Summer Cup Day Two
The 2024 edition of the BBF Summer Cup is over and three winners have been crowned after a fantastic weekend of baseball action.
Gold
Essex Baseball Club won the Gold Cup after a comeback victory against BC Vetra.
Vetra raced into a 4-1 lead after the third inning thanks to an RBI triple and a two-RBI single from Giedrius Janulevicius and an RBI single from Tadas Sarakojis.
Essex’s Kendry Marte Batista turned the game on its head at the top of the fifth inning with a rare inside-the-park home run which also brought home Aneudy Perez and Jorge Wilhelm.
Centre fielder Angel Perez sealed the win with his second run of the game.
“I’m very proud of Eduardo & our NBL squad. They recovered from watching Angel Chira sustain an awful ankle injury in the final group game to then come back from 1-4 down to win the final. This is our first domestic trophy for 10 years & we don’t plan on stopping there,” said Essex’s Brad Neal.
Scores
Group Matches
BC Vetra 3-3 Essex Baseball Club
Croydon Pirates 6-5 Scotland Werewolves
Placement Matches
Scotland Werewolves 2-4 Croydon Pirates
Essex Baseball Club 7-4 BC Vetra
Final Standings
Essex Baseball Club
BC Vetra
Croydon Pirates
Scotland Werewolves
Silver
Birmingham Metalheads lifted the Silver Cup trophy after an incredible 9-8 win against the London Mets.
The Metalheads took a 3-0 lead into the third inning where madness ensued. Three consecutive four-run half innings saw the Mets steal into an 8-7 lead.
It was the team from the Midlands that had the final say. Reynier Delis scored on a fielders choice to tie the game before Maher Silva's single to left centre drove home Armando Da Silva for a 9-8 victory.
Scores
Mercury Group
Guildford 8-10 Scotland Haggis Bashers
Birmingham Metalheads 20-0 Lionesses
Steel Group
Lions U15 10-6 Newcastle Nighthawks
Essex Baseball Club 10-12 London Mets
Placement Matches
Lionesses 3-15 Essex Baseball Club
Guildford 5-10 Newcastle Nighthawks
Scotland Haggis Bashers 2-12 Lions U15
London Mets 8-9 Birmingham Metalheads
Final Standings
Birmingham Metalheads
London Mets
Lions U15
Scotland Haggis Bashers
Newcastle Nighthawks
Guildford
Essex Baseball Club
Lionesses
Bronze
Despite a late rally from SWWBL, the London Mets held onto their lead to win the Bronze Cup.
Right fielder Nathan Summerfield and shortstop Joshua Pollack lead the Mets’s batting order with four and five RBI’s respectively in their team's 14-7 victory.
Scores
Group Matches
Croydon Pirates 14-16 London Mets
Fire Breathing Kittens 8-14 SWWBL
Placement Matches
Croydon Pirates 4-5 Fire Breathing Kittens
SWWBL 7-14 London Mets
Final Standings
London Mets
SWWBL
Fire Breathing Kittens
Croydon Pirates
Words : Michael Thomas
Pictures : Jody Demay-Davies
