The Lyle's Family Barbershop Kid Pitch boys' baseball team bounced back from their previous day's loss with a 14-11 walk off victory over Lee's Famous Recipe. Lyle's record now stands at 3-1.
Preston Hayes started for Lyle's, walking Tyler Barr on a full count fastball. Drew Wick followed and reached on an error by first baseman DeAndre Thomas, moving Barr to second. Barr tried to take third as the pitch to Jacob Spitz eluded catcher Dakota Vasquez, who gathered the ball and fired to third baseman Syrus Sears. Sears threw to second baseman Donovan Ferguson, who chased the runner towards third before tossing the ball to shortsop Quinn Camfield, who chased Barr back towards second base. Camfield's throw to Ferguson reversed Barr again, and Ferguson threw back to third baseman Syrus Sears, who tagged out Barr for out number 1. Just a typical, 2-5-4-6-4-5 putout you see every day!
Spitz drew a walk to join Wick on the base path, as Wick had taken second on the rundown of Barr. Camdyn Considine reached as first baseman Thomas committed his second error of the inning, and when Considine tried to take second as the ball skittered away, Donovan Ferguson tracked the ball down, fired to shortstop Quinn Camfield, who tagged out the sliding Considine at the bag. Both Wick and Spitz scored on the play. Jacob Ghere followed with a single into right field, and he promptly stole second and third base, bringing up Zach Shores, who struck out swinging to end the top of the first.
The top of Lyle's batting order really came though as the first 4 batters reached base safely 15 times in 16 plate appearances. Donovan Ferguson led off with an infield single and he moved into scoring position as he stole second base on the first pitch to Preston Hayes. Hayes tripled into deep right center field, driving in Ferguson from second. Quinn Camfield singled into right to tie the game at 2 runs apiece, bringing DeAndre Thomas to the platter. Thomas grounded into a fielder's choice as the second baseman's throw to shortstop just nipped Camfield as he slid hard into second base. Thomas reached third following two stolen bases, and Syrus Sears joined him on the bases by drawing a walk to bring up Julian Harshbarger. Harshbarger was very patient at the plate, and he was soon facing pitcher Zach Shores with a 3-0 count. Shores tried to throw a fastball by Harshbarger, but the ball was definitely in Harshbarger's wheelhouse as he turned on the pitch, sending the offering deep into left field for a 2 run triple. Dakota Vasquez made an adjustment in the batter's box by moving a half-step closer to the plate, and it looked as if he was going to follow Harshbarger's triple with one of his own, but Vasquez' blast was hauled in for out number 2 as Harshbarger remained at third. Isaac Ray struck out looking to end the inning with Lyle's on top 4-2.
Syrus Sears took the mound for the first time for Lyle's in the top of the second, but the butterflies seemed to get the better of him this time around as he walked the bases loaded. (He will get another try on the mound.) Quinn Camfield picked his teammate up, though, and he came in to relieve Sears with the bases loaded and nobody out. Camfield walked the first batter he faced to make the score 4-3 before striking out Kyler McGehee as McGehee whiffed on a full count knuckle ball offered up by Camfield. Camfield caught Dalton Calhoun looking at a strike 3 fastball, bringing up the top of the order for Lee's. Camfield's full count fastball looked good but it was called ball 4, tying the score as Josh Blood was forced home. Drew Wick then grounded out to shortstop Preston Hayes unassisted for out number 3.
Lyle's took the lead in the bottom of the second, scoring 3 runs to make the score 7-4. Konour Smith lined out hard to shortstop for out number 1, bringing up Sam Owen. Owens had been dropped in the order because it appeared he was pressuring himself and swinging at too many pitches out of the strike zone, so it was thought that dropping him in the order would help him to relax at the plate. Although Owen struck out in his first plate appearance, the strategy seemed to work, as will be seen shortly. Donovan Ferguson started the 2 out rally by drawing a walk and stealing second. Preston Hayes had an infield single, moving Ferguson to third. Quinn Camfield walked to load the bases, bringing the 2 out specialist to the plate, DeAndre "Mr. Clutch" Thomas. Thomas hit a grounder between short and third, and the throw to the plate was too late to catch the speedy runner Ferguson who was racing in from third. The throw skipped by the catcher and Preston Hayes was able to score all the way from second as Camfield took third. Syrus Sears and Julian Harshbarger both walked to load the bases, but Dakota Vasquez took strike 3 to end the inning.
