The Upsala Blue Jays split a pair of playoff games this past weekend. The Jays opened the West playoffs with a 6-1 win over Royalton. On Sunday, the Blue Jays fell in 10 innings to Sobieski 3-2. Upsala now stands at 13-6 on the season.
Saturday, Upsala got a strong pitching performance from John Fuchs and timely hitting from Matt Swanson, Adam Gerads, and Justin Lampert to take down the River Dogs from Royalton. Fuchs went 8 innings while striking out 4 and not walking a batter; although he did hit 3. Swanson, Gerads, and Lampert combined for 7 hits and drove in all 6 Blue Jays’ runs. Chris Ripplinger finished up on the mound with a perfect 9th inning.
Sunday, the Jays traveled to Sobieski for marquee pitcher’s duel between Matt Swanson and Tyler Jendro. Both pitchers did not disappoint going 9 innings and each giving up 2 runs. The game was decided in the bottom of the 10 after a defensive miscue by the Jays allowed the winning run to score from second. Matt Swanson led the Jays at the plate with a couple hits.
Check out the complete box scores for these and all games by clicking the final score next to the game. Check out the Victory League web site for all the league results from the past week, standings, and also for the upcoming league schedule including games that will be broadcast via radio and internet.
The playoffs resume this weekend with a Region 8C play-in game. The Blue Jays take on Randall in Upsala @ Varsity Field on Saturday, July 20th @ 1:30. With a win, the Jays will play in the West playoffs championship on Sunday in Sobieski and also advance to the Region 8C tournament starting July 27th in Pierz.. With a loss, the season will be over.
ALERT- The Upsala Blue Jays baseball team is now on Twitter. Check out @upsalabluejays for all things from game updates to other team information.
-SPB