BURLINGTON 3, ELIZABETHTON 2 IN BURLINGTON (12 INNINGS)
In a game that was close all the way, the Royals edged the Twins.
Burlington scored first. After a double play ended an Elizabethton threat in the top of the second, the
Royals scored on three singles and a ground out. They had a chance for more, but two strikeouts ended the threat.
The Twins missed a chance to score in the fourth when a bases-loaded one out threat produced nothing. They finally broke through in the sixth when back-to-back homers by Adam Walker and D. J. Hicks gave Elizabethton a 2-1 lead. It looked as if that might be enough. With two out and none on in the eighth, however, Mark Threlkeld hit a home run to tie the score.
The Twins had chances in the tenth and eleventh, putting a runner on third in both frames, but could not come up with a run. In the bottom of the twelfth, Terrance Gore led off with a single, went all the way to third on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a sacrifice fly to win the game.
The Twins went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, stranding fourteen runners. Burlington was not much better, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranding ten.
Romy Jimenez was 2-for-5 with two doubles. Angel Mata struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk. Chris Mazza struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.
The best-of-three series moves to Elizabethton tonight. Yender Caramo will face Hein Robb.
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