Riding two innings that produced nine runs with two outs in each, Light Blue ran off with a 22-9 drubbing of the shellshocked Orange. Apparently they missed the memo - if you score five in the top of the first, you are supposed to lay down the rest of the game. They rode two crucial errors that gave them the 9-0 lead. After the five in the first, they made two great catches in the outfield in the bottom half, and there was the feeling of "so this is how it's gonna be" in the Orange dugout.
The highlights for Orange were few and far between but there were a few. Rich Sanders, who was 3-3, made a great play in the second, coming off first base to catch an errant throw, and then stomping on the base, just nipping the batter. Tony Gorgone, also 3-3, hit a bases clearing three run double in the fourth. He also started our only double play, Gorgone to Kostoff to Kravin.
Patrick Heide hit a two run double in the third. Steve Rousso made a nice catch in LC in the sixth, but the play of the game came an inning or two later. Michael Callahan was chasing a serious blast over his head and reached out and snagged it at the last moment. They were oohing and aahing way over on field six where Gold was playing Maroon.
All in all we were outplayed in all facets of the game, hitting, hitting with power, fielding and pitching. And our reward is we get to do it against the same team to open the playoffs! (hopefully a different outcome, eh?)
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