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Monday, 5/14/07 Week 1 of the Tournament |
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Coaches Pitch
Cardinals 18 Cubs 12 |
The Cardinals and Cubs squared off on Monday afternoon to kick off the Coaches
Pitch tournament. The Cardinal's defense showed up in the top of the 1st to keep
the Cubs scoreless and then managed to post six runs in the bottom half of the
inning. The Cubs got going at the plate in the 2nd scoring two runs courtesy of
hard hits by Drew Cunningham (3/3, 3 runs), Zachary Idris (2/3, 2 runs), Fletcher
Mazolla (2/3, 1 run) and Eric Rolfe (2/3). The Cubs followed that up by sending
10 runners to the plate in the 3rd scoring 7 runs to make it a 10 to 9 ballgame
after three innings. The Cardinals defense got back in the game holding the Cubs
to 3 runs in the final three innings and scoring 8 more runs of their own with
some good hitting by Will Williamson (3/4, 2 runs), Robert Matlock (3/3, 2 runs),
Marshall Gilmer (2/3, 2 runs) and Walker Falls (2/3, 1 run). A great game by two
evenly matched ball clubs. |
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Minors
Orioles 4 Giants 3 |
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On a picture perfect day at Timmons, the 4th place Orioles hosted the 5th place
Giants for the first round of the Minors GLL tournament. O’s ace Matthew Carter
(10 K’s) seemed to have a few control issues early, and the Giants were looking
to take advantage. Will Wynkoop (2-3, 1 Run) doubled to lead off for the Giants,
along with Hank Nichols (1-2) drawing a walk, followed by Carter Jay getting hit
by a pitch to threaten the O’s early. Wynkoop moved to 3rd and eventually came
home on a wild pitch to make the score 1-0 Giants but the O’s defense stepped
up, providing great support behind Carter with a heads-up put-out by 1B Jay Davis
to SS Connor Whitlock, a pop fly to Matthew Carter, and an unassisted put-out
by 3B Andrew Vail. In the bottom half of the 1st, the Giants’ ace, Hank Nichols
(9 K’s) took the mound, showing a few control issues as well, facing 7 batters.
Robert Mace (1 Run) and Ashe Macfie (1-2, 1 Run) both reached base on balls, Jay
Davis (1 Run) and Matthew Carter reached by being hit by pitches, and a fielder’s
choice by Connor Whitlock (1-3, 1 Run) made the score 2-1 after one in favor of
the O’s. For the next few innings, both ace pitchers settled in, recording 19
strikeouts between the two. Giant speedster, Connor Stephenson (1 Run, HR) circled
the bases on a throwing error to first, tying the game at 2-2. Matthew Carter
then managed to strike out the next three batters to preserve the tie. Hank Nichols
then made quick work of the O’s bottom part of the lineup, recording three straight
strikeouts of his own. The 3rd inning was scoreless for both teams as the game
continued to be a classic pitching duel. Matthew Carter recorded two strikeouts
and got help from 2B Carter Powell, showing great range on pretty 4-6 putout to
SS Whitlock to keep the scoring down. Nichols then made quick work of the top
part of the O’s order, again recording three strikeouts to keep the score 2-2.
Again in the 4th, Matthew Carter recorded 3 strikeouts and Hank Nichols answered
with 3 strikeouts of his own, but not without walking Connor Whitlock who managed
to steal his way around the bases to plate a run for the O’s. In the fifth, the
Giants managed to tie the game with a walk by Beale Wood and a two-out single
by Will Wynkoop to plate Wood. In the bottom half of the fifth, Wynkoop (1 K)
came in to pitch for the Giants. He managed to help himself out, fielding two
come-backers for put-outs at 1B, followed by an unassisted out to 1B Hank Nichols,
keeping the score 3-3. O’s reliever Jay Davis took the mound, looking for a help
by his defense as well. The O’s defense was up to the challenge, recording a
unassisted out by SS Matthew Carter at second, another great rangy play by 2B
Cater Powell for a putout at second, and an amazing ladder-climbing jump catch
by 1B Connor Whitlock, robbing Connor Stephenson of his sec ond HR of the game
to hold the Giants scoreless while stranding the go-ahead runs at 2nd and 3rd.
