Cards open the season with a 13-3 win over the A's

The defending champs opened the season with an impressive performance against the Athletics scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st and then 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th to win by the 10 run rule. Jaden Jessie got the start on the mound going all 5 innings giving up 1 earned run while striking out 13, walking 3 and allowing 4 hits. Jaden also made an impact with the bat stroking 2 singles and 2 RBIs. The leading hitters for the Red Birds were Rashaan Haines with a double, 2 singles and 2 RBIs and Haden DeHaven with 3 singles and 1 RBI. Noah Buzzard also collected multiple hits with 2 singles. Also adding a hit was Dylan Dignan with a beautiful 2 RBI single in the first inning. Jay Talley walked and came around to score on Dignan's basehit. Caelan O'Toole reached base on an error, walked and scored a run. Damian Sudac also reached base on an error. The Red Birds return to action on Tuesday with a 7:30 game with the Tigers.

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Athletics 00102 3 4 0
Cardinals 52024 13 11 0

Date: May 11, 2012     Time: 6:00pm      Venue: Long Field   

Athletics
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
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Cardinals
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Noah Buzzard 4 2 2 0 0 1
Haden DeHaven 4 3 3 1 0 0
Dylan Dignan 2 2 1 2 1 0
Rashaan Haines 4 3 3 2 0 1
Jaden Jessie 4 1 2 2 0 0
Jaden Lechliter 1 0 0 0 0 1
Caelan O'Toole 2 1 0 0 0 1
Sebastian Stewart 3 0 0 0 0 2
Damian Sudac 2 0 0 0 0 1
Jay Talley 2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals 28 13 11 7 2 8
2B: Haines

Athletics
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
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Cardinals
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Jaden Jessie (W) 5.0 4 3 1 3 13 0

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