DOWN 6-2, THE WHITE SOX STAGE A LATE RALLY TO PREVAIL OVER TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS AT LLOYD MCCONNIE MEMORIAL FIELDS
Pictures from the TP Minor Mosquito Select and Martingrove White Sox EBA Mosquito Select Loop Regular Season Game at Lloyd McConnie Memorial Fields on June 17, 2018. [Collage Photos courtesy of Dora & Lubo Photography PLC]
Beneath a thick veil of hot, hazy and humid skies, the Martingrove White Sox defeated the Toronto Playgrounds Minor Mosquito Selects 10-6 in five innings of Etobicoke Baseball Association (EBA) Mosquito Select Loop action this evening at Lloyd McConnie Memorial Fields.
Here is a recap of the proceedings courtesy of Dora Yeoh:
- Gameday at Lloyd McConnie Memorial Fields was a hot tin roof scorcher with temperatures hitting a humidex of forty! Luckily, the 6:00 p.m. start time allowed both teams to escape the worst of the heat.
- TP staked itself to an early 2-0 lead in the top half of the first frame. After Aron (14), Momo (18) and Charlie (8) drew walks to load the bases, Dylan S. (10) delivered a RBI single that brought Aron home with the opening run of the game. Momo followed with a brazen Grand Theft of home to score another run.
- In the bottom of the first, Martingrove answered back quickly to tie the affair at 2-2. The White Sox scored their first run on a theft of home. Ethan followed with a RBI single that brought home the tying run.
- TP starter Cooper (3) pitched two solid innings against the White Sox. Cooper allowed only two runs, six hits, while striking out two and walking one.
- The game remained at a 2-2 deadlock until the top of the third inning. Taking no prisoners, the TP offence surged to life in the top portion of the frame as they tallied four to take a 6-2 lead. After Cooper (3) singled and stole second, Momo stroked a clutch two out RBI single to bring home Cooper with the go ahead run. Following Momo’s thievery of second and third, Charlie muscled a RBI single that allowed Momo to come home with the bacon. After Charlie’s theft of third, Dylan S. launched a grace under pressure RBI double bring Charlie home to crow. Then Milo (27) followed with a RBI double that allowed Dylan S. to motor home and do the shimmy, shimmy, shake.
- Fresh from the bullpen, TP reliever Charlie (8) entered the fray in the bottom of the third and pitched a tidy 1-2-3 inning to keep the potent Martingrove batting order off the scoring ledger.
- With the White Sox bullpen holding the TP batting lineup off the scoreboard in the fourth and fifth frames, Martingrove slowly chipped away at their deficit to pull within one.
- Trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the fifth, Armin doubled on the first pitch of his at bat to bring home the tying and go ahead runs for the White Sox.
- Despite the late inning loss, the TP offence generated ten hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Martingrove also collected ten hits on the way to their second victory of the season.
- White Sox starter Anthony went two innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out three.
- TP relievers Charlie and Cody (11) entered the game in relief of Cooper. Charlie threw two innings and Cody tossed one inning respectively.
- In a ten hit parade, Milo (27), Dylan S., and Cooper had two hits each to lead the TP offence.
- Utilizing their speed, TP tore up the base paths with four players stealing at least two bases. Momo led the way with three.
- The TP defence was sure-handed in the field.
- Despite the hot and humid conditions, TP catcher Milo (27) did a stellar job catching the entire game.
- Racking up ten hits against TP, Armin and Ethan led the White Sox attack with multiple hits.
- The Martingrove defence was sure-handed on the diamond and didn’t commit a single error. Armin made the most plays with ten.
- Despite the final score, the boys are really starting to come together and play as a team.
The TP Minor Mosquito Selects (2-5) continue their road trip on the backroads of the EBA Mosquito Select Loop circuit next Sunday (June 24) when they venture to Pelmo Park to battle the Weston Wolverines at 6:00 p.m.