Wilson-Jones overcomes early deficit to take Rookie League title

Published 1:37 pm Thursday, May 28, 2015

THOMAS HALL | CONTRIBUTED Down 3-0 after three innings, Wilson-Jones pieced together a huge rally in the third and fourth to take home the Washington Youth Baseball Rookie League championship. Pictured are Nolan Dixon, Cameron Whitley, Jacob Spivey, Cayden Pake, Isaiah Ragalia, Drew Cox, Landon Jones, Oliver Thomas, Avery Dixon and Trey Hudson. Wilson-Jones is coached by Stanley Dixon.

THOMAS HALL | CONTRIBUTED
Down 3-0 after three innings, Wilson-Jones pieced together a huge rally in the third and fourth to take home the Washington Youth Baseball Rookie League championship. Pictured are Nolan Dixon, Cameron Whitley, Jacob Spivey, Cayden Pake, Isaiah Ragalia, Drew Cox, Landon Jones, Oliver Thomas, Avery Dixon and Trey Hudson. Wilson-Jones is coached by Stanley Dixon.

No. 4-seeded Wilson-Jones finished off the 2015 Washington Youth Baseball Rookie League season Wednesday night at the Susiegray McConnell Complex with a come-from-behind, 9-5 win over No. 2-seeded Pamlico Insurance in the championship game.

Leaving runners on base was an unfortunate trend early for the underdog, as three-straight singles from Cameron Whitley, Jacob Spivey and Cayden Pake gave way to a scoreless first frame. Again, in the second inning, Wilson-Jones worked two runners on base, only to have two-straight fielder’s choices end the threat.

Pamlico Insurance came out swinging in the first two innings, capitalizing off infield errors and posting three runs — hits from Bryce Williams, Landon Brokenburgh, Sawyer Vosburg and Carlos Delgado.

In the top of the third, Wilson-Jones would have its answer. Again, the trio of Whitley, Spivey and Pake recorded three-straight singles to lead off and two batters later, Drew Cox also capitalized with a single of his own. When the dust settled, Wilson-Jones now held a 4-3 lead after three. But they weren’t done.

Trey Hudson, Nolan Dixon, Whitley, Spivey and Pake started the fourth inning off with five-straight singles. Cox later came through with the big hit of the afternoon, a bases-clearing triple that gave his team a commanding lead. Landon Jones would also single in the inning.

Pamlico Insurance would push across just one run after the third, an error and a Sawyer Vosburgh single being the only offensive production in the final frames.

Whitley, Spivey and Pake all finished with 3-for-3 lines to lead Wilson-Jones to the postgame award ceremony.