Junior Baseball League of Nassau: Game of the Week

Royals Cap Off Season With Win Over Sox 

The Blanco Bleach Royals scored five runs in the top of the third to hand the second-place Milo Red Sox one of their few losses for the season in Minor Division play on Saturday. The Royals took advantage of numerous walks, as well as a ground-rule double from Myles Cooper to increase their lead in the third, then shut down an otherwise potent Sox offense to secure the game.  

The Royals came out of the box aggressively to lead early in the top of the first. After walking, Alex Musgrove stole second then third to get into scoring position. After Sox pitcher Barry Chea walked Antonio Levarity, clean-up batter James Cadman sent the next pitch into right field for a double.  

Cadman would come home on a fielding miscue to give the Royals a 3-0 lead in the first. 

Despite Rashard Ritchie making it to third on a series of passed balls, the Royals held tight on defense in the bottom of the first. The highlight came when third-baseman Dylan Knowles fielded a hard-hit Travis Ferguson grounder and fired to first base for the final out of the inning. 

After a three-up, three-down top of the second, the Red Sox began to whittle away at the Royal lead. After walks by D Angelo Cargill, Carl Cooper, and Jonathan Smith, the Sox found themselves with bases loaded and only one out. Two runs then scored on Royals fielding errors to make the score 3-2. After a strikeout, the inning ended when Smith was tagged out trying to steal home.  

The Royals scored five in the top of the third, after Chea struggled from the mound for the Sox. The Red Sox could not manage any runs, however, despite loading the bases, and the inning ended with the Royals leading 8-2. 

Cooper took over on the mound for the Sox, but walked first batter Chris Price in the top of the fourth. Price then stole second and advanced to third on a Devante Morley hopper to short stop. Cadman again brought the run home on a base hit that rolled into left field, to widen the Royals lead 9-2. The Sox defense tagged Mike Butler out trying to steal third for the final Royals out. 

The Red Sox could not generate any offense in the bottom of the fourth either, and the inning ended with the score 9-2. 

The Royals loaded the bases again in the top of the fifth after Sean Brennan and Dylan Knowles walked, and Luka Jukic was hit by a pitch. The next Royal batter, Cooper, popped up in the infield and was immediately called out by the Infield Fly Rule, which applies to infield pop-ups that occur with bases loaded. But Brennan scored from third on the play to add another run for the Royals, to make the score 10-2. 

Because Minor Division rules dictate that a team can only score a maximum of five runs in any inning, the Sox were faced with having to generate at least three runs in the bottom of the fifth to send the game into the sixth inning. 

First Sox batter, Thomas Pinder, was hit by a pitch for a walk. But the Royals’ pitcher struck out the next two to put his team within a reach of victory. After Smith walked, and Ethan Willie was also hit by a pitch, however, it looked like the Sox may make headway after all. 

But Cadman distinguished the Red Sox’ hopes by snagging a line drive blast from lead-batter Rashard Ritchie for the final out of the game. 

The last game of the regular season brings the Royals record to 5-8, while the Red Sox drop to 8-5. The Red Sox will face third-place Castrol Rockies in a single-game elimination contest on Wednesday to determine which team will face the Snickers Mets for the Minor Division Championship.

Next Game of the Week, May 9th: Minor Division. Milo Red Sox v Blanco Bleach Royals. 12:30pm.

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 Hepburn Blasts Two-Run Homer in A's Win 

The Mr. Pretzel Athletics brought out the big bats once again and used them to down the Snapple Blue Jays 14-3 in a shortened coach pitch affair last Saturday. The win put the A’s a half game ahead of the Ports International Diamondbacks for the lead in the division with two games to go, and sets the stage for a possible pennant showdown with the Dbacks and the Cubs. 

After going up 2-1 in the first inning and holding off the Blue Jays in the top of the second, the A’s went on a rampage for seven runs in the bottom of inning to pull away from the Jays early, 9-1. Dalon Mackey, Rico Mortimer, and Kechelle Robinson all registered doubles in the inning for the A’s.  

Mickale Gordon, Khilian Vanderpool-Wallace, Daalen Adderley, Tenajh Gaitor, Kristian Robinson, Cutino Hepburn, and Shekanah Sweeting all got on base before the A’s reached the last eligible batter in their lineup. 

Sandy Morley got the Jays going in the top of the third, however, with a grounder up the middle for a single. An Alex Collie pop up forced Morley into the first out for the Jays. But next batter, Kyle Collie, sent a grounder into center field for a double and a player in scoring position.  

David-Jonathan Rolle put another score on the board for the Jays with a pop up to short stop that was mishandled and brought Collie home to make the score 9-2. But the A’s defense held tight, limiting the Blue Jays to only one run. 

With runners on second and third in the bottom of the third, Mortimer again registered double into center field to score Gordon and Mackey. The A’s upped their lead to a commanding 11-2 before the Jays’ third baseman snagged an Adderley pop up for the final out of the inning. 

The Blue Jays began to generate some offense in the top of the fourth, as Creflo Adderley and Jalen Moncur both got on base. But the A’s short stop caught a Noah Hanna pop up on the next play for the first out, then fired to first to catch Moncur off base for the second. 

Next batter, Liam Burrows, then knocked a line drive single into center field to score Adderley from third to make the score 11-3. That was all the scoring the Jays could muster, though, and the A’s came to the plate leading by eight runs and with the potential to invoke the 10-run Rule to end the game. 

The Jays showed some defensive prowess with a long throw from third base to first for the first A’s out. The Jays’ short stop also proved tough with a skillful stop off one bounce of a hard-hit Robinson single. 

But the knell came on the next batter, as Hepburn blasted a two-run home run into center field to put the A’s up for good 13-3 and secure the end of the game by rule. 

Two batters later, Anfernee Pratt would drive in one more run with a high pop to left field. The game was called by the umpire after the end of the fourth inning with the score 14-3.        

The Athletics face the Bluebird Astros on Saturday, May 2, while the Blue Jays take on the Prime Bahamas Angels. 

Next Game of the Week, May 2nd: Major Division. Insurance Managment Marlins v BEC Reds. 12:30pm.

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Gibson Blasts Two Homers in Tiger Win Over Pirates 

Leighton Gibson knocked a Crachad Laing pitch over the right field fence in the first inning, and sent another from Ashton Allens to the same place in the fifth to lead the Mosko Realty Tigers over the V-8 Splash Pirates on Saturday. Gibson was joined in the offensive assault by teammate Patrick Ferguson, who added a homer of his own in the first and went 4-4 on the day. 

