September 8, 200817 yr Great Falls beats Billings 8-3 Hudson goes 6.2IP 3ER 0BB 7K Edited September 8, 200817 yr by scenario
September 8, 200817 yr Voyagers return to Pioneer League Finals 09/07/2008 11:57 PM ET MLB.com Dan Hudson struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings and Johny Celis homered Sunday as the Great Falls Voyagers advanced to the Pioneer League Championship Series with an 8-3 triumph over the Billings Mustangs at Centene Stadium. Hudson (1-0) allowed three runs on five hits without a walk as Great Falls swept the best-of-3 series. Penn State product Drew O'Neil recorded the final five outs to pick up the save. The Voyagers await the winner of the Orem-Ogden series in next week's Finals. Great Falls fell to Orem in last year's championship series. Celis went 2-for-4 with a solo shot in the second off Mustangs starter Oscar Castro. Great Falls took the lead in the fourth when Tyler Kuhn hit an RBI single and Mike Grace followed with a run-scoring double. Lee Fishcer added a two-run double for the Voyagers. Billings had taken a 2-0 lead in the second on run-scoring hits from Dave Sappelt and Mike Konstanty. Jose Gualdron added a sacrifice fly in the second. Dan Zeffiro (0-1) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on four hits over two innings. Castro was charged with three runs on five walks in 3 1/3 frames.
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