Steamrollers Fall To 0-6 Versus Cougars

The Army of Steamrollers luck against the Harrison Cougars didn't improve any in the teams' second meeting of the year, as Norris dropped one absurd game and two tough ones to Biv's first-place East squad.


Game 1: Harrison 9, Army 4
W-F.Rodney (2-0), L-B.Wolfe (0-2)
The first six innings between starters Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jeremy Bonderman were scoreless, but things got out of hand in the bottom of the 7th. Trailing 2-1 with two outs in that frame, the Cougars went into a rage against Steamrollers reliever Jeremy Accardo. Five consecutive batters reached base, including a two-run homer from Magglio Ordonez along with back-to-back blasts by Sean Casey and Jhonny Peralta. The 8-run outburst was enough for Fernando Rodney, who couldn't finish the game but earned his second win.

Game 2: Harrison 5, Army 4 (10 innings)
W-R.Villone (1-0), L-B.Wolfe (0-3)
Army got to Harrison closer Rafael Perez with a game-tying RBI double off the stick of Carlos Guillen in the 9th, but some extremely cheap action in the bottom of the 10th got the Cougars its second victory of the series. After Jacoby Ellsbury and J.D. Drew both succeeded with single 1-5 rolls, a passed ball put the winning run at 3rd with nobody out. Jhonny Peralta then rolled flyball-b with the outfield in to win the game.

Game 3: Harrison 1, Army 0
W-D. Cabrera (6-0), L-A.Sonnanstine (1-2), S-R.Perez (12)
In a game uncharacteristic of #5 starters, only one mistake occurred all day -- a 6th inning homer by J.D. Drew off the pitcher's card. Daniel Cabrera walked only one batter on his improbable run to 6-0, tying Army's Jeremy Guthrie for the league's highest win total. Rafael Perez tossed the final 1 2/3 to earn his league-best 12th save.

Next up -- BLOCK 3 INTERDIVISION:
Harrison Cougars (20-10) vs. Hawaiian Organ Donors (15-15)
Army of Steamrollers (15-15) vs. Huge Mistakes (11-13)*