The Tigers wasted no time in the Senior Division contest, as they racked up hits off Laing early. After two quick outs in the top of the first, Kenton Knowles blasted a double, then scored on a Jeffery Woodside single up the middle. Ferguson increased the pressure on Laing with his home run to make the score 3-0. Laing walked the next batter, Ashton Butler, who came home on Gibson’s first blast of the game.  The Pirates faced a 5-0 deficit going into the bottom of the first inning. 

Strong Tiger defense helped Knowles on the mound in the bottom of the first. After Ttrae Sweeting got on base by beating the throw to first, Deshaun Woods caught an Ashton Allens’ pop up at third for the first Pirate out. Woods then fired the ball to first, catching Sweeting off the base for the second out.  

The Pirates managed to generate some offense when Chad Burrows launched the first pitch thrown to him to the center field fence for a double. Matthew Wert put the Pirates on the scoreboard with a hopper up the middle that brought Burrows home. But the Pirates couldn’t score any more, and trailed 5-1 going into the second. 

The Pirate defense stepped up in the second with a three-up-three-down effort, to give the offense another chance. Matthew Kemp led off with a single, then stole second and third. Kemp scored on a late throw from third off a Zach Thurman single to chip away at the Tiger lead, 5-2. A picture-perfect bunt for a single by Dominic Bower advanced Thurman to third. Roberto Larrimore blasted a grounder through the gap into left field to score Thurman and advance Bower to third. Bower then stole home on a passed ball to make the score 5-4 and put the Pirates in contention.

The inning ended with controversy over the actual number of outs called on the field, but the Pirates had moved to within a run of tying the score. 

The Tigers couldn’t score in the top of the third either, as Laing struck out the first two batters, walked one, allowed one hit, and secured the final out at first base on a slow roller from Gibson to short stop. Despite some solid defensive play from Alex Tapia at short and Dwayne Ferguson in the outfield, a Laing solo home run in the bottom of the third tied the game at five. 

The Tigers exploded for four runs in the top of the fourth on hits by Dwayne Ferguson (single), Woods (single), Tapia (single), Knowles (single), Woodside (double), and Patrick Ferguson (single). They widened their lead to 9-5 by the end of the inning. 

It was not all cloudy for the Pirates, however. The Pirate defense came up big off Ferguson’s single into center field. Woodside got the jump on the hit and rounded third toward home, attempting to take advantage of the opportunity with his speed. But head’s up play by the Pirate center fielder to relay to the cutoff man got the ball back to the catcher Sweeting in time to tag Woodside out at the plate. 

The Pirates couldn’t get their offense in gear, however, and went three-up-three-down in the bottom of the inning.  Ashton Allens relieved Laing on the mound in the top of the fifth, and suffered Gibson’s second home run of the game to make the score 10-5. The Tigers didn’t score again in the inning and the Pirates came to the plate again. 

Woodside came to the mound for the Tigers, but struggled to find the strike zone, and quickly walked in two runs, making the score 10-7. Next batter, Sweeting, drove a liner into deep center field for a double that scored two more. The Pirates thinned the Tiger lead to one, 10-9, by the time the inning was over. 

But the Tigers came right back with a Knowles double, a Ferguson single, and a shot into center field from Ashton Butler that brought Knowles home to make the score 11-9.

Singles from Pat Pratt and Keron Sands added two more runs to give the Tigers a 13-9 advantage going into the bottom of the last inning. 

It looked as if the Pirates would have a chance, as Woodside walked Wert and Laing with only one out. Sensing it was time to make another change, the Tigers’ coaches sent Tapia to the mound for Woodside. This was a short-lived change, however, as Tapia walked the next batter to load the bases and was quickly replaced by Pratt. 

Pratt struck out the next Pirate batter and then allowed a run to score after hitting the next batter with a pitch. With the score 13-10 and two outs, the Tiger defense held tight and registered the final out on a routine grounder by Macario Blyden.   

All teams will take a break from play for the Easter holiday, but return to action on April 25. 

Next Game of the Week: 25-Apr-09 Coach Pitch Division: Athletics v Blue Jays, Saturday, 10am

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Cardinal Mistakes Hand

Dodgers Junior Division Victory

Multiple errors by the Sports Centre Cardinals on Saturday allowed the ERA Bahamas Dodgers to seal an 18-7 victory and retain their hold on first place in the Junior Division. After going up 6-2 in the second inning, the Cardinals buckled under a nine-run Dodger offensive juggernaut in the top of the third and managed only one more run in a game called in the fifth inning due to elapsed time.

Carleo Boza registered two singles in a 2-3 day for the Dodgers, while both Ian Banks and Justin Higgs went 2-4. George Ratliffe also had two singles in a 2-2 effort for the Cards, and Alexander Euteneuer went 2-3 with two opposite-field triples and four RBIs. The loss keeps the Cardinals winless so far this season. The Dodgers improve their record to 9-2 with the win.

Cardinal hurler Euteneuer struggled early to find the strike zone and walked in the first two runs to put the Dodgers up in the top of the first. But he rebounded in the bottom of the inning after Dodger pitcher Higgs walked Ratliffe and Henry Thompson. With runners on second and third, Euteneuer slammed an outside fastball into deep right field to bring Ratliffe and Thompson home and tie the score 2-2. A Jared Saunders grounder to the pitcher scored Euteneuer to put the Cards on top 3-2, but in the hole with two outs.

The Dodgers’ Denzel Bethel brought the inning to a close by robbing Taylor Derosa of a sure base hit, with an acrobatic catch of Derosa’s line drive to second.

The Cardinals tightened up on defense in the top of the second and dismissed the first three Dodger batters. Thompson showed particular skill at short stop by participating in two out of the three outs. Thompson snagged a Zach Thurman pop up in shallow center field for one out, and also caught Rontre Rolle at first base with a running throw. Derosa finished the job by fielding a Banks grounder at second and firing to first for the final Dodger out.

Higgs walked Mickyle Cooper, and Shaquille B. to start the bottom of the second. Next batter, Geo Cooper, singled into left field to load the bases for the Cardinals. Mickyle Cooper was then picked off trying to steal home on a passed ball, for the first out, but a Ratliffe single to center field increased the Cardinal lead, 4-2.

