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11U Hustlers Capture Top Gun Silver Bracket Championship

Posted by Wayne Main on Jun 27 2017 at 05:00PM PDT
The 11U Hustlers made trip to Rocky Mount, North Carolina to compete in the Top Gun Summer World Series. There were 64 11U teams playing. The Hustlers competed in Division 1, the most competitive division in the 11U age group, where 19 teams squared off. The first of 4 pool games didn’t start well for the Hustlers, as they fell behind the Pirates Baseball Club out of North Carolina by a score of 7-1 after 3 innings. The Hustlers battled, but couldn’t make it all the way back and lost by a score of 10-8. The Hustlers had 4 costly errors leading to 7 unearned runs. Logan Malachowski pitched very well in this one, but the Hustler defense did little to help him. Landon Johnson and Aidan Simmons also pitched for the Hustlers. Ryan Jones and Andrew Raymond each had 2 hits to lead the way for Hustlers. Game two on Saturday had Hustlers facing Rawlings Prospects out of North Carolina. The Hustlers jumped out to a 7-2 lead after 2 innings. However, that lead evaporated as the Prospects took the lead by a score of 8-7 going into the bottom of the 5th. The Hustlers responded with 2 in the bottom of the 5th on RBI singles by Hutson Trobaugh and Andrew Raymond. Ryan Jones then shutdown the Prospects in the 6th inning, and the Hustlers won this game by a score of 9-8. Trobaugh had 3 hits, while Jones, Camren Baker, and Brady Romsberg each had 2. Trobaugh and Romsberg each doubled. Aiden Dubetsky, Trobaugh, Romsberg, and Jones all pitched in this game. Game 3 in Pool Play had the Hustlers facing the Carolina Titans. This was another nail-biter. The Hustlers scored 2 in the first, only to see the Titans tie it up in the 3rd at 3-3 on 2 solo Home Runs off Hustler Starter Ryan Jones. This game was knotted at 3 until the 6th, when the Hustlers took control. Aidan Simmons got things started in the 6th, with a bunt single, then stole second, and then advanced to 3rd base on a passed ball. Simmons scored on an error in the outfield to give the Hustlers a 4-3 lead. Brady Romsberg shutdown the Titans in the 6th, and the Hustlers won by a score of 4-3. Jones pitched the first 3 innings, while Romsberg was lights out over the last 3 allowing no runs. Aiden Dubetsky, Hutson Trobaugh, Jones, Andrew Raymond, Simmons, Jaxson Wood, Killian Stair, Romsberg, and Gavin Hughes each had 1 hit in the game. Dubetsky and Hughes each doubled. Game 4 of Pool Play had the Hustlers facing the North Carolina Wildcards. The Wildcard pitchers dominated the Hustler bats in this one, as the Hustlers only had 4 hits in the game, and went on to lose by a score of 5-2. Aiden Dubetsky, Jaxson Wood, Killian Stair, and Brady Romsberg each had 1 hit in the game. The Hustlers were seeded 9th out of 19 teams, just outside of the gold bracket seeding, but earned the Number 1 seed in the Silver bracket on Sunday. The Hustlers got a bye, and were paired up again with the Carolina Titans in the Semi-final game. The Hustlers quickly went to work here, scoring in each of the first 4 innings to take a 7-1 lead after 4, and went on to win this game by a score of 7-2. Aiden Dubetsky threw 4 very good innings, and Aidan Simmons closed it out on the mound for 2 solid innings in relief. Camren Baker, Andrew Raymond, and Gavin Hughes each had 2 hits in the game. Hughes had 2 big doubles and 4 RBI’s. The Championship game had the Hustlers facing the Rawlings Prospects again. Again, this game was very tight the whole way. This was another one of those games that showed the same kind of heart and effort the Hustlers have had all year long. Each team scored 2 in the first, but Rawlings added 1 in the second and 3rd, to take a 4-3 lead after 3. The score remained this way until the bottom of the 6th. The Hustlers have had many comeback wins this year in tournaments, and this game would be no different. After Aiden Dubetsky grounded out, Camren Baker got things rolling with a bunt single, his 3rd hit of the game. Baker then stole second base, and then also stole 3rd base. Hutson Trobaugh then walked. On a pick off play to first, Trobaugh took off for 2nd, and made it, giving the Hustlers runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Ryan Jones was then intentionally walked, to bring up the hero, Andrew Raymond. Raymond hit the first pitch he saw over the left fielders head, scoring both Baker and Trobaugh, giving the Hustlers the Silver bracket Championship and a win by a score of 5-4. Logan Malachowski, Trobaugh, and Raymond each pitched 2 innings, and all threw very well. This was a great tournament, competition was good. The Hustlers earned a free berth to the Top Gun Summer National Championship in South Carolina with the win. Leading hitters for the weekend: Andrew Raymond(.545), Killian Stair(.500), Ryan Jones(.462), Brady Romsberg(.444), Hutson Trobaugh(.429), Jaxson Wood(.400), Gavin Hughes(.375), Camren Baker(.357), and Aidan Simmons(.333). image

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