There were many heroes for Colorado. The top hitter of the everyday guys was the No. 8 batter, shortstop Ike Davis, who basically only played one season in the big leagues with the 1925 White Sox. A .235 career hitter, he batted .412 against Delaware. Roy Hartzell, who is the all-time Colorado-born leader in at-bats and many offensive categories, hit .389 while playing right field and third base. Roy Halladay, of course, had a 1.17 ERA in two starts and Goose Gossage saved all three Colorado victories, not allowing a run in 4 2/3 innings. But a tip of the hat to Salida Tom Hughes, whose three-hit effort over seven innings in Game 4 allowed Doc and the Goose to share the heroes’ mantle.
Delaware was also led by a lower member of the batting order in Bill Higgins, a good-fielding second baseman. He checked in at .357. Kevin Mench hit .316 and had the only home run for the First State (there were only three in the series). John Mabry was a bust, though, going 0-for-13 with 5 strikeouts. The Delaware bullpen was strong, with only the Game 2 run allowed by Sadie McMahon in the entire series over 9 2/3 innings.
So Colorado advances to the second round to face West Virginia. Next we have Mississippi against NJAA.
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