Two batters later, Euteneuer launched his second triple of the game to the right field fence, scoring two more runs to make the score 6-2. It looked like the Cardinals would score again with on a Shae Adderley shot into deep center field.
But an excellent over-the-shoulder catch by Dodgers centerfielder, Danny DeCardenas, instead handed the Cardinals their third out of the inning.

The Dodgers took advantage of fielding errors, walks, and a paucity of strikes from Euteneuer in the third inning to register nine runs and take a commanding lead in the game. Boza (2 hits, 4 RBIs), Bethel, DeCardenas, Banks, Cooper, and Higgs all got on base for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Cardinals struggled to fill the gaps and maintain focus. When the dust settled, the Dodgers had upped their margin to 11-6.

Thurman came in for Higgs on the mound in the bottom of the third, and the Cardinals managed one more run when Saunders crossed the plate on a Derosa double to right field. But that was all they could manage, and the Dodgers took over again in the top of the fourth with the score 11-7.

Thompson relieved Euteneuer for the Cards and walked the first two batters. An overthrow off a Romero Cartwright hopper to third resulted in two more runs for the Dodgers, as they widened their lead. With bases loaded, Higgs then knocked a single up the middle that rolled into the outfield and brought in two more runs, making the score 15-7.

The Cardinals caught a break, though, when Saunders showed some defensive prowess at third base by fielding a Boza grounder, touching the base for the force out and then quickly picking off the runner at first for a double play and the final Dodger out.

Thompson was the only Cardinal batter to get a hit in the bottom of the inning, and the Dodgers retained their substantial lead into the fifth.

Three walks later, Cartwright sent a pitch hopping to Derosa at short, which scored another run. Derosa was unable to turn the double play, but got the force at second for the out. The next two Dodger batters, Thurman and Banks, brought Rolle and Cartwright home with singles to put the game out of reach of the Cardinals, 18-7.

Only three Card batters came to the plate in the bottom of the inning, resulting in one hit, a strike out, an out at first, and a pick off for the final out of the contest. The game was called due to time in the bottom of the fifth.         

The Dodgers face the French’s Yankees at 10:00am while the Cardinals take on the First Caribbean Twins at 12:30pm in division play Saturday, April 4.

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The Mahatma Mariners registered seven runs in the bottom of the first inning to top the division leading BEC Reds 11-10 in Major Division play on Saturday. The nail-biting contest featured clutch hitting by both teams, outstanding individual defensive play, and even some controversy, as the game was called in the fifth inning due to time with no apparent warning beforehand.

The Reds began strong and led 2-0 in the top the first when the Mariners came to bat. Reds hurler Michael Treco, however, struggled to find the strike zone as Ian Mayers launched a triple then stole home on a passed ball to narrow the lead 2-1. But walks proved difficult to overcome for the Reds, as they loaded the bases and brought Jordan Sudderth home on a Charlton Deal walk to tie the score.

With bases still loaded, Michael Wright took advantage of a passed ball to put the Mariners ahead. The Reds tried to stop the slide with a pitching change, and brought Steevano Beneby to the mound. However, the next Mariner batter, Peron Butler, dropped a pop fly into shallow right field to score two more runs.

With runners now on first and second, Mayers launched a hard line drive to the centerfield fence and scored two more for the Mariners, widening their lead to 7-2. Red catcher Chris Nottage would make Mayers pay for overextending on the next batter, though, as he picked him off trying to steal third base for the final out of the inning.

Mariners hurler Justin Sweeting struck out three out of the next five Reds batters and kept the Reds scoreless in the top the second. With two strikes on him, Jonathan Key blasted a grounder up the middle and into center field for a single and then stole second on a passed ball. But the Reds couldn’t generate any offence and left two on base.

Reds’ pitcher Beneby fielded a slow grounder to the mound from Sudderth and threw him out at first for the first Mariner out. Key would display his defensive skills against the next batter, with a running catch of a high pop up to right field by Wright for the second out. Beneby then finished the three-up, three-down effort with a strike out, but the Mariners maintained a commanding lead.

After walking Beneby and hitting Anthony Russell with a pitch, Mariner pitcher Sweeting faced Treco with runners on first and second. The runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball. Treco then slapped a Sweeting pitch directly to the short stop, who bobbled the ball, allowing Beneby to score and giving Treco a single. Russell would then put the Reds closer by crossing home plate from third on another passed ball, making the score 7-4.

With one out, Treco also came home on a passed ball, for the Reds’ third run of the inning. The Reds loaded the bases again, and Sweeting walked in another run to cut the Mariner lead, 7-6. But the Reds left three on base in the inning, as the Mariners fielded a Beneby roller to first and tagged the base for the final out.

The Mariners continued their offensive production into the bottom of the third, but the Reds outfield defense stymied the effort. Treco robbed Yokito Pinder of a base hit in center field, and Mikhail Bethell did the same to Maurice Watson in right field, giving the Reds two quick outs with one on base.

With two outs, Deal and Jave Russell registered singles for the Mariners. Next batter, Butler, sent a high hopper to center field that scored Deal and put the Mariners up by two, 8-6. Russell then stole home safely on a passed ball, narrowly escaping a Beneby tag at the plate, to put the Mariners up by three.

Reds catcher Nottage would again pick off a Mariner runner at third for the final out of the inning, but not before the Mariners extended their lead to 10-6.

First batter in the top of the fourth, Aidan Adams, laid down a near perfect bunt down the third base line, then took second on an overthrow to immediately put the Reds in scoring position. Two outs later, Adams stole home on a passed ball to make the score 10-7. The Reds placed two runners on base, but couldn’t dent the Mariner lead any further and the game headed into the bottom of the fourth.

Treco again came up big defensively for the Reds in center field by snagging a hard-hit fly ball from Sudderth for the first Mariner out. Two batters later, Sweeting blasted a double off the left field fence. But outfield defense would again keep the Reds hopes alive. With two outs and a runner in scoring position, Key grabbed a Pinder line drive out of the air in right field for the final out of the inning.

The Mariners brought Mayers to the mound in the top of the fifth to close out the game. After walking Luke Schaefer, Mayers gave up a triple on the next batter, as Beneby drove a 2-2 pitch through the gap and to the fence. The Reds inched closer, 10-8. Beneby then narrowed the gap even further by stealing home on a passed ball to make the score 10-9.

