NLB Game 9, Jul. 09, 06
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18| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challengers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| W: Brunner, R. L: Cole | ||||||||||
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5Challengers score big late, win 18-5
The Challengers scored nine times in the top of the seventh inning to put the game out of reach, winning 18-5 against the Zurich Lions.Vetrans Willy Schaub and Roger Brunner combined for the win, with Schaub gogin the first two innings. Brunner picked up the win by pitching the final five innings, striking out 11 batters in the process.
Roger Burger finally broke out of his season-long slump as he went 3-for-5 with a double and five RBI's. He lifted his batting average 100 points to .316.
The Lions used four pitchers, of whom two didn't manage to record a single out in the seventh inning.
The Challengers led off that inning with 10 consecutive batters reaching safely.
The third reliever of the inning, Lacroix, finally managed to put the Challengers away 1-2-3.