November 18, 2000

The Cliff and Larry Show

STAMFORD, CT - The Los Altos Undertakers may be overmatched in this series, but
they will not be swept.  After losing the first two games of this Ozzie League
Championship Series, the Undertakers fought back for an 8-3 victory against one
of Stamford's tri-aces, Kevin Brown.  Cliff Floyd went 5-for-5 on the day, with
four runs scored, and Larry Walker drove in three runs on two homers.

The scoring began in the second inning when Floyd led off with a base hit.  A
Brett Mayne double put him on third.  He then scored on a base hit by Hanley
"Hit Man" Frias.  After an intentional pass to Bill Mueller, Los Altos starter 
Ismael Valdes (playing perhaps his last game as an Undertaker) executed a nifty
safety squeeze, giving Los Altos another run.

Stamford fought back in the bottom half of the inning, scoring a run on a double
by Luis "Four-Hole" Polonia and a base hit by Magglio Ordonez.  But Los Altos
got the run back in the third on doubles by Floyd and Mayne.

Valdes benefitted from crucial double plays in the third, fourth and fifth 
innings.  Frias then knocked home another run in the fifth, giving the Under-
takers a 4-1 lead.  Back-to-back homers by Walker and Floyd made it a 7-1 game
in the sixth.  Final score: 8-3.