Maryland Cardinals 14u 2008: My Site News
Wednesday, May 31No Letdown for Cards as they open second half of Metro season
The cardinals, fresh off a 27 - 5 tournament championship victory, kept the momentum going and destroyed the Titans in metro league play 18 to 5 in 5 innings. After a suburb perfomance in the Memorial Day tournament, it was everyone's concern that the Cardinals may suffer a letdown against a good Titans team. The Cards however came out smoking with a 3 run first and never looked back.
Brock Bowers, who hadn't pitched in a while, took the ball and deliverd a 5 inning masterpiece on the mound. He baffled the titans hitters and only a couple walks and fielding errors allow the the Titans to score.
The Cards blasted the ball at the plate as Chad Ringold lead the attack with a 3 hit night. James Jaworski continued his torrid hitting pace with a multiple hit game. Justin Ailstock delivered a bomb for a homerun in the top of the fifth that capped off a night of extra base hits for the Cards. Logan Ryder, Christian Pitts and Alec Stavish also accounted for some fireworks at the plate.
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Cards take Memorial Day Tournament Title
Avenging an earlier loss in the tournament to the Titans, the Cards exploded for a 27 to 5 vitory in the championship game. Kyler Rose pitched a complete game to earn the victory and helped his own cause with a 5 hit perfomance at the plate.
All of the Cardinals had a multiple hit game as the bats were out in force. James "Jaws" Jaworski (Tournament MVP) blasted a 290 ft. homerun and Justin Ailstock, not to be outdone, blasted a homerun over a left fielder that could hardly be seen with binoculars.
(Pictures to come as soon as Dean Rose can deliver)
Monday, May 29
Cards earn spot in championship, Beat Severn 10 - 4
The Cards fell behind 3 to 0 in the top of the first, but rebounded with 4 runs of their own on their way to a 10 to 4 victory. Christian Pitts settled in after a rocky first inning to deliver a complete game pitching performance as the Cards earned their way into the championship game.
Defense was the difference in the game, as the Cards took advantage of some Seminole msitakes. Shane Kellaher turned in a masterful performance at shortstop and Jonathan Shaffer lead the hitting attack with a double and single.
Saturday, May 27
Cards rebound, Defeat Seminoles 11 - 6
After a disappointing loss earlier in the tournament, the Cardinals rebounded to beat the Severn Seminoles 11 to 6. Jonathan Shaffer battled control problems early, but settled in to pitch a complete game and earn the victory.
The Cards fell behind early 4 to 0, but some timely hitting and misques by the Seminoles allowed the Cardinals to catch up and never look back. The Cards defense, anchored by Shane Kellaher at Short stop, kept the game close until the pitching and bats could come around. Christian Pitts, Kyler Rose, Justin Ailstock, Chad Ringold and James Jaworski all had key hits for the Cards.
The victory puts the Cards into secon place after pool play. The cards will play their semifinal game against the same Seminole team at 2:30 on Sunday with the finals slated to begin at 5:00.
Saturday, May 27
Cards fall to Titans 6 to 5
The Cardinals had "one of those games" where it seemed the baseball Gods were not on their side. It was one of those games where every misque seemed to happen at the worst possible time and the ball seemed to bounce the Titans way at just the right time.
All in all, the cards stuck with the game and fell short with some late inning rallies. James Jaworski pitched a great game and lasted the entire 7 innings. Jaworski led the cardinal bats with a single and a triple.
Friday, May 26
Cards open Memorial Day tournament with victory over LUYAA Panthers
The CArds opened the weekend with a bang, exploding for 19 runs on their way to a 19 to 7 whitewashing of the LUYAA Panthers. LUYAA started strong with 2 runs in the top of the first, but the Cards answered with 2 of their own and never looked back.
The lower half of the lineup was the difference in the game, paced by Alec Stavish (3 for 3), Brock Bower and Tyler Felner. All had multiple hit games and were responsible for generating a lead for the Cards.
