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Storm baseball team had Bears on the ropes, then lost Wednesday
A fly ball to deep right-center Wednesday caused havoc for the outfielders, as neither rightfielder Anthony Del Angel, right, nor centerfielder Brandon Hennessy came up with it, leading to the Bears' four-run rally in the fourth inning.
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RIO RANCHO — It sure looked like it'd be a Cleveland win.
On April 17, the No. 1 La Cueva Bears (17-2) overcame a 3-0 deficit after three innings with a four-run fourth and beat the Storm, 5-4.
The proverbial “ducks were on the pond” for the Storm (16-6) in the bottom of the seventh, then trailing 5-3.
Pinch-hitter Josiah Armijo opened the inning with an infield single, and Jacob Brevig flew out.
After Armijo went to second on a wild pitch, Jarren Villa singled him home, and Storm fans’ hopes rose as Brandon Hennessy followed with a single to left. It got better: Anthony Del Angel drew a walk to load the bases.
Those hopes soon sank as Silas Hilton popped out to short and Jaden Davis hit into a fielder’s choice to end it.
The Storm led early on an RBI single by Davis in the first and a two-run homer by Del Angel in the third; Del Angel accounted for two of the Storm’s six hits in the game.
The Bears grabbed the lead in the fourth, helped by two infield errors and a walk issued by starter Davis.
It was the second loss to the Bears this season. Cleveland also lost, 5-0, in an APS Metro semifinal at La Cueva on March 22.
