The heavy damage came in the fourth, when--with no inning run limit--West Raleigh posted a 17-run inning to easily push the game into mercy rule territory.
Let's try to put a 17-run inning in perspective. Twelve different players scored a run in the inning, and five different players crossed the plate twice in the same frame. Two players, Alex and Elias, drove in three runs--which would be a pretty good weekend--in the inning alone. How many runs is 17? It's more than has been scored in the entire game by either side in every one of WR's games this year except for one. It's more than have been scored by both teams combined in three of the previous eight games. And those stats are based on complete games...we're talking about one inning.
In other words, it's a lot of runs. The full breakdown is below.
There was very little time to celebrate, as 7U Blue had to turn around and play one of the 8U host teams right after the conclusion of the 24-0 win.
Game 1 West Raleigh 7U scoring plays
First inning
The offense started relatively quietly, with a two-run first keyed by back-to-back singles from Trey and Joey leading off the game. Both runners came around to score as WR put the ball in play in each at-bat, with Joey aggressively coming home while the first baseman held the ball.
Score after one-half inning: WR 7U 2, Hawks 0
Second inning
On his way to a 3-for-3 day, Timmy singled home Bryce for the inning's only run.
Score after one and a half innings: WR 7U 3, Hawks 0
Third inning
The offense began to awaken, and all the damage came with two outs. Joey singled Trey to second, putting two runners on for Gavin. He perfectly split the outfielders with a hard line drive into right-center that was slugged all the way to fence, and then flashed some wheels to go with the bat, racing all the way around for a three-run home run. With the bases clear, Jake started the rally again, and then scored all the way from first on Chace's single to right.
Score after two and a half innings: WR 7U 7, Hawks 0
Fourth inning
This was the big one. 21 batters came to the plate on the way to a 17-run--yes, 17 runs--outburst. Grab some takeout and a drink to read the recap. Bryce led off with a single. Mason's fly ball to the right side couldn't be handled, putting two on for Timmy, who lined an RBI single to left. Elias followed with a hard RBI single through the right side. Ben, Alex, Asher and Trey had four consecutive RBI singles, and Joey's wheels turned his RBI single into a three-bagger. Joey scored on Gavin's hard grounder to the left side. In all, nine runs crossed the plate before an out was made. With one out, the parade started again. Chace singled Gavin to third, and then Joseph cranked an RBI double. In his second at-bat of the inning, Bryce drove in Chace. Mason singled to left, and then Timmy picked up his second hit of the inning. Elias drove in a pair with a hard line drive back up the middle (that's three RBI for Elias in this inning alone). Ben reached on a hard shot to the left side, and then Alex drove in a pair with a double to left-center (that's also three RBI for Alex in this inning alone). Asher doubled to drive in Alex and finally cap the scoring at 17 runs.
Score after three and a half innings: WR 7U 24, Hawks 0
Game 1 Web Gems
- Most of the defensive game was notable for 7U making the routine plays look, well, routine. The Blue infield handled virtually every chance flawlessly, at one point retiring nine hitters in a row and refusing to let the Hawks start any kind of rally.
- Ben made a nice sliding catch of a fly ball in right-center field to end the game.
| Game 1 line score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H |
| WR 7U Blue | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | X | X | 24 | 21 |
| Efland Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 |
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