Zach Paquette drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning to cap off a 4-run rally.
The Gray victory puts the World Series to a 2-1 game lead for the Red team. The rally finished a game filled with hits, errors, walks, and some quality pitching. The Gray team had a commanding lead after 5 innings of play with a 5-1 lead. Austin Atkerson turned in a remarkable pitching performance in a game that he wasn’t scheduled to start. Atkerson shut down the potent Red offense for 3 innings. The Reds made the game interesting in the top of the 6th innings with some key hits from RJ Bush (triple, RBI) and Kevin Wallace (SF-8, RBI). A two out error kept the inning alive and the Michael Riedeman drove in a run with a single. Facing an 8-5 deficit going into the bottom of the 7th inning, the Gray team showed some heart by answering back. Austin Atkerson led off the inning by hitting a single to right center field. Max Keller then hit a double to deep left field that scored Atkerson. Jake Clark then singled in Max Keller bringing the score to 8-7. The Reds had Adam Leinen on the mound and he had reached his 60 pitch limit. Freshman Drew Winkelmaier then was brought in from the bullpen. Orlando Lorang drew a walk and then Drake Boucher hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game up at 8-8. Zach Paquette then laced the game winning hit to left field that scored Orlando Lorang for the victory. For their performances, Zach Paquette and Austin Atkerson were named the game’s Move Valuable Players. 
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