Sam Owen took over pitching duties in the top of the third. Jacob Spitz popped out to third baseman Syrus Sears on the first pitch for out number 1. Camdyn Considine followed by being issed a 4 pitch free pass. Considine stole second and third and he scored on the groundout to second baseman Dakota Vasquez off the bat of Jacob Ghere. Zach Shores singled hard into right field, just beating the throw to first from right fielder Julian Harshbarger. Logan Winn drew a full count walk following a steal of second by Shores, placing runners at first and second. Josh Blood hit a towering fly ball over the head of left fielder DeAndre Thomas for a 2 run triple, tying the score at 7-7. Owen showed excellent composure, though, as he struck out Trey Maulding with a full count fastball.
Isaac Ray took the first 3 pitches for strikes to start the bottom of the third, but Konour Smith followed with a clean single into right center field. Sam Owen came to the plate and he drove the first pitch he saw deep into right center field, but the ball hung up just long enough for the right center fielder for Lee's to corral it for out number 2. Owen's bat was definitely back! Donovan Ferguson, in an exceptional at-bat in which he spoiled 2 full count pitches on the corner before drawing a walk, joined Smith on the bases. They executed the double steal to perfection, and the bases were loaded as Preston Hayes worked a full count before being issued a base on balls. Quinn Camfield had an infield hit that turned into a double as the trio of Ferguson, Hayes and Camfield just kept running, giving Lyle's a 9-7 lead. DeAndre "Mr. Clutch" Thomas singled up the middle with 2 outs yet again to drive in Hayes and Camfield, giving Lyle's an 11-7 lead. Syrus Sears went down swinging to end the bottom of the third.
Julian Harshbarger got the start for the top of the fourth. Harshbarger walked Shane Ghere, but Kyler McGehee grounded out second to first as Dakota Vasquez fielded the ball cleanly, throwing out the runner to first baseman Quinn Camfield. Dalton Calhoun reached as the comebacker to Harshabarger was fielded, but his throw to first was wide and sailed into right field. Camfield hurt his arm when he retrieved the ball and threw it back into the infield. Ghere scored on the play and Calhoun took second. Tyler Barr was called out on strikes for out number 2 and Drew Wick grounded out pitcher to first to end the top of the fourth. Lyle's went down in order in their half of the inning, and the score stood at 11-8 Lyle's after 4 innings of play.
Donovan Ferguson took over pitching duties as the fifth inning rolled around, and Jacob Spitz singled into right center field. Spitz stole second, getting himself into scoring position. Ferguson handled the hard hit ball hit off the bat of Camdyn Considine for out number 1 as Spitz moved to third. Jacob Ghere singled into center field to drive in Spitz, and it appeared Ferguson would get out of the inning with no further damage as Zach Shores hit a grounder to shortstop for an easy double play. However, the normally sure-handed Hayes let the ball get under his glove, and runners were now at first and second with still just 1 out. Logan Winn drove a fastball from Ferguson into deep center field for a 2 run triple. Ferguson lost the next batter as pitch number 7 to Josh Blood was just off the plate, bringing in Trey Maulding. Hayes reprieved himself for his earlier miscue, really picking up his team in the process as he caught a popup of Trey Maulding, doubling up Josh Blood at second base. Blood had stolen second on the previous pitch, and it appeared the ball was over the head of Hayes when it came off the bat. But Hayes' excellent unassisted defensive double play sparked his team to the walkoff victory!
Konour Smith led off with a walk to start the bottom of the fifth, and Sam Owen's bat, now alive and furious, hit a 1 and 1 pitch fastball deep into left field for the what proved to be the game winning RBI. Owen stole third with Donovan Ferguson at bat, and Ferguson walked again, but he was caught in a rundown as he tried to sneak an extra base following the walk, getting thrown out 6-3-4-3 on the play. Preston Hayes walked, and Quinn Camfield tripled home Owen and Hayes to make the score 14-11. DeAndre Thomas and Syrus Sears walked to load the bases as the game was called due to time.
