Cicero Big Blue opened up the season with a decisive 8-3 win against Geddes on Thursday night at Central Park in Cicero.
Cicero fired up the offense in the first inning. With Dom Ciccone and Nicholas Capece on base, Michael Mooney singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. Mooney then stole his way to third base, and then scored on a passed ball.
Cicero put up three more runs in the third inning. The offense in the inning was led by Nicholas Capece and Mooney, who both knocked in runs in the inning. Dom Ciccone started it off with a single, and then scored on a triple by Nicholas Capece, who then scored on a single by Michael Mooney.
Geddes scored three runs in the fifth inning, thanks to a walk by Sean Finnerty and a single by Austin Getz.
Alex Smith earned the win for Cicero and received the MVP game ball for his play on the mound, surrendering three runs over five innings, striking out 13.
Ryan Keil threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Keil recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Cicero Big Blue 13u. He also hit 1 and scored 1 run for Cicero.
Cade Caloia took the loss for Geddes. He surrendered 8 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings, Steven Meideros finished for Geddes, striking out six and walking zero.
Cicero totaled nine hits. Dom Ciccone and Mooney each racked up multiple hits. Capece and Ciccone both scored 2 runs on the day. Mooney led Cicero with four stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths. Nicholas Capece, Alex Smith, Ryan Keil, Jimmy Zampini also had stolen bases.
Highlight plays on the day included:
- Multiple throwdowns for tags at 3rd base by Cicero catchers, including Jacskon Fudge and Carter Duncan.
- Deep, high fly ball catch in left field by Nicholas Capece
- Multiple put outs to first base by Alex Smith on the mound
- A perfect tag at third base by Connor Pearce on a throw from the catcher
- The deepest hit of the day came from Jacob Calabria
- Tag play at home by catcher Jackson Fudge to end the game
Team captains on the night were Michael Mooney and Sean Bombard.
Cicero faces ESM on Friday, June 7th at 6pm.
Geddes 13uDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2019 | 6:00 pm | Cicero Little League | 2019 |
Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes 13u | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cicero 13u | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 |
Cicero 13u
| # | Batting | PA | AB | HBP | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Pearce | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Mooney | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Bombard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Alex Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Keil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carter Duncan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drew Matyasik | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominick Ciccone | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Zampini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacob Calabria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicholas Capece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackson Fudge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avery Pankow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ERA | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.60 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ryan Keil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Connor Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominick Ciccone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Calabria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Capece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Fudge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.57 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Geddes 13u
| PA | AB | HBP | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| IP | H | R | ERA | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |