Hockey / Captains Rally To Force Game 5; Split Twin-Bill

Captains Rally To Force Game 5; Split Twin-Bill

Date:  Source: National Wiffleball League

The Capalbo Captains and Dowling Bobcats have made this a must-see series. After the Cats took home Game 1 8-6, the Captains walked-off with a 5-4 Game 2 victory. On Wednesday, the two teams met for Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-five West Division Championship Series. 

Steve Coral took the hill against Mike Palmesino in Game 3. In the bottom of the first, Charlie Fletcher singled home a run, putting Dowling up 1-0.

In the top of the third, Mike Hennion's solo homerun tied the game back at one. In the bottom half of the inning, Fletcher doubled home two runs to put the Cats up by two.

Despite Steve Coral's RBI triple in the fifth, Mike Palmesino gave the Cats a 4-2 lead in the bottom half with a solo homerun. The Cats would hold on and take Game 3 4-2.

Game 4 featured a similar pattern as Game 3. The Cats took an early lead off Vinny Plateroti after Fletcher doubled home a run in the first. In the third, Mike Hennion added a solo blast to knot the game up at one.

In the bottom of the third, Tom Gaccione launced a solo homerun, putting the Cats up 2-1. Gaccione added another solo homerun in the fourth, giving the Bobcats a two run cushion.

The Captains came down to their final out. With a man on first and second in the top of the sixth, Steve Coral roped an opposite-field two-run single, tying the game at three. K.C. Abel plated Coral off his RBI single, giving the Captains a 4-3 lead.

The Bobcats flied out twice to end the game in the bottom of the sixth, allowing the Captains to take Game 4 4-3. With the series tied 2-2, an exciting Game 5 will take place later in the week.