The string of close games continued, as 919 and Carolina Quick Strike played their third consecutive white-knuckler, with the
Quick Strike taking a 6-5 victory in the bottom of the fifth. The one-run
decision is 919’s fourth one-run game in the past five contests.
This one was a little different, as the Nationals
held a couple brief leads, but Quick Strike fought back each time before
scoring the game-tying and game-winning runs in the bottom of the fifth after
the time limit had expired.
The Nats actually outhit Quick Strike 8-5, but were
undone by a failure to get that one big hit that opens the floodgates. For the
game, nine 919 runners were left on base, with eight of them in scoring
position.
Coupled with the day’s earlier loss to the RBA
Thunder, the defeat marks the first time this group has ever lost twice in the
same day, and also puts them in the silver bracket for the first time ever.
Silver bracket play begins on Sunday afternoon.
Play-in 919 Nationals scoring plays
Second inning
Andrew walked and stole second. A wild pitch moved
him to third, and a wild pitch scored him. Brady reached on a shot through the
shortstop. Colin singled. Asher reached on a ball through the shortstop. Bryce
lined an RBI single. Colin scored on a wild pitch.
Score after one and a half innings: 919 Nationals
3, Quick Strike 1
Fourth inning
JT smacked a leadoff
single and went to second when the ball was misplayed. Elias walked. Colin
ripped a single to load the bases. Asher drew an RBI walk.
Score after three and a half innings: 919 Nationals
4, Quick Strike 4
Fifth inning
Chace walked and went to
second on a fielder’s choice. A wild pitch put him on third, and Andrew’s
sacrifice fly scored him.
Score after four and a half innings: 919 Nationals
5, Quick Strike 4
Pitching Performances
Colin started and went two and two thirds strong
innings.
Banks fired a perfect inning and a third of relief.
Gavin recorded a strikeout in the fifth.
Dugout
wisdom
Gavin: “We’ve got to stop swinging at high pitches.
We’ve been doing it all weekend. Well, today and last night at least.”
Andrew: “That’s all weekend.”
Gavin: “Yeah.”
Play-in Web Gems
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Colin played a tough hop smoothly at second to
retire the leadoff man in the fourth.
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Gavin and Colin worked a nice pickoff move at
second to get the second out in the fifth.
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Play-in line score
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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R
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H
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919 Nationals
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0
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3
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0
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1
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1
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X
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5
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8
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Quick Strike
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1
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2
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1
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0
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2
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X
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6
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5
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