From there, though, Blue settled down. They responded to the seven runs with three of their own in the top of the second, and limited Southwest to just seven hitters at the plate over the second and third innings combined.
The Colts pushed across five runs in the bottom of the fourth, giving them a nine-run edge. In the somewhat unusual scoring format, that meant West Raleigh had to get at least two runs in the top of the fifth to prolong the game (teams were limited to seven runs in any one inning, even if they trailed). Ben singled to give Blue a glimmer of hope, but the solid Southwest defense ended the game with a double play.
The loss sent WR 7U to a 2 p.m. rematch against Kernersville.
Game 3 West Raleigh 7U scoring plays
Second inning
All the West Raleigh runs came in the second. Jake led off with a single, and with one out Joseph beat out a ground ball that put runners on first and second. Bryce singled in Jake, and then Timmy picked up a two-out, two-run single to finish the scoring.
Score after one and a half innings: Southwest 7, WR 7U 3
Game 3 Web Gems
- In the best defensive inning of the game, a 1-2-3 third, Ben slid over and easily hauled in a fly ball to left center field for the second out.
- In the fourth, Gavin went deep in the 6 hole to his right, backhanded a hard ground ball, and then fired to Trey covering second base to pick up a force. Trey alertly snagged the toss from Gavin and came down on the bag to get the out.
- To end the fourth, 7U teamed up on a four-player web gem. Alex went back in right field to retrieve a ball that had been walloped to the fence. He hit Trey near second base, who threw to Mason, who fired to Jake at home plate. Jake made the tag and held on to the ball to get the out and end the inning.
| Game 3 line score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H |
| WR 7U Blue | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 |
| Southwest | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 12 | 11 |
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