Game Recap March 12, 2016

AGE GROUP: 7-9

Game: Pirates of Nuevo Amanacer vs Tigers of Santa Matilde

The Tigers have been surging and they continued their surge against the Pirates. The Tigers came out strong with 5 runs in the first. Surprisingly, the Pirates answered with 4 runs of their own in the second, but those were the only runs they would find on the day as the Tigers would add 10 more runs over the last three innings to win 15-4. The Tigers were led by Eliseo Rodriguez and Jose Aranda who combined for seven runs, five hits, and a home run.

Game: Indians of Candelaria vs Padres of Quitanca

This game was entertaining throughout as the Padres continued to strive for their goal of taking down the mighty Indians. Their upset bid looked promising as both of the teams flashed great defense to arrive at a 2-1 game with the Padres winning through three innings. In the top of the fourth the Indians hit three solo home runs within their first four batters and added two more runs to take a 6-2 lead. It looked as though the Padres would fall apart, but that is the opposite of what they did. They scored 5 runs of their own in their bottom half of the inning thanks to a 3 run homerun hit by Victor Reyes. The Padres could sense victory as they entered the final inning winning 7-6. But, their senses deceived them as the Indians hit two more homeruns and for the second straight inning scored 5 runs to retake the lead 11-7. The Padres had their opportunity in the bottom half but could not get anything going as they lost again to the Indians 11-7.

Next Week:

Going into next week the standings are: Indians (8-0), Tigers (5-3), Padres (2-6), and Pirates (1-7). The two worse teams and the two best teams will face each other next week so all the eyes will be on the Tigers-Indians game as the Indians continue their dream of a perfect season. 

Although undefeated, the Indians team picture game is not quite on the level of the Panthers

Two awesome coaches, Walberto and Rosita, going head to head

 

AGE GROUP: 10-11

Game: Athletics of Quitanca vs Cardinals of Santa Matilde

Speaking of undefeated teams, the Athletics continued their perfect season as they easily took care of the Cardinals. The last time these two teams met the Cardinals almost pulled off the mammoth upset. This time the A’s wanted to eliminate any hope that the Cardinals could have as they scored 11 runs through three innings and only surrendered one. This game was called an inning short as the Athletics won 11-1.  The star for the A’s was their pitcher, Angel Somarrilla, who only gave up 2 hits and at the plate he was 2-2 with a home run and 4 RBI’s.

Game: Rangers of Nuevo Amanacer vs Braves of Candelaria

The Rangers were looking for their first win against the Braves and for the opportunity to tie them in the standings. The Braves took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a 2 run homerun by Alexander Martinez. The Rangers did not blink an eye as they rattled off four runs in the top half of the second and took  a 4-2 lead. The Braves would add 1 run in the second and 2 runs in the third and took a 5-4 lead into the fourth where they opened up the floodgates. Assisted by errors and walks, the Braves, scored 7 runs in the fourth to take a commanding 12-5 lead. The Rangers looked to have some life as they cut the lead to 5 after the fifth, but they would not be able to score any more runs and the Braves would add 1 more to win 13-7. The Braves were led by Alexander Martinez who along with his homerun had 4 RBI’s and pitched the last two innings of the game without allowing a hit to save the game for his team.

Next Week:

The standing for this age group are: Athletics (8-0), Braves (4-4), Rangers (3-5), Cardinals (1-7). On paper it would not look like the two games next week would be entertaining as the Athletics will face the Rangers and the Braves will face the Cardinals. But it is easy to see that there is untapped potential on the Rangers that could be found at any moment and the past two games between the Braves and Cardinals have gone to the end with each of the two teams winning one a piece. 

Most of the Braves arrive at 8 and sometimes have to wait over 2 hours until they can start warming up

Lucia and Amelio love Saturdays as they sell food and drinks to help support their 7 children!

 

AGE GROUP: 12-13

Game: Giants of Nuevo Amanacer vs Yankees of Santa Matilde

After an abysmal 0-5 start where people were wondering if they ever were going to win a game, the Yankees have won two straight and made it three straight on Saturday. The Yankees have found their hitting and do not intend to lose it again. They have been crushing the ball all over the field the past couple of weeks and they used steady scoring to amass 14 runs in seven innings. They were led by Julio Flores and Crisanto Mesa who combined for 7 hits including a homerun, 2 triples, and 2 doubles and they also had 7 RBI’s between them. The Giants who just a couple of weeks ago looked like the second best team in this category only scored 5 runs and lost for the second straight week, 14-5.

Game: Red Sox of Quitanca vs Reds of Candelaria

About the same time the Yankees were finding their bats the Reds were losing them. After the first month the Reds looked like the only competitors for the Red Sox but that narrative has quickly changed. The Red Sox scored at least one run every inning and dominated the Reds 13-2. The Red Sox got excellent pitching from Yelsner Quiroz who in six innings of work only allowed 3 hits. At the plate they were led by their studs Jose Reyes and Jean Carlos who reached base in all of their at bats and inflicted serious damage on the baseball as they combined for 6 hits.

Next Week:

This division has took an interesting turn as the Red Sox (7-1) enjoy first place. The three other teams: Yankees, Giants, and Reds all sit tied at (3-5). Next week will be very intriguing as the two teams that are struggling, the Giants and Reds, will face off. But the game everybody will be looking forward to will be the Yankees versus the Red Sox. 

Julio Flores enjoying some tahadas! We are sure they taste even better after a win!

Jean Carlos taking a quick nap in between innings