The
Northside 8u spring tournament team wrapped up the season this past
Sunday. After finally defeating Mother Nature who took 2 weekends of
games, the 8u team swept the doubleheader with Greene on May 3rd,
by the scores of 14-6 and 14-7. The Greene team couldn’t hold back
the offensive power of the Northside team who had a total of 42 hits
spanning both games.
Northside came out swinging, scoring 7
times combined in the first inning of the games. Offensive standouts
included Tristan Knight with 7 hits and 1 RBI, including a 4th
inning triple in the second game to spark the offense. Ryan Bingaman
had a stellar day, notching 6 hits and an impressive 7 RBI. Isaac
Jennings, Will Owens, Joseph Jones, and Ryan Steeper added 5 hits each
while Jay Rosemond and Andy Pham notched 4 hits. Aiden Ding tallied a
hit and an RBI to round out the scoring for Northside.
Not only
did Northside dominate at the plate, the team also shined in the
outfield. Urjit Dighe snagged two highlight-reel catches in the
outfield to rob the Greene team of extra bases. Heads up fielding also
allowed Urjit to double up the Greene player who strayed too far from
first base.
Northside’s gloves proved strong as Jay Rosemond
stopped a come-backer to the pitcher position and threw out runner to
help keep Greene off the scoreboard.
Ryan Steeper was solid at catcher, chasing down one foul for the out as well as a strong putout to a solid Will Owens at 1st
base. Will assisted in three putouts as well as taking care of
business himself for the unassisted out. Greene made the mistake of
testing Ryan Bingaman’s glove and arm at shortstop, as he threw out one
and made two unassisted putouts himself.
Despite the shortened
season, the 8u team played like a seasoned team, working together and
making the plays when it counted. Congratulations to all the kids on
another successful season.
