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amead17 · 01-28-2018, 02:20 AM

It has been a tough few days as we have seen players move up and down as the big club move people but the manager has managed to get a team together for the first game today. I am being given my first start in professional baseball with the manager putting me in at Third Base and number 5 in the batting line up. Pat has remained with the team and has been asked to start at Right Field and hit from number 7. Antonio Torres will pitch for us after being sent down by the big club a few days ago.

We are at home to the Metairie Silverbacks at Grand Stadium and I am looking forward to getting out onto the field for some real baseball.

Our Line up

LF Angelo Mendoza
2B Casey McCauley
SS Steve Bielecki
1B Angelo Espinal
3B Joshua Mills
DH Joe Van Alstyne
RF Pat Palin
C Thomas Ayala
CF Jose Becerra

The top of the first starts well for us as Torres gets the first 2 batters but then Matt Totten of the Silverbacks stepped up and on a 3-1 pitch hits the ball 346 feet to record a home run and the first against us. We are 1-0 behind at this point.

Bottom of the first saw Casey McCauley make base after being hit by a pitch but nothing else from us so we remain 1 behind.

Top of the Second and my first part in the game is to make the most stupid of mistakes. Jeremy Miller of the Silverbacks hits a slow roller in my direction. I go for the easy pick up only to boot it and give up the base on an error. My mistake ends up costing us a run as Miller makes it to third from a Cheron single before heading for home on the next fly out from Endress. The Silverbacks get another run as Cheron scores from a Herron RBI Double. We finish the top of the Second 3-0 behind

The Bottom of the second sees me in the lead out role coming out to bat first. I get bat to ball on the 1-0 pitch but send out a blooper to left and it is snagged by their left fielder. After that we go down in order and don't get anything. Pat Palin also flies out as third man up.

Top of the third sees Totten and Cheron cause us more pain as the Silverbacks pick up another run. Totten hits a single then steals second before a single from Cheron sees him home. Endress moves Cheron to third on a single before both he and Cheron score from a Lyons Double. With these 3 runs we have given up we are down 6-0 and finding our first game tough.

The Bottom of the third and we go down 1, 2, 3 again.

Top of the fourth and Torres continues to struggle on the mound for us. He gives Risoli a single before he moves to third on a Totten single. Hoople then scores Risoli with a single. While Totten moves to third. At this point the manager has enough of Torres and pulls him. He sends in Nick Thompson to pitch and he gets the last out to leave us 7-0 behind.

Bottom of the fourth and McCauley gets another base, this time from a walk. Only our second base of the day. Steve Bielecki then scores our first hit with a long hop to the right fielder moving McCauley to second. Angel Espinal then comes in and claims our second hit with an RBI triple that sees both McCauley and Bielecki run for home bringing in our first 2 runs of the year. Next up is myself with Espinal sat at third. I take the count up to 3-2 trying to find a ball to hit but then get struck out looking for the walk. Espinal gets home from a Van Alstyne fly out to right field to give us our third run. Palin comes in last for us but sees his line drive grabbed by their short stop after a leaping catch. We are down 7-3 at this point.

Top of the fifth and Thompson continues to pitch. He retires the side with 3 strike outs to give us a chance.

Bottom of the fifth and Mendoza makes base on an error due to a slippery field as rain starts to come down. But that is it for us as McCauley hits to the fielder and we are retired.

Top of the sixth sees the Silverbacks get Meek and Totten on base with singles. I have a chance to get in the game as Meek tries to steal third but the throw is a little late so we don't get him. Hoople takes a single to score Meek and bring Totten to second. The Silverbacks finish with just the 1 run and lead 8-3.

Bottom of the Sixth sees the Silverbacks change pitchers. We have 1 out before the rain starts to get very heavy and the Umpires call a delay of game. We head into the locker room for a chat to see if we can work things out. It ends up being 65 minutes before we are back on the field. The first 2 batters ground out and I then step up third only to strike out again for the second time in the game. This sees us 8-3 behind still.

Top of the seventh sees another pitching change for us as Ray Petty comes in and gives up just a single to Lyons to keep the score at 8-3 the Silverbacks.

Bottom of the Seventh and Van Alstyne gets a single only to be tagged next batter up as Palin manages a single. We are then retired on 2 fly outs. We are still down 8-3.

Top of the Eighth and I finally get to help my side in the field. Totten picks up his fifth hit of the game before Hoople comes up to bat. He hits a weak ground ball in my direction which I scoop up and send to first to retire the side. Silverbacks lead 8-3.

The Bottom of the eighth sees Mendoza walk. The Silverbacks then bring in a new pitcher who tries to pickoff Mendoza at first but misses with the throw giving Mendoza second. 2 outs follow before Espinal hits a solid single which makes Mendoza move to third before heading for home. He fails to make it and it retires the side We still trail 8-3

Top of the Ninth and Petty manages to give up only a walk while striking out 2 and seeing one fly out. Silverbacks lead 8-3

Bottom of the ninth and I am up first again to try and rally the game for us. I stick up a long looper to left centre that is easily taken, no rally from me. The next 2 up strike out as we fall tamely in the last.

The Silverbacks take the game 8-3 and I have to say we made it easy for them. Even though it is my first professional game I am not happy with my performance after going 0-4, striking out twice on the way and also giving up a stupid error in the second.

Hopefully the second game of the 2 game series tomorrow will see us perform better.

