Winterville
and West Raleigh Blue have a long state tournament history together. The first
meeting came in the 2012 7U state title game, and then the two teams met twice
in the 2013 state tournament. This year’s meeting came in front of hundreds of
fans and hundreds of thousands of bugs in the second game of state tournament
pool play in Snow Hill.
This
time, 9U Blue brought the bats, hammering 14 hits in four innings in a 21-0
victory. Part of the credit for the offensive explosion has to go to
Chick-fil-A, which fueled over half the team between games. But wait—they didn’t
make any money on it. After some direction by the Gallaher girls, this
was the scene as 9U Blue racked up even more free food:
It’s
probably not a coincidence that all five of the pitchers who combined on a
no-hitter against Winterville are shown in the above photo. As soon as Saturday’s
starting pitcher is identified, we will deliver his spots and cow noses
directly to him.
Friday’s
2-0 record means West Raleigh can clinch the top seed in the pool with a
victory over Roanoke Rapids on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Game 2 Blue scoring plays
First inning
Bryce,
JT and Gavin walked. Chace was—make sure you are sitting down—hit by a pitch to
score a run. A wild pitch scored JT, and then Jake cranked a two-run double.
Banks followed with an RBI triple. Joey beat out a grounder to short and Elias
singled. Asher’s fielder’s choice drove in Joey. Elias scored on a wild pitch.
Score after one-half inning: WR Blue 9U 8, Winterville 0
Second
inning
With two outs, Blue put runners on first and second
after a walk and fielder’s choice. Wild pitches scored Chace and Jake. Banks
walked. Joey walked. Elias singled home Banks. Joey scored on a wild pitch.
After a walk to Andrew and a passed ball that put Elias at third, Asher singled
in Elias. Bryce singled in Andrew.
Score after one and a half innings: WR Blue 9U 14, Winterville 0
Third
inning
Gavin walked and then, because he was hitting in
Chace’s spot in the order, Brady was hit by a pitch. Jake singled. Banks lifted
a sac fly that scored Gavin. Joey walked. Elias picked up his third straight
single, scoring Brady. Andrew singled home Jake, and then Asher’s RBI groundout
scored Joey, after which Coach Sean grabbed Elias, with the ever vigilant
Winterville fans helpfully pointing out at maximum volume, “HE JUST GRABBED HIM
THAT’S AN OUT YOU HAVE TO CALL THAT!”
Score after two and a half innings: WR Blue 9U 18, Winterville 0
Fourth
inning
Gavin reached on a fielder’s choice, as did Brady.
Jake smoked an RBI double. Banks smacked an RBI single, and Joey finished the
scoring with an RBI single.
Score after three and a
half innings: WR Blue 9U 21, Winterville 0
Pitching Performances
Joey
fired a perfect first.
Brady
picked up a pair of strikeouts in the second.
Ben
worked a hitless third.
Andrew
recorded an out in the fourth, and then Chace finished it up with a pair of
bases loaded strikeouts.
Game 2 Web Gems
•
Elias made a diving catch in center field to rob the leadoff man in the
second.
•
There wasn’t a huge opportunity for web gems, as six of the 12
Winterville outs were recorded by strikeout.
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Friday's 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 9U Blue
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8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | X | X | 21 |
14
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Winterville
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0
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0 |
0
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0
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X | X | 0 |
0
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