April 14, 2007

USFDBL - Near No-Hitter in this Classic Extra Inning game!

Unbelievable baseball game in the USFDBL!

As reported by SOMBB's HAL:

John Patterson carried a no-hitter into the 11th inning as the Toronto
SkyChiefs defeated the Antioch Coal Miners in 11 innings 2 to 1 at PNC
Park.

The score was a scoreless tie after nine. Toronto won the hard fought contest
in the 11th inning. Brad Hawpe led off the inning for Toronto when he drew a
walk. Felipe Lopez got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on
strikes. Mike Lamb then drew a walk. Patterson came up and he laid down a
sacrifice bunt. Tadahito Iguchi stepped into the box and laced a base-hit
scoring two teammates. Iguchi took second on the throw. Toronto managed
only 3 on the night.
Patterson(14-10) allowed 1 run in 10 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. The right-handed Patterson lost his no-hit bid when Johnny Estrada
doubled with two outs in the 11th inning. Aaron Heilman gained credit for
his 34th save. Tim Worrell(2-4) was charged with the loss in relief.
Patterson was asked about his big strikeout performance, 'Well, it's a little
odd when you rack up these numbers on the road - instead of cheers and a
running tally in the stands, everything gets real still and quiet. Just
strange - but it's nice to be able to take the crowd out of the game.'

A copy of the boxscore is attached.

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