First League: Two games in Hluboká offered 69 runs
First League semifinals started this weekend, and the series between Hluboká and Frýdek-Místek already offered an unexpected number of runs.
Both games offered a huge rally of the home sides. In the first game, Klasik Frýdek-Místek led Sokol Hluboká 14-5 in the middle of 7th inning. However, home team managed to face the odds, winning 15-16 with a walk-off hit. The last run was attributed to a defensive error.
Second game started with Klasik Frýdek-Místek as the home team. Klasik was aware that losing would mean, they wouldn’t have a chance to defend the first place from previous year. Despite this, the home team was down 10-0 in 3rd inning. Bottom of the 3rd inning, however, showed Klasik score 6 runs, gaining a momentum. Klasik managed to gain lead in the 5th inning, despite Hluboká’s Kamil Miranda grand slam changing the score to 16-9 for the away team. Klasik stepped up their game, and combined with Hluboká’s defensive errors home team managed to score 13 runs in the inning. The game ended 16-22 for Klasik, as it had to be finished earlier due to insufficient light. The winner of the series will be decided on Monday in Frýdek-Místek.
1st game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
Klasik Frýdek-Místek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 4 | |
Sokol Hluboká | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
2nd game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
Sokol Hluboká | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | |||||
Klasik Frýdek-Místek | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 2 |