With two outs, a Nicholas Ferguson pop fly dropped into shallow right field to score Treco from second base and tie the game at 10. The Reds looked ready to score again, but outstanding fielding by Mariners’ short stop Sweeting kept the score tied. Sweeting knocked down what looked to be a base hit through the gap by Key, then fired the ball to first base from a sitting position to register what would turn out to be the final Reds out of the game.

In the bottom of the fifth with the score tied, the Mariners’ Deal dropped a pop fly into shallow right field for a double. But Trey Bastian would prove to be the hero of the day for the Mariners, with a blast past short stop that lodged under the left field fence for a ground rule double. The hit scored Deal and gave the Mariners an 11-10 lead.

The Reds tightened up on defense after the next batter Butler grounded up the middle for the Mariners. Bastian was picked off trying to steal home, for the second out, and Butler was then picked off at second after coming off the base, for the final Mariner out.

But controversy would ensue, as the plate umpire abruptly called the game due to the time limit, without warning or notice. The Mariners walked away with an 11-10 victory in an otherwise well-played contest.              

The Reds face the Insurance Management Marlins at 3pm while the Mariners take on the Pinders Custom Brokerage Indians at 12:30pm in division play Saturday, March 28.

Next Game of the Week, Saturday, March 28: Junior Division, Cardinals v Dodgers. 12:30pm.

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Robinson's Big Bat Leads Athletics Over Astros 

Mr. Pretzel Athletics’ slugger Kristian Robinson launched a two-run home run in the bottom of the first and followed with a three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth to help his team hold off the Bluebird Astros (1-6-2) in JBLN Coach Pitch Division play Saturday. The A’s (7-2) triumphed 16-12 in the close competition, but it took Robinson’s offense and solid defensive play to close out the game.

The Astros started strong as Valentino Moss sent a pitch into left field for a double, and Jason Fox added a single to place runners on first and second. Next batter, Jason Giezendanner, brought Moss home with a grounder to left field to put the Astros ahead early, 1-0. Tyler Lowe rounded out the scoring with a pop up to the infield that resulted in a series of overthrows and scored two more to advance the Astros lead, 3-0.

But the Athletics would yield big bats of their own in the bottom of the inning with a Tenajh Gaitor double and a Daalen Adderley fly ball to center field that scored Gaitor. Robinson would tie the score 3-3 with his first home run, a booming shot to center field that landed outside the cones. Mickale Gordon then blasted a line drive into center field to score Cutino Hepburn and Kechelle Robinson and give the Athletics a 5-3 lead going into the second.

Head’s up defensive play by the Athletics on a Swanson Gibson hopper to the pitcher caught the Astro lead runner, Chandler Darville, at second base to start the second inning. But Joshua Roberts singled with a pop up to left field to join Gibson on base. Two batters later, another pop fly to left field by Cochise Burrows scored Gibson to make the score 5-4. Next Astro batter Moss sent a pitch deep into left field for a double to score Roberts and tie the game at 5.

The Astros ran through their line up and registered another three more runs in the inning, as Moss, Fox, and Giezendanner all crossed home plate to push the Astro lead to 8-5.

But the Athletics bats again responded in the bottom of the inning, as Anfernee Pratt, Khilian Vanderpool-Wallace, and Gaitor all got on base. Ground rule doubles by Adderley and Robinson scored two for the Athletics and cut the Astro lead to 8-7. The A’s threatened to score again when Hepburn sent a hard-hit grounder down the first base line with two outs. But first baseman Giezendanner fielded the hit expertly and touched the base for the force and final out of the inning.

The Astros couldn’t manage any more runs in the top of the third, but the Athletics’ Perrico Mortimer and Talyssa Mckinney each drove in runs in the bottom of the inning to put the A’s in the lead, 9-8.

With bases loaded in the top of the fourth, the Astros’ Giezendanner slapped a single into left field that scored Burrows from third. Base runner Moss took advantage of ensuing defensive confusion from the A’s and added another run to give the Astros a 10-9 lead with one out. But that was all the Astros could muster as they left three runners on base with their final out.

In the bottom of the fourth, the A’s went on an offensive assault, scoring seven runs, including Robinson’s second home run of the game, and ground rule doubles by Adderley, Hepburn, and Shakanah Sweeting. The A’s ran through their entire lineup and ended the inning with a commanding 16-10 lead.

In the top of the fifth, Astro lead-off hitter, Darville, singled then advanced to second on a fielding error. A Roberts grounder up the middle scored Darville and narrowed the A’s lead, 16-11. Two batters later Moss sent a high pop fly into center field for a ground rule double, bringing Roberts home to make the score 16-12. But that was all the scoring either team could generate.

The bottom of the inning was highlighted by a Astro’s catcher, Justin Shepherd, snagging a tipped ball off the bat of Vanderpool-Wallace for the second A’s out. With bases loaded, first baseman Giezendanner again fielded a Gaitor grounder and tagged the base to end the inning.

In the end, the A’s defense proved too much to overcome for the Astros, as they managed only two hits in the top of the sixth inning, and no more runs. A combination of smart decisions and defensive teamwork in final inning brought the game to a close and sealed a 16-12 victory for the Athletics.

The Athletics face the Ports International Diamondbacks at 3pm while the Astros take on the Prime Bahamas Angels at 10am in division play Saturday, March 21.

Next Game of the Week, Saturday, March 21: Major Division, Reds v Mariners. 12:30pm.

For Zack Nottage Photos of the Game of the Week, click on the following link:
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The Castrol Rockies scored five runs in the first and third innings to overwhelm the Super Value Rays 11-1 in a four-inning contest on Saturday. The Rockies were led by the hitting and pitching of Bertram Murray, Jr. who had two doubles, drove in two runs, scored one himself, and registered 10 strikeouts for the game.  

Murray’s pitching kept the Rays off balance from the start of the game, as he struck out three of the first five batters in the top of the first leaving two Rays runners stranded. Alain Reimann began the game on the mound for the Rays, but just couldn’t find the strike zone. A series of walks and passed balls quickly allowed the Rockies to make the score 5-0 in the bottom of the first.

The inning ended by rule, as teams in the Minor Division are only allowed to score a maximum of five runs per inning.

The Rays began to rally in the top of the second, after Colin Giezendanner walked, then quickly stole second and third. With Chad Strachan at the plate and threatening a bunt, Giezendanner slipped home on several fielding miscues by the Rockies to put the Rays on the scoreboard 5-1. However, that was all the offence they could muster, as Murray struck out the next batter for the third and final Ray out.

