NALB 2008 World Championship Series - Game 2

K. Fields
2009-10-26T19:36:03-04:00
Baseball

The Vancouver Wild looked completely overmatched in game 1. They looked to Mike Conigliaro (13-10, 3.67 ERA) to deliver a win in game 2. Conigliaro was a veteran relief pitcher converted to a starter this season. The Brooklyn Knights hoped Omar Cambra (3-4, 5.09) would deliver another solid performance as he did in the League 1 Series.

Both starters pitched well early on. After four innings, neither team had scored a run. Cambra’s control had been a problem all season long. In the fifth inning, he issued three walks and a double. Lonnie Bennett came on in relief and allowed two more runs to score. The Wild were up 3-0. Brooklyn’s relievers were ineffective in the sixth inning as well. Vancouver scored six more runs off of Erik Boyle and Rip Sukeforth. The biggest blow came from Jason Walton’s 3-run homer.

Both teams scored in every inning after the fifth. The Knights’ hopes were dashed again and again as the Wild kept scoring runs. Down 13-5 in the ninth, Brooklyn staged a furious comeback. Dick Moran capped a six run inning with a grand slam but the Knights were unable to pull out the win.

Final score: Vancouver 13, Brooklyn 11