Spring Nationals Consolation: Canes 9, 14U Heritage Hawks 4

The Canes recovered from Sunday's earlier loss and defeated the Heritage Hawks, 9-4, in the consolation game. The offense grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, plating runs in five different innings as for the second time in four games, the full seven innings were played. Nine different Canes players had a hit. 

The win featured the return of the normal airtight defense, as the defense did not commit an error and converted one double play. The pitching scattered seven hits over seven innings and allowed just one walk.

It will be back on the field again next weekend, once more playing up against 14U competition, in the final tuneup before the Border Wars tournament May 5-6 in Rocky Mount.

Consolation Canes scoring plays

First inning
Wes reached on an error and stole second. Gavin reached on an error. Drew walked. Chace singled home Wes. Gavin scored on Ty's fielder's choice.
Score after one innings: Canes-Gallaher 2, Hawks 0

Third inning
Jake singled and went to third on an error. He scored on Wes' grounder. Drew smashed a two-out double and scored on Chace's double. Ty's single scored Chace.
Score after three innings: Canes-Gallaher 5, Hawks 0

Fourth inning
Jake singled and scored on Wes' double.
Score after four innings: Canes-Gallaher 6, Hawks 3

Fifth inning
Ty doubled and scored on Andrew's single.
Score after five innings: Canes-Gallaher 7, Hawks 3

Sixth inning
Bryce singled. With one out, Jake reached to put runners at the corners. Wes' sacrifice fly scored Bryce. Gavin's RBI single scored Jake.
Score after six innings: Canes-Gallaher 9, Hawks 4

Pitching Performances

Ty fired three shutout innings, and retired the last eight batters he faced in a row.

Gavin set down six in a row in the fourth and fifth.

Asher finished it up with two innings of solid relief.

Dugout wisdom
Coach Kevin I likes catfish quesadillas. 

Consolation Web Gems

• Ty coaxed the batter into a 6-4-3 inning-ending double play to finish the first, as it went Gavin to Colin to Chace.
• Colin ranged into shallow right to snag a pop fly in the third.
• Nice play by Asher to field a bunt on the third base side in the seventh, then throw to first for the out.

Consolation line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H
Hawks	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	7
Canes	2	0	3	1	1	2	X	9	15