Game #1 vs. Amsterdam Rams
Trevor Moses led the way at the plate going 3-3 with a double. Clayton Bodine also had two hits including a double, and Nic Onomiya was the other multi-hit game with two hits including a triple. Tyler Fredlund stole 2 bases and scored 3 times. Sam Carlson threw the first two innings and struck out four. Nathan Odahl came on in relief for two innings and also struck out four. Pitchers combined to throw a one-hitter (an infield single in the 4th inning).
Game #2 vs. CAPS Stars
Tyler Fredlund was the only player with multiple hits going 2-3, stealing 3 bases, and scoring 3 runs from the leadoff spot. Jacob Rhinesmith walked twice and scored twice while stealing 2 bases. As a team we stole 10 bases. Clayton Bodine had the only extra base hit of the game hitting a walk-off triple in the bottom of the fifth. Lawson Zenner threw four strong innings striking out 9.
Game #3 vs. Seahawk Baseball Club
Tyler Fredlund and Trevor Moses combined to throw a perfect game!
Game #4 vs. LP Warriors
In a must-win game to win our pool the LP Warriors gave us a tough game. The Blizzard ultimately came out on top 5-4. Eze Encarnacion had the big hit for the Blizzard in the 5th inning giving us our first lead of the game and a lead we would not relinquish. Jacob Rhinesmith and Brock Anderson had multi-hit games leading the way offensively. Nathan Odahl had a strong start going 5 innings and striking out 5 while getting a no decision. Brock Anderson got the win in relief for the Blizzard throwing 1.2 innings of relief. Sam Carlson came on to record the final out of the game and get the save.
Game #5 vs. Calvert Cutters
Tyler Fredlund set the tone offensively going 2-3, stealing 3 bases and scoring once. Will Rog and Eze Encarnacion also had multi-hit games. Sam Carlson threw a gem in this semifinal game throwing 6 innings and striking out 7.
Game #6 vs. Rookies #2
Lawson Zenner had an MVP performance on the mound throwing a CG on 75 pitches striking out 6 against the tournament runners up. John Price and Eze Encarnacion were the only players with mulit-hit games in the championship.
It was a great (and chilly) weekend in Myrtle Beach. Everyone on the team stepped up at different times throughout the tournament when the team needed them most. We played solid defense all weekend only committing 5 errors. All of our pitchers did an outstanding job of attacking the strike zone and working ahead. We ran the bases aggressively all weekend and led to us scoring the most runs in the tournament while giving up the fewest.