In retrospect, we should have let that fifth run in in the top of the first. Then the Curse of the First would have kicked in at some point, and White would easily have won the game over Teal.
As it happened though, we clawed our way back from 4-0, 7-5, 11-6, and 16-11 deficits and tied it with five run sixth and seventh innings, only to go scoreless in the last two innings. Teal's lineup scored three in the top of the ninth and that was the difference.
We had our moments. Six straight hits in the second, including back to back doubles by Bruce Spencer and yours truly. Bruce led the team with team high four RBIs, and I led with four hits.
In the sixth inning rally, seven of the top eight hitters reached and produced our five runs. The only extra base hit in that stretch was a double by Paul Lisi.
In the next frame, the bottom half took their turn when, with two on and two outs and none in, we got a sac fly (Neil Henry), a Clay Kallam walk, and consecutive two out hits from Dave Siegel, Helen Kostoff, and Rich Brown.
The pitching was generally excellent, but Teal was able to hit a number of bloopers and bleeders. Barry Gronenberg hit corner after corner (including a taken strike three) but the opposition got several two strike hits, to their credit. Siegel pitched the middle innings and kept Teal off the board in the fourth and fifth, enabling our comeback.
Our ESPN moments on defense were a great catch running in by Lisi in LC, a nice catch running out in RC by Brown, and a great spear and catch on a hot liner at SS by Mike Saindon. We also turned a double play on a low liner that Saindon caught, and quickly fed to Kallam covering second, and the throw beat the runner getting back.
Besides my four, we were led by three hit games from Brown, David Partridge, Spencer and Howard Davis.
As it happened though, we clawed our way back from 4-0, 7-5, 11-6, and 16-11 deficits and tied it with five run sixth and seventh innings, only to go scoreless in the last two innings. Teal's lineup scored three in the top of the ninth and that was the difference.
We had our moments. Six straight hits in the second, including back to back doubles by Bruce Spencer and yours truly. Bruce led the team with team high four RBIs, and I led with four hits.
In the sixth inning rally, seven of the top eight hitters reached and produced our five runs. The only extra base hit in that stretch was a double by Paul Lisi.
In the next frame, the bottom half took their turn when, with two on and two outs and none in, we got a sac fly (Neil Henry), a Clay Kallam walk, and consecutive two out hits from Dave Siegel, Helen Kostoff, and Rich Brown.
The pitching was generally excellent, but Teal was able to hit a number of bloopers and bleeders. Barry Gronenberg hit corner after corner (including a taken strike three) but the opposition got several two strike hits, to their credit. Siegel pitched the middle innings and kept Teal off the board in the fourth and fifth, enabling our comeback.
Our ESPN moments on defense were a great catch running in by Lisi in LC, a nice catch running out in RC by Brown, and a great spear and catch on a hot liner at SS by Mike Saindon. We also turned a double play on a low liner that Saindon caught, and quickly fed to Kallam covering second, and the throw beat the runner getting back.
Besides my four, we were led by three hit games from Brown, David Partridge, Spencer and Howard Davis.
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