The Five Star Awards Blue Jays continued their Mosquito baseball hot streak with a 16-11 decision over the Best Western Lodge Red Sox Thursday night at Lakeview Park.
Jameson Love, with four hits, and Sawyer Bliss, with a home run, were offensive standouts for the Sox, who got solid pitching from Sapien Joe.
The Jays’ offence was led by rookie Quinn MacAuley, Nolan Stein, Kassidy Schaper-Kotter and Jace Weir, who each hit 3-for-3. Baylee Cooney made a game-saving play in the top of the sixth inning to prevent three Sox runs.
In Pee Wee action Wednesday night at Creekside Park, the Ironman Directional Drilling Devils grounded the Interior Utility Management Yellow Jackets 12-9.
Izaac Lowe and newcomer Trey Winstanley singled and scored to jumpstart the Jackets’ offence in the first inning, while Lincoln Connor delivered three strikeouts in the top of the second.
Kalvin Blaeser and Eric Foufoulas hit hard singles to eventually score and Daryl Bloor hit a RBI double, eventually scoring in the second.
The Devils shut down the Yellow Jacket offence in the third, but Blaeser walked in the fourth and scored after some excellent base stealing. Ryan Rumsey cracked an RBI single, as did Bloor.
The Devils’ batting came alive with six runs in the fifth inning, and despite a monster solo shot by Powell Connor, singles from Matthew Hansen and Winstanley, and a double from Lowe, the Jackets couldn’t close the gap.
In Tuesday-night play, the Jackets ousted Rutland 21-10 at Creekside Park.
Blaeser earned a pair of strikeouts to silence Rutland’s bats in the first inning. Foufoulas, at shortstop, tagged out an attempted steal to second for the other out.
In the second inning, Jon Morley brought home Lowe and Powell Connor with a single, and then scored himself by stealing home. Hansen also scored off a Foufoulas single to right field. Blaeser fanned the side.
With Vernon up 8-2 in the third inning, Blaeser walked and eventually stole home. Lincoln Connor, Rumsey and Bloor also stole home.
Rumsey, taking over the mound, picked off an attempted Rutland steal. Lincoln Connor caught a runner in a hot box for another out.
Powell Connor, Lowe, Hansen and Blaeser scored in the fourth to extend the Jackets’ lead.
Rumsey struck out a pair of batters and got the third out at home as he covered for a steal.
Emily Wilson, Powell Connor, Lowe and Morley completed the attack in the fifth.
