Magnolia West vs. Goose Creek Memorial Game Thread/Mag West advances 2-1

[WOSgrad]

A Class 4A area round playoff from Dekaney High School in Spring at 3:00 pm.  This series was shortened to 1 game after last night's game was washed out.

The winner of this game will face Montgomery.

[WOSgrad]

After 1, Magnolia West 1, Goose Creek Memorial 0

[Guest UHCoog14]

Bot 3
MW. 2
GCM 0

[BrenhamFan]

Go Mustangs!  Send 3 out of 4 from 17-4A!

[Guest UHCoog14]

Bot 5
MW. 2
GCM 0
GCM 1 hit thru 5 innings

[WOSgrad]

After 5 complete

Magnolia West            2
Goose Creek Memorial  1

[WOSgrad]

After 6 complete:

Magnolia West            2
Goose Creek Memorial  1

[BrenhamFan]

Hang on!

[Guest UHCoog14]

Final
MW.  2
GCM. 1

[BrenhamFan]

Congrats to Magnolia West!  You guys get a rematch against Montgomery.

[PhatMack19]

[quote name="BrenhamFan" post="1221703" timestamp="1336859114"]
Congrats to Magnolia West!  You guy get a rematch against Montgomery.
[/quote]

How did they do head to head in district?

[BrenhamFan]

[quote name="PhatMack19" post="1221705" timestamp="1336859203"]
[quote author=BrenhamFan link=topic=99940.msg1221703#msg1221703 date=1336859114]
Congrats to Magnolia West!  You guy get a rematch against Montgomery.
[/quote]

How did they do head to head in district?
[/quote]

Lost 6-5 & Lost 7-1

Big wins...
8-7 Lamar Consolidated
5-4 Brenham

[BrenhamFan]

They needed help just to get in though.  They had to win their last game, and we had to beat Stratford.

[Bud Kilmer]

Both pitchers pitched well in this game, but the little things costed GCM.  Down 2-1 with runners on 1st and 2nd, base hit to LF fairly shallow, the runner attempted to score and fell down...got into a run down and was tagged out. I dont know if Rupp was sending him or if he was just trying to draw a throw and the runner lost his balance but huge play.

Also not sure what GCM was thinking with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs in that same inning, runner on 2nd stole 3rd while runner one 1st did not go....a couple of pitches laters the runner on 1st was stealing second and would have been safe but the batter bunted it anyway right back to the pitcher for a free out that did nothing. Bizarre...next batter hit a shot to 3rd base base who knocked it down but didnt have a play so run scored and had 1st and 2nd with one  out  which led to the play above.

Also in the last inning, mag west walked #9 hitter . Mag west made a pitching change and brought in a kid throwing slow. GCM called for a bunt and the #1 hitter fouled 2 off..but instead of letting him swing away he bunted another foul for the 1st out. Bizarre, again the kid pitching was like 6'4 but throwing BP. Next kid K'd before a basehit had runners on 2nd and 3rd. Pop to right on the 1st pitch ended the game and season...Tough way to go out for the SRs. Got robbed by going to a 1 game series and with a couple of questionable plays. If Mag west #2 was the kid they brought in for relief they would have been in big trouble in a series and even if the game had gone extra innings.

[gary-us-bonds]

Nice season GCM.
Better luck next year.
That's the danger of a one-game playoff.  The best team does not always win.  Not that the best team always wins 2 out of 3 either but it certainly increases the odds that the cream will rise to the top.