5/22/2008 Game Date
As happens during a season, rain outs threw our schedule into a little chaos. We managed to play game #10 on the season, before both game #5 and #9 were completed. With the make-up of this rescheduled game, however, it brought us current for the moment with our games on the season.
It was a hot day for our second match-up with the Braves. Our players seemed ready for the game, and they did an excellent job defensively – holding one of the most potent offenses in the league to only 15 runs. Unfortunately our offense seemed to fall out of rythm, and while I wish I could have claimed it was my pitching, I may have thrown my best pitches of the season. In the end though, we were unable to get anything started offensively, never having more than one runner on base at a time and we were held to no runs.
Game Highlights
The game wasn’t without it’s shining moments though. We did manage three hits in the game. All of them were singles – and they were hit by Pearson, Chris, and Bubba. Defensively we had both Faith and Mike put on a display on how to work at second base. Mike and Faith both played two innings each at second base, and each one was vital in one or more outs per each of those innings. Mike started the game at second, and in the first inning he caught a pop-fly, and fielded a ground ball cleanly and made the throw to Noah at first for an out. During the second inning, Mike fielded another ground ball close to the first base side, and made a little under-handed toss to Noah for an out. In both of those innings, the Braves other outs came from strikeouts.
In the third inning, Faith took over at second base. Chris fielded a hard grounder at short stop and made the throw to Faith at second base for a force out. Then it was Faith’s turn to field a ground ball who made the throw to Pearson who was now playing first base, for another out. In the last inning, Chris pulled down a pop-up at short stop, as did Mike who came up from centerfield to make one just behind second base. Faith then fielded a grounder and made another throw to Pearson at first base for the third and final out of the Braves inning.
Braves: 15 Flames: 0
Game Ball
Mike displayed an excellent glove and range in his movement around the field, proving to be an instrumental piece in holding the Braves in check.
Faith was in top form, being aware of where she needed to be while fielding second base. She did a great job of knocking down and fielding ground balls, and made her throws to first base count.
Thanks
To Perry and David Lee for the help on the base paths. To Dorothy for the work on the scorebook. To Brian for his work in the dugout and in keeping the batting order straight.
