The Diamondbacks were up against the Yankees with the temps hovering in the 90s amid the humid sunshine – it’s crazy to think we played in longjohns a few weeks ago. With, perhaps, the team’s pool party on the kids’ minds, the D-backs were defeated 12-6 in five innings.

1st Inning

The Purple came out hot, scoring three runs off 6 straight hits from Nick, Brad, Adam, Seb, Tyler, and Ryan.

The defense struggled as the Yanks came storming back to score 5 of their own. The Yankees had several booming hits into the outfield, but Brad had a nice stop off a single bounce to left field. Nick had a nice scoop off the pitcher mound and tossed to Adam at first for our only out.

2nd Inning

Emma had the only hit of the inning with no other D-Backs reaching base.

The D-backs held the Yankees scoreless during the second. With the bases loaded, Nick grabbed one off the mound and tagged home plate for the final out – what a heads-up play!

3rd Inning

The Diamondbacks kept fighting and added 2 more runs in the 3rd. Adam, Seb (a beauty into left field!), Tyler, and Ryan all singled.

The Yanks came roaring back again with 5 runs in the 3rd, as the only out of the inning was a strikeout. Devon made a great stop in right field and showed good poise out there.

4th Inning

Nick, Brad, Adam, and Tyler all singled to add another D-Back run.

Tyler pitched a masterful 4th inning, getting a lot of strikeouts, throwing hard, and only allowing 2 runs to score. He was helped by Emma, who had a nice unassisted out at second, and Adam, who took a roller to first and beat the runner to the bag.

5th Inning

Our youngest player had a double, but he was stranded at 2nd with no other Diamondbacks reached base, ending the steamy game.

Highlights and Other Bits

Ryan had a great game with 2 hits and he almost caught two fly balls in left field! Tyler had 3 hits and was real impressive at pitcher. In the heat, this blogger was impressed with Devon’s hustle on defense and great swings up at bat.