An impressive two-way performance from Jack Swanson led Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U to a 9-3 win Thursday over Edge Brook Thunder, as Jack came up huge at the dish and on the mound.
Jack
went a perfect 2-2 at the dish for Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U. He
singled in the second inning and homered in the fourth inning.
Edge Brook Thunder's lineup had no answer for Jack. Edge Brook Thunder managed just one hit off of S, who allowed one earned run, walked 2 and struck out 4 during his 2 innings of work.
Horner
Park Highlanders Blue 9U blew out Edge Brook Thunder thanks to
nine hits, including three extra base hits. Horner Park Highlanders Blue
9U scored three runs in the sixth on a two-run single by Danny Villa and an RBI single by Devin Rosa.
The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to five lead changes in the game.
The top of the first saw Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U take an early lead, 1-0. Jayden Parikah tripled to start things off before Gil Hernandez singled, plating Jayden.
Edge Brook Thunder survived Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U's surge and
put up two runs of its own in the first. Edge brook Thunder two scored
on an RBI single by #21 and an RBI single by #22.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U never trailed after scoring three runs in the third on a two-run double by Cyrus Mehmedi and a hit by pitch.
Horner
Park Highlanders Blue 9U tacked on another two runs in the fourth. The
inning looked promising, as Jack homered to kick things off.
Horner
Park Highlanders Blue 9U fell 16-10 to Warren Blue Devils in six
innings on Wednesday at Horner Park nine despite racking up 12 hits and
10 runs.
Cyrus Mehmedi
had two extra-base hits for Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U. He doubled
in the second and third innings and singled in the fifth inning.
Warren
Blue Devils easily handled Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U pitching as
six hitters combined for 13 hits, 13 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
Warren Blue Devils went up for good in the second, scoring 10 runs on three doubles, two singles, and a walk by #25.
Four Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U runs crossed the plate in the bottom half of the third, making the score 13-7. A walk by Gil Hernandez, a two-run double by Cyrus, and a walk by Oliver Clemens fueled Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U's comeback. Rene Martinez grounded out to end the Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U threat.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U scored one run in the bottom of the fourth to cut its deficit to five. An RBI single by Gabe Hernandez gave Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U life. Frankie Gapinski grounded out to end the Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U threat.
After
pushing across two runs in the bottom of the fifth, Horner Park
Highlanders Blue 9U faced just a 16-10 deficit. A walk by Rene and a
walk by Devin Rosa set off Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U rally. Devin Roldan struck out to end the Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U threat.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U jumped out to an early lead on
Highland Park White and captured a 17-6 victory on Sunday at Diamond
four .
Nine runs in the first three innings allowed Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U to put the game away early.
An RBI triple by Gabe Hernandez and an RBI triple by Frankie Gapinski in the first inning and a hit by pitch, a home run by Gabe, and an RBI triple by Gil Hernandez during the second inning fueled Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U's offense early.
Gabe racked up six RBIs on three hits for Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U.
Horner
Park Highlanders Blue 9U hammered Highland Park White pitching as eight
hitters had a field day, combining for 12 hits, 14 RBIs and 13 runs
scored.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U answered Highland Park White's top inning with six runs of its own in the second.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U increased its lead with three runs in the fourth. Cyrus Mehmedi singled, plating Jayden Parikah to start the inning. That was followed up by Alyza Hernandez's single, scoring Gil.
It
didn't take long for Horner Park Highlanders Blue 9U to answer as it
scored five runs of its own in the fifth.
Horner Park Highlanders Blue
9U scored on an RBI double by Devin Rosa, a two-run double by Jack Swanson, a groundout by Jayden, and an RBI single by Gabe.
