| It was once again unseasonably hot for The D-Backs 1st ever trip to American High School. The Black Bats came out in the top of the 1st inning scored a run on a single and a double. After a walk and a hit loaded the bases, a routine come-backer to the mound went horribly wrong. Pitcher Jay Habacht threw the ball home and catcher Andy Chavarriaga fired to 1st for what should have been a routine double play; however, both runners were called safe and the inning continued. The Black Bats would score another 3 runs for an early 4-0 lead. Mario Figueredo would turn a leadoff single into a run for a 4-1 score after 1 inning. Xavier Ubiera's RBI hit would bring the score to 4-2 after 2 innings completed. In the 3rd inning, Marcos Canada for The Black Bats would hit the 1st of his 2 homeruns on the day. This HR was a 2 run shot on a pitch that was ankle-high. That brought the score to 6-2 after 3 innings. In the 4th inning, things turned for the worse, as center fielder and 3rd batter Eddie Montalvo dove for and caught a sinking line drive, but the ball was not in voluntary control ruled the field umpire. Eddie Fractured his elbow and wrist on the play and would leave the game. Eddie will be in a cast for 6 weeks. We all wish Eddie a speedy recovery. A combination of errors and hits would plate 6 more runs in the inning and put the D-Backs down 12-2. However, The D-backs fought back with 5 runs of their own in the 4th inning, highlighted by Andy Chavarriaga's 2 run bomb to left, to close the gap to 12-7 after 4 innings. Another 2 run HR by Marcos Canada for The Black Bats and 2 runs from The D-Backs would bring the score to 14-9 after 5 innings. Both teams would tack on a few late runs, then time ran out for a disappointing 17-11 result in only 7 innings. Offensively, The D-Backs would score runs in 6 of the 7 innings played and showed a lot of heart. Eddie Capote was a perfect 3-3, BB, 3 RS, 2 SB. Mario Figueredo, Andy Chavarriaga, Mo Chavarriaga, and Xavier Ubiera had 2 hits each. Good game to the Black Bats. |