01-28-2018, 02:20 AM	#10
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	20th June 2017 It has been a tough few days as we have seen players move up and down as the big club move people but the manager has managed to get a team together for the first game today. I am being given my first start in professional baseball with the manager putting me in at Third Base and number 5 in the batting line up. Pat has remained with the team and has been asked to start at Right Field and hit from number 7. Antonio Torres will pitch for us after being sent down by the big club a few days ago. We are at home to the Metairie Silverbacks at Grand Stadium and I am looking forward to getting out onto the field for some real baseball. Our Line up LF Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley SS Steve Bielecki 1B Angelo Espinal 3B Joshua Mills DH Joe Van Alstyne RF Pat Palin C Thomas Ayala CF Jose Becerra The top of the first starts well for us as Torres gets the first 2 batters but then Matt Totten of the Silverbacks stepped up and on a 3-1 pitch hits the ball 346 feet to record a home run and the first against us. We are 1-0 behind at this point. Bottom of the first saw Casey McCauley make base after being hit by a pitch but nothing else from us so we remain 1 behind. Top of the Second and my first part in the game is to make the most stupid of mistakes. Jeremy Miller of the Silverbacks hits a slow roller in my direction. I go for the easy pick up only to boot it and give up the base on an error. My mistake ends up costing us a run as Miller makes it to third from a Cheron single before heading for home on the next fly out from Endress. The Silverbacks get another run as Cheron scores from a Herron RBI Double. We finish the top of the Second 3-0 behind The Bottom of the second sees me in the lead out role coming out to bat first. I get bat to ball on the 1-0 pitch but send out a blooper to left and it is snagged by their left fielder. After that we go down in order and don't get anything. Pat Palin also flies out as third man up. Top of the third sees Totten and Cheron cause us more pain as the Silverbacks pick up another run. Totten hits a single then steals second before a single from Cheron sees him home. Endress moves Cheron to third on a single before both he and Cheron score from a Lyons Double. With these 3 runs we have given up we are down 6-0 and finding our first game tough. The Bottom of the third and we go down 1, 2, 3 again. Top of the fourth and Torres continues to struggle on the mound for us. He gives Risoli a single before he moves to third on a Totten single. Hoople then scores Risoli with a single. While Totten moves to third. At this point the manager has enough of Torres and pulls him. He sends in Nick Thompson to pitch and he gets the last out to leave us 7-0 behind. Bottom of the fourth and McCauley gets another base, this time from a walk. Only our second base of the day. Steve Bielecki then scores our first hit with a long hop to the right fielder moving McCauley to second. Angel Espinal then comes in and claims our second hit with an RBI triple that sees both McCauley and Bielecki run for home bringing in our first 2 runs of the year. Next up is myself with Espinal sat at third. I take the count up to 3-2 trying to find a ball to hit but then get struck out looking for the walk. Espinal gets home from a Van Alstyne fly out to right field to give us our third run. Palin comes in last for us but sees his line drive grabbed by their short stop after a leaping catch. We are down 7-3 at this point. Top of the fifth and Thompson continues to pitch. He retires the side with 3 strike outs to give us a chance. Bottom of the fifth and Mendoza makes base on an error due to a slippery field as rain starts to come down. But that is it for us as McCauley hits to the fielder and we are retired. Top of the sixth sees the Silverbacks get Meek and Totten on base with singles. I have a chance to get in the game as Meek tries to steal third but the throw is a little late so we don't get him. Hoople takes a single to score Meek and bring Totten to second. The Silverbacks finish with just the 1 run and lead 8-3. Bottom of the Sixth sees the Silverbacks change pitchers. We have 1 out before the rain starts to get very heavy and the Umpires call a delay of game. We head into the locker room for a chat to see if we can work things out. It ends up being 65 minutes before we are back on the field. The first 2 batters ground out and I then step up third only to strike out again for the second time in the game. This sees us 8-3 behind still. Top of the seventh sees another pitching change for us as Ray Petty comes in and gives up just a single to Lyons to keep the score at 8-3 the Silverbacks. Bottom of the Seventh and Van Alstyne gets a single only to be tagged next batter up as Palin manages a single. We are then retired on 2 fly outs. We are still down 8-3. Top of the Eighth and I finally get to help my side in the field. Totten picks up his fifth hit of the game before Hoople comes up to bat. He hits a weak ground ball in my direction which I scoop up and send to first to retire the side. Silverbacks lead 8-3. The Bottom of the eighth sees Mendoza walk. The Silverbacks then bring in a new pitcher who tries to pickoff Mendoza at first but misses with the throw giving Mendoza second. 2 outs follow before Espinal hits a solid single which makes Mendoza move to third before heading for home. He fails to make it and it retires the side We still trail 8-3 Top of the Ninth and Petty manages to give up only a walk while striking out 2 and seeing one fly out. Silverbacks lead 8-3 Bottom of the ninth and I am up first again to try and rally the game for us. I stick up a long looper to left centre that is easily taken, no rally from me. The next 2 up strike out as we fall tamely in the last. The Silverbacks take the game 8-3 and I have to say we made it easy for them. Even though it is my first professional game I am not happy with my performance after going 0-4, striking out twice on the way and also giving up a stupid error in the second. Hopefully the second game of the 2 game series tomorrow will see us perform better. Last edited by amead17; 02-03-2018 at 06:01 AM.