Osprey Fall to Voyagers on Walk-Off HR, 5-4
Published on September 9, 2012 under Pioneer League (PL)
Missoula PaddleHeads News Release
GREAT FALLS, MONT. - The Missoula Osprey were turned away on a two-run, walk-off home run by Adam Heisler with one out in the bottom of the ninth as the Great Falls Voyagers took a 5-4 win on Saturday here at Centene Stadium in front of 896 fans.
Heisler, who is 6-for-9 at the plate in the first two games of the series, hit a 1-2 pitch off of Osprey reliever Chris Capper deep over the right-field wall to give the Voyagers a 1-1 tie in the Best-of-3 North Division Playoff series and set up a winner-take-all showdown on Sunday here at 5 p.m.
The Voyagers struck first, as Adam Heisler led off the bottom of the first with a triple, and scored on Micah Johnson's run-scoring single off of Osprey starter Karl Triana for a 1-0 Great Falls lead. The Voyagers would make it 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth on a Michael Johnson triple and a passed ball by Osprey catcher Michael Perez.
Voyagers starter Brandon Brennan shut down the Osprey offense by allowing just one hit and three walks while striking out six batters.
The Osprey, however, would tie the game off of reliever Andrew Virgili in the top of the sixth. Socares Brito and Jake Lamb each singled to led off the inning, and Perez drew a walk to load the bases. The Osprey scored the first run on an errant throw on a fielder's choice by Yosbel Gutierrez, and Alex Glenn hit a sacrifice fly to plate another and tie the game at 2-2.
The Osprey took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, as Brito doubled home a run, and Lamb plated Pedro Ruiz with a fielder's choice to second base, giving the Osprey a 4-2 edge.
The Voyagers pulled within 4-3 on a two-out squeeze bunt single by Micah Johnson in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Missoula had just five hits in the contest, led by Brito, who had a single and double.
The Osprey will send right-hander Yoimer Camacho to the mound in Sunday's decider, while the Voyagers will counter with right-hander JC Casey.
Tickets to a number of area events are available now at the MSO Hub Box Office, located at 140 North Higgins in Downtown Missoula or by phone at (406) 543-3300.
Pioneer League Stories from September 9, 2012
- Voyagers Eliminated in Game 3 - Great Falls Voyagers
- Osprey Win Series, Beat Voyagers, 4-2 - Missoula PaddleHeads
- Heisler the Hero: Game 3 Sunday Night - Great Falls Voyagers
- Osprey Fall to Voyagers on Walk-Off HR, 5-4 - Missoula PaddleHeads
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