The Stripes fought hard on Monday night and were a hair away from another sweep. We'll take the point and a half.
The first game was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams. After an error plagued start in the field, the Stripes defense tightened up, even turning an impressive double play. Leading by 4 going into the last inning, the Clouts bats did the trick and scored 9 runs. Trailing by 5 with time running out the Stripes played small ball. A key base hit brought in the tying run and before we could flinch Al Schneider was caught off 2nd base. A Tie it is. Final 18-18.
The second game wasn't even close. The Clouts bats went silent and the Stripes continued hitting. Final 21-9.
A good night for most, with buttner batting 1.000, Dan Meehan overcoming the Giambi-shift for a good night at the plate, and Morris doing his best Ozzie Smith impersonation in the field (we need to get Big Red to more games).
Stats to be posted later in the week.
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As a loyal reader of this site, I feel cheated in having no mention of Mike Chapman's performance in these latest games. I have come to look forward to an update on his performance as a regular feature of the site.
I understand how easy it is to overlook my own small contributions, especially those where I neglect letting Mike know how close he is to the fence on those deep fly balls to left.... Mike if you are reading this, forget about the fence, focus on the ball! : )
Jeff
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