The Rockies added one in the bottom of the second, when William Stanhope slapped a high chopper past the Rays’ short stop and into right field, scoring Murray from third in the process to make the score 6-1. However, the Rays would prove their mettle defensively on the very next play.

Andreas Seymour knocked another high chopper to the Rays’ centerfielder, Ishad Rolle, who quickly relayed the ball to his cutoff and second baseman, Tyler Hall. Rockies’ base runner, Stanhope, rounded third and had begun to head home. Hall turned and fired from second base to Rays’ catcher, Sandron Morley, to catch Stanhope just in time at the plate and register the final Rockie out.

The Rays couldn’t generate any offense in the top of the third, and surrendered the inning after just three batters. Giezendanner then walked the first two Rockie batters before the Rays decided to bring Lyndon Wallace to the mound.

However, both Dillon Dean and Scott Roberts would make their way around the bases on a lack of defensive focus by the Rays. Dean stole home on a series of overthrows by the Rays, while Roberts crossed the plate on a single by teammate Justin Dean that skipped past the first baseman.    

With the bases loaded, Murray knocked what looked like a potential home run into deep center field. Ruled a double, it scored two more runs to increase the Rockie lead to 10-1. One batter later, a Stanhope infield pop up with the bases loaded was dropped by the Rays and ruled fair by the umpire. The hit brought in the fifth and final run of the inning and made the score 11-1.

The Rays Sandron Morley registered a single in the top of the fourth. But keen defense by Scott Roberts, who fielded a Keith Deal grounder at third and fired to first for an out, would deflate any comeback hopes for the Rays. Murray struck out the next Rays and the game was called in the fourth on account of the 10-run mercy rule.

The Rockies face the Snickers Mets while the Rays take on the Blanco Bleach Royals in division play next Saturday, February 28.

Next Game of the Week, Saturday, February 28: Junior Division, Dodgers v Twins. 12:30pm.

For Zack Nottage Photos of the Game of the Week, click on the following link: www.zacknottage.viewbook.com/portfolio/jbln_baseball , "January 31 Game of the Week" 

Despite a Marlins’ sixth inning rally, a 2-run blast over the left field fence by Glen Ritchie in the bottom of the fourth, and seven strike outs from Marlin pitcher Michael Sands, the Pinder's Custom Brokerage Indians still came away with the win in Major Division play on Saturday. The Indians defeated the Marlins 8-7 to retain hold on second place in the division. 

After retiring the first two Indian batters of the game, Sands walked Zack Moses. The next Indian batter, Michael Robinson, sent a Sands fastball down the first base line and into right field for a double. Darren Symonette would score Moses and Robinson on the next play with a high pop up to shallow center field that got caught in the wind and dropped fair. With the score 2-0, Symonette advanced to third on passed balls, but was left stranded after the final Indian strikeout.   

Defense proved to be the key to this game for the Indians, as Joshua Sands registered an acrobatic backhand catch in centerfield to rob Michael Sands of a base hit in the bottom of the first. After being walked by Indian pitcher Dorian Kemp, the Marlins’ Dominic Beneby was thrown out trying to steal second. A Dylan Lightbourn grounder was then mishandled by the Indians’ shortstop, handing him a single and a chance to rally the Marlins.

However, center fielder Sands would rob yet another Marlin of a base hit by securing a Tyler Eldon pop fly to register the final out and end the inning with the score unchanged.  

The Indians would cross home plate again in the top of the second, after Kemp turned a slow grounder to the pitcher into a score after a series of Marlin defensive mistakes. Elijah Delancy grounded out to Marlin second baseman Stefano Gambirazio for the second out, but the Indians’ Bryon Harvey and Joshua Sands managed to get on base, with Zack Moses up to bat.

Moses launched the first pitch into deep left center field to bring Harvey home and extend the Indian lead to 4-0. Sands then struck out the last batter to leave the second potential Indian score stranded on base.  

Moses figured prominently on defense as well by snagging a Gambirazio pop up to shallow left field for the first Marlin out in the bottom of the second. The Marlins could not generate any offense and surrendered the inning with the Indians still leading 4-0. 

In the top of the third, Sands retired Diego Tamayo, Spencer Andrews, and Dorian Kemp to bring the Marlins back to bat. But the Indian defense would again hold strong in the bottom of the inning. First batter Beneby registered a single to get the Marlins started. On the next play, Indian left fielder Andrew Malcolm caught a Michael Sands fly ball to left field to register the first Marlin out and bring Dylan Lightbourn to the plate. Continuing his defensive assault, Zach Moses snatched Lightbourn’s line drive out of the air and immediately fired to first, catching Beneby off the base for an unassisted double play and the second and third outs of the inning. 

A sluggish Indian offense couldn’t increase their lead in the top of the fourth.

The Marlins came out hitting in the bottom of the inning, though, with a hard-hit line drive double to the center field fence from Tyler Eldon and the towering home run blast from Glen Ritchie that brought Eldon home and made the score 4-2. Reno Brown then linered through the gap for a single and Kemp walked Sean Wrinkle to put the Marlins in scoring position again.  

With two outs and two on base, the Indians brought Zack Moses to the mound to relieve Kemp. Moses struck out Beneby to get the Indians out of the inning and stop the Marlin rally. 

Darren Symonette drove Zack Moses home from second for the Indians in the top of the fifth, with a grounder up the middle that rolled into center field. The Marlin defense retired Michael Robinson and Tavis Simms with throws to first base, while Bryon Harvey was picked off by Michael Sands trying to steal third. The trio of outs denied the Indians any chance to increase their lead, and the Marlins went to the plate in the bottom of the fifth down three runs, 5-2. 

A flurry of activity in the bottom of the fifth helped the Marlins close the gap in the bottom of the inning, as Dylan Lightbourn led the charge with a line drive shot to shallow right field for a single. Tyler Eldon followed with a grounder through the gap for a single that advanced Lightbourn to second base. A passed ball allowed the runners to move into scoring positions at second and third. Stefano Gambirazio drove a high hopper up the middle to score Lightbourn and Eldon, then advanced to third on a fielding miscue by the Indians.

With the score 5-4 and only one out, Glen Ritchie slapped a Moses pitch to the Indians’ short stop. An overthrow to first kept Ritchie safe, but then he pushed the envelope and was thrown out standing at second for the second Marlin out of the inning. Ritchie’s single, however, scored Gambirazio from third to tie the score 5-5. Moses then struck out the last Marlin batter to send the game into the final inning. 

