(#01) Brandon Gemoll had never been on a Major League field before Monday night
Now after one at-bat, the Phillies' Minor Leaguer will never forget his first time
Gemoll doubled home the winning run in the tenth inning as Reading topped Altoona, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the parent club Phillies
Angel Chavez opened the tenth with a double to left
Once Gemoll's drive drifted away from Curve leftfielder Brett Roneberg, Chavez cruised home with the winning run

(#02) Phillies Manager P.J. Forbes had instructed lefty-hitting Brandon Gemoll to advance the runner by pulling the ball to the right side, good advice for the no-out situation
Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men
"I tried to do that" Gemoll said about a pitch that was down and away and wound up slicing past leftfielder Brett Roneberg, "but it worked anyway!!"

(#03) Brandon Gemoll entered the game as a pinch hitter after Angel Chavez had opened the tenth innings with a double
Reading Manager P.J. Forbes pulled Gemoll aside and offered instructions to hit the ball to the right side in order to advance the runner
Gemoll, of course, didn't listen
He punched a sinking liner to left that barely eluded the glove of tumbling left fielder Brett Roneberg
The ball rolled to the wall and the Phillies poured onto the field to mob Gemoll
“I actually did the opposite of what he told me” Gemoll said sheepishly of his instructions
“I was trying to pull it to move the runner - and did the exact opposite, right to the other line
It worked out, but it wasn't what was supposed to happen!!”

Hi Sharon and Geoff
They sure gave your son a work-out in leftfield tonight!
There was no way that he could make a play on the ball at the end of the game, with the way the ball was bending toward the corner in front of him!
Just sending a few photos
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