Hackney's 7 - Buy The Yard 3: Needing a victory to force a second Championship game, Hackney's combined solid pitching, defense, timely hitting and opportunistic baserunning to squeak by Buy The Yard. BTY had not lost a game in the double-elimination playoffs. Hackney's, already with one loss in the playoffs, needed to beat BTY Monday night to force a second game. Now, the Championship showdown is set for Wednesday, July 1. In Monday night's game at Central Park East, Buy The Yard got out of the gate fast, pushing across two runs in the top of the first on key hits by Michael Weldon and Tony Granato. After that, Hackney's settled down and held Buy The Yard scoreless until the top of the sixth, when BTY added its final run. In the bottom of the second, Hackney's combined a series of "seeing-eye" grounders and good baserunning to tack up two runs to tie the score at two. Hackney's took the lead in the middle innings, adding 4 runs in the bottom of the third inning. Hackney's added one more run in the bottom of the 5th. Pitching for BTY were Michael Weldon, John Hruska, Martin Barr and Tony Granato. Hackney's pitchers included George Sherman and Tyler Igunbor. | 