Brase Sports Update 3/11, 3/14-15

Hello Everyone,

We'll start with Nick's game on Wednesday. It was the the Raptors vs. Red Wings (again). The boys played real hard again ! Their defense was tough !! Nick hit the ball well. Lots of comments like "when he gets a hold of it". His best part of the game was his defense. The last inning was on the defense to hold the other team for the win (if we kept score :)) The boys gave up one hit and got the other 3 outs ! Nick had 2 put outs. What was awesome was that every time the boys got an out, they would raise their fists in victory ! All in unison ! Like team of victorious Warriors !! OH YEAH !!

Ok, on to Saturday. Baseball first. It was the Raptors vs. the Volcano's. I wasn't able to go to this one because of Kylie's tournament. But I do have some info. The Volcano's were shorthanded in the field. Unfortunately, sounds like the coach didn't have much help from any of the parents. The Raptors continued to roll ! Great defense and spotty hitting. The pitching machine was having some serious issues. The pitches were all over the place. But, they managed to get it done ! Nick continues to show great hitting mechanics. There were predictions of balls going over the fence before the end of the year for my little beast ! Love it !

Now, on to Kylie. She had a Triple Crown Tournament in Hemet. Way out on the Soboba Indian Reservation. Lots of rumors of people shooting out there and craziness. But, it was fine. Beautiful fields and beautiful surroundings. The only craziness were the parents who think they know everything and wouldn't shut up. Whew .... ok ..... onto the games.

Saturday: Legacy started off against the Rattlers. The game was over in 1 hour. Legacy crushed their pitcher ! Kylie had 1 at bat and hit a run in. Legacy wins 10 - 0 !

Second game was against Fury. This was a very good team. Very well coached and very disciplined. It was nice to see a female head coach. You don't see much of that unfortunately. There is something about a male coach yelling at your daughter that really bugs. So anyway, the game was VERY tight. 1-0 Legacy late in the game. A ball was crushed deep to RF and the RF mis-played the ball and it went all the way to the fence. The girl came all the way around for a Home Run. Tie game. 2 more runners get on and a HUGE error at 3B. Now, it's 3 - 1 Fury. Legacy started hanging there heads really bad. They did manage to start coming back. Runners on 1st and second, no outs, your power hitter coming up. Coach gives the signal and she ........bunts. BUNTS !!!?? What the ?! The balls bounces up and hits the batter in fair territory. 1 out. Grumbling in the crowd. Now, next batter strikes out. 2 outs. The last batter battles like crazy and then grounds out to SS. Legacy goes down 3-1 to Fury. Tough loss. Kylie played 2B the whole game but the coach had someone hitting for her.

Sunday: Legacy vs Lights Out. Legacy came out playing hard. Faced a very good pitcher. Ended up beating Lights Out 7-0. They just secured the #1 seed. Unfortunately, Kylie did not play this game. Onto Bracket play.

Next up was Legacy vs Norco Filly's. Filly's were over matched from the beginning. They did have a very good pitcher though that kept it close for them. Unfortunately, her defense wasn't on the same level. Kylie played RF the whole game and and had a great bunt to advance the runner and she got on base. She also grounded out to 3b. Legacy 7-0. Legacy advances.

Next up: Legacy vs Corona Eliminators. Good game. The Eliminators had a good left handed pitcher that could really hit her corners. She held Legacy in check. Kylie played RF the whole game. She had some awesome defensive plays too. She out hustled our "diva" centerfielder to get the ball in to keep the hitter to a double. She also caught a bomb that was hit way out to right center. This was done in a full sprint. Very nice.

The game was down to the last inning. It was 3-1 Eliminators. Their CF had just made a HUGE play. A ball was bombed to deep left center and this kid ran the ball down and practically layed out for the ball. Unbelievable. One of the best plays I have ever seen for a 12 year old !

So, runners on 1st and 2nd for Legacy. 1 out. Kylie coming up and then ......... coach pulls Kylie and puts another hitter in. Ummmm. Breathe. Yeah. Breathe. Whatever. Kylie's pinch hitter goes on to fly out to the SS. Hmmm. The tough thing is that Kylie had just crushed the ball to the outfield her lat AB and had the pitchers number. Anyway, 2 outs. Next hitter grounds out. Game over, tournament over. Yep, it was a little harder than normal to deal with that one. Legacy shows signs of playing real well. But, they are still struggling when it counts, might be something the coach needs to look in the mirror about. "The looking glass never lies". I love this therapy, uh I mean Blog. See you next week.

p.s. if you click on the pictures, they will enlarge.