Jocelyn  Hollow

2012 SEMIFINALS 

 

GAME 1: Jacksonville 4, Naxville 1

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Team..................123..456..789...........R--H---E 

Naxville..............010..000..000..........1...6....0
Jacksonville......000..031..00X..........4...5....0

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Shields (Nax), Sale (7), Ogando (8), Storen (8), and Napoli.

Verlander (Jax), and Avila.

WP - Verlander. LP - Shields. SV - None. 
DP - Jax 1, Nax 0.
2B - Longoria (Jax). 3B - Bautista (Nax). HR - Braun (Jax), Hamilton (Jax).

Highlight - Justin Verlander's six-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks led the way. Josh Hamilton's fifth-inning, three-run homer to score Pablo Sandoval and Prince Fielder made the difference offensively.

 

GAME 2: Jacksonville 12, Naxville 2

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Team..................123..456..789...........R--H---E 
Naxville..............002..000..000...........2...8....0
Jacksonville......015..500..10X..........12..12..1
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Beckett (Nax), Mujica (3), Affeldt (4), Ogando (5), Storen (6), and Napoli, Ruiz (8).

Kershaw (Jax), and Avila.

WP - Kershaw. LP - Beckett. SV - None. 
DP - Jax 1, Nax 0. E - Escobar (Jax).
2B - Pence (Nax). 3B - Braun (Jax). HR - Teixeira (Nax), Fielder (Jax), Sandoval (Jax), Hamilton (Jax).

Highlight - Clayton Kershaw pitched the distance with only two walks and seven Ks on 143 pitches. Lance Berkman, Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols and Pablo Sandoval combined for nine RBI.





GAME 3: Jacksonville 5, Naxville 3

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Team..................123..456..789...........R--H---E 
Jacksonville......101..000..012...........5...9....0

Naxville..............000..000..030...........3...8....1
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Fister (Jax), Romo (8), Holland (9), and Avila.

Hudson (Nax), Sale (5), Jansen (6), Putz (8), Salas (9), and Napoli.

WP - Romo. LP - Salas. SV - Holland. 
DP - Jax 0, Nax 2. E - Bautista (Nax).
3B - Beltran (Jax). HR - Beltran (Jax), Braun (Jax), Fielder (Jax), Bautista (Nax).

Highlight - Sergio Romo blew a save chance but recovered for a win as the Crusaders escaped a 3-3 tie with two runs in the ninth inning, on a two-run HR from series MVP Ryan Braun.

 

GAME 4: Jacksonville 1, Naxville 0

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Team..................123..456..789...........R--H---E 
Jacksonville......000..000..010...........1...7....0

Naxville..............000..000..000...........0...3....0
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Cain (Jax), Venters (9), Holland (9), and Wieters, Avila (8).

Price (Nax), Jansen (6), Salas (7), Affeldt (8), Mujica (8), Putz (9), and Napoli.

WP - Cain. LP - Affeldt. SV - Holland. 
DP - Jax 0, Nax 0. E - None.
2B - Wieters (Jax).

CS - Braun (Jax).

Highlight - Matt Cain closed out a sweep with eight innings of two-hit ball, striking out eight with one walk, and taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Evan Longoria knocked in the game's only run in the eighth, scoring Alex Avila with the game's only run.