Myrtle Beach Game 2: Canes 19, CDP 0

The Canes moved to 2-0 in pool play and secured the top seed with a second straight shutout, this one a 19-0 win over CDP in three innings. There was, as you might have guessed, plenty of offense. But the Canes also used six different pitchers to throw their six shutout innings, and played error-free defense over those six frames.

After the wins, the team adjourned to the beach, where the temperature was about 15 degrees cooler than the field. And after playing two baseball games, when finally given some time off, what did they do?

Play baseball, obviously:

That is, until these two big kids came along and took over the game, with one of the big kids (who kept calling himself "Coach Kevin") pitching, and the other big kid, who said he was a fence installer in Myrtle Beach, doing the catching/umpiring/video replay officiating:

Bracket play starts Sunday at 1 p.m. Until then, we'll leave you with what happens when you tell the team, "OK, you took a good one, now take a crazy one:"

Game 2 Canes scoring plays

First inning

Gavin smoked a one-out homer. Drew demolished a two-out homer. Andrew smashed a two-out homer.
Score after one-half inning: Canes 3, Not Canes 0

Second inning

Elias singled and stole second. A wild pitch moved him to third, and he scored on Colin's single. Colin stole second. Jake was hit by a pitch but this time he didn't call it. Gavin hit a two-run double. Chace was hit by a pitch and promptly went to get a banana split at Painter's. Drew doubled home Gavin. Brady hit a two-out, two-run single. Bryce reached on a ball through short that scored Brady. Eli hit an RBI single. 

Score after one and a half innings: Canes 11, Not Canes 0

Third inning
Jake dropped a fly ball into left and raced into second. Asher singled him home and took second on the throw. Chace doubled home Asher. Ben doubled home Chace. Brady hit a one-out RBI single. A wild pitch moved him to second. Eli beat out an infield single. JT beat out a ball in the infield, scoring Brady. Colin lasered an RBI double. JT and Colin both scored on Jake's ball through short.
Score after three innings: Canes 19, Not Canes 0

Pitching Performances

Gavin threw a hitless first.

Elias retired three straight to end the second.

Jake created some excitement and then decided to bear down against the top of the order, retiring the top three in order.

Dugout wisdom
No dugout wisdom in this game, so have a team photo from pregame instead:

Game 2 Web Gems

• After a wild pitch from Gavin went to the backstop in the first, the runner at first thought he had a free pass to second. Not so fast--Drew went back and got it, then threw a laser to Chace at second to end the inning.
• Bryce ranged over to the line to snag a fly ball in the third. 

Game 2 line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H
Canes	3	8	8	X	X	X	19	17
Not Canes	0	0	0	X	X	X	0	2