The last game of pool play continued a recent trend. After the Clippers took a 7-2 lead after two innings of play, that meant the Canes have trailed after two innings in four of the last six games--and have won all four.
On Saturday alone, Evoshield trailed 13-2 after two innings in both games combined. But they pulled them both out, with this one a walk-off 12-11 victory in five innings.
This particular win had a little bit of everything. But in the offensive flurry of the final couple of innings, don't forget that the Canes played some terrific defense in this game, including three double plays in the first four innings and a season-high total of seven web gems. That's what enabled them to be close enough--while being outhit, 11-9--to ultimately win the game with some clutch offensive heroics in the bottom of the fifth.
The pair of wins mean Evoshield will be the top seed in tomorrow's single-elimination bracket play. The rest of the seedings will be completed this afternoon.
First inning
Jake doubled, went to third on a fielder's choice, and scored on Chace's two-run dinger.
Score after one inning: Clippers 7, Canes 2
Third inning
JT and Ben singled. A wild pitch moved them both over. Jake hit a two-run double. Gavin singled and Jake kept running to score. Three wild pitches scored Gavin. Chace walked and stole second. A wild pitch put him on third, and Bryce's fielder's choice scored him.
Score after three innings: Canes 7, Clippers 7
Fourth inning
Elias and JT walked. Asher sacrificed them over. Jake hit an RBI single and went to second on the throw. Gavin's sacrifice fly scored JT, and Jake also raced home.
Score after four innings: Canes 10, Clippers 8
Fifth inning
After getting to a 2-2 count with one out, Colin fouled off two pitches and then hit a game-tying homer. Brady reached on a fielder's choice. Elias walked. Andrew ran for Brady, and then raced all the way home on JT's walk-off single.
Score after five innings: Canes 12, Clippers 11
Score after one inning: Clippers 7, Canes 2
Third inning
JT and Ben singled. A wild pitch moved them both over. Jake hit a two-run double. Gavin singled and Jake kept running to score. Three wild pitches scored Gavin. Chace walked and stole second. A wild pitch put him on third, and Bryce's fielder's choice scored him.
Score after three innings: Canes 7, Clippers 7
Fourth inning
Elias and JT walked. Asher sacrificed them over. Jake hit an RBI single and went to second on the throw. Gavin's sacrifice fly scored JT, and Jake also raced home.
Score after four innings: Canes 10, Clippers 8
Fifth inning
After getting to a 2-2 count with one out, Colin fouled off two pitches and then hit a game-tying homer. Brady reached on a fielder's choice. Elias walked. Andrew ran for Brady, and then raced all the way home on JT's walk-off single.
Score after five innings: Canes 12, Clippers 11
Pitching Performances
Andrew started and then turned it over to Bryce, who went four and a third strong innings to keep the Canes close.
Asher finished it up in the fifth with a couple of outs.
Dugout wisdom
There was no context to this comment at all, just a simple announcement as JT got ready for the second game. "Hey Gavin," he said, "I like country music now." Good to know.
On one of the Canes' three double plays, there were some shenanigans. When the play was described to Brady, who hadn't seen it, he had an absolutely perfect summation of the play: "What a poop."
Asher finished it up in the fifth with a couple of outs.
Dugout wisdom
There was no context to this comment at all, just a simple announcement as JT got ready for the second game. "Hey Gavin," he said, "I like country music now." Good to know.
On one of the Canes' three double plays, there were some shenanigans. When the play was described to Brady, who hadn't seen it, he had an absolutely perfect summation of the play: "What a poop."
Game 4 Web Gems
- Gavin, Colin and Chace teamed up to twist a pretty 6-4-3 double play in the first.
- Eli raced over to a ball on the left field line and held the hitter to a single in the second.
- Bryce, Gavin and Chace pulled off a 1-6-3 double play to end the second.
- Gavin made a diving catch of a line drive to end the third.
- Andrew speared a line drive to center, then threw to first to get an overanxious runner, where Chace made the double-play sealing scoop.
- Chace followed up with another scoop in the fifth after JT had made a great stop on a ball down the third base line.
- Gavin raced back to corral a pop fly over short in the fifth.
Game 4 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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Clippers
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7
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0
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0
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1
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3
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X
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11
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11
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Canes
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2
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0
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5
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3
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2
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X
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12
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9
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