SELECT > Martingrove Edge TP Minor Rookie Ball Selects 18-17


A VALIANT TORONTO PLAYGROUND RALLY IN THE FINAL INNING FALLS SHORT AS THE WHITE SOX HANG ON FOR A NAIL BITING EBA SELECT VICTORY AT CHRISTIE PITS

Under a canopy of lukewarm skies, the Martingrove White Sox edged the Toronto Playgrounds Minor Rookie Ball Selects 18-17 in a thrilling six inning Etobicoke Baseball Association (EBA) Select nail biter this evening at Christie Pits Diamond 3.

Here is a summary of the proceedings courtesy of Vincent Lynch:

  • In an edge of your seat thriller, the TP Minor Rookie Ball Selects lost a six frame 18-17 heartbreaker to Martingrove.
  • The White Sox got off to a great start by putting up five runs in the top of the first inning to stake themselves to an early 5-0 advantage.
  • However, TP was not deterred as they brought their first seven batters home in the bottom of the first to rally for a 7-5 lead.
  • The proceedings settled down momentarily as both Martingrove and TP followed with respective three up and three down at bats in the second inning.
  • In the top of the third, the White Sox donned their hitting shoes again as they tallied four runs to retake the lead 9-7.
  • TP replied with four of their own in the bottom of the third to take an 11-9 advantage.
  • Each team added a run in the fourth to make it 12-10 game.
  • After Martingrove added a run in the top of the fifth to pull within one, TP answered with three runs in the bottom half of the frame to stretch their lead to 15-11.
  • With darkness slowly descending, the pesky White Sox rallied for seven runs in the top of the sixth to take an 18-15 lead.
  • With TP needing three runs to tie and four runs to win in the bottom of the sixth (and final) inning, both Zach (19) and Willy (6) got on board and came home to roost to pull TP within one. However, a gritty TP squad was unable to bring home the tying run as they went down swinging 18-17.
  • What an exciting game!!!

The TP Minor Rookie Ball Selects (1-1) travel to Ravina Gardens on Tuesday, May 23 to play their next EBA Select game versus the Annette A’s at 6:30 p.m.