Monday, May 7, 2012

8U Big Blue Recap to Date

This team has played in 6 tournaments together...a total of 23 games! Their record is 23-0!

Tournament #1: Top Gun Winter World Series Champions in Rocky Mount, NC

Tournament #2: Top Gun Coaches Appreciation Tournament Champions in Carthage, NC

Tournament #3: Top Gun Super Regionals Batting Helmet Tournament Champions in Cary, NC

Tournament #4: All American Championship Series Tournament Champions in Charlotte, NC

Tournament #5: Top Gun Spring Nationals Tournament Champions in Erwin, NC

Tournament #6: Triple Crown Sports Border Wars VI Tournament Champions in Rocky Mount, NC

THANK YOU COACHES!
THANK YOU FAMILIES!
THANK YOU PLAYERS!!

ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Triple Crown Sports Border Wars VI Champions!!!

They did it again! Great job Big Blue!!!

Ian and Luke H received Triple Crown Sportsmanship Awards!

Border Wars Championship Game!!

At 5:10pm on Sunday, May 6th, it was Big Blue up against the Virginia Young Guns! We heard about this time and we were excited to play them in the championship. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Logan made a great catch in leftfield for the first out!
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #2
Lukas (rightfield) to Chris (pitcher) to Luke H (third) to end the inning!
The fans were excited, the players were excited and the coaches were very excited! What a way to start off the championship game playing that kind of defense!

2nd inning:
Jacob, once again, made another great catch in leftfield for an out
Luke H (third) to Logan (second) for an out

3rd inning:
Lukas caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Lukas caught another fly ball at third to end the inning!

4th inning:
Logan caught a fly ball, again, at leftfield for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Chris caught a fly ball at pitcher for the last out

OFFENSE...

Kaden: 1-2
Lawson: 2-2
Lukas: 1-2
Luke H: 2-2
Ian: 2-2 with a triple and 3 RBI
Riley: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Isaac: 1-2
Chris: 1-1
Mike: 2-2 with 2 doubles and 1 RBI
Jackson: 2-2 with 1 RBI
Logan: 1-2 with a triple and 2 RBI
Ben: 1-1 with 1 RBI
Jacob: 1-1 with 1 RBI
Luke F: 1-1

Due to the 8-run rule in 4 innings...game over!!!!

BIG BLUE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP, 10-2 IN JUST 4 INNINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 2, Game 2 vs WB Thunder

Since the Thunder and Big Blue won their games we face each other again! Very little time between games, too. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Lukas made a great catch in rightfield for the first out!
Then, there was a double play...Luke H tagged third base for out #2, threw to Lawson at second for out #3! What a way to start the game!!!

2nd inning:
Mike (pitcher) to Luke H (third) for out #1
Logan caught a fly ball at second base for out #2
Logan (second) to Isaac (first) for the last out

3rd inning:
Jacob had a great catch in leftfield for the first out
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Jacob made a sliding catch in leftfield to end the inning!

4th inning:
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Luke H had an unassisted play at third for the second out
The third out when something like this...the ball was hit out to rightfield...Lukas gets it, throws to Kaden (shortstop) at second, then it's a pickle situation, so he throws back and forth with Luke H at third base and Kaden gets the runner out at second! Another great play to end the inning!

5th inning:
Logan caught a line drive at second for out #1
Luke H (third) to Logan (second) for out #2
Kaaaden (shortstop) to Logan (second) to end the inning

6th inning:
Chris (pitcher) to Kaden (shortstop) for out #1
Ben made a great catch in centerfield for out #2
Lukas had an unassisted play at third base for the third out

Now for the OFFENSE...

Kaden: 3-3
Lawson: 2-3
Lukas: 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI
Luke H: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Ian: 3-3 with a double and 3 RBI
Riley: 3-3 with 4 RBI
Isaac: 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI
Chris: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Mike: 2-2 with 2 RBI
Jackson: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Logan: 2-2 with 2 doubles
Ben: 0-2
Jacob: 0-2 with 1 RBI
Luke: 0-2

Big Blue wins, 17-10!!!!!!! Now, it's the Championship Game!!!!!!!!!

