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First game: The Thunderbirds trailed 1-0 going into the fifth inning. They went ahead in the fifth with a two-RBI triple by RF Matt Chester, and an RBI double by 1B Scott Webster. The winning runs came in the sixth, on a two-run home run by CF Jon Syrnyk. DH Fletcher Vynne followed him with another home run.
Eric Brown went seven innings, allowed two runs on four hits, struck out four, got his first win. Kurtis Schumacher got a major save; he came in with one out in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, and the Birds up by three, and got those last two outs. SS Sammie Starr made a couple of excellent defensive plays, and was 2-5 at the plate. Brett Hawley got the loss; Concordia hurt their cause with seven errors.
Box score and play-by-play
Second game: The Birds actually trailed this one 3-0 after two innings, but they tied it in the third with unearned runs batted in by RF Matt Chester and LF Mike Styrna. (The Cavaliers had five errors in this game.) They broke the game open with ten runs in the fifth, only five of them earned. Styrna and 2B Alex White each batted in two runs. White was 3-4 for the game, and Chester and 1B Dave Dick were 3-5.
Greg Chong got the win. He pitched the middle three innings, allowed only one hit. The Cavaliers got all of their runs off starter Geoff Burke. Jeff Hall pitched the last two innings, allowed one hit.
Box score and play-by-play
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