Schiltzberg 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 8
Super-Llamaland 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 6
Oh, the suspense! Super-Llamaland and Schiltzberg have been going back and forth in this series, which was supposed to determine which one of them was the best. Ultimately, it just determined that the two teams are more evenly matched than any fan of either team had anticipated. Schiltzberg won it, though, and they celebrated big time. Well, not really. The players did, but the fans were too cool. They all said that they knew the Schiltzbergers were going to win, so there was no need celebrating. Probably the most entertaining part of the series for the Schiltzbergian fans, at least according to their own accounts of it, was seeing the disappointed Super-Llamalandean fans leaving the ballpark after a heartbreaking defeat and near-comeback. Deep down though, it would be impossible to deny that the Schiltzbergian fans had some nagging doubts that they may not win, especially after losing the first game. The Schiltzbergers are lucky that they won, or else their fourth title would without a doubt have been disputed, though it certainly would not have ultimately been taken away, since they won it fair and square. The point is that the series was a lot closer than the Schiltzbergers anticipated, but they were lucky to end up on top.
The Schiltzbergers won this one by the big inning. They had nothing going, absolutely nothing to show for the first four innings. That fifth inning though... The Schiltzbergers are known for winning big games by having big innings and getting the majority of their runs in that inning, and this is such a great example of that. The Schiltzbergers scored seven runs in the fifth, but only one more run in the rest of the game, being nearly kept hitless for all innings except the fifth, where they went insane. And so goes the legend of the big fifth inning. The bottom of the lineup was up. Bob Rutledge got it started with a double, which was the first hit for Schiltzberg, which is without a doubt the best team in the WBC right now. Wayne Knox walked. Then, it happened. Henry Price hit a three-run home run. Yes, folks. The pitcher hit a home run. By way of the Price home run, Schiltzberg took a 3-1 lead, decimating the hopes of the challenging Super-Llamaland team, and humiliating them in their own ballpark. The Schiltzbergers were not done yet, though. Mark Daly got a single. Ducky Fitzhugh got another single, making it runners on first and third. Then, up comes Chris Vrooman, who is looking straight to the outfield fence, and he got his home run, but just barely. It definitely had the distance, but would it stay fair? Yes! Right off of the right field foul post, and the score is now 6-1 Schiltzberg. The peaceful socialists went on to glorify themselves and the Schiltz name by scoring yet another run! Francis Thom went back-to-back with Chris Vrooman, who is often times called "Christ," and the score was 7-1. The big boys had done it. They knew that Super-Llamaland lay utterly in ruin, never come back, never to rise out of the ashes of its own destruction. But the big boys were wrong... almost. Super-Llamaland was certainly not done, and fought back hard, scoring five more runs before the game was over, and making the score a tight 7-6 going into the ninth. Ducky FItzhugh was the hammer that nailed in that final nail of the coffin though, as he sailed a solo shot into the left field bleachers in the top of the ninth, making the score 8-6, giving Schiltzberg a two-run lead that would not be overcome by the inferior Super-Llamalandean team.
Henry Price was the starter of the game, and he did give up a lot of runs, so it was a good thing that he didn't suck at batting this time, hitting the first home run of his professional career, which gave Schiltzberg a 3-1 lead at that point. Price gave up a home run, a solo shot, in the bottom of the fourth, as Super-Llamaland drew first blood. Schiltzberg then gained a six-run lead in the top of the fifth, after scoring seven runs, but Price quickly lowered that hefty lead to a mere four-run lead, which was still a big lead, but Schiltzberg felt more pressure. The boys were unable to score, but Price was left in the game, because he neither was giving up any runs, but then he all of a sudden did. All of a sudden, two runners are on base, because of a hit by pitch and a walk, and then Price does the unthinkable: he throws the ball right down the middle. What was he thinking? Super-Llamaland isn't THAT bad that they would whiff on a pitch like that. That pitch is a batter's dream come true! And there it went, clear over the fence. Oh, boy, and it is a one-run game. In comes Doug Miller, who was hoping not to fail, as he had in game one in extra, extra innings. He had gotten the save the night before, and if he could do it again, that would be remarkable. Miller pitched a perfect four outs, and was assisted by an astounding diving play by Bob Rutledge at second to get the final out of the game, and clinch the series for Schiltzberg. Schiltzberg's bench cleared and they celebrated in Super-Llamaland and got shitfaced drunk. They would have anyway, but, well, I guess they had an excuse this time. Anyway, Schiltzberg pulled it off, and defeated the challenging Super-Llamalandean team, defending its title, or moreso its dignity. The Schiltzbergers still hold the title of WBC champion, which they have held without interruption since February 3, 2016, making them the longest reigning WBC champions ever, with their holding of the title currently at 326 days, nearly a year! Schiltzberg exerted its dominance once again, and hopes to continue to dominate the competition as time continues.
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