Day 2, Game 1 vs VA Wahoos

Due to how the teams ended up after day 1, we ended up facing the VA Wahoos in the first game of the second day. We were at a different field and let's just say we were very spoiled when we played at the sports complex. But, the Big Blue team won the game. It didn't matter what kind of field they were playing on...they had fun!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Luke H (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
Chris caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #2
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #3

2nd inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Isaac (first) for out #1
Mike (pitcher) to Isaac (first) for out #2
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #3

3rd inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Chris caught an infield fly ball at pitcher for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) had an unassisted play at second for out #3

4th inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #1
Chris caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #3

5th inning:
Luke H (third) to Lawson (second) for the first out
Mike (pitcher) to Luke H (third) for out #2
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

6th inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Jacob had a great catch out in leftfield for out #2
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

Now for the OFFENSE...

Kaden: 2-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Lawson: 2-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Lukas: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Luke H: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Ian: 0-2
Riley: 1-2 with a double
Isaac: 1-2
Chris: 1-2
Mike: 1-2 with a double and 2 RBI
Jackson: 0-2
Logan: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Ben: 1-2
Jacob: 1-2
Luke F: 0-1

Big Blue wins, 7-2!!!!!!

Next up...we play the West Branch Thunder right after!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Seeded 1st after day #1

Big Blue played their first two games late today in the Border Wars Tournament held in Rocky Mount. The first game was at 4pm, but started a few minutes early and the second game started at 5:35pm instead of 6pm. It was hectic, but the boys held it together and played well!

Game #1 vs the 2016 Wahoos from Virginia...

DEFENSIVE stats...

1st inning:
Luke H (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Luke H (third) to Lawson (second) for out #3

2nd inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Lukas caught a pop fly at catcher for out #2
Ben (centerfield) to Lukas (catcher) to Kaden (shortstop) at second base for out #3!!!!

3rd inning:
Ian caught a fly ball at first for out #1
Jacob caught a fly ball at leftfield for out #2
Luke H (third) to Ian (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Ian caught a fly ball at first for out #1
Logan had an amazing catch out in leftfield for out #2

Due to the score...we played just 4 innings.

Now for the OFFENSE...

Kaden: 4-4 with a triple, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored
Lawson: 4-4 with 1 RBI and 4 runs scored
Lukas: 3-4 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored
Luke H: 3-4 with 4 RBI and 1 run scored
Ian: 3-4 with a triple, 4 RBI and 1 run scored
Chris: 1-4 with 2 RBI
Ben: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Logan: 3-3 with a triple and 3 runs scored
Jacob: 2-3 with 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Luke F: 1-3 with a triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored

We won 18-4!!!!!!!!

Game 2...vs the West Branch Thunder of Virginia...

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ian (first) to Kaden (short) at second for out #1
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Ben (centerfield) to Kaden (short) to Luke H (third) for out #3

2nd inning:
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for outs 1 and 2
Ben caught a fly ball at centerfield for the last out

3rd inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #1
Luke H caught a fly ball at third for out #2
Logan caught a fly ball at leftfield for the last out

4th inning:
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Jacob caught a fly ball at leftfield for out #2
Lawson caught a fly ball at second to end the game

Due to the 10 run rule...we ended the game in the 4th and we won 12-2!!!!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Kaden: 2-3 with a triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Lawson: 3-3 with a triple, double, single, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Lukas: 2-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Luke H: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Ian: 2-2 with a triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Chris: 2-2 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Ben: 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Logan: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Jacob: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Luke F: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Jackson: 1-2 with 3 RBI
Riley: 1-2 with 1 run scored

Great job Big Blue!!!! Back in Rocky Mount on Sunday with a game at 1:15pm!!!!!

ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Triple Crown Sports Border Wars VI

Big Blue is headed to Rocky Mount to play in the Triple Crown Sports Border Wars with 10 other teams from NC and VA!

1. VIRGINIA YOUNG GUNS-Chesapeake, VA
2. CHESAPEAKE KNIGHTS- Chesapeake, VA
3. WESTERN BRANCH THUNDER- Chesapeake, VA
4. OLD DOMINION SCRAPPERS- Prince George, VA
5. VIRGINIA STEALTH- Suffolk, VA
6. WAYNE MAVERICKS- Goldsboro, NC
7. CAROLINA TITANS- Aberdeen, NC
8. FVAA BENGALS- Fuquay Varina, NC
9. LYNNHAVEN WAHOOS- Virginia Beach, VA
10. CAROLINA LUMBERJACKS- Battleboro, NC
11. BIG BLUE- Raleigh, NC



Our first game is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th at 4pm and then a second game at 6pm. 


ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!