The 3rd seeded boars met up with the 6th seeded Redlegs
today in the opening round of the 2022 MVABL playoffs at
Howell Field. These two teams had just seen each other a
week before, as they finished off the regular season in a
double header where the Boars took both games, knocking
Camden from the 5th to the 6th spot in the final standings.
Camden got a little revenge in game 1, as they took a big
early lead and held it for the entirety of the game. Jacob
Robinson was hit by a pitch to start off the game. After a
flyout, Kyle Arend worked a walk before Mike Hartman was hit
by a pitch to load the bases. Tyler Eaton then worked a
bases loaded walk to plate the first run. Evan Koogler then
singled home a run, leading to a two-out 3 run double by
Matt Mattice that banged off the right field fence at
Howell, missing a grand slam by mere feet. Jacob Robinson
knocked Mattice home with a base hit in his 2nd at bat of
the inning.
The Boars chipped away at the lead, plating 4 runs over the
first 3 frames on Redleg starter Jesse Jones. Jesse then
settled in and fired 4 scoreless frames to finish off the
game. Tyler Eaton and Brad Malott turned in two well timed
double plays for the Redlegs, the first an inning ending
twin killing in the first inning and the 2nd a double play
that killed a bases loaded rally by the Boars in the 6th.
The Redlegs got some cushion in the 4th when Brad Malott
singled, stole 2nd, moved to 3rd on a passed ball, and was
singled home by Jacob Robinson.
Camden scored their final run in the top of the 7th,
resulting in what would eventually be the final tally of 9-
5. Jacob Robinson singled with one out and was later driven
in by Mike Hartman.
Jones tossed a 1-2-3 7th to nail down his 2nd career post-
season win. Jesse finished the game with 7 hits allowed and
3 strikeouts.
Boxscore
| J Robinson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J Jones | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Arend | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| M Hartman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T Eaton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J Watson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Malott | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| E Koogler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M Mattice | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2B: Arend; Mattice