ENID, Okla. — Kankakee (Ill.) had four fewer hits than Allegany College, but the Cavaliers delivered them when needed to earn a 7-5 win that eliminated the Trojans from the Junior College Division II World Series at David Allen Ballpark Tuesday night.
The Trojans (48-15) scored one run in the bottom of the first, and took the lead again with another in the bottom of the third. Kankakee took its first lead with a two-run fifth inning, and tacked on another pair of runs in the seventh. Two more Cavalier runs in the eighth pushed the score to 7-2.
Allegany would get one run back in the eighth inning before scoring twice in the ninth.
Sam Watkins finished with three hits and a run batted in, and A.J. Czap tripled and was involved three of the Trojans’ four scoring opportunities. Jerry Lloyd added two singles and drove in two runs.
Phil Striggow doubled, singled and knocked in two runs for the Cavs, who will play the winner of Wednesday’s Parkland (Ill.) / Scottsdale (Ariz.) contest at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Kyle Jensen added a two-run double.
Allegany got its run in the first inning when Czap tripled and scored on a single by Watkins.
Czap got the Trojans third started as well by drawing a walk. That walk was followed by one to Watkins and another to Brad Kling that loaded the bases. Lloyd came through with a single to score Czap, but Allegany squandered a chance at a big inning when it left the bases loaded.
“That was our problem,” said Allegany head coach Steve Bazarnic. “We outhit them, but left too many guys on. We had a chance to bust it open in the third, but we didn’t and two innings later we’re behind.”
After falling behind 7-2, Luis Lopez created a run in the eighth when he singled, stole second and scored on a Cody Blickenstaff single.
Allegany wouldn’t go quietly and got something going in the ninth. Czap walked and advanced to third on a Watkins single. A fielder’s choice from Kling scored Czap, and Lloyd singled home Watkins for the second run, making it 7-5.
Lloyd would finish the afternoon stranded on the basepath.
“I hate to see it end the way it did, but I think they showed a lot about the team,” said Bazarnic. “On Monday we were down 8-0 and came back to within two runs. They thought they were going to 10-run us, but we never stopped and showed a lot of character.”
Ryan MacNamara had four strikeouts in two innings of relief and finished with 17 strikeouts in 12 innings during the tournament.
“We had a tremendous year,” Bazarnic said. “It would have been nice to do a little better, but I told the guys that they won two championships and got to play in the World Series.”
Baseball
Allegany ousted from World Series
Ninth-inning rally falls short in 7-5 defeat; Trojans finish with 48-win season
- Baseball
-
-
Miners advance to state final
The Mountain Ridge Miners blanked Bohemia Manor, 3-0, in their Class 1A state semifinal late Wednesday night at McCurdy Field.
-
Red Sox power past Orioles
Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach hit sixth-inning homers to turn a tie game in Boston’s favor, and the Red Sox withstood two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
-
Hamels hurls Phillies over Nationals, 3-1
Cole Hamels pitched eight scoreless innings, finishing up by retiring Bryce Harper on a grounder as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a season-long four-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.
-
Ortiz leads Red Sox in comeback victory
David Ortiz homered in the sixth inning to start Boston's comeback from a three-run deficit, and the Red Sox got three hits from Will Middlebrooks in an 8-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
-
Salisbury loses in District playoffs
Evan Appleby hit a grand slam on top of throwing a complete game to lead McConnellsburg past Salisbury by a score of 14-3 in the first round of the Pennsylvania District 5 Playoffs.
-
Jones’ dozen strikeouts leads Lakeview
Lakeview Auto Parts rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh and pitcher Trevon Jones struck out 12 in pitching a complete-game five-hitter in a 6-2 Hot Stove Baseball League win over previously undefeated Riverside Sports Monday at Bel Air Field.
-
Strietbeck leads Mountain Ridge to region crown
Dan Strietbeck kept Manchester Valley’s bats quiet and Mountain Ridge scrapped its way to four runs to win the Maryland Class 1A West Region baseball title with a 4-1 victory Friday evening at McCurdy Field in Frederick.
-
Harrison single ends Verlander no-hit bid in 9th
Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison’s ninth-inning single in the Detroit’s 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
-
Wood gets final strikeout, retires after 13-plus seasons
Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.
-
Miners upset Northern on Malone, Mills homers, 7-3
Mountain Ridge added three runs to a 4-3 lead during the top of the sixth inning to pull away from top-seeded Northern as the No. 2 Miners played their way into the Maryland 1A West Region finals with a 7-3 win Wednesday at Northern.
- More Baseball Headlines
-
Miners advance to state final
