The Phantoms offense got shut down today and loose a low scoring game. On a positive note overall we had really good fielding.
Chris lead the team today with 2 triples and 1 single. We had contributions from Benji, Ceasar, Ian & Sean to combine for 8 hits for the Phantoms today. But we stranded a lot of our runners to only score 3 runs.
Jack got his 2nd start at pitching today. He had trouble getting the ball to the plate but got 1 strikeout. Chris relieved him and pitched 3.2 innings with 7 strikeouts to keep the game close. Ian was shaken up today and loaded the bases in the 5th. Christian came in and struck out a batter and got a 1-2 play with Alex R to end the top the 5th.
We took better care of the baseball and held the Showcase runners at 3rd base in the early innings on passed balls at home plate. We had contributions from Reilly at 1st, a 5-3 from Jack and a 2-3 from Alex R.
Ceasar was our game MVP. He had a nice game going 2 for 2 at the plate including a double. He also backed up the 3rd baseman in the third inning to get a 7-2 play with Benji.
I’m pretty happy with the progress of the team. The kids even did the around the horn play in the game after a called strike 3. We still had some mental mistakes on the field and we will continue as a coaching staff to work on those at practice. Even though we lost the game today, we showed improvement in our game.
Our next game is Tuesday the 13th against team Wilcox at 5:00 pm. See you there. Go Phantoms!
Final Score: Showcase Sports 7 – Echelbarger 3
