Mike Vukovcan South Side- Games in the 9–10-year-old league, where kids are just starting to learn how to pitch, came sometimes be long and filled with many walks and errors.
That’s only natural since this is their first real introduction to baseball as for the first time they’re pitching for the first time, batters are facing pitching from an opposing player, and they’re now expected to make defensive plays in the field.
Established in 1986, family owned and serving the Beaver County community for over 40 years. Serving breakfast favorites and lunch specials.
In other words, these kids are playing real baseball.
A&S Federal Credit Union are proud sponsors of Hopewell Boys and Girls High School, Junior High and Youth Sports.
I’ve been watching baseball in Hopewell for many years and last night, I had the pleasure of watching one of more entertaining and well played games that I’ve witnessed in a long time.
Hopewell’s Team Sadler Landscaping/Team Rinaldi took on an unbeaten South Side team and came away with a 13-10 come from behind win.
Here are some impressive numbers- 1) game was played in under 2 hours 2) Hopewell picked up 14 hits and only allowed 8. 3) Hopewell pitchers allowed only 4 walks.
HOPEWELL BOXSCORE-
Pitching
*Let’s start with the pitching- Tristyn Trkulja started the game and was outstanding as he went innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 runs, 1 walk and 3 K’s. Deacon Ankrom pitched a gutsy 1.1 innings and was followed by Declan Rinaldi and Mason Thumm.
Rinaldi went 1.1 innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 run (0 ER), 0 walks and 1 K. Thumm closed out the game, pitching 1 inning, 0 runs, 2 walks and 1 K.
Hitting
*Offensively, Grayden McNally, Trkulja, Ankrom, Micah Zughaib and Jack Stager each picked up 2 hits, while Rinaldi, Kade Glass, Cullen Harcum and Will Vukovcan also came through with a hit.
RBI getters for Hopewell were: Zughaib (4), Ankrom (3), Glass (2), Vukovcan (2), Stager (1) and Trkulja (1).
Defensively
*Outs recorded by: Rinaldi, Ankrom (4), Thumm, Trkulja, McNally (2).
Hopewell trailed 10-6 going to the Top of the 5th inning when they put up 6 runs and then added another run in the Top of the 6th inning.
Things got interesting in the final inning as South Side had 2 runners on with 2 outs, but Thumm came up big with a game ending strikeout.
FINAL: HOPEWELL 13 SOUTH SIDE 10
WINNING IS FUN!!!
Hopewell’s Sadler Landscaping Team Rinaldi is back in action tonight when they’ll host Ambridge.
