Edition5 – Dice Baseball Classic

PBC BASEBALL SEASON 1, EDITION 5

Pilgrims Sent Packing by Twin Hills

Despite an explosive 5-run rally in the sixth.

the Piney’s Court Pilgrims were unable to hang on, letting both the game and tournament hopes slip away. After losses to Faulkner and now Twin Hills, the Pilgrims find themselves the first team to be eliminated.

The Pilgrims dug themselves an early hole against Twin Hills, as Preston Bell Jr. struggled to find his command and the offense sputtered. By the 6th, the Hilltoppers had built a comfortable 5-2 lead. But then the Pilgrim’s bats came to live. The first three runners reached, loading the bases. A sacrifice fly and a walk later, Piney’s Court had shortened the margin, and now trailed 5-3 with a golden opportunity for more. Jessie Elliot, finding himself batting in the two-spot, stepped in and drilled a 1-0 slider an estimated 412 feet over the left field wall, clearing the bases and giving his squad a 7-5 lead heading into the 7th.
But closer Yoshi Iwamura was hit hard and often by the Hilltoppers, who with the aid of a triple and two doubles, stole back the lead 8-7.

Minors Cup Competition Brings Baseball

Though the major league squads still have plenty of season left, and plenty of fighting to do for remaining playoff spots, the big league players have certainly kept tabs on the action in the minor league championship tournament.

PBC Summer Classic Power Rankings

With convincing wins over Essex and Barrington, Auburn Station (5-1) has cruised into first place with no sights of looking back (only the second team to hold that honor this season).

Auburn Station makes quick work of Barrington

Although an upset by the 1-5 Buzzard over the 4-1 Railroaders would have come as a shock to the PBC world, perhaps few expected such an ruthless beating out of the gates by the boys from the Station. The Railroaders sent 10 men to the plate in 2nd inning, and by the 3rd they had staked themselves to a commanding 6-0 lead. A team that has enforced it’s offensive dominance with the long ball all season long stuck to their guns tonight, belting five homers.