Spring Classic Tournament

This weekend both the Rattlers and the Xtreme played in the Spring Classic Tournament. No photos for the Xtreme, but here are some from the Rattlers.

Hunter got three big hits in game one of the tournament.

They started the tournament playing a delayed game that ended just after midnight on Friday night (yes 9 years olds playing baseball after midnight). They won that one 16-2.

The next morning Hunter started them off pitching against a tougher opponent. He was only allowed three innings (league rules). When he stepped out the score was 7-1 (Rattlers). Somehow things deteriorated and the game ended with an 8-10 loss.

That was enough to give them a #1 seed in the Championship round though so nothing was lost.

They got a bye in round one so they went into the second round game with a strong start. In inning three they were up 7-1, when thing fell apart. The second pitcher couldn't produce and the score turned upside down quickly. Finally, they put Hunter in to stop the bleeding. He did phenomenal and shut the other team down cold. Unfortunately, a pitcher can't put runs on the board. We lost 8-10 and therefore lost our chance of taking the whole tournament. It was a heart breaker especially for the coaches!