Pool Game
1 - vs Hit Away. Aces won 3-1.
The bats got off to a slow start in this game as the opposing pitcher
struggled to find the strike zone. Lindsey, Megan,
and Kelsea walked in the first inning, and Lindsey scored
on a wild pitch. Stephanie walked in the 2nd, but was
caught stealing. Sarah and Amber walked in the
3rd. Kendall brought home a run with a single, and Lindsey
brought home another run with a ground out to right
field. Megan also walked but time expired with only one
out in the inning. Defensively, the Aces played well. Sarah
pitched and allowed two hits in the first, one for an
RBI. Sarah allowed one more hit in the 2nd, but the
runner was left stranded.
Pool Game
2 - vs Texas Panthers. Aces won 3-0.
The Aces still had trouble finding their bats in the 2nd game. Kesha
walked in the 1st, and Kelsea reached on error in
the 2nd, but both were left stranded. The bats finally came alive
in the 3rd, as Lindsey led off with a double. After Lindsey
stole 3rd, Megan bunted safely to score Lindsey.
Megan advanced on a throwing error, and scored on a sac
bunt by Stephanie. In the 4th inning, Rhiannon led
off with a solo homerun over the shortstops head. Defensively,
the team didn't get much work as Rhiannon pitched a perfect
game and struck out 7 of 9 batters faced. One grounded out to 3rd
in the 1st inning, and the last batter grounded out to 2nd.
Bracket
1 - vs Out of Control 12U. Aces won 13-0.
Sarah pitched for the Aces, and had seven strikeouts,
with one walk and one hit over 4 innings. Amber had a
single and a walk, and scored both times. Kendall had an
RBI single. Megan came in for Kendall after she
was injured, and walked once. Lindsey walked once,
reached on an error once, and hit an RBI single. Rhiannon hit
a two-run homerun in the 2nd inning. Kesha reached on an
error in the 4th and scored. Stephanie had an RBI bunt
in the 1st and later scored, and hit a single and scored in the
4th. Kelsea reached on an error once and hit a
single. Sarah hit two doubles, one for two RBIs, and
also bunted safely for an RBI. Ashley had an RBI single
and was hit by a pitch.
Bracket
2 - vs Hit Away. Aces won 3-0.
Rhiannon struck out two with one ground out in the
1st. Lindsey walked in the 1st but was left
stranded. Rhiannon struck out the first batter in the
2nd, and the next two grounded out. The Aces had three groundouts
in the 2nd. Rhiannon walked the first batter in the 3rd,
but Megan quickly caught the runner stealing 2nd. The
next batter hit a single, but was left stranded with two
groundouts. Lindsey hit a single on two outs in the 3rd
but was left stranded. The first Hit Away batter reached on an
error in the 4th, but was left stranded. The Aces were
3-up-3-down in the bottom of the 4th. Rhiannon walked
the leadoff batter in the 5th, but a fielder's choice and two ground
outs retired the side. Stephanie walked on one out in
the 5th. After another out, Amber hit a single and
advanced Stephanie. Lindsey walked to load the
bases. With bases loaded and two outs, Rhiannon hit a
hard shot to short. Hit Away went for the force at 3rd, but Amber
reached the base before the fielder could get control of the
ball, allowing Stephanie to score. Megan then
followed with a two-run single before the side was retired.
Another inning was started. The first batter hit a fly ball to
left field, and Kesha made an incredible catch. However,
the umpire called the runner safe saying Kesha did not make a
clean catch. Not to worry, though. After a sac bunt, Rhiannon
struck out the last two batters to seal the victory.
Bracket
3 - vs Katy Cruisers. Aces won 3-2.
The Cruisers lead off batter got a hit as Sarah pitched.
However, a sac bunt, a fly out to center, and a ground out left the
runner stranded. Amber led off with a double for the
Aces, and Lindsey followed with another double to bring Amber
home. Rhiannon followed with an RBI single but
was left stranded. The Cruisers led off the 2nd with another
single, but three groundouts left the runner stranded. The Aces
were 3-up-3-down in the 2nd. Sarah struck out two, with
one walk and another batter reaching on an error in the 3rd. A
ground out left both stranded. Amber led off the bottom
of the 4th with a single. Lindsey hit into a fielder's
choice, but Amber was was able to score on an error. Lindsey
was tagged out in a run down trying to reach 3rd. Megan
hit a single on two outs, but was left stranded. The
first Cruisers batter walked in the 4th. On two outs, a double to
center was thrown home to keep the run from scoring, but a misplayed
ball allowed both runners to score. A ground out ended the inning
with the Aces still ahead. Kesha hit a single in the
4th, and Stephanie bunted safely, but both were left
stranded. Amber made an awesome catch on a fly ball in
the 5th, and fielded the next grounder for another out. Rhiannon
came in to finish the game, and walked the first batter, but
struck out the next to end it.
