Coach Kevin astutely called the two-game performance "some of the best defense all year." In fact, West Raleigh didn't allow an opposing runner to reach third base all day until the sixth inning of the game against Deep River.
Sanford, a familiar opponent after the scrimmage two weeks ago, forced 7U Blue to make plays. They did not record a strikeout, but most every ball they put in play found a West Raleigh glove.
The remaining game in pool play is Friday at 3 p.m. against Southern Pitt, which lost a 5-4 decision to Deep River North on Thursday morning. It's possible--and even likely--that Saturday game times and opponents may not be determined until much later Friday night, conceivably even after the 8 p.m. game is completed.
Game 2 West Raleigh 7U scoring plays
Second inning
With one out, Joey motored to second on a hard-hit ball down the third-base line. Timmy singled, and with two outs, Alex went the other way to drive in the first West Raleigh run of the day. Elias singled to left, and then Bryce loaded the bases with an infield single. Joseph nearly cleared the bases with a two-RBI single to left, and then Gavin scored Bryce with a single. Chace finished off the scoring with a laser to right that scored a pair and turned into a triple when he hustled all the way into third.
Score after one and a half innings: WR 7U 6, Deep River North 0
Sixth inning
West Raleigh added some key insurance runs, and once again did it with two outs (for the day, 26 of 7U Blue's 43 runs scored with two down). Bryce singled back through the middle and moved to second on Joseph's single down the left-field line. Gavin drove in a pair with a triple to right-center that rolled all the way to the fence. Chace finished the outburst with a single back through the middle.
Score after five and a half innings: WR 7U 9, Deep River North 0
Game 2 Web Gems
- After Deep River's leadoff man advanced to second and they had two on with none out, Bryce made a great play backing up on a pop fly that appeared to be just over his head at second base, then fired to first to nab the unsuspecting baserunner with a big double play.
- Joey made three consecutive good catches, all against the same hitter, in left-center. Two of those catches came with runners on and robbed hits that otherwise would have scored runs.
- In the fifth, in a relatively tight 6-0 game, Chace came off the bag to field JT's throw, then turned and applied the tag to the runner to get the out.
- Although he didn't make the catch, JT made a phenomenal sprawling effort going towards the fence in foul territory behind third base.
| Game 2 line score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H |
| West Raleigh 7U | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Deep River North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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