9U Blue wins first round of bracket play, 12-5

West Raleigh shut the door early on Sandhills, capturing a 12-5 victory on Saturday in the first round of elimination play at the 9u Ripken State Tournament.

WR scored nine runs in the first three innings to grab an early lead and held on for the win.

A sacrifice fly by Colby Gallimore in the first inning and a passed ball, an RBI single by Matt Willadsen, an RBI double by Carter Holjes, and an RBI double by Adam Bloebaum in the second inning fueled the 9U Blue's offense early.

Holjes racked up two RBIs on four hits while Matt Willadsen drove in 3 on 3 hits.  Ty Peters added 2 hits.

Penn Sealey, Christian Schmidt and Peters combined to allow 5 runs on only 8 hits while striking out 6 in the game. 
 
Next up for West Raleigh is New Bern at 1pm on Sunday in the State Semifinals.
 
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