PSA Knights Baseball: Welcome
Saturday, May 18
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Game Played 5/18/2013 3:45PM |
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| Tim "Orange Crush" Trout lays down a perfect sac bunt in the 2nd. |
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OUTLAWS CLUB KNIGHTS 11-4
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| Rookie Cooper Small singles with one out in the 2nd. |
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 3:45 P.M. at Carpenter Field #8.
Tim "Orange Crush" Trout pitched his seventh consecutive complete game for the Plano Knights on Saturday afternoon, but still does not have a victory on the mound. Trout battled gamely against the potent Outlaw order, but got touched up without his best stuff on this day. The relentless Outlaws hammered out thirteen hits and eleven runs, including two long two-run homers against the "Mighty Crush". The Knights defense was much improved over recent outings, supporting Trout with only two fielding errors on the day. However, the Knight offense, although lively, could not keep pace with the Outlaws hitting machine. Richard "Trip" Somers hustled out an infield single with one out in the top of the first and stole second base later in the inning. Somers advanced to third on a wild pitch after a strikeout recorded the second out. Wes "The Gambler" Willaert drew a base on balls to place runners at the corners, but Rodger "The Poet" Battani's towering infield popup to the shortstop snuffed out the flames of rebellion and ended the Knights scoring opportunity. The Outlaws used a leadoff single and a moonshot two run blast over the left center field fence in the bottom of the inning to race out to an early 2-0 lead. Trout recovered to limit the damage, and the Knights started another fire in the top of the second. Rookie Cooper "Boomstick" Small, made a splash in his debut with the Blue & Orange, singling to center field in his first at bat as a Knight with one out in the top of the second. Stacy "The Grill Master" Scott followed with a single of his own, and Trout laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to follow. The pitcher botched Trout's sacrifice, resulting in the sacks full of Knights with only one out. Paul "Speedy" Garcia was apparently hit by a pitch as the next batter, but the umpire incorrectly ruled a foul ball. Garcia's fielder's choice ground ball eventually drove home the Knights first run, trimming the margin to 2-1. "Speedy" swiped second base to reach scoring position, but Somers grounded out to the second baseman ending the threat. The Outlaws responded with two more runs in the bottom of the second. A one out walk, a double, and a RBI ground out pushed the lead back to 4-1. A strikeout and a fly ball to left field gave the Knights two quick outs in the third. Battani singled sharply to center field and Dave "Octopus" Bailey ripped a double down the third baseline to move them both into scoring position. Cooper Small reloaded his boomstick and doubled in both runs with a blast to left center field. Scott walked behind Small, but Trout struck out to end the inning with the Knights chasing a 4-3 deficit. The Outlaws broke things open in the bottom of the inning, scattering five singles and a walk to plate four runs in their half. The Knights went in order in the fourth and the Outlaws plated two more in their at bat, on a double and another long homerun. Two ground balls to the second baseman and a strikeout retired the Knights consecutively for the second straight inning in the fifth, and two singles and a sacrifice fly plated the Outlaws eleventh run in the bottom of the inning. Two quick strikeouts had the Knights down to their last out, until Trout punished a ball down the right field line for a stand up double. Garcia one hopped the center field fence with a drive over the outfielder and raced around second for an attempted triple. A perfect throw and relay outran the merchant of speed, and Garcia was tagged out at third base to end the ball game. Trout scored ahead of the play to make the final score 11-4, but the slumping Knights dropped their 12th game of the season against only one victory. The Knights get their next chance to right the ship on Tuesday, May 21, in an 8:30 P.M. start against the Brewers at Carpenter Field #7.
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| Paul "Speedy" Garcia chases home the Knights first run in the 2nd. |
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Plano Knights vs 1st & Ten Brewers