Connie Mack World Series Game 8

Game 8 - Monday, August 6, 2007
Visitor : Top Tier, Highland Park, Illinois
Home : East Cobb Yankees, Marietta, Georgia
Game 8
Visitor : Top Tier
Home : Yankees
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Game Summary:
1st Inning:
Top: At the start of the game Dain Hall grounded out to third baseman John Bunder.  Josh Tolan popped out to second baseman Kyle Farmer.  Casey McMurray grounded out to first baseman Matt Skole for the third out.
Bottom:  Pitcher Nick Chmielewski put Chris Epps on first with four straight balls.  Epps came up with a stolen base after Jason Stolz went down swinging for the first out.  Chase Burnett and Jarrett Didrick both come away with strike outs to end the inning.

2nd Inning:
Top: Third baseman John Bunder picked up a slow chopper hit by Kevin Crane and got it to first in time for an out.  Jared Levi rocked one into left field for a double.  Brett VanAdslen swung at a third strike for out number two.  Ian Goldberg picked up a single and an RBI by scoring Levi on a hit up the middle.  Pete Cappetta battled it out with Chmielewski but ended up with a third out strikeout leaving Goldberg stranded at second.  Top Tier takes a 1-0 lead.
Bottom: Matt Skole starts out the bottom of the second with a single up the middle.  Parker Brunnelle grounded out to shortstop Pete Cappetta but advance Skole to second in the process.  Skole didn't last long at second.  Catcher Cameron McConnell caught him sleeping and picked him off for the second out.  Kyle Farmer grounded out to third baseman Dain Hall for the third out.

3rd Inning:
Top:   An error by third baseman John Bunder allows Cameron McConnell to get on base.  A single by Dain Hall scores McConnell from second.  Casey McMurray singled to center, scoring Dain Hall, and gained an extra base on the throw home.  Kevin Crane grounded out to shortstop Jason Stolz for the second out.  Jared Levi goes down swinging for out number three.  Top Tier holds the lead 3-0.
Bottom: John Bunder struck out for the first out.  A walk brings Chris Epps to first base.  Epps was forced out at second on a hit by Jason Stolz.  Another walk put runners at first and second.  A triple hit to the right field wall by Jarrett Didrick scores Jason Stolz and Chase Burnette making the score 3-2 Top Tier.  A third walk by Chmielewski put runners at the corners.  Eric Wyman came in to relieve Chmielewski on the hill.  An error by shortstop Pete Cappetta put Parker Brunelle on first, Matt Skole on third and scored Jarrett Didrick.  Skole scored on a wild pitch by Wyman to make the score 4-3 giving the lead to East Cobb.

4th Inning:
Top: Brett VanAdslen lined out to first baseman Matt Skole for the first out.  A high chopper hit by Ian Goldberg to second baseman Kyle Farmer was fielded and thrown to first for out number 2.  John Williams came into the game and hit a single to center.  Cameron McConnell singled and advanced Williams to third.  Second Baseman Kyle Farmer made a diving catch and got the ball to first for the third out, leaving two runners stranded.
Bottom:   Kyle Farmer grounded out to pitcher Eric Wyman and John Bunder popped out on a short foul ball to third baseman John Williams who made a sliding catch.  Wyman put Chris Epps on first with a walk.  Jason Stolz made it to first on a blooper to pitcher Eric Wyman and advanced Epps to second.  A double to the right field wall by Chase Burnette scored Epps and Stolz.  Jarrett Didrick flew out to right fielder Kevin Crane to end to inning.  The East Cobb Yankees increase their lead to 6-3.  

5th Inning:
Top:   Josh tolan grounded out to second baseman Kyle Farmer for the first out.  Casey McMurray got on with a base hit to left field.  Kevin Crane ripped one up the middle putting runners at first and third.  Jared Levi grounded out to first base for the second out. Casey McMurray came home on a passed ball and Kevin Crane moved to third.  Brett VanAdslen scored Crane on a double down the right field line.  Chris Newell came in to take over on the mound for Joshua Means.  Ian Goldberg got the lead with a two run home run over the right field wall.  Johns Williams took one on the wrist for a free ticket to first.  Cameron McConnell flew out to center fielder Chase Burnette for the third out. Top Tier regains the lead 7-6.
Bottom:  Matt Skole went down swinging for out number one.  Parker Brunelle watched a third strike for the second out.  TJ Rich grounded out to first baseman Brett VanAdslen to end the inning.  Top Tier stays up by one.

6th Inning:
Top:   Third baseman John Bunder came up with an amazing catch off the rain tarp to get the first out of the sixth.  Josh Tolan got to first on an error by third baseman Bunder.  Tolan stole second and got to third on a bad throw by catcher Parker Brunelle.  Casey McMurray was hit by a pitch and stole a base to end up on second. After four straight balls put Kevin Crane on first, Joshua Means is relieved by Adam Morgan.  A sacrifice fly by Jared Levi brought home Josh Tolan.  A double steal by Casey McMurray and Kevin Crane put runners at second and third.  Casey McMurray scored on a wild pitch.   Kevin Crane scored on a passed ball.  Brett VanAdslen struck out looking for the third out.  Top Tier increases the lead to 10-6.
Bottom:  Kyle Farmer struck out for out one.  Blake Hudson came in to pinch hit for John Bunder.  Blake Hudson and Chris Epps walked and get runners on first and second.   Jason Stolz singles to load the bases.  Blake Hudson scores on hit by Chase Burnette that was bobbled by shortstop Dain Hall.  Jarrett Didrick scores Chris Epps on a sacrifice fly to centerfielder Casey McMurray.  Runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball.  Matt Skole tied it back up, 10-10, with a single to right field scoring Jason Stolz and Chase Burnette.  Parker Brunelle kept the rally going with a single to left center.  Eric Wyman loaded up the bases again when he hit TJ Rich.   Wyman walks in a run to give the lead back to East Cobb and is relieved by Curtis Hudson.  Jason Butts came in the game and hit a single to center, scoring Parker Brunelle and TJ Rich.  The bases load up again with a walk by Curtis Hudson.  With a full count, bases loaded, and two down, Jason Stolz flew out to center fielder Casey McMurray.  East Cobb came up with a seven run rally to bring the score to 13-10 East Cobb.

7th Inning:
Top:  A pitching change for East Cobb brings Ryan Rodebaugh to the mound.  John Williams walked to first.  Ian Goldberg lined out to second baseman Kyle Farmer for the first out.  Shortstop Jason Stolz and Kyle Farmer turn two to get the last outs of the game.  East Cobb took the win 13-10.
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