MOSQUITO > Yankees Edge Mariners 4-3
IN A JIFFY POP AFFAIR, THE ”YELLOW BANANAS’ PREVAIL OVER SEAFARING M’s FOR THE SLENDER TENDERLOIN 2026 TPBA HOUSE LEAGUE BASEBALL 11U MOSQUITO DIVISION TOURNAMENT ROUND ROBIN GAME VICTORY AT BICKFORD PARK
Beneath a warm ceiling of overcast skies, the Yankees edged the Mariners 4-3 in a 3½ inning 2026 Toronto Playgrounds Baseball Association (TPBA) 11U Mosquito Division Tournament Round Robin Game this evening at the Bickford Park South Diamond.
Riding atop a John Deere X500 Select Series Lawn Tractor, Yankees starter Leo (12) mowed down the Mariners in 1-2-3 fashion with three scintillating strikeouts in the top of the first inning.
Throwing down the gauntlet, Yankees starter Leo (12) unfurled three Nasty Canasta strikeouts to sink the Mariners in 1-2-3 fashion in the top half of the first inning.
The Yankees would threaten in the bottom portion of the first inning.
After drawing a leadoff walk, Theo (6) turned on the afterburners as he brazenly swiped his way around the horn to third base.
Following a leadoff walk, Yankees baserunner Theo (6) rattled the Mariners with a pair of steals that moved him over to third base in the bottom of the first inning.
With authority, Mariners starter Isaac (9) subdued a Yankees threat in the first frame with three Say Hey strikeouts.
With true grit, Mariners starter Isaac (9) dialed up three consecutive strikeouts to vanquish the Yankees threat in the first frame and keep them off the scoring ledger.
Hoisting three sheets to the wind, the Mariners threatened again in the top half of the second inning.
After Mateo (7) got on base on a fielder’s choice, Miles (2) garnered a walk that put Mariner runners at second and first.
Following a theft of third, Mateo subsequently bolted homeward after a Yankees wild pitch bounced away towards the backstop. As Mateo charged towards pay dirt with a full head of steam, Yankees catcher Van (9) quickly retrieved the ball and slapped an emphatic tag on Mateo to ring up the third out.
With two outs, Yankees catcher Van (9) tags out Mariners baserunner Mateo (7) in a chitty chitty bang bang play in the top of the second inning.
In a stalwart effort, Yankees reliever Liam (11) utilized a line out and a groundout to diffuse the Mariners threat in the second frame.
With stout, Yankees reliever Liam (11) chalked up a line out and a groundout against the Mariners in the second frame.
Exercising patience at the dish, the Yankees parlayed five walks and a single into a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second.
After Darragh (1), Van and Jasper (7) drew a trifecta combination of walks to lead off the inning and load the bases, Darragh took advantage of a Mariners error to motor homw with the opening run of the game.
Taking advantage of a Mariners faux pas, Darragh (1) slides home to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.
Liam (11) drives home a Yankees run with a RBI hit in the second frame.
Van (9) comes home to roost with the Yankees second run in the second inning.
Following a walk by Zia (2) that reloaded the bases, Liam delivered a RBI hit that advanced Jasper and Zia over to third and second, and allowed Van to score a Yankees run.
With one out and the bases still jammed tighter than a can of StarKist tuna, Dahlia (5) garnered a bases loaded RBI walk that allowed Jasper to shimmy home with another Yankees run.
In an unflinching effort, Mariners reliever Ben C. (12) rang up a strikeout against the Yankees in the second frame.
In a hardy effort, Mariners reliever Ben C. (12) tallied a strikeout against the Yankees in the second frame.
Refusing to go quietly into the night, the Mariners answered back in lickety-split fashion with three runs in the top half of the third inning to deadlock the affair at 3-3.
After launching a leadoff double, Kian (13) executed a quicksilver theft of third. A Yankees error on the play allowed Kian to come home to roost with a Mariners run.
Kian (13) cranks a leadoff double to ignite the Mariners three run tsunami in the top half of the third inning.
Taking full measure of a Yankees error, Kian (13) slides home with a run for the Mariners in the third frame.
Keeping the gravy train rolling, Ben C. (12) strokes a hustle bustle single for the Mariners in the third inning.
With shake, rattle and roll determination, Mariners baserunner Ben C. (12) rattled the Yankees defense with two daring steals that advanced him over to third base in the third frame.
Following a single, Ben C. utilized his Grand Theft acumen and speed to rattle the Yankees defense with a pair of daring steals that moved him over to third base.
Ben W. (8) followed with a RBI double that brought Ben C. home with a Mariners run that closed the gap to one.
Ben W. (8) powers a key RBI double in the third inning that allowed the Mariners to closed their gap to one against the Yankees.
With a keen eye on the prize, Isaac (9) delivers a RBI single in the third frame that brought home the Mariners game tying run.
Bringing home the bacon, Ben W. (8) slides into the dish with the Mariners game tying run in the third inning.
After a steal of third by Ben W., Isaac (9) delivered a RBI hit that allowed Ben W. to motor home with the Mariners game tying run.
In an undaunted effort, Yankees reliever Tom (13) threw a spirited inning against the Mariners in the third frame.
In a stouthearted effort, Yankees reliever Tom (13) threw an unflinching inning against the Mariners in the third frame.
Not to be outdone, the Yankees replied with a run in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-3 upper hand.
After a scorching one out triple by Max (10), Leo followed with a RBI hit that brought Max home with the Yankees go ahead run.
Max (10) hustles into third base with a one out triple for the Yankees in the bottom of the third inning.
With the game deadlocked at 3-3, Leo (12) seizes the moment as he delivers a one out RBI hit to bring in the Yankees go ahead run in the third frame.
Max (10) slides home with the Yankees go ahead run in the third inning.
In a lionhearted effort, Mariners reliever Mateo (7) chalked up two strikeouts and a groundout against the Yankees in the third frame.
With mettle, Mariners reliever Mateo racked up two strikeouts and a groundout to end the Yankees insurgency in the third frame.
Down 4-3, the Mariners proudly donned their rally caps in the top half of the fourth inning as they came up for their last at bats, fully determined to change their course in the time continuum.
After drawing a walk, Jude (14) motored over to second base with a steal that put him into scoring position as the Mariners potential game tying run.
With a down and dirty theft of second, Jude (14) put himself into scoring position as the Mariners potential game tying run in the top portion of the fourth inning.
Wheelin’ and dealin’, Yankees reliever Jasper (7) unleashed a pop out and pair of torrid strikeouts to snuff out the Mariners rally bid in the fourth frame and seal the deal on the win.
With no desire to dance around the mulberry bush, Yankees reliever Jasper served up a pop out and two scorching strikeouts to put the kibosh on the valiant Mariners comeback bid and seal the deal on a hard fought victory.