Ryan Day / The Citizen
AUBURN -- The Auburn Doubledays turned back the clock on Friday night. Well, back to 2005.
The "Cardiac Kids" made their season debut at Falcon Park, and the Doubledays won in walk-off fashion, defeating Jamestown 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, third baseman Kelly Sweppenhiser drilled a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home Brian Hall for the game-winning run.
The Doubledays gave no inclination that they were capable of a rally. Through eight innings, the offense managed only six hits and were impatient at the plate. Zach Kalter changed that.
Pinch-hitting for Jonathan Diaz, Kalter worked a walk from Juan Camilo to open the bottom of the ninth. It was only the second Auburn walk of the night and the first batter to really work the count.
Matt Lane reached on an errant throw by the Jammers' shortstop and Kalter advanced to third. Hall then delivered the first Auburn RBI of the night, sending a 1-2 pitch into left field.
As the decibel level skyrocketed with the crowd sensing a rally, Luke Hopkins tied the game with a single that bounded over the first baseman's head.
The Jammers went to their bullpen and brought in hard-throwing right-hander Bradley Stone, who intentionally walked Chris Looze to load the bases.
The Doubledays' Adam Calderone flew out to left but it wasn't deep enough to bring home Hall.
With one out, Sweppenhiser strode to the plate and to the delight of the 1,910 in attendance, delivered a deep sacrifice fly to right. When Hall crossed home plate, he was tackled by his teammates sprinting onto the field from the bench.
The win breaks a two-game losing streak. In Wednesday's loss to Batavia, the pitching staff struggled to find the plate. On Thursday, the Doubledays committed five errors while allowing six unearned runs.
Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Citizen.
The "Cardiac Kids" made their season debut at Falcon Park, and the Doubledays won in walk-off fashion, defeating Jamestown 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth. With one out, third baseman Kelly Sweppenhiser drilled a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home Brian Hall for the game-winning run.
The Doubledays gave no inclination that they were capable of a rally. Through eight innings, the offense managed only six hits and were impatient at the plate. Zach Kalter changed that.
Pinch-hitting for Jonathan Diaz, Kalter worked a walk from Juan Camilo to open the bottom of the ninth. It was only the second Auburn walk of the night and the first batter to really work the count.
Matt Lane reached on an errant throw by the Jammers' shortstop and Kalter advanced to third. Hall then delivered the first Auburn RBI of the night, sending a 1-2 pitch into left field.
As the decibel level skyrocketed with the crowd sensing a rally, Luke Hopkins tied the game with a single that bounded over the first baseman's head.
The Jammers went to their bullpen and brought in hard-throwing right-hander Bradley Stone, who intentionally walked Chris Looze to load the bases.
The Doubledays' Adam Calderone flew out to left but it wasn't deep enough to bring home Hall.
With one out, Sweppenhiser strode to the plate and to the delight of the 1,910 in attendance, delivered a deep sacrifice fly to right. When Hall crossed home plate, he was tackled by his teammates sprinting onto the field from the bench.
The win breaks a two-game losing streak. In Wednesday's loss to Batavia, the pitching staff struggled to find the plate. On Thursday, the Doubledays committed five errors while allowing six unearned runs.
Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Citizen.
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