WITH MORE OFFENSIVE FIREWORKS THAN A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS PREVAIL OVER THE WHITE SOX AT MARTINGROVE GARDENS
Zev (19) delivered a grace under pressure home run and a double in the latter innings to spark TP to a 17-11 victory over the Martingrove White Sox at Martingrove Gardens.
Game Post composed with file from Vincent Lynch
Beneath a blanket of hot and humid skies, our Toronto Playgrounds Rookie Ball Selects defeated the Martyingrove White Sox 17-11 in six innings of Etobicoke Baseball Association (EBA) Select Loop action this evening at Martingrove Gardens.
Here are the highlights:
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TP charged out of the gates by scoring five on seven hits in the top of the first. The first inning highlight was Jordan L. (10) hitting a triple to drive in two runs.
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In the top of the second, Toronto Playgrounds scored one on three hits.
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The White Sox kept pace with five runs in the bottom of the second.
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TP scored three on five hits in the top of the third on a couple of big hits by Cassius (5) [double], Sam (11) [triple] and Malcolm (18) [triple].
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In the top of the fifth, TP pulled away by scoring scored five on seven hits. Zev (19 hit a home run to lead off the inning, followed by doubles by Jordan L., Cassius, and Michael (12).
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TP scored three insurance runs on five hits in the top of the sixth to salt the game away. Highlights included Zev hitting a double and Jordan L. hit another triple.
The TP Rookie Ball Selects (6-4) continue their never ending July EBA Select Loop road trip when they travel to Smythe Park on Tuesday, July 28 to play against the York Riverdogs at 6:30 p.m.