North Wake...Hello Old Friend

As far as little league goes...North Wake vs. WR is as great of a rivalry as Yankees vs. Bears and it only seems fitting that we would meet them on the field in our first tournament of the season.

Chico's Bail Bounds was on speed dial for North Wakes starting pitcher who hit two of our first five batters (#16 Payton & #32 Timothy). Although we had runners on base we left them stranded in the top of the first.

#32 Timothy would be the Blue's starting pitcher, he will strike out 2 (1st strike out was a foul tip 3rd strike catch by #14 Zach) and NW would ground out to #2 Garrett at first. 

Second inning offense for WR 9U was similar to the first, only #17 Ryan will get on with a walk and will steal second but the Blues leave him stranded. #32 T-Pate gets the first batter to ground out to #11 Grayson at second who throws to #2 Garrett at first who makes an incredible stretch for the out. #32 will give up one hit and Strike out two (both of them looking...trying to keep their eyes on the fast ball).

Third inning similar to the first two #11 Grayson will get on with a little help from the NW short stop, but he ends up stranded at second and still no runs for the Blue. #32 Timothy is still on the mound in the third. He gets the first two batters to ground out to him on the mound and the third grounds out to #11 Grayson at second.

0-0 after 3...looks like a pitching duel in Cary

Fourth inning Big Blues get two hits, #98 Blake gets one to Right Field (and will steal second then third on passed balls) and will be hit in by #2 Garrett who hits one hard between 1st and 2nd. #2 Garrett will follow up his RBI hit with a stop at the pitchers mound as he takes over in the fourth. He will walk the first batter but then catch a line drive back to him and he catches to runner not tagging for a double play. He ends the fourth with a strike out looking.

1-0 after 4

#28 Brian will walk in the fifth, #7 Jacob lays down a sac bunt to get him to second, #14 Zach hits a crazy line drive shot to left field which...is...caught?!?!?! He got robbed, it was the best hit of the DAY...again a runner is left stranded. #2 Garrett steps back on the mound in the fifth, he walks one then strikes out three (all swinging).

#11 Grayson leads off in the sixth with a great bunt hit (but Coach Rick who must have been watching Coach Green too much during the regular season gets #11 thrown out stealing third). #8 Evan Ashworth is walked and #16 Payton Bloom hits a single. No runs will score and two ducks were left on the pond in teh 6th. #11 Grayson will be the closer for game two. The first batter will line out to #9 Payton Green, second batter will ground out to #17 Ryan Smith at second who gets the throw just in time to #28 Brian Rubin at first, next batter will walk and the last batter grounds out to #32 Timothy at 3rd.

1-0...I am sure we will meet again...