Game 1 (Haynes vs. Franklin)
The Eagles rally for 5 late runs against Norsemen reliever Terry Adams, but it's not enough as Barry Bonds triples twice to lead a persistent Norsemen attack.
Gameday 54
Tupelo 000 001 023 6 7 0
Forbes Field 011 202 30x 9 16 0
Eagles data:
Pitching-Haynes 6 (L), Santana 2
Catching-Santiago 8
HR-Soriano, Garciaparra
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
Norsemen data:
Pitching-Franklin 7 (W), Adams 2
Catching-Posada 9
HR-none
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
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Game 2 (Carpenter vs. Wakefield)
Trailing 5-1, Tupelo loads with bases with nobody out in the 8th, but Forbes relievers Dan Smith and Joel Pineiro allow only one runner to score and the Norsemen win, 5-2.
Gameday 55
Tupelo 000 100 010 2 5 0
Forbes Field 201 010 10x 5 9 0
Eagles data:
Pitching-Carpenter 6.2 (L), Santana 0.1, Powell 1
Catching-Santiago 8
HR-none
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
Norsemen data:
Pitching-Wakefield 7 (W), Smith 0.2, Pineiro 1.1 (Sv)
Catching-Ausmus 9
HR-Walker
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
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Game 3 (Benson vs. Mussina)
Leading 6-4 in the 7th, Eagles defensive lapses lead to 4 doubles, 5 runs and a blown save for Chad Paronto. Norsemen CF Quinton McCracken tallies 6 rbi in the game as Forbes Field wins 10-7 and sweep the American Eagles of Tupelo.
Gameday 56
Tupelo 200 211 001 7 16 0
Forbes Field 300 100 51x 10 16 1
Eagles data:
Pitching-Benson 5, Paronto 2 (BS/L), Van Poppel 1
Catching-Barrett 8
HR-Vaughn
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
Norsemen data:
Pitching-Mussina 5, Pineiro 1, White 1 (W), Acevedo 2 (Sv)
Catching-Posada 8, Ausmus 1
HR-none
Injuries-none
Ejections-none
Limits used-none
% limitations for the series:
Tupelo: Ainsworth (I), Martinez (I), Cerda (I), Munson (I)
Forbes Field: Kinkade (I)