I Galaxy Clips TAG for Championship By David Crouch Galaxy defeated TAG Monday night 3-1 to claim the large club softball championship. Gay Wbeatiey of Galaxy and Dale Allison of TAG were again matched as the hurlers in this do or die game for both teams. For five innings both pitchers mastered the opposing batters, ,allowing only five hits. Galaxy picked up single runs in the first and third innings and TAG scored a lone run in the bottom of the second. Galaxy in their half of the sixth managed to collect two bits a nd push across two insurance runs as Ken Thomas and Ronn Reeve each picked up an RBI j;: this final innir;g of play. Wheatlev was the winning pitcher, allowing TAG just three hits in the final contest while striking uut three. In an earlier game played last Wednesday night, Galaxv came from behind to defeat TAG 9-8 and force the show-down game Monday. Entering the series Galaxy found themselves need– ing a victory to remain in the competition, but after two inn- . ings of play they trailed TAG 6-2. Galaxy Errors TAG capitalized on Galaxy errors and a two run homer by Neal to boost them to their early lead. Galaxy continued to chip away at TAG's lead, scoring two in the third and one in the fourth while allowing TAG to score two more in the fourth and raise the score to 8-5. Galaxy exploded for four runs in the top of the fifth as Alex– ander blasted a home run into right center field after two men had walked. An infield error ailowed another run to score and Galaxy took the game 9-8. .....,. .... -, •
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