NALB - 2023 World Championship Series Game 7

K. Fields
2023-09-23T16:15:51-04:00
Baseball

It seemed only fitting that NALB's two best teams would need seven games to determine who would be crowned World Champion. The pitching matchup featured two of the absolute best, the Wild's Rey Alvarado (23-4, 1.87 ERA) and the Knights' Tony Tamayo (17-5, 2.47 ERA).

In the game's first at bat, Codie Laton got right to work and led off with single. Pedro Castro hit a home run and the Brooklyn fans were quieted by Vancouver's 2-0 lead. Tamayo settled in and didn't allow another run. He lasted 7⅓ innings and struck out eight. Unfortunately for the Knights, they had no answers for Rey Alvarado. Alvarado looking completely in control as he pitched seven scoreless innings. In the seventh inning, the Knights got a pair of base runners. Despite men on first and third with only one out, they failed to score. Facing closer Joe Farrell in the eighth inning, the Knights finally got on the scoreboard. Shimohira, Ramos, and Koche hit consecutive doubles, which scored a two runs. The game was tied 2-2. As the bullpens settled in, the game went into extra innings. The Wild got a pair of walks off of Humphrey Wonnacott. Lefty Jesús Motufar was brought in to face Oliverios Gallegos. Gallegos singled to right field and Evardo Gustamente was waved on by the third base coach. Brooklyn's right fielder, Dick Gosden, ripped off a strong throw that beat the runner to home plate. Unfortunately, the throw was wide. Gustamonte was safe and the throw was ruled an error. José Scharf retired the Knights in order in the twelfth inning to deliver the 3-2 win.

With this thrilling game seven victory on the road, the Vancouver Wild are the 2023 NALB World Champions!

Final score: Vancouver 3, Brooklyn 2

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   R  H  E
Vancouver    2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0  0  1   3  8  0
Brooklyn     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0  0  0  0   2 10  1

W: J. Scharf
L: H. Wonnacott

Player of the game: Rey Alvarado