With Coach Macfie out of sunflower seeds and tension mounting, the O’s started
the bottom half of the 6th with a hard hit single by Ashe Macfie, representing
the winning run. Macfie them stole 2B and then stole 3B with no outs. With runners
at second and third, Connor Whitlock hit a chopper back to the pitcher who calmly
looked the runners back and got a putout at first, holding the winning run at
3rd. With every fan on the edge of their seat, the Giants changed pitchers trying
to keep Wynkoop below 20 pitches. John Bowman took the mound in a tough situation
with one out and the winning run at third, facing clutch O’s hitter Andrew Vail.
With a 2-2 count, Vail tattooed a laser-beam to left center field for a walk-off
game-wining RBI single to give the O’s a tough victory over a hard-nosed Giants
team. Good luck the rest of the tournament for both teams – this is going to be
fun! Pass the sunflower seeds please! |
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WP: Matthew Carter 75, Jay Davis 10
LP: Hank Nichols 76, Will Wynkoop 18, John Bowman 7 |
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In a game that featured good hitting from both teams, the Cubs defense made the
difference with outstanding play in the outfield. Ash Harward anchored the outfield
in center with running catch after running catch, Rich Milligan made a great running
catch of his own in left and Jack Cottingham added an assist from right on a bang,
bang play at third. Hayden Mansure also played a strong outfield cutting off a
sure double with runners on base to keep the Marlins from mounting any momentum.
Offensively, the Cubs had their most productive game of the year with Robert Borowicz
bashing a grand slam homer in the rightfield coffin corner. In the game, all 10
players for the Cubs crossed the plate with Michael Spiers, Mac Ellison, and Cottingham
scoring 3 runs each. Eventhough the Marlins got behind early, they never gave
up and scored 2 runs in every inning. Daniel Mullinax and John Parke lead the
way scoring 2 and 3 runs respectively and Grayson Stafford along with Ramsey Stephenson
and Scottie Dickey added 1 run each. Marshall Merline was the hard luck player
of the night, having 3 hard hit deep fly balls hauled in by the Cubs outfielders.
Both teams only had 2 strike outs showing both sets of fans that all of these
players have improved throughout the year. The Cubs take on the Cardinals Thursday
and the Marlins will face a tbd team on 5/22; good luck to both teams throughout
the tournament. |
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WP: Mac Ellison 60, Robert Borowicz 16
LP: Scottie Dickey 20, Marshall Merline 52, Daniel Mullinax 19, Grayson Stafford
11, Will Bryson 9 |
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Tuesday, 5/15/07 Week 1 of the Tournament |
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Coaches Pitch
Marlins 21 Tigers 20 |
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Minors
Athletics 10 Cubs 9 |
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The Athletics played the Cubs in the first round of the tournament. The Cubs
demonstrated once again why they are considered the most physical & aggressive
base running team in the minors division. So many of the Cubs players stole bases
during the game that neither the coaches nor the fans on the home team side could
keep track of exactly home many bases were stolen, but it may have been a league
record.
Game summary below:
· Peyton Kinman took the mound for the home team Athletics and shut the Cubs
down in the first inning with defensive help from second baseman Weston McDonald
and shortstop Zach Cooter. Elliot Gilmer took the mound for the visiting Cubs,
recorded three strikeouts in the first inning and held the Athletics to just one
run.
· The Cubs bounced back in the second scoring one run and getting hits from
Patrick Henry and Alex Mahaffey. Elliot pitched a fantastic game and held the
Athletics to just one more run in the second. The Athletics got their only run
of the inning with hits from Nate Edenfield, Jake Dill and an RBI from Michael
Stone.
