2008 LEAGUE CHAMPS

The Championship Game for the 2008 Stow Men's Softball League was outstanding. What seemed to be a pitchers duel with John Anderson and Mike Lowery each working the high arc the game went extra innings and finished 8-7 in 8 innings.

The game had ups and downs with the Paper Store scoring first and then the Pleasant Cafe surging ahead only to have the Paper Store to have a 5 run inning to tie it up.

The drama unfolded in extra innings when Mike Lowery (inset) held the Paper Store scoreless in the top of the eighth.





In the Bottom of the Eighth, Kenny who had not been having a great series offensively reached first on a hard hit ball to 3rd. Ben Gilbert then chipped in with a double to right which left runners on second and third. The next batter Steve Malcolm having 4 homeruns in 2 days was not suprisingly intentionaly walked to Load the bases. Prior to the game Jim Stewart (inset) thought they would be walking Steve so we flipped the batting order of him and Steve which led to Stew being up in the bottom of the eighth with the bases loaded and no outs to hit a deep shot into right field to score Kenny on Jim's walk off single.

WHAT A SERIES!

2008 League Champs --> Pleasant Cafe

quote of the game delivered by Wally, "I have been in this league for 30 Years and this is my first Championship"