FPLL Major Yankees

  Aggressive base running, timely hitting, pressure pitching, and flashes of leather keyed a 6-2 Yankees win over the previously undefeated Nationals Wednesday night.  Cabell Thomas pitched five innings of three hit baseball, striking out seven, to earn the victory. At key times, the home team made pressure plays in the field to preserve a slim lead throughout.

 Zach Tekamp opened the scoring with a walk in the first inning, moving to second on another walk to Cabell. Jason Martinez stroked a line single for the game's first RBI. Then Marshall Carney followed with a double to the base of the fence in left-centerfield, scoring Cabell. Danny DeSmit continued the hit parade with another double, Marshall stopping at third. But a strikeout ended the scoring threat.

 In the third inning, Alec Tekamp led off with a ringing single to centerfield. Zach Tekamp laid down a perfect bunt and the Nationals botched the play, throwing the ball away at first, allowing Alec to score and Zach to race to third base. Zach scored on Jason's ground out to the second baseman. 

 In the fourth, the Yankees mounted another scoring threat when Danny reached on an error and Gray Kiger nudged a perfect bunt down the third base line.  But Danny was caught off second before Jack Broach singled hard to left. Jessie Kane's scorching one-hop grounder to first was snared, preventing a run. 

In the fifth, Alec led off with a triple to centerfield and scored on a passed ball. Cabell doubled to left and raced home on Jason's bouncing double to center field. 

 In the field, the Yankees made one clutch play after another. Jason gloved a hard smash to end a threat in the first inning. Jack raced to left-center to track down a fly ball, ending another threat in the second.  Cabell snared a ball bouncing in no-man's land between pitcher and short, then threw to Ann Burns who made a running catch and tag for a force out at second base in the third inning. In the fourth, Alec cut off the throw on a steal of second and nailed the runner at home with Marshall making a smart tag. Danny reached up to snag a high hopper and tag third with the bases loaded in the fifth, canceling that threat. And Marshall shuffled a ball to Jason covering home to nail a runner and end the game in the sixth inning.