The KC Summers kids pitch baseball team advanced to the third round of post-season tournament play as they defeated the higher seeded Diepholz squad (number 2 in the National Division) 13-3 in just four innings of play on Monday, June 23, 2008. KC, the number 3 seeded team from the American Division, plays again this coming Thursday.
Alec James had a two out triple into center field in the top of the first, and he came home on a double by Colton Shoot into left. Shoot was out at third with a center fielder to shortstop to third baseman play as he tried to stretch the double into a triple, leaving KC with a 1-0 lead.
Colton Shoot, pitching for KC, had some trouble finding the strike zone and it appeared KC was in for some trouble. Tanner Miller singled into right on a 2-0 pitch and Peyton Morrow walked on a full count. Shoot induced Brock Moncil into grounding out pitcher to first for out number one, but Miller, who had stolen third base on the previous pitch, came home safely from third on the ground out to tie the score. Clayton Samson drew a seven pitch walk to put runners at first and second. Diepholz employed the running game by executing a double steal to place runners at second and third. Shoot went to a full count again on the next batter, Nic Hutchinson, but Shoot struck him out swinging on a fastball low and away for out number two. Jaden Carlen grounded out back to Shoot to end the first inning.
KC took advantage of poor fielding in the top of the second to regain the lead. Hunter McRoberts reached safely on a two out fielding error by the first baseman. McRoberts took second on a wild pitch, and on a 1-1 count Damien Ferguson drove a double into left center field that drove in McRoberts. Only a good fielding play by Drew Eastin kept Ferguson from advancing further. Cole Kidwell then reached safely on the second error of the inning, this time by the second baseman, which had Ferguson scoring on the play. Kidwell reached second on the second wild pitch of the frame, and he came home for the third run of the inning on a double by Ethan Smith down the left field line. Gage Jones grounded out to first on a full count as KC's second inning at bat came to a close.
Diepholz was held scoreless in the bottom of the second, stranding runners at first and third. Colton Shoot struck out the side for all three outs.
KC's bats went back to work again in the top of the third as they scored four runs to increase their lead to 8-1. Elijah Mulligan led off with a walk but was forced out at second as Dylan Marshall reached on a fielder's choice. Marshall took third on back-to-back wild pitches, and Daniel Mendoza, just home from a Mexican vacation, walked as KC had runners at first and third with just one out. Alec James hit into an RBI fielders's choice with Mendoza being forced at second as Marshall came in from third base. James took second on a single by Colton Shoot, and when both runners pulled off a double steal KC had runners at second and third. Wesley Otto drove both of these runners home with a single into left center field. Back-to-back-to-back walks to the next three batters gave KC their fourth and final run of the inning, with the last walk coming to Damien Ferguson for his second RBI of the game.
Diepholz scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Tanner Miller hit a one out triple into deep left center field that Damien Ferguson raced down quickly to hold the runner at third. Peyton Morrow struck out for out number two, but his teammate Brock Moncil picked him up by hitting an infield RBI single to third. This brought up power hitting Nic Hutchinson, who drove a one strike pitch from Alec James into deep center field for what seemed would be a two run homer. Damien Ferguson, who had spent the afternoon practicing tracking down fly balls, flew to his left and grabbed the long drive in his glove to take away the hit, ending the rally for Diepholz.
The defensive gem by Ferguson seemed to really pick up KC as they scored five more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Ethan Smith and Gage Jones both walked on full counts. They pulled off yet another double steal, putting runers at second and third with nobody out. Dylan Marshall, following a strike out of Elijah Mulligan, doubled into right, scoring Smith and Jones, (NOT their aliases). Marshall stole third and Daniel Mendoza walked and stole second. Alec James grounded out second to first, driving home Marshall with Mendoza advancing to third base. Colton Shoot hit the first pitch he saw from Peyton Morrow, a fastball right down central, into deep center field for a two run home run to finish the day's scoring.
