First of all, congratulations to the Greensboro, NC team for moving on to The Colt World Championship game against Puerto Rico. This was a great game to watch and a sad game to experience as a parent when a chance to play for The World Championship was just within grasp.
Our All-Star team played well but did miss out on a couple of scoring opportunities that may have changed the outcome of this semi-final game. Miscues cannot be made at this level of play and expect to win. In saying this, Greensboro made a couple of incredible plays that without them would have changed the outcome. Each one of our players gave it their all. Our last batter who struck out I commend because he went down swinging (means he went down fighting) & to see him experience the moment of defeat & drop to his knees just outside the batters box is brutal to watch as a parent. I know this feeling well. Last year I, myself experienced this same feeling as Nick drops to his knees, curled up on the mound as he gave up a game winning hit last year against Tampa in the bottom of the 7th inning in one of our 1st games. He bounced back later against Mexico with a win & I know this great young athlete will do the same. That must be the place to go when this defining moment arrives....on the knees on a baseball field, face buried in shock!!! After all it's where these young kids place so much of their time & effort into their dreams. They should be proud!!!
Also, I want to thank all the athletes from every team. I have been fortunate enough to see some excellent baseball players from around the globe over the past week. I will most likely go see The Championship game tonight as Puerto Rico will play Greensboro, NC at 7pm. It won't be the same though.
Nick did get Jose Valentin's (Puerto Rico assistant coach) autograph along with his sons (starting player). Jose is a former major league baseball player in The US.
FINAL — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2.
AFTER 6 1/2 — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2 — Yocum retired the side 1-2-3 in the top of the seventh.
END OF SIX — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2 — With two on and none out, Lafayette could not execute a sacrifice bunt and then ran itself out of te inning.
AFTER 5 1/2 — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2 — After Davis singled, reliever JT Yocum retired three in a row.
END OF FIVE — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2 — Nick Bartolone grounded into an inning-ending double play.
AFTER 4 1/2 — Greensboro 4, Lafayette 2 — A throwing error by Ghiselli led to another unearned run. All four Greensboro runs are unearned.
END OF FOUR — Greensboro 3, Laayette 2 — Austin Kiracofe got a two-out single, but Lafayette failed to score.
AFTER 3 1/2 — Greensboro 3, Lafayette 2 — Ghiselli retired the side 1-2-3 with two strikeouts. He now has six.
END OF TWO — Greensboro 3, Lafayette 2 — Peter Ripke's run-scoring single to right cut the lead to one, but with runners at first and second and two outs, Rhoads struck out.
AFTER 2 1/2 INNNGS — Greensboro 3, Lafayette 1 — A curcial error by Lafayette third baseman Parker Rhoads led to three unearned runs, including a two-out, two-run homer from pitcher Jaylen Davis.
END OF TWO — Lafayette 1, Greensboro 0 — Peter Ripke's inside-the-park home run gives Lafayette the lead.
AFTER 1 12 INNINGS — Lafayette 0, Greensboro 0 — Ghiselli strikes out two more and has four in two innings.
END OF ONE — Lafayette 0, Greensboro 0 — Zion Bell was gunned down at the plate trying to score on a Christian Vukas single to center.
AFTER 1/2 INNING — Greensboro 0, Lafayette coming to bat — Brian Ghiselli retired the side in order including two strikeouts.
Ghiselli pitching for Lafayette, Davis for Greensboro. The winner plays Puerto Rico at 7 Thursday night for the CWS title.
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