St. Hyacinths Prevails over MCI In SELL Action

Pitching was the key to holding back MCI

June 2, 2009
By: Kevin Kula

St. Hyacinth's celebrates a home run early in the game. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

In S.E.L.L. action, St. Hyacinth came out strong in the opening inning against MCI. St. Hyacinth scored a run early, then scored again with one man on, on a home run by St. Hyacinth's pitcher Benny #21 to put St. Hyacinth up 3-0.

Benny rounds the bases after his HR!. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Jake on the mound for MCI. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

MCI tried to return the favor in the bottom of the second with runners on second and third base, but St. Hyacinths pitcher sent two MCI batters packing, and a nice catch from Brandon #22 help end MCI's attack.

St. Hy's pitcher Benny. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Nice catch Brandon. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

MCI's pitcher Jake with 7 strikeouts on the night. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

The score stayed 3-0 favoring St. Hyacinth until the bottom of the fourth when MCI broke St. Hyacinths' shutout defense. Jake #5 stole second and third, then scored off a hit from # 1 Junior. But St. Hy's bounced right back, earning the last out on a timely strikeout.

Benny had 9 strikeouts from the mound. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Here's a nice hit for MCI from Zac. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)



Lefty batter Jake at the plate. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Jake steals 3rd to move into scoring position. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Junior earns an RBI for this hit. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Keygan is caught looking at this pitch. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

The sixth inning was a battle for St. Hyacinth. First, while on the attack, St. Hyacinth added two more runs to their total to stretch their lead to 5-1. St. Hyacinth then had to face a desperate MCI team in the bottom of the final inning.

MCI brings in a new pitcher - Zac. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

David gets a hold of this ball. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Ryan beats out the throw to first. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Coach Wojo has a talk with his Catcher and Pitcher. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

St. Hy's Dom slides safely into 3rd (Above) and then into home. (Below)

(MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

Ryan also comes into to score for St. Hy's. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)

MCI's desperation was somewhat relieved by Zac #7 who sent the ball soaring over the fence for a home run and an RBI. The score stood at 5-3 favoring St. Hyacinth when St. Hy's pitcher took charge and struck out three straight MCI batters.

It's a home run swing for Zac. (MyBayCity Photo by Kevin Kula)