Extra Innings…and Then Some!

Toronto tied the game, 4-4, in the bottom of the seventh. With runners on second and third, Jesse Stannard singled to left. The runner on third scored, tying the game, while the runner on second tried for home… but was thrown out. After that, there were some singles and walks, but a runner didn’t reach scoring position until the 10th (when Toronto’s Michael Howard got stranded at third) and then the 18th (when Windsor’s Harry O’Connell hit a lead-off doubled but was stranded at third). Runners reached second in the 20th (single and sac bunt) and 21st innings (walk and ground out that advanced the runner). In the top of the 26th, Windsor’s Christophe Sarrazin doubled with two outs and got stranded. In the bottom of that inning, Michael Howard led off with a triple and was driven in by Jesse Stannard to win the game.

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On the Brink

The Vigilantes have been on postseason fire. They won the final three from the favored Maples, erasing a 1-3 deficit, and they’ve won the first three from the Architects. Henri Picard, who has slugged 114 homers in Windsor, has led the way a 1.182 OPS this postseason.

The Windsor Vigilantes are looking for one more win to claim their first-ever GLBL championship, and they don’t have far to go. The Chicago Architects, reigning GLBL champs, have finally won a game, but they are down 1-3 and have no room for error.

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