Today we barely eked out enough players for a three team game. 27 players made it out allowing enough players for 9 on a side. Then we played 10 in the field with volunteers from the sitting teams each providing a player to fill in. Good thing too, it was so hot and breeze-less today that I don't think anyone wanted to play a nine inning game. The new team water cooler came in handy but we should consider adding some Gatorade mix to it just for the electrolytes.
The Hit Team, managed by Richie Moots, featured Duff Hill, Giordano, Witmer, Terry Smith, Marino, Moots, Merritt, Mills and Lee Baker didn't score a run until the 4th inning and then struggled to post 7 total with 4 of their runs coming in the 7th and last inning.
Jeff Simon's Sit Team included Simon, Lafoon, DeRidder, Schapeler, Lopez, Thompson, Barnes, John Smith and Gibson. They managed to score in all but one inning posting a pair of 5 run innings and a pair of 4 run frames. They tallied a total of 20 runs over the course of the game.
The Field Team, managed by Russ King, included Dampier, Steve Hill, Coffman, King, Butler, Strait, Bowley, Wells and Gene Baker. Even though we scored in every inning, never posting a gooseegg, we still came up short. Needing 6 runs to tie in the bottom of the seventh, we could only summon 5 runs for a total of 19. But we gave 'em a scare.
Final scores Hit-7, Sit-20, Field-19.
Big Hitters on the Day
Witmer 3 for 4
Simon 5 for 6 2B
DeRidder 4 for 6 3B 2-2B
Schapeler 4 for 5 SAC 2-2B
Barnes 3 for 4 BB
J. Smith 4 for 5
Coffman 4 for 6
Butler 4 for 5 SAC
Wells 4 for 5
G. Baker 4 for 5
Submitted by
Ron Butler
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