We had a game as good as the weather today. We also had a pleasant surprise as Don Held, Larry Book, and Donnie Witmer all showed up to play. Seems the tournament in Marietta Ga got rained out. It was great to have them play, especially Don Held since we did not expect to see him until fall. Now to the game.
To say it was close is an understatement. In keeping with the last three games, there was only one run separating all the teams going into the last inning. More about that later.
The Zebras were solid in the field and at the plate. The lineup had Laffoon, Witmer, Held, Zelazny, Freddy G, Marino, Accetta, BJ, and Gene Baker. They scored twice in the first inning and held the lead through four despite only scoring one more run during that period. It took Ralph Boswell's team of Herbie O, Chrest, Shirer, Scarborough, Morton, Wells, Ralph, Lee Baker, DeRidder, and Ray Johnson (who played his first game today) four innings to catch the Zebras. The Kings were ably managed by Russ as he did a great job in getting the most out of his players. The team of Pete, Frank Jacobs (back from his California trip), Book, Crowell, Russ, Norm , Strait, Castillo, Bess, and Merritt trailed up to the fourth when they put up three runs to take the lead. Scoring three more in the fifth they extended their lead and never looked back.
With one of the lowest scoring games I can remember, it was over so fast that Sally did not finish one chapter in her book, Betty never finished her drink, and Pat Merritt did not even have to put on sun screen.
Bob Hite and his wife stopped by while recovering from knee replacement and great to see him on the mend.
Final score was Team Zebra six,Team Boswell five, and Team King eight.
Key performers included:
Frank Jacobs 3 for 4
Russ King 3 for 3 with an almost triple
Jim Laffoon 3 for 4
Donnie Witmer 4 for 4
Dave Shirer 4 for 4 with a triple
Ralph Boswell 4 for 4
Reminder that it is getting warmer. The water jug will be out at each game so bring something to put the water in.
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