7/15/2010 10:15:57 AM
The En Fuego Baseball Team battled the South Florida Elite on Thursday. Through the first three innings of this baseball game, it looked like it was going to be a very quick and very low scoring affair. That idea would hit the brakes very quickly. In the top of the fourth inning,
Brandon Petersen (CF, Daphne, AL, 2012) would rip a triple to get things going for the En Fuego.
Tyler Odem (3B, Hattiesburg, MS, 2012) was the very next batter for the En Fuego. Odem showed quick hands, turning on the inside fastball a drilling a double that scored Petersen. Two batters later, it was left fielder
Matt Zambo (LF, Mobile, AL, 2011) that would come through for his team, with an RBI single. After three and a half it was En Fuego with a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth,
Mike Pierson (SS, Coral Springs, FL, 2011) lead of the inning with a single. It would be a
Brandon Raaf (1B, Coral Springs, FL, 2011) sacrifice fly later in the inning that would score Pierson. South Florida Elite was just able to get one run in the bottom half of the inning. After four innings of play it was the En Fuego 2 and the Elite 1.
After a scoreless top of the fifth by the En Fuegos, the South Florida Elite would finally wake up.
Kyle Harrington (C, Davie, FL, 2011) lead off the inning with a walk.
Harrison Franetic (LF, Pembroke Pines, FL, 2011) would then rip a double to the opposite field.
Ryan Lozada (CF, Pembroke Pines, FL, 2011) would drive in a run off of a single that would tie the game up.
Adam Mund (RF, Weston, FL, 2011) would come up to the plate next. Mund had a great at bat. He knew what his role was in this spot. Not trying to do to much, Mund hit a high fly ball to centerfield. Driving in a run on the sacrifice fly.
Mike Hoeft (2B, Pembroke Pines, FL, 2011) would then drive in another as he hit a single. It was a total team effort from South Florida Elite in the fifth, and that would continue right into the sixth.
In the sixth, Brandon Raaf started off the inning with a walk. Later in the inning,
Lance Kirschenbaum (DH, Parkland, FL, 2011) would also draw a walk, to put runners on first and third. It was then a Kyle Harrington single that would drive in Raaf. Harrison Franetic would do the same, as he drove in Kirschenbaum on a single. Harrington would go on to score on a wild pitch and the Elite would go on to win 7-2.
Right hander,
Kevin Quintana (RHP, Miami, FL, 2011) got the win on the mound for the Elite. Quintana competed very well in the five innings he pitched. He gave up two runs on six hits in the game. He also struck out five batters. Quintana's fastball hit 86 mph on the gun. He seemed to get stronger as the game went on.