Bracket
4 - vs Young Guns Red. Aces lost 1-2.
The Aces were visitors. Amber reached on an error, then Lindsey
walked. On one out, Megan bunted to try and
bring home Amber, but Amber was tagged out at the
plate. Sarah singled to bring home Lindsey, and Kelsea
walked to load the bases. Three were left
stranded. The Young Guns led off with a single with Rhiannon pitching.
After one out, an error allowed another runner on while one run
scored. One was left stranded. Ashley walked in
the 2nd on one out, and advanced on a sac bunt by Amber. Lindsey
singled, but two were left stranded. The leadoff batter
reached on an error, and after one out, scored on a single.
Another batter walked, but two were left stranded. Megan led
off with a single in the 3rd, but was out on a double play with a line
drive to 2nd. Sarah came in to pitch for the Aces, and
got the Guns 3-up-3-down. On two outs, Ashley reached on
an error. Amber singled to center, but Ashley was
caught at the plate for the final out.
Bracket
5 - vs Hit Away. Aces won 6-5.
The Aces were once again visitors. After two
groundouts in the first, Lindsey hit a double, followed by an
RBI double by Megan. Megan was left
stranded. With Sarah pitching for the Aces, Hit Away hit
a single on two outs but the runner was left stranded. Both sides
were 3-up-3-down in the 2nd. In the top of the 3rd, Ashley led
off with a single. Amber advanced the runner with a sac
bunt, and was safe at 1st on an error as Ashley made it to
3rd. Sarah bunted safely to score Ashley.
Lindsey hit into a fielder's choice which got the lead
runner at 3rd. Megan hit a single to advance the runners
and load the bases. Rhiannon followed with a triple to
bring home 3 runs, but was left stranded at 3rd. In the bottom of
the 3rd, on one out, Hit Away hit two consecutive singles followed by a
ground out to right which put two runs on the board. After
another single, Rhiannon came in to relieve Sarah, and
a fielder's choice retired the side, with the Aces up 5-2. Stephanie
led off the 4th with a triple, and scored on a sac fly by Amber.
Hit Away led off the bottom of the 4th with a double, and after two
outs, a single scored a run before a strikeout retired the side.
The Aces were still up 6-3. On one out in the 5th, Megan and
Rhiannon hit consecutive singles, but two runners were
left stranded on a fielder's choice and a ground out. Hit Away
had a single in the 5th, but the runner was left stranded. Ashley
and Sarah both had singles in the top of the 6th,
but both were left stranded. Hit Away led off with a
single. A fielding error allowed another runner on base, and a
ground out scored a run. A single brought home another run for
Hit Away, bring the score to 6-5. On two outs, another Aces
defensive error allowed a runner on base with the tying runner moving
to 3rd, but a fielder's choice retired the side and gave the Aces the
game.
Bracket
6 - vs Young Guns Red. Aces lost 1-3.
The Aces faced the Young Guns again in the
Championship Game. The Aces were home team with Rhiannon pitching.
On two outs, the Young Guns hit a single, but the runner was left
stranded. The Aces were 3-up-3-down. In the 2nd, the Young
Guns led off with a single, but the runner was held at 1st as Rhiannon
struck out 3 in a row. The Aces were again
3-up-3-down. The Young Guns had a runner reach on an error with
two outs, but the runner was quickly caught stealing on a throw from Megan
to Lindsey. Kesha walked in the bottom
of the 3rd, and advanced on a sac bunt by Stephanie. Stephanie
was safe on an error. After two outs, Sarah reached
safely on an error to load the bases. Lindsey hit a
single up the middle to score a run for the Aces. A ground out
left 3 stranded. In the top of the 4th, Aces errors led to a lead
off runner for the Young Guns. After a sac bunt advanced the
runner, a single scored a run to tie the score. Another error on
a bunt that should have only advanced the runner to 2nd, allowed the
runner to score and the batter to reach 3rd. A ground out scored
another run before the Aces could get out of the inning. On one
out in the bottom of the 4th, Kelsea walked and Kesha hit
a single up the middle, but the Aces failed to bring home the runs.
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