Men's Senior Baseball League World Series
Arizona Scorpions
The Arizona Scorpions had two runners on and the winning run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, but couldn't get the key hit and lose to Team America 6-4 today at the Men's Senior Baseball League World Series.
With the loss the Scorpions fall to 1-3 in round-robin play and have one game left on Friday against the San Diego Mudcats. Game time is set for 9 AM at Field 2 of the Tempe Diablo Complex, training ground of the Los Angeles Angels.
It'll be a must win for the Scorpions with no guarantee they will qualify for the playoffs this weekend even with a victory over the Mudcats.
Against Team America, the Scorpions took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second and led 3-1 after three innings, but could muster up only one run in the next six innings. The Scorpions started Ed Rife and he pitched well through five innings before giving way to Phil Webster. Rife didn't allow an earned run and Webster allowed a lone run, which was also unearned.
Too many errors at key points of the game cost the Scorpions a win today.
Still, the Scorpions, down 6-3, scored a run in the eighth inning and had a chance to win it in the ninth when Don Kladstrup, from France, stepped to the plate with runners at the corners and one out. Kladstrup hit a hot grounder over the bag at second, but the Team America shortstop flagged the ball down and turned it into a double play to end the game.
Once again not a lot of hits for the Scorpions today. Jeff Helzel for the second day in a row had two hits, as did Arnie White.
Tomorrow it is one last chance for the Scorpions as they battle the Mudcats.
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