13U Aces

Led by a stellar performance on the mound by Joe Alexander (6.0IP, 0R, 0H, 7K), the Loudoun Aces cruised to a 5-0 victory in game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader against the KOA Sports A team in Bethesda, MD. Alexander was dominant with his command and threw the Aces’ first no-hitter in team history. Alexander struck out 7 on 77 pitches through his 6 innings of work. Offensively the Aces got off to a slow start with only 1 run through 5 innings, but scored 4 additional in the 6th to seal the victory. The Aces scattered 6 hits and 2 walks in this game dominated by pitching.

Offensively, Game 2 saw a completely different Aces team. Inspired by their 6th inning of game 1, the Aces, banged out 11 hits and walked 10 times to score 15 runs to win game 2, 15-7. Triples by Ryan Hoehn and Hayden Hawes along with a double by Alexander led the Aces in the hit parade. The Aces swiped a total of 16 bases in game 2 in scoring a season-high 15 runs. Conner Weeks and Hawes (4.0IP, 3R, 5K) combined on the mound for the Aces in the win.

The sweep brings the Aces’ record to 4-0 in ODBL league play and 6-2 overall. Up next for the Aces is a doubleheader against KOA’s sister team on October 2 in Rockville, MD.