NALB 2018 World Championship Series - Game 3

K. Fields
2019-10-08T15:25:13-04:00
Baseball

The series moved to Stade tied 1-1. Pressure was on the Maples to win at home behind star pitcher Braulio Crame (17-2, 2.77 ERA). The Knights started a 17 game winner of their own in Aaron Patterson (17-4, 3.68 ERA).

Both starting pitchers showed good stuff from the very beginning. The Maples broke through in the third inning. Right fielder Terry Bannatyne coaxed a leadoff walk and later scored on a sac fly to give his team a 1-0 lead. The Knights finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth thanks to a two run home run by catcher Andrew Strain. A Stade error in the eighth inning helped Brooklyn extend their lead to 3-1. With reliever Stokley McGruder on the mound in the bottom of the eighth, the Maples came to life. Center fielder Ken MacEachern hit a two run homer to tie the game. Closer Ken Hannah entered the game only to give up a single to load the bases with nobody out. He finished the inning by striking out three straight Maples' hitters. The Knights went ahead for good in the ninth when Maurílio Godim scored from second base on a single by Romeo Usquiano. Hannah stayed on to pitch the ninth and secure the 4-3 win.

Aaron Patterson was named player of the game. The right-hander threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball to help Brooklyn take a 2-1 lead in the best of 7 series.

Final score: Brooklyn 4, Stade 3

             1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R  H  E
Brooklyn     0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1   4  9  0
Stade        0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0   3  9  1

W: K. Hannah
L: D. Sop