Yankees take game one - still undefeated
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July 13, 2013 |
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Boundary County Yankees talk over
strategy during Friday night's state
championship opener against North Boise. |
| Photos courtesy
of Justin Pluid |
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The Boundary County Yankees improved their U-13
Intermediate Little League league record to 23-0
Friday night, defeating North Boise in a
tournament for the state title, 6-4. Play
resumes at 6:15 p.m. today in Boise, and if the
Yankees pull off the win tonight, they'll be the
Idaho state champions.
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Kobe Norwood
heading for first. |
Both teams were scoreless in the first inning of
Friday's game, but North Boise was threatening
in the second with one out and runners on first
and third. The Yankees eliminated the threat by
rolling up a 4-6-3 double play, with Raul
Rodriguez fielding the hard grounder, firing it
to shortstop Seth Bateman, who fired it to Trey
Flint to end the inning.
North Boise scored the first run of the game in
the third inning, then scored again in the
fourth, but the Yankees also got on the
scoreboard, with Flint starting the inning with
a hard single to right field. Dunham lined out
to the short stop for the first out, and
Rodriguez hit into a fielder's choice, forcing
Flint out at second.
Rodriguez flew down the line, beating out a
potential double play, stole second and scored
on a hard single down the left field line by
Tyrone Larson.
Boundary County escaped the inning on a double
play. With one out and a runner on second, the
North Boise batter popped up to catcher Brady
Bateman, who threw to second to double off the
runner to end the inning with North Boise ahead,
2-1.
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Pacen Pluid
leading off second. |
North Boise struck again in the top of the
fifth, taking their lead to 3-1, but the Yankees
roared back to score five runs and take the lead
for good, 6-3.
Pacen Pluid started the inning off with a walk,
and Kendall Stone was hit by his first pitch.
With runners on first and second, Seth Bateman
squared early to bunt and North Boise's third
baseman charged in, allowing Pluid to steal
third.
Pluid scored when the catcher threw down to
third, but the ball went into left field with no
one covering. Seth Bateman singled, moving Stone
to third. Seth promptly stole second, and Brady
Bateman was walked, loading the bases.
Flint stepped up to the plate and lined a shot
into right center, scoring Stone and Seth, with
Brady advancing to third.
Dunham reached first on a fielder's choice,
forcing Flint out at second on a sharp grounder
to short, scoring Brady.
Rodriguez lined a double down the left field
line, moving Dunham to third. Larson hit a foul
pop-up down the first base line, and tagging
from third, Dunham scored.
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Player of the
Game Jesse Dunham. |
North Boise's lead off hitter smashed a triple
over the center fielder's head and scored on a
groundout to Seth for the final run of the game.
Pitcher Jesse Dunham, named Player of the Game,
recorded the first out in the top of the
seventh. He had thrown 95 pitches, giving up
only one earned run, but he reached his pitch
limit.
Tyrone Larson took over on the mound, giving up
a single but striking out the next two to end
the game.
Rodriguez and Seth Bateman played error-free
baseball up the middle, handling all 11
opportunities to hit their way.
With Dunham no longer eligible to pitch, Larson
will be on the mound to start tonight's game. |
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Batting |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
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Seth
Bateman |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Brady
Bateman |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Trey Flint |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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Jesse
Dunham |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Raul
Rodriguez |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Tyrone
Larson |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Kobe
Norwood |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Kendall
Stone |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Anthony
Bennett |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Pacen
Pluid |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
23 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
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Pitching |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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J. Dunham |
6.1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
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T. Larson |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Totals |
7 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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