August 17, 2008

Southwest Comes From Behind to Defeat Pacific Northwest 11-9
Team plates seven runs in the top of the seventh

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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – The Southwest Region (2-0) had their second comeback in as many days by rallying to defeat Pacific Northwest (0-1)11-9 in a National Division pool play contest at Diethrick Park in Jamestown on Sunday afternoon.

In an inning where Southwest (Bryant, Ark.) sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs, it was Tyler Nelson’s RBI single that scored Blain Jackson to give the Southwest a 8-7 lead in the top of the seventh. Marcus Wilson cushioned the lead to 9-7 with his third hit of the day following Nelson.

After scoring two more runs in the inning, Southwest held off a bottom of the seventh two-run rally by the Pacific Northwest (Thurston County, Wash.) to seal their second win of the tournament.

The Southwest was holding on to a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth when Jens Omdal of the Pacific Northwest hit a full-count bases loaded two-out three-run triple down the right field line to put his team ahead 6-4.

Wilson continued his tear in the World Series by going 3-for-4 with a triple and a double.

The Southwest team will next play New England on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

The Pacific Northwest returns to action against Ohio Valley on Monday at noon.

The Ron Tellefsen Player’s of the Game were Wilson and Omdal.