18U Black Sox Fall in Championship Game

GLADWIN, MI

The Guzzo Electrical 18U Black Sox lost 10 – 1 to the Marquette White Diamonds in the Championship game of the Bernard Barnes Memorial Invitational Tournament on Sunday in Gladwin Michigan. Marquette got on the board first with a 3 run third inning and broke the game wide open when they scored 5 runs in the sixth inning. Kolton Tremblay took the loss for the Black Sox, giving up 6 hits, walking 5 and striking out 6 in 4 innings. Offensively the Sox could only manage 3 hits, a double by Tremblay, an RBI single from Ty Turco and a single by Thomas Keough. The Black Sox entered the Championship game with a perfect 4 – 0 record having beaten the White Diamonds 8 – 3 in round robin play on Friday.

Kolton Tremblay was the offensive catalyst for the Sox going 9 for 14 which included 2 home runs, one of which was a grand slam, and 7 RBI’s.

Round Robin Scores

Soo Black Sox 8  Marquette White Diamonds 3

WP Lucas Carierre 6 hits 5 K’s 2 walks

Tremblay 2 singles, Grand Slam

Carriere 1 single, 2 doubles

Soo Black Sox 8  Marquette Reds 0

WP Ryan Oliver   2 hits, no walks, 8 K’s

Kolton Tremblay Home Run, single and 3 RBI’s

Lucas Diberardino Home Run, single

Soo Black Sox 9 Gladwin Lightning 1

WP Ty Turco  1 hit, 3 walks, 3 K’s

Lucas Diberardino single, double, 3 RBI’s

Lucas Carriere 2 singles

Soo Black Sox 13   Gaylord Baseball 5

WP Thomas Keough  2 hits, 2 walks, 1 K

Chase Cerasuolo  2 singles

Kolton Tremblay 2 singles

The Black Sox overall record sits at 11 – 16.

Next action for the Black Sox is this Friday at 3:30 when they play Marinette, Wisconsin in their opening game of the Escanaba Tournament.