· The Cubs were shut down again in the third and it looked like the Athletics
were about to blow the game open when Bruce Stephenson & Weston McDonald crossed
home plate & key hits were generated by Reese Wilson & Capers Foster to
give the Athletics a four to one lead.
· The fourth inning belonged to the Cubs & they scored five more runs to
pull ahead six to four with hits from Elliot Gilmer & Will Chandler. Elliot,
Will, Harrison, Justin, Patrick and Alex scored in the fourth and it looked as
if the Cubs were about to hand the Athletics a loss in their first round opener.
· Zach Cooter returned to the mound to start the sixth inning and was eventually
relieved by Weston McDonald after he threw 20 pitches and recorded one more KO
for the evening. The game ended when third baseman Brooks Quartararo tagged a
base runner out at third to help the Athletics win their first tournament game
10 to 9 over the hard-hitting Cubs. Good luck to the Cubs. |
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LP: Peyton Kinman 78 Zach Cooter 20 Weston McDonald 18
WP: Elliot Gilmer 75 Alex Mahaffey 12 |
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Majors
Athletics 8 Giants 1 |
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The A's saved their best offensive and defensive game for the tournament opener
against the Giants. The game featured 15 hits by the A's including 4 extra base
knocks by Bryan Poe(3 doubles/1 triple), Martin Pazdan (double)and Glenn Batson
(triple and home run). Several outstanding defensive plays were turned in at first
base by Martin Pazdan and a game ending catch in right field by Jackson Arnold.
Also having a big night at the plate were Wallace Hendricks (3 for 4,1 RBI), Mason
Simmons (2 for 4), Davis Callaham (2 for 4, 1 RBI) and Noah Lindsey (1 for 2,
1 RBI). The Giants were led offensively by Kevin Victory and Nolan Bagnal who
collected one hit each. Batson picked up the win for the A's pitching a solid
game with 13 K's. |
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WP: Batson (86); Callaham (8)
LP: Reese (60; Stephenson (20); Maddox (20); Myers (17) |
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Wednesday, 5/16/07 Week 1 of the Tournament |
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Coach Pitch
Athletics 14 Giants 8 |
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The 7th seed Giants and the 2nd seed Athletics dodged the raindrops at Timmons
Wednesday afternoon in a well-played playoff opener for both teams. The visiting
Giants, fresh off a regular season-ending win, came out smoking, with clean-up
hitter Gill Sizer's (2-3, HR, 2 runs) homer driving home Alex Brown (2-3, 2 runs) and
Dixon Douglas (2-3, 2 runs) whose singles had set the table. The tough A's defense
then caught its breath to limit the damage to a 3-0 Giants lead. The first-inning
fireworks then continued as seven of the first eight batters for the A's got base
hits and scored, led by RBI-rocket shots by Tom Freeland (2-3, triple, 2 runs),
Edward Pollock (2-3, 2 runs) and Thomas Slade (2-3, 1 run), along with a double
by 10th-batter speed-demon John Price(2-2, 1 run). The A's stingy defense then
protected the 7-3 lead, retiring five consecutive batters, before giving up two-runs
in the 3rd, with Giant power-hitters Douglas and Sizer scoring before A's first-baseman
Sam Macfie slammed the door again, relaying right-fielder's Jenning Huskey (2-3,2
runs) throw in a perfect pickoff to third-baseman Thomas Whatley (2-3, 2 runs).
