Flames burn through Nashville! {Click on this link for pictures}

Nashville, TN - The 9u Cincy Flames earned their first Championship trophy in their first tournament as a team at the Early Bird Classic in Nashville, TN. In the 5-game tourny the Flames scored 73 runs, on 52 hits in just 17 innings. In 19 innings of pitching the Flames hurlers recorded 32 strikeouts.


Game 1
Cincy Flames 24, Murfreesboro Blaze 5

After getting rid of the first inning jitters, the Flames settled down and cruised to their first tournament game victory. Justin Moyer pitched 2 2/3 stellar innings holding the Blaze down while the offense went to work pounding out 24 runs. The play of the game was Tristan Lana's suicide squeeze bunt. The pitch was over his head and Tristan, with the bat vertically over his head, still laid it down perfectly.

Bateman 2-4, 2R, 2RBI
Lana 2-2 3R, 3RBI
Poli 2-2 4R, 5RBI
Bosel 4-4 2R, 6RBI

WP - Moyer 2 2/3 IP, 3K, ER

Game 2
Cincy Flames 9, Kentucky Bearcats National 6

Ryne Fritz held the Bearcat Nationals down for 3 innings and then Brett "Laffy Taffy" Bosel came in to slam the door in the 4th. Kane Batemen led the offense with 3 hits.

Bateman 3-3, 2R, 2RBI
Wenning 2BB, 2R, RBI
Mullins 1-1 R, BB

WP - Fritz 3IP, 2ER
S - Bosel IP 3K, ER

Game 3
Cincy Flames 16, Kentucky Bearcats American 7

In the night cap Tristan Lana struck out 3 in one inning of work, and then Trey Amann and Brett Bosel finished the game for the Flames. The Flames bats were hot again with Brett, Trey, and Brandon each having 2 hits.

Bosel 2-2, 3B, HR, 2RBI
Mullins 2-2 2R
Amann 2-2, 2R

WP - Amann 1 1/3IP, 3K
S - Bosel 2/3IP 2K

Cincy Flames 15, Kentucky Bearcats American 2
In the Semi Final game the Flames scored 15 runs on 15 hits. Joey Wenning pitched 2 innings giving up no runs and no hits while striking out 5. Mark Peterson closed the game with 4 ks in two innings.

Bateman 2-3 3R, 3B, 3RBI
Lana 3-3 2R, 3RBI
Malott 3-3 2R, 2RBI
Poli 2-3, 2R, 3RBI
Moyer 2-2 2R, 2RBI

WP- Wenning 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 5K
S - Peterson 2IP, ER, 3K

Championship Game
Cincy Flames 9, Kentucky Bearcats American 1

John Malott and Brandon Mullins combined for an 11 strike out no-hitter and were backed up with another potent offensive output.

Poli 2-3, 2R, 2RBI
Bosel 2-2 R, RBI
Mullins 1-2 2B

WP Malott 4IP, 0H, 0ER, 8K
S Mullins IP, 0H, 0ER, 3K