Saturday, April 30, 2016

Top Gun Eastern Spring World Series Game 2: Canes 13, The Boys 12U 0

In front of an attendance estimated by Coach Hardy in the official scorebook as "13 1/2"--no word on which person he was counting as the half, but we have our suspicions--the Canes beat the 12U The Boys (that's their real name) 13-0 in a game shortened to four innings by the run rule.

The quick pool play games allowed the Canes to get down to the real business of the day, which was, of course, a party at Coach Sean's house. And, just as they like to be a team on the field, they like to dress as a team in the pool:


Seedings and game times for tomorrow will be announced later tonight, but it's a safe bet the Canes will play in the afternoon.

Game 2 Canes scoring plays
First inning
Gavin singled, went to second on a balk, stole third, and scored on Chace's two-out single. Chace stole second and scored on Ashton's single.
Score after one inning: Canes 2, The Boys 0

Second inning
Jake reached with two outs. Gavin crushed a homer to center.
Score after two innings: Canes 4, The Boys 0

Third inning
Chace doubled and scored on Ashton's double. Colin singled home Ashton. JT singled. Ben hit an RBI fielder's choice. Elias walked. Bryce cleared the bases with a single that eventually plated three, with Bryce ending up on second. Asher walked. Gavin walked. Drew's fielder's choice eventually scored three.
Score after three innings: Canes 13, The Boys 0

Pitching Performances
Drew fired three shutout innings, allowing just one hit. He did not allow a runner past first base.

Chace struck out the side in the fourth.

Dugout wisdom
As you may have noticed, the players really enjoy keeping the TAB (Team At Bat) chart, and it often turns into quite the battle as to who actually gets to hold the pencil. In the second inning, it was JT who had the honor.

And so, when Gavin blasted a two-out, two-run homer deep over the center field fence in the second, it was JT who ran out with the rest of his teammates to greet Gavin at the plate, then sat back down on the "bench," grabbed the clipboard, and shouted, "Was that a TAB?"

Uh, yes.

Game 2 Web Gems
  • Bryce gunned out a pair of runners trying to steal second, one the leadoff man in the first and one in the third.
Game 2 line score
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
H
The Boys
0
0
1
X
X
X
1
0
Canes
9
6
1
X
X
X
16
18















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