TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS GROUND THE CARDINALS AT CHRISTIE PITS TO EARN ITS SIXTH EBA SELECT VICTORY OF THE SEASON
Beneath a blanket of warm and serene summer skies, the Toronto Playgrounds Minor Peewee Selects defeated the Royal York Girl Cardinals 27-1 in three innings of Etobicoke Baseball Association (EBA) Select action this evening at Christie Pits Diamond 2.
The proceeding was a lopsided affair with TP dominating the Cardinals from start to finish.
Here is a brief recap:
FIRST INNING
- TP starter Solly (27) struck out two in the top of the first to retire Royal York in 1-2-3 fashion.
- After issuing a one out walk, Solly would combine with first baseman Kieran (18) to pick off Molly (11) of the Cardinals to chalk up the second out of the inning.
- In the bottom of the first, TP would send fourteen batters to the plate and utilize a nine hit barrage to stake themselves to an early 9-0 lead.
- After a leadoff double by Jordan (10), Solly was hit by pitch to put two aboard. Oliver (9) followed with a 2 RBI double to plate Jordan and Solly.
- With one out and a runner on base, Charlie (7) mashed a RBI triple to bring Oliver home.
- Theo (17) followed with a RBI single to bring Charlie homeward.
- Following a walk to Liam (26) that put two on board, Noah (23) delivered a 2 RBI single that allowed Charlie and Liam to motor home.
- Cooper (2) followed with a RBI single to plate Noah.
- After Vince (19) garnered a walk to put two on, Brayden (33) stroked a two out RBI single to bring Cooper home.
- With two mallards on the lake, Ezra (24) delivered a RBI single to score Vince.
SECOND INNING
- Royal York would tally a run in the top of the second to trim the deficit to eight. With a Cardinals runner on second base, Gillian (23) would stroke a two out single. On the play, TP would commit an error that allowed Tia (3) to score from third.
- TP starter Solly would strike out three in the second to subdue the Cardinals insurgency.
- In the bottom of the frame, TP would dispatch a conga line procession of fifteen batters to the dish. Combining a serving of seven hits with a dessert of four walks, TP scored another nine to extend their lead to 18-1.
- Following a leadoff single by Solly, Kieran stroked a one out RBI single to bring him home to roost.
- After respective singles by Charlie and Theo loaded the bases, Liam delivered a RBI single to plate Kieran.
- With the bases juiced to the gills, Noah powered a two RBI double that allowed Charlie and Theo to come homeward to do the jitterbug.
- Following a two out walk by Vince that reloaded the bases, Camille (11), Brayden and Ezra would garner consecutive RBI walks to bring Liam, Noah and Vince home to perform the watusi.
- With the bases still loaded, Jordan would be hit by pitch and that allowed Camille to shimmy homeward. Solly would follow with a bases loaded RBI single to plate Brayden.
THIRD INNING
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In the top half of the inning, Royal York would threaten by loading the bases. However, TP reliever Kieran (18) would strike out three Cardinals to leave them stranded.
- TP would send twelve batters to the plate in the bottom of the third and add nine insurance runs to salt the game away.
- After a leadoff walk by Kieran and a single by Charlie, Theo would draw a walk to load the bases. Liam would follow with a RBI walk to plate Kieran.
- With the bases juiced to overflowing, Noah would be hit by pitch to force home Charlie.
- Cooper would follow with a bases loaded RBI walk that allowed Theo to come homeward and do the twist.
- Vince would stroke a bases loaded RBI single to score Liam.
- Noah and Cooper would steal home respectively to score another two runs.
- After Brayden and Ezra walked with one out to reload the bases, Jordan hit into a fielder’s choice to bring Vince home
- With two outs and two aboard, Solly delivered a two RBI triple to deliver Brayden and Ezra home.
The TP Minor Peewee Selects (6-1) continue their homestand at Christie Pits Diamond 2 next Wednesday, June 28 when they host the Martingrove White Sox at 7:00 p.m.