Easton-Caruthers "Field of Dreams" Tournament

While it's always fun to play on the Easton-Caruthers "Field of Dreams," this year our Bullard-B 9-year-olds drew some tough teams to face. Especially tough since these were our very first tournament games of the year.

JUNE 1, 2010 -- BULLARD-B vs. HANFORD
FINAL SCORE: HANFORD 17, BULLARD-B 2

So, in the game against Hanford, our two runs were scored by Kaden and Eric, both of whom also accounted for our three hits (Kaden a single in the 1st, Eric an RBI-single in the 1st, and Eric a double in the 2nd). Here's Eric's double:


And here's the first two outs in the 2nd inning of the game against Hanford:


Kaden and Zach were our pitchers against Hanford. Kaden started and threw 45 pitches in one inning. He faced 12 batters, allowed 8 runs (6 earned) on 6 hits, struck out 2 and walked 1. Zach threw 55 pitches in two innings. Zach faced 17 batters, allowed 9 runs (7 earned), struck out 1 and walked none.


JUNE 2, 2010 -- BULLARD-B vs. KINGSBURG
FINAL SCORE: KINGSBURG 5, BULLARD-B 3

In the game against Kingsburg, we scored three runs on six hits. Our runs were scored by Kaden (2) and John (1). Our hitters were: Kaden (2 singles), Connor (2 doubles -- one was a 2-RBI double!), Jalen (1 single), and Dylan (1 single). Here's Connor's 2-RBI double:


Our infield and outfield showed strong defense against Kingsburg. Here's John catching a ball hit to right field:


And here's Mateo catching a pop-up at second:


Brandon and Kaden were our pitchers against Kinsgburg. Brandon started and threw 56 pitches in three innings. He faced 15 batters, allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, struck out 2 and walked 2. Kaden threw 45 pitches in his three innings. Kaden faced 14 batters, allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, struck out 5 and walked 2.


JUNE 3, 2010 -- BULLARD-B vs. CENTRAL
FINAL SCORE: CENTRAL 22, BULLARD-B 2

In the game against Central, we scored 2 runs on 1 hit. Mateo scored on a walk, and Matt scored on Zach's sacrifice RBI. Kaden got the only hit in this game. Here it is:


We struggled on defense, with five errors, but we had our moments of greatness, too. Here's Connor catching a ball hit to left field:


Zach and Brandon pitched against Central. Zach started and threw 60 pitches in 2-1/3 innings. He faced 21 batters, allowed 13 runs (10 earned) on 8 hits, struck out 2 and walked 4. Brandon threw 43 pitches in 1-2/3 innings. Brandon faced 15 batters, allowed 9 runs (8 earned) on 7 hits, struck out none and walked 2.


JUNE 5, 2010 -- BULLARD-B vs. SIERRA
FINAL SCORE: BULLARD-B 16, SIERRA 9

Finally, against Sierra, we started having some fun. Against Sierra, we scored 16 runs on 10 hits. Our runs were scored by: Kaden (3), Eric (2), Ryan (2), Brandon (2), Zach, Connor, Jalen, John, Dylan, Vincent and Matt.

Our hitters were: Eric (an RBI-double and a single), Brandon (an RBI-double and a single), Zach (a 2-RBI-double), Kaden (an RBI-single), Matt (single), Mateo (single), Jonathan (single), and Vincent (single).

Here's Zach's 2-RBI double:


And here's Brandon's RBI-double:


Jalen and Matt pitched against Sierra. Jalen threw 62 pitches in three innings. He faced 21 batters, allowed 7 runs (3 earned) on 3 hits, struck out 2, walked 3, and had 1 HBP. Matt threw 25 pitches in one inning. Matt faced 6 batters, allowed 2 runs on 1 hit, struck out 1 and walked 2.

CONGRATULATIONS 2010 ALL-STARS!

Congratulations to the following players on being selected to the
2010 BCR 9-year-old "B" All-Star team:

John Baker (Dodgers)
Jalen Barboza (Dodgers)
Eric Cox (Giants)
Matt Cruz (Mets)
Ryan Daniels (Yankees)
Connor Dukes (Cardinals)
Vincent Garcia (Yankees)
Jonathan Holquin (Yankees)
Zach Lovell (Dodgers)
Mateo Montoya (Yankees)
Dylan Peterson (Dodgers)
Scotty Predmore (Mets) *Not in picture*
Kaden Stockdale (Yankees)
Brandon Taylor (Dodgers)