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Flyers Force Deciding Game 5

September 12, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


FULLERTON, Calif. (September 11, 2010) - The Orange County Flyers offense roared to life in the middle innings, and Jake Renshaw kept Maui quiet for a 10-3 win in Game 4, tying the South Division Series at 2-2 and forcing the deciding fifth game on Sunday at Goodwin Field, 5:05pm first pitch.

The Flyers jumped in front with a four- run fifth inning thanks to a pair of two-run singles by Tyler Keeble and Sergio Pedroza. One inning later, the Flyers chased Maui's ace Wes Etheridge from the game on a Keith Ginter single to lead off the inning. After reliever Kaimi Mead put the next two batters on, Clayton Uyechi gave up a two-run single to pinchi-hitter David Harris. Steve Boggs added an RBI single one batter later, giving OC a 7-2 lead.

Renshaw (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings of work for the playoff win, outdueling Maui's Game 1 starter Wes Etheridge (1-1), who pitched on short rest in a game Maui didn't have to have but Orange County couldn't afford to lose.

Maui took the early lead on a Jermy Acey homerun (2) to lead off the second inning. Until tonight's game, the team that scored first each time in the series held on for the win.

A Flyers error netted Maui another run in the top of the seventh, but OC returned fire in the bottom of the inning thanks to two Maui errors by Jermy Acey and a Jimmy Rohan run-scoring single.

Bryan Harris pitched two innings of relief, allowing an unearned run in the seventh before tossing a 1-2-3 eighth inning, and former Major Leaguer Matt Riley struck out the side in the top of the ninth to finish the game. Riley now has six strikeouts against all six batters he has faced this post-season.

Orange County will send Game 1 starter Manny Ayala to the mound in the deciding Game 5 on Sunday at 5:05pm against Maui's Game 2 starter Donald Brandt. Ayala and Brandt combined to go 29-0 in the regular season before each suffering a loss in the respective playoff starts earlier this series. All Flyers home games are available via video webcast at www.WatchTheFlyers.com. Tickets are available for the playoff games by calling (714) 526-8326 or visiting www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com.

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