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Sunday - May 2, 2010
T-Ball
Giants at Pirates
The T-Ball Giants and Pirates played a great game on Saturday. The bats were alive and hitting the ball well, but solid defense by both teams highlighted this game.
Top Hitters
Justin Silva
Braden Whitworth
Zachery Smith
Top Defensive Players
Otto Baughman
Cuyler Peck
Sean Vahey |
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Farm
Mets at Padres
Trent Blackburn did an excellent job hitting the ball every time he was up to bat! Jeffrey Priscaro proved to be a power hitter! Timothy Pak hit the ball really hard every time he was up to bat and played excellent defense.
Michael Priscaro was an excellent outfielder stopping every ball that came his way! He won the MVP this week! Ben MacKirdy played outstanding defense at second base! Chris Highbarger also played excellent defense!
The Mets are hitting every ball when up to bat and their defensive skills are really improving! They worked hard and moved fast that they had time for extra innings.
Cubs at Brewers
Noah Jamison hit a deep fly ball to left field. It went over everyone's head and landed on the grass on the fly. David Kvistad hit a straight shot down the third base line that went all the way to the outfield. Nathan Reimer hit a hard shot up the middle that went all the way to the outfield.
Jet Godi made six outs at third base in a single inning. Will Martens made two unassisted outs at third base in a single inning.
The Brewers played great defense throughout this game, making several outs per inning.
Giants at Cardinals
The Farm Giants and Cardinals made up their rained out game and showed a lot of improvement since their first game against each other. The Cardinals were led by Maxwell Hammond and Grant Magnano. The Giants defense was led by Kyle Newman while their offense was powered by Payton Kittsley and Josh Freeman.
Top Hitters
Payton Kittsley
Josh Freeman
Grant Magnano
Top Defensive Players
Maxwell Hammond
Bryan Green
Kyle Newman
Giants at Pirates
The Farm Giants and Pirates played a great game Saturday afternoon. The Giants defense was led by Grant Sellick who displayed excellence on the field playing first base. Lukas Arellano led the offensive attack for the Giants.
Top Hitters
Lukas Arellano
Derek Whitworth
Alex Mah
Top Defensive Players
Grant Sellick
Andrew Maddalon
Jack Hungerford |
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Single A
Giants at Dodgers
With a short break in the wet weather, the Dodgers were able to take on the Giants on a cold, windy Tuesday night. The home team played one of their best games of the season so far. Aidan Dougherty started things off in the bottom half of the 2nd inning with our first run of the game. He kept that high-level of play up for the entire game, finishing 4-5 and scoring 3 runs. Ryan Haley stayed hot at the plate going 4-5, including a big double in the 1st. Aidan McCarthy also had a great night for the Dodgers. He robbed the Giants of a hit in the first, grabbing a line-drive at the pitcher’s position. He followed that up with his best game at bat, belting out 4 singles and scoring 3 big runs.
The MVP for the Dodgers was Allan Ard. He played well at all phases of the game. At the plate, he was a solid 3-4 with a huge double in the 3rd inning driving in 2 runs, but where he really shined was in the field. He was a major part of stopping a big rally from the Giants in the 5th. At 2nd base, he showed off some nice glove-work by grabbing a grounder and throwing to shortstop JT Fulmer for the force out at 2nd. That play was followed by Allan catching a fly-ball from the next batter to end the inning.
The Giants were short-handed all game, but they didn’t play like it. Nick Costello looked like a pro again for the visitors. It didn’t matter if he was playing catcher, 1st base or 2nd base, he always seemed to be around the ball. His little brother TJ did more than just hold his own tonight, when called up to play for the Giants. A good at-bat every time at the plate, he was equally tough in the field, stopping everything that came his way. The Giants also got some great play by Derek Nassar, a rising star in this league. We’ll be hearing about these guys for years to come. |
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AA
Dodgers at Pirates
The Dodgers faced the Pirates for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon, and though it began as an evenly paced game, the Dodger bats came alive in the fourth inning and again in the fifth to rack up a total of 16 runs.
The Dodgers were at the plate first and put three runs on the board with a forced walk and a two run single by Jake Massie. But the Pirates answered back with three runs of their own, then held the Dodgers to one run in the second. Ari Solomon at the mound kept the Pirates scoreless throwing three strikeouts. In the third, back-to-back singles by Brady Bosuego and Jake Massie eventually scored for two more runs thanks to Logan Miller who earned an RBI with a sacrifice ground out at first, and Nicholas Maestas who singled bringing Massie home. On the mound Nick Massie kept the Pirates scoreless with two strike outs and his pickup of a grounder tossed to first baseman Tyler Nanney for an out.
Then the Dodger bats got really hot in the fourth with Vincent McMasters lead-off triple with a powerful high flying ball to far left field. Nick Massie followed Nanneys on base walk with a ripping single to center right field bringing McMasters home. Jake Massie again singled with an RBI as well as Victor Alonzo who knocked in a run. With bases loaded, Solomon hit a line drive to center left field for a three-run double. The Dodgers then held the Pirates to two runs thanks to fielding plays by pitcher Maestas to Nick Massie at first base, Solomon at home with a throw to McMasters at third, and a Maestas strikeout.
At the top of the fifth, McMasters, Nanney, and Bosuego singled while Zachary Friedman, Maestas and Miller got on base to help bring in at total of five runs. On the mound, Alonozo finished off the Pirates last shot at scoring by striking out the side.
Top Hitters
Jake Massie (3-3, singles, walk, 3 RBIs)
Vincent McMasters (2-4, triple, single)
Ari Solomon (1-4, triple w/3 RBIs)
Top Defensive Players
Ari Solomon, pitcher 2 innings, 6 strikeouts
Nick Massie, pitcher, 2 strikeouts and 1-3 play for out
Victor Alonzo, pitcher, three strike outs in 4 at bats |
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