The Giant's defense matched the A's 3-up-3-down performance in the 2nd, but the
A's rallied back in the home half of the 3rd, scoring three more behind Whatley's
single, a smoking double to left by Macfie and another RBI-single by Pollock to
post a 10-5 advantage, then added another run in the 4th behind A's catcher Julian
Espada's RBI on a quick hard-hit ball up the middle. The A's defense again was
rock-solid with great teamwork from Read Perkins (1-3, run), strong man Austin
McCalla and Spanish-speedster Andres Garcia (1-2), shutting out the Giants again
in the 4th, and limiting them to a single run in the 5th as the Giant's Alex Brown
(2-3, 2 runs) doubled and hustled home on a fielder's choice RBI by Will Phillips
(1-3, RBI). With the rain falling harder, the A's added three insurance runs in
the 5th behind a scorching double to center by Macfie and a tape-measure triple
by Freeland, clanging the left field fence. Huskey's RBI-single brought Freeland
home, while slugging shortstop Will Turrentine plated Huskey with his third hit
of the game, extending his hitting streak to seven. With the game on the line,
the Giants charged back strong in the final frame, scoring two runs on hits by
Jeffrey Johnson (3-3, 1 run) and Trey Key (1-3, 1 run), before the rock-steady
pitcher-first baseman combo of Freeland and Macfie nailed down the 14-8 A's win
with three ground ball putouts. Good luck to the Giants and the A's as they continue
on the playoffs and thanks for a spirited, well-played game! |
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Minors
Cardinals 8 Tigers 6 |
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It has become something of a Greenville Little League tradition for teams at
the bottom of the standings to go on runs in the Tournament. The 2007 Minors Tournament
has already proven to be no exception as the 7th seeded Cardinals knocked off
the 2nd seeded Tigers 8-6 on Wednesday evening at Timmons Field. The game started
as a whale of a pitchers battle as Cardinals starter Lucas Coan and Tigers hurler
Wilson Strausbaugh each enticed goose eggs from the opposition in the first, with
Coan pitching out of a bases loaded jam. This would prove to be the story for
the night for Coan, who pitched 4 and 1/3 innings yielding only two hits and an
unearned run in the 5th just before he reached his pitch limit. The Cardinals
bats at the bottom of the order came to life in the second inning, when, with
one out, James Farish drew a walk on a full count. Max Englebardt followed with
a single to right, moving Farish all the way to third. Matthew Farish brought
his brother in with an RBI single of his own, and then with two outs Jake Garland
broke out of a slump and stroked a two-rbi single to left center and hustled to
second on the throw to the plate. Bonner Snyder followed with a double to the
gap in left center, bringing in Garland with the fourth Cardinal run. After a
couple of scoreless innings the Cardinals grabbed some insurance (that would prove
to be vital) in the 5th. After an infield hit by Snyder and a walk by Bobby Hudson,
Coan stroked a 2-RBI double to center. John Toohey then walked and hot-hitting
Englebardt, he of the chipmunk face from taking a fastball to the cheek in his
last game, picked up an RBI on his second hit of the game. That gave the Cardinals
an 8-1 lead which they still held heading to the bottom of the 6th after a beautiful
3 up, 3 down, 3 strikeout relief appearance by the Tigers Neal Satterfield. As
you would expect out of a team that finished second in the tough minors regular
season, the Tigers weren't ready to give up. Chase Poplin lead off the bottom
of the last frame with a triple to deep center. Wes Reeves followed with an RBI
double to the same spot. After a Carson Spiers walk, Strausbaugh knocked them
both in with a 2-RBI base hit. Strausbaugh and Satterfield later came around to
score on a heads up base-running play to cut the score to 8-6, but the 8-batter
rule finally put an end to the Tigers rally. The Cardinals want to wish their
first baseman Wilson Nickles, who broke a bone in his hand at school today and
wasn't able to play, a quick recovery. The Cards will be in action again on Sunday
against the A's, while the Tigers will face the Cubs in an elimination game on
Monday night. |
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WP: Lucas Coan 77, John Toohey 20, Cannon Few 13, Bonner Snyder 1
LP: Wilson Strausbaugh 79, Carson Spiers 18, Neal Satterfield 13 |
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Majors
Tigers 11 Orioles 9 |
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For the first time in this year's GLL Majors tournament, the higher seed prevailed.
But it wasn't easy. The fast-closing Orioles gave the 2nd seeded Tigers everything
they wanted and more. On the mound for the Orioles, Brandon Hood was superb and
kept the Tigers off balance for much of the game. Benton Stilwell did an admirable
job for the Orioles in a relief role. The Tigers countered with Evan Smith who
went 4 1/3 innings (6 Ks). Sam Jones and Will Thomas pitched well in relief for
the Tigers. The outfields for both teams made outstanding catches and throws.
