Hot bats not enough, Yankees succumbs to NY Gothams, 12-8

Ten hits weren't enough for the Yankees as it lost a shootout, 12-8 in seven innings, to NY Gothams on Sunday at St Joes.

Mark Maguire was solid at the plate for the Yankees. Maguire went 1-2, drove in one and scored one run. He singled in the first inning.

Kassen got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He allowed four runs over four innings. He struck out three, walked two and surrendered six hits.

NY Gothams' Castro, Edwards and Mendez combined for five hits and four RBIs.

In the top of the first, the Yankees grabbed the early lead, 3-0. The Yankees got things going when Caleb Kerbs singled. A single by Nanno Santorelli then moved Kerbs from first to second. Mark Vargas doubled, plating Kerbs. The scoreboard lit up again for the Yankees when Santorelli scored on an RBI single by Maguire and Vargas scored on a groundout by Seth Learned.

NY Gothams quickly matched the Yankees' strong inning with a three-run inning of its own in the first. Ny Gothams scored on an RBI single by Usher, a sacrifice fly by Mendez, and an error.

The Yankees matched their one-run second inning with one more in the seventh. In the second, the Yankees scored on an error, bringing home Jonathon Cardona.

NY Gothams stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the second, scoring three runs on an RBI single by Shashaty and a wild pitch.

NYGothams brought home three runs in the third inning, and matched that run total in the fourth. In the third, Ny Gothams scored on an error, scoring Mendez.

NY Gothams added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth. The inning got off to a hot start when Mendez singled, bringing home Edwards. That was followed up by Canal's double, plating Mendez and Bugacz.

Three runs in the top of the fifth helped the Yankees close their deficit to 12-7. A two-run double by Danny Maynard and an RBI single by Griffen Dey triggered the Yankees' comeback. The Yankees threat came to an end when #54 finally got Cardona to.