For the second straight game, the Canes got a fantastic starting performance on the mound. This time, it was Chace, who needed just 49 pitches to work through five innings. The Canes once again played airtight defense behind their starter, committing zero errors for the second straight game.
For the tournament, the Canes outscored six DI opponents by a 59-17 margin (including 32-1 in three games on Sunday). Coaches emphasized the importance of winning every inning: the Canes played 25 full innings (both top and bottom halves were finished) this weekend. They either tied or led the inning in 24 of those 25 chances.
Second inning
Chace cranked a solo homer. JT singled, Brady doubled, and Ben scored JT with a sacrifice fly.
Score after two innings: Canes 2, Pirates 0
Score after two innings: Canes 2, Pirates 0
Third inning
Bryce singled and stole second. An error moved him to third, and a wild pitch scored him.
Score after three innings: Canes 3, Pirates 0
Fourth inning
JT cracked a one-out solo homer. Brady singled and went to second on a wild pitch, then third on an error. Colin walked and went to second on an error. Bryce drove home a pair with a single.
Score after four innings: Canes 6, Pirates 1
Fifth inning
Drew waited out a one-out walk. Chace blasted a two-run homer. Asher walked, went to third on JT's single, and scored on Eli's single.
Score after five innings: Canes 9, Pirates 1
Fourth inning
JT cracked a one-out solo homer. Brady singled and went to second on a wild pitch, then third on an error. Colin walked and went to second on an error. Bryce drove home a pair with a single.
Score after four innings: Canes 6, Pirates 1
Fifth inning
Drew waited out a one-out walk. Chace blasted a two-run homer. Asher walked, went to third on JT's single, and scored on Eli's single.
Score after five innings: Canes 9, Pirates 1
Pitching Performances
Chace. Chace. Chace. Chace. Chace. The end.
Dugout wisdom
See, this is why you don't tell Coach Sean anything that might be in the blog. I was nice enough to tell him a funny story about JT, and he promptly told it to anyone within earshot after the game. It went like this: JT had a 3-0 count in the fourth. Coach Sean gave him the take sign. JT promptly hit a home run on the next pitch.
When JT came back into the dugout after rounding the bases, he asked, "Hey, what's the take sign?" Several teammates told him. "Yeah," JT said, "that's what he gave me. I was like, 'Nahhhhhhh, I'm going to swing.'"
Also, credit to Coach Sean for the year's best #humblebrag when he told the Olney Pirates he knew they would be good because he is from near that area, and he played high school ball in that area, so he knew how good they would be. A team full of Coach Seans would of course be unbeatable, except by the Evoshield Canes as coached by Coach Sean.
Dugout wisdom
See, this is why you don't tell Coach Sean anything that might be in the blog. I was nice enough to tell him a funny story about JT, and he promptly told it to anyone within earshot after the game. It went like this: JT had a 3-0 count in the fourth. Coach Sean gave him the take sign. JT promptly hit a home run on the next pitch.
When JT came back into the dugout after rounding the bases, he asked, "Hey, what's the take sign?" Several teammates told him. "Yeah," JT said, "that's what he gave me. I was like, 'Nahhhhhhh, I'm going to swing.'"
Also, credit to Coach Sean for the year's best #humblebrag when he told the Olney Pirates he knew they would be good because he is from near that area, and he played high school ball in that area, so he knew how good they would be. A team full of Coach Seans would of course be unbeatable, except by the Evoshield Canes as coached by Coach Sean.
Championship Web Gems
- Jake made one of the highlight plays of the entire fall with a sprinting, diving, sprawling catch of a line drive in deep left-center that ended the first.
- With a runner on second in the second, JT gobbled up a grounder and threw to Brady at first. The runner got a little too aggressive and tried to make the turn at third and score, but Brady fired to Bryce to nail him.
- Gavin made an amazing play in the hole at deep short in the fourth, but the hitter was erroneously called safe.
- But that's OK, because the Canes quickly flashed even more leather, ending the inning on a Colin-to-Gavin-to-Brady 4-6-3 double play.
Championship line score
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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R
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H
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Olney Pirates
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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X
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1
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3
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Canes
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0
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2
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1
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3
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3
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X
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9
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10
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