Fort Sutter 9, Fair Oaks 7 (League: 11-3, Overall: 15-4) - June 25 @ Renfree Field - A grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning broke open a 5-5 tie and sent Fair Oaks down to an eventual 9-7 defeat at the hands of Fort Sutter.
The Oaks had led the entire game, taking a 1-0 lead in the second and building a 4-0 margin by the fourth inning.
Sutter, however, came back to score twice in the fifth to make it 4-2 and then added a run in the sixth for a 4-3 game.
The Oaks opened the lead back to two at 5-3 with a single run in the bottom of the inning only to have Sutter explode for six runs in the top of the seventh for a 9-5 advantage.
With reliever Garrett Schoenfelder on the mound and the Oaks leading 5-4, Sutter loaded the bases and brought home the tying run on a bunt.
A grand slam home run followed to push Sutter out in front 9-5. The Oaks came back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning, but couldn't catch up, losing the game by a final 9-7 score.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
FORT SUTTER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
FAIR OAKS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
Fort Sutter: N/A
Fair Oaks Beldi, Ott (5), Schoenfelder (7) and Crone. Top hitters: Wilkerson 2x4, Patel 2 2B, 2 RBI; Hoppes 2 2B; Blanford 2x4; Beldi 2x4; Crone 2 RBI.
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