NALB 2006 World Championship Series - Game 2

K. Fields
2007-10-23T20:00:14-04:00
Baseball

The Brooklyn Knights were down 1-0 in the World Championship, the same position they were in a year ago. They decided to go with starter Tracy Corkhill (16-4) to try and even the Series. The Stade Maples struggled a bit this season whenever Max Brown or Wally Pemberton were not on the mound. Brown wasn't ready to pitch yet given the fact that he started three games in the League Series. The Maples gave the Game 2 start to Brian Hanson (11-13).

A couple of singles and a Ted Pollet throwing error led to a first inning run for the Maples. Ted Rambo added a deep home run to straightaway center field in the third inning to make it a 2-0 lead for Stade. Three consecutive hits by Brooklyn's Mccreery, Kelley, and Castino tied the game in the bottom of the third. The Knights busted the game open in the fourth. They scored seven runs on four hits, including a grand slam by Hooks Goetz. Tracy Corkhill was settled in and looking strong with Brooklyn up 9-2. The Maples found themselves in more trouble as the Knights added another run in the bottom of the fifth. The best Stade could manage was one run in the eighth inning. Unlike Game 1, the Knights' relievers pitched well down the stretch. Keller, Boyle, Faust, and Ramirez came on to pitch one inning each and nail down the win.

Final score: Brooklyn 10, Stade 3.