17U WWB

EvoShield Canes won 4-3. Aaron McGarrity threw 4 strong innings.

Canes North won. Greenbrier's Robbie Lathrop hit a 2 run double.

Canes South won 3-1. Poquoson's Chase Pinder had a triple.

Cardinals had 2 today.

Won game 1 6-0, 7 inning, 2-hit shutout by Great Bridge 2014 Logan Harrelson.

Won game 2, 8-0, 5 inning, 3-hit shutout by Dinwiddie 2012/Radford commit Daniel Bridgeman.

Big test coming tomorrow.

Drillers lost second game of the day 5-1 to legends baseball. Drillers out hit legends but couldn't put enough together. Next game tomorrow at 2pm

Drillers beat Windward MACS 3-1, Colin Ballard (Cape Henry) 2 hits and 2 RBI, Ryan Galvin (kellam) pitched 5 solid innings for the win, Nick Faison (Landstow) pitched last 2 for the save. next game Sunday against Pony Express.

Redbird probably knows more about this game then I do, but I noticed on the PG site that the Evoshield Canes 17u(top team) was upset 3-2 by the Columbia Angels 17u. With the incredible amount of talent on this Canes team, this HAS to be considered a huge upset.

They threw Taccolini at us, who is a stud. He threw well, sitting 88-90. He also committed to Arkansas. Hopefully, our offense will get on track today.

According to the box score, both starting pitchers got no decisions leaving with a 2-2 tie. The Angels won it with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th.

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Originally posted by QuadAAAA:
According to the box score, both starting pitchers got no decisions leaving with a 2-2 tie. The Angels won it with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th.

Yep...we had some opportunities but Taccolini shut us down. The winning run was a flair to RF off KJ Trader.

Drillers beat North Jersey 8-5, Drillers had 14 hits. Jordan Sergent(Atlantic Shores) went 6 innings for the win, Kyle Long (Bayside) closed the game.

Drillers win over Orlando Scorpions 6-2, Sam Sinnen (kellam) with the win spreading out 3 hits over 6 innings and striking out 4, Kyl Long (Bayside) closed out the game. Nick Faison (Landstown) hit 3 run homerun. Next game Wed against Houston Heat Black.

Actually Scott, our rainout from Sunday was rescheduled to this afternoon at 4:30.

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Originally posted by 5redsfan:
Actually Scott, our rainout from Sunday was rescheduled to this afternoon at 4:30.

Yep, will be watching on game changer.....wish I was there!

Also other virginia teams doing well are Orioles Scout team that are 5-1 and the Richmond Braves National 2013 team is 5-0. Bryce Harman pitched 6 innings and had 10 ks in a 3-0 win over ECP Black and Joey Bartosic was 2-2 with two triples and 2 rbis and a run scored in the win.

Driller vs Pony express banged for rain after 2 and half with Drillers winning 8-0, Kenner Berry (Atlee) and Jordan Sergent (Atlantic Shores) both went yard. Doubt they will complete this game as it will not change standings, PG has already entered it as a completed game Drillers are 5-1 and lead their pool. game today against Houston Heat Black.

Drillers and Houston Heat play to a 2-2 tie. Drillers win the pool and advance.

Congrats to the Drillers for making it out of pool play - it was no joke this year to have to finish 1st of 8 teams in a pool to advance and it is quite an accomplishment.

Having played that group a number of times over the past 2 seasons I am not surprised - very good club that plays the game the right way.

Well Done!!!

Class act.

And really good.

See them here... www.playinschool.com/drillers

Rich
www.playinschool.com

Hey PIS,
Is that zach rice?

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Originally posted by ofs10:
Hey PIS,
Is that zach rice?

Yes, Zach played with the Driller some last summer before joining EvoShield Canes.

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Originally posted by redbird5:

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Originally posted by ofs10:
Hey PIS,
Is that zach rice?

Yes, Zach played with the Driller some last summer before joining EvoShield Canes.

Zach played with The Pirates/ Coach McKinney last year before the Canes. If he he played with the Drillers it was maybe ....once or twice if that.

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Originally posted by mathews41:

Zach played with The Pirates/ Coach McKinney last year before the Canes. If he he played with the Drillers it was maybe ....once or twice if that.

Yes, it was a couple of times. That is why I said "some".

It was a tough year to qualify for the playoffs, as the pool play round was extended to 7 games (formerly 5) and only pool winners could advance (no wild cards as in years past).

Congrats to the Drillers for being the only VA-based team to make the playoff rounds by winning their pool with a 6-1 record.

Finishing in 2nd place in their pools were the Canes' top team, Richmond Braves National, Orioles Scout team, and Va. Cardinals. 5 of the 14 VA teams finished near the top of their groupings. Not too bad a showing for the state's players.

Among the other 9 VA entries:

RBA West Elite finished 3d in its pool, while Canes North and NVTBL's Blue and Red teams finished 4th in each of theirs. NVTBL Green finished 5th, Rawlings TP Elite and Va. Diamonds 6th. Richmond Braves 17u finished last in an 8-team pool while Richmond Braves American finished last in an oversized, 10-team pool.

how does that number of VA compare to past years?

Have the strong players spread themselves too thin among all these teams making it more difficult for a VA team to finish at the top?

I think it's as Midlo Dad stated. The Evoshield Canes finished 6-1 giving up a total of 12 runs (which would have been good enough to win 13 of the other 31 pools) and would have certainly garnered a wildcard if rules were similar to past tourneys. They lost a 3-2 pitcher's duel to eventual pool winner Columbia Angels who wound up seeded #4 after pool play and made it to the tourney semifinals.