SELECT > Royal York White Top TP 13U Red 16-5


WITH ORNITHOLOGICAL MOXIE, THE CARDINALS PREVAIL OVER TORONTO PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE EBA 13U SELECT LOOP VICTORY AT CHRISTIE PITS

DEEP IMPACT: As the ball flies off her bat in a blur, Loenne (13) delivers a majestic one out two run inside the park home run shot for the Royal York 13U White in the top of the fourth inning during an EBA 13U Select Loop Game versus the Toronto Playgrounds 13U Red Selects at Christie Pits Diamond 2.

Beneath a warm cake battered mixture of sunny, overcast, hazy, and lazy summer skies, the Royal York White Cardinals defeated the Toronto Playgrounds 13U Red Selects 16-5 in a rain shortened 4½ inning Etobicoke Baseball Association (EBA) 13U Select Loop proceeding tonight at Christie Pits Diamond 2.

Spreading their wings, Royal York White jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top half of the first.

After a leadoff double and stolen base by Samantha (11), Victoria (12) stroked a one out RBI hit that brought Samantha home with the opening run of the game.

With the pitch veering into her wheelhouse, Victoria (12) delivers a RBI hit to bring home the Cardinals first run in the top of the first inning.

Flexing her Grand Theft prowess, Victoria exerted pressure on the TP defence as she proceeded to swipe her way around the horn into scoring position at third base. With two outs, Veronica (27) would reach base on a TP error, which also allowed Victoria to motor home with a run.

After avoiding the outstretched tag of TP 13U Red third baseman Hudson (10), Royal York White baserunner Victoria (12) slides safely into third with a derring-do steal in the first frame.

Ava M. (77) stepped into the batter’s box and delivered a clutch RBI double to bring Veronica home with another Royal York run.

With nitty, gritty resolve, TP 13U Red starter Tyler (26) chalked up three strikeouts to pacify the Cardinals rebellion in the first frame.

Not to be outdone, Toronto Playgrounds answered back with a run in the bottom of the first to close the margin to 3-1.

Following a one out single and stolen base by Vincenzo (29), Tyler (26) delivered a RBI double that allowed Vincenzo to motor home with TP’s first run.

With his eye on the prize, Tyler (26) delivers a one out RBI double to bring home TP’s first run in the bottom of the first inning.
Vincenzo (29) hustles around third base to score TP’s first run in the first frame.

Unfazed, Royal York White starter Ava Z. (14) tallied a pair of groundouts and a strikeout in the first frame to subdue the TP uprising.

Taking flight, Royal York sent a Gangnam Style procession of ten batters to the plate in the top of the second as they answered back with a seven run tsunami to stretch their upper hand to 10-1.

After a pair of walks to open the inning by Sienna (8) and Ellie (24) that put two runners on base, Samantha would reach base on a TP error that allowed Ellie to advance to third base and bring Sienna home with a run.

With two Cardinals perched on the bird fountain, Ava Z. delivered a two RBI double that brought Ellie and Samantha home with a pair of runs.

Ava Z. (14) muscles a two RBI double that sparked Royal York White’s seven run tsunami in the top of the second inning.
Ava M. (77) delivers a scorching two RBI double for the Cardinals in the second frame.

Following respective walks by Victoria and Veronica that loaded the bases, Ava M. connected for a one out two RBI double that moved Veronica to third and allowed Ava Z, and Victoria to blaze home with two more Royal York runs.

Subsequently, with two outs an runners on third and second, TP committed a grievous faux pas that allowed both Veronica and Ava M. to zoom home with a two additional Royal York runs.

In a valiant foray on the hill, TP 13U Red starter Tyler (26) rang up three strikeouts in the second frame to subdue the Cardinals insurrection.

Taking advantage of a TP error, Ava M. (77) scores Royal York’s seventh run in the second inning.
In a nitty gritty two inning effort, TP 13U Red starter Tyler (26) chalked up six strikeouts against the Cardinals.

Taking umbrage at their situation, TP refused to wave the white flag as they replied with a pair in the bottom of the second to trim the margin to 10-3.

After a lead off single and stolen base by Henry (14), Stanley (22) drew a two out walk that put two ducklings on the pond. Milo (21) followed with a grace under pressure two RBI bases clearing single that brought Henry and Stanley with a pair of TP runs.

Shaken, but not stirred, Royal York White starter Ava Z. rang up a groundout, strikeout and flyout in the second inning to extinguish the TP uprising.

