Carpentry Stuns Morrell Club With 7th Inning Rally

BISHOP FIELD, NQ (AP)—Down by nine with one out in the bottom of the 7th, Jimmy Dennis doubled to bring McInnis Carpentry within one run and scored the game-winner on a long single by Bill Wysocki, giving the Hammers a wild 22-21 win over the Morrell Club on Friday night.

It was the largest 7th inning deficit the Hammers have ever overcome.

“This is a big one, you really don’t ever come back down nine with one at bat left,” said Wysocki, who homered and had two hits in the 7th inning. “You don’t want to make a living out of it, but this was probably the biggest carpentry win I’ve seen as far as just a full team effort.”

The Hammers had a big start, exploding for nine runs in the first inning powered by HR's by Dennis and Sean Munroe. Everything seemed to point to a Hammers blowout. Carpentry pitcher Steve McInnis was solid but left the game with an 11-2 lead after only two innings. "I injured my foot last week," said McInnis "We thought the game was in control and I could come out early and rest. I guess I came out a little too early."

The Morrell Club bounced back in the third inning, cutting into the Hammers lead with a 5-run inning to pull within 11-7 against Greg Harper on RBI singles by Sean McDonald and Doug Nolan.

A big nine-run 6th by the Morrell Club gave them an 18-12 lead. Robbie Kane & Matt Fratolillo had big nights, combining to go 8-10 with 3 RBI's and crossed the plate 8 times.

On an ordinary night, that would have been enough to win. But the Hammers rallied against Joe Kelly in the 7th, using key RBI hits by Mark Free and Neal Plant to begin the rally. Newly acquired free-agent Jeff Sheehan connected on a long 3-run shot to left to make the score 21-18. Singles by Chris Smith, Greg Harper, Steve Yocco and Dennis set the stage for Wysocki's game winning hit.

NOTES: The win snaps a four game losing streak to the Morrell Club that stretched two years... Sean Munroe homered in his first career at bat for the Hammers... Morrell Club shortstop Rob Kane went 5-5 with an RBI and 5 runs scored... Jimmy Fidler was back from Florida to watch the game... Hammers leadoff hitter Greg Harper went 5-5 with an RBI and two runs scored... Steve McInnis finised a six pack before the 3rd inning.