Hackney's 11 -- Poochie's 3: Once again, Hackney's relied on solid defense, good pitching and timely hitting to get by a dogged Poochie's squad. It was knotted 2-2 going into the bottom of the 3rd inning. Poochie's had Patrick Kane on the mound throwing BBs, but in the bottom of the third, Hackney's staged a rally that led to five runs. From there, Hackney's continued its opportunistic ways to add four more runs in the later innings. For Hackney's, Berto Ansani and Ford Fishman each made two outstanding defensive plays that kept the Poochie's squad at bay. Ford knocked down a hot smash at second and threw the batter out. He also had an outfield assist, making a strong throw into second to nail the runner. Berto took away a hit making an over-the-shoulder catch of a liner and then also handled a hot smash at shortstop to gun down the runner at first. Sid Powell, just on hustle alone, contributed big plays that didn't show up in the "book," but certainly influenced the game's outcome. George Sherman pitched the first three innings for Hackney's and was followed on the mound by Tyler Igunbor, who finished the game. In addition to Patrick Kane, Jake Petit pitched for Poochie's. Leading the Poochie's offense were Andrew Goldberg (3B) and Corey Schmidt (2B). With the win, Hackney's will play Buy The Yard in the Championship game on Monday, June 29 at Central Park East. | 