Frederick Hustlers (11U)

The 11U Hustlers traveled to Kiwanis Park this past weekend to participate in the HCYP Summer Clash.  This would be the last tournament for the 11U team.  Friday nights tilt had the Hustlers facing the WHC Renegades from the MABA Division 1 league.  This was a tight game, with WHC scoring 1 in the first, but the Hustlers battled back in the 1^st scoring 2, and led 4-1 going into the 4^th.  However, WHC erased that led by scoring 3 in the 4^th to tie it.  The game was knotted at 4, until Gavin Hughes launched a 2 out Solo Home Run to left field, giving the Hustlers a 5-4 lead.  Hustler pitching closed the door, and the Hustlers won this by a score of 5-4.  Aiden Dubetsky threw 3 innings, allowing no earned runs.  Logan Malachowski labored a little, pitching the 4^th.  Lefty Aidan Simmons threw 2 shutout innings to close the door on the Renegades.  Camren Baker & Gavin Hughes each had 2 hits to lead the Hustlers.  Game 2 on Saturday had the Hustlers facing the Arlington Storm.  The Hustlers jumped out to an 8-1 lead after 3 innings, only to see this evaporate, as the Storm scored 3 runs in the fourth, and 3 more in the 5^th, with help from some sloppy defense to make it 8-7.  Jaxson wood had a bases loaded base clearing double in the 5^th to give the Hustlers an 11-7 lead going into the bottom of the frame.  However, the Storm battled back, scoring 3 runs.  The storm had runners at 1^st and 3^rd, with 1 out, when Aidan Simmons came in to pitch.  Simmons induced a ground ball to 3^rd basemen Ryan Maxey, who threw home to gun down the runner trying to advance.  The crafty Simmons then struck out the next batter, closing the door and giving the Hustlers an 11-10 win.  Ryan Maxey threw 2 innings of baseball, while Jaxson Wood threw in the 3^rd, and Ryan Jones struggled over 2 & 1/3 inning before Simmons came on to close the door.  Jaxson Wood had 3 hits to lead the Hustlers, while Camren Baker and Logan Malachowski each had 2 hits.  Friday and Saturday’s play put the Hustlers into Sunday as the 2 seed out of 12 teams.  The Hustlers got paired up against a very formidable 10U team from HCYP, that had just beaten Catonsville, and already mercy ruled the Arlington Storm a day earlier.  The Hustlers took care of business in the 1^st, scoring a season high 11 runs in the first, and adding 5 more in the second, to take the game by the mercy rule and a score of 16-1.  Ryan Jones, Carlos Caraballo, Ryan Maxey, and Killian Stair each had 2 hits in the game.  Aiden Dubetsky, Andrew Raymond, and Jaxson Wood each doubled.  Andrew Raymond threw 2 innings, allowing no earned runs, and Camren Baker pitched a scoreless 3^rd for the Hustlers.  The win put the Hustlers in the semi-finals versus the Arlington Storm, who won earlier Sunday morning versus the WHC Renegades.  The Home team Hustlers scored in every inning to take the semi-final game by a score of 11-1, advancing to the championship game.  Camren Baker had 3 hits, while Carlos Caraballo and Ryan Maxey each had 2 hits.  Andrew Raymond pitched 3 innings of 1 run baseball, while Caraballo pitched a scoreless 4^th.  The championship game featured the Hustlers and the Shutdown Orioles.  The orioles just came from behind to beat the HCYP raiders from the CRAB league on a walk-off hit.  The Hustlers continued to play good baseball, scoring 3 in the 1^st, 6 in the 3^rd, and 4 more in the 4^th, to take this championship game via the mercy rule by a score of 13-3.  Aiden Dubetsky pitched all 4 innings, allowing 1 earned run.  Dubetsky, Ryan Jones, Ryan Maxey, Jaxson Wood, and Killian Stair each had 2 hits in the game.  Carlos Caraballo tripled.  Leading hitters for the weekend: Jaxson Wood(.700), Camren Baker(.615), Carlos Caraballo(.583), Ryan Maxey(.583), Aiden Dubetsky(.455), Gavin Huges(.455), Logan Malachowski(.455), Andrew Raymond(.444), Killian Stair(.444), Ryan Jones(.357).  The 11U Hustlers completed a very successful 11U season, with 48 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie.  There were 5 tournament championships, and 2 Silver Bracket championships during the season.