East Cobb Yankees Survive Elimination

By Christopher Smith on August 9, 2009 7:58 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The East Cobb (Ga.) Yankees beat the South Troy (N.Y.) Dodgers 8-0 in six innings.

The defending champions survived elimination 24 hours after losing their opener 2-0 to the Illinois Sparks.

They went 11 innings with just one run but scored seven in the fifth and sixth innings today.

"It's good for our confidence," manager James Beavers said. "I think even we started putting pressure on ourselves early on, going, 'Hey, we've got runners on base and nobody's getting them in.' We just could not get a break."

Pitcher David McKinney combined with Daniel Norris for a one-hitter. McKinney retired 14 straight batters after Branden Cogswell's first-inning hit.

Cogswell's final line: 5 1-3 innings, 6 Ks, 1 HBP, 1 H, 0 ER.

"I got in a groove. My curveball was working. I just felt really good today," Cogswell said. "The catchers do an awesome job. They know what they're doing. I never shake them off. I throw what they call."
 
The South Troy Dodgers are gone after losing 7-3 to the Four Corners Thunder in Friday's opener.
 
"We're obviously disappointed. We didn't play well this tournament," manager Kevin Rogers said. "The kids worked hard all year. The kid that threw against us today was very good. He kept us off pace."

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