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Championship Final Series: Tritons Sweep Sunsets For 3rd Straight Crown  

September 19, 2019 (Federal League Wire Service)

              The Tri-Cities Tritons won the Championship Final Series for the third consecutive season, and the sixth time in the last seven campaigns, by completing a three games to none sweep of the Sunrise Sunsets with a 15-9 win in Game 3. It was also the Water Dwellers third straight sweep of the Twilighters in the series.
              The Tritons scored four runs in the fifth to wipe out a 7-4 deficit, and added four more runs in the sixth.
              John Hardardt started for the Sons on Poseidon and lasted four and a third innings. Hardardt allowed three earned runs on seven hits. Calvin Rayburn tossed four and two thirds innings of relief, permitting two runs on two hits. Rayburn, who struck out 11 and walked one, got credit for the win, his fifth of the post season. 
              Jimmy Schariest started for the Sunsets and took the loss after yielding eight runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings. 
              The Tritons took an early 4-0 lead. A two run single by Mike LaManna in the first and a two run home run by Jay Warman in the second accounted for the runs. The 'Sets tied the game in the third. A Triton error and a three run home run by Javier Aguilar tied the score. 
              In the top of the fifth, the Sunsets broke the tie and grabbed a three run advantage. A sacrifice fly by Aguilar and an RBI single by George Negron aided the Sunsets' cause.
              The lead was short lived, however, as in the bottom of the fifth the Tritons took an 8-7 lead. A two run single by LaManna, a run scoring single by Jayven Miller, and an RBI ground out by Agner Martinez put the Tritons in front for good. The Water Dwellers added four more in the sixth. Gabe Gonzalez singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Tre Dingus singled in two runs, and Rayburn doubled in a run.
              Trailing 12-7 the Sunsets rallied in the top of the seventh. Nick Arata singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground ball, and scored on a wild pitch. Chris Price singled in a run, bringing the 'Sets to within 12-9. 
              In the bottom of the seventh, the Tritons capped the scoring by picking up three insurance runs. Warman doubled in a pair of runs, and Chris Marrero singled in Warman. 
              Dingus led the Tritons with three hits and two RBI. Warman, LaManna, Miller, and Gonzalez had two hits each. LaManna drove in four runs, as did Warman. Arata's three hits paced the Twilighters. Price, Schariest, and Negron added two hits a piece. Aguilar drove in four runs.
              The editors of South Florida Baseball Report named Calvin Rayburn of the Tritons as the MVP of the playoffs. Rayburn went 5-0 in the post season. 
              The Tritons became only the third team in league history to win three consecutive championships more than once. 
              Game 2 Recap-Tritons Trap Twilighters: The Tri-Cities Tritons took a commanding two games to none lead in the Championship Final Series as they defeated the Sunrise Sunsets, 4-1, in Game 2 of the best of five series.
              Jose Marcano outdueled Brant Spring in a pitcher's duel. Marcano went the distance and allowed one run on six hits. Spring was charged with four runs on eight hits in a complete game effort. Marcano walked five and struck out 12. Spring walked two, hit one, and fanned six.
              The Sunsets stranded 11 runners on base, including seven in scoring position. 
              The Tritons took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. With one out, Chris Marrero singled and went to second when Zac Miller was hit by a pitch. Tre Dingus drew a walk to load the bases and Marrero scored on a sacrifice fly by Calvin Rayburn. After Mike LaManna walked to reload the bases, Agner Martinez singled to right center to drive in two runs. 
              In the top of the third, Martinez singled and scored on an RBI double by Gabe Gonzalez, giving the Sons of Poseidon a 4-0 advantage. 
              The Sunsets picked up their lone run in the bottom of the fifth. Brandon Hull drew a two out walk, stole second, and then scored on an RBI double by Chris Price. 
              A key, and controversial, play occurred in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, Javier Aguilar singled and Jimmy Schariest walked, bringing the potential tying run to the plate. Tommy Tritz hit a liner to short center field for which Agner Martinez dove. Umpire Steve Birnburg ruled that Martinez caught the ball, while the Sunsets felt that Martinez lost the ball as his glove hit the ground. In the confusion, Aguilar was thrown out between second and third and, after a brief argument, a double play was ruled as the result.
              The Sunsets voiced their displeasure with the call. Chris Price was ejected after the double play was called and Hull was ejected as the game concluded an inning later. 
              Martinez and John Haritan led the Tritons with two hits a piece. Price had two hits for the 'Sets. 
              Frustrated by the rulings and the results, the Sunsets will seek to avoid being swept by the Tritons as the series continues with Game 3, scheduled for Thursday. 
              Game 1 Highlights-Tritons Trip Twilighters: The Tri-Cities Tritons and the Sunrise Sunsets squared off in the Championship Final Series for the sixth consecutive season and the Water Dwellers took Game 1 with a 10-5 victory over the Twilighters.
              Calvin Rayburn, despite having suffered a deep gash on his left hand as a result of a dog bite, got the opening assignment for the Tritons and responded with a complete game win. Rayburn scattered nine hits, walked one, hit one, and struck out 13. 
              Jimmy Schariest started for the pitching depleted Sunsets and absorbed the loss. 
              The Tritons did all of their damage in just two innings, the second and third. After the 'Sets took a 2-0 lead on solo home runs by Chris Price, in the first, and Elijah Rodriguez in the second, the Tritons grabbed the lead for good in the bottom of the second. 
              Jay Warman drew a bases loaded walk and Zac Miller delivered a two run single as the Sons of Poseidon took a 3-2 advantage. 
              After Rayburn pitched out of a jam by striking out the side with runners on second and third in the top of the third, the Tritons poured across seven more runs in the home half of the frame. Gabe Gonzalez had an RBI double, Miller had a run scoring single, Rayburn drove in two with a triple, and Mike LaManna singled in Rayburn. 
              Despite trailing by eight runs, the Sunsets showed no quit, picking up single runs in the fourth and fifth.
              An RBI single by Anthony Garcilazo in the top of the ninth closed out the scoring. 
              Warman, Miller, LaManna, and Chris Marrero led the Tritons with two hits a piece. Price and Rodriguez paced the 'Sets with two hits each. 
              The Sunsets will look to even up the best of five series, while the Tritons will look for a commanding two game lead, in Game 2, scheduled for Tuesday night.


              

            
              

                   
                

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