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Blanchardville
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Date: Tue, Jul 17/07, 6:00pm
Location: Mt Horeb
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Pecatonica #1 05021623174
Mt Horeb #2 40102723
Game Notes: The final match-up between Mt Horeb #2 and Pec#1 would be close...until the 5th inning. This time Mt. Horeb #2 hosted the Vikings with the home team taking an early lead in the 1st. After keeping Pec#1 off the board, the first Mt Horeb batter shocked Pec's defense with an in-the-park home run on the first pitch. A few walks and a double later helped increase Mt Horeb's lead to 4-0. A bit of controversy erupted in the 1st inning when, with a runner on first and only one out, the Mt. Horeb batter popped an in-field fly toward second base. The umpire didn't call the batter out (per league rules), second baseman G. Daley dropped the fly, which enable the batter to reach first, but he did retrieve the ball in time to tag the runner headed to second. The next batter, however, struck out so the inning ended with Mt. Horeb ahead by four; and Pec's coaches informed the Pec players that the in-field fly rule would not be observed in the game and to play accordingly.

Pec#1 then battled back in the 2nd by scoring 5 runs on a series of walks and back-to-back 2-RBI singles hit by N. Loyd and J. Scoville. S. Swenson also reached base on a single in that inning. Though Pec would hold Mt. Horeb scoreless in the bottom of the 2nd, Mt. Horeb would return the favor in the top of the 3rd and then score one run to tie the game at 5.

In the 4th, Pec again took the lead when A. Kovacs (who'd been awarded first base on balls) and N. Loyd (reaching first on a single) crossed home plate. N. Loyd would then take the mound as relief pitcher and hold Mt. Horeb scoreless in the 4th by striking out two batters. (The third out was an in-field fly caught by J. Tollackson.)

Then in the 5th, Pec batters found the strike zone and put the game away with a rally that began with a triple by N. Gilbertson (who'd hit another triple later in the same inning). The following four batters would walk, bringing in Gilbertson to score and keep the bases loaded for N. Loyd who--despite a pitching change at the mound--slammed a line-drive up the middle for a 3-RBI double. J. Scoville followed with a similar grounder that brought Loyd in and earned Scoville a double. When a hit batter and a walk would again load the bases, N. Gilbertson returned to face the relief pitcher with similar results. He hit his second triple for 2-RBIs and kept the rally going. A. Kovacs had his first hit of the season (and his little league career) when he slapped a triple out to center field that brought in one run. And even more hits followed as Pec batted through their lineup twice with singles by D. Conwell, N. Loyd (earning his 6th RBI of the game), J. Scoville, J. Melvin (for 1 RBI), and G. Daley (for 2 RBIs)...before Mt. Horeb's fielders could close out the inning.

In the bottom of the 5th, Mt Horeb batters again entered the batter's box with a chance to close the gap. The first two batters reached base on balls only to later steal on some passed balls, which put them into scoring position. One then scored on a fielding error by second baseman J. Tollackson. Although one batter struck out and an in-field pop fly, caught by first baseman J. Scoville, became the second out, a second run would when a batter walked with bases loaded. But then, with bases still loaded, relief pitcher N. Loyd sealed Mt Horeb's fate by striking the final batter out (to claim his first little league career win).

The game was called at the close of the 5th inning on the 10-run rule.

Player of the Game - N. Loyd
3 Singles & 1 Double for 6 RBIs, plus Pitched 2 no-hit innings w/4 Strike Outs




 

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