2009 Playoffs Round 2
10/21/2009


                                                        2009 Playoffs Round 2
                                                                                                                                         By: S.C. Brave

     The Braves would Play the White Sox in the second round right after beating the Trojans in the first Game.  Steve McClure asked for the ball to see if he could work thru his arm troubles.
    Braves lead off the top of the first with 3 hard hit outs from Ethan Whorton, Kevin Parson, and Jeremy Forrester.  Steve McClure gets White Sox lead off hitter to line out to left and the second batter to line out to center.  He would then walk the third batter.  The coach then makes a pitching change fearing McClure might hurt himself worse.  Jonathon Durbin comes in and records a strike out to end the first
    Alex and Steven Cruce both strike out, Durbin reaches on a strike out only to be a force out after Jeff Knope hits a ground ball.  White Sox lead off with a single, the next batter flys out to center and Durbin strikes out the next two.
    McClure gets the third inning started with a hit,  Larsen Harris flys out to the pitcher for out 1 Ethan Whorton gets plunked, Kevin Parson strikes out,  Jeremy Forrester loads the bases with a hit,  Alex Cruce drives in 2 runs with a hit.  Steven Cruce drives in 2 more runs with a hit.  Durbin has a basehit robbed by the pitcher for out 3.   Durbin strikes out the first 2 hitters in the bottom of the third, then allows a hit, followed by a tripple that scores 1,  next guy pops out to short to end the third.
    Jeff Knoped pops out, McClure grounds out and Larson strikes out to end the top of the fourth inning.  Durbin walks the first batter who steals his way to third,  Strikes out the next hitter,  The next hitter sac flys runner home to make the score 4-2,  Durbin then walks a guy and force the next guy to pop out foul to third.
    Whorton, Parson, Forrester all hit the ball hard but go down in order.  Durbin walks the first 2 batters but retires the next three to close out the fifth.
    Alex Cruce leads off with a hit but is thrown out at second,  Steven and Durbin both fly out to right.  After a hit and 2 walks Steven Cruce replaces Durbin on the mound.  Cruce gets the first out on a ground ball to the pitcher,  2 runs then score on an error to the left side.  Then 2 runs score from an error on the left side.  Then White Sox hit a 2-run homer off of Steven.  Alex Cruce then comes in to pitch, he gives up a couple of harmless hits and retires the side.
    Jeff Knope leads off the seventh with a hit,  Steve McClure strikes out, Larsen and Ethan walk,  Parson strikes out and Forrester flys out.  Alex gets a fly out 2 strike outs and a walk to end the seventh.
   Alex Cruce flys out to second in the eighth, Steven Cruce walks,  Durbin gets a hit, Knope flys out, McClure picks up his second hit of the day driving in Steven for an RBI, Larsen grounds out to the pitcher to end the top half of the inning.  Alex gives up a walk and a hit but otherwise breezes thru the inning.
    The braves last chance starts with Whorton getting a hit, Parson walks, Forrester grounds out to second and Alex Cruce strikes out.  A good day of baseball from the Braves and a great over all effort.