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amead17 · 01-28-2018, 02:30 PM

Day three of my professional baseball career and we play the Lake Charles Express at home. Both teams are 0-2 so we have a chance of some success.

The Manager has made changes to the line-up again and we go as follows.

LF Angelo Mendoza
2B Casey McCauley
SS Steve Bielecki
1B Angel Espinal
3B Joshua Mills
DH Chris LaBuff
RF Pat Palin
Catcher Tomas Ayala
CF Jose Becerra

Starting Pitcher today is Macho Vigil who has just come down from single A level yesterday.

Top of the first sees the Express go down 1, 2, 3 with 2 strike outs for Vigil

Bottom of the first sees us go down the same way with 2 ground outs and a fly out

Top of the second and, after the first out, Gilberds steps up to hit a line drive out to right field and my roomy, Pat Palin, makes a blunder by dropping a regulation catch giving up a single. After his mistake on the Gilberds single Palin blunders again failing to pick up another line drive allowing the Express to get a double from Glacken. Reich comes up and gets a base hit to right field which scores both Gilberds and Glacken making Palin's errors very costly. Express lead 2-0.

The bottom of the second sees us go down swinging 1, 2, 3 including myself who is struck out again chasing a wide one. Express lead 2-0

Top of the third sees the Express start with a double from Brittain. Palin continues his disaster at right field as a grounder heads his way on the next batter. It bounces just before it reaches him and hits him in the chest. This causes a single to turn into a double and sees Brittain come home. That is Palin's 3rd error of the game. Pena gets a single to move Blodgett to third. Vigil gets out of the inning after that. The Express lead 3-0

The bottom of the third sees us get our first hit as Becerra puts a soft one into left field after 2 outs but it goes nowhere as Mendoza is struck out.

Top of the fourth and Vigil gets the Express to hit out on 3 bats to leave the score at 3-0 in favour of the Express.

Bottom of the fourth sees 2 outs and a Bielecki single for me to come to the plate for the second time in the game. I get a piece of the 1-1 pitch and send it out high over centre field only to see it drop into the hands of the Express Centre Fielder as he retires us Wasps again.

Top of the fifth sees Brittain get a hit before Shepherd sends another hard hit ball the way of Palin. Palin makes the diving catch and finally comes up with something to make the out. Vigil strikes out the rest.

Bottom of the fifth and we go 1, 2, 3 again as the score remains 3-0 to the Express

Top of the sixth and I help get the first out with an easy pick up at third before throwing to first to beat the runner. Gilberds hits a single but then gets stranded as a combination of Vigil and replacement pitcher Andreas Seville get the next 2 batters to strike out. Express remain 3 up.

Bottom of the sixth sees Becerra make base on balls to start us off. Mendoza picks up a single to move the bases. This doesn't go anywhere though as McCauley gets an infield fly and Bielecki grounds into a double play taking both himself and Mendoza out.

Top of the Seventh and Potts takes a single before Shepherd hits a slow infield roller my way. I make the pick up but cannot make a play at first or second so hang onto the ball to keep it down to a single. Next batter up flies out and we get out of the inning still only 3 behind.

Bottom of the seventh and we are retired again in 3. I am up second but strike out for the second time in the game. When am I ever going to get that first hit.

Top of the eighth and we get the Express 1, 2, 3 and keep in the game going into the bottom of the eighth

Bottom of the eighth and Palin makes up for some of the errors he has made with a single to right field before the next 3 batters either strike out or are out trying for first.

Top of the Ninth and Seville keeps the game alive with 3 strike outs. It now up to our bats to get to work to try and save the game.

Bottom of the ninth and we start with 2 strike outs. Things are not looking good as Espinal steps into the box. He then manages to get a piece of one and rips it 364 feet into left field for a solo home run. We are on the board. Only problem is I am up next and have to keep things going.

I have somehow done it. I hit a slow roller down the right field line and Pena at first base has to move to grab it. I manage to make base just before he gets the ball to their pitcher who was at first. I keep the inning alive. I then get to move up to second base on a wild pitch that has everyone missing at home plate. I get no further as LaBuff is out swininging and we go down 3-1 to the Express.

The loss is not what we wanted and we are very depressed in the locker room. Palin is very down after his 3 errors and I am going to have to try and cheer him up tonight before we start again tomorrow against the Express.

My own game was slightly better in that I managed my first hit in professional ball and didn't make any mistakes but I do need to clean up on the strike outs as I have another 2 on my way to a 1-4 game.

