There are certainly worse places to spend a Sunday than at the baseball field. But did this game take a while? Based on this picture taken in the fourth inning, you might say that...
The Canes scored the first ten runs of the game and eventually finished out a 10-3 win over the Dirtbags in five innings, the longest game of the four-game tournament. That meant the Canes finished the event 4-0. The victory means the team wins a bat, which if form holds will last exactly one practice before being dented.
Some impressive stats from the weekend: the Canes outscored their four opponents 42-12 and never trailed at any time in the event. Ten different pitchers saw action, and the staff as a whole limited opponents to a .212 batting average. The defense committed just three errors in 17 defensive innings.
Game 4 Canes scoring plays
First inning
Jake walked and stole second. Macon's fielder's choice moved him over. Drew singled home Jake. Chace walked. Ty blasted a two-run double.
Score after one-half inning: Canes 3, Dirtbags 0
Third inning
Macon singled and stole second. Chace demolished an RBI double. Ty's fielder's choice moved over Chace, and he scored on a wild pitch.
Score after two and a half innings: Canes 5, Dirtbags 0
Fourth inning
Asher reached on a grounder through the middle. Jake lined a double. Macon walked. Drew was hit by a pitch, scoring Asher. Chace smashed another two-run double. Ty singled home Drew. Bennett's fielder's choice scored Chace.
Score after three and a half innings: Canes 10, Dirtbags 0
Score after one-half inning: Canes 3, Dirtbags 0
Third inning
Macon singled and stole second. Chace demolished an RBI double. Ty's fielder's choice moved over Chace, and he scored on a wild pitch.
Score after two and a half innings: Canes 5, Dirtbags 0
Fourth inning
Asher reached on a grounder through the middle. Jake lined a double. Macon walked. Drew was hit by a pitch, scoring Asher. Chace smashed another two-run double. Ty singled home Drew. Bennett's fielder's choice scored Chace.
Score after three and a half innings: Canes 10, Dirtbags 0
Pitching Performances
Drew started and went three scoreless innings, recording six of his nine outs via strikeout.
Bryce chipped in with an inning of solid relief.
Chace finished things in the fifth by retiring three of the four batters he faced.
Dugout wisdom
After his second at-bat, Drew came back to the dugout with a perplexed look on his face. "He gave me the bunt sign before the pitch," he said, pointing towards Coach Sean. "I was confused."
For the record, Coach Sean was just kidding.
Also, the wet field plus Coach Kevin I's ever-present towel meant the Canes were usually in charge of drying off the foul balls. You can only imagine the comments that ensued. Also, when you ask Jake to check and see if a baseball is dry, he licks it. I am not making this up.
Bryce chipped in with an inning of solid relief.
Chace finished things in the fifth by retiring three of the four batters he faced.
Dugout wisdom
After his second at-bat, Drew came back to the dugout with a perplexed look on his face. "He gave me the bunt sign before the pitch," he said, pointing towards Coach Sean. "I was confused."
For the record, Coach Sean was just kidding.
Also, the wet field plus Coach Kevin I's ever-present towel meant the Canes were usually in charge of drying off the foul balls. You can only imagine the comments that ensued. Also, when you ask Jake to check and see if a baseball is dry, he licks it. I am not making this up.
Game 4 Web Gems
- No outright web gems in this one, which makes it a good time to point out that Canes catchers did a terrific job behind the plate all weekend. With the big backstop meaning easy extra bases on any balls past the catcher, they helped the pitchers in all four games.
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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Canes
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3
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0
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2
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5
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0
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X
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10
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8
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Dirtbags
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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X
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3
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4
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