Announcement
Manager Nick Griego has announced the fall schedule for 10u RED
Sept 14, 15 - Vacaville
Sept 22 - Santa Cruz
October 5, 6 - Sacramento, Mather Field
October 19, 20 - Turlock,Pedretti Field
November 9, 10 - Manteca, BLD
September 14&15 Vacaville
DAY 1: VACAVILLE - Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 SONOMA VALLEY STACK - 16 vs. ALAMEDA ATTACK 10U RED - 5 Nerves and first tournament jitters got to Alameda 10U Red in their first game against Sonoma Valley Stack last weekend in Vacaville. Mady Leung started the game with a solid performance on the mound, striking out two in the first inning. But errors plagued the defense allowing Sonoma to score 8 runs in the first inning and 7 more in the second before bringing Zack King in to pitch, striking out two to end the inning. Alameda's offense showed some life in the bottom of the second scoring 2 runs on back to back doubles from Emmitt Phinney and Devon Casias, and a single up the middle from King. Quinn Rassmussin dominated on the mound in relief, striking out 2 in two innings of work. Alameda's defense managed to pull it together behind Rassmussin, seeing the teams first double play of the year from Ben Ratto in the third, and another from King in the fourth, to hold Sonoma to only one additional run. Alameda tried to ralley in the bottom of the fourth, scoring 3 more runs on a couple of lead off walks, a two run double from Eli Jones and a single from King to score Jones. Leaving two runners on, it wasn't enough, and the final score was Sonoma Stack 16, Alameda Attack 5.
ALAMEDA ATTACK 10U RED - 2 vs. TRIPLE CROWN BASEBALL - 10 Game two in Vacaville started Zack King on the mound for Alameda vs. Triple Crown Baseball. King pitched well, striking out 3 and giving up only 2 earned runs in 2 & 2/3rd innings. Alameda's two runs came in the second inning with back to back RBI singles from Ben Ratto and Quinn Rassmussin. With Triple Crown ahead 5-2, King passed the ball to the bullpen. Christopher Scheaffer and Jerick Greigo each made an appearance on the mound in relief, but Alameda continued to struggle defensively, and the final score was Alameda 2, Triple Crown 10.
DAY 2: VACAVILLE - Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 ALAMEDA ATTACK 10U RED - 6 vs. NOR CAL DEVIL DAWGS - 5 With Saturday behind them, Sunday proved to be a new day and a new attitude for Alameda Attack 10U Red. Seated as one of four teams in the Silver Division, Alameda came ready to play. In the first three innings Jerick Greigo dominated on the mound, striking out the side in both the first and second innings. Alameda had a slow start at the plate, scoring only 1 run in the second on an RBI double by Quinn Rassmussin. Great pitching continued for Alameda when Justin Leung took the mound in relief, shutting down the Devil Dawgs in order in the fourth and fifth innings. With the score 3-1 Devil Dawgs going into the sixth, Alameda had the top of their order coming up to bat. J. Leung started things off with a lead off single to left, stealing second, and coming around to score on a single to right by Griego. After a fly ball to center and a fielders choice out at second, Alameda had one runner on and was down to their final out. With two strikes Emmitt Phinney ripped a double to center to tie the game, followed with a single by Devon Casias to score Phinney. Zack King beat the throw on an infield hit to third, to keep Alameda's two out ralley alive. Next up was Quinn Rassmussin who ripped a single to left field scoring Casias and King, giving Rassmussin 3 RBI's for the game. With their first lead of the tournament, J. Leung went back out onto the mound in the bottom of the sixth with the score 6-3 Alameda. The Devil Dawgs quickly got their first two batters on base but Alameda wasn't worried. With some help from Ethan Tien and Casias in the outfield, Alameda played it safe, making sure they got the outs while two runs scored. With two outs and runners on second and third, J. Leung struck out the batter to end the game and give Alameda their first win of the tournament.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - SILVER DIVISION ALAMEDA ATTACK 10U RED - 18 vs. TEAM VELOCITY - 7 The final game of the tournament saw Eli Jones taking the mound for Alameda. Jones gave a commanding performance on the mound and solid defense behind him, Jones held Velocity to 7 runs in 3 & 2/3rd innings of work. But it was Alameda's offense that was on fire and won the game, starting with their first 7 batters reaching base and scoring in the first. It was a team contribution at the plate with and RBI each from Jerick Greigo, Zack King, Emmitt Phinney, Ben Ratto, and newcomer Aiden Gleason. Devon Casias had 3 RBI's on two hits, and Quinn Russmussin coming through in the clutch again with 4 RBI's in the game. But it was Eli Jones who lead the day with 5 RBI's, including a 3 RUN HOMERUN over the center field fence (205ft) with room to spare in the third. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth Emmitt Phinney threw one pitch in relief, getting the batter to ground out to second to end the game. Alameda won 18 to 7, becoming Vacaville's Silver Division Champions!!!!
