Battery fails the Mid Atlantic Pirates, lose 11-10 to Outer Banks Daredevils on hit into a fielder’s choice

Thursday, July 25, 2013 – First Flight Baseball Complex, Kill Devil Hills, NC

Conner Hall‘s walk-off hit into a fielder’s choice off of Luke Suttmiller boosted Outer Banks Daredevils to an 11-10 win over the Mid Atlantic Pirates in 10 innings at First Flight HS on Thursday.

Conner racked up six RBIs on three hits for Outer Banks Daredevils. He doubled in the second inning and singled in the third and eighth innings.

Each team blasted the other’s pitching, and there were 21 total runs and 25 hits during the game. Both bullpens were busy with six pitchers used in the game as the skippers of both squads tried to finish it off.

Hunter Earley got the win for Outer Banks Daredevils. He allowed two runs over four innings. Hunter struck out four, walked one and gave up four hits.

The top of the first saw the Mid Atlantic Pirates take an early lead, 1-0.

Outer Banks Daredevils brought home three runs in the second inning, and matched that run total in the third. In the second, Outer Banks Daredevils scored on a three-run double by Conner, plating Cam Kostyack, John Croak and Zach Hynes.

After a quick strike from the Mid Atlantic Pirates, Outer Banks Daredevils responded with two runs in the sixth. Outer Banks Daredevils scored on and a fielder’s choice.

The Mid Atlantic Pirates scored one run in each of the seventh, eighth and tenth. In the seventh, the Mid Atlantic Pirates scored on a groundout by Killen Strenn, plating Rob Reaume.

Outer Banks Daredevils answered the Mid Atlantic Pirates’ top inning with two runs of its own in the tenth. Outer Banks Daredevils scored on a passed ball.

 

Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pirates 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 10 10 0
Daredevils 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 8 11 1