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This was the fourth time that these two teams met this season. Oak Lawn played its best game of the series on Sunday.
Jason Enguita held Oak Lawn scoreless in the first inning as Oak Lawn left two runners in scoring position. The Warriors scored twice in the bottom of the frame on just one hit--a single to leftfield off the bat of Tyler Dempsey. A walk and hit by pitch came back to haunt Oak Lawn.
Cody Rutledge entered the game in relief for the Warriors in the second inning with the bases loaded and just one out. After walking the first batter, Cody retired the next two hitters to limit the damage. The Warriors trailed by one run. The Warriors failed to score in the bottom of the second inning.
Oak Lawn had two hits in the third inning and capitalized on an error by the Warriors' leftfielder to tag on another two runs. Oak Lawn led by a score of 5-2 as the game moved into the bottom of the third inning.
The Warriors tied the game in the bottom of the third inning after drawing four walks. A base hit by Rick Sisco and some timely ground balls to advance runners from third base contributed to the runs scored.
Tyler Dempsey pitched the next three innings for the Warriors. Tyler was nearly flawless--allowing no runs and no hits. He struck out four hitters. In the meantime, Zac Zavod hit a 3-2 pitch into leftfield to score Jim Robley as the leading run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Warriors would never trail again in this one.
The Warriors had four hits in the bottom of the fifth inning to score three runs. The Warriors scored an insurance run in the sixth inning when Jim Robley scored from third base on a dropped third strike.
Matt Carroll pitched the seventh inning. After walking the first batter, he promptly picked him off first base. He then retired the next two hitters to end the game.
