In a game that was filled with offense, each team going back-and-forth, trading leads multiple times throughout the game, the 11u Team Steel Select was able to scratch out an 8-7 victory over the Commack Crushers. The game featured an enormous display of timely hitting coming from both sides including the game winning RBI coming in the in the 5th inning with two outs.
To the start the game, Team Steel sent out Santino Capozolla to the mound. After giving up a leadoff walk to the first batter of the game, the Crushers were immediately able to capitalize through an RBI single by center fielder, Khye Addison. He would later score on a past ball that inning that gave his team an early 2-0 lead
However, Steel was able to answer right back on a line drive double over the left fielder’s head by Ryan Lane. The hit drove in two runners and tied the game at 2 after an inning of play.
After retiring the Steel 1-2-3 in the top of the second, the Crushers picked up right where they left off, getting their first two batters of the inning in base with a couple base hits. Then with two outs, Andrew Marino drove a single into center field giving his team a 3-2 lead.
The 3rd inning for the Crushers felt like much of a game changer. After getting the first the first few runners on, through a couple errors and passed balls, Commack was able to put up a huge 4 spot which included RBI hits by Tucker Brown and Jordan Konig.
Following the Crushers strong 3rd inning, Team Steel came right back in the 4th with a 4 spot of their own. The Team Steel offense found their rhythm for sure, taking advantage of everything the Commack defense allowed. Luke Hefter, Jake Rubin, and Jackson Rocco all contributed RBI base hits in the inning. Team Steel was leading 7-6 after 4 innings.
In the top of the 5th inning, Commack tied up the game at 7 when Brown was able to score on a passed ball that squeezed through the legs of Team Steel’s catcher. The Steel escaped without giving up any more damage.
In the bottom of the inning, things were not looking to up for the Steel. After their first two batters were retired back-to -back, Team Steel was starting to move their focus onto preserving this tie game to the next inning. Then all of a sudden consecutive singles by Ryan Lane and Matt Farone gave the Steel dugout some life. The team now realized that the go ahead run was standing only 75 feet away from home plate and that now was their chance to take the lead. The next batter, Nolan Comerford dropped a perfectly placed bloop single in between the centerfielder and shortstop which gave Steel 8-7 go ahead lead.
Here’s what Nolan Comerford had to say when asked about his go ahead RBI in the 5th inning. pic.twitter.com/liptEOziUW
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When asked about the importance of his at bat, Comerford said “I thought it was only going to be a bloop single.”
The Steel were able to retire the Crushers in order sealing their under the lights victory at Baseball Heaven.
