Astros
face Astros in 18u championship tilt
EMERSON,
Ga. – The East Cobb program was well represented in the
championship game at the 2015 18u PG/EvoShield Classic as the East
Cobb Astros faced the East Cobb Astros 17u club. It was the Astros
(not the one with the 17u designation) that came out on top, 6-0, in
what was a win-win for the East Cobb program on Sunday.
A
four-run third inning was the biggest difference in this game, and
Isaac Phillips, Rankin Woley and Payton Young powered the middle of
the lineup with two hits apiece. Woley, who hit a double and a
triple, and Young, who hit two doubles, also each drove in a pair of
runs.
Lance
Johnson worked the first five innings of the shutout, scattering five
hits and striking out five. Jack Collins and Matt Cole each delivered
a scoreless inning of relief to secure the shutout, the win and the
championship.
Johnson
ended up being named the event's Most Valuable Pitcher and he also
delivered five innings last Thursday in a win over PA Shockers. In
total he went 2-0 in 10 innings of work, striking out 12 and allowing
just one earned run on nine base hits and three walks.
The
Most Valuable Player award went to Phillips who hit .524 (11-for-21)
with three doubles, a triple, five driven in and 12 runs scored in
seven games.
The
Astros went a perfect 7-0 in those games, shutting out four of their
opponents including their 17u counterparts in the championship and
the GBSA Rays 18u club in the semifinals.
2015
18u PG/EvoShield Classic runner-up: East Cobb Astros 17u
2015
18u PG/EvoShield Classic MVP: Isaac Phillips
2015
18u PG/EvoShield Classic MV-Pitcher: Lance Johnson
643
jumps out early, holds on for 17u crown
The
643 DP Cougars Pralgo 17u squad scored a pair of first inning runs,
adding an insurance run in the fifth for a 3-1 win over the BigStix
Gamers to win the 2015 17 PG/EvoShield Classic. Pete Derkay provided
the big hit, a two-run home run to right field that put 643 on top
early and proved to be the difference in the game.
Derkay's
home run was one of only five hits by the 643 squad, although they
did draw four base on balls in the win. Hayden Lehman did the rest,
scattering six hits without issuing a walk over 5 2/3 innings while
striking out six BigStix Gamers hitters in the win.
The
643 DP Cougars Pralgo went a perfect 7-0 to claim the championship,
with Derkay claiming Most Valuable Player honors and righthanded
pitcher Patrick McDonald being named the event's Most Valuable
Pitcher.
In
643's seven games Derkay hit .438 (7-for-16) with a pair of doubles,
his big home run on Sunday, six RBI and five runs scored. McDonald
picked up the win in both of his appearances, giving up just one
earned run (0.72 ERA) in 9 2/3 innings, giving up only nine hits and
two walks while striking out 14. His second win of the tournament
propelled 643 to the championship game as McDonald and the Cougars
beat Barrett Baseball, 9-3, to advance.
2015
17u PG/EvoShield Classic champions: 643 DP Cougars Pralgo 17u
2015
17u PG/EvoShield Classic runner-up: BigStix Gamers
2015
17u PG/EvoShield Classic MVP: Pete Derkay
2015
17u PG/EvoShield Classic MV-Pitcher: Patrick McDonald
Naturals
top OTC Baseball in walkoff fashion
The
St. Louis Naturals survived a late scare, entering the top of the
seventh with what seemed to be a commanding 7-5 lead. OTC Baseball
scored three to pull ahead, only to see the Naturals bounce right
back with two runs of their own to win with a walkoff, 9-8.
After
Luke Mann scored the game-tying run on a base loaded walk by Michael
Hellmann, Jackson Bartholomew, who reached on a fielder's choice,
scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Dennis
Yingling.
OTC
Baseball's big hit in the top of the seventh was provided by Richie
Post, who delivered a hard hit ball to left field for a two-run
single. Post had a huge day, serving as OTC's starter on the mound
while also going 4-for-4 at the plate. One of those hits was a
two-run single as part of OTC's five-run fourth, a frame that
included Jacob Woods' two-run double that pulled OTC to within two
runs.
Hellman
went 3-for-3 in the game with two RBI and Elijah Richeson also had a
pair of RBI on a two-run triple as part of the Naturals' own five-run
inning in the third.
Mann
was named the event's Most Valuable Player. Not only did he score the
game-tying run in the ninth, he also provided 3 1/3 innings on the
mound in the championship game. Overall he batted .500 (12-for-12)
with six doubles, four RBI and eight runs scored.
Similar
to Mann's two-way contributions, Yingling was named the event's Most
Valuable Pitcher after going 2-0 in three scoreless appearances,
capped by a complete game shuout over Jersey Boyz Scout Team in the
semifinals. In 14 combined innings he allowed just 11 hits and four
walks while striking out 20 batters.
2015
16u PG/EvoShield Classic champions: St. Louis Naturals
2015
16u PG/EvoShield Classic runner-up: OTC Baseball 16u
2015
16u PG/EvoShield Classic MVP: Luke Mann
2015
16u PG/EvoShield Classic MV-Pitcher: Dennis Yingling
West
Hills Show uses big first to cruise to 15u championship
The
West Hills Show scored four runs in the first inning a 7-3 win over
DBAT Schkade to win the 2015 15u PG/EvoShield Classic. Three-hole
hitter Josh Spiegel hit one of his two run-scoring triples to open up
the scoring, which was followed by an RBI double by Zach Mancz and
another RBI triple by Austin Hendricks.
The
Show pounded out 17 hits as a team, as seven different players had
mult-hit games, led by Cameron Pies 3-for-4 effort at the plate.
Leadoff
hitter Connor Johnson was another one of the players to enjoy a
mult-hit game, doig his job at the top of the order by going 2-for-3
with a walk, a run scored and an RBI on his way to claiming the
event's Most Valuable Player award. Overall he produced a
.542/.607/708 triple slash line with a pair of doubles, a triple, six
RBI and nine runs scored. He also delivered six scoreless innings in
West Hills' 9-1 win over Tri-State Arsenal in the quarterfinals
earlier on Sunday.
Zachary
Rohaley went the distance for the Show in the championship game,
striking out eight and allowing three runs, although two of them came
in the final frame for DBAT.
Grayson
Rodriguez, who also batted .400 (10-for-25) in the tournament,
provided two innings in the championship game for DBAT, and was
honored with the event's Most Valuable Pitcher award. Rodriguez
delivered a gem on Thursday went he went the distance in DBAT's 8-1
win over Team Elite West 15u, allowing just four hits while striking
out eight.
2015
15u PG/EvoShield Classic champions: West Hills Show
2015
15u PG/EvoShield Classic runner-up: DBAT Schkade
2015
15u PG/EvoShield Classic MVP: Connor Johnsen
2015
15u PG/EvoShield Classic MV-Pitcher: Grayson Rodriguez
