Seals Complete Sweep of Knights to Regain First in Pacific; Elite Giants Clinch Atlantic Crown
September 26, 2024
San Francisco (UBAN) - One run was the difference at Seals Park as the seemingly unstoppable San Francisco Seals defeated the Seattle Knights 2 to 1.
Justin Topa(5-2) was brilliant in relief and registered the victory. He surrendered only 1 hit and no walks in 2 and 2/3 innings. Seattle had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
Raisel Iglesias earned the save, his 21st. Tarik Skubal(10-1) ended up with the loss. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 5 hits and no walks.
Right fielder Cody Bellinger smashed 2 homeruns at Roy Campanella Field as the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the league door-mat Jacksonville Jacks 2 to 0.
Bellinger helped send the fans home happy. He delivered a solo blast in the 4th inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 6th inning and ripped a single in the 7th inning. For the game Baltimore out-hit Jacksonville 8 to 5.
The victory was credited to Andrew Heaney(11-16) who went 7 innings, allowing no runs. Heaney got help from Emmanuel Clase who earned his 34th save. Trevor Williams(8-13) was the loser. He pitched 5 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 walk.
