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In the semi-final game En Fuego faced off with Fat City.
En Fuego trailed after four innings 3-2. They scored
four runs in the top of the fifth when they collected
six straight hits to take a 6-3 lead. They held on for a
6-4 victory to advance to the title game.
The En Fuego defense continued to support the pitching
of Craig Watkins. Over the first three games En Fuego
allowed only two, three, and four runs. In the
championship game En Fuego faced Shake N Bake. The
sluggish En Fuego offense got off to a good start by
scoring five runs in the first inning. They would not
look back en route to a 16-7 victory and their second
consecutive SCMAF Spring Divisional Championship.
All-Tournament outfielder
Kevin Lorton went 5-for-5 to lead the way in the
final game. He batted .706 on the day and scored a team
high 10 runs. Vince
Petruzzi was selected to the all-tournament team
with a .667 batting average and played solid defense in
centerfield all day.
On the day En Fuego allowed only sixteen runs in four
games with solid pitching and good defense. They did
what they seem to do best which is to find a way to win
games. The team seems to adapt to the level of play of
their opponent. “When we need to hit we can usually hit.
If we need to play good defense in a low scoring game we
can do that to.” Said Watkins “We seem to be able to
find a way to win more often than not.” |
