Summaries of Games

We have played during the 2000 season
2000 Season summaries

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Dates	Opponents	Game Summary by Dave Stanley
2 June	Manassas Braves	1st Game Pitcher Trevor House led the way for the first victory of the season, striking out 6 with 1 walk in 6 innings. TJ Shaughnessy closed out the game pitching a 3 up, 3 down 7th inning. At the plate: Jeff Gregory was 2 for 3, Louis Ullrich went 3 for 4 (double, triple), Anthony Monica 2 for 3 (2 doubles), Mike Bushnell 2 for 4, Brian bobby and Taylor Rife were 1 for 2. Final Score: Cobras 14, Braves 0 2nd Game Starter Taylor rife picked up the team's second win with 4 solid innings of pitching, with 1 hit and 4 strikeouts. Matt Greba pitched the 5th and 6th innings, with 4 strikeouts and 1 hit. Anthony Monica closed the game out in the 7th. Top hitters: Taylor Rife (2 for 5), Chris Wilson (3 for 3, 2 doubles, BB), Anthony Monica (2 for 4), Trevor house (2 for 4,, 2 doubles) and TJ Shaughnessy (2 for 3, BB). Final Score: Cobras 9, Braves 3
3 June	Mariners Doubleheader	1st Game Louis Ullrich's pitching provided all the defense needed, going a complete game 5 innings with 0 earned runs, 7 strikeouts, 3 hits, and 1 walk. The offense was led by Wes Stanley (2 for 3, 2 doubles, 3 RBI), Trveor House (3 for 4, RBI), Matt Greba (1 for 1, 2 walks, HBP), and Brian Gleason (2 for 2, 2 doubles, 4 RBI, SAC). Final Score: Cobras 20, Mariners 1 2nd Game A pitching duel ended in the last inning with a 2 out, full count single by Brian Gleason, scoring the tying and winning runs. Down 2-1 with 2 outs, the rally was started by a walk to Matt Greba. Anthony Monica then scorched a grounder up the middle to put the go-ahead run on base. A daring double steal was led by Trevor House (running for Matt) taking 3rd base just ahead of the throw from the catcher, leading to the game winning hit by Brian. Mike Bushnell pitched a great game, going 6 innings with 4 hits and 4 strikeouts. Leading hitters: Chris Wilson (1 for 2, HBP), Anthony Monica (1 for 2, RBI, walk) Brian Gleason (1 for 2, 2 RBI), TJ Shaugnessy (1 for 1). Final Score: Cobras 3, Mariners 2
9 June	Virginia Cougars	Great pitching and timely hitting combined for a win in the first Super-Regional game. The Cobras scored in the top of the first when Louis stroked a 2-out single to right field. Wes then drew a full-count walk to set the stage for Anthony's deep shot to left field for a double, scoring both runners. Trevor followed with an RBI single to drive in the 3rd run of the inning. With a 3-0 lead, Louis took the mound and dominated for a 9 strikeout, 0 walk, 2 hit, 0 earned runs complete game. Insurance runs were added in the 7th inning, when Trevor continued his hot hitting by leading off with double. A ground-out by Mike moved Trevor to 3rd, and Kenny's sacrifice fly to deep center brought him home. Taylor then reached base on an error, and Jeff brought him in to score with a double. Final score: Cobras 5, Cougars 1
9 June	Ravens	An even battle through 5 innings was lost in the 6th, when the Ravens scored 4 runs to take the win. Mike Bushnell pitched well, going 5 innings, striking out 2, and walking 1. Chris Wilson led the defense, making several spectacular catches in center field to take away sure base hits. Top hitters: Jeff - 2 for 3 (double, walk, RBI), Louis - 2 for 3 (2-doubles, 2 RBI, walk), Chris - 1 for 2 (walk, HBP), and Brian Bobby-1 for3. Final score: Cobras 5, Ravens 9
10 June	Virginia Cobras	Trevor pitched a great game against the defending state champs, but costly defensive errors and too little offense led to a loss. In going the distance against a good hitting team, Trevor gave up only 2 earned runs on 6 hits, with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Our 2 hits came on infield singles by Jeff and Matt. A tough loss that turned on a few key plays. Final score: Cobras 1, VA Cobras 4
17 June	Old Mill Baseball Club	1st Game Louis and Mike combined pitching allowed no earned runs on 5 hits in the first game of the double-header. The Cobras took the lead for good in the 1st inning when Chris Wilson's home run to right field drove in 2 runs. On offense: Louis went 2 for 3 (double, 3 RBI), Trevor 3 for 3 (double, 2 RBI), Brian Bobby 2 for 3. Wes, Chris, Matt, and TJ were each 1 for 2. Final score: Cobras 13, Old Mill 1 2nd Game The Cobras had a close call in the second game when Old Mill had the tying run on 2nd base in the bottom of the 6th. Pitcher Matt Greba fielded a grounder back to him for the 3rd out to complete the victory. Tied at 1 through 3 innings, the Cobras had put 5 runs across the plate in the 4th for a 6-3 lead. The top hitters were Wes going 3 for 3 (RBI) and Matt 2 for 3 (RBI). Trevor (3 innings, 1 hit) picked up the win pitching, with help from TJ and Matt to close out the victory. Final score: Cobras 6, Old Mill 5
23 June	Patriots	1st Game Louis pitched a complete game 12 inning shut-out against the defending PVAAU champs, holding them to 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, and 1 walk! The Cobras had men in scoring position in 6 different innings, but couldn't manage to put a run across the plate. Jeff had 2 hits, while Wes and Kenny had 1 hit apiece. The game was called on a time limit after 2-1/2 hours of tense baseball played at a very high level by both teams. Final score: Cobras 0, Patriots 0 2nd Game The offense came alive in the second game of the tournement and scored 13 runs in 5 innings to win by slaughter rule. Mike's pitching kept the Hawks in check, allowing 2 hits with no walks. Mike induced 12 infield grounders for outs, with TJ at 3rd base recording 6 of them. The Hawks had no runner advance past 2nd base for the entire game. On offense, Louis led the team by going 3 for 4 (2 doubles, 2 RBI). Jeff was 1 for 2 (2 HBP), Wes 2 for 4 (double, RBI), Brian G. 2 for 3 (RBI, BB), Matt 2 for 3 (BB), Mike 1 for 2 (double, 2 RBI, SAC), and TJ 2 for 3 (RBI). Final Score: Cobras 13, Hawks 0
24 June	Olney Pirates	The final game of the tournament was between the 2 remaining unbeaten teams, with the winner to be crowned PVAAU champion. More drama was added to the contest when it was learned just before game time that Louis and Coach Bobby would be banned from the site for a pitching rules violation from the day before. The visiting Cobras opened up the game with a single by Jeff, a walk by Wes, and a blast to right field for a 3 run homerun by Chris (special thanks to the Bushnell's van for stopping the ball from bouncing through the parking lot and becoming lost). Trevor took the mound with a 3 run lead and his great effort kept the Pirates off balance the entire game. His 1-hitter was helped by some fine defense. In the bottom of the first inning, a nice double play was started by a grounder to Matt at 3rd, starting a 5-4-3 to end the inning. For the second straight game, the opposing team never got a runner past 2nd base. At the plate: Jeff 2 for 3 (SAC), Chris 1 for 4 (3 RBI), Anthony (1 for 3), Trevor (1 for 2) and Mike (1 for 3). Final score: Cobras 4, Pirates 0 Congratulations Cobras! 2001 PVAAU 15U Champions!