The NS Giants Mejia 9U battled all the way to the final out but fell 12-9 to Sayville Flashes Purple 9U on Friday at ESM 3. It was a back-and-forth contest full of energy, and Frankie G<\/b> gave the Giants an early spark.<\/p>\n
In the top of the first, a run-scoring double by Frankie G<\/b> put NS Giants Mejia 9U on the board and set the tone for a team that kept fighting throughout the game.<\/p>\n
Sayville answered in the bottom of the first. After an error opened the inning, Leo F singled to left field, and two runs crossed to put Sayville back on top.<\/p>\n
The Flashes broke the game open in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs on four hits. Kaden K, Cole C, Jackson K and Julian B each delivered run-scoring singles, and an error accounted for the sixth run in the inning.<\/p>\n
NS Giants Mejia 9U staged a spirited comeback in the top of the fifth, plating five runs on only two hits. Dylan O drew a bases-loaded walk that scored a run, an error produced two more runs, and a clutch single from Matteo C drove in two to cut the deficit.<\/p>\n
On the mound, Ethan M started for NS Giants Mejia 9U and worked one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out one and issuing four walks. For Sayville Flashes Purple 9U, Lucas F went two innings, surrendering three hits and one run with two strikeouts and two walks.<\/p>\n
At the plate for NS Giants Mejia 9U, Jameson S, Frankie G<\/b> and Matteo C each recorded two hits. Thomas W, Matteo C and Ryan M drove in two runs apiece. The Giants showed patience throughout the game, drawing nine walks \u2014 Donovan L, Dylan O and Ethan M each earned two walks \u2014 and they even turned a triple play on defense.<\/p>\n
Julian B led Sayville with four RBIs and finished 3-for-3 from the plate. Jackson K added two hits, and the Flashes collected eight walks as a team, with Lucas F and Kaden K drawing two walks each.<\/p>\n
For the Giants, Frankie G<\/b>‘s double and two-hit day were bright moments in a hard-fought game. The team will regroup quickly and travel to Smithtown Bulls Red 9U for their next game on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The NS Giants Mejia 9U battled all the way to the final out but fell 12-9 to Sayville Flashes Purple 9U on Friday at ESM 3. It was a back-and-forth contest full of energy, and Frankie G gave the Giants an early spark. In the top of the first, a run-scoring double by Frankie G put NS Giants Mejia 9U on the board and set the tone for a team that kept fighting throughout the game. Sayville answered in the bottom of the first. After an error opened the inning, Leo F singled to left field, and two runs crossed to put Sayville back on top. The Flashes broke the game open in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs on four hits. Kaden K, Cole C, Jackson K and Julian B each delivered run-scoring singles, and an error accounted for the sixth run in the inning. NS Giants Mejia 9U staged a spirited comeback in the top of the fifth, plating five runs on only two hits. Dylan O drew a bases-loaded walk that scored a run, an error produced two more runs, and a clutch single from Matteo C drove in two to cut the deficit. On the mound, Ethan M started for NS Giants Mejia 9U and worked one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out one and issuing four walks. For Sayville Flashes Purple 9U, Lucas F went two innings, surrendering three hits and one run with two strikeouts and two walks. At the plate for NS Giants Mejia 9U, Jameson S, Frankie G and Matteo C each recorded two hits. Thomas W, Matteo C and Ryan M drove in two runs apiece. The Giants showed patience throughout the game, drawing nine walks \u2014 Donovan L, Dylan O and Ethan M each earned two walks \u2014 and they even turned a triple play on defense. Julian B led Sayville with four RBIs and finished 3-for-3 from the plate. Jackson K added two hits, and the Flashes collected eight walks as a team, with Lucas F and Kaden K drawing two walks each. For the Giants, Frankie G‘s double and two-hit day were bright moments in a hard-fought game. The team will regroup quickly and travel to Smithtown Bulls Red 9U for their next game on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baseball-games","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6383"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6512,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions\/6512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}