The New York Nine brought home some championship hardware this past weekend at the Game Day USA Super Regional. Both the Rookies and Cubs had to win three games on championship Sunday to secure the title for the Nine. The Cubs defeated the CP Queens Wolverines (9-0), Ramsey Select (9-3) and in the finals, beat the Long Island Sharks (14-3) to claim the Super Regional crown.
Tournament Notes:
Jesse Oyala led the team with 6 hits, a .545 batting average and stole 7 bases
Giovanni Bausone led the team with a .636 OBP
Josh Huerta led the team with 7 RBI and contributed a .556 OBP
Quincy Bright led the team with 5 walks and 11 stolen bases without being caught
Aidan Colasante led the team with 6 runs scored and stole 8 bases
Miguel Sime contributed a .500 OBP to go with his 7 steals
Abel Ortiz stole 5 bases
As a team, the Nine had a .483 OBP throughout the tournament and walked 19 times (and 15.96% of their plate appearances)
As a team, the Nine stole an astounding 50 bases while being caught only 4 times, good for a amazing 92.6% stolen base %
Jesse Oyala led the team with 10 strikeouts and only 1 walk in his 5 innings of 0 run ball
Aidan Colasante threw 4 innings with 9 strikeouts and no runs allowed
Jose Reyes threw 4 innings while only allowing 1 run
As a team, the Nine had a strong 2.39 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 23 innings.