SWFL Yard Dawgs vs PBA Outlaws

North Port, Florida: After notching out a win in the first game of Saturday’s pool play, the SWFL Yard Dawgs were back in action against rival PBA Outlaws in the second game of pool play. Despite battling toe to toe through the first few frames, it was a big fourth inning by the Outlaws that would doom the Yard Dawgs in the 13-8 loss.

The Yard Dawgs opened the game up by scoring in the first inning. Brayden Spain led off the game with a single. He would later score on an RBI single by Donte Taylor to give the Yard Dawgs a 1-0 lead.

The Outlaws answered by posting four runs to the scoreboard in the bottom of the first. A bases loaded walk to Anthony Poriello tied the game. Then a sac fly by Dannyel Polanco and a two run double by Wyatt Stafford gave the Outlaws a 4-1 lead.

The Outlaws added to their lead by scoring again in the bottom of the second. Angel Rodriguez scored on a single by Prescott to increase the lead to 5-1.

The Yard Dawgs battled back to take the lead of the game in the third inning. They loaded bases on three consecutive singles by Jake Patrick, Taylor and MJ Patrick. Hunter Force plated the first run on a fielder’s choice to score Jake Patrick. A two run double by Jake Trottier would score two more runs and put the Yard Dawgs one run back. That run would come on an RBI single by Michael Sprague to tie the game 5-5. They were not done yet, a bases loaded walk by Connor O’Brien to regain the lead for the Dawgs 6-5.

The Outlaws tied the game in the bottom of the third. Poriello drove home a run on a ground out to first to tie the game 6-6.

The Dawgs regained the lead an inning later. The rally got started by Taylor being hit by a pitch followed by a walk to MJ Patrick. An RBI single by Force scored Taylor. Then the bases were loaded following a walk to Trottier. Devyn Kiersten would later drive in a run to give the Yard Dawgs a 8-6 lead.

But everything fell apart for the Dawgs in the bottom of the fourth as the Outlaws posted seven runs to the board before the game was called on time limit handing the Yard Dawgs a 13-8 loss.

MJ Patrick suffered the loss for the Yard Dawgs. Wyatt Stafford was the winning pitcher for the Outlaws.

The Yard Dawgs finished the afternoon with a 1-1 record, ranking them sixth in Sunday’s tournament where they will rematch the Hitmen in Round One action.

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