Sunday, August 3, 2008

Golden Eagles Cast Spell on Wizards in Extras

Excerpt courtesy of John McGraw, NYCBL Media Relations

Game Two: Glens Falls 7 Watertown 4 (11)
WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Chad Stang (Midland) ripped an 11th-inning RBI single and the Golden Eagles scored three extra-inning runs to defeat the Wizards at Duffy Fairgrounds. The win gives Glens Falls a series sweep, its first in franchise history. Stang's one-out single to right scored Nick McCoy (San Diego) to break a 4-4 tie. Glens Falls plated two more runs in the inning on a pair or Watertown errors. The Wizards had forced the extra session with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on two hits, two wild pitches and a throwing error. The Golden Eagles lone error of the game allowed Watertown's Tom Barry (Phoenix) to score the game-tying run in the ninth. Nick McCoy belted two doubles and scored two runs for Glens Falls. Curt Courtwright (Missouri State) tallied two runs for the Golden Eagles in the final three innings. Starter Jack Wagoner (Sacred Heart) allowed one run on six hits through seven innings but did not figure in the decision. Jordak Kreke (Eastern Illinois) went 2-for-5 with one RBI to lead the Wizards offense. Tom Barry added two hits.

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