Day 7 Game 1 Semi-Finals Broomall-Newtown, PA (7) vs. Tri-County, TX (3)
Winner gets the 1st spot in the Finals. A slow 1st inning with both teams putting up zeros but Broomall changed that by scoring 4 in the top of the 2nd, on a Corey Woodcock RBI double, then Woodcock scored on a Tri-County error. Kevin Downs added a RBI double and Tony Gallo with a RBI bunt. Tri- County went quietly in the bottom of the 3rd. Broomall added 3 in the 3rd on another double from Downs, this one scored 3 runs giving Broomall a 7-0 lead. Tri-County fought back in the 4th with 3 straight hits and a Zach Smith 2 run single. They added 1 more in the 6th on a Caleb Valchar sac-fly but that’s where the runs stopped. Broomall wins 7-3 and advances to the finals.
Players of the Game
Broomall: Kevin Downs went 3-5 with 2 double and 4 RBI’s.
Tri-County: Zach Smith went 1-3 with a RBI.
Day 7 Game 2 Semi-Finals Torrance, CA (3) vs. Lumber River, NC (4)
Winner gets the 2nd spot in the Finals. Lumber River scored 1st which is good for them because most the teams that have scored 1st have gone onto win. Chay Locklear RBI single gave Lumber River a 1-0 lead. In the 4th Lumber River added another run on when Lucas Oxendine crushed a double into left-center making the score 2-0. That ball had to travel 360+ feet. In the 5th Torrance finally got on the board with a RBI single from Jacob Nishimura. Lumber River came right back in the 6th with 2 more runs when McKinley Strickland scored on a balk and a RBI single from Ted McNeil. Torrance wasn’t about to give up as they scored 2 in the top of the 7th but they just came up short losing 4-3. Lumber River advanced to the finals to play Broomall-Newton.
Players of the Game
Torrance: Jacob Nishimura went 2-3 with 2 RBI’s and a walk.
Lumber River: Matthias Carter went 3-3 and played called a great game behind the plate.
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