Expos, Miners take CVBL semis lead

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Plattsburgh Cardinals' runner Tory Bouyea tumbles safely across the plate while Meron's Expos catcher Cliff Conners looks on during Sunday's CVBL playoff semifinals at Lefty Wilson Field. The Expos prevailed by a 7-4 score. Bonus photos will be available midday at pressrepublicanphotos.com. P-R Photo / Gabe Dickens

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July 25, 2011

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon Jul 25, 2011, 03:23 AM EDT

PLATTSBURGH — The defending playoff champion Meron's Expos and Lyon Mountain Miners opened their respective best-of-three semifinal series in the Champlain Valley Baseball League playoffs with wins Sunday at Lefty Wilson Field.

The fifth-seeded Expos recorded a 7-4 win over the top-seeded Plattsburgh Cardinals, while the second-seeded Miners pulled away to a 14-4 victory over the third-seeded Fourth Ward Timberjaxx in a game halted in the eighth inning.

Games 2 and 3, if necessary, will be played this coming Sunday in Lyon Mountain and Plattsburgh, with the Miners and Cardinals being the home teams.

Expos 7 Cardinals 4

Matt Dahlin scattered nine hits in going the distance for the victory as the Expos grabbed a 1-0 series lead.

Losing pitcher Steve Burris pitched well as he allowed six hits and struck out 15.

The Expos broke a 1-all tied with four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead for good. The Cardinals made their only two errors of the game in the inning, while Dahlin had a sacrifice fly, Mark Passino a RBI double and Will Flynn a RBI single. Both Passino and Flynn got their hits with two out.

The Cardinals got three of the runs back in the fifth, but Meron's got some breathing room with two in the seventh when Kris Cauchon tripled, Andy Gooch singled in a run and Dahlin singled in another.

The Cardinals threatened in the ninth and had the tying run at the plate. Dahlin, however, record a strikeout to put the finishing touch on the victory.

Six players had a hit each for the Expos. Tory Bouyea led the Cardinals with three hits and Joe Tolosky added two.

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Expos 7, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 000 130 000 — 4 9 2

Expos 100 400 20x — 7 6 2

Burris and Bujold. Dahlin and Conners. WP- Dahlin. LP- Burris. 2B- Passino (E). 3B- Cauchon (E).

Miners 14 Timberjaxx 5

Scott Baker hit two doubles and drove in five runs and Reilly Lawless accounted for three hits as the Miners pulled away from the Timberjaxx.

The game was called in the top of the eighth when player ejections on both teams led to the Timberjaxx having eight players remaining.

Luke Weaver added a double, single and two RBI, while Jamie Juntunen chipped in with a double and two RBI, and Kyle Kowalowski a double.

David Waldron pitched six innings to get the win and Andrew Price took the loss.

Justin Mahan rapped a 3-run triple for the Timberjaxx. Josh Chapman added two hits and a RBI, while Price doubled in a run.

The Timberjaxx scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 4-2 lead.

But, the Miners rallied for seven in the fifth and five more in the sixth to pull away.

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Miners 14, Timberjaxx 5

Miners 010 175 00 — 14 11 0

Timberjaxx 000 400 2x — 5 5 4

Waldron, Besaw (7) and J. Kowalowski, K. Kowalowski (7). Price, Leffler (5), Barber (5), Rock (7) and Mahan, Drollette (5), Shutts (6). WP- Waldron. LP- Price. 2B- Price (T), Baker (M) 2, K. Kowalowski (M), L. Weaver (M), Juntunen (M). 3B- Mahan (T).