Day 3 of the 2019 Harry Postove Memorial Championship Tournament was impacted by weather, and despite not being able to get all of our games in, we were able to decide the winner of Bracket B, sending the Lakewood Legends into tomorrow’s Championship Game vs the Norfolk Redbirds.
Division A Results:
Portsmouth Yardbirds 5, Virginia Beach Shredders 4
Norfolk Redbirds vs Virginia Blasters – rained out
Division B Results:
Suffolk Voyagers 6, Greenbrier Knights 4
Lakewood Legends 12, Outer Banks Daredevils 4
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET
The Norfolk Redbirds will face the Lakewood Legends in the 2019 Harry Postove Memorial Championship Game at 10:00am on Friday, July 5th. The game will be played at Perry Field on the beautiful campus of Virginia Wesleyan University.
Yardbirds 5, Shredders 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHREDDERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| YARDBIRDS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Portsmouth Yardbirds Clings To Victory As Virginia Beach Shredders Nearly Erases 4-Run Deficit
Despite seeing its four-run lead whittled down by the end, Portsmouth Yardbirds still held off Virginia Beach Shredders for a 5-4 victory on Thursday. Virginia Beach Shredders scored three runs in the failed comeback on a double by Kevin Worrell and a single by Daniel Lilja.
Portsmouth Yardbirds earned the victory despite allowing Virginia Beach Shredders to score three runs in the seventh inning. Virginia Beach Shredders‘s big inning was driven by a single by Lilja and a double by Worrell.
Portsmouth Yardbirds fired up the offense in the second inning. Liam Geib‘s sac fly scored one run for Portsmouth Yardbirds.
Robert McDaniel took the win for Portsmouth Yardbirds. He surrendered one run on four hits over six innings, striking out three and walking zero. Brook Hamilton and Noah Floyd entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Hamilton recorded the last two outs to earn the save for Portsmouth Yardbirds.
William VanSickle took the loss for Virginia Beach Shredders. He lasted five innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out three.
Christopher Berry led Portsmouth Yardbirds with two hits in four at bats.
Virginia Beach Shredders tallied eight hits on the day. Nilu Chirchirillo and Lilja each managed multiple hits for Virginia Beach Shredders.
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Virginia Beach Shredders
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilu Chirchirillo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Lilja | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Mackedon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Wegielnik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Ty Andrews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Burch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Coutts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Sizemore | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maddux Hoaglund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Worrell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Brown | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| William VanSickle | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Batting2B: Logan Sizemore, Kevin Worrell
TB: Adrian Ty Andrews, Nilu Chirchirillo 2, Matthew Coutts, Daniel Lilja 2, Logan Sizemore 2, Kevin Worrell 2
RBI: Daniel Lilja, Kevin Worrell 2
ROE: Parker Burch, Logan Sizemore
FC: Matthew Coutts, Nick Mackedon, Kevin Wegielnik
SB: Nick Mackedon, Kevin Wegielnik
TotalsTeam QAB: 12 (38.71%)
Adrian Ty Andrews 3, Parker Burch, Nilu Chirchirillo 2, Maddux Hoaglund, Nick Mackedon, Logan Sizemore, Kevin Wegielnik 2, Kevin Worrell
Team LOB: 6FieldingE: Mason Brown
DP: Matthew Coutts, Daniel Lilja, Nick Mackedon
Portsmouth Yardbirds
| Lineup | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Berry | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Justice Page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Qin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalin McMillan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Geib | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oscar Benitez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent Bingman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Gross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Noah Floyd | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ryan Gallagher | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brook Hamilton | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robert McDaniel | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| John Roberson | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Verga | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cam Wallace | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Batting2B: Christopher Berry 2
3B: Jalin McMillan
TB: Oscar Benitez, Christopher Berry 4, Joshua Brown, Jalin McMillan 3, Daniel Qin
RBI: Christopher Berry 3, Liam Geib
SF: Liam Geib
ROE: Joshua Brown
HBP: Daniel Qin
GIDP: Liam Geib
SB: Joshua Brown, Joe Gross
TotalsTeam QAB: 14 (46.67%)
Oscar Benitez, Christopher Berry 2, Kent Bingman 2, Joshua Brown, Liam Geib, Joe Gross 3, Jalin McMillan, Justice Page 2, Daniel Qin
Team LOB: 5FieldingE: Oscar Benitez, Daniel Qin
Virginia Beach Shredders
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William VanSickle | 5.0 | 76 | .539 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mason Brown | 1.2 | 27 | .593 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.2 | 103 | .553 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
PitchingL: William VanSickle
HBP: William VanSickle