With two outs early in the sixth, Aaron Miller walked and Joshua Sands dropped a fly ball into shallow center field to place runners on first and second for the Indians. Miller and Sands advanced to second and third on a Marlins overthrow.  Once again Moses generated needed offense for the Indians with a fierce line drive off a 1-1 count that hit the Marlin pitcher in the hand and stopped the game for an injury time out. However, the Moses single scored one to put the Indians back in the lead, 6-5, and placed runners on first and third.

Moses stole second and Michael Robinson drove a grounder past second base to score Sands and send Moses to third base. With the score now 7-5, Darren Symonette popped up to the infield. The fly ball was narrowly missed by a diving Tyler Eldon, and scored another run to make the score 8-5. A Bryon Harvey grounder to short stop would result in the final out of the game for the Indians and set the stage for a potential Marlin comeback in the bottom of the sixth. 

Zachary Law would lead off for the Marlins with a walk, advancing to second on a passed ball. After two consecutive strike outs, Michael Sands knocked a 1-1 pitch up the middle to put Marlin runners on first and third. Law came home on a passed ball to narrow the Indian lead, 8-6.  

After Sands stole third base on another passed ball, Dylan Lightbourn brought him home with a blazing shot down the first base line, making the score 8-7 with the tying run on first. The Marlins looked poised to at least tie the game in the waning moments.  

But defense would rule the day, as Indian short stop Bryon Harvey dashed the comeback hopes of the Marlins with an "ESPN Highlight" play at second base. Tyler Eldon sent a 1-0 Moses pitch bouncing just left of second base, in what appeared to be a sure base hit. However, an outstretched Harvey expertly gloved the ball in mid-air and tagged second base for the third and final Marlin out of the game. 

The Indians face the Mahatma Mariners in division play next Saturday, February 7, while the Marlins take on the division-leading BEC Reds. 

Next Game of the Week, Sunday, February 8: Senior Division. Frito Lay Phillies v V-8 Splash Pirates. 2pm.  

Individual Statistics:  

Pinder’s Custom Brokerage Indians: 

BRYON HARVEY  2-3 (single, single)
JOSHUA SANDS  1-3  (single)
ZACK MOSES  2-2  (single)
MICHAEL ROBINSON  1-3 (double)
DARREN SYMONETTE  2-2 (single, double) 
SPENCER ANDREWS  0-2
DORIAN KEMP  1-2 (single-error)
ANDREW MALCOLM  0-1
ELIJAH DELANCY  0-1
MARQUESE MCKENZIE  0-1
TAVIS SIMMS   0-1
DIEGO TAMAYO 0-1
AARON MILLER  1-1 (single)
KEITHAN SMITH  0-2 

Insurance Management Marlins: 
DOMINIC BENEBY  1-2 (single)
MICHAEL SANDS  1-3 (single-error)
DYLAN LIGHTBOURN 3-4 (single-error, single, single)
TYLER ELDON  2-4 (single, double)
STEFANO GAMBIRAZIO 1-3 (single)
GLEN RITCHIE  2-3 (single-error, Home Run)
RENO BROWN  1-2 (single)
ZACHARY LAW  0-1
RYAN COLLIE  0-1
SEAN WRINKLE  0-1

For Zack Nottage Photos of the Game of the Week, Cubs v Angels, click on the following link: http://picasaweb.google.com/Bahamasbaseball/12409GameOfTheWeek# 

The Graham Real Estate Westside Cubs scored nine runs in the first inning and kept the pressure on throughout the game to top the Prime Bahamas Angels, 16-5, in Coach Pitch Division play on Saturday. The Cubs offense found its groove early, running through the maximum 10 batters on their first at bat and making the Angels pay for defensive overthrows and fielding miscues.

Giovanni Egidio and Brandon Taylor each singled to start the game, with Egidio advancing to third on an overthrow. Next batter Leon Borrino then negotiated a fly ball to shallow left field that dropped between the Angel's third baseman and left fielder to bring the runners home and make the score 2-0. Halley Hutchenson would quickly follow suit with a blast over the left fielder's head for a ground rule double that scored Borrino and upped the Cubs lead to 3-0.

Terry Joseph Mosko continued the Cubs' offensive assault with a fly ball to center field that scored Hutchenson. Mosko would then capitalize on a series of overthrows and the Angels inability to stop play by calling "Time Out". Mosko rounded the bases and crossed home himself, making the score 5-0 in favor of the Cubs.

Alexandra Gardner doubled and Paul De Souza brought her home with a single to up the Cubs lead, 6-0. Reed Lynch then singled to advance De Souza to second. Paige Mosko lauched the next pitch into deep left field to score De Souza and advance Lynch to third. The last batter, Keegan Waters, knocked the ball into the Angels' outfield to score two more. Waters nearly rounded the bases herself after a series of overthrows, but Angel catcher Jake Knowles denied her the score by tagging her out at home to end the Cubs offensive juggernaut.

WIth the score 9-0 in the bottom of the first, the Angels desperately needed to generate offense. Nicholas Colclough got his team started with a pop up that was dropped by the Cubs' thirdbaseman. An overthrow advanced Colclough to scoring position at second. Cubs' short stop Terry Joseph Mosko then grabbed an Evan Sweeting line drive out of the air for the first Angel out. Colclough managed to avoid Mosko's tag for the second quick out, and scrambled safely back to second after the catch.

With two outs, Paige Butler popped up to left field for a single, scoring Colclough from second and registering the Angels' first run of the game. However, one run is all the Angels could generate in the first. Next Angels batter, Shayne Radnetter, lined a one-hopper down the middle that was scooped up by Lynch, who stepped on second base for the final Angel out of the inning.

Ted Gardner and Egidio would register singles in the top of the second, but the Cubs couldn't manage any runs and the Angels took over in the bottom of the inning with the score still 9-1.  

Hunter Smith started the Angel effort with a short hopper to third for a single. Jayden Kemp followed with a grounder down the middle that got past the second baseman for a double. Although thrown out at first, a Gavin Knowles hopper to the pitcher brought in Hunter from third and chipped away at the Cubs lead, 9-2. Next batter, Adrian Burrows, knocked a single up the middle to bring Kemp home and make up more ground, 9-3. The Angels couldn't generate any more offence, however, and the inning ended.

