The MBC 13' played a near perfect game on a wonderful Saturday night to record their first win of the season. Great pitching and solid defense were the keys to the game. Joseph Carey and Guthrie Morrison combined for a shutout and the MBC team walked away with a 1-0 victory.
Joseph was masterful in his first start pitching four innings allowing just three hits and striking out two. Solid defense was on display behind him all the way. Ryno "the Hitting Machine", playing the hot corner, showed that he was not just another pretty bat with a fantastic backhand of a would be double to stop a Wolfpack rally. Joe Eskanazi tied the major league record by running all over center field in the fourth inning to nab three fly balls.
Guthrie Morrison came in to close the game with three dynamite innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four. He too was backed by solid defense, in fact the team played error less baseball; a rarity for a 13 year old game.
MBC put the ball in play, and with a combination of walks and just three hits put the pressure on the Wolfpack all night long. Guthrie, Cole Burcham and Ryan McAlloon each had hits and Cole scored from third on a passed ball in the fourth inning to seal the win.
Base running miscues are what kept MBC from scoring more runs. Twice the Wolfpack made errors that would seem to extend innings and twice our "too nice of boys" gingerly stopped running to first to avoid collision with the first baseman. Running hard through the bag would have placed two more MBC players on base and delayed two outs that slowed our progress. We also learned the importance of freezing on a line drive the hard way in a two on/ no out situation!
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