Well, now we've done it. We worked so hard to get into a position to get to the lower division, and now this.
We played an all around solid game with a somewhat depleted lineup (Warriors take note), and beat arch-rivals SOP 15-12.
The game had a little of everything. The defensive gem highlight, Nick gunning down a runner by inches at the plate with a laser throw (and Ump Hamilton actually got it right, unlike his high and low pitch calls), that was old school. And Rene did a great job picking the one hopper up.
Solid D all around. Gregg made a galloping catch in short left on a blooper. Bo and Nick made some running catches in the center fields. B placed himself perfectly on one batter in short left - and the hitter obliged by hitting the ball right to him. Bert and Coop made plays at third and second, not their normal positions. Heffe dropped a hard liner right in his glove but had the presence of mind to get a force at second for the all important first out with the bases loaded in the last inning. And even Tom got a putout at first without throwing the ball away.
The impressive thing about our hitting was we beat SOP without going to the long ball. There were a lot of sharp line drives. Bert, Cage and Bo each had four, and Bo's double was our only extra base hit. Nick drove in five with his hits and Bert four, and Bo and Nick led the way in scoring, three times each.
We even had some comic relief (some might say bonehead), with B "I can score from anywhere, any time" trying to steal home when the first baseman already had an overthrow in his glove. Out by six feet. At least.
But the difference may have been the bottom of the order. Coop, JT and Heffe all had two hit games (6 for 10), and my mantra is, "the bottom of the order hits, we win." And Rene had the base running highlight, somehow getting safely to second on my shallow liner to center with the center fielder practically standing next to second base. Even though we had just taken the lead, it opened the flood gates for the top of the order, who did their job and we never looked back, going up 12-5 at the time, after the eight run inning.
Finally, give Tom credit for keeping the formidable SOP lineup somewhat off balance. He walked a couple uncharacteristically, but it was because he was mixing his pitches up enough that they took a lot of awkward swings. And don't forget he was dealing with Mark Hamilton's 8-10 feet strike zone.
Oh well. Now we might as well keep playing better and get into the playoffs and win some cotton. If you insist. Maybe we will have a full squad one of these games too. One can dream.
We played an all around solid game with a somewhat depleted lineup (Warriors take note), and beat arch-rivals SOP 15-12.
The game had a little of everything. The defensive gem highlight, Nick gunning down a runner by inches at the plate with a laser throw (and Ump Hamilton actually got it right, unlike his high and low pitch calls), that was old school. And Rene did a great job picking the one hopper up.
Solid D all around. Gregg made a galloping catch in short left on a blooper. Bo and Nick made some running catches in the center fields. B placed himself perfectly on one batter in short left - and the hitter obliged by hitting the ball right to him. Bert and Coop made plays at third and second, not their normal positions. Heffe dropped a hard liner right in his glove but had the presence of mind to get a force at second for the all important first out with the bases loaded in the last inning. And even Tom got a putout at first without throwing the ball away.
The impressive thing about our hitting was we beat SOP without going to the long ball. There were a lot of sharp line drives. Bert, Cage and Bo each had four, and Bo's double was our only extra base hit. Nick drove in five with his hits and Bert four, and Bo and Nick led the way in scoring, three times each.
We even had some comic relief (some might say bonehead), with B "I can score from anywhere, any time" trying to steal home when the first baseman already had an overthrow in his glove. Out by six feet. At least.
But the difference may have been the bottom of the order. Coop, JT and Heffe all had two hit games (6 for 10), and my mantra is, "the bottom of the order hits, we win." And Rene had the base running highlight, somehow getting safely to second on my shallow liner to center with the center fielder practically standing next to second base. Even though we had just taken the lead, it opened the flood gates for the top of the order, who did their job and we never looked back, going up 12-5 at the time, after the eight run inning.
Finally, give Tom credit for keeping the formidable SOP lineup somewhat off balance. He walked a couple uncharacteristically, but it was because he was mixing his pitches up enough that they took a lot of awkward swings. And don't forget he was dealing with Mark Hamilton's 8-10 feet strike zone.
Oh well. Now we might as well keep playing better and get into the playoffs and win some cotton. If you insist. Maybe we will have a full squad one of these games too. One can dream.
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