Even though we have to open our season without our spirit leader Sandy Camp, Team BS managed to prevail over Team Green, 25-15 in the Creaker Fall/Winter 2024 AD/ND season opener on Heather Farm Field 4, which rumor has it is Manager Dave Rose's favorite field.
BS took an early lead at 4-1 in the first. The strong top of the lineup pounded four straight hits to start us off, and we were off to the races. Although we allowed Team Green to tie us in the second, the game was never in doubt once we put up nine runs in the next three innings.
Team Green has a green manager, and it showed. They had two pitchers who had maybe never pitched in a game before, pitch most of the rest of the game, and the patient BS hitters drew nine walks. He had some players in questionable positions, but I think he was experimenting. I am sure they will be more competitive next time we play them.
In the mean time there was hitting up and down the BS lineup. Art Miner led the way as usual, going 3-3, with two doubles and five RBIs plus two of the walks. Brian Black and Greg Mathers were 4-4, Dave DeWitt and Dan May were 4-5, Mike Nichols was 3-3 plus a walk, Darren Bobrosky and Jeff Kravin joined the group with three hits each. Eight players had two or three RBIs. They say it's a team game and that's how you make it so. There were only two other extra base hits, doubles by Rose and Mathers.
RC DeWitt had a great defensive game, making multiple running catches and gunning down a runner at second on a single/force out. LC Miner threw out a runner at home with a one hop bullet to Nichols, who made a nice pickup. The catch of the game though was by SS Steve Rousso ranging into shallow left to grab a pop fly in the fifth almost all the way to the foul line.
The Bloody Mary's at the Greenery on our bye week will taste better after this game.
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