Ipswich scored three in the bottom of the seventh to defeat
Hamilton on Monday night on Linebrook Road by a score of 7-6. D.
O'Flynn hit a one-out two-run double to secure the walk-off win for the
Chiefs. Mark O'Flynn (7IP, 7H, 6ER, 3BB, 12K) went the distance to
earn the win on the mound and was backed by the big bat of Matt Small
who pounded Generals pitching for four extra base hits. Chris Judd took
the loss in relief for the Generals.
Matt Small (4-for-4, 2 HR, 2 2B, 3R, 3RBI) put Ipswich up 2-0 in
the bottom of the first with a two-run HR. Hamilton answered in the top
of the second with a Matt Greeke two-run double and an RBI groundout by
Jim Love to take a 3-2 lead. Small went deep again in the bottom of
the third to tie the game at three. Ipswich then got to Hamilton
starter Luke Painchaud again in the fifth to go ahead 4-3. Zermbra
singled, went to third a double by Small and then scored on a Doucette
single.
Trailing 4-3 in the top of the seventh, Jim Maloney put the
Generals up 6-4 with a three-run HR. However, Ipswich came out swining
in the bottom half of the inning. Small led off the inning with yet
another double and came in to score on a Doucette double. Tom Radzim
then walked before the first out of the inning was recorded on a
strikeout. After a single by Collins loaded the bases, D. O'Flynn
ripped a line drive to the fence in left field that scored two, giving
the Chiefs a thrilling walk-off win.
