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2006
Thunder Bay World Series
THUNDER BAY, NJ
-- Kentucky sweeps West Orange in four. World Series MVP
Ken Griffey, Jr. leads the Kentucky WildCats to victory by going
5-11 .455 BA, .538 OBP. and .818 SLG. The Kentucky WildCats
use a combination of offense and great relief in defeating West
Orange 4 games to 0, hitting .340 as a team and scoring 32 runs with
13 double and 7 homers. WildCat’s bullpen allows 3 runs in 13 2/3
innings, 1.98, stranding all
8 inherited runners.
After winning 115, 114, and 114, the WildCats finally win their 1st
TBBL championship.
Game # 1- 9-4
Kentucky
Jorge Cantu drills
a 2-run 2nd inning homer and Ken Griffey adds one of his own in the
3rd to pace the WildCats in gm1 of the TBBL World Series.
The pitching duel between Roger Clemens and Rich Harden never
materializes as Clemens allows 4 runs in 7 innings and Harden gives
up 5 in 5. Griffey is 3-3 w/ homer. Hall-Kentucky and Dunn have HRs.
Game #2 –
10-3 Kentucky
Hunter, Fasano, and Hall, (3-3),
homer as WildCats slug their way to a 2-0 Series lead. Peralta
homers for the Panthers. Brandon Webb tosses 7 innings of one run
ball for the Kentucky win. Pettite is hammered for 6 in 6 innings
for the West Orange loss.
Game #3 –
6-5 Kentucky
See-saw battle as Kentucky draws 1st
blood in the 1st on a bases loaded passed ball. Hollins
homers deep to left to tie the game up in the 2nd.
Dellucci’s 2 run homer puts Kentucky up 3-1 in bottom of 2nd
and all looks good until Gary Sheffield crushes a 2 out 3-run homer
in the 5th. Ramon Hernandez comes off the bench with a 2
out 2 run PH double to put the WildCats ahead in the 7th
and then the Panther’s Gary Sheffield ties it with a leadoff home
run on a change up from Todd Jones in the top of the 8th.
Travis Hafner gets the GWH with a 2 out single in the top of the 9th
off of Cliff Politte.
Game #4 --
6-5 Kentucky
West Orange jumps
out to a 6-3 lead after 3 as both starters, Kazmir and Garland are
ineffective. Kentucky’s bullpen throws 6 1/3 innings of scoreless
relief and a 2 out 4 run 6th inning rally give the
WildCats the sweep and the World Series championship. Griffey starts
things off with a bases loaded single and Ramon Hernandez delivers
another clutch hit off the bench. Only homer is 3 run Barajas home
run in the 2nd. |
