After the unorthodox decision by Crestview manager Bill Storrs to choose the visitor’s roll after winning the coin flip, both teams begin by playing small ball by combining for 3 sac bunts in the first 2 innings. In the third, with no out, Crestview loads the bases with 2 easy singles and a walk, however Rock City’s pitcher Ben Moore gets out of the jam with a pop out and a timely double play…Rock City’s second, inning ending double play. In the bottom of the 4th, Rock City finally gets runs on the board after loading the bases with no out. They score 5, with the first coming on an unadvised fielding of a soon to be foul ball. The last four come on two run singles from Josh Montague and Jeremy Peed. Crestwood answers with 2 runs in the top of the 5th. After moving runners to 2nd and 3rd with a sac bunt, a wild pith scores Eric DeBlank and a sac fly by Randy Molina scores Anthony Albano. Crestwood continued to close the gap by scoring 2 in the top of the 7th. DeBlank walked, stole 2nd and was batted in on Albano’s triple down the first base line. A ground ball out scored Albano bringing the score to 5-4 at the 7th inning stretch. 5-4 is as close as Crestwood can get as Rock City wins it and advances to play on Friday the winner of the Liberal BeeJays and San Diego Waves game. Crestwood will play the San Antonio Titans on Thursday.
