The Magnolia 13’s got a slow start out of the gate for the 2009 season, losing 3-0 in the tournament opener to the Brewers. In the first inning, with two outs MBC walked in two runs. Two infield errors in the second opened the door to another run. All the scoring in the game happened early, and MBC was not ready early.
From the third inning on, MBC found their gloves and the strike zone and redeemed themselves defensively. Things improved offensively as well, but the Brewers made the plays needed to keep MBC scoreless. Mitchell Smith tallied MBC’s lone hit, but Spencer Hogger, Tino Peleti, Stuart Fairchild, Nick Reeves and Jimmy Sheldrup all tagged balls that had some hope before landing in Brewers gloves.
It was a tale of fire and ice (though not as cold as we thought it would be) from the mound. Hard throwing Tino Peleiti threw 36 pitches in his two innings (18 for strikes) and, while the Brewers had difficulty putting the ball in play, his four walks and our two errors led to Brewer runs. Soft throwing Sam Deane threw 57 pitches (39 for strikes) and shut the Brewers down for five innings. Keeping the ball in play early in his counts and having solid defense behind him was his recipe for success. No plays were bigger than Stuart Fairchild’s barehanded grab and throw to get out of a jam in the third and Nick Reeves’ unassisted double play in the seventh.
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