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Home / Blog / Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors advances to title game after dramatic, 3-run HR against Cleveland

Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors advances to title game after dramatic, 3-run HR against Cleveland

August 5, 2016

Johnstown’s Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors used a mammoth three-run home run by Patrick Ferguson in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Cleveland Blaze 7-6 in a AAABA Tournament semifinal Friday night at Point Stadium.

The win puts the Johnstown-2 franchise into the AAABA Tournament championship game against the Zanesville Junior Pioneers at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Point.

A first-time champion will be crowned regardless of the winner because neither Johnstown-2 nor Zanesville ever has won a tournament title in the previous 71 tournaments.

Chris Common went 3-for-4 for Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors. Starting pitcher Justin Vardian retired the first nine batters he faced and pitched into the sixth.

Reliever Brandon Rowland worked out of a bases-loaded, no outs jam in the sixth and finished to earn the win.

Cleveland’s A.J. Strnad hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, Luke Caple had two hits and two RBIs, and Thom Mulig drove in two runs for the 3-2 squad.

The link to the Tribune-Democrat story on the Friday night game follows:

 

http://www.tribdem.com/sports/aaaba-ferguson-s-blast-boosts-paul-carpenter-to-championship-game/article_dca5890e-5b7a-11e6-bae6-efd5d550ec2e.html

Tags: 2016 AAABA Tournament, Championship, Cleveland Blaze, Paul Carpenter Capital Advisors

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