Kyler Rose who didn't have one of his best pitching performances against his old team, gutted out five innings and overcame some control problems to earn the victory. It was a good win for Kyler who made some good pitches in key situations to help himself to the win.
Justin Ailstok added a triple, Kyler Rose a double to add to the hit attack and James Jaworski had a bases clearing triple to drive a steak in the heart of the panthers.
On a side note, coach shaffer looked good as his windmill plated 2 runs on a single wild pitch.
Monday, May 22
Cards defeat Savage 6 to 4
Justin Ailstock smashed a two run bases loaded single in the bottom of the 5th innning to break a 3 - 3 tie and Kyler Rose scored an insurance run in the sixth with a single, 2 passed balls and ground ball by Brock Bowers.
The Cards had some fine defensive plays in the game as they turned a 5-4-3 double play from Tyler Felner to Chad Ringold to Alec Stavish. Ringold, along with Dan Deegan provided some great hustle plays to save runs in the game. Shane Kellaher also provided solid defense at short stop on the evening.
Christian Pitts had a strong outing on the mound and gave the Cards thier second complete game pitching performance of the year. With the victory, the cards record goes to 10 - 4.
Saturday, May 20
Cards split with Ironbirds
On a wonderful day for baseball, the Maryland Cardinals and the Baltimore Ironbirds treated everyone to an entertaining day. The Iron birds bested the Cards in the first game scoring 3 runs in the 6th and held on for a 6 to 5 victory. Kyler Rose kept the Cards in the game in the first 5 innings with a great pitching performance. While playing solid defense for most of the game, the Cards had a couple of misques that proven to be their undoing.
In the nightcap the cards came away with a tough 5 to 3 victory. The Cards came up with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th to break a 3 to 3 tie and James "JAWS" Jaworski pitched a masterpiece for his first complete game of the season. Justin Ailstock continued his hitting pace with a Triple and single in the game.
The cards scored 2 runs in the sixth on a lead off triple by Jaworski, single by Ailstock and a triple by Rose. The Cards had good all around defensive performances led by Dan Deegan and Logan Ryder. The cards came up with some timely hitting all day as Bowers, Pitts, Ringold and Deegan all had successful plat appearances.
Wednesday, May 17
Cards dominate Hustlers
The Cardinals bats came alive to defeat the Frederick Hustlers 13 to 1 in 5 innings. The cards were powered by some big bats with Justin Ailstock's 2 triples, Tyler Felner's double and Kyler Rose's bases loaded triple. Logan Rider led the plate attqck with a 3 for 3 night and the rest of the team joined in as everyone reached base.
Christian Pitts pitched 5 strong innings giviong up only one run and striking out the side to end the game in the fifth. With the victory the cards up their record to 8 - 3.
On a side note, coach Shaffer still believes that it was the right move to try and stretch Ailstock's second triple into a home run, no matter what the critics might say!
Saturday, May 13
Cards Split twinbill with the Storm
It was a Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde day for the cardinals at Forest Hill. The cards took the first game of the twinbill by a 13 to 4 score and dropped the nightcap to the Storm, 15 to 1.
The split put the Cards record at 7 - 3 in the metro league.
Wednesday, May 10
Cards up record to 6 - 2 with a victory over the Little Orioles
The cards broke open a tight 3 - 3 ball game on a 2 run double by Dan Deegan and went on to a 9 - 3 victory. The game was summed up by the coaches as one that was won by good hustle and clutch performances. Great pitching perfomances from James Jaworski and Christian Pitts lead the way for the Cardinals. Shane Kellaher lead the batting with a 3 hit night and 2 runs scored. Chad Ringold, Logan Rider and James Jaworski came up with clutch hits and alot of hustle to help the cards to the victory.
Monday, May 8
Cards top Carroll County Rangers
Maryland cardinals jumped out to an 11 - 1 lead and held on for a 14 - 9 victory. Justin Ailstock and Brock Bowers powered the way with good plate performances. Brock Bowers, Tyler Felner, Dan Deegan and Jonathan Shaffer combined pitching performances for the win.