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MERCHANTS WIN VA. CLASSIC TITLE 
WITH 11-4 VICTORY OVER PA. POWER 

HAMPTON, VA. -- Tournament MVP Bill Hillhouse struck out 13 as
the Peninsula Merchants used a five-run fifth inning to break
open a close game in route to an 11-4 victory over PA Power in
the championship game of the Virginia Classic on Sunday.

PA Power held a 3-1 lead after two innings, but the Merchants
started coming back with three runs in the bottom of the third
as Joby Overstreet doubled in two and eventually scored on a
line out by Mike Chase.  The visitors from Harrisburg, PA tied
the game 4-all in the top of the fourth, but the Merchants took
a lead for good on a Kelly Dampeer solo home run in the bottom
of the fourth.

The hosts exploded for five runs in the bottom of the fifth as
J.T. Ortiz hit a two-run home run which was followed by RBI doubles
from Todd Smith and Paul Hall who scored the fifth run on a wild
pitch.  Peninsula closed out the game in the bottom of the sixth
as Ortiz scored on a groundout from Joe Hineline to end the game
via the seven run-rule.

Hall, Dampeer, Overstreet and Hineline had two hits each for
the Merchants (14-5) while Dampeer, Overstreet and Ortiz drove
in a pair each.  The Merchants will play at Francis Asbury Park
again on July 21-22 against the Virginians from Roanoke.

PENINSULA MERCHANTS 11, PA POWER 4
Championship Game -- Virginia Classic
PA Power        210 100 – 4 6 0 
Peninsula       103 151 – 11 13 3 
WP: Hillhouse (5-2); LP: Zimmerman.  Standouts: PA, Ranck 2-3
(double, RBI, run), Sander 3-3 (triple, home run, 2 runs, RBI);
Merchants, Hall 2-4 (2 runs, RBI, double, stolen base), Dampeer
2-3 (2 runs, 2RBIs, home run), Overstreet 2-4 (2 runs, 2RBIs,
double), Ortiz 1-2 (2 runs, 2RBIs, home run), J. Hineline 2-3
(run, RBI, double), Hillhouse 13 strikeouts.  Record: Peninsula
14-5.

Sunday Scores 
GP Gwaltney 3, Sketchers 1 (Sketchers 4th place)
PA Power 3, GP Gwaltney 2 (GP Gwaltney 3rd place) 


 

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