Julian Harshbarger was awarded the game ball for his fine pitching and hitting.
Preston Hayes started for Lyle's, walking Tyler Barr on a full count fastball. Drew Wick followed and reached on an error by first baseman DeAndre Thomas, moving Barr to second. Barr tried to take third as the pitch to Jacob Spitz eluded catcher Dakota Vasquez, who gathered the ball and fired to third baseman Syrus Sears. Sears threw to second baseman Donovan Ferguson, who chased the runner towards third before tossing the ball to shortsop Quinn Camfield, who chased Barr back towards second base. Camfield's throw to Ferguson reversed Barr again, and Ferguson threw back to third baseman Syrus Sears, who tagged out Barr for out number 1. Just a typical, 2-5-4-6-4-5 putout you see every day!
Spitz drew a walk to join Wick on the base path, as Wick had taken second on the rundown of Barr. Camdyn Considine reached as first baseman Thomas committed his second error of the inning, and when Considine tried to take second as the ball skittered away, Donovan Ferguson tracked the ball down, fired to shortstop Quinn Camfield, who tagged out the sliding Considine at the bag. Both Wick and Spitz scored on the play. Jacob Ghere followed with a single into right field, and he promptly stole second and third base, bringing up Zach Shores, who struck out swinging to end the top of the first.
The top of Lyle's batting order really came though as the first 4 batters reached base safely 15 times in 16 plate appearances. Donovan Ferguson led off with an infield single and he moved into scoring position as he stole second base on the first pitch to Preston Hayes. Hayes tripled into deep right center field, driving in Ferguson from second. Quinn Camfield singled into right to tie the game at 2 runs apiece, bringing DeAndre Thomas to the platter. Thomas grounded into a fielder's choice as the second baseman's throw to shortstop just nipped Camfield as he slid hard into second base. Thomas reached third following two stolen bases, and Syrus Sears joined him on the bases by drawing a walk to bring up Julian Harshbarger. Harshbarger was very patient at the plate, and he was soon facing pitcher Zach Shores with a 3-0 count. Shores tried to throw a fastball by Harshbarger, but the ball was definitely in Harshbarger's wheelhouse as he turned on the pitch, sending the offering deep into left field for a 2 run triple. Dakota Vasquez made an adjustment in the batter's box by moving a half-step closer to the plate, and it looked as if he was going to follow Harshbarger's triple with one of his own, but Vasquez' blast was hauled in for out number 2 as Harshbarger remained at third. Isaac Ray struck out looking to end the inning with Lyle's on top 4-2.
Syrus Sears took the mound for the first time for Lyle's in the top of the second, but the butterflies seemed to get the better of him this time around as he walked the bases loaded. (He will get another try on the mound.) Quinn Camfield picked his teammate up, though, and he came in to relieve Sears with the bases loaded and nobody out. Camfield walked the first batter he faced to make the score 4-3 before striking out Kyler McGehee as McGehee whiffed on a full count knuckle ball offered up by Camfield. Camfield caught Dalton Calhoun looking at a strike 3 fastball, bringing up the top of the order for Lee's. Camfield's full count fastball looked good but it was called ball 4, tying the score as Josh Blood was forced home. Drew Wick then grounded out to shortstop Preston Hayes unassisted for out number 3.
Lyle's took the lead in the bottom of the second, scoring 3 runs to make the score 7-4. Konour Smith lined out hard to shortstop for out number 1, bringing up Sam Owen. Owens had been dropped in the order because it appeared he was pressuring himself and swinging at too many pitches out of the strike zone, so it was thought that dropping him in the order would help him to relax at the plate. Although Owen struck out in his first plate appearance, the strategy seemed to work, as will be seen shortly. Donovan Ferguson started the 2 out rally by drawing a walk and stealing second. Preston Hayes had an infield single, moving Ferguson to third. Quinn Camfield walked to load the bases, bringing the 2 out specialist to the plate, DeAndre "Mr. Clutch" Thomas. Thomas hit a grounder between short and third, and the throw to the plate was too late to catch the speedy runner Ferguson who was racing in from third. The throw skipped by the catcher and Preston Hayes was able to score all the way from second as Camfield took third. Syrus Sears and Julian Harshbarger both walked to load the bases, but Dakota Vasquez took strike 3 to end the inning.
