Even though we were missing our leading hitter Darren Bobrosky, Team Black Shirts plated a season high 31 runs and made Tie Dye's shirts bleed, and won our FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON! 31-26.
Obviously the Magic Number is 31 as last week we scored 30 in tying Team Blue 30 all to send the season of losses.
With the addition of Devin Underwood solidifying our defense and providing major pop in the middle of the lineup, we are undefeated in our last two games. I'd put our lineup up against any of the others. But sometimes it's the bottom of the lineup that make the difference. Sandy Camp was 'only 1-2' with a walk and a sac fly, but her hit in the fifth started a five run inning and she drew a walk in the seventh to do the same. And her sac fly in the second drove in the fifth run of that frame. So basically she was the key in all three of our five run innings.
We played from ahead most of the game - we scored at least two in every inning - but when it came to the ninth, we only had a 28-26 lead. Helen Kostoff led off with a single and that turned the lineup over with no outs, which was huge.We only scored three as the rally petered out in the middle of the order, but at least we had a five run lead.
I will admit, I was a little nervous in the ninth when we didn't any more runs, given the number of games we lost late. It was true that Tie Dye had the bottom of the lineup coming up, but that part of the lineup had destroyed us in the eight run sixth, when they tied it up at 20. However, this time pitcher Brian Black coaxed three relatively easy outs, and we came out ahead. The breakfast shots were all the sweeter this day.
We bombed five home runs in addition to scoring the season high 31 runs. Art Miner led the way with a 4-5 day, two doubles, a home run and a team leading seven RBIs. Behind him, Tony Camillo hit a cycle except he forgot the single - double, triple, homer, walk and a sac fly good for five RBIs. Likewise, David Peterson can't seem to stop at first - he had three doubles and a bomb (4-4). Jeff Leboss matched his 4-4 with a couple of doubles. Brian Black stayed on fire, 4-5 with a solo homer. Even when Manager Dave Rose (also 3-3) bats him seventh, he seems to lead off every inning, in no small part because Mr. Clutch Johnny Gutierrez drove in the fifth rum twice batting ahead of him. And Tim Orr, leading off this game only went 3-3 plus two walks, scored five times and hit our other home run.
There were some notable defensive plays as well, even though we allowed 26 runs (Tie Dye has a pretty massive lineup, especically the forst seven or so). Gutierrez made an incredible sun catch in the first in RC. Underwood ran a long way to catch a potential gapper in the second and a shallow one after that. Kostoff made two great plays - one at 2B (2nd inning) and one at rover (4th). Likewise Tony up the middle in the fourth and Peterson dove for one in his inning at SS in the fifth. LeBoss caught a hard grounder and got the leading runner at second also in the fifth. Steve Rousso, snagged a shot headed to left in his inning at 3B, and got a force at second. In the next inning, Dan May leapt high to catch a liner that may have been the catch of the day. And finally, Leo Kay cut off a potential gapper in RF in the eighth.
Well, dare I say it we have momentum now! Let's keep it going!
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