HOW IT HAPPENED

• David Ramirez picked up Texas Senators’ first hit of the ball game on a single to left. Jack Buerkle immediately followed with a double to put both runners in scoring position. A single from William Hill drove them both in on a line drive to right and gave his team its first lead going into the fourth.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Nolan Moore walked, stole second, and was moved to third on a bunt from Gus Begert. A perfectly executed squeeze bunt from Clayton Namken scored Moore to make it a three run margin.
• The Senators added one more in the fourth on Buerkle’s second double of the day to score Ramirez and extend Texas Senators’ lead to 4-0.
• In the top of the seventh Canes Midwest put up a five spot to mark a remarkable comeback, coming on six base hits and a walk.
• Barth began the inning with a ground ball single to left. Jaden Fauske followed by sending a line drive double to right field. The first run for Canes came on Jenkin’s line drive to right to score both Barth and Fauske. Immediately following was a single from Elijah Bennett. An RBI grounder from Coleman plated Jamie Hernandez, but it was the line drive from Drew Graft that tied the game.
• The winning run, and the fifth of the inning for Canes, came on a single from Tanner Thomas to score Graft. The momentum carried into the bottom of the inning where a single from David Ramirez was quickly halted by three quick outs and the sealed victory.

NOTABLE STATS

• Barth went 2-for-4 with one run scored while pitching 3.2 innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits with four strikeouts.
• Graft went 2-for-3 with an RBI, but the only extra base hit came from Fauske, which was a double in the top of the seventh.
• Fauske would also garner the victory, going 3.1 innings with no earned runs and one strikeout.
• Buerkle picked up two hits, both doubles, with one RBI, while Ramirez also posted a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-2 with two runs scored.
• Hernandez pitched 6.0 shutout innings, but would take the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in the seventh.

Canes Midwest won bronze and are the second runner-ups in the 16U National Team Championships in North Carolina, while Texas Senators Scout Team finished fourth in the tournament.