We jumped up early with 2 runs on 4 hits in the top of the 1st and showed some true grit and guts to battle hard throughout. With a score of 7-7 going into the bottom of the 5th, the Shockers proved to be a little much for us a they ran off 5 runs to seal our fate and send us packing. The Shockers looked imposing, but our Canes showed to be more physical as we hit the ball harder, ran faster and seemed to be more aware. In the end, it came down to throwing strikes and a few ill-timed errors. Overall, we hit well and ran bases well.
The (offensive) stats tell the story:
Shockers= 11 singles + 6 walks + 4 Hurricanes errors... and only ONE strike out.
Canes = 12 singles + 2 walks + 2 Shocker errors... and TWO strikeouts.
We OUT hit them! But the walks, errors and whiffs proved to be too much to overcome.
- Notice I said "singles"... Once we convert a few singles to doubles, triples and HRs, we will be golden.
Once again, this Shocker team was solid. All the teams we played this weekend were very good, well coached teams. Although we came up short in all but one game, there has been some wonderful improvement.
Vinnie Poole, Roman Reed and Jordan Barnum each had 2 hits.
CK Toribio was 1 for 1 with a walk.
Kaya Lacey was 1 for 1 with a walk.
Vinnie drove in 2 runs and scored twice.
I must say, Mr. Poole has been straight raking the ball! This reminds me...
Starting this week, We will have "Tournament MVP" balls to give out. They will be given out based on offensive and defensive play, awareness, leadership and the plain-old gut feeling of your fearless leader...
Also this week, I am awarding game tokens to anyone who gets an extra-base hit. It
must be legitimate; a single and a throwing error that lands our batter on second base does not count!!!!
When we win our first tournament, Vinnie's dad J.R. has pledged to allow the boys to shave his head.
