The Tribune

WHAT a way to come back.

After watching Salem Union celebrate with a big walk-off victory on a three-run homer from JeVaughn Saunders on Saturday, Golden Gates men came back on Tuesday night as the Baptist Sports Council continued its 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic, taking their frustration out on Macedonia.

In the feature game at the Banker’s Field in the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, Golden Gates got a towering two-run blast from Sherman Ferguson in a walk-off 12-2 rout, stopping Macedonia in three innings via the 10-run rule.

With the win, Golden Gates improved to 4-1, but now trail Calvary Deliverance in the pennant race. Calvary Deliverance stayed unbeaten at 2-0 with a 13-10 victory in an extra inning over BIBA in the other men’s game played.

Golden Gates and Calvary Deliverance will clash in what could determine the men’s pennant tonight in the middle game of a triple header which is slated to jump off at 8pm.

With their losses, Macedonia dropped to third at 3-1 and BIBA remained in fourth at 2-3.

In the other game played, Golden Gates clinched the co-ed pennant as they doubled up Macedonia 10-5. While Golden Gates remained undefeated at 3-0, Macedonia dropped to the bottom of the pile at 0-3.

Here’s a summary of the games played:

Golden Gates 12,

Macedonia 2

After playing to a 2-2 tie at the end of the first inning, Golden Gates’ bats came alive with a three-run second and a seven-run third, highlighted by the monster jam deep over the centre field fence, picking up Garfield Bethel on the game ending two-run blast.

Ferguson finished with a 2-for-3 night with four RBI and two runs scored, Bethel was 1-for-3 with two runs and a RBI, Richard Bain was 2-for-2 with a RBI and two runs scored and Anthon Rolle had one hit, a RBI and two runs scored.

Ken Wood Jr was the winning pitcher. Maitland Demeritte came in relief of starter D’Kyle Rolle and was tagged with the loss. Rolle had a RBI double, driving in Courtney Smith and he scored the other run for Macedonia.

Calvary Deliverance 13,

BIBA 10

It took an extra inning as Calvary Deliverance broke up a 9-9 tie in the sixth inning by scoring four runs, sparked by Brad Wood Jr’s RBI single, Jayson Clarke’s RBI double, Patrick Lockhart’s RBI sacrifice fly and Robert Cox’s RBI single. Clarke finished 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, Lockhart was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs and Angelo Buter was 1-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored. Wood Jr was the winning pitcher. Glenroy Saunders Jr was tagged with the loss.

McNeil Albury was 2-for-3 with three RBI, including a two-run homer, Tony Strachan was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs and Burlington Moss had a solo homer.

Golden Gates 10,

Macedonia 5

Eugene Pratt went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, scoring three times, Sherman Ferguson was also 2-for-3 with three RBI, including a two-run homer, scoring twice, Jenette Hilton was 2-for-4, scoring twice and Thela Johnson also scored two runs for Golden Gates.

Alfred ‘Skater’ Munnings was the winning pitcher. D’Kyle Rolle got the loss. Shaquell Smith was 2-for-3 with a run scored, Kili Kemp was 2-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored and Sheena Taylor was 1-for-3 with a RBI.