Fourth-inning rally sparks blowout win for 9U Cougar Gold, 13-7
9U Cougar Gold beat FCC
13-7 in five innings on Sunday at Uni dome after an eight-run explosion in the
fourth inning.
The teams traded runs for
most of the contest, leading to five lead changes in the game.
9U Cougar Gold finally
managed to grab the lead after a strong fourth inning. A steal of home by Dominic M gave 9U Cougar Gold the lead for
good.
Dominic went a perfect
2-2 at the dish for 9U Cougar Gold. He tripled in the first inning and singled
in the fourth inning.
Colby D got the win in relief for 9U Cougar
Gold. Colby pitched four innings and allowed one run.
Gus was the game's losing
pitcher. He lasted just three innings, walked four, struck out three, and
allowed five runs.
The top of the first saw
9U Cougar Gold take an early lead, 2-0. 9U Cougar Gold added more runs when D
scored on an RBI double by Rowan D.
It didn't take long for
FCC to respond as it scored six runs of its own in the first. FCC scored on A
two-run double by Ben, an RBI single by Owen, a wild pitch, a fielder's choice,
and an RBI single by Cole.
The fourth spelled defeat
for FCC, as 9U Cougar Gold grabbed the lead for good. More runners rounded the
bases on two errors, a groundout by Tyler B, and an RBI single by Dominic.
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9U Cougar Gold drops 13-1 game to J Hawks
9U Cougar Gold fell 13-1
to J Hawks at UNI Dome on Sunday.
Dominic M reached base two times.
J Hawks hammered 9U
Cougar Gold pitching as six hitters had a field day, combining for four hits,
six RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Rowan D ended up on the wrong side of the
pitching decision, charged with the loss. He allowed 10 runs in two innings,
walked seven and struck out four.
The game was never in
doubt after the first, as J Hawks scored six runs on an RBI single by Ziegler
and two triples.
The lone run of the game
for 9U Cougar Gold crossed the plate in the first inning on a groundout by Colby D.
J Hawks built upon its
lead with four runs in the second. Ortner singled, plating Kleesmer to start
the inning.
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Dominic M's effort not enough in 9U Cougar Gold's 8-4 loss
9U Cougar Gold lost
despite Dominic M's spectacular day from both the
mound and the plate.
Dominic was hot from the
plate for 9U Cougar Gold. Dominic went 1-2, drove in one and scored one run. He
singled in the first inning.
Dominic put together a
nice outing. J Hawks managed just one hit off of M, who allowed three earned
runs, walked two and struck out eight during his four innings of work.
The lead stayed with J
Hawks after the first, when it scored four runs on two singles.
9U Cougar Gold got
one-run rallies in the first inning and the third. In the first, 9U Cougar Gold
scored on a wild pitch, bringing home Dominic.
J Hawks piled on three
more runs in the top of the third. A wild pitch scored Ziegler to get J Hawks
on the board in the inning.
One run in the bottom of
the third helped 9U Cougar Gold close its deficit to 7-2. A groundout by
Dominic set off 9U Cougar Gold rally. J Hawks stopped the rally after Ziegler
got Carter N to strike out.
Two runs in the bottom of
the fourth helped 9U Cougar Gold close its deficit to 7-4. A groundout by Jack H fueled 9U Cougar Gold's comeback. But,
Ziegler got Tyler B to ground out to end the inning.
J Hawks put up one more
run in the top of the fifth when Kleesmer stole home.
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