Monday, March 03, 2008

Back to .500

March 1, 2008
West End Grounds
Harrisburg, PA
CAG 001 000 101 00 - 3 LP - Marshall
HBG 200 000 100 01 - 4 WP - Ryan
HR - Poles (2)

Spottswood Poles, two out, inside the park home run in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the homestanding Giants a tough, hardfought win at the uptown grounds. Jimmy Lyons gambled and failed to make the shoestring grab; the ball rolled to the wall while the speedy Poles rounded the diamond.

March 2 [doubleheader]
Rossmere Base Ball Park
Lancaster, PA
CAG 200 000 000 004 - 6 WP - Marshall
HBG 010 100 000 000 - 2 LP - S. Cooper
HR - Lyons, Torriente

Jimmy Lyons who gambled and failed to catch Poles game winner yesterday; returned the favor in Lancaster with his own inside the park game winner. Cristobal Torriente added a second two run shot of the 12th to put the game out of reach.

CAG 002 110 000 - 4 WP - Williams S - D.Brown
HBG 100 000 000 - 1 LP - Henry
HR - none

The American swept the doubleheader behind stellar pitching from starter Tom Williams and Dave Brown out of the bullpen.

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