Tyler Diener had an infield single in the bottom of the fourth but Diepholz could do no further damage as the game ended 13-3 in favor of KC Summers. KC's record overall is now 12-6.
Alec James had a two out triple into center field in the top of the first, and he came home on a double by Colton Shoot into left. Shoot was out at third with a center fielder to shortstop to third baseman play as he tried to stretch the double into a triple, leaving KC with a 1-0 lead.
Colton Shoot, pitching for KC, had some trouble finding the strike zone and it appeared KC was in for some trouble. Tanner Miller singled into right on a 2-0 pitch and Peyton Morrow walked on a full count. Shoot induced Brock Moncil into grounding out pitcher to first for out number one, but Miller, who had stolen third base on the previous pitch, came home safely from third on the ground out to tie the score. Clayton Samson drew a seven pitch walk to put runners at first and second. Diepholz employed the running game by executing a double steal to place runners at second and third. Shoot went to a full count again on the next batter, Nic Hutchinson, but Shoot struck him out swinging on a fastball low and away for out number two. Jaden Carlen grounded out back to Shoot to end the first inning.
KC took advantage of poor fielding in the top of the second to regain the lead. Hunter McRoberts reached safely on a two out fielding error by the first baseman. McRoberts took second on a wild pitch, and on a 1-1 count Damien Ferguson drove a double into left center field that drove in McRoberts. Only a good fielding play by Drew Eastin kept Ferguson from advancing further. Cole Kidwell then reached safely on the second error of the inning, this time by the second baseman, which had Ferguson scoring on the play. Kidwell reached second on the second wild pitch of the frame, and he came home for the third run of the inning on a double by Ethan Smith down the left field line. Gage Jones grounded out to first on a full count as KC's second inning at bat came to a close.
Diepholz was held scoreless in the bottom of the second, stranding runners at first and third. Colton Shoot struck out the side for all three outs.
KC's bats went back to work again in the top of the third as they scored four runs to increase their lead to 8-1. Elijah Mulligan led off with a walk but was forced out at second as Dylan Marshall reached on a fielder's choice. Marshall took third on back-to-back wild pitches, and Daniel Mendoza, just home from a Mexican vacation, walked as KC had runners at first and third with just one out. Alec James hit into an RBI fielders's choice with Mendoza being forced at second as Marshall came in from third base. James took second on a single by Colton Shoot, and when both runners pulled off a double steal KC had runners at second and third. Wesley Otto drove both of these runners home with a single into left center field. Back-to-back-to-back walks to the next three batters gave KC their fourth and final run of the inning, with the last walk coming to Damien Ferguson for his second RBI of the game.
Diepholz scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning. Tanner Miller hit a one out triple into deep left center field that Damien Ferguson raced down quickly to hold the runner at third. Peyton Morrow struck out for out number two, but his teammate Brock Moncil picked him up by hitting an infield RBI single to third. This brought up power hitting Nic Hutchinson, who drove a one strike pitch from Alec James into deep center field for what seemed would be a two run homer. Damien Ferguson, who had spent the afternoon practicing tracking down fly balls, flew to his left and grabbed the long drive in his glove to take away the hit, ending the rally for Diepholz.
The defensive gem by Ferguson seemed to really pick up KC as they scored five more runs in the top of the fourth inning. Ethan Smith and Gage Jones both walked on full counts. They pulled off yet another double steal, putting runers at second and third with nobody out. Dylan Marshall, following a strike out of Elijah Mulligan, doubled into right, scoring Smith and Jones, (NOT their aliases). Marshall stole third and Daniel Mendoza walked and stole second. Alec James grounded out second to first, driving home Marshall with Mendoza advancing to third base. Colton Shoot hit the first pitch he saw from Peyton Morrow, a fastball right down central, into deep center field for a two run home run to finish the day's scoring.
Tyler Diener had an infield single in the bottom of the fourth but Diepholz could do no further damage as the game ended 13-3 in favor of KC Summers. KC's record overall is now 12-6.
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