Fall World Series Game 2

Kevin Briggs' drilled a two-run double while Marc Plante and Ross Levinson combined on a six-hitter to lead Gray to a 2-1 victory over Red in Game 2 of the Fall World Series.

Luke Weaver drove in lone Red run with a sacrifice fly.  Kyle Kelly was the tough-luck losing pitcher.

Game 3 is Sunday at 11 a.m. at Chip Cummings Field.

Thanks to PSTV for covering the game today!

Fall World Series Game 1

Here is a quick recap from Game 1


Red 4, Gray 1
Red    210  001 0 - 4 7 1
Gray   010  000 0 - 1 4 3

Doughtie (WP, 7ip, 4h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 5so)
Burns (LP, 7ip, 7h, 4r, 2er, 8bb, 3so)

Red offense
Shane Houppert 1-2, 2 runs, 2 walks, rbi, stolen base
Mike Doughtie, 2-2
Mat Chavez, 2 hits

Gray offense
Nick Lupo, 2 hits

Scoring
Red 1st - scored first run with two outs on fielding error by second baseman, John Casten followed with two-out RBI single for 2-0 lead.

Red 2nd - Chavez leadoff single, advanced to second when JD Springer reached on fielding error by first baseman.  After a sac bunt by Luke Weaver, Shane Houppert followed with RBI single.

Gray 2nd - With one out bunched three singles together to score a run.  Jimmy Rosario and Nick Lupo singled to left and Mike Vargues hit an RBI single to right.  After a walk to Matt Meunier, Doughtie worked out of trouble with two foul outs.

Red 6th - With two outs, Shane Houppert walked and stole second base.  Brian Latulipe singled to right to score him.

In the bottom of the seventh, Gray had two guys on with two outs, when Jake Oswald hit a ball to deep left that was run down by Matt Chavez.

Game two tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Hurricane Sandy Misses Cards

While Hurricane Sandy was bearing down on New York City and New Jersey, Plattsburgh managed to dodge the majority of the storm. Even though classes were cancelled Monday afternoon, we failed to get any of the predicted power outages or extreme winds. The accompanying rain did however thoroughly soak Chip Cummings Field, making it difficult to practice last week. With home plate sitting under three inches of standing water and mud, we moved batting practice to the outfield and cages, playing simulated games off of the tee in right field. 

By Saturday, the water had still not cleared, so our guys went to work as grounds keepers to get the field ready to play on. With Steve Corea commanding snow shovel in one hand and coffee in the other, we were able to scoop up enough water to put down the industrial strength kitty litter (known as Quick-Dry) and get ready for practice. It took a lot of time and effort, but given the equipment we have, our team could rival any MLB grounds crew in field prep. 

Saturday's practice was topped off by the three inning, three team simulated game. With coach throwing from behind the L-Screen, and each player getting one strike to hack at, several players had a good afternoon. One player stood out in particular at the plate. Tommy Verdino hit one of the most impressive shots I have seen at Chip Cummings Field, hitting the right field fence on the fly against the wind. Tacking on another hit, Tommy helped his team push runs across the plate, earning his spot atop the BBAP list and winning the second ever, Best Player At Practice Award. Congradualtions Tommy Verdino on a good day at the plate.