Rookies Report by Coach Mike Webb

Rookies in Hopkinsville June 14,15. Pool play opened against P-Town Tigers and Rookies revenged their first BPA loss (12-10 in Benton) by winning 5-1. Lashley saved extra bases by coming off the bag and snagging some throws. Williams avoided all concern for his body chasing 2 foul balls down the RF line. Watson said "no, no, no" as he gunned down a runner at 3rd ( from RF). Hunt played a perfect game at SS as he and Wells played tight D up the middle. They almost rolled 3 double plays coming up a step shy each time. You'll get it boys. Offense was led by Ethan Gilmour and a collection of Rookies coming thru whenneeded.
2nd pool play game vs. Naturals went fast. Rookies came out of the gate scoring 7 in the first. Christie, throwing caution to the wind, hurdled his mask and caught a foul ball with full extension. Rookies were blanked in the 2nd but, scored 5 more in the 3rd. Run rule in 3, 12-0 Rookies win! Jake, aka "Jake the Snake, "Big Daddy", "White Mamba", or simply "The Man" lined a shot over 2nd base for an in the park HR!!

Elimination day game 1 vs. LRC (idk?) was a complete rout by the Rookies winning 12-0 in 3 innings. Defense played well with what little action they had. Offense was rolling around the bases with hit after hit. The team rallied around their catcher and erupted as he went 2 for 2. Welcome back "Catch"!

Game 2 vs P-Town Tigers ended in another rout for the Rookies. 14-3 in 4 innings. Everybody got in on the action on offense. Watson crushed the ball, followed by Wells timely hitting. Anglin emptied the bases with a shot to the fence. Hunt, Fuller, Webb, and Kuebler kept everyone moving around the bases as they continued to hit. Williams, Gilmour, Lashley, and Christie continued to hit the ball and push runners across the plate. Truly, a team effort at the plate. Jake "Shut 'Em Down" Fuller pulled off a 3 up, 3 down inning from 3rd base.  Championship game here we come!

Championship game vs Hub City Havoc. Remember, we beat them 4-3 in ETown where they are from. We knew they would bring it and bring it they did. However, it wasn't enough. Rookies win 6-4! Hub City had two runners on with their lead off on deck when Hunt fielded the ball on its short hop to get the force at 2nd.

Lashley played a strong first base doing the splits and showing ump the ball. OF with Anglin, Williams, Kuebler, Webb, Watson played as smart as they could and kept Hub City to one base at a time in several key moments. Offense came out in first with 2 out in the park HR bomb by Anglin. Rookies 1-0. Williams knocked Webb in in the 2nd. Rookies 2-0. In the 3rd, Watson, Anglin, Hunt score. Hub City answered with four of their own. Rookies 5-4. Rookies answered in the 4th when Williams knocked in Kuebler. Rookies 6-4. Lance "L Train" Webb sent to 2nd on an overthrow at first got into a pickle. The play ended in a collision with L Train purposefully running into a mountain. Lost that battle as he limped off and retrieved his helmet from RF. Happy Father 's Day!