NALB 2008 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2009-10-30T11:32:33-04:00
Baseball

The Series moved to Vancouver for game 3. The Knights had their ace, Tracy Corkhill (10-4, 2.35 ERA), ready to go. Walter Sheehan (6-9, 3.50 ERA) was named the Wild’s game 3 starter.

With Corkhill on the mound, the Knights looked like a team playing with a lot of confidence. Brooklyn’s offense got on the board early. A Dick Moran home run punctuated the first inning that also features four walks by Sheehan. Brooklyn’s lead was 3-0 in the first. The Knights added a run in the second and the Wild countered in the sixth. Going into the seventh inning, it was a 4-1 game. Vancouver’s pitchers continued to struggle to find the strike zone. Rafael Maria came on in relief and gave up a couple of bases on balls and a wild pitch. Brooklyn took advantage and padded their lead to 7-1. The Knights added one more run in the eighth off of a Dan Kelley double to make certain the win.

Final score: Brooklyn 8, Vancouver 1