Austin’s first game in the Ewell Jackson Tournament against Yates High School was a blowout. Starting pitcher Caleb McKinney set the Lions down in order in quick fashion, getting 3 strikeouts in the top of the first. Shortstop Scott Viktorin got the Bulldogs all the runs they would need in this one, leading off the home half of the inning with a home run to right center. That set the tone for the rest of the night, as the Bulldogs sent another 25 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first, plating a total of 21 runs. With a week’s worth of offense in half-an-inning, it’s hard to capture all the highlights, but of note was Catcher Drew Miller showing some wheels when his line drive single to center eluded the Lions’ center fielder, allowing Miller to speed around the bases and score. After the Lions finally got a hard-fought 3 outs on the Dogs, they never really had a chance to get their offense going, getting 2 more strikeouts and a groundout to go in order in the top of the 2nd. For the Bulldogs, they never cooled off, sending another 19 batters to the plate and getting 15 more runs before the Lions called it quits.

Offensive highlights:

· Total team effort by 17 Bulldog batters getting 45 plate appearances in just 2 innings, as the team collecting 15 hits, 16 walks, 3 sacrifice flies, plus reached base via error 9 times – that’s 40 baserunners, scoring 36 of them. Leading the hit parade were Scott Viktorin with a HR and a double, Kyle Garoni with 2 doubles, Andrew Keplinger with a single and a double, Daniel Rockett with 2 hits, Adam Shank with a triple, Travis Goodrich with a double, plus singles by Barrett Barnes, Matt Baughman, Drew Miller, Tony Gigliotti, and Blake Doerr.

· 33 RBIs on the game – Miller leading the charge with 5; 4 by Baughman; 3 each by Keplinger, Shank, and Gigliotti; 2 each by Viktorin, Dalton, Garoni, McKinney, and Doerr; and 1 each by Goodrich, Matias Perez, Rockett, Kevin Gelfand, and Aaron Marcynuk.

· Coupled with their 14-0 win over Mayde Creek, the Bulldogs have outscored their last two opponents by 50-0.

Pitching highlights:

· Caleb McKinney (1-0) threw a “perfect” game, going 2 innings, 6 batters, 5 K’s, and 0 runs, notching his first win of the season.

Defensive highlight:

· Only ball in play for the defense was a ground ball to 2B Matias Perez; score it a 4-3 put-out for the 6th and final out the team would need to make.

Score by inning: