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Albion Seniors Win District Opener

July 23, 2008

Kraig Flanagan Was The Winning Pitcher In District Opener
Kraig Flanagan Was The Winning Pitcher In District Opener
Power surge.

Albion’s American Legion Seniors jump-started a 10-5 victory over Pierce in the opening round of the Class B Area 5 district tournament at the Albion Sports Complex with an uncharacteristic power barrage in the first two innings Tuesday night.

Kraig Flanagan, batting third in the bottom of the first, cracked a two-run home run to begin the early fireworks and clean-up batter Greg Young followed with a solo blast. Number nine hitter Ethan Salber smacked his first home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the second inning to give the locals a 5-0 lead.

Albion starting pitcher Flanagan departed after five innings with an 8-3 lead, allowing three runs on two hits. Pierce scored two runs off reliever Kalvin Zoucha in the sixth before Young halted the threat with an inning-ending strikeout with runners at second and third bases. Albion added two runs in the bottom of the sixth and Young twirled a perfect seventh to secure the win.

Albion faces #1 seed Central City at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Complete district details will appear in the print edition of the Albion News July 30.

Written by jflanagan · Filed Under Sports