Saturday, June 11, 2011

2011 Outlaws Baseball Tournament #9 Day 1

The Outlaws played in the All World 4GG Tournament at Antioch Community Park. This is a nine team tournament with the top four teams advancing to a play-off on Sunday. The Outlaws played the Walnut Creek Bulldawgs in the first game. They beat this team at a tournament in Martinez in April.

At the plate, Jack was 2 for 4 with a triple and five RBIs. In his first at bat, Jack hit a 3 and 2 pitch hard up the middle. The pitcher made a "look what I found catch" and threw Jack out at first. With Cooper on third and Trevor on second with no outs, Jack grounded a 1 and 1 pitch to the right side. Cooper scored for the RBI and Jack was thrown out at first. In his third at bat with J.J. on third and two outs, Jack hit a 2 and 2 pitch for an infield single to the left side for a RBI. With the bases loaded and two outs, Jack came to bat in the fifth inning. He crushed the first pitch over the right fielder's head for a triple and three RBIs.

In the field, Jack played four innings at third and one inning at shortstop. With Jeremy gone on vacation, Jack will probably play shortstop this weekend when Cooper pitches. He had one put out on a nifty play by Cooper at shortstop. With one out and a runner on second, Cooper made a stop deep in the hole. He made a spinning move and a throw to Jack at third to get the runner trying to advance from second.

On the strength of Breyton's two home runs and 6 RBIs and Jack's triple and 5 RBIs, the Outlaws rolled to a 13 to 4 win over the Bulldawgs. The box score is here.

After a two hour break, the Outlaws played the Oakland Cal Ripken All Stars in the second game. They have played this team twice in the Northern California Cal Ripken Tournament, losing to them in 2010 and 2009.

At the plate, Jack was 0 for 2. In his first at bat, he hit the first pitch to the left side for a fielder's choice. Trevor was forced out at second and Jack was safe at first. Jack ended the inning there. Jack hit a 1 and 0 pitch for a hard line drive into right field in his second at bat. I was sure that it was going to be a base hit. The right fielder was playing fairly shallow, fielded the ball quickly and threw Jack out at first. It makes me crazy that the Outlaws never seem to be able to make this play.

In the field, Jack played four innings in centerfield and pitch part of the fifth. He had three put outs on catches in centerfield.

With the Outlaws trailing by the score of 6 to 0 in the fifth, Jack came in to pitch. He walked the first batter on five pitches. The runner moved to second on an error by Jack; he made a wild pick off throw to first. The runner then moved to third on a wild pitch. The batter then pushed a 1 and 2 pitch through the left side to score the runner. Although the score was only 7 to 0, the umpires ended the game. Jack threw 11 pitches: 5 balls and 6 strikes.

The Outlaws lost the game by the score of 7 to 0. The box score is here.

Finally, the Outlaws turned around and played the Backspin Mets. This is not a team that they have played before.

At the plate, Jack was 4 for 4 with 4 RBIs. In his first at bat, Jack hit a 2 and 1 pitch for a soft pop up that fell between the first baseman, second baseman and pitcher. Trevor scored from third. Jack was caught stealing second. With two outs and J.J. on third and Bailey on second, Jack hit the first pitch through the right side for a single and two RBIs. He ended the inning at first. In his third at bat, Jack hit the first pitch for a hard grounder off the first baseman's shin to score Cooper from third. He went to second on a wild pitch, but ended the inning there. Jack lined a 2 and 1 pitch into right field for a single in his fourth plate appearance. He stole second and scored on Jordan's infield single.

In the field, Jack played sixth innings at third. He had two assists. Jack handled two grounders to the left side and threw the runners out at first.

Behind a complete game by Josh, the Outlaws won by the score of 8 to 3. The box score is here.

The Outlaws have 21 wins and 17 losses for the Spring 2011 season. The game log is here.

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