Two Run Triple by Jesse Duncan in 5th Keys Rally
Team Rainey bounced back after their loss to the defending champions, the Farm Tavern of Madison, Wisconsin, with a 6-2 win over the Texaco Pirates of the Bahamas. Pitcher Bricklen Anderson tossed a 9-strikeout 2 hitter for Rainey. The Bahamas squad struck first, scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Rainey rallied in the top of the fifth, scoring three times to take the lead, one that they would not surrender enroute to the 6-2 win.
Rod Rainey got things started in the fifth when he reached on an error. Chris Hunt followed with a double, sending pinch runner Walushka to third. A ground ball fielders’s choice by Joel Manfredi brought home the first run, with Hunt advancing to third. With runners at the corners and two outs After the second out was recorded, Mr. Clutch, Jesse Duncan tripled home the tying and go-ahead runs.
Click here for the box score and play-by-play.
Team Rainey plays again this morning, Thursday, August 14th against Circle Tap of Denmark, Wisconsin. Rainey is currently 2-1, and will need to win three games on Thursday to stay alive in the double elimination event. Should they win their first two games, they would face local rival, the So Cal Bombers at 10pm Central time tonight.