Heavy rains throughout central Florida forced the cancellation of games yesterday.  Today, Groups 1 and 2 were on the rode in Bradenton.  Groups 3 and 4 played at the Complex.  Group 3 usually plays on Ashburn Field, but the 1-3 inches of rain that fell in the Tampa Bay area must have rendered the field too water-logged for a game.  Group 3 was moved to Roberts Field.

Group 4 played on Schmidt Field.  Ranfi Casimiro was the starter.  I checked the line up card and saw that Cozens was slated to start in center, again.

Ethan Stewart was the starter for group 3.  I had to leave early to pick up family at the airport, I chose to watch Stewart.  The wind on Roberts was strong, blowing from the left field corner to the right field corner.

The line up card isn’t accessible on Roberts.  The starters were as follows:

• 6      Crawford
• 8      Tocci
• 5      Green
• 3      Charles
• 9      Hiciano
• 7      Greene
• 2      Lino
• 4      Serna
• DH  Serritella

Summary of the first 5 innings.

Top of the 1^st, Ethan Stewart pitching

• F-6 on a 2-0 pitch
• 2B to left center on a 1-1 pitch
• 2-5, caught stealing third by Lino on the first pitch
• F-8 on a 1-0 pitch
• Stewart’s pitches were up both in and above the strike zone.

Bottom of the 1^st, no score

• Crawford 3u, on a 2-1 pitch, missed a bunt attempt early in the AB
• Tocci Ks, on a 2-2 pitch, he was late on what looked like a 1-1 change-up earlier in the AB
• Green 1B, on the first pitch, infield hit to third, it was hit hard and took a fortunate bounce off the cut out
• Charles F-6

Top of the 2^nd, Stewart pitching, no score

• F-9 on a 3-1 pitch, initial first pitch strike by Stewart
• 6-3 on a 1-2 pitch
• 1B to left center on a 1-0 pitch
• F-9 on a 3-2 pitch
• Pitches were still up and starting to drift a little outside.  Has only thrown one first pitch strike at this point.

Bottom of the 2^nd, no score

• Hiciano F-7 on a 2-0 pitch
• Greene 1B on a 1-2 pitch, chopped down the line to third, he beat the throw
• Lino Ks on a 0-2 pitch
• With Serna batting, Greene steals second, possible hit-and-run that Serna swung through
• Serna 2B down the left field line scoring Greene
• Serritella 3u on an 0-2 pitch

Top of the 3^rd, Stewart pitching, Phillies 1-0

• 6-3 on the first pitch
• KL on a 2-2 curve.  His best sequence – first pitch strike, try to induce a swing on a pitch low and away, another strike, curve ball that just missed, and then another curve for the punch out.
• 2B to right over Hiciano’s head on a 3-2 pitch (started with another first pitch strike)
• F-6 down the left field line on a 2-1 pitch
• Better inning, 3 of 4 first pitch strikes, ball was down in the zone a lot more, some good purpose pitches

Bottom of the 3^rd, Phillies 1-0

• Crawford 4-3 on the first pitch
• Tocci 6-3 on a 2-2 pitch
• Green 2B to right center to the wall
• Charles 1-3 on the first pitch

Top of the 4^th, Stewart pitching, Phillies 1-0

• F-8 on a 2-0 pitch
• 1B on a bunt
• 2-3 when Lino throws behind the runner, not even close
• 5-3 on a 3-1 pitch

Bottom of the 4^th, Phillies 1-0

• Hiciano 1-3 on a first pitch bunt that was too close to the pitcher
• Greene E-3 on a ball hard hit to the first baseman’s right, he made a bad throw to the pitcher
• Lino 1B to left on the first pitch on a straight steal or another hit-and-run, in either case, Greene was thrown out at third
• Serna F-9 on a 1-0 pitch

Top of the 5^th, Delvy Francisco pitching, Phillies 1-0

• HR to left on a 1-0 pitch off the light pole
• F-8 on a 2-2 pitch
• 4-3 on a 2-2 pitch
• 2B to left field fence on a 1-1 pitch, threw a first pitch strike
• 3-1 on a 2-1 pitch

Bottom of the 5^th, score tied 1-1

• HR to right on a 1-0 pitch, well hit and deep
• Crawford 1B on a bunt toward third, no throw
• Tocci 5-3 on a 1-1 pitch, no chance to get Crawford
• Green BB on a 3-1 pitch
• With Charles batting double steal, no one covers second and the throw goes into center field Crawford scores, Green to third
• Charles BB on a 3-1 pitch
• Hiciano BB on a 3-1 pitch
• Greene 4-3 Green scores
• Inning called

At this point I had to leave.  Group 3 was leading 4-1.

Stewart’s line was 4 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 K, 0 BB, 3/5 GB/FB.