Vaughn Steinert clears the bases with a triple to right pic.twitter.com/Hg1BiFVNMk
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2019
They sent 16 batters to the plate and crossed the plate 11 times against two pitchers.
That third inning was the reason the 12U 495 Wolfpack was able to complete a a four-inning rule-rule victory over the East End Aviators in a 4th of July Stars & Stripes Tournament game this afternoon.
They got out to a quick start in this game, using three walks to load the bases for fifth-place hitter Andrew Chelius. He roped a two-run rule double to score Vaughn Steinert and Isaiah Gibbs to make it 2-0.
They sent Kyle Lucas to the hill and he was in no rush to let that lead slip away. The power pitcher fired a harmless 1-2-3 first inning with two ground outs to second base and a come backer to the mound.
The Wolfpack loaded the bases with no out in the second inning but were held scoreless after a strikeout, shallow fly out and grounder to first.
They did the bulk of their action in the third inning. Gibbs led off with a walk, and Lucas followed with a walk as well. Chelius blooped an RBI single to center field, followed by a hit by pitch of Ray Mardiney. After the first out was recorded, another hit by pitch loaded the bases and Nate Padron drew a walk to bring in a run. A two-run double by Joe Bode made it 7-0. A bases loaded walk to Steinert made it 8-0 before Gibbs connected on a bases-clearing triple to make it 11-0. Lucas followed with an RBI double, as did Chelius to make it 13-0. A single preceded a strikeout to finally end the innning after 16 batters and more than 30 minutes.
A new pitcher for the Wolfpack came on to throw a 1-2-3 third inning to let the bats get back to work.
In the top of the fourth, they added four more runs with the big knock coming on a bases-clearing triple by Steinert to right field to make it 16-0.
Coach Michael Tinney on the run-rule victory for the Wolfpack pic.twitter.com/tqz2wm27Mr
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 5, 2019
Coach Michael Tinney was pleased with his team’s performance but they understand that the playoffs for the tournament begins tomorrow and they will have another challenge ahead of them.
