Good morning Tigers! Question of the day? Should players get called out after a celebration? Well, that's precisely what happened to two players over this past weekend.
In this week's Tiger Rundown: 1. Two arms throw 90mph in their high school playoffs 2. Umpires are on their toes! Pivitol calls and viral videos. 3. National Teams announced for Cincinnati
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Umpires and players be like...
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Picture of the Week
12U Vaughan from Shenandoah Valley had a wild weekend. Carter Hillegas hit a walk-off homer to send his team to the championship. The team finished the job by winning the whole thing!
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Ryan McDonald: 2 no-hitters thrown this season, and he hit .377 and slugged .613. The St. Charles CC commit finished his high school career with a bang!
Leo Humbert: StL Tiger helps his high school reach the next round. Here's a missile in the pull-side gap. The team gets fired up!
Mason Orton: Final recap of the season. The Bloomington Tiger's stat line is ridiculous! 35.2IP, 64K's, 8BB, 5-0 record.
Austin Kirnbauer: extend the lead. Chicago Tiger puts a charge into this one.
Jack Cowling: hit, crush, repeat. StL Tiger goes .404 with six doubles and two triples this season.
Jake Collier: He's out here slicing up dude's swings. StL Tiger performs big in the playoffs.
Michael Callahan: Old school baseball!!! Let's GO!!! StL Tiger shows the speed.
Johnny Vasquez: No-hitter! 8K's. Filthy, nasty, gross, by-you, and all the adjectives that describe his arsenal of pitches. Excellent performance by this Chicago Tiger.
Edwards Grady: On route to the championship. This Nashville Tiger toasted this ball for an RBI double.
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Zachary Veale: Southern Indiana Tiger takes this one for a ride
Collin Renkes: Quad City Tiger summarizes his season, and this swing plays!
Ryan Reim: WALK IT OFF!!! Charlotte Tiger goes yard to win the game.
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Nolan Gambino: The great Gambino strikes again with an oppo taco for the Toledo Tigers.
Andrew Lapke: StL Tiger crushing all weekend. Here's a double and a single.
Chase Atkins: Everything looks like a beach ball. Toledo Tiger goes 8 for 10 at the plate.
Graham Stockton: Nashville Tiger deals a heck of a hand. 7IP, 3H, 2ER, 2BB, 2K in 83 pitches.
Ty Scott: Down East Tiger makes his name known at the plate and on the mound. 4 for 10, 4 stolen bases, with 3 RBI's. On the mound, 6IP with 6K's.
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Isaac Garner: .857 at the plate with 5 RBI's. On the mound, 9k's in 5 innings pitched.
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From the Rundown
The umpires were on their toes, but you be the judge.
What happened? Over the weekend, two videos went viral of players celebrating a big hit in the game and then being called out. Were these calls fair?
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Here's what else is prowling:
1. Did you see Salt Lake Tigers had visitors at their facility? Ole Miss Softball was en route to their regional, and they needed a place to practice. (check it out)
2. Tiger tryouts are starting to pop up across the country. If you know someone that would be an excellent fit for our program, please send them our tryout information. We've been posting the event information on our website and our social media.
That's it for this Rundown. See you next week.
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