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The two (2) top teams of the
Summersville Little League squared off in their second meeting of
the year. The Orioles batted first and Joey Yeager and Matt
Bennett Battled the Mets Pitcher for walks, Billy Rapp came up and
drove the ball back at the pitcher who knocked it down but could not
make a play. Dustin LaVancher would hit a gapper between 1st and 2nd
and the Orioles would go on and score a total of four (4) for the
inning. The bird defense featured Jason Bradford on the hill
for the Orioles and worked the first two (2) batters for the Mets
- The first batter hit a grounder to second baseman Jacob
Grose who made the play at first. The second batter hit a sharp shot
to Shortstop Billy Rapp who hoovered it and made the throw to Logan
Cole at first. The Mets would go on and score one (1) run. After One
(1) inning the Orioles lead 4 - 1.
The second inning had the
birds taking four (4) bases as Jonathon Dorsey, Casey Jones, Matt
Bennett and Billy Rapp got free passes after battling the Mets
pitching. Jason Bradford hit hard shot down the first base line
which was knocked down and retrieved to make the final out. Dorsey
scored in the inning. The Mets came in and roughed up the birds
pitching as Jason Bradford and Jacob Grose worked the hill. The Mets
had two (2) hits and battled for several free passes and took their
first lead of the game with a five run inning. 6 - 5.
The
birds boy come in a little disheartened but after a shot of bubble
gum and tootsie rolls, It was back on. The first five batters Jacob
Grose, Dustin LaVancher, Logan Cole, Matt Moore and Caleb Wynne
would get base hits shaking up the Mets ace pitching staff who would
then walk Dorsey, Jones and Yeager. The birds would return the
flavor with a five (5) run inning. A defensive stand was now needed
and thats what would happen as the Mets only sent four batter to the
plate. Rapp hoovered up his second ball of the game and made a good
through to first. Bennet would catch blooper at thrid base and Grose
would put an end to this inning with a strike out. The Mets would
score one (1) run. The Birds retake the lead 10 - 6 after three
innings.
The birds back at bat in the top of the fourth
showed that the bats remained hot from the third inning as the first
four batter reached base as Bennett lead off with a walk and then
three consecutive hits by Rapp, then Bradford and Grose, all four
boys score as Matt Moore get a hit to move the runners. The Orioles
end the inning with a 14-7 lead. The Mets would not go down quite as
they came out and scored five (5) runs but in the end the outcome
had already been written.
The game had reached the two (2) hour limit and with four (4) complete innings the final score would Be Orioles 14 - Mets 12. The Birds had Eleven (11) hits with twelve (12) walks in the game and held the Mets to five (5) hits and eleven (11) walks.
the end the first inning made the difference in the ball game.
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12 |
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| Final Orioles 14 - Mets 12 |
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