2001-02 WLOC ALCS Recap

Game One:
Rochester wins 9 - 7 behind a complete game by Tim Keefe while Missouri

ace is battered around. Billy Williams and E. Averill go deep and have
3 RBI's each.

Game Two:
Missouri rebounds with a 5 - 3 win with solid pitching from Mike
McCormick, Tony Pierce and Orlando Pena. No Homers are batting heroes.
Missouri bunch their hits together for a four run fourth. Each team had
11 hits.

Game Three:
Steve Carlton was impressive as he combined with Orlando Pena for a 15
- 0 blowout of the Live Oaks allowing only six hits. Ty Cobb 5 for 6 -
4 RBI's, Jackie Robinson 3 for 4, Dan Brouthers 3 for 5 and four others
with two hits each.

Game Four:
River Bats take a commanding 3 - 1 lead when Jim Merrit along with T.
Pierce and O. Pena combine for a five hit shut out in a 3 - 0 win. Back
to back shutouts for the River Bats. Ty Cobb goes 3 for 4 as does Bill
Terry of the Live Oaks.

Game Five:
River Bats were looking to close the series up but they did not tell
the Live Oaks who fought back with a 7 - 5 win. Mike McCormick is
battered for 10 hits and five runs in five innings. Al Simmons take the
Oaks on his back going 3 for 4 with 2 HR's and three RBI's. Ty Cobb
stays on his torrid pace going 4 for 5.

Game Six:
The Live Oaks even up the series by winning a thriller and holding off
the River Bats rally in the bottom of the 9th and winning 5 - 4. C.
Hubbell gets the win and Carlton gets the loss. Simmons still carrying
the Oaks goes 3 for 4 with another HR and 2 RBI. Both teams aces are
set for the final.

Game Seven:
The River Bats score two in the 2nd and behind Jim Merritt that was all
they needed as Merritt pitches a complete game 4 hit shutout continuing
where he left off in game 4. This was the third shut out for the River
Bats in the Series.

River Bats hit .332 for the series with Ty Cobb and Sam Thompson each
hitting .414 with 8 and 4 RBI respectively. Jackie Robison and Pete
Hill hit .370 while Honus Wagner hit .323.