The Red Sox were clearly favored to win this game, with their ace Sam Bluestone on the mound. The White Sox pitching staff was mostly ineligible, as they had used them all up just to get to the final game. They did have a kid named Noah pitching, who turned in a very nice performance until the 5th inning, but more on that later.
The Red Sox jumped to an early lead, 3-0 but the White Sox surprised everyone by battling back with 8 runs, on some good hitting and some errors by the Red Sox. It was clear the championship jitters were causing some problems for the Red Sox, and the White Sox, as underdogs tend to do having nothing to lose, were outplaying the favored team.
We entered the bottom of the 5th down 5 runs and we had the bottom of the lineup due up. But Noah was also tiring and walked a few of our younger boys and soon enough we had the top of the lineup coming up with the bases loaded and one out. The next six batters are all stars, and the White Sox pitching staff shot, it was all over. Before you could blink it was 10-8, then 12-8, then 16-8. The White Sox fought back again with two more runs in the top of the sixth, but Travis ended it on a little roller to his right and gunned it to first for the final out.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Red Sox faced the first place Padres tonight, a team loaded with two A team all stars, a B team all star, and plenty of other solid ball players. It was a match of the two undefeated teams in the playoffs, and the 13-3 regular season Padres against the 12-4 second place Sox. Neither team had their top pitcher available though, but both pitchers were solid all stars, and the stands were loaded with very vocal, anxious fans on both sides of the plate.
The Sox jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and looked solidly in command, but the Padres fought back and made it 5-3 in the third as Travis struggled. Coach Edwards decided to go with Jordan to start the fourth. He pitched a solid inning but the Padres scored another run on two errors. The Sox decided they needed to score some runs though and took the lead 7-6 in the 5th. Jordan pitched a great 5th inning was backed up by solid defense and another put out at the plate, this one by Travis (there were two others, both by Jordan) and the neither team scored in the inning. The Sox also failed to score in the top of the sixth and it was up to Jordan and his fielders to hold the lead. The leadoff hitter popped out, the second hitter got on on a single. The next kid hit a squibber to Jordan's right, he fields a spinning top and fires it to first. The kid on second goes for it and Sam guns it to Travis at third for a double play to end the game.
The Sox jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and looked solidly in command, but the Padres fought back and made it 5-3 in the third as Travis struggled. Coach Edwards decided to go with Jordan to start the fourth. He pitched a solid inning but the Padres scored another run on two errors. The Sox decided they needed to score some runs though and took the lead 7-6 in the 5th. Jordan pitched a great 5th inning was backed up by solid defense and another put out at the plate, this one by Travis (there were two others, both by Jordan) and the neither team scored in the inning. The Sox also failed to score in the top of the sixth and it was up to Jordan and his fielders to hold the lead. The leadoff hitter popped out, the second hitter got on on a single. The next kid hit a squibber to Jordan's right, he fields a spinning top and fires it to first. The kid on second goes for it and Sam guns it to Travis at third for a double play to end the game.
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