PF Flyers 12U hold on in wild championship game

The PF Flyers 12U team put up five runs in the top of sixth and final inning and then narrowly held on to win the Tournaments for a Cause Hits for Heroes on Sunday.

After coming from behind twice in the championship game, the Flyers entered the top of the sixth leading 5-4.

Isaac Mahle led off with a double. After a walk, Tim Finley dropped down a bunt single that scored Mahle. Colton Rash followed that up with a bunt single to drive in another run. The Flyers bunted two more times to drive the score to 10-4.

They needed every bit of that insurance.

The first three hitters reached in the bottom of the sixth before Carter Biron fielded a ground ball to third, stepped on the bag and threw across to first for a double play. After a walk, there were four straight singles to cut the score to 10-9 with the tying run on second base. Ryan Edwards induced a ground ball to second base to end the game and give the Flyers the championship.

The tournament began with the Flyers going 1-1 in pool play on Saturday.

They started with an 11-1 win. Edwards went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Jack Wilson also went 3-for-3. He had two runs scored and two RBI.

The Flyers’ defense struggled in the second game of pool play. They allowed seven unearned runs and lost 14-7 to Force Baseball.

The bracket lined up so that the Flyers and Force had a rematch in the first round on Sunday.

Bronx DeBert started on the mound and went 4 1/3 innings allowing two hits and only one earned run. He struck out three. Biron relieved him with 1 1/3 hitless, scoreless innings.

On offense, the Flyers score two runs in the fourth led by a bunt single by Mahle and infield single by Rash. That put the Flyers ahead 3-2. After Force tied the game, the Flyers came back with two in the fifth when Chase Collins reached on an error and two runs scored. The Flyers held on for the 5-3 win.

The Flyers were tied 3-3 in the top of the sixth in the semifinal when Rash hit a two-run double. The Flyers held on to win 5-4, sending them to the championship game — their third game of the day.

The Flyers are now 14-3 on the season.