Game Story - June 25, 2011

Taut, Back-and-Forth Affair Blown Open Late

Bright sun and warm (nearly hot) temperatures made this morning feel like the first wiffle game of the Summer. Outfielders were congregating in the shade as the pitchers were warming up; dugout chairs were pushed back against the bricks. Definitely time to bring water with you to Nance Bradds Field.

Homestanding Peter, Han-Soo and Eric took an early lead in the bottom of the first, with two runs off Matt. Single-Triple-Single got the first run in. Kurt still feels he should have caught the triple, but, hey, it's a magic season for Han-Soo, who got the RBI.  Matt then induced a ground ball, and forgot where the runners were and made an ill-advised double play attempt (one of four failed double plays on the day). That credited an RBI to the Commish. Having recently got his ERA below 4, Matt was due to give up a run or two.

After perfect halves in the second from Pete (top) and Kurt (bottom) the Visitors began to chip away at the lead.

Glen hit the longball of the day, a solo homer that split the outfielders off Han-Soo in the third. 2-1 Homeboys. Kurt doubled in a run off Eric in the fourth to knot the game at 2.

Then the pitching took over for a few innings:
Bottom 4 - Matt scattered three hits while striking out the side, including a bases-loaded Beltran for Hans.
Top 5 - Peter's second 1-2-3 inning.
Bottom 5 - Kurt's second 1-2-3 inning.
Top 6 - Han-Soo strikes out the side, 1-2-3.
Bottom 6 - Glen works around one single.
Top 7 - Eric.. well this wasn't a good inning for Eric.

Kurt's leadoff single was the first link of an 8-hit daisy chain of offense: Kurt single, Matt single, Glen single, Kurt double, Matt single, Glen single, Kurt double, Matt double. Six runs scored. In total, a balanced attack for the visitors - all three went 5-for-12 on the day, Kurt with 5 RBI, Glen with 2, Matt with 1.

Matt pitched a perfect bottom of the seventh to close out the game, ending it on a crazy-lucky catch of a line drive come-backer off Zamonski's bat.

Glen, Kurt, Matt - 8
Peter, Han-Soo, Eric - 2

W: Cebulash
L: Zamonski

Notes:
1. 3-for-10 at the plate lowered Han-Soo's league leading average to .515. Peter went 4-for-10, and Eric ping-ponged two singles in his 10 at bats.

2. Glen moved into a second place tie for homers with his third dinger today. He is tied with Kim, but the two of them together do not equal da Commish's league leading 7.

3. Both Kurt and Peter had good days on the bump - six up, six down. Peter had 2 K's, Kurt had 4.