Crows Pick Black Apart

After a slow start, the Crows swooped down on Back in Black with a balanced offense and solid defense to win going away 19-12. 

We spotted Black a 7-2 lead after two innings, but came back to tie it at seven in the fourth, and then scored 12 runs in the sixth, seventh, and the eighth to put it away. It's funny, I talked to Pay Carman before the game and said they have a lot of talented players on his team but no wins to show for it, and his response was that they always seem to find a way to lose the game late. I guess he was prophetic.

Everyone had at least one hit and reached base at least three times as we took advantage of ten walks. It didn't help the opponent that they were missing their starter Bill Eppinga. Three pitchers struggled to throw strikes. But we remained patient and rallied for four run innings twice and five once. All but two players scored and all but two drove in at least one run.

Charlie Pastor led the way with four hits, followed by Dan May, Randy Cobb Lamont Thompson and Rob Dousa with three apiece. May and Cobb drove in four apiece. Don Devencenzi was voted best eyes or most respected as he walked three times, followed by yours truly with two. Cobb and I both had bases loaded BBs for RBIs.

Mark Childress hit a two run homer, which he seems to do every game, and May had one of his patented opposite field triples leading off the third inning.

Unfortunately the note taker failed to take many defensive notes but of note was that we turned a Devencenzi to Thompson to Kravin double play in the fifth inning.

Danville Gold managed to tie the Hornets at the same time on the other field, so we have not clinched third place, but Gold's last two games are both against the undefeated Wolfpack.