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The Nationals 13U take out New Castle with help from Liesman, 4-1

05/20/2012, 5:38pm (EDT)

By Game Changer

Joe Liesman went 1-1 as the Nationals 13U took home a 4-1 victory over New Castle in five innings at Rumbrook on Sunday.

He doubled in the fourth inning.

Jeremy Hernandez kept contact to a minimum, striking out eight New Castle batters. Hernandez allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks over five innings.

The game was never in doubt after the second, as the Nationals 13U scored two runs on two ground outs.

New Castle managed to score one run in the second inning on an RBI single by Griffin Hardt.

The Nationals 13U pushed across one run in both the fourth inning and the fifth. In the fourth, the Nationals 13U scored on an error, plating Liesman.

Two of the Nationals 13U pitchers team up for no-hitter in 10-2 victory over New Castle

05/20/2012, 5:30pm (EDT)

By Game Changer

Two pitchers baffled New Castle and teamed up to throw a no-hitter for the Nationals 13U in a 10-2 victory in seven innings over New Castle on Sunday at Rumbrook.

Shane Reichert and Mike Dimson teamed up to stifle New Castle, striking out six while walking four.

New Castle had no answer for Reichert, who kept runners off the basepaths in his appearance. Reichert held New Castle hitless over five innings, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out five.

Seven runs in the first three innings helped the Nationals 13U blow out New Castle. An error and a two-run double by Dimson in the first inning and a two-run double by Jeffrey Nunez and a sacrifice fly by Reichert during the second inning supplied the early offense for the Nationals 13U.

Nunez racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Nationals 13U.

The Nationals 13U increased their lead with three runs in the fifth. A clutch error scored James Larkin to open the scoring in the frame. That was followed up by Jeremy Hernandez's single, bringing home Joe Liesman and Mack Lauder.

Nunez gives the Nationals 13U late push to beat TM Select, 5-4

05/13/2012, 12:46pm (EDT)

By Gamechanger

Jeffrey Nunez drove in the go-ahead run to give the Nationals 13U the lead in the sixth inning, as the Nationals 13U hung on to beat TM Select 5-4 on Sunday.

Robbie DeBenedictis singled to start the sixth. He then went from first to second on a passed ball. Finally, Nunez came to the plate with the score tied at four, and walked, plating DeBenedictis

Nunez racked up four RBIs on two hits for the Nationals 13U.

The bottom of the second saw the Nationals 13U take an early lead, 3-0. The Nationals 13U's rally started when DeBenedictis singled. A single by Armond Yusi then moved DeBenedictis from first to second. Then a walk by James Larkin scored DeBenedictis. More runs came home for the Nationals 13U when Yusi and Liesman scored on a two-run single by Nunez.

TM Select scored one run in the third inning, and then followed it up with one more in the fourth. In the third, TM Select scored on a walk by Adrian, scoring Guerrero.

It didn't take long for the Nationals 13U to answer as they scored one run of their own in the fourth. The Nationals 13U scored on an RBI single by Nunez.