With
the appetizing smell of rotten eggs in the air—seriously, what was that?—919 took
a 15-8 win in five innings over the Going Pro Trojans.
In
a somewhat sleepy game, the Nationals scored in every inning and eventually
simply outslugged the Trojans. Every hitter in the 919 order reached base at
least once.
Nat
pitchers finished up a great day of pool play and cumulatively walked just four
in eight innings of work (as compared to 15 walks in the same span for the
opponents).
After
what seemed like an interminable postgame speech from the overzealous 919
coaching staff, the true competition of the day began: who would be the first
to the parking lot, and therefore the first in line at Sunni Sky. Suspiciously,
Jennifer might have left a little early before the postgame breakdown and led
the way. Video replay will be consulted later tonight to determine if she left
early.
The
biggest win of the day came because of standing in line waiting for ice cream,
as it was determined that adding a third scoop to a two-scoop order added just
25 cents to the cost. This led to a crucial world lesson for the boys in “economy
of scale,” which I plan to teach as soon as I finish this third scoop of
chocolate nut brownie. In addition, Coach Kevin’s intense scouting routine,
plus some advice from Ashlee, determined that the meat store next door to Sunni
Sky is a must-stop, leading to multiple purchases of bacon burgers for Saturday
evening meals. In essence, you can start eating at that one block of Angier and
not have to go anywhere else for days.
As
a reminder, Sunni Sky does not close until 11 p.m. on Sunday nights. The win
left 919 2-0 in pool play. Seedings and times will be available later today. If
I by chance happen to forget to send out times, uniform information, or feed or
clothe the children, there's a good reason why:
Also, this is how you know you've really made it:
Game 2 Nationals scoring plays
First inning
Asher
led off with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch and stole third. JT
walked and stole second. Gavin’s rip to right scored Asher. Banks hit a
sacrifice fly that scored JT and sent Gavin to third. Andrew’s shot to third
scored Gavin. Andrew stole second and scored on Ben’s single.
Score after one-half inning: 919 Nationals 2, Trojans 0
Second
inning
Elias was “hit” by a pitch. He stole second and
went to third on Brady’s fielder’s choice, then scored on a passed ball.
Score after one and a half innings: 919 Nationals 5, Trojans 3
Third
inning
In the biggest inning of the day, Gavin led off
with a single. He stole second and moved to third on a single by Banks, then
scored when the defense tossed it around. With one out, Bryce reached on a play
in the infield and scored Banks. Bryce stole second, and then Ben reached on
catcher’s interference. Bryce and Ben each stole a base before Joey laced a
two-run single. Elias reached on a fielder’s choice and stole second. Brady
thumped an RBI triple. Chace reached on a play in the infield that scored
Brady.
Score after two and a half innings: 919 Nationals 11, Trojans 5
Fourth
inning
With one out, Banks reached on an error, then stole
second and went to third on a passed ball. Andrew singled. Bryce brought home a
pair with a single. After moving up on a throwing error by the pitcher, Bryce
went to third on a fielder’s choice and scored on Eli’s single.
Score after three and a half innings: 919 Nationals 15, Trojans 8
Pitching Performances
JT
battled through some defensive issues in the first.
Joey
needed just 15 pitches in the second.
Gavin
allowed just a pair of hits in his two innings.
Asher
closed it out with a scoreless fifth.
Game 2 Web Gems
•
With a runner on second in the first inning, Asher made a nice block
behind the plate of a pitch in the dirt, then hopped up and threw to Ben at
third to get the runner trying to advance.
•
With a runner on first, Bryce made a diving play going up the middle in
the fourth, then flipped to second to get the force.
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Game 2 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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919 Nationals
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4
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1
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6
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3
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1
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X
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15
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11
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Going Pro Trojans
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3
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2
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2
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1
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0
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X
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8
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8
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