World Championship Game 1

K. Fields
2006-11-06T19:32:28-05:00
Baseball

The North American League Baseball 2005 World Championship got underway in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Knights played host to the surprising Richmond Slam for Game 1. With 114 wins during the regular season, Brooklyn was an overwhelming favorite to win their sixth straight title. Richmond managed just 78 wins during the regular season, a record low for an NALB playoff team.

The Knights sent Angel Fleming to the mound to face Dick Colbert and the Slam. Richmond scored the first runs of the game in the top of the second. George Montgomery hit a solo home run to get things started. After three more singles in the inning, the Slam found themselves up 2-0. In the fourth inning, Fleming lost all control of his pitches. He hit Ricky Agganis to put him on base. Then with two outs, Fleming proceeded to walk three consecutive batters which drove in another run. Tracy Corkhill came on in relief to face Matty Byers. Byers hit a two-run single to give the Slam a 5-0 lead.

In the fourth and fifth innings, the Knights had baserunners but failed to mount any real threat. In the sixth, the Knights got singles from Goetz, Detherage, and Pollet to lead off the inning. Despite bases loaded and nobody out, Brooklyn was unable to score a run against reliever Walt Suarez. Brooklyn's offensive woes continued in the seventh. They had two men on but were not able to bring them home. Bris Clark came on to pitch the eighth and ninth for the Slam. He shut down the Knights and sealed the 5-0 win.

Final score: Richmond 5, Brooklyn 0