Angels In The Outfield Game 2: Canes 12, Carolina Marlins 2

For the second straight games, the Canes put up a seven-run third inning that essentially put the game away, rolling to a 12-2 win over the Carolina Marlins. The game was shortened to five innings by the run rule.

This one featured even more offense, as Evoshield piled up 27 hits in nine innings of Saturday play. Every player on the roster had at least one hit in the two victories. Never one to rest on his laurels, however, Coach Sean wasn't content just to have put together such a potent offense. Nope, he was in such a hurry to get back to working on his Sunday scouting reports that he blew off the postgame team meeting and rushed right back to watch film and prepare his gameplan. Here's a live shot of his preparation:

Game 2 Canes scoring plays

First inning

Jake walked (which led Eli to correctly observe, "When he walks, he should just go straight to second. He's going there anyway.") and stole second. Wild pitches moved him to third and scored him. Gavin walked, went to second on a throwing error, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Ashton's two-out single.

Score after one-half inning: Canes 2, Marlins 0

Second inning

JT walked and took second on a passed ball. He moved to third on Eli's grounder and scored on Asher's two-out single.

Score after one and a half innings: Canes 3, Marlins 0

Third inning
Jake walked and stole...well, you know. Gavin singled and stole second. A wild pitch scored Jake and put Gavin on third, and he then scored on another wild pitch. Drew walked, and a pair of wild pitches put him on third. In a slightly confusing sequence, Drew then stole home. Brady was hit by a pitch. JT doubled. Andrew singled home Brady. Elias singled home a pair. Asher singled, and then Jake doubled in Elias.
Score after two and a half innings: Canes 10, Marlins 0

Fourth inning
Ashton doubled and trucked around to score on Brady's single.
Score after three and a half innings: Canes 11, Marlins 0

Fifth inning
Andrew singled and went to second on a fielder's choice. Colin singled, and then Gavin's sacrifice fly scored Andrew.
Score after four and a half innings: Canes 12, Marlins 2

Pitching Performances

Gavin started and spun two shutout innings.

Colin struck out the side on 13 pitches in the third.

Ashton closed it out with a scoreless frame.

Dugout wisdom
It's not all fun and games in the dugout. Midway through the game two win, Colin walked up to me holding out his hand. I thought maybe he wanted a high five. Instead, he said, "Is this a seed or a tooth?"

The answer, when I looked into his open palm, was that he was holding part of his tooth, which had fallen out. It also left me with another important question, which is: exactly what kind of seeds are they buying in the Kimball household?

Game 2 Web Gems

• Jake made a terrific play in the hole between first and second and then threw to first to retire the leadoff man in the first inning.
• Gavin made a sweet diving play off the pitcher's mound in the second inning, and finished it off with a strong throw to first.
• With a runner on first in the fourth, the batter hit a deep drive to the fence in center. And what that earned him in the scorebook was a fielder's choice, as Gavin raced back to retrieve it, then threw a rocket to Jake covering second for the force.
• Brady speared a tough hopper on the first-base line to end the game.

Game 2 line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H
Canes	2	1	7	1	1	X	12	12
Marlins	0	0	0	2	0	X	2	4