Michael Ryan's home run in the fifth inning was the big hit in Blue's 2-1 win over Gold
Blue Team Takes Game One of Blue-Gold World Series
10/11/2017 11:41:00 AM | Baseball
Toledo, Ohio— Toledo baseball's annual Blue-Gold World Series started on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory for the Blue team.
It was a six inning game that began in the top of the fourth. The offensive highlight came when Michael Ryan blasted a home run to left field in the top of the fifth to put Blue up 1-0. The other two runs came in to score after balks with baserunners on first and third.
Ryan's home run and Matt Hansen's 2-for-3 day were the offensive highlights for Blue on Tuesday. Luke Schaefer tossed three shutout innings to close out the game and Axel Bueter threw three innings and struck out four.
The Gold team managed a couple hits on the afternoon, while Nate Haugh led the way with 2.1 innings pitched and four strikeouts.
Game two of the series will take place on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Scott Park.
Rosters:
It was a six inning game that began in the top of the fourth. The offensive highlight came when Michael Ryan blasted a home run to left field in the top of the fifth to put Blue up 1-0. The other two runs came in to score after balks with baserunners on first and third.
Ryan's home run and Matt Hansen's 2-for-3 day were the offensive highlights for Blue on Tuesday. Luke Schaefer tossed three shutout innings to close out the game and Axel Bueter threw three innings and struck out four.
The Gold team managed a couple hits on the afternoon, while Nate Haugh led the way with 2.1 innings pitched and four strikeouts.
Game two of the series will take place on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Scott Park.
Rosters:
| Blue | Gold |
| Matt Hansen | Sam Shutes |
| Ross Adolph | Dalton Bollinger |
| Antonio Bennett | Brad Boss |
| Kyle Bischoff | Alec Bukowski |
| Axel Bueter | Riley Campbell |
| C.J. Deacon | Drew Compton |
| Trace Hatfield | Bryce Davis |
| Michael Jacob | Casey Gose |
| David Jeffers | Chris Hampton |
| A.J. Montoya | Nate Haugh |
| Michael Ryan | Chris Meyers |
| Luke Schaefer | Joey Prechtel |
| Caleb Scoles | Zach Schwartzenberger |
| John Servello | Jake Stout |
| Nolan Silberhorn | Corey Tipton |
| Alex Wagner | Jacob Youngpeter |
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