The difference in the game was Tigers first baseman Enrique Cardoza who made 2
outstanding inning-ending double plays. But in a game that saw a combined total
of 26 hits, offense was the big story. On more than one occasion, the Tigers built
4-run leads that seemed to put the game out of reach. But the Orioles would not
quit . Big hits by Jake Mace, Blakley Swenson, Andrew Carter, Brandon Hood, Weston
Nalley, and Peter Osteen gave the Orioles late leads that kept Tigers fans on
edge. The Tigers were led offensively by Will Thomas, Enrique Cardoza, Evan Smith,
Rob Frasher, and Allston Achille. Special kudos to call-up Carson Spiers who contributed
2 big hits at crucial times for the Tigers. The Orioles will play the Giants in
an elimination game on Tuesday, May 22. The Tigers will square off against the
A's on Sunday, May 20. Congratulations to both teams for giving the fans a game
they won't soon forget. |
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WP: Evan Smith - 88 Sam Jones - 18 Will Thomas - 12
LP: Brandon Hood - 82 Benton Stilwell - 25 |
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Thursday, 5/17/07 Week 1 of the Tournament |
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Coach Pitch
Orioles 15 Cardinals 8 |
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Minors
Orioles 15 Marlins 2 |
On a gorgeous Thursday evening made for baseball at Timmons, the top-seeded and
regular-season champion Marlins hosted the #4 Orioles, who were sky-high after
a last-inning walk-off win over the Giants to open the Minors tournament on Monday.
Marlins ace, Rudy Johnstone (1 K), took the mound to start the game. Rudy recorded
a strikeout and got a routine grounder for two outs, while 2B Mitchell Bryant
got the 3
rd out with a putout of his own to hold the O’s from scoring. Jay Davis (7 Ks)
then took the mound for the O’s, recording 2 strikeouts and a pop fly catch from
SS Matthew Carter to match the Marlins with their own scoreless inning on defense.
In the top of the 2,
nd the Marlins replaced Rudy on the mound with Walker Carroll. The O’s got things
going quickly, scoring 5 runs on 5 batters reaching base on balls and an 8
th batter triple by Jay Davis (2 for 3, 2 Runs, 4 RBI) to plate three runners in
the process. With a five run cushion, Davis took the mound throwing strikes,
recording two strikeouts and getting a pop fly to 2B Carter Powell to hold the
Marlins scoreless again in the 2
nd. In the the 3
rd inning, the O’s offense had to face ace Marlin pitcher Bryce Reeves. The O’s
started the inning with a hustling single by Ashe Macfie (3 for 3, 3 Runs, 2 RBI),
an RBI double for Connor Whitlock (3 for 4, 2 Runs, 4 RBI), and a RBI double to
Andrew Vail (2 for 3, 1 Run, 1 RBI) to add two more runs and pad the lead to 7-0
after three and a half innings. Davis, like he did the first two innings, continued
to be in the zone, minimizing his pitch count while notching two more strikeouts
and coaxing a picture perfect 5-3 putout by 3B Andrew Vail to 1B Connor Whitlock,
throwing out a speedy Ian Miller for the 3
rd out and keeping the Marlins from getting on track. The O’s momentum continued
in the 4
th, chalking up three more runs. Connor Whitlock and Andrew Vail chipped in
with singles while Jay Davis and Carter Powell reached on walks. Catcher Ashe
Macfie then provided the real fireworks with a blast to center-field that looked
destined to make Timmons Minor League history, just missing an over-the-fence
homer by inches as it short-hopped the fence on the first bounce at the 214-sign.
