While Macedonia secured their berth into the 19-and-under championship of the Baptist Sports Council's (BSC) 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic this past weekend. League action will be completed this week.
On Saturday over on the Banker's Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, Macedonia turned around a dismal season by sweeping New Bethlehem, winning 12-4 and 8-2, to advance to the best-of-three championship that will be played on Saturday against pennant-winning Golden Gates.
Meanwhile, in the co-ed division, St. Paul's pulled off a close 8-6 win over St. John's to take a 1-0 lead going into Game Two on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Pennant-winning Golden Gates won by default over Macedonia to take a 1-0 lead in their series, which will continue on Thursday at 7 p.m.
On the men's side, St. Paul's blanked Macedonia 6-0 to snatch a 1-0 lead in their playoff series that will continue on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Pennant-winning Golden Gates had to come from behind for an 18-15 walk-off victory over Calvary Deliverance for a 1-0 lead, with Game Two of that series on Thursday at 8 p.m.
The winning teams in both the co-ed and men's playoffs will clash in the best-of-three championship that will be played on Saturday, along with the Macedonia vs. Golden Gates in the 19-and-under division.
Golden Gates 18, Calvary Deliverance 15
Eugene Pratt hit a two-out grand slam home run to lift Golden Gates in their slugfest as they rallied from a 15-14 deficit for the walk-off victory in the bottom of the fourth inning. Pratt went 2-for-3 with six RBIs and Sherman Ferguson, who had a two-run homer, finished with three intentional walks, scoring four times. Richard Bain was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and four runs scored, Ramon Johnson was 2-for-2 with a homer, three RBIs and two runs scored, and Calvin Greenslade was a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Alfred 'Skater' Munnings was the winning pitcher, and Brad Wood Jr. was tagged with the loss. Angelo Butler was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring three runs, Jayson Clarke had two hits with an RBI, scoring four times, Patrick Lockhart was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored and Kawon Dames was 1-for-2 with three RBIs and a run scored for Calvary Deliverance.
St. Paul's 6, Macedonia 0
Addie Finley went 2-for-3 with two runs and Peter Rahming was 2-for-3 with an RBI as St. Paul's got the win. Zhivargo Archer helped out by going 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Deval Storr got the win and D'Kyle Rolle was tagged with the loss. Kili Kemp, Kevin Moxey and Gregory Lockhart were all 1-for-2 in a losing effort.
St. Paul's 8, St. John's 6
Zhivargo Archer was a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI and three runs scored, Lamar Watkins had a solo in-the-park homer and Addie Finley was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead St. Paul's to the win. Harold 'Banker' Fritzgerald was the winning pitcher and Alcott Forbes suffered the loss. Donnette Edwards and Shavette Taylor were both 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored each for St. John's. Detrix McCardy was 1-for-2 with two runs scored.
Macedonia 8, New Bethlehem 2
Courtney Smith had a perfect 3-for-3 day with a run scored, and both Keith Moss and Weymond Demeritte were 2-for-3 with an RBI, scoring a run each. Demeritte had a three-run triple, scoring a run to lead Macedonia to their sweep. Tavares Dames was the winning pitcher and Devon Curtis was the losing pitcher. Jafer Rolle, Devon Knowles, Christian Wright and Frederick Bethel were all 1-for-2, with Knowles scoring a run and Bethel getting an RBI in a losing effort.
Macedonia 12, New Bethlehem 4
Keithra Moss (two runs), Kili Kemp (two runs), Courtney Smith (with an in-the-park home run) and Kevin Moxey (with a solo homer) were all 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the win. Keith Moss was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, scoring twice and Tre Gilbert was also 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored to help out. Tavares Dames was the winning pitcher and Jafer Rolle was tagged with the loss. Craig Bowe was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored, DeShawn Knowles and Christian Wright were both 1-for-2 with a run scored, and both Jafer Rolle and Devyn Munroe had one hit with an RBI each. Rolle added a run scored.
BSC Softball Schedule
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
7:00 p.m. - St. John's vs. St. Paul's (co-ed)
8:00 p.m. - St. Paul's vs. Macedonia (men)
Thursday, December 5, 2013
7:00 p.m. - Golden Gates vs. Macedonia (co-ed)
8:00 p.m. - Golden Gates vs. Calvary Deliverance (men)
Saturday, December 7, 2013
10:00 a.m. - Macedonia vs. Golden Gates (19-and-under)
11:00 a.m. - Co-ed Division Game
12 noon - Men's Division Game
1:00 p.m. - Golden Gates vs. Macedonia (19-and-under)
2:00 p.m. - Co-Ed Division Game
3:00 p.m. - Men's Division Game

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