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Armada Sunk By One Run

June 22, 2008 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Long Beach Armada News Release


Instead of a pitcher's duel like game one of this series against the O.C. Flyers, game two was a hitter's clinic. Both teams combined for 5 home runs, which in a night game at Blair Field is nothing short of amazing. Two players (LB's Cleatus davidson and OC's Jeff LaRou) had a chance at the cycle and the Flyers would win game 2 by a score of 7-6.

Long Beach starter Ryan Claypool (2-3) settled down after giving up five runs in the first two innings and went 6 innings giving up 7 runs, 6 earned, on 8 hits while walking 3. Unfortunately Claypool picked up his third loss of the season. Reliever Andrew Layfield pitched 3 innings giving up no runs on 3 hits walking 2 and striking out 1.

Offensively, both team's bats were crushing the ball. 2B Cleatus Davidson went 3 for 5 with a HR shy of the cycle. LF Dan "Double" Trumble was 2 for 4 with two solo HR's. CF Norm Hutchins went 2 for 3 with a solo HR.

After Friday night's 7-1 defeat, the Flyers were awakened in game 2. LF Mark Okano went 3 for 4 with a two run HR. DH Jeff LaRue went 3 for 4 and was just a triple shy of the cycle. Starter Matt Merricks (2-0) left in the second due to a sore shoulder so his older brother Charles Merricks (1-0) got the win for his team going 4 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits walking 1 and striking out 1. Former Armada P Dane De La Rosa got his third save striking out all three batters.

Game 3 of this series starts at 5:05 pm. Tune into the pregame show at 4:55pm at longbeacharmada.com

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