“12 Runs Allowed Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads made Fairfax Post 177 earn it on offense — allowing no leadoff walks. Pitchers started at bats with a strike to 35 of 46 hitters. Pitcher Jack Cavallario generated 10 swinging strikes from Fairfax Post 177 hitters on 81 pitches. Starting pitcher Jack Cavallario threw 81 pitches and had five strikeouts, while allowing zero walks and seven base hits. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads allowed line drives on 28% of Fairfax Post 177's balls in play. Two out of three walks issued came around to score. Pitchers threw an additional seven pitches in error-extended innings. Fielders committed five errors, leading to three unearned runs. Pitchers allowed five hits after getting two strikes on the opposing batters. Jack Brookes, William Paul, Sid Barlow, and Calvin Colon each committed errors in the field for Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads's win probability dropped during the top of the seventh inning, where they committed three errors and gave up three runs. 4 Runs Scored David Perrin singled, scoring one run in the bottom of the seventh, which significantly increased Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads's chances to win. Baserunners stole seven bases in 10 attempts. Hitters had quality at bats 60% of the time. Hitters saw at least three pitches after getting two strikes six times. The bottom of the sixth was the best half inning for Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads. They scored three runs in the inning. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads had 11 at bats where hitters saw 6-plus pitches. Hitters saw 4.2 pitches per plate appearance. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads didn't take advantage of all of their chances, with one two-out RBI. They ended up stranding nine runners. Baserunners were caught stealing on three of 10 attempts. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads ended up behind in the count with a first pitch strike in 21 of their 40 at bats.”
Fairfax Post 177 finished strong Sunday, using a six-run ninth to pull away and beat Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads 12-4 at Lake Braddock Secondary School. Bryce Walkinshaw sparked the visitors throughout, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Andrew Haydon and Nic Prabhakar each added 2 hits in the win.
Fairfax Post 177 opened the scoring in the first when Walkinshaw doubled to bring home Haydon. Springfield Post 176 Snakeheads answered in the sixth to move in front, 3-1, behind a run-scoring single from David Perrin, Jack Brookes’ triple, and a defensive miscue. The hosts kept it there briefly, then scored again in the seventh when Perrin singled to bring home Connor Rondeau.
Fairfax Post 177 flipped it back in the top of the seventh. Prabhakar reached on an error that allowed two runs to score, and Haydon followed with an RBI single. Gunnar Greenlee then singled in the eighth to score Ben Hunter, and a balk brought home another run as Fairfax extended the margin before the final inning.
The ninth turned into Fairfax’s biggest inning of the day. Ben Metrocavage doubled to score two runs, Bruce Waldschmidt added an RBI single, Prabhakar singled in another run, and Walkinshaw capped the rally with a triple that drove in two more. Fairfax finished with 17 hits, with Ben Hunter adding two hits and two runs scored and Metrocavage driving in two.
Springfield got a solid day at the plate from Perrin, who went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Brookes, who finished 2-for-5 and tripled. William Paul doubled, and the Snakeheads worked eight walks as a group. Sid Barlow had two stolen bases, and Springfield totaled five steals on the day.
Ben Torbert struck out seven over five innings for Fairfax, and the bullpen pieces of Miles Fitterer, Adam Stuhrke and Ben Hunter finished the job. Jack Cavallario started for Springfield and allowed one run over six innings with five strikeouts and no walks before the late damage fell on Calvin Colon and Connor Rondeau.