On Cinco de Mayo we couldn't even muster five runs. But never you mind - we rode a three run rally in the top of the third and our defense and especially Joe's best tosses to win a game 3-0. The winning run, fittingly enough, scored on a bases loaded walk. Gerry had what was really the only clutch hit of the game - his two run single following Chuck's bases juiced walk gave us all the cushion we needed.
Yes you read that right 3-0. Believe it or not that was the score in a slowpitch softball game between grown men on both teams. Message to Big Feet 40...perhaps you should have called yourselves Big Bat 40...your feet were great but you need to score at least one to win a softball game.
No one had two hits. We hit into three double plays in the last four innings, one more than we turned on the Big Feet 40. They couldn't beat us at that game - their defense played the best they were capable of, and yet ours was better. Chuck made one tremendous play - a ball off Randy's glove deep into the 5-6 hole and he threw from on his back to get a force at second. Greg fired twice to first to double up Big Feet. Chopper made a great throw from right on a 'single' that turned into a routine 10-11 force out. Tim and Gene ranged far to gather in the only deep balls hit off Joe all game.
Don't think you can outplay JFT at our own game. Our defense shut them down and Joe had them mostly guessing wrong on where the ball would land, with his curve breaking 18 inches according to Gerry catching. And he got a swinging strikeout. Yes in slowpitch softball Joe made a guy whiff.
Well a win's a win, and after our season opener we haven't lost and it's turning into a three team race with Corona and Pinky's. Perhaps next week we will get back to double figures.
Yes you read that right 3-0. Believe it or not that was the score in a slowpitch softball game between grown men on both teams. Message to Big Feet 40...perhaps you should have called yourselves Big Bat 40...your feet were great but you need to score at least one to win a softball game.
No one had two hits. We hit into three double plays in the last four innings, one more than we turned on the Big Feet 40. They couldn't beat us at that game - their defense played the best they were capable of, and yet ours was better. Chuck made one tremendous play - a ball off Randy's glove deep into the 5-6 hole and he threw from on his back to get a force at second. Greg fired twice to first to double up Big Feet. Chopper made a great throw from right on a 'single' that turned into a routine 10-11 force out. Tim and Gene ranged far to gather in the only deep balls hit off Joe all game.
Don't think you can outplay JFT at our own game. Our defense shut them down and Joe had them mostly guessing wrong on where the ball would land, with his curve breaking 18 inches according to Gerry catching. And he got a swinging strikeout. Yes in slowpitch softball Joe made a guy whiff.
Well a win's a win, and after our season opener we haven't lost and it's turning into a three team race with Corona and Pinky's. Perhaps next week we will get back to double figures.
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