01-28-2018, 02:30 PM	#12
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,286	22nd June 2017 Day three of my professional baseball career and we play the Lake Charles Express at home. Both teams are 0-2 so we have a chance of some success. The Manager has made changes to the line-up again and we go as follows. LF Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley SS Steve Bielecki 1B Angel Espinal 3B Joshua Mills DH Chris LaBuff RF Pat Palin Catcher Tomas Ayala CF Jose Becerra Starting Pitcher today is Macho Vigil who has just come down from single A level yesterday. Top of the first sees the Express go down 1, 2, 3 with 2 strike outs for Vigil Bottom of the first sees us go down the same way with 2 ground outs and a fly out Top of the second and, after the first out, Gilberds steps up to hit a line drive out to right field and my roomy, Pat Palin, makes a blunder by dropping a regulation catch giving up a single. After his mistake on the Gilberds single Palin blunders again failing to pick up another line drive allowing the Express to get a double from Glacken. Reich comes up and gets a base hit to right field which scores both Gilberds and Glacken making Palin's errors very costly. Express lead 2-0. The bottom of the second sees us go down swinging 1, 2, 3 including myself who is struck out again chasing a wide one. Express lead 2-0 Top of the third sees the Express start with a double from Brittain. Palin continues his disaster at right field as a grounder heads his way on the next batter. It bounces just before it reaches him and hits him in the chest. This causes a single to turn into a double and sees Brittain come home. That is Palin's 3rd error of the game. Pena gets a single to move Blodgett to third. Vigil gets out of the inning after that. The Express lead 3-0 The bottom of the third sees us get our first hit as Becerra puts a soft one into left field after 2 outs but it goes nowhere as Mendoza is struck out. Top of the fourth and Vigil gets the Express to hit out on 3 bats to leave the score at 3-0 in favour of the Express. Bottom of the fourth sees 2 outs and a Bielecki single for me to come to the plate for the second time in the game. I get a piece of the 1-1 pitch and send it out high over centre field only to see it drop into the hands of the Express Centre Fielder as he retires us Wasps again. Top of the fifth sees Brittain get a hit before Shepherd sends another hard hit ball the way of Palin. Palin makes the diving catch and finally comes up with something to make the out. Vigil strikes out the rest. Bottom of the fifth and we go 1, 2, 3 again as the score remains 3-0 to the Express Top of the sixth and I help get the first out with an easy pick up at third before throwing to first to beat the runner. Gilberds hits a single but then gets stranded as a combination of Vigil and replacement pitcher Andreas Seville get the next 2 batters to strike out. Express remain 3 up. Bottom of the sixth sees Becerra make base on balls to start us off. Mendoza picks up a single to move the bases. This doesn't go anywhere though as McCauley gets an infield fly and Bielecki grounds into a double play taking both himself and Mendoza out. Top of the Seventh and Potts takes a single before Shepherd hits a slow infield roller my way. I make the pick up but cannot make a play at first or second so hang onto the ball to keep it down to a single. Next batter up flies out and we get out of the inning still only 3 behind. Bottom of the seventh and we are retired again in 3. I am up second but strike out for the second time in the game. When am I ever going to get that first hit. Top of the eighth and we get the Express 1, 2, 3 and keep in the game going into the bottom of the eighth Bottom of the eighth and Palin makes up for some of the errors he has made with a single to right field before the next 3 batters either strike out or are out trying for first. Top of the Ninth and Seville keeps the game alive with 3 strike outs. It now up to our bats to get to work to try and save the game. Bottom of the ninth and we start with 2 strike outs. Things are not looking good as Espinal steps into the box. He then manages to get a piece of one and rips it 364 feet into left field for a solo home run. We are on the board. Only problem is I am up next and have to keep things going. I have somehow done it. I hit a slow roller down the right field line and Pena at first base has to move to grab it. I manage to make base just before he gets the ball to their pitcher who was at first. I keep the inning alive. I then get to move up to second base on a wild pitch that has everyone missing at home plate. I get no further as LaBuff is out swininging and we go down 3-1 to the Express. The loss is not what we wanted and we are very depressed in the locker room. Palin is very down after his 3 errors and I am going to have to try and cheer him up tonight before we start again tomorrow against the Express. My own game was slightly better in that I managed my first hit in professional ball and didn't make any mistakes but I do need to clean up on the strike outs as I have another 2 on my way to a 1-4 game. Last edited by amead17; 01-28-2018 at 02:34 PM.