Top Tier Aviators 12U seized a 7-2 win over Team Steel MVP Black 12U on Wednesday, fueled by a decisive third-inning rally and a locked-in day at the plate from John G<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team Steel MVP Black 12U struck first in the opening frame when Brody P singled to bring a run across. The Aviators answered immediately in the bottom half: after a gritty six-pitch at-bat, Shea C punched a single down the right-field line to even the score at 1-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the top of the third, Jacob V singled to nudge Team Steel MVP Black 12U back in front, 2-1. That lead didn\u2019t last. The Aviators erupted in the bottom of the inning\u2014ignited by clutch swings from John G<\/b> and Morgan B\u2014to storm ahead, 5-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the mound, Tommy E earned the win for Top Tier Aviators 12U, working three innings while allowing five hits and two runs, striking out four and walking three. Jameson K and Mateo T followed in relief and slammed the door with scoreless work the rest of the way. For Team Steel MVP Black 12U, AJ G started and went one inning (one run, one hit, one strikeout, one walk), while Jacob V took the loss after one-third of an inning (four runs, two hits, one strikeout, two walks).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offense flowed through the middle of the Aviators\u2019 order: Morgan B and John G<\/b> each drove in two runs, with John G<\/b> setting the pace at the plate by going a perfect 2-for-2 to lead the team in hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top Tier Aviators 12U put pressure on the bases all game, swiping six in total. Shea C and Mateo T each notched multiple steals. The defense backed the pitching with a clean sheet\u2014no errors\u2014and turned a key double play. Matthew G was a magnet with the glove, handling a team-high 10 chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Team Steel MVP Black 12U, Robert S, Colby G, Brody P, Jack H, Kayden D, Jacob V, and Michael K each collected a hit, with RBIs from Brody P and Jacob V. Robert S added two steals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next up: Top Tier Aviators 12U travel to TKO 12U on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Top Tier Aviators 12U seized a 7-2 win over Team Steel MVP Black 12U on Wednesday, fueled by a decisive third-inning rally and a locked-in day at the plate from John G. Team Steel MVP Black 12U struck first in the opening frame when Brody P singled to bring a run across. The Aviators answered immediately in the bottom half: after a gritty six-pitch at-bat, Shea C punched a single down the right-field line to even the score at 1-1. In the top of the third, Jacob V singled to nudge Team Steel MVP Black 12U back in front, 2-1. That lead didn\u2019t last. The Aviators erupted in the bottom of the inning\u2014ignited by clutch swings from John G and Morgan B\u2014to storm ahead, 5-2. On the mound, Tommy E earned the win for Top Tier Aviators 12U, working three innings while allowing five hits and two runs, striking out four and walking three. Jameson K and Mateo T followed in relief and slammed the door with scoreless work the rest of the way. For Team Steel MVP Black 12U, AJ G started and went one inning (one run, one hit, one strikeout, one walk), while Jacob V took the loss after one-third of an inning (four runs, two hits, one strikeout, two walks). The offense flowed through the middle of the Aviators\u2019 order: Morgan B and John G each drove in two runs, with John G setting the pace at the plate by going a perfect 2-for-2 to lead the team in hits. Top Tier Aviators 12U put pressure on the bases all game, swiping six in total. Shea C and Mateo T each notched multiple steals. The defense backed the pitching with a clean sheet\u2014no errors\u2014and turned a key double play. Matthew G was a magnet with the glove, handling a team-high 10 chances. For Team Steel MVP Black 12U, Robert S, Colby G, Brody P, Jack H, Kayden D, Jacob V, and Michael K each collected a hit, with RBIs from Brody P and Jacob V. Robert S added two steals. Next up: Top Tier Aviators 12U travel to TKO 12U on Wednesday.<\/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-6498","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\/6498","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=6498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6500,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6498\/revisions\/6500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gianutsos.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}