The Cubs scored four more runs in the top of the 3rd inning to make the score 13-3. However, the highlight of the inning was the defensive prowess of Angels' pitcher Ethan Stanhope. Stanhope fielded a high hopper from Alexandra Gardner and threw to first for the inital out of the inning, minimizing what could have been a more serious Cubs rally. Three batters later, Stanhope again displayed keen fielding at the mound by back handing a Keegan Waters pop up for the second out, then firing the ball to first to pick off the runner who had left the base.

Faced with a possible "10-run-mercy" ruling, the effort could not have come at a better time for the Angels. They needed to score at least one in the bottom of the inning to avoid the game being called in the fourth. They got two, when Gavin Knowles ripped a grounder up the middle to bring in Hunter and Kemp. The inning ended with the score 13-5.

However, the Cubs showed off defensive skills of their own in the inning, when Mosko caught a high Radnetter pop up at short and Egidio registered a double play after robbing Burrows of a fly ball to third then throwing out the runner at first.

With two outs in the top of the fifth, the Cubs would rally again behind the bats of Hutchenson, Mosko, Gardner, and De Souza to score three more, widening their lead to 16-5, and again placing the Angels in jeopardy of the 10-run-rule.

The Angels just couldn't muster any more offense in the bottom of the inning and the first three batters were retired. The game was called in the fifth inning, subject to the 10-run mercy rule.

The Cubs face the Ports International Diamondbacks in division play next Saturday, January 31, while the Angels take on the Snapple Blue Jays.

Next Game of the Week, January 31st: Major Division. Insurance Management Marlins v Pinder Custom Brokerage Indians. 3pm.

For Complete Photos of the game by Zack Nottage, click on the following link:  http://picasaweb.google.com/Bahamasbaseball/GameOfTheWeekCardinalsVYankees#


The French’s Yankees rode the batting of Leslie Darville (2-2, single, double) and Gerrio Rahming (2-3, single, single) to a 10-5 victory over the Sports Center Cardinals in JBLN Junior Division play on Saturday.  

The game was called in the middle of the fourth inning after the mandated two-hour maximum time limit had been reached, leaving the Cardinals without a last at-bat and ending any possibility of a comeback.  

Despite the disadvantage to his team, Cards coach Gregg Gordon explained that he was not willing to risk further injury to his team after a number of his players complained of ailments ranging from the flu to injured ribs to a sprained thumb. 

Byron Murray (28 strikes, 4 strikeouts) started from the mound for the Yankees, while Alexander Euteneuer (46 strikes, 8 strikeouts) threw for the Cardinals. Both played the entire game without relief. Errant throws and passed balls cost both teams throughout the game.

The Yankees struck early in the first, however, when Rodney Forbes took advantage of a passed ball to steal home, just ducking under the tag of Euteneuer at the plate.  With two outs in the first, Murray advanced from first to third on a series of misfires by the Cards, and scored on a short pop up from Darville that dropped into the infield. Darville was picked off in a pickle between first and second on the next play to end the inning with the Yankees leading 2-0. 

The Cardinals came out swinging in the bottom of the first, though. After Murray walked George Ratliffe, second batter Henry Thompson launched a pitch over the head of the Yankee left fielder for a double. Ratliffe then stole home from third on a passed ball to put the Cardinals on the board, 2-1 with one out. Thompson, Shae Adderley, and Taylor Derosa would also cross home on passed balls before the inning was over, to give the Cards the early lead 4-2. 

Euteneuer’s combination of pitches kept the Yankee batters off balance, as Deonte Rahming went down swinging to start the second inning. Cardinals catcher Thompson, however, had to be replaced by Adderley in the top of the second after suffering a sprained thumb.  

Matthew Pinder took first base after Adderley dropped the third strike ball, and then managed to steal second on another passed ball. However, Adderley registered the second Yankee out of the inning and redeemed himself in the process by catching Pinder trying to steal third.  

Several more errant throws and walks allowed the Yankees to load the bases with power-hitter Murray at bat. With one of the best hitters in the division at the plate, bases loaded, and a precarious two-run lead, the count quickly went to 3-2. However, Murray couldn’t catch up to Euteneuer’s effective combination of fast balls and off-speed pitches and struck out, leaving three on base to end the inning. 

The Cardinals could not generate any offense in the bottom of the second, and surrendered the inning after just four batters. 

Forbes again got the Yankees going early in the top of the third, with a shot to left field for a single. After Forbes stole home on a series of passed balls to make the score 4-3, Weston Saunders followed suit by sending an Euteneuer fast ball into right field for a single. The Yankees would tie the score 4-4 on an errant pick off to third by Adderley, and Darville would place himself in scoring position on the next play with a towering double to the outfield. A diving Wayne Munroe narrowly missed a spectacular catch in center field, but could not come up with the ball. 

Gerrio Rahming brought Darville home with a grounder in the hole to put the Yankees ahead, and would himself score before the inning ended to give the Yankees a 6-4 lead in the third. 

Derosa would try to get the Cards started in the bottom of the inning with a fly ball that dropped into shallow left field for a single. Ritchie Munroe also got on base after an infield pop up fell fair between the Yankees pitcher and first baseman. Derosa worked his way to third and finally scored on a passed ball to pull the Cards within one of the Yankees, 6-5. 

But that was all the Cardinals could muster, as the Yanks capitalized on three passed balls, several walks, and a Rahming single in the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 10-5 before time expired and the game was called. 

Next Game of the Week: 18-Jan-09  Senior Division: Rangers v Tigers, Sunday, 2pm 

Game Stats:

French’s Yankees: 
ALBURY, ZACH  0-0
DARVILLE, LESLIE    2-2, single, double
FORBES, RODNEY    1-1, single
MOSS, DEVAUGHN    0-0
MURRAY, BYRON     0-2
PINDER, MATTHEW  0-0
RAHMING, DEONTE'  0-0
RAHMING, GERRIO   2-3, single, single
SAUNDERS, WESTON  1-2, single
SOUDER, MORGAN  0-2
THOMPSON, ETHAN  0-0 

Sports Center Cardinals: 
ADDERLEY, SHAE'   0-1
COOPER, MICKYLE   1-2, single
DEROSA, TAYLOR   1-1, single
EUTENEUER, ALEXANDER  1-2, single on error
MUNROE, RICHARD  1-1, single
MUNROE, WAYNE   0-2
RATLIFFE, GEORGE  0-1
SAUNDERS, JARED  0-0, hit by pitch
THOMPSON, HENRY  1-1, double 
THOMPSON, KIRKWOOD  0-2

*****See album titled "January 18 Game of the Week" under Photos Folder at left for pictures from the game****


Rangers Cage Tigers in Senior Division Win  

The John’s Elite Rangers scored 13 runs off nine hits on Sunday to stifle the Mosko Realty Tigers in Senior Division play, 13-8. Marcus Farrington registered the win for the Rangers, facing 24 batters over five innings and giving up six runs. 

