St. Thomas Cardinals 10U Grabs Lead in Fifth Inning for Victory Over Ilderton Athletics
St. Thomas Cardinals 10U snagged a late lead and defeated Ilderton Athletics 11-8 on Monday July 2nd. The game was tied at four with St. Thomas Cardinals 10U batting in the top of the fifth when Luke T absolutely ripped a single down the third base line on a 0-1 count, driving in two runs.
Bats blistered as St. Thomas Cardinals 10U collected 12 hits through 5 innings in the contest.
The Minor Mosquitos got on the board in the first inning. Luke drove in one when he ripped a triple down the third baseline - a baseline he attacked all night. In a back and forth game, the Cardinals knotted the game up at four in the top of the fourth inning, when Zephyr H singled on a 0-1 count, cashing a run.
- Luke O got the win for St. Thomas Cardinals 10U. He went four innings, allowing four runs on three hits, striking out four and walking one. Nathan W and Zephyr entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Nathan recorded the last three outs to earn the save for St. Thomas Cardinals 10U.
- St. Thomas Cardinals 10U collected 12 hits. Tayven B, Luke, and Chase C all had multiple hits for St. Thomas Cardinals 10U. Luke and Tayven each collected three hits to lead St. Thomas Cardinals 10U. St. Thomas Cardinals 10U stole 21 bases during the game as four players stole more than one. Kaden L led the way with six. It was a well balanced attack with 9 of the 11 Cardinals scoring a run, and 10 of 11 Cardinals reaching base! Well done to grab a Holiday Monday W!! Next up, a host against a rival - North London Nationals at NYC on Wednesday July 4th! Let's Go Cardinals!