The Wandering Disciple

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...

North Port, Florida:  Following a win in their first pool game of the day, the SWFL Yard Dawgs took to the field against the undefeated PBA Outlaws in their second and final pool game of the day.  Both teams looked to remain undefeated on the day as they battled for the top seed heading into Sunday's tournament play. The Yard Dawgs offense picked up right where they left off in the first game, opening up the game with three runs in the first inning.  The Yard Dawgs put the lead runner on the bases when Jake Patrick was hit by a pitch to lead off the game.  A walk to Donte Taylor and MJ Patrick loaded the bases with no outs.  The first run of the inning came on a fly out by Elijah Halcomb, Jake Patrick tagged up and scored to put the Dawgs on the board.  Donte Taylor then scored on an RBI double by RJ Cooper to make it 2-0.  The third run came on an ground ball by Michael Paolilo to increase the lead to 3-. The Outlaws answered in the bottom of t...

Lakewood Ranch, Florida: After starting the tournament in last place as the number ten seed, the Florida High Heat Black found a groove and won the first two games giving them a spot in the final four. They opponent in the semi-finals would be a tough PBA Outlaws team who had yet to lose all weekend. The first inning was close as both teams exchanged a run to open the game. However from that point forward, the Outlaws dominated the game, handing the High Heat a 10-2 loss and eliminating them from the tournament. It was a strong run for the High Heat, making it to the semi-finals in their first tournament together as a team. They will look to build on this progress they made this weekend as they head to battle next week in the 2017 SWFL Champions Cup in Port Charlotte. Click on the photo above to view my High Heat/Outlaws photo gallery .