Recap
Apple Valley, MN — Apple Valley
The Blaze threaten in the first but leave Sieben stranded at 3rd to end the inning.
Thompson on the bump to start tonight.
Starts the inning with a K and then a double down the line played into a 3 bagger. Next batter walks. Texas leaguer over Westerlund at 2nd finds green to make it 1-0 AV. A walk and a wild pitch makes it 2-0 AV. Another WP makes it 3-0 AV. A base hit brings in 2.
The tough inning ends with a K. Headed to the top of 2 down 5.
Drake leads off with a hit. Palmer with a K. Norton gets a hit to right center and then AV’s catcher attempts a pick off on a first and third that gets through to the of scoring Drake and Norton. 5-2 AV. Wishart with a K. Westerlund grounds out solidly to 2nd to end the inning.
AV with a walk to lead off the 2nd. Base hit to center. Runners on 1st and 2nd. Base hit to right after a past ball scores 2 for the Eagles. Line drive to right for the first out caught by Norton. Fox throw the runner out on an attempted steal. Nice hands by Sieben on the tag. Come backer to Thomps to end the inning. 7-2 Eagles.
Emerson leads off with a tough at bat and a K. Sieben follows up with a line shot to center. Sieben steals 2nd but attempts to take third on the past ball and is thrown out at 3rd. Thompson with a well hit ball to left for the 3rd out. Still 7-2 Eagles headed to the bottom of 3.
Another Texas Leaguer to left to start the inning. Next batter is hbp. Runner beats out a tough play to short.Bases loaded nobody out. Strike out and a past ball.8-2Eagles. Past ball to score another run. Bad decision on a ground ball as runner beats the throw home. 10-2 AV. Sieben with a nice play at short to end the inning.
Fox leads off with a hard hit ball to third that leads to a 2 base throwing error. Drake follows up with a walk. Palmer with a swinging strike out for the first out of the inning. Wishart with a fielders choice to score Fox. Westerlund hits sharply to first to end the threat. 10-3 AV headed to the bottom of 4.
Come backer to Neutz to start the bottom of 4. Ground out to Palmer at first for the 2nd. Fox battles the sun to make a graceful sliding catch to bring the first donut of the day for AV.
Emerson grounds sharply to short for the first out. Sieben lines to CF for out number 2. Neutz stings a ball to LF for a base hit. Fox strikes out looking to end the threat in the5th.
Neutz walks the lead off hitter to start the 5th. 2nd batter strikes out. Past ball runner advances to 2nd. Past ball runner to 3rd. Meekly hit ball to short Sieben makes the play for the 2nd out. Next hitter pops up to Emerson in left. Back to back scoreless inning for Neutz.
Drake flies out to left to start the inning. Palmer beats out a ball to third for a base hit. Chow pinch hits for Norton and grinds out a walk. Struzyk strikes out for the 2nd out. Limberg scratches out a walk to load the bases. Emerson hits sharply to 3rd to end the threat. Still 10-3 AV into the bottom of 6.
Lead off hitter flies out to Struzyk in center for the first out. Double down the line in left for 2nd hitter of the inning. Next hitter pops up to Palmer at first in foul territory. Next hitter walks. 1st and 2nd 2 outs. 2 nasty deuces for a strike out to end the inning. Last chance for the Blaze coming up.
Sieben with a good start with a walk. Base hit by Neutz. First and second. Fox grounds into a FC getting Sieben at third. Drake lines out to Center and Neutz is doubled off of 2nd to end the game. 10-3 AV