SEMI-FINALS
| Roughriders 5, Cherry Hill 4 | August 5, 2013 Game 1 - Semi-Finals |
| BELLMAWR - Adam Bartholomew’s walk-off, RBI single in the seventh gave the Roughriders a 5-4 win and a 1-0 series lead in the 2013 TriCounty Semi-Finals. Bartholomew’s RBI scored Alex Reinicker, who led off the seventh with a single. Dene Vespe successfully sacrificed Reinicker to second when the throw was high and late to second base. Ryan Easterday’s fielder’s choice put runners at the corners to setup the Bartholomew game-winner. The Roughriders had erased an early 2-0 deficit in the third inning by scoring four runs. Phil Guinto walked with the bases loaded to get the Roughs on the board. Vespe's RBI single scored Dean Wilson to tie the game and back-to-back walks from Ryan Easterday and Bartholomew made it 4-2. Starter Jason Cavanaugh made the lead stand up, hurling five innings of four-hit ball. He struck out two and walked none. Cherry Hill tied the game in the sixth with two runs off Easterday (2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB) before Bartholomew ended the contest in the last half of the seventh. Easterday was credited with the win in relief. After a day off tomorrow, Game Two is scheduled for Wednesday night in Bellmawr at 8:00pm. | |
| Cherry Hill 6, Roughriders 2 | August 7, 2013 Game 2 - Semi-Finals |
| BELLMAWR - Cherry Hill forced a Game Three tomorrow night by beating the Roughriders 6-2. Cherry Hill pitching dominated on this night, as the Roughs struck out 14 times. An unearned run in the third inning and Alex Reinicker’s RBI single in the sixth accounted for the only two runs. Ace Nick Cavanaugh pitched better than the final score indicated, notching his second complete game of the playoffs. Cavanaugh allowed nine hits and four earned runs while striking out six and walking four. Game Three is scheduled for 7pm. | |
| Cherry Hill 5, Roughriders 1 | August 8, 2013 Game 3 - Semi-Finals |
| BELLMAWR - Cherry Hill defeated the Roughriders by a score of 5-1 to win the best-of-three Semi-Final playoff series, two games to one. With the win, Cherry Hill advances to the Finals to take on top seed Camden. The Roughs were held scoreless through six innings, and had only one base runner reach safely (Dean Wilson’s infield single in the fourth). Their only run was plated in the seventh on a sac fly by Ryan Easterday, scoring Phil Guinto (leadoff walk). Cherry Hill broke through in the third inning off starter Mike Reagle, stringing together four consecutive hits to gain a 3-0 lead. One more in the fifth and a single tally in the seventh finished off the scoring. The Roughriders finish the 2013 season with an overall record of 16-11, including an 8-2 mark over their final 10 games. | |
Series Notes:
-This was the fifth playoff meeting between the two franchises. The Roughriders hold a 3-2 advantage
but Cherry Hill has won the last two (2004, 2013).
-The teams played six times this year. The Roughriders won two of the three regular season meetings.
-The teams played six times this year. The Roughriders won two of the three regular season meetings.