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Our good guys from Fritz Wesleyan entered the night with two Lehigh Valley Championships. Looking for a third they face up against the vaunted lineup from Salem Lutheran. After a four game thriller that came down to the last at-bat, Fritz Wesleyan's dream came true at First UCC Hellertown.
Salem jumped out early with four runs in three innings and Fritz just couldn't get started. Salem won 6-3.
Fritz was victorious 6-3 by jumping out early 3-0, but Salem quickly tied it up. Fritz went ahead to stay in the 7th inning on RBI hits from Blair Weller and Herb (Bill's good looking brother) Gates. Jay Baretto's 8th inning triple completed the scoring.
Some may call this the swing game, but I'll call it what it was. A SLUGFEST! Losing 2-1 in the 3rd inning Fritz scored on doubles by Brad Wanamaker, Doug Miller, Blair Weller, and Herb Gates. Back-to-Back triples from Bill Jacoby and Jay Baretto had Fritz in cruise control. Except Salem never gives up. The Suburbans took the lead with a run in the 6th and three more in the 9th. But Doug Miller who was as "cool as the other side of the pillow" hit a two out HOMERUN that sent the game into extra innings. In the 13th inning Salem looked like they took the life out of Fritz with two runs. Like Mick yelling at Rocky to get up Doug Miller rallied his guys. Matt Balikian doubled, Woody Rehm doubled, pinch hitter Jack Rohal caught the defense back with a two out bunt, followed by Brad Wanamaker's game tying double brought a familiar face to the plate. Doug Miller punched a single thru the right side; his second two out late inning hit won the game 9-8 for Fritz. BOY it doesn't get any better than this, or does it?
Another SLUGFEST, call a doctor and make more coffee. With the score tied 3-3 in 7th and 8th innings Fritz tried to lay down the hammer. A RBI sac fly by Blair Weller and a two run HOMER by Matt Balikian helped take the lead in the 7th. RBI doubles by Blair Weller and Herb Gates had Fritz cruising to the finish line. A single run from Salem in the 8th didn't even cause Fritz to sweat. But the 9th inning almost made them chew off all their finger nails. A lead off Hit by Pitcher was followed by back-to-back doubles scoring two runs. Then another double with one out scored another. A two out bunt and RBI double had the score 9-8 with runners on 2nd and 3rd two outs. Kyle Taylor from Salem hit the top corner of the little out to end the Thriller in H-Town. Fritz Wesleyan wins the game 9-8 and the match 3-1.
Herb Gates 10-20, Matt Balikian 8-19, Bill Jacoby 7-17, and Doug Miller 8-16 led Fritz Wesleyan
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