by Trevor Dugan
The Titans score six in the fourth to earn a run rule victory over the Elite@EcybTournaments
FINAL: Titans 13 – Elite 3 pic.twitter.com/zVmQ3Eq8gQ— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2024
13u Titans Baseball Cooney faced off against the LI Elite Bauer this Saturday as part of the ECYB Stars and Stripes tournament.
Aidan Royce got the start on the mound for the Titans, while the Elite sent out Bobby Mocharski.
The Elite jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first thanks to several singles from the top of the lineup. Mohcarski and left fielder Matthew Uttaro each recorded an RBI during the inning.
The Titans were quick to respond in the bottom of the first. They pushed across four runs to jump out to a 4-2 lead. Second baseman Nick Bishop scored the first of his three runs during this rally. He would finish the day 2-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored.
After a shaky first inning, the Titans starter settled in nicely. Royce would pitch two more solid innings, allowing just one more run.
Royce demonstrated some real tenacity when faced with tough situations. After the first three batters of the top of the second reached base, three straight groundouts left them stranded with no runs to show for it.
Three more runs for the Titans in the second, as Anthony Adriagna drives in two with a line drive single
Titans 7 – Elite 2
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The Titans continued to build their lead, scoring three more in the second inning. Anthony Adriagna drove in two of those runs with an RBI single to right field.
The Elite chipped away at the lead in the third after an infield single scored Owen Sorensen from third base. With runners on, Royce once again pitched out of trouble to end the inning.
The score would remain 7-3 until the bottom of the fourth, when the Titans exploded for six more runs. With the mercy rule being 10 runs after four, the game ended in a 13-3 Titans victory.
Axcess caught up with Coach Tyler Cooney and Michael Valente after the Titans’ dominant performance @EcybTournaments pic.twitter.com/rJbcNFLGTw
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) July 6, 2024
Michael Valenti delivered the game winning hit for the Titans, an RBI single to center field.
Titans Coach Tyler Cooney was pleased with the way his team played on Saturday.
“We’ve been hitting the ball hard all tournament,” Coach Cooney said. “I told them we’re going to pile it on early and often and we’re not going to stop, today luck was on our side and it worked out.”
Titans Cooney will move on in the tournament, returning to action Sunday morning at Eisenhower Park.
