Day 3 Recap of the Bronco-11 World Series
Several games took place in Chesterfield, VA as teams looked to punch their ticket to tomorrow’s championship game.
Consolation Game : Barranquilla, Colombia vs Suffolk, VA (FORFEIT)
Barranquilla, Colombia forfeited the game to Suffolk, VA.
Suffolk, VA’s final record for the tournament is 1-2.
The loss puts Barranquilla’s final record at 0-3 with three forfeits.
Game 9 : Wilmington, NC 14, Chesterfield (CBC), VA 1 (5 innings)
Wilmington, NC used its bats to power their way past Chesterfield (CBC), VA 14-1.
Wilmington started the scoring off in the top of the first, pushing across three runs on a Carter Shoffner single scoring Tristan Stewart, Bennett Bush single sending Shoffner home, and a wild pitch that plated Bush.
Chesterfield quickly responded, pushing across a run of their own on an Austin Snow double that scored Troy McLean.
However, the power of Wilmington was too much for Chesterfield as they quickly pushed across 11 unanswered runs.
Beckett Caffee toed the rubber to begin the game for Wilmington, going four innings while allowing one run on three hits. He was relieved in the fifth by Zachariah Ahmad who closed out the game allowing one hit before Bush came in to get the final two outs.
Wilmington had 16 total hits with Stewart, Bush, and Isaiah Mcdowell picking up three each. Stewart had three RBI, leading the team.
Snow had the most impressive individual performance for Chesterfield as he went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. The remaining two hits came from the bats of McLean and Camden Layton.
With the win Wilmington, NC will improve to 2-1 and move on to face San Diego, CA in Game 11 later today. They will have to defeat them twice to advance to the championship.
Chesterfield (CBC), VA’s final record will sit at 1-2 as they are eliminated from the tournament.
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Game 10 : Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX 14, Willoughby, OH 5
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX uses a monster seventh inning to move past Willoughby, OH, 14-5.
The game was close until the end where Chihuahua put together a ten run inning to pull out of reach.
Willoughby struck first in the game, plating a run in the bottom of the second on a Malik Lukungu sacrifice fly, scoring Eric Rus. Chihuahua didn’t take long to respond as they sent three runs home in the top of the third. Those runs came on an Esteban Gallardo single and two errors, making the game 3-1 in favor of Chihuahua.
The lead was taken right back in the bottom of the fourth when Rus doubled, Franco Remesch tripled, and Mason Bodach singled, all bringing home runs to make it 4-3 Willoughby. Chihuahua tied it up in the sixth when Diego Calderon reached home on a wild pitch.
The game looked as if it was going into extras before the offensive explosion of Chihuahua happened. They scored ten runs on six hits, three walks, two hit-by-pitches, and an error. The Chihuahua players with an RBI single that inning included David Miranda, Derek Carrillo, Miguel Gonzales (2 RBI single), and Carlos Pacheco. Gallardo had an RBI double.
Rus led the way for Willoughby, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win advances Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX to 2-1 and to the next round where they will face Eagle Pass, TX. That game was played later in the day during Game 12.
Willoughby, OH’s tournament ends with a record of 1-2 as they are eliminated.
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Game 11 : San Diego, CA 5, Wilmington, NC 2
San Diego, CA came from behind against Wilmington, NC to win 5-2 and punch their ticket to the championship game.
Wilmington had a fast start where they put up two runs on the undefeated San Diego team. The runs came on a Carter Shoffner suicide squeeze bunt that went for a single, scoring Tristan Stewart. Their second run came on an Isaiah McDowell line-drive single that scored Bennett Bush.
San Diego’s offense punched back and scored five unanswered runs to take the lead. They started chipping away in the top of the second when they scored a run on a Hendrix Plotkin single. They tacked on another to tie the game in the top of the fourth when Plotkin singled home a run again. The nail in the coffin came when Wyatt Lo hit his first homerun and Gavin Ware scored on an error later in the inning, making it 4-2 in favor of San Diego. Lo homered again in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 5-2.
Lawrence Duffin IV went five innings for San Diego, allowing two runs on four hits before he was relieved by Ware. Ware finished out the game and allowed no runs to seal the victory.
The win puts San Diego at 3-0 and in the championship game at 1:00pm EST/US. They will await the winner of Eagle Pass, TX and Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX tomorrow for their opponent.
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Game 12 : Eagle Pass, TX 1, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX 2
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX just edges Eagle Pass, TX 2-1 to force a second game.
Chihuahua scored their lone two runs in the second and third inning on an error that plated Derek Carrillo-Vazquez. and an Esteban Gallardo single that scored Miguel Carrillo-Romero.
Eagle Pass was nearly on the other end of a perfect game as they didn’t pick up their first base runner until the sixth inning. In the seventh, Jose Romo hit a solo homer to cut the margin to one, but it was not enough as it stood as Eagle Pass’ lone run.
The near-perfect pitching outing started with Diego Calderon on the mound, going five and two thirds innings and giving up no runs on no hits. He struck out 12 before he reached his pitch count and was relieved by Carrillo-Vazquez. He gave up the first two hits of the night to Mason Villarreal and Omar Flores, ending the perfect game bid.
Despite losing the perfect game, Carrillo-Vazquez was able to record the final outs in his one and one-third innings of work. He struck out two in the effort.
Eagle Pass’ pitchers had a good outing too despite the loss. Romo earned the start and went one and one third, giving up one run on one hit and striking out two, before he was relieved by Juan Salinas Jr. He went four and two thirds while giving up one run on three hits. He sent four packing.
The win puts Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MX at 3-1 while Eagle Pass, TX drops to 2-1. The two will face off tomorrow at 11:00am EST/US with a spot in the championship on the line.
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