World Championship Game 5

K. Fields
2006-11-10T20:34:22-05:00
Baseball

Down three games to one, it was win or go home for the Richmond Slam. The pitching match-up for Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1: Angel Fleming vs. Dick Colbert. The Brooklyn Knights wasted no time as they scored quickly in the first inning. Singles by Stan Gelnar and Dick Moran were followed by a Dan Kelley home run to put the Knights up 3-0. Dick Colbert was frustrated as he walked the pitcher in the second. He paid for his mistake as Dick Moran hit a two-run home run. In the fourth inning, the Slam mounted their first real scoring threat. Erik Regalado drew a walk with one out. Ricky Agganis and Al Cochran had back to back hits and Richmond has its first run of the game. In the top of the fifth, the Knights extended their lead back to five runs thanks to hits from Hooks Goetz and Ted Pollet. After five innings, the score was 6-1 and Richmond was running out of time. In the seventh, Dan Kelley scored on another hit from Pollet. Later, the bases were loaded when Jeff Castino was called on to pinch hit for Fleming. Castino delivered a line drive single, which put Brooklyn up 8-1. The Knights hitters flexed their muscles one last time in the ninth. The NALB's version of "murderer's row" added four more runs. The primary damage was done by Erik Benton, Brooklyn's backup second-baseman who was in the game for defensive purposes. Benton proved that he can swing the bat as well with a three-run homer to right-center field. Sam Faust was on the mound in the eighth and ninth inning to lock down the win for the Knights.

Final score: Brooklyn 12, Richmond 1

The Brooklyn Knights are World Champions for the sixth consecutive year! They defeated the Richmond Slam four games to one.