WP: Mason Brown
Pitches-Strikes: Mason Brown 27-16, William VanSickle 76-41
Groundouts-Flyouts: Mason Brown 1-0, William VanSickle 4-6
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Mason Brown 5-7, William VanSickle 15-23
Portsmouth Yardbirds
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McDaniel | 6.0 | 83 | .639 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Floyd | 0.1 | 10 | .800 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brook Hamilton | 0.2 | 13 | .769 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Verga | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 106 | .670 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
PitchingW: Robert McDaniel
SV: Brook Hamilton
Pitches-Strikes: Noah Floyd 10-8, Brook Hamilton 13-10, Robert McDaniel 83-53, Luke Verga 0-0
Groundouts-Flyouts: Noah Floyd 0-0, Brook Hamilton 0-0, Robert McDaniel 8-6, Luke Verga 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Noah Floyd 2-4, Brook Hamilton 3-4, Robert McDaniel 15-23, Luke Verga 0-0
Key
- AB: At bats
- R: Runs scored
- H: Hits
- RBI: Runs batted in
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- SO: Strikeouts
- 2B: Doubles
- 3B: Triples
- HR: Home runs
- Grand slam: Grand slam home runs
- TB: Total bases
- RBI: Runs batted in
- SAC: Sacrifice hits & bunts
- SF: Sacrifice flies
- ROE: Reached on error
- FC: Hit into fielder’s choice
- HBP: Hit by pitch
- CI: Batter advances on catcher’s interference
- GIDP: Hit into double play
- GITP: Hit into triple play
- SB: Stolen bases
- CS: Caught stealing
- PIK: Picked off
- QAB: Quality at bats (any one of: 3 pitches after 2 strikes, 6+ pitch ABs, XBH, HHB, BB, SAC Bunt, SAC Fly)
- QAB%: Quality at bats per plate appearance
- LOB: Runners left on base at the end of an inning
- E: Errors
- DP: Double Plays
- TP: Triple Plays
- IP: Innings Pitched
- #P: Total pitches
- S%: Strike percentage
- H: Hits allowed
- R: Runs allowed
- ER: Earned runs allowed
- SO: Strikeouts
- BB: Base on balls (walks)
- HR: Home runs allowed
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- SV: Saves
- BS: Blown saves
- HBP: Hit batters
- WP: Wild pitches
- BK: Balks
Voyagers 6, Knights 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOYAGERS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| KNIGHTS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Greenbrier Knights Falls To Suffolk Voyagers After Sixth Inning Score
Greenbrier Knights lost the lead late in a 6-4 defeat to Suffolk Voyagers on Thursday. Suffolk Voyagers was down 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning when Alex Miller grounded out, scoring two runs.
Greenbrier Knights got things started in the first inning. Stefan Lesco singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.
In the top of the second inning, Suffolk Voyagers tied things up at two when Miller singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Suffolk Voyagers took the lead for good with three runs in the sixth inning. In the sixth South Trimble doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.
Jacob Faivre was on the mound for Suffolk Voyagers. He surrendered three runs on four hits over five innings, striking out four.
Kevin Restin toed the rubber for Greenbrier Knights. He surrendered five runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out five. Masaki Furudono and Luke Lageman entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two innings and one inning respectively.
Tredell Blow led Greenbrier Knights with three hits in six at bats.
Suffolk Voyagers had ten hits in the game. Nick Davis, Jimmy Griffin, Matthew Staelgraeve, and Trimble all managed multiple hits for Suffolk Voyagers. Davis went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Suffolk Voyagers in hits.
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Legends 12, Daredevils 4
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGENDS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| DAREDEVILS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Outer Banks Daredevils Struggles To Find Groove Against Lakewood Legends
Outer Banks Daredevils had a tough time generating runs on Thursday, dropping their game with Lakewood Legends 12-4.
Outer Banks Daredevils knotted the game up at two in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Lakewood Legends pulled away for good with two runs in the fifth inning. In the fifth Austin Kirkpatrick singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run and Tristan Welch‘s sac fly scored one run for Lakewood Legends.
Lakewood Legends scored three runs in the ninth inning. The offensive firepower by Lakewood Legends was led by Bren Faulk, Evan Keller, and Drew Hill, all driving in runs in the frame.
Bo Gonzales was credited with the victory for Lakewood Legends. He surrendered three runs on seven hits over seven innings, striking out 11. Kyle McShaffry threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Ryan Andrzejczyk took the loss for Outer Banks Daredevils. He surrendered nine runs on 14 hits over seven and two-thirds innings, striking out seven.
Outer Banks Daredevils tallied eight hits in the game. Justin Taylor, Dominick Claxton, and Cody Schneider all had multiple hits for Outer Banks Daredevils. Schneider, Claxton, and Taylor each collected two hits to lead Outer Banks Daredevils.
Lakewood Legends saw the ball well today, racking up 17 hits in the game. Kirkpatrick, Keller, Welch, Faulk, McShaffry, Samuel Smith, and Hill each had multiple hits for Lakewood Legends.Lakewood Legends didn’t commit a single error in the field. Kirkpatrick had the most chances in the field with 12.
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