NALB 2011 World Championship Series - Game 3

Game three was in Stade, which meant the designated hitter was not in effect. Pitching for the Knights was Ralph Kerfoot (16-6, 3.77 ERA). Earle Seeman (11-10, 3.28 ERA) got the start for the Maples. With Max Brown out for the remainder of the World Championship Series due to injury, the pressure was on Seeman to deliver a solid performance.

Seeman gave up two singles in the first inning. It was a George Montgomery error and a wild pitch that caused the most trouble for the Maples, however. The miscues led to two Brooklyn runs. Leading off in the third, Kid Detherage hit a home run to straightaway centerfield. The Knights went up 3-0. Roberto Rentería put Stade on the board with an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh. The Maples appeared well on their way to scoring more runs in the eighth. Red Valdez started things with a single. Scott Buckley followed with a single of his own. Valdez tried to stretch out an extra base; he was gunned down at third thanks to a beautiful throw from Detherage in right field. The Knights got out of the inning without giving up a run. Craig Bella and Bernard Gastelu pitched the ninth and secured Brooklyn’s win.

Final score: Brooklyn 3, Stade 1

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Brooklyn     2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   3  4  0
Stade        0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   1  6  1

W: R. Kerfoot
L: E. Seeman
S: B. Gastelu