QTR FINALS Roughriders 6, ProTryouts 4 August 1, 2005 Game 1 - Qtr Finals ERIAL - The Roughriders rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh inning, turning a 4-2 deficit into a 6-4 victory and taking a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three Quarter Final playoff series versus ProTryouts. The comeback started with three straight walks to Mike Reagle, Ian Wallace, and Matt Longo. Mike Carlino then doubled into the left field corner, driving home all three runs for a 5-4 lead. Brett Young's RBI single scored Carlino, making it 6-4. Dan McKenna pitched a perfect seventh for the save. Starter Bill Opel battled for six innings, giving up seven hits, walking three, and striking out five to earn the win. The Roughs had erased a 2-0 Protryouts' lead in the third, when Carlino doubled in Wallace (2-3) and Nick Lamonica (1-2) singled in Carlino to knot the game 2-2. ProTryouts broke the tie with two in the sixth before Carlino delivered in the seventh. Game Two is slated for Tuesday night in Haddonfield. Roughriders 4, ProTryouts 2 August 2, 2005 Game 2 - Qtr Finals HADDONFIELD - The Roughriders swept their first round playoff series with a 4-2 win over ProTryouts on Tuesday night. Starter Rob Schork was in control from the start, dominating ProTryouts through the first four innings (0 H, 5 K). The Roughrider offense backed Schork by scoring three times in the third. Dan Severino singled, stole second, and advanced to third on Matt Longo's single. Ian Wallace then singled in Severino for a 1-0 lead. Mike Carlino followed with a double of the base of the fence in left center to chase home Longo and Severino for a 3-0 lead. ProTryouts attempted to rally in the fifth by scoring two runs to pull within 3-2, but the Roughrider defense stepped up to preserve the lead. Wallace cut down the potential tying run at home plate on a relay to catcher Rob Oryl on the back end of a double steal for the final out in the fifth. In the seventh with a runner on, Mark Kraus made a running catch at the fence in left field for the second out of the inning. Dan McKenna (0 H, 3 K) pitched the final 2.1 innings for his second save in as many nights. Schork earned the win by yielding just one hit over 4.2 innings, striking out seven batters. He did not give up an earned run. The Roughs meet top seed Kelly's Investment in the Semi-Finals beginning Thursday night. Series Notes: -Schork and McKenna combined on a one-hitter in the clinching game -Mike Carlino drove in seven of the 10 runs in the series with three doubles -The Roughriders advance to the Semi-Finals for the 10th time in their history