NALB 2007 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2008-11-12T19:13:36-05:00
Baseball

The Maples played host to the Knights for the pivotal game 3 of the World Championship. John Hamilton was named Stade’s starting pitcher. The Maples acquired Hamilton from the Phoenix Rattlers earlier this season. He posted a record of 8-9 for the Maples and 9-14 overall. The Brooklyn Knights’ reliable left-hander Fred Millard got his first start of the World Championship Series.

Having scored only three runs in the previous two games, the Knights were desperate to score some runs and grab an early lead. They struck quickly in the first inning. Dick Moran opened the game with a double and scored on a Dan Kelley single. Brooklyn extended its 1-0 lead to 5-0 in the third. Highlights of the inning were a Yale Burns triple and a 2-run home run by Kid Detherage. In the fourth inning, Burns and Detherage were at it again. Burns doubled and Detherage homered for the second time. The Knights felt very comfortable with a 7-0 advantage. They added a run in the sixth inning, another run in the seventh inning, and two more in the eighth to make it 11-0. Meanwhile, Fred Millard displayed quiet excellence as he dominated Stade’s hitters. Leslie Hubbard busted up Millard’s no-hitter in the eighth inning and scored the Maples’ first run of the game. Ted Rambo smacked a solo home run off of Derek Keller in the ninth but it was too little, too late.

Final score: Brooklyn 11, Stade 2