The 3 D attack of Damien Ferguson, Drake Jeffries and Dalton Stephens hit back-to-back-to-back home runs with 2 outs and nobody on in the bottom of the first inning to lead FBC to an 8-6 victory over YMCA in Kid Pitch baseball on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The victory was their second of the season, leaving them with a record of 2-5.
YMCA scored 1 unearned run in the top of the first before FBC went deep. They tied the score in the top of the second as Reese Bergstrom drove in Jacob Watson, who led off the inning by drawing a full count base on balls, with an RBI triple. Watson scored on a 2 out RBI single off the bat of Gabe Black.
FBC went back on top in the bottom of the third as Trevor Edwards had a one out walk and stole second base to bring up Damien Ferguson. Ferguson hit a towering fly ball on the left side of the infield that must have been lost in the clear, azure blue sky and it fell untouched for a single as Edwards cautiously remained at second base. Edwards and Ferguson moved up on a groundout to the pitcher off the bat of Drake Jeffries, and both runners scored on Dalton Stephens' blast into deep left centerfield for a 2 run triple.
YMCA scored a lone gift run in the top of the fourth. Damien Ferguson relieved Jeffries and Damien appeared to strike out the leadoff batter, Jacob Watson, twice, but the home plate umpire insisted the batter did not swing on either occasion, and Damien ended up walking the batter. Watson stole second and third and came home on a 2 out RBI single up the middle hit by Rayme Hamilton that just eluded the glove of the diving second baseman, Donovan Ferguson, younger brother of Damien. Damien had 2 strikeouts in his 1 inning on the mound.
FBC scored their final tallies in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring 3 runs on 3 hits. Donovan Ferguson, inserted into the leadoff position for the game due to his excellent on-base percentage of .500, drew a 4 pitch walk. He was followed by Trevor Edwards who also reached on 4 straight balls out of the strike zone. Damien Ferguson then drove both runners home as he tagged a 1 strike pitch deep into left field for a 2 run RBI triple. He came home when Drake Jeffries had an RBI infield single.
Trevor Edwards was back on the mound in the top of the sixth after shutting down YMCA in the fifth inning. Reese Bergstrom singled into center and Rayme Hamilton followed with a single of his own into left. Gabe Black walked to load the bases and 2 runs scored as Alec Raboin doubled into left, plating Bergstrom and Hamilton. Mitchell Kremer struck out swinging for the first out, and Jordan Easton reached safely as he was hit on a 2-2 pitch, loading the bases again with just 1 out. Edwards struck out Dru Baker who took strike three on a 3-2 count, bringing up Jacob Watson, who had walked in this 3 previous plate appearances. But it was not to be this time. Watson swung at the first pitch offering from Edwards, who caught the ball as it was lined softly back to the pitcher to end the game.
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