ALOHA MEANS GOODBYE, SEE YA AND OUTTA HERE!
On Luau Night at Broadway Field, the Seaside Wildcats said "Aloha!" to the baseball three times in the eighth inning on the way to a thrilling, come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the visiting Langley, B.C. Blaze.
Down 4-0 heading into the eighth inning with just three hits to their credit, the Wildcats rallied for five runs, capped by back-to-back-to-back home runs by Aaron Nelson, Aaron "Swarty" Svarthumle and Robert Lloyd to grab the lead. Evan Scandling retired the side in the ninth inning to polish off a remarkable complete game victory.
In the seventh inning, three Wildcats batters looked at called third strikes andLangley righthander Justin Dyck appeared to be firmly in command of the game. But catcher Mason Reilly lashed a single to left field on the first pitch of the eighth inning, the first hard-hit ball of the night for the 'Cats, and the rally was on.
Robert Hitchens followed with a line drive up the middle that nearly decapitated Dyck on its way to center field. After a wild pitch put the heads-up Reilly on third base, Adam White, Hitchens double-play combo teammate at Indiana Tech, hit the hardest ball yet of the inning, a screaming, slicing shot to center that unfortunately sliced its way right into the glove of Langley's Jeff Thompson. Reilly scored on the sacrifice fly and Spencer Wiggins grounded out for the second out of the inning.
That brought up Aaron Nelson for a key two-out at bat. Down three runs with a runner in scoring position, Nelson worked the count in his favor after taking a pair of balls, then unloaded on a Dyck fastball, hitting a moon shot to right field that got lost in the Seaside night. When the ball finally came down, it was well beyond the right field wall, and the 'Cats trailed by just one run. Svarthumle followed with a homer to left field on a 2-1 pitch, tying the scored and ending Dyck's night, perhaps one batter too late.
Designated hitter Bobby Wagner took the mound for the Blaze and was rudely greeted by the 'Cats DH, big Robert Lloyd who scorched the first pitch he saw, sending it into the left field bleachers in a blink of an eye. Just like that, the Wildcats had the lead and the game as they continue to own the late innings of games.
Scandling allowed eight hits and one walk while striking out six batters in the win. Dyck walked no one and fanned five in a no decision.
Thompson homered for the Blaze in the top of the eighth inning and made a couple of fine catches in center field, including a running gem at the wall in the sixth inning to rob Svarthumle of an extra base hit.
Swarty and Nellie each went 2-for-4, while Hitchens finished the game 2-for-3 with a double.
The Wildcats (9-7 in league and 20-13 overall) and Blaze play a doubleheader today at 1:00 p.m. with the first game broadcast live on ESPN Radio, starting at 12:55 p.m.
Down 4-0 heading into the eighth inning with just three hits to their credit, the Wildcats rallied for five runs, capped by back-to-back-to-back home runs by Aaron Nelson, Aaron "Swarty" Svarthumle and Robert Lloyd to grab the lead. Evan Scandling retired the side in the ninth inning to polish off a remarkable complete game victory.
In the seventh inning, three Wildcats batters looked at called third strikes andLangley righthander Justin Dyck appeared to be firmly in command of the game. But catcher Mason Reilly lashed a single to left field on the first pitch of the eighth inning, the first hard-hit ball of the night for the 'Cats, and the rally was on.
Robert Hitchens followed with a line drive up the middle that nearly decapitated Dyck on its way to center field. After a wild pitch put the heads-up Reilly on third base, Adam White, Hitchens double-play combo teammate at Indiana Tech, hit the hardest ball yet of the inning, a screaming, slicing shot to center that unfortunately sliced its way right into the glove of Langley's Jeff Thompson. Reilly scored on the sacrifice fly and Spencer Wiggins grounded out for the second out of the inning.
That brought up Aaron Nelson for a key two-out at bat. Down three runs with a runner in scoring position, Nelson worked the count in his favor after taking a pair of balls, then unloaded on a Dyck fastball, hitting a moon shot to right field that got lost in the Seaside night. When the ball finally came down, it was well beyond the right field wall, and the 'Cats trailed by just one run. Svarthumle followed with a homer to left field on a 2-1 pitch, tying the scored and ending Dyck's night, perhaps one batter too late.
Designated hitter Bobby Wagner took the mound for the Blaze and was rudely greeted by the 'Cats DH, big Robert Lloyd who scorched the first pitch he saw, sending it into the left field bleachers in a blink of an eye. Just like that, the Wildcats had the lead and the game as they continue to own the late innings of games.
Scandling allowed eight hits and one walk while striking out six batters in the win. Dyck walked no one and fanned five in a no decision.
Thompson homered for the Blaze in the top of the eighth inning and made a couple of fine catches in center field, including a running gem at the wall in the sixth inning to rob Svarthumle of an extra base hit.
Swarty and Nellie each went 2-for-4, while Hitchens finished the game 2-for-3 with a double.
The Wildcats (9-7 in league and 20-13 overall) and Blaze play a doubleheader today at 1:00 p.m. with the first game broadcast live on ESPN Radio, starting at 12:55 p.m.
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