We began the day knowing to claim the championship trophy, it would require 3 wins. The weather was perfect, great for playing baseball. The Pirates played great baseball in first two games, disposing of the competition.
Making it to the Championship Game for the second year was quite thrilling. Walking into the stadium to the Florida breeze, with flowers in bloom, onto grass that is better than most carpeted surfaces. Fantastic!
We played a Twins team, that was very well put together. A good combination of hitters, speed, fielding, but most of all pitching. We stayed tied at 1 all, until the 5th inning when after seeing Lester for the 3rd time, got hot. They crushed a few consecutive doubles and by the innings end plated 4 runs.
The Pirates made a two out rally in the 7th, loading the bases, before Lester grounded out to end the game. Two years in a row, the Pirate team could only claim being the National League Champions. Hardly what we came for.
Congratulations to the Twins team, winners of the first FCCS Championship Rings. You guys were a class team, that performed better than the Pirates in 2016. See you in 2017.
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