With two outs and two runners on base, Milo (21) delivers a clutch two RBI single for TP in the bottom of the second.
TP 13U reliever Julian (77) kept Royal York White off the scoreboard in the top of the third inning with three sparkling strikeouts.

With a dab of guile, a dash of pickle relish, and a dollop of Dijon mustard, TP 13U Red reliver Julian (77) kept the high octane Royal York offence off the scoring ledger with three scintillating strikeouts in the top portion of the third inning,

With a little help from her friends, Royal York White starter Ava Z. returned the gesture in the bottom of the third as she retired TP in 1-2-3 fashion with three flyouts.

In a stellar workmanlike effort, Royal York White starter Ava Z. (14) limited TP to only five runs over four sterling innings while tallying three strikeouts.

The Cardinals padded their nest with four more runs in the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 14-3.

After a leadoff single and a pair of stolen bases by Alyssa (9), Ava M. garnered a one out walk that put two swans on the lake. A subsequent TP error would allow Ava M. to move over to second base and bring Alyssa home with a run.

With a runner on base, Loenne (13) stepped up to the dish and smashed a resplendent two run inside the park home run blast to the Chicago deep dish pizza nether regions of centre field.

After rounding the bases like a gazelle, Loenne (13) is greeted at home by her Cardinals teammates as they celebrate her two run inside the park home run shot in the fourth frame.
Ava Z. (14) drives home a run with a hot tamale RBI hit during the Cardinals four run surge in the fourth.

Following back to back walks by Sienna and Ellie that put two runners aboard, Ava Z. stroked a RBI hit that brought Sienna home with another Royal York run.

After reaching third base on the play, Cardinals baserunner Ellie made a bold as brass bid to score. As Ellie charged towards home, TP right fielder Mike (9) made a laser throw to TP catcher Jacob (4), who slapped an emphatic tag on Ellie in a no holds barred chitty, chitty, bang, bang play at the plate to ring up the third out with a magisterial 9-2 putout that thwarted her Grand Theft dreams.

Before being the beneficiary of the 9-2 defensive gem, TP 13U Red reliever Oliver (35) had entered the fray from the bullpen with one out in the fourth to chalk up a groundout for the second out.

In chitty, chitty, bang, bang play at the dish, TP 13U Red catcher Jacob (4) tags out Royal York White baserunner Ellie (24) on a 9-2 putout play that thwarted her brazen bid to come home in the top of the fourth inning.
With one out, TP 13U Red reliever Oliver (35) entered the fray in the fourth frame to tally a crucial groundout for the second out.

Refusing to go quietly into the night, TP rallied back with a two spot in the bottom of the fourth to trim the gap to 14-5.

After a leadoff double and stolen base by Hudson (10), Henry stroked a one out RBI hit that brought Hudson home with a run. Subsequently, an errant Royal York pickoff attempt would allow Henry to advance to second base.

After hitting a leadoff double, Hudson (10) sparked a TP rally in the top of the fourth inning with a swashbuckling steal of third base.
As the ball rolls into the outfield [left] on an errant Royal York pickoff attempt, TP baserunner Henry (14) takes advantage of the error [right] to advance to second base in the fourth inning.

With a runner on second base, Payton (3) delivered a single that allowed Henry to throw caution to the wind and make a daring bid to come home. As Henry made his slide home, Cardinals catcher Alyssa reached out to tag him. However, the force of Henry’s slide jarred the ball out of her mitt, allowing him to score a dramatic run for TP.

As Payton (3) muscles a one out single [top], Henry (14) hustles home from second base with a forceful slide [bottom] that would jar the ball out of the mitt of Cardinals catcher Alyssa (9). allowing him to score a dramatic run for TP in the fourth frame.

Cool as a cucumber, Royal York White starter Ava Z. tallied a pop out, strikeout and a lineout in the fourth to vanquish the TP insurgency.

As the skies opened up with a deluge of rain, the Cardinals added two insurance runs in the top of the fifth before the plug was pulled on the proceedings.

WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN > With no Creedence Clearwater Revival (C.C.R.) in the vicinity, a hard rain came down at Christie Pits Diamond 2 that forced the curtain to come down on the TP 13U Red Select-Royal York 13U White proceeding in the top of the fifth inning.

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Photos from the EBA 13U Select Loop Game between the Toronto Playgrounds 13U Red Selects and the Royal York White Cardinals on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Christie Pits Diamond 2.