Adelaide Bite - ABL - Australian Baseball League

[Big Phil]

Last innings catching hero Brendon Pett in the box now, none out and runner on 2nd...

Yes, well done lad - sacrifice bunt...

He gets out at 1st but gets Gladstone to 3rd base...

[Big Phil]

Matthew Smith in the box now for the Bite - 1 out for Adelaide...

Scott Galdstone on 3rd base, Matt Smith hits a foul ball by mm's that would have scored the run...

[Dogmatic]

Bite have hit the lead 5-4, 1 out, runner on 1st.
Plenty of work still to be done.

[Big Phil]

Matthew Smith at bat for the Bite...

Scott Gladstone at 3rd base - Adelaide 1 away...

The aging Korean pitcher sounds like he is struggling for Blue sox now, I said he is getting tired...

Full Count for Matthew Smith...

YES !!!

He scores the run, Adelaide Bite in front 5-4 you little ripper !!!

[Big Phil]

Stefan Welsh at the plate now as Creswell advances on a bunt...

I reckon we have got it now !!!

[Dogmatic]

Bite now lead 6-4.

[Brucetiki]

Make that 6-4

[Big Phil]

YES !!!

Matt Smith scores...

Another run brought in after a safe hit from Welsh, drifting to the left of centre fielder on the breeze...

Adelaide lead by 2 runs now...

Top of the 15th

Adelaide - 6

Sydney - 4

GO BITE !!!

[Thiele]

GO BITE

[Big Phil]

McOwen gets onto 1st, bases now loaded with just 1 away - Korean pitcher out of the game as I suspected...

Quincy Latimore in the box - let's go Q Stick

[Big Phil]

Latimore hits to left field - but a foul ball on a snapped bat !!!

Latimore in the box - 1 ball 2 strikes now, 1 away, bases loaded...

Latimore flies over the back of the grandstand... Foul ball

Next pitch, a ball - count now 2 and 2

The 2-2 pitch is called a strike and Quincy not happy about it saying something to the umpire...

Brandon Bantz at bat with bases loaded and 2 out...

[Big Phil]

2 out, bases loaded for the Bite...

6-4 lead for Adelaide in the top of the 15th inning

Brandon Bantz at bat - 3 balls on him now, could walk in the 3rd go ahead run...

YES !!!!

Sydney pitcher walks in another run for the Bite

Now 7-4 in favour of the Bite...

[Thiele]

3 outs away. Go Bite

[Big Phil]

Still 2 out, still bases loaded, Brandon Bantz walked to 1st base, Adelaide scored their 7th run...

Now Dan Wilson in the batters box for Adelaide...

Wilson has 1 ball and 2 strikes on him, then hits a long foul ball toward the Bite ball pen...

Wilson caught out in centre field to retire their inning...

Bottom of the 15th

Adelaide ETSA Bite - 7

Sydney Blue Sox - 4

Adelaide now 3 outs away from going to Perth for the Grand Final series...

GO BITE !!!!

[Big Phil]

2 outs away from a Grand Final series in Perth now...

[Big Phil]

Adelaide pitcher Mark Brackman has a 3-1 count of Sydney slugger Trent D'Antonio

[Thiele]

One out away

[Big Phil]

D'Antonio gets to 1st base on a walk, Adelaide 2 outs away from winning the extra inning thriller !!!

Bottom of the 15th

Adelaide - 7

Sydney - 4


2 out now, Schmutter out at 1st...

Adelaide Bite 1 out away from the win

GO BITE !!!

[Dogmatic]

Great shutout by Brackman.

Bite me Sydney!

[Big Phil]

Mark Brackman pitching to Mitch Denning...

1 ball - 2 strikes on him...

Here's the Brackman pitch...

Low and inside, ball - now 2 and 2


Brackman to Denning...

Hits to Creswell - OUT

ADELAIDE WIN !!!