18
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