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Blaze win in extra innings

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Scott McCarthy, in action at a 91Ô­´´ Blaze game earlier this season, scored the winning run on Thursday night when he raced home on a wild pitch in the ninth inning to snap a 2-2 tie against the Fraser Valley Chiefs.

Scott McCarthy scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning as the 91Ô­´´ Blaze won their sixth straight game, 3-2 over the Fraser Valley Chiefs.

The U18 B.C. Premier Baseball League teams both scored twice in the sixth inning and needed extra innings to determine a winner on Thursday night at McLeod Park.

Greg Rodgers drove in the 91Ô­´´ runs with a two-run single, scoring Bill Germaine and Zach Mihic.

Justin Geerts picked up the win, providing three-plus innings of scoreless relief pitching.

Kyle Joel had allowed two runs, one earned, over five and two-thirds innings. He struck out nine and allowed four hits and two walks.

The win improves langley to 16-3 and they are in action on Sunday (May 22) for a doubleheader against the Coquitlam Reds(9-9) at Mundy Park.



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