This tape-measure blast made the score 10-0 going into the bottom half of the
4
th. The Marlins then plated two runs with singles from Bryce Reeves (1 for 2,
1 Run), Mitchell Bryant (1 for 2, 1 RBI), and Atticus Lindsey (1 for 2). Rudy
Johnstone (2 for 2, 1 Run, 1 RBI) also jump-started the offense for the Marlins
with an RBI double, with LF Rhett Baker nearly robbing Rudy with a clutch defensive
stop. Other defensive gems were a smart play by pitcher Jay Davis to throw out
a runner stealing second on a walk, a heads-up putout to 2B Carter Powell, and
an unassisted putout by 1B Connor Whitlock. In the top half of the 5
th, the O’s continued their hot hitting, plating five more insurance runs. Highlighting
the offense were singles by Hayden Brown (1 for 2, 1 Run) with his first hit of
the season and a single by Jay Davis, walks for Robert Mace (1 Run) and Matthew
Carter, and a laser-like, bases-loaded triple by Connor Whitlock to light up the
scoreboard at 15-2 in favor of the high-flyin’ Orioles. In the bottom half of
the inning, Jay Davis continued his mastery on the mound, going the distance
by recording a strikeout and a routine putout to 2B Carter Powell before time
ran out, preserving the win and advancing the O’s in the winner’s bracket. This
was a great all-around team effort by the O’s, playing inspired baseball to beat
the tough, hard-nosed regular season champs. Good luck to both teams the rest
of the tournament. The Marlins play the winner of the Cubs/Tigers game on Wed
the 23
rd and the O’s play the winner of the A’s/Cards on Mon the 28
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LP: Rudy Johnstone 20, Walker Carroll 27, Bryce Reeves 79, Mitchell Bryant 17 |
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Majors
Cardinals 1 Cubs 0 |
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In the advertising world, the term “puffing” refers to the act of ‘publicizing
with exaggerated praise.’ When it comes to writing these game reports, most if
not all GLL coaches are guilty from time to time of puffing. That said, it is
no exaggeration at all to say that the Cardinals 1-0 victory over the fifth seeded
Cubs Thursday night will go down as one of GLL’s most memorable and best pitched
games on record.
~ Starting Cubs pitcher Robert Borowicz was dynamite on the mound. His rising
fastball wreaked havoc on the usually potent Cards batting attack, consistently
causing pop-ups or grounders that were gobbled up with precision by Cubbie infielders
Garret Keller, Michael Spiers, and Jordan Ford. Before handing the ball to reliever
Michael Spiers in the 5th, Borowicz completed 4 1/3 innings in his maximum pitch
allotment, allowing only two hits and no runs and striking out five. Spiers in
turn promptly retired both batters he faced in the fifth.
~ Cards pitcher Will Robertson matched Borowicz’ mound magic. Robertson completed
his six innings on the hill within the 85-pitch maximum, striking out 15 of the
22 Cubs batters that came to the plate.
~ After 5 2/3 innings, the scoreboard had not moved: Cardinals 0, Cubs 0. That
appeared to be in jeopardy however in the top of the 5th, when Cubs 3-hole hitter
Robert Borowicz launched a 2-out rocket that appeared certain to carry out of
the park. Fortunately for the Cardinals, the ball slammed into the straightaway
center fence a few inches below the yellow plastic protector. Borowicz had to
settle for a double, and the top-seeded Cards were able to get out of the inning
by retiring the next batter to preserve their regulation shut-out.
~ The bottom of the 6th inning reads much like a Matt Christopher novel. Cardinal
slugger Matthew Davis pulled a hard grounder down the line, only to see Cubbie
3rd baseman Jordan Ford backhand the ball and make a perfect throw for the first
out. Preston Hall then worked the count for a walk. Up came Taylor Carsten, who
dropped a perfect sacrifice bunt down the first base line to move Hall into scoring
position. Now with two outs and a runner on second, Cardinal outfielder Tom Kent
came to the plate, batting in the 9-hole. Facing a 2-2 count and the game on the
line, Kent hammered an ultra-clutch deep flyer to left field that managed to find
ground, and Hall came home to score the one and only run of the game, a walk-off
to avoid the upset.
