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NAIA national tournament, May 29, 2006
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Auburn-Montgomery 7, Bellevue 6 (10 innings) (Bellevue eliminated)
Travis Cranberry's 13th home run of the season was a walkoff home run in the bottom of the 10th.
This game was tied 4-4 going into the ninth, and while it looked like it was going into extra innings, the route there was unusual. The Bruins went ahead 6-4 in the top of the ninth, on an RBI single (on a bad bounce to the shortstop by JP Lapointe of Montreal, and another RBI by Scott Madsen. However, the Senators loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with Matthew Keel drawing a walk, and Junior Kelley hit by a pitch. Britt Clayton hit a two-RBI single to tie it at 6-6, and send it into the 10th inning.
The Senators took the early lead on an RBI singles by Kelley in the first and and third innings, and a two-run home run by Michael Herndon in the third. The Bruins came back with an RBI double by Blake Busson in the fourth, and Joe Evans' second home run of the tournament in the fifth. Evans had two more hits in the game.
Hunter Farish, who came on in the ninth to stop the damage, got the win for the Senators. Noah Russo, who took over in the ninth for starter Casey Wernke, got the loss.
NAIA press release: 10th-inning home run propels AUM over Bellevue
Lewis-Clark State 17, Concordia-Irvine 2 (Concordia eliminated)
The Warriors blew it open in the fourth inning with an run bunted in by Jose Castenon, a three-run home run by Jessie Mier, and a two-run home run by Matt Vogel. Allen Balmer had a huge day, went 5-6 with two RBI. Juan Verdejo added a three-run home run in the ninth.
Mike Miller started for the Warriors, but didn't get the win. He went out in the fourth because of a groin injury. He was replaced by Jeff Duda of Surrey. Duda went 3 1/3 innings, allowed two hits, and struck out four. The Eagles didn't get on the board until the bottom of the eighth. Cody Wilkinson got the loss for the Eagles.
Cumberland 7, Embry-Riddle 2
The finishing touch in this one was a grand slam home run in the fourth inning by Cirilo Cruz. The Bulldogs got six of their seven runs in this inning, all charged to starter David Timm; it started with a double by Nolan McCue, a hit batter, an RBI single by Victor Alvarez, and a run walked in. Despite the damage, Timm Stayed in the game for another two innings, and the Cruz grand slam ended the scoring for the game.
The Eagles' first run came in the second inning. They got Shawn Williams (son of Blue Jays and Red Sox Manager Jimmy Williams) to third, and Bulldog catcher McCue made a throw to third that would have nailed Williams if it had been fielded properly. Instead, it went into left field, and Williams scored.
Zach Whitmer went seven innings for the Bulldogs, got the win. The Eagles out-hit the Bulldogs 10-9.