The Kessler Split....

we split, winning 10-8 then losing 13-7. Needless to say, our offense was lacking...

first game was marked by great defense and some timely hitting. Everyone contributed on both sides of the ball. Far from an offensive explosion, we held a 4-3 lead going into the fifth before we tacked on a few more.

the second game was a disaster. HitSquad scored 8 in the top of the first. We cut that in half in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a grand slam by Dan. then we scored one run in the next 4 innings (another HR from Dan), before adding two in the 6th. In innings two through five, we sent no more than 5 batters to the plate in any one inning. The defense made a few errors that cost us. On the upside, after the first inning, we held them to 5 runs over six innings. Their shortstop was one of the best defenders I have seen in this league, eating up everything hit near him. In short, we managed only NINE HITS in game two!

The Boniface Brothers were great on offense, with Russ Boniface had two hits in the first game and two walks in the second. Chris scored four runs in the first game. The infield was pretty solid all night, handling some hard line drives. Mike Chapman was tested a lot in left and played flawless defense (11 catches on the night), including a shoe-top grab on the run.

Welcome Back

In our last games two weeks ago, we split with Medium Pace, losing the
first game 17-10, but then winning the second 15-5. We were ahead in the
first game until we gave up eight runs in the top of the 6th inning, but
then were unable to score in the bottom of the inning. In the second
game, we started the top of the first inning by scoring 11 runs,
allowing everyone to relax a little. Then we held Medium Pace scoreless
in the first three innings, and "ten-runned" them after five.

Ed Reich was home from Iraq just long enough to pitch two excellent
games. At the plate for the night, Chris was 4 for 4, Greg, Lee and Jeff
Donald were each 5 for 6 and Alan Boyd was 4 for 6. Runs and RBI were
spread pretty evenly throughout the team, with no single player having
more than 3 RBI on a night when we scored 25 runs.