A long, hot day came to an end with a 9-7 loss to
the Rivercats in the championship game. West Raleigh played from behind for
much of the game, climbing back from down 3-1 to take a 4-3 lead in the top of
the third. The spark for the rally seemed to be some timely dugout sniping. Not
sniping as in arguing, but sniping as in sniping:
But then the Rivercats scored six straight runs
before Blue put together a three-run rally in the top of the sixth, eventually
bringing the potential tying run to the plate before succumbing.
Monday is an off day before returning to the
practice field on Tuesday.
Championship WR 10U Blue scoring plays
First inning
Bryce led off with a single. An error by the
pitcher put him on third, and he scored on Gavin’s fielder’s choice.
Score after one-half inning: WR 10U Blue 1, Rivercats
0
Third inning
Joe singled and stole
second. Bryce singled him home. Gavin crushed a two-run home run.
Score after two and a half innings: WR 10U Blue 4, Rivercats
3
Sixth inning
Gavin drew a leadoff
walk and stole second. Chace’s fielder’s choice moved him to third. Banks hit
an RBI single. Ben hit what Coach Sean correctly described as a “no-doubter,” a
two-run home run deep over the left-center field fence.
Score after five and a half innings: Rivercats 9,
WR 10U Blue 7
Pitching Performances
Banks started and took the game into the second.
Bryce got a big out in relief, stranding a runner,
and then pitched through the third.
Gavin got the leadoff man in the fourth.
Colin got two huge outs with a pair of bases-loaded
strikeouts in the fourth.
Championship Web Gems
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Gavin made a diving stop from his shortstop
position to end the second.
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Ben threw out a runner stealing third in the third.
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With runners on second and third in the fifth,
Gavin fielded a grounder and threw to Asher at the plate, who applied the tag
to cut down the run.
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Championship 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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WR 10U Blue
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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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7
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10
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Rivercats
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1
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2
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2
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1
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3
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X
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9
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10
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