SARANAC — One swing of the bat Sunday changed the whole complexion of the day.
Matt Rivers slugged a two-out, walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Airborne Speedway/Hockey Plus Padres a 4-1 win over the Plattsburgh Cardinals in Champlain Valley Baseball League play.
The Padres (6-6) then completed the sweep of the Cardinals (8-3) with a 7-2 victory in Game 2.
The first game featured an outstanding pitching duel between the Padres' Jordan Keysor and the Cardinals' Steve Burris. Keysor struck out 10 and allowed two hits, while Burris fanned nine and surrendered four hits.
Plattsburgh scored a run in the top of the fifth on a throwing error and it nearly stood up.
But, in the bottom of the seventh, the Padres loaded the bases, with nobody out, when Chris Markwica walked, Joey Painter sacrificed and reached on an error and Andrew Bombard singled to right.
Burris struck out the next two batters before Rivers, with one strike on him, won the game with a drive over the fence in left center.
Rivers finished with two hits and Mark Eggleston doubled for the Padres. Craig Bujold and Dustin Currier each doubled for the lone hits off Keysor.
In Game 2, Rivers continued his big day as he went the distance for the pitching victory as he allowed five hits and struck out four.
Bombard went four-for-four to lead the Airborne Speedway/Hockey Plus offense, while Eggleston added two singles and a double, Painter three singles and Donny Coolidge, two hits. Shane Perrotte doubled and Matt Ormsby had a pinch-hit single.
Steve Burris homered for the Cardinals and Tom Neale chipped in with a double.
Miners 7, T'jaxx 1 Miners 11, T'jaxx 5
PLATTSBURGH — The first-place Lyon Mountain Miners (11-1) continued their winning ways with a sweep of the Fourth Ward Timberjaxx at South Acres Field.
David Waldron struck out 12, walked three and allowed six hits in going the route for the Game 1 victory.
Nick Chase, Kyle Kowalowski and Jerry Kowalowski all homered for Lyon Mountain. Kyle Kowalowski also added a double, single and three RBI, while Nick Chase had two hits. Justin Besaw rapped out three hits and Scott Baker, a double.
David Shutts accounted for two hits, D.J. Barber a home run and Aaron Goldfarb a double for the Timberjaxx.
In Game 2, Chris VanHouten struck out eight in going the first five innings for the pitching win and Besaw five strikeouts while pitching the final two.
Richard Chase led Lyon Mountain with a single, double and four RBI, while Baker added a double and single, and Nick Chase, two hits. Besaw and Bryant Fortin chipped in with doubles.
Jimmy Knight Jr. rapped a three-run homer for the Fourth Ward and Barber contributed a double and single.
Expos 6, A's 2 Expos 14, A's 2
PLATTSBURGH — Rubber-armed Billy Davis picked up two more pitching wins for the Meron's Expos (9-3).
Davis tossed a four-hitter and struck out nine in the first game and went the five innings in the second contest, fanning five and allowing six hits.
Nick Lamica led the Expos offensively in Game 1 with three hits, while Jared Jarvis and Mike Bergman contributed two-run homers.
Nick Brindisi paced the A's with two hits and Michael Howard had both RBI. Andrew Stanley went the distance in taking the loss.
In Game 2, Meron's broke loose for 11 runs in the first inning and never looked back.
Tory Bouyea, who hit a three-run homer in the first, also had a double and drove in five runs.
Andy Gooch added a single and double, and Cliff Conners a couple of singles. Lamica finished with two RBI.
