TL Games 61 & 62 (Palermo vs Wyevale)
July 23, 2008
Elmvale, ON
Elmvale, ON It turned out to be a nice night for ball despite the threatening forecast. Palermo and Wyevale split a couple of close games.
Game 61Wyevale 9
Palermo 7
WP Mike Kelly 2.1 IP in relief of Graham McNabb 4.2 IP
LP Chris McColl
HR Trace Leonard & Dave Drinkill (Wyevale) >> Cyrill Nibbs & Matt McLaren (Palermo)
Offense was tough to come by early in this one, but when the bats woke up there was little that could be done to slow them down. Wyevale was up 3-0 then down 7-3, but scored 4 in the 5th and an additional 2 in the 6th to get the win.
Game 62Palermo 5
Wyevale 3
WP Don Martin 3.2 IP
LP Jason Giffen
Save Paul Priest 3.1 IP
Palermo opened a 2 run lead in the top of the first and extended it to 3-0 in the 3rd. Wyevale bounced back with a couple of runs, but Palermo tacked on 1 each in the 6th and 7th holding off the Wyevale comeback this time.
Mike Kelly