The Roc 'n Bobs. That would be second baseman Roc Lumley, Rover-2B Bob Shipley, and 1B-Rover Bob Carver.
One of the stories of the day was more great defense by Scarlet. Second baseman Lumley made several tough stops at second base, Shipley did likewise in his inning at 2B late in the game as well as vacuuming up several balls up the middle at Rover earlier. But perhaps the play of the game came with two outs late when Carver snared a line shot off the bat of Brian Black that killed a comeback rally. It also meant the dangerous James Little led off the next inning with no one on base. The ball rattled around in Bob's glove for a bit but he held on for the third out that inning.
Raymond Aquilera performed a rare Creaker feat - a complete game victory on the mound. That is because we were missing three of our stalwart players and only had 12 so a few players had to stay in the heat for nine innings. Ray hit corners most of the time and the front edge, forcing a lot of Orange players off balance. He had a flareup of wildness in the ninth - I guess he had trouble because we had given him a six run lead, the game's largest, heading into the ninth. But he settled down and got the last three outs before Orange could get the tying run across.
Paul Lisi had a monster game with four hits including a double and two triples. Chip Sharpe was his usual nuisance self with four knocks and a walk in the leadoff spot. Art Miner, Charlie Uhlman, Mike Nichols, and Helen Kostoff all contributed three. Gary Booth also had three and his included two triples. He called his first one in the dugout before he was even on deck. Yours truly woke himself up from jet lag (finally) in the eighth and hit a two run double to extend our lead and increase the pressure on Orange going into the open inning.
We have won a lot of close games and it is a testament to the character of every player on our roster.
One of the stories of the day was more great defense by Scarlet. Second baseman Lumley made several tough stops at second base, Shipley did likewise in his inning at 2B late in the game as well as vacuuming up several balls up the middle at Rover earlier. But perhaps the play of the game came with two outs late when Carver snared a line shot off the bat of Brian Black that killed a comeback rally. It also meant the dangerous James Little led off the next inning with no one on base. The ball rattled around in Bob's glove for a bit but he held on for the third out that inning.
Raymond Aquilera performed a rare Creaker feat - a complete game victory on the mound. That is because we were missing three of our stalwart players and only had 12 so a few players had to stay in the heat for nine innings. Ray hit corners most of the time and the front edge, forcing a lot of Orange players off balance. He had a flareup of wildness in the ninth - I guess he had trouble because we had given him a six run lead, the game's largest, heading into the ninth. But he settled down and got the last three outs before Orange could get the tying run across.
Paul Lisi had a monster game with four hits including a double and two triples. Chip Sharpe was his usual nuisance self with four knocks and a walk in the leadoff spot. Art Miner, Charlie Uhlman, Mike Nichols, and Helen Kostoff all contributed three. Gary Booth also had three and his included two triples. He called his first one in the dugout before he was even on deck. Yours truly woke himself up from jet lag (finally) in the eighth and hit a two run double to extend our lead and increase the pressure on Orange going into the open inning.
We have won a lot of close games and it is a testament to the character of every player on our roster.
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