1997 PCL Playoffs Linescores/summary by Robert Smathers *** EDMONTON TRAPPERS - 1997 PCL CHAMPIONS *** PCL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Thursday September 11 GAME FOUR Edmonton 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 7 11 1 Phoenix 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 EDM - D'Amico, Reyes (6), Acre (9) and Hinch PHX - Villano, Roa (3), Johnstone (8), Pickett (9) and Kennedy WP: Jeff D'Amico (1-0) LP: Mike Villano (0-1) TIME: 2:37 ATT: 2,211 Jeff D'Amico pitched 1 run, 1 hit ball over 5 1/3 innings as the Trappers beat the Firebirds 7-1 to win the 1997 PCL Championship Series. They won it 3 games to 1 in the best-of- five format. Tony Bautista and Ryan Christienson had 2 RBI and Jose Herrera and Patrick Lennon had 1 RBI for the Trappers. Keith Williams' sacrifice fly was the lone Firebird run. Wednesday September 10 GAME THREE Edmonton 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Phoenix 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 x - 8 12 1 EDM - Nichting, Haught (3), Jimenez (6), Burrows (7) and Hinch PHX - Ortiz, Phillips (8), Purdy (9) and Kennedy HR: PHX Keith Williams (1) WP: Russell Ortiz (2-0) LP: Chris Nichting (0-1) TIME: 2:50 ATT: 2,957 Keith Williams had a 3 run homer, Kevin Roberson had 2 RBI, and Ramon Martinez, Jeff Ball and David McCarty had 1 RBI each as the Firebirds won and kept alive in the PCL Championship best-of-five series. The Trappers lead the series 2-1. A.J. Hinch drove in both Trapper runs in the game. Former Albuquerque-Duke Chris Nichting started for the Trappers and gave up 6 runs and 6 hits in 2 1/3 innings of work. Russell Ortiz started for the Firebirds and gave up 2 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings of work. Tuesday September 9 GAME TWO Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 0 Edmonton 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 x - 4 4 0 PHX - Creek, Johnstone (8) and Kennedy EDM - Chouinard, Boever (8) and Hinch HR: PHX Eddie Zosky (1) WP: Bobby Chouinard (1-0) LP: Doug Creek (0-1) SV: Joe Boever (2) TIME: 1:55 ATT: 8,182 A.J. Hinch, Patrick Lennon, Jason Wood, and Ryan Christenson had RBIs and Bobby Chouinard threw 7 innings of 4 hit ball as the Trappers won game 2 and took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Eddie Zosky hit a 2-run homer for the Firebirds in a losing cause. Monday September 8 GAME ONE Phoenix 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 2 Edmonton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 6 10 0 (11 innings) PHX - Carlson, Roa (7), Pickett (8), Phillips (9) and Kennedy EDM - Adams, Reyes (8), Acre (11) and Hinch WP: Acre (1-0) LP: Phillips (0-1) TIME: 3:14 ATT: 6,068 Patrick Lennon doubled in the Trappers 11th inning and later scored on an error during Scott Sheldon's sacrifice bunt as the Trappers won game one of the PCL Championship Series and took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. A.J. Hinch and Eric Martins had 2 RBI for the Trappers while Ramon Martinez had 2 RBI for the Firebirds while Tim Florez and Jeff Ball had 1 RBI each. Friday September 5 PCL NORTH ========= Game 3 Vancouver 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 - 6 8 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 x - 7 5 1 VAN Edsell, Bonanno (8), Skuse (8) and Thurston EDM Nichting, Telgheder (7), Acre (9) and Hinch HR: EDM Hinch (1) WP: Telgheder (1-0) LP: Skuse (0-1) SV: Acre (2) TIME: 2:45 ATT: 6,241 A.J. Hinch's grand slam homer in a six-run eighth inning lifted the Trappers to the victory and the series win. The Trappers won 3 games to 0 in the best of five PCL North series. The Trappers move on to the PCL Championships, which begin on Monday. PCL SOUTH ========= Game 3 Colorado Springs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Phoenix 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 x - 7 11 1 CSP Shoemaker, Lee (5), Hope (7), B Jones (7), Burke (8) and Gubanich PHX Ortiz, Phillips (6), Roa (8), Johnstone (9) and Kennedy HR: PHX McCarty (1) Martinez (2) WP: Ortiz (1-0) LP: Shoemaker (0-1) TIME: 2:51 ATT: 3,644 David McCarty homered and drove in 2 runs as the Firebirds defeated the Sky Sox and won the best-of-five series 3-0. The Firebirds meet the Trappers on Monday in game one of the PCL Championships. Thursday September 4 PCL SOUTH ========= Game 2 Phoenix 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 14 1 Colorado Springs 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 1 PHX - Creek, Soderstrom (4), Roa (5), Purdy (8), Pickett (9) and Kennedy CSP - Rekar, Farmer (4), Lee (8), Kramer (8) and Cholowsky, Gubanich HR: PHX Jeff Ball, Ramon Martinez CSP Derrick Gibson WP: Roa (1-0) LP: Farmer (0-1) SV: Pickett (1) TIME: 3:07 ATT: 2,003 In game two of their best-of-five PCL Southern Division playoffs, Jeff Ball and Ramon Martinez homered as the Firebirds won and took a 2-0 series lead. PCL NORTH ========= Game 2 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 - 8 11 1 Vancouver 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 7 14 1 EDM - Chouinard, Haught (5), Reyes (8), Acre (9) and Hinch VAN - Bovee, Frey (5), Fortugno (7) and Burke, Thurston HR: VAN Norton WP: Reyes (1-0) LP: Fortugno (0-1) SV: Acre (1) TIME: 3:17 ATT: 5,649 Willie Morales, Scott Sheldon and A.J. Hinch drove in 2 runs a piece as the Trappers beat the Canadians and took a 2-0 best-of-five series lead. Chris Norton homered and drove in 3 runs for the Canadians in a losing cause. Wednesday September 3 PCL SOUTH ========= Game 1 Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 - 9 12 1 Colorado Springs 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 1 PHX - Carlson, Phillips (7) and Kennedy COL - Minchey, B Jones (7), Bourgeois (7), Stidham (7) and Cholowsky. HR: COL Derrick Gibson WP: Carlson (1-0) LP: Minchey (0-1) TIME: 2:48 ATT: 1,827 In the first game of the 1997 PCL Southern Division playoffs, Desi Wilson doubled twice and drove in 3 as the Firebirds won and took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five game series. Tim Florez drove in two runs for the Firebirds. For the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Derrick Gibson homered and drove in 2 runs. -=-=-= PCL NORTH ========= Game 1 Edmonton 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 8 9 0 Vancouver 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 EDM: Adams, Boever (6) and Hinch VAN: Perisho, S Williams (5), Buckley (6) and Thurston, Burke WP: Adams (1-0) LP: Perisho (0-1) SV: Boever (1) TIME: 2:39 ATT: 5,944 In the first game of the PCL Northern Division playoffs, Willie Adams and Joe Boever combined on a five hit, 1 run game and Patrick Lennon drove in 3 runs as the Trappers won the first game and lead the best-of-five series 1-0.