Thursday was supposed to be a game in Caguas against the PRBAHS team but overnight rain washed out the field. The PRBAHS people instead invited us down for a tour and allowed us to participate in a workout session. After a quick conference room session with PRBAHS founder Carlos Berroa, we were introduced to two kids signed to D1 schools (Miami Hurricanes and LSU) who were also looking to be drafted in the upcoming MLB draft. One of the kids was Jose Valentin Jr. After a lunch we broke into two groups. One group did strength and conditioning in a full service gym while the other group did hitting. After a while the groups switched, hitting for conditioning. The hitting instruction was done under the coaching of PRBAHS coaches, most of which were former MLB players.
After returning from Caguas we rested at the
hotel getting prepped for our first official game. This game was under the lights in Carolina at the same field we scrimmaged at on Wednesday night. Will Ramos took the mound for the GAB to start the game. The idea was to rotate the pitchers every few innings to conserve arms for the trip. The GAB started things off 1-0 in the top of the first when Stefan Livsey drew a walk and stole 2B. Stefan was plated on Buddha Blake's RBI basehit. The lead didn't last too long as the GAB surrendered three runs in the bottom half of the frame. The second inning proved scoreless for the GAB but we again surrendered three runs to make it 6-1 Carolina after two.
hotel getting prepped for our first official game. This game was under the lights in Carolina at the same field we scrimmaged at on Wednesday night. Will Ramos took the mound for the GAB to start the game. The idea was to rotate the pitchers every few innings to conserve arms for the trip. The GAB started things off 1-0 in the top of the first when Stefan Livsey drew a walk and stole 2B. Stefan was plated on Buddha Blake's RBI basehit. The lead didn't last too long as the GAB surrendered three runs in the bottom half of the frame. The second inning proved scoreless for the GAB but we again surrendered three runs to make it 6-1 Carolina after two.
In the third the GAB got basehits from Christian Colon, Barrett Couden, Will Ramos, and Carlito Arroyo to make it 6-3 Carolina. Ron Emanuelson came on in relief of Will Ramos and pitched two scoreless innings after five. It was getting late and the GAB was taking their last ups in the top of the 6th. Ron Emanuelson leads off with a basehit and then moves to third when Dallas Mickey drilled a standup double into the LF-CF gap behind him. But with two on and in scoring position and with no outs, the GAB went down in order...K, F9, and 4-3 to end the game.
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