[Denny Lemaster]

A step forward and then a slide back.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Impsfolly Hill Seals 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 15 1 Port Dripander Wolverines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0

After getting 4 extra base hits in our first three games, our hitters found the range against Port Dripander. Odell Mowday had 3 doubles by himself. Cullie Kronholm again had a strong outing. I think we have a good chance to win every time he takes the mound. I was hoping this was the beginning of the end of our offensive doldrums.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Impsfolly Hill Seals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 Port Dripander Wolverines 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 1

Game two was reminiscent of how the season began, very tightly played. Della Pietro was able to go a bit longer than his prior start, giving me hope he can be a solid 2/3 starter over the course of the season.

I was feeling ok with turning the game over the bullpen, they had been fairly solid so far. Layton Leitzel got his 4 players with no issues. J. T. Peden wasn’t as effective. A leadoff double to Mike Shawver proved too tricky to overcome. I was disappointed, but not surprised, when Shawver eventually scored on a sac fly. But Peden followed with a wild pitch and a line drive single to drop the game. Our margin for error seems to be very narrow.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Impsfolly Hill Seals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 Port Dripander Wolverines 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 0

The rubber game was another mix of frustrating and encouraging. Reek Bossie was supposed to start, but wasn’t rested enough to go. Cameron Mendenwaldt was dropped in and did a serviceable job, but wildness and defensive let downs put us behind the 8-ball.

Our offensive frustrations continue: 10 hits and only 2 runs. I was buoyed by Kade Uhl getting 3 hits, pulling his average from .111 to .227.

Mid East	W	L	PCT	GB		Batting Average	.261 - 65th		Earned Run Average	2.91 - 20th
Belmer Crusaders	5	1	0.833	-		On-Base Percentage	.302 - tied for 89th		Starters' ERA	3.67 - 43rd
Wrongettin Temple Crusaders	4	2	0.667	1		Slugging Percentage	.336 - 83rd		Bullpen ERA	1.85 - 32nd
Pitdon Titans	4	2	0.667	1		On-Base + Slugging	.638 - 88th		Runs allowed	21 - tied for 21st
Dinaminstry Eagles	4	2	0.667	1		Runs Scored	19 - tied for 88th		Hits allowed	63 - 81st
Stormbumton Cherokees	3	3	0.500	2		Hits	59 - tied for 40th		Opponents AVG	.280 - 64th
Shipenden Rams	3	3	0.500	2		Extra-Base Hits	16 - tied for 50th		BABIP	.343 - 87th
Impsfolly Hill Seals	2	4	0.333	3		Home Runs	0 - tied for 98th		Home Runs allowed	1 - tied for 7th
Holmworth Mount Samurai	2	4	0.333	3		Bases-On-Balls	12 - tied for 99th		Bases-On-Balls	26 - tied for 83rd
						Strikeouts	27 - tied for 34th		Strikeouts	43 - tied for 4th
						Stolen Bases	1 - tied for 61st