Roswell moves on to the Final Four, by taking Sterling down in 5 games. Many close games, the Greys
have a miraculous comeback in game 5.
Game 1: Sale vs Cobb
STP 0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 1-3-0
ROS 0-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-x 3-8-0
W: Cobb L: Rosenthal S: Avilan HR: Hunter, Navarro, Desmond
Torri Hunter homers for the Pirates in the 2nd, but Dioner Navarro homers in the bottom half to tie the
game. Donnie Murphy opens the 7th for Roswell with a double and Alfonso Soriano hits a clutch 2-out
RBI single to give the Greys the lead. Desmond homers in the 8th to give Roswell an insurance run. Alex
Cobb gives up only 2 hits in 7 innings of work. Luis Avilan retires the side in order in the 9th to pick up
the save.
Game 2: Bumgarner vs Greinke
STP 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0 3-7-0
ROS 1-1-0-0-1-0-1-0-x 4-9-0
W: Greinke L: Bumgarner S: Torres HR: Soriano (2), Carlos Gonzalez
Desmond leads off the 1st for Roswell with a triple and scores on Jed Lowrie’s double. Soriano reaches
back to past glory as he hits solo homers in the 2nd and 5th innings. The Greys get another run in the 7th
from a PH Gattis single, driving in Fielder. Greinke cruises through 7 innings with a 4 run lead, but the
Pirates make a comeback in the 8th. Cargo hits a 2-run homer which is followed by a Mauer double who
later scores on a groundout to make it 4-3. Alex Torres comes in to close the door, retiring the last 5
batters and striking out the side in the 9th to pick up the save for Roswell.
Game 3: Gio Gonzalez vs Weaver
ROS 0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0 2-4-3
STP 2-2-0-1-0-4-0-0-x 9-12-1
W: Weaver L: Gio HR: Cabrera
The Pirates shell Gio early and often as Gonzalez exits in the 2nd down 4-0. MVP Cabrera gets 4 RBI’s in
those first two innings, including a 2-run homer in the 1st. Utley commits two consecutive errors in the
4th to give Sterling another run. A couple of walks plus a Murphy error leads the Pirates to 4 more runs
in the 6th. Weaver goes 5+ strong innings as the Sterling bullpen of Thielbar, Ross and Cook hold off any
chance of a Roswell rally.
Game 4: Cosart vs Fister
ROS 3-0-1-0-2-1-0-0-0 7-10-1
STP 0-1-0-0-0-0-3-0-0 4-7-2
W: Cosart L: Fister S: Avilan HR: Utley
The Greys score early off Fister with 4 hits and 3 runs in the 1st. A Kipnis sac fly drives in Hunter in the
2nd. But Roswell gets that run back in the 3rdfrom a Lowrie single, aided by a Kipnis error. Utley leads
off the 5th with a homer for the Greys and Lowrie drives in Desmond on a sac fly. Down 7-1 in the 7th,
Sterling starts making a comeback. Rizzo leads off the 7th by getting on from a Murphy error. A Kipnis
double and Torres wild pitch leads to 2 runs. Cargo hits a RBI single to make it 7-4. But Joaquin Benoit
and Avilan shut down the Pirates the rest of the way for the Roswell victory. Cosart goes 6 innings,
allowing 2 earned runs and only 1 walk.
Game 5: Cobb vs Sale
ROS 0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-1 8-9-4
STP 0-0-1-1-0-4-0-0-1-0 7-6-1
W: Benoit L: Nathan S: Torres HR: Cargo, Don Murphy, Utley, Harper
With the score tied at 2 in the 4th, Cobb loses control with a couple of walks. Aaron Loup comes in for
Roswell to stop the rally. The Pirates score four in the 6th as two different Roswell pitchers make errors.
Cargo hits a big 3-run homer to give Sterling a 6-2 lead. Sale goes 8 strong innings for Sterling, allowing
only 2 runs and striking out 13. Lowrie leads off the 9th with a single, prompting Joe Nathan to make his
first appearance of the series with a 4 run lead. Bryce Harper pinch hits for Jeff Baker and walks.
Murphy is hit by the pitch to load the bases for Navarro. But Utley is called on to PH for Navarro and hits
a grand slam to tie the game. Michael Branley doubles a batter later and Roswell takes the lead in the 9th
from another clutch RBI single from Soriano. Benoit starts the bottom of the 9th for Roswell by getting
Mauer to ground out. MVP Cabrera then walks. In a big move that would invalidate the DH, Rutledge
comes in to PR for Cabrera. Rutledge then steals 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Anthony Rizzo then ties it up
again with a sac fly bringing Rutledge in. Nathan starts the 10th by striking out Pierzynski. But Bryce
Harper follows with solo homer to give Roswell the lead for good. Torre retires the Pirates in order in
the 10th to give Roswell the series win.
Soriano goes 6 for 10 in the series with 5 RBIs and 2 homers to get MVP honors. Honorable mention to
Lowrie who goes 7 for 19 with 4 RBIs.
Bob Brown
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