Southeast Regionals Game 1: WR 11U Blue 10, Glen Allen 4

This was a really strange game. Given the history, it should’ve felt very good to rout Glen Allen, 10-4, in the first game of the Southeast Regionals. And the West Raleigh offense pounded out 17 hits in six innings, as all 12 players reached base at least once. And the 11U Blue pitching staff limited Glen Allen to just three hits.

But despite all that, it never quite felt like everything was consistently put together. The offense started out on fire, going 11-for-18 in the first two-plus innings, but then went through a 3-for-10 slide that prolonged the game. And the pitching, while effective at limiting the hits, gave up a very uncharacteristic eight walks. 

But the good news is West Raleigh left the field feeling like there were plenty of areas where they could improve before a 4:30 date with Orlando this afternoon.

Game 1 WR 11U Blue scoring plays

First inning

Chace drew a two-out walk. Drew singled and took second on the throw. Banks dropped in a liner to center that scored a pair.

Score after one-half inning: WR 11U Blue 2, Glen Allen 0

Second inning

JT was hit by a pitch (“We got ice!”). Colin smoked a two-run homer. Bryce made it back to back with another homer. Gavin singled and stole second. He moved to third on a fielder’s choice and scored on a two-out single from Banks. Banks stole second. Andrew singled and stole second. Ben cracked a two-run single.

Score after two innings: WR 11U Blue 8, Glen Allen 1

Sixth inning

Gavin singled and stole second. He moved to third on a fielder’s choice and scored on Drew’s double. Banks singled home Drew.

Score after five and a half innings: WR 11U Blue 10, Glen Allen 3




Pitching Performances

Drew started and allowed just one run.

Colin, Banks and Gavin teamed up on 4.1 innings of outstanding relief.

Dugout wisdom

This didn't occur in the dugout, but it's hard to hear what's going on in the dugout when you're not actually in the dugout. So you'll have to content yourself with this engineering marvel from the pregame batting cage, as a couple of Blue players managed to stack a couple bats on top of each other. Note they are NOT TOUCHING THE BATS, because they wanted to make that clear.

Game 1 Web Gems

•   With a runner on first in the third, Gavin, Jake and Chace teamed up on a key 6-4-3 double play.

Game 1 line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H
WR 11U Blue	2	6	0	0	0	2	10	17
Glen Allen	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	3