~ It should be noted that the Cards’ two 6th inning heros -- Carsten and Kent
-- made a game-day round trip to and from an overnight school outing at Green
River Preserve for the game. A huge thumbs up goes to both Taylor and “Tommy K”
for their team dedication and game performance, and a special thumbs-up goes to
teacher/Cards-mom Deborah Davis for providing the transportation. |
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WP: Robertson 88
LP: Borowicz 88, Spiers 24 |
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Sunday, 5/20/07 Week 1 of the Tournament |
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Coaches Pitch
Marlins 13 Athletics 8 |
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the marlins were very fortunate to win against a deeply-talented and well prepared
A's team. the marlins learned a lot about resolve and why you play 6 innings before
you look at a scoreboard. kudos to all the families of both teams; the environment
is well at GLL. |
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Minors
Athletics 11 Cardinals 10 |
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The Athletics & Cardinals squared off on Sunday afternoon to kick off the
second round of the tournament. This was an exciting game that could have gone
either way, but the Athletics were able to leave Timmons Park with an 11 to 10
victory over the Cardinals. The offensive player of the game is Lucas Coan with
the Cardinals. Lucas was awesome swinging the bat and went 3 for 3 with 1 triple,
1 double 1 single and 4 RBI’s for the night. The Cardinals were flawless on defense
with no errors in 5 innings. Michael Stone anchored the outfield for the Athletics
by running down balls hit into deep center and holding the Cardinals back on bases.
The defensive player of the game was Cardinal, Bonner Snyder. Bonner made several
key defensive plays that kept the Cardinals in the game to the very end. Game
summary below: · Weston McDonald took the mound for the home team Athletics and
held the Cardinals to just 2 runs. The Cardinals bats came alive in the first
with hits from Bonner Snyder, Bobby Hudson, Lucas Coan, & Matthew Farish ·
The second inning belonged to the Athletics. As they moved forward to take the
lead 7 to 2 with hits from Peyton Kinman and Weston McDonald. Bruce Stephenson,
Nate Edendfield, Jake Dill, Michael Stone and Reese Wilson crossed home plate
to help the Athletics take what they thought was a comfortable 7 to 2 lead into
the third. · The third inning belonged to the Cardinals as they fought back and
scored three more runs in the third to narrow the Athletics’ lead to just 2 runs.
John Toohey returned to the mound for the Cardinals and was just too much for
the Athletics. Mr. Toohey shut the Athletics down, held them scoreless and temporarily
changed the momentum of the game. · As we entered the 4th, the Athletics were
up 7 to 5 and looking to shut the Cardinals down with relief pitcher Zach Cooter.
The Cards refused to go down quietly and threatened to regain the lead again when
James Farish scored to tie the game at 6 all. The Cardinals decided to make some
pitching changes in the 4th and brought Cannon Few & Bonner Snyder to the
mound. This double change helped hold the Athletics to just two runs. · The Athletics
were up 9 to 6 as they took the field to start the 5th inning. Weston McDonald
returned to the mound for the Athletics and was eventually relieved by power hitter,
Zach Cooter. The 5th inning turned out to be a battle and the Cardinals jumped
back on top scoring 4 runs to regain the lead 10 to 9. Bonner Snyder returned
to the mound for the Cardinals with a one run lead and only three outs away from
another tournament win. The Athletics refused to give up and Nate Edenfield started
the inning off with a hard hit single and eventually scored to tie the game at
10 all. The Athletics eventually prevailed as Bruce Stephenson walked to force
in the winning run scored by Jake Dill. Good luck to the Cardinals in the tournament.
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WP: Weston McDonald 76, Zach Cooter 15
LP: John Toohey 76, Cannon Few 14, Bonner Snyder 34 |
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Majors
Athletics 14 Tigers 10 |
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WP: Callaham (86); Simmons (18)
LP: Jones (81); Thomas (34) |
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