Cruizers and Roscoe Brown took center stage Thursday night as they battled for the Senior League championship at Centertown Recreational Park.
The game was a back-and-forth contest until Cruizers scored four runs in its final at-bat to win the game, 13-11.
Cruizers was led at the plate by Adam Owen, who went 3-for-4 with two singles and a home run. Shaggy Storie added a 3-for-3 night with two triples and a double. Matt Savage also went 3-for-3 with three doubles and Sam Pack, Malachi Barrett and David Nicholas each added two hits apiece, including home runs.
In defeat, Roscoe Brown was led by Harley Alexander, who went 3-for-3 with a single, double and a home run, just missing the cycle by a triple. Raleigh Moore went 3-for-3 as well with three singles. Adam Cantrell, Nathan Lemons and Ian DeArmond added two hits apiece.
Roscoe Brown grabbed the early lead in the top of the first thanks to a three-run home run by Austin Jakes, 3-0.
Cruizers cut the Roscoe Brown lead to two in the bottom of the inning courtesy of Savage’s RBI double, 3-1, after one.
Roscoe Brown scored two runs in the top of the second to widen its lead to four thanks to Lemons’ 2-RBI single, 5-1.
Cruizers finally had some life at the plate in the bottom of the third as the team scored three runs on a 2-RBI triple by Storie and an RBI double by Savage, to cut the Roscoe Brown lead to two, 6-4, after three.
After Roscoe Brown scored two runs in the top of the fourth, Cruizers answered back with five runs to take the one-run lead heading into the final inning of play, 9-8.
Roscoe Brown regained the lead in the top of the fifth, scoring three runs, 11-9, leaving Cruizers one last chance to send the game into extra-innings or take home the championship.
Cruizers scored four runs in the bottom of the inning thanks to timely hitting, to win the Senior League championship in dramatic come-from-behind fashion, 13-11.