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The Team Ontario Astros 18U team had a very successful start to their Fall 2018 US road trip.
After a 9-hour bus ride arriving at Indianapolis-area hotel around 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, the boys were up for breakfast at 9 a.m. and headed over to the University of Indianapolis for the All-Scout Wood Bat Tournament.
They played their first game at 1:30 p.m. against 5 Star Mid West - McCourt. They won that game 8-1. See game stats.
Then they played their second game of the day at 3:45, against the Indiana Astros 17U - Ison, winning that one as well, 2-0. Game pitch-by-pitch; for batting stats, click on "Players" link.
Highlights of the day: Natan Love had a 3 run homer in game 1. Colin Windle had a complete game 1 hitter in game 2.
Based on their 2 wins on Saturday, the Astros 18U won their pool and moved on to the semi-finals.
On Sunday, their semi-final game was at 8:30 a.m., against 5 Star Midwest - Gullett. Astros 18U won the semi-final 7-0! See game stats.
Highlights of the game: Bryn Biemiller and Ethan Seymour were strong on the mound. Natan Love and Jack Kensit each doubled.
The final was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Unfortunately the game play-by-play and stats were not made available for this final game of the tournament, and Pastime stopped tweeting about it after the 3rd inning.
The opposing team (Indiana Prospects - Hinds) is from one of the best programs in Indiana.
The Astros 18U started the game strong and were winning 3-0 entering the bottom of the 3rd inning. The Indiana Prospects - Hinds team then rallied and pulled ahead of our boys and ended up winning the game 8-5.
Kudos to our Canadian boys for their awesome strong showing against their US Midwest counterparts.
Next up: The Astros 18U are scheduled to play some exhibition games against colleges in Iowa:
- October 2: Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA at 3:30 p.m.
- October 3: Ellsworth Community College In Iowa Falls, IA at 3:30 pm
- October 4: North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa at 2:00 p.m.
Note: Palmer Cruickshank (Team Ontario Astros 2017) attends Ellsworth Community College, and plays baseball for the ECC Panthers.
—Written by Christine Brüggemann, with contributions from 18U Assistant Coach Dan Gillis
TWEETS (with video clips of pitching velocities):
@TeamONAstros 6’2” LHP- Zach Morgan-Yates sitting 78-80 with a great CB and SL. pic.twitter.com/FpHX6KKhht
— Pastime Tournaments (@PastimeBaseball) September 29, 2018
@TeamONAstros Zach Morgan-Yeates sitting 77-80 with plus off speed. pic.twitter.com/eu7iKt49II
— Pastime Tournaments (@PastimeBaseball) September 29, 2018
@TeamONAstros RHP-Bryn Biemiller 76-79 with sink. Second Baseman Tennie drives one oppo to deep right for @5starnational and legs out an easy Triple. pic.twitter.com/pkd58szjgQ
— Pastime Tournaments (@PastimeBaseball) September 29, 2018
@TeamONAstros RHP-Colin Windle is doing some pitching by mixing up speeds and keeping hitters off balance with a 76-78 FB and a 63-65 CB. pic.twitter.com/VDlzqIP2j5
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@TeamONAstros RHP - Brett Gugel throwing 71-74 Top at 75 in the All Scout Wood Bat Championship. pic.twitter.com/7xZKgaEBxV
— Pastime Tournaments (@PastimeBaseball) September 30, 2018
@TeamONAstros LHP Evan Tondera in throwing 64-67 Top 69. pic.twitter.com/EJEKxBOOqo
— Pastime Tournaments (@PastimeBaseball) September 30, 2018