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Game 2 VS Cubs

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The Battalion were looking to redeem themselves from last year, where they met these same Cubs in the 1st round and got swept. Matt Wing got the start in game 2 for the Battalion and he squared off against Chris Armstrong.

The Cubs got on the board early as they plated one in the top of the 1st on a 2 out RBI single from Jeff Gordon, scoring Kevin Brunet.

The Battalion were able to answer quickly, scoring one in the bottom of the 2nd, off a 2out RBI single from Josh Jones. Jones was a catalyst all night finishing 4-for-4 with 2RBI and a stolen base.

The Battalion added 2 more in the 3rd off an Alex Baldock 2 run home run. They were able to open up a wide lead in the 4th as they batted around and scored 6 runs, highlighted by Kyle Craig‘s 2 run home run. After the 4th it was 9-1 for the Battalion.

Matt Wing settled down after the 1st and gave up only gave up 1 more hit the rest of the way. Wing’s final line was 6.0IP, 5K, 3H, 1BB, 1R.

Craig got one more at bat in the 6th and made it count, hitting his 2nd homer of the game with a no doubter to leftfield. He finished the game 2-for-5 with 2HR and 4RBI.

Braden McGinnis came in for the final inning and was able to work through some trouble to preserve the win.

The win send the Battalion into the 2nd round for the first time in team history. They play the Kingston Ponies, who they were 2-1 against during the regular season.

WP: Wing (1-0)
LP: Armstrong (0-1)

GAME 1 VS Cubs

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The Battalion limped into the playoffs, going 1-6-1 in the final 8 games of the regular season and finishing 7th. They have the Cubs in Round 1, who bolstered a 13-9-2 record in the regular season, good enough for 2nd place in the NCBL.

The Battalion were going to be in tough against the Cubs, especially with perennial Pitcher of the Year candidate, Bobby Brooks on the mound. The Battalion answered with their own ace in Josh Soffer, who came in half way during the season but owned a 0.88ERA over 24.0IP down the stretch.

The game started well for the Battalion as Kyle Craig took the first pitch of the game for a hard single to left. Craig then stole second before Steve Renaud advanced him to 3rd with a single. Matt MacIntyre was able to get both runs home on a throwing error by the Cubs shortstop. After 1 it was 2-0 Battalion.

The game stayed that way until the top of the 5th where once again Craig started the inning off with a single and once again stole second. Renaud then cashed him on an RBI double that hit off the first base bag. Renaud then advanced to third on a wild pitch before Alex Baldock hit a sac-fly to score him. Battalion led 4-0 after 5.

Josh Soffer was dealing the entire game and still had not given up a hit. His lone blemish was a 2nd inning walk to Rob Lay.

The Battalion put it out of reach in the 6th. With Sam McIntosh on 3rd and Musashi Takara on 1st with 2 outs, Kyle Craig hit a single up the middle to score McIntosh. That was followed with another 2 out RBI single by Evan Hammond to make the score 6-0.

All that was left was to see if Soffer could finish off the no-no.

It was not to be, as Chad Keohane broke up the no-hit bid with no out in the 7th. The Cubs managed to have runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs before Soffer got Rob Lay to fly out to rightfield, and the induced a perfect 6-4-3 double play to end it. Soffer’s final line was 7.0IP, 8K, 1H, 1BB, 0R.

The first playoff win in Battalion franchise history gives them a 1-0 lead in the series with game 2 slated for Thursday night.

WP: Soffer (1-0)
LP: Brooks (0-1)