
Winning Pitcher
Kent Zirk
Darren Ramsey went 3-3 with three RBI including the game winner in the
seventh as the Redhawks came from behind to win 10-8. The Redhawks
made it 1-0 in the top half of the first but he Firebirds responded
scoring five times in the bottom half. Bevan Blatchford was able to
accomplish a rare two hit inning in the first for the 'birds. The
Firebirds increased the lead in the second to 7-1 as Vince
Thorndycraft became the second Firebird to get an RBI with a hit by pitch
after Nobi Sakata did it in the first. The Redhawks were able to
score five unearned runs in the top of the fourth to pull within one
at 7-6, highlighted by an rope to the center field fence by Marc
Karbowiak and a two run single by Darren Ramsey. The Firebirds answered with one in the last of the fourth
on an RBI single by Bob Neufeld that scored Don Boscher making the
score 8-6. The Redhawks tied it with single runs in the fifth and
sixth before taking a 10-8 lead in the seventh on RBI singles by
Darren Ramsey and Andy Philip. The Firebirds were able to bring the
tying run to the plate with one out and drove a deep ball to the
left center field warning track that Jason Lapierre tracked down for
the second out to preserve the lead. Kent Zirk came on in relief
in the second to pick up a well deserved win.