NALB 2013 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2014-10-08T18:38:03-04:00
Baseball

The series moved to Nashville for game three. Pitchers William Constable (10-9, 4.12 ERA) and Robert Givens (17-6, 3.36 ERA) started for the Corals and Firecats, respectively.

The Corals quieted the Nashville crowd early when Adelmo Porcayo hit a three run home run in the first inning. Firecats fans had something to cheer for next inning, however. Consecutive singles by Cipriano Delgudo, Raúl Mendoza, and Smoky Wortman led to two runs. In the fourth back to back doubles by Alex Sestiaga and Roy Dabbs put the Corals up 4-2. Once again, the Firecats responded. Center fielder Jim Stoneman delivered an RBI single to pull his team within a run. Robert Givens had trouble stopping Key West’s hitters, however. In the sixth, the Corals came up with four straight hits and extended their lead to 6-3. Verdo Mlicki was pitching in relief when the Corals blew the game open in the eighth. With one run already in that inning, Martin Trujillo blasted a 442 foot three run homer. A 10-3 deficit was too much for the Firecats to overcome. They managed two runs in the ninth off of Almandeto Trillio but still fell five runs short.

Final score: Key West 10, Nashville 5

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Key West     3 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0  10 14  1
Nashville    0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2   5 10  0

W: W. Constable
L: R. Givens
S: T. Peters