Sam Owen took over pitching duties in the top of the third. Jacob Spitz popped out to third baseman Syrus Sears on the first pitch for out number 1. Camdyn Considine followed by being issed a 4 pitch free pass. Considine stole second and third and he scored on the groundout to second baseman Dakota Vasquez off the bat of Jacob Ghere. Zach Shores singled hard into right field, just beating the throw to first from right fielder Julian Harshbarger. Logan Winn drew a full count walk following a steal of second by Shores, placing runners at first and second. Josh Blood hit a towering fly ball over the head of left fielder DeAndre Thomas for a 2 run triple, tying the score at 7-7. Owen showed excellent composure, though, as he struck out Trey Maulding with a full count fastball.
Isaac Ray took the first 3 pitches for strikes to start the bottom of the third, but Konour Smith followed with a clean single into right center field. Sam Owen came to the plate and he drove the first pitch he saw deep into right center field, but the ball hung up just long enough for the right center fielder for Lee's to corral it for out number 2. Owen's bat was definitely back! Donovan Ferguson, in an exceptional at-bat in which he spoiled 2 full count pitches on the corner before drawing a walk, joined Smith on the bases. They executed the double steal to perfection, and the bases were loaded as Preston Hayes worked a full count before being issued a base on balls. Quinn Camfield had an infield hit that turned into a double as the trio of Ferguson, Hayes and Camfield just kept running, giving Lyle's a 9-7 lead. DeAndre "Mr. Clutch" Thomas singled up the middle with 2 outs yet again to drive in Hayes and Camfield, giving Lyle's an 11-7 lead. Syrus Sears went down swinging to end the bottom of the third.
Julian Harshbarger got the start for the top of the fourth. Harshbarger walked Shane Ghere, but Kyler McGehee grounded out second to first as Dakota Vasquez fielded the ball cleanly, throwing out the runner to first baseman Quinn Camfield. Dalton Calhoun reached as the comebacker to Harshabarger was fielded, but his throw to first was wide and sailed into right field. Camfield hurt his arm when he retrieved the ball and threw it back into the infield. Ghere scored on the play and Calhoun took second. Tyler Barr was called out on strikes for out number 2 and Drew Wick grounded out pitcher to first to end the top of the fourth. Lyle's went down in order in their half of the inning, and the score stood at 11-8 Lyle's after 4 innings of play.
Donovan Ferguson took over pitching duties as the fifth inning rolled around, and Jacob Spitz singled into right center field. Spitz stole second, getting himself into scoring position. Ferguson handled the hard hit ball hit off the bat of Camdyn Considine for out number 1 as Spitz moved to third. Jacob Ghere singled into center field to drive in Spitz, and it appeared Ferguson would get out of the inning with no further damage as Zach Shores hit a grounder to shortstop for an easy double play. However, the normally sure-handed Hayes let the ball get under his glove, and runners were now at first and second with still just 1 out. Logan Winn drove a fastball from Ferguson into deep center field for a 2 run triple. Ferguson lost the next batter as pitch number 7 to Josh Blood was just off the plate, bringing in Trey Maulding. Hayes reprieved himself for his earlier miscue, really picking up his team in the process as he caught a popup of Trey Maulding, doubling up Josh Blood at second base. Blood had stolen second on the previous pitch, and it appeared the ball was over the head of Hayes when it came off the bat. But Hayes' excellent unassisted defensive double play sparked his team to the walkoff victory!
Konour Smith led off with a walk to start the bottom of the fifth, and Sam Owen's bat, now alive and furious, hit a 1 and 1 pitch fastball deep into left field for the what proved to be the game winning RBI. Owen stole third with Donovan Ferguson at bat, and Ferguson walked again, but he was caught in a rundown as he tried to sneak an extra base following the walk, getting thrown out 6-3-4-3 on the play. Preston Hayes walked, and Quinn Camfield tripled home Owen and Hayes to make the score 14-11. DeAndre Thomas and Syrus Sears walked to load the bases as the game was called due to time.
Julian Harshbarger was awarded the game ball for his fine pitching and hitting.
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