J&B Starts the Road Back in the Elimination Bracket Following Extra Inning Loss to Kitchener Hallman Twins last night
Sean Cleary back in the circle for J&B, Greg Hammel for Bear Creek. Just underway in this one, J&B taking an early 1-0 lead on a two-out single to center in the first inning.
Update: J&B scores another run in the 4th, Derek Mayson with the RBI, again, this time a double. And one more, as Yusef Davis drives in a third run in the 5th with a single up the middle.
Now 5-0 as J&B adds two more in the 5th, on single and triple.
It won’t get any easier, as the winner will face the winner of the Circle Tap vs. RM Kurtz Enterprises game that will follow the J&B game tonight. Like J&B, Circle Tap lost their Winner’s Bracket Elite Eight game by one run in extra innings. (J&B to Hallman Twins, while Circle Tap was edged by the Kegel Black Knights.
At the start of the day today (Tuesday), there were four undefeated teams in the Winner’s Bracket:
- Hill United
- NY Gremlins
- Kitchener Hallman Twins and
- Kegel Black Knights
Eight teams are fighting to stay alive in the elimination bracket, having suffered one loss. By the end of the night, those eight will be down to four.
- AWP Lumberjacks
- Rio Grande Senators (Lost earlier today to AWP)
- OMMA Tigres
- Pueblo Bandits (lost earlier today, to OMMA)
- J&B
- Bear Creek Express
- Circle Tap
- RM Kurtz
No video on this one but you can follow Live Scoring on Game Changer:
J&B Defense
Bear Creek Express Defense
Lineups Below (with some game-in-progress stats)
J&Bmore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Cesar Rodriguez Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Hunter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Mason | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Angel Flores Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeider Luis Chirinos Medina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Aranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kristopher Walushka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yusef Jr. Davis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Cleary | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Batting2B: Derek Mason
3B: Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena
TB: Yusef Jr. Davis, Derek Mason 3, Julio Cesar Rodriguez Pena, Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena 4
RBI: Yusef Jr. Davis, Derek Mason 3, Julio Cesar Rodriguez Pena, Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena
HBP: Blake Hunter
SB: Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena, Kristopher Walushka
TotalsTeam QAB: 14 (63.64%)
Yeider Luis Chirinos Medina 2, Yusef Jr. Davis 2, Rafael Angel Flores Sanchez, Blake Hunter, Derek Mason 2, Julio Cesar Rodriguez Pena 2, Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena 2, Kristopher Walushka 2
Team LOB: 2FieldingDP: Yeider Luis Chirinos Medina, Blake Hunter, Derek Mason 2, Lenny Josue Villalvazo Pena
Bear Creek Expressmore stats
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Pauli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiah Whetstone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hammell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joran Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Cornelius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Greer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nestor Nova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Amaya | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
BattingTB: Travis Jones, Greg Hammell 2, Tyler Pauli
FC: Travis Jones, Matt Greer
GIDP: Joran Graham, Issiah Whetstone
TotalsTeam QAB: 10 (66.67%)
Dallas Cornelius, Travis Jones 2, Joran Graham 2, Issiah Whetstone 2, Travis Gibson, Tyler Pauli 2
Team LOB: 2FieldingE: Tyler Pauli
J&Bmore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Cleary | 4.0 | 69 | .623 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 4.0 | 69 | .623 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
PitchingPitches-Strikes: Sean Cleary 69-43
Groundouts-Flyouts: Sean Cleary 3-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Sean Cleary 10-15
Bear Creek Expressmore stats
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hammell | 4.0 | 64 | .578 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Louis Amaya | 0.2 | 19 | .579 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4.2 | 83 | .578 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
PitchingHBP: Greg Hammell
Pitches-Strikes: Louis Amaya 19-11, Greg Hammell 64-37
Groundouts-Flyouts: Louis Amaya 1-0, Greg Hammell 4-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Louis Amaya 3-5, Greg Hammell 8-17
