Baseball Game

The Bay City Bluebirds rallied from a 3 run defect last night to defeat the Caramel Cardinals 6–3 and win the Western Tri-State Division Championship.

The Bluebirds are now assured a place in the Tri-State playoffs which begin next week. Its opponent will be determined tonight in a game between the Santa Anna Generals and the Redwood Knights.

The Cardinals lead the Bluebirds for most of the game, and they had a 3–0 lead in the eighth inning.

In the Bluebird half of the eighth the first baseman, Tim Story, walked and stole second. Left fielder Biff Carbosi walked intensionally, and both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch by Cardinal starter Ronnie Miller. Miller was then relieved by Chuck Nelson. Bluebird second baseman, Carbo Garbey, lined Nelson’s firt pitch into deep centerfield, both runners scored. Two pitches later Garbey stole home to tie the game. Nelson got the next two hitters out but then the BlueBirds catcher, Carey Clark, made a homerun to put the Bluebirds ahead. The Bluebirds added to more runs in the ninth inning to insure their vistory.