Majors: 5/3/03
Campbells Boathouse 13, Hagans Funeral Home 10
 
  It wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty but a shorthanded Campbells Boathouse
team survived "never say die" 5th and 6th inning rallies by the Hagan's
Undertakers to pull out a 7 inning 13-10 win.  Campbells was missing 4
starters but got key contributions from Mark Fanelli who tripled and
pitched a scoreless 7th for the save, and got standout performances from
A-Leaguers Steven McHugh and Connor McCarren.
  Hagans starter Matt Atkinson got through the 1st 2 innings untouched while
his teamates scored 2 in the first off Campbells starter Patrick "Hooch" Smith
on 3 BB's and some agressive baserunning.
  Entering the 3rd inning trailing 2-0, Campbells put up a 5 spot when Mike
Caramanico and Alex Butt singled and scored on Brendan "cleanup" McElhenney's
double.  Mark Fanelli then drove him in with a triple to right center and
scored as Steven McHugh reached base on an error.  McHugh was then driven in 
by Conner McCarren's clean single.  After "Hooch" Smith pitched a 1-2-3 3rd,
Campbells led 5-2.
  In the 4th Campbells added 4 more runs (after there were 2 outs) on a chain
of singles by Butt, McElhenney, Smith, Fanelli, and McHugh and walks to Anthony
Tilotta and Patrick Schramm.  Then Hagan's got a run in the bottom of the inning
to make it Campbells 9, Hagans 3.
  The drama started in the bottom of the 5th with Campbells holding a 10-3 lead,
Hagans halved the deficit when "speedy Joe" Infantino beat out an infield hit,
Campbells rolled out 3 errors and Hagans added Dan McCarthy and Chris McCusker
singles.  When the dust cleared, it was Campbells 10, Hagans 6 but Hagans clearly
had some momentum.
  After Chris McCusker retired Campbells in the 6th, Alex Butt relieved Patrick
Smith (5IP, 6K's, 3ER's) and got the 1st batter on a K but Hagans then proceeded
to plate 4 runs to tie the score with an Infantino bunt single, an Atkinson single,
a couple walks and McCusker and Will Torrence hits that were "thrown around".
  Although the Campbells Boatboys could have been demoralized, they came right
back with a 3 run seventh as McCarren, Butt and McElhenney walks and aggressive
baserunning set the stage for Mark Fanelli's masterful 7th inning save, facing
only 4 batters. As should be fitting, the last out of the game was cinched by
2B Steve McHugh's (2PO's, 3 assists) sure-handed scoop of a grounder and the
game was over.

            1  2  3  4  5  6  7    R   H   E
Campbells   0  0  5  4  1  0  3   13  11   6
Hagens      2  0  0  1  3  5  0   10   8   2