Despite scoring four runs in the third inning and a 2-run blast over the center field fence in the sixth from Patrick Pratt, the Tigers just couldn’t manage enough runs to overcome the deficit. Defensively, the Tigers called on the arms of Kenton Knowles (4 innings), Jeffrey Woodside (2 innings) and Dwayne Ferguson (1 inning) from the mound. 

The Rangers went up early in the first, scoring three as Knowles struck out Neko Nottage but then gave up a single to David Sweeting and walked the next four batters. In the bottom of the first, the Tigers scored a single run, but would not grab the lead for the rest of the game. 

Woodside replaced Knowles on the mound for the Tigers in the top of the second, but struggled to find the strike zone and quickly walked Zack Albury and Nottage. Sweeting then sent a Woodside fastball through the gap for his second hit in as many innings. With the bases loaded, Woodside walked Costa Papageorge to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead.  After Marcus Farrington popped up for the Ranger’s first out, Herman Maycock launched a pitch deep into center, scoring two more runs to up the Ranger’s lead 6-1. George Galantis then drove in another run in the inning, but was caught out at first for the Ranger’s second out. Stefano Pral would add another with a hard-hit liner past short stop to give the Rangers a commanding 8-1 lead. 

Alex Tapia rallied the Tigers in the bottom of the second, with single that got past the Ranger’s short stop. Tapia would steal second and third, and then cross the plate on a Farrington pitch that got away from catcher Pral. However, Farrington struck out Ferguson, Gerrard Hepburn, and Keron Sands successively to get out of the inning with an 8-2 Ranger lead. 

Knowles returned to the mound with a vengeance in the top of the third by striking out the first three Ranger batters in succession.  

The Tigers followed the lead of their pitcher in the bottom of the inning and racked Farrington for four runs. After a walk by Deshaun Woods, Pratt advanced to second and Woods scored on a Rangers fielding miscue, cutting the lead to 8-3.  Knowles would then follow up his effort on the mound with a blast to the left field fence for a double that scored Pratt. Knowles moved to third and then came home on a line drive single by Ferguson that glanced off the leg of the Rangers pitcher and rolled into the outfield. Ferguson advanced to second on a Farrington balk, then to third off a Tapia grounder that danced down the third base line into left field to keep the Tiger rally alive. Tapia was caught off base at first for the second Tiger out of the inning, but Ferguson cut the Ranger lead to 8-6 after a second Farrington balk brought him home from third. 

Rookie Ashton Butler raised a few eyebrows by sending a Farrington fast ball down the third base line for a double. But that was all the Tigers could muster and the inning ended with the Rangers still leading 8-6. 

Young Byron Murray started the fourth with a pop up to shallow left field that fell fair for a double. After a Maycock strike out and a Galantis walk, Murray stole second then came home while the Tigers bottled up Galantis in a pickle between first and second. The Rangers upped their lead to 9-6. 

The Tigers couldn’t score in the bottom of the inning, leaving Woods stranded as two out of the first four batters popped up for outs, and a third struck out. 

With two outs in the top of the fifth, the Rangers rallied again to score their final four runs, as Nottage, Sweeting, Farrington, and Murray crossed home plate. The Rangers took advantage of a Sweeting high hopper that made it to left field, a Farrington single, and a hard shot up the middle by Murray to increase their lead, 13-6.  

Tiger short stop Butler would again impress--this time on defense--as he ended the Ranger rally by scooping up a Maycock blast and firing to first for the third out.  

Farrington would give up a single to Ferguson and walk Tapia in the bottom of the inning before the Rangers would replace him on the mound with Sweeting. But the Tigers again fell short, despite managing to load the bases, and the inning ended with the score still 13-6. 

Rodney Forbes launched a Knowles pitch to mid center field for a single with two outs on the Rangers in the top of the sixth. But Tiger catcher Pratt gunned him down trying to steal second on the very next play for the third and final Ranger out. 

Rangers hurler Sweeting brought the heat in the bottom of the sixth, creating the characteristic “whiz” and “pop” sounds with his pitches as they crashed into the glove of catcher Pral. However, the Tigers were not going to be retired easily.  

Woods secured a single off a high hopper to Farrington at short stop, bringing Pratt to the plate as next batter. With no outs and Woods on second, Pratt blasted a Sweeting fireball over the center field fence for a 2-run home run to make the score 13-8. 

Leighton Gibson popped up to shallow center field and Cordero Fernander went down swinging for the first two Tiger outs. Two batters later, Sweeting would end any chance for a Tiger comeback by striking out Butler to end the game.  

Next Game of the Week: 24-Jan-09 Coach Pitch Division: Angels v Cubs, Saturday, 3pm 

Game Stats:John’s Elite Rangers: 
NEKO NOTTAGE  0-2
DAVID SWEETING  2-4  (single, single)
MARCUS FARRINGTON  1-3  (single)
COSTA PAPAGEORGE  0-0
HERMAN MAYCOCK  1-3 (double)  
GEORGE GALANTIS  0-2
STEFANO PRAL  2-4 (single, single)
MIKE BOWLEG  0-1
ZACK ALBURY  0-1
TORI ROLLE  0-0
KEVIN ROBINSON   0-0
RJ FORBES  1-2  (single)
MARK FRANCIS  0-1
BYRON MURRAY  2-2 (double, single) 

Mosko Realty Tigers: 
DESHAUN WOODS  1-3 (single)
PATRICK PRATT  2-4 (single, home run)
KENTON KNOWLES  1-4 (double)
JEFFERY WOODSIDE  0-3
PATRICK FERGUSON 1-4 (single)
ALEX TAPIA  1-2 (single)
DWAYNE FERGUSON  0-1
GERRAD HEPBURN  0-2
KERON SANDS  0-1
ASHTON BUTLER  1-3 (double)
LAUREN KEMP  0-0
KYLE DARVILLE  0-0
LEIGHTON GIBSON  0-1
CORDERO FERNANDER 0-1
BRANDON MILLER  0-1