AGE GROUP: 7-9
Game: Tigers of Santa Matilde vs Indians of
Candelaria
It was the Indians who got on the board quickly to start the
game thanks to a three run home run by Jelson Mendoza and after one inning of
play the Indians were leading 4-0. Over the next two innings the Indians would
shut down the Tigers defensively and would score 9 more runs that pushed the
lead to 13-0. It looked all but over but in the bottom of the third the Tigers gained some life with
an 8 run explosion thanks to homeruns by Jimmy Garcia and Elio Rodriguez. It
was a 13-8 game with two innings left to play. Unfortunately, the Tigers
would not score any more runs and the Indians would add 6 more over the final
two innings as the Indians won the championship by winning 19-8. It was a total
team effort by the team from Candelaria as every player scored at least one
time and all but one player had an RBI. The Tigers will look to regroup
themselves over the next month or so and comeback with a fire in their bellies
in July.
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| The Tigers came in with their game faces on! |
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| The champs from Candelaria! |
AGE GROUP: 10-11
Game: Braves of Candelaria vs Athletics of
Quitanca
It was not a good start for the Braves as an error riddled
top of the first helped Quitanca take a 6-0 lead. However, the Braves would get
2 back thanks to a 2-run homerun by Alexander Lopez as the Braves trailed 6-2
after one. The game would stay the same until the bottom of the third when the
Braves would score 3 runs due in part to Ricardo Estrada who hit a 2-run home run
and the game was close with the A’s leading 6-5. After two innings of being
shut out the A’s found another run in the top of the fourth to extend their
lead to 7-5. The Braves would answer and again it was the A’s holding on to a 1
run lead with two innings left to play. It was yet another error that allowed the
Athletics to extend their lead to 8-6 in the top of the fifth. They would get
more help as a misplayed ball by the center fielder allowed Julio Somarrilla to
race around the bases for a 2-run homerun and the lead was 10-6 heading into
the Braves final at bat. The Braves saw their 8th and 9th
batters strikeout and they were down to their final out of the season. Missael
Rivas hit a dribbler to the first baseman who somehow misplayed it as the
Braves were looking to spark a miraculous rally. The next batter was hit and
the Braves had hope as Alexander Lopez stepped to the plate and Ricardo Estrada
was on deck. The crowd was alive as the pitcher, Bryan Sarria, was battling
with the big man from Candelaria. With the crowd chanting his name the young
left hander got a fastball by Alexander on a 3-2 count to give the Athletics
the championship. It was an amazing season by the A’s who finished with an
unblemished 15-0 record. The Braves will look to correct their defensive
mistakes and come back ready to go in July.
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| Walberto giving his pregame speech! |
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| Although it doesn't look like it in this picture, they were happy to win! |
AGE GROUP: 12-13
Game: Reds of Candelaria vs Red Sox of
Quitanca
It looked as though we would be heading for another exciting
game as the two teams each scored runs in the first inning, but that was not to
be the case as it looked like the Reds were suffering a hangover
from last week’s heartbreaking loss. The Red Sox would score a whopping 15 runs
over the first 5 innings as they ran away with the championship by winning
15-4. The Red Sox were led by Jose Reyes and Edwin Perez who combined for 5
hits, 5 RBI’s and 5 runs. The Red Sox only suffered one loss and were dominant
all year. The Reds will look to their last couple of games to end the season as
hope that they can compete and beat anybody come July.
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| The champs of the oldest division! |
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