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amead17 · 01-30-2018, 01:35 PM

24th June 2017

I play my fifth professional game today and I am hoping that I can start to get something going after 4 terrible outings with the bat. We are facing the Lake Charles Express again.

The Manager has gone with the following line-up

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

We have Tyler Crostic pitching for us today.

Top if the first and we get the Express to hit out 1, 2, 3

Bottom of the first and we also go down hitting out 1, 2, 3

Top of the second sees the same routine as all 3 batters are out hitting. I help get the third out as a grounder is hit my direction and I fire it to first for the out.

Bottom of the second and LaBuff hits out the same as everybody else. I am up next. I take my stance on the 3-1 pitch as I have done all year. The pitch is fired in and I swing and catch it perfectly on the bat. It sails over left field to go for my first professional home run and is measured at 382 feet. I score our first run on a solo. Palin and Ayala follow me up but neither gets anything going. We lead 1-0 at this point.

Top of the third and we get the first batter up but then Reich hits a single down the right line. Cook gets a walk moving Reich to second. We get the next 2 batters as they hit out to bring the inning to a close and maintain our lead.

Bottom of the third and Watson and Becerra both hit out before Mendoza steps in to bat. He clips a strong one out to left field that rolls to the wall giving him a double. McCauley follows him up and hits a grounder out to left centre. It is fired back to first to get him but goes high and he manages to scoot round first and move to second for a double. This double allows Mendoza to come home and add to our lead. Bielecki hits out next to end the inning with our lead at 2-0.

Top of the fourth sees Blodgett walk. Next up is Roethler who hits to first. Watson at first fires to second to get Blodgett before it comes back to Watson at first for the double play getting Roethler. Watson also gets the third out as Pena hits to him as well.

Bottom of the fourth an LaBuff starts us off badly with a strikeout. I come in second looking to add to my home run. What do you know I do exactly the same as the previous time I was up, hitting a line drive over left field for a 349 foot solo home run to bring up our 3rd run of the game. Palin strikes out and Ayala hits out to finish the inning with our lead up to 3-0

Top of the fifth and Crostic gets the first on an infield fly, Palin takes the second on a fly out and then Crostic Strikes out Reich to end the inning.

Bottom of the fifth and we start with a ground out by Watson and Becarra flies out to centre. Mendoza then picks up a walk before McCauley strikes out on a close call. We continue to lead 3-0

Top of the sixth and Cook is taken on a ground out. Brittain then manages to get a single out to left field. Gilberds is next up and hits a strong grounder my direction I field it at third and then quickly send it to second to get Brittain. The ball then goes quickly to Watson at first who gets Gilberds to complete the double play and retire the side.

Bottom of the sixth and Bielecki will count himself unlucky to be caught out in centre after a despairing dive by Brittain. LaBuff then manages to ground out and bring me up as the third batter of the inning. After 2 solo home runs my luck runs out. I hit the ball up the middle only to hit the pitcher and see the ball roll to Gilberds who fires it to first to get me. We still lead 3-0

Top of the seventh and Crostic strikes out Blodgett first up. The manager then makes a pitching change and brings in Hector Castaneda who strikes out Roethler before giving up a double to Pena who injures himself on the slide into second. We get Crager on the next play with a strong throw from Bielecki to first.

Bottom of the seventh and Palin grounds out, Ayala Strikes out as does Watson. We continue to lead 3-0

Top of the Eighth and Shang picks up a single to start the inning. Reich Strikes out as does Cook. Castaneda also gets Brittain with a strike out to end the inning.

Bottom of the Eighth and Becarra grounds out to start us off. The same combination of Shang and Bullington then get Mendoza to ground out. McCauley manages a single to centre field but Bielecki strikes out to end the inning. We still lead 3-0

into the top of the ninth and the manager sends Latrell Angton into pitch. He gets Gilberds and Blodgett with strike outs. Roethler then gets one through to Right Field for a single. We finish the game next batter up as Bielecki fields a grounder and fires to first for the out.

We take our first win of the year 3-0 and the feeling is so much better than the previous days.

I have a good day going 2-3 with 2 solo home runs. Crostic takes player of the game. Hopefully the good form in the field can be taken into tomorrow as we travel to the Biloxi Jackals for the first game of a 2 game road trip.

01-30-2018, 01:35 PM	#14
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,284	24th June 2017 24th June 2017 I play my fifth professional game today and I am hoping that I can start to get something going after 4 terrible outings with the bat. We are facing the Lake Charles Express again. The Manager has gone with the following line-up LF Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley SS Steve Bielecki DH Chris LaBuff 3B Joshua Mills RF Pat Palin Catcher Tomas Ayala 1B Scott Watson CF Jose Becerra We have Tyler Crostic pitching for us today. Top if the first and we get the Express to hit out 1, 2, 3 Bottom of the first and we also go down hitting out 1, 2, 3 Top of the second sees the same routine as all 3 batters are out hitting. I help get the third out as a grounder is hit my direction and I fire it to first for the out. Bottom of the second and LaBuff hits out the same as everybody else. I am up next. I take my stance on the 3-1 pitch as I have done all year. The pitch is fired in and I swing and catch it perfectly on the bat. It sails over left field to go for my first professional home run and is measured at 382 feet. I score our first run on a solo. Palin and Ayala follow me up but neither gets anything going. We lead 1-0 at this point. Top of the third and we get the first batter up but then Reich hits a single down the right line. Cook gets a walk moving Reich to second. We get the next 2 batters as they hit out to bring the inning to a close and maintain our lead. Bottom of the third and Watson and Becerra both hit out before Mendoza steps in to bat. He clips a strong one out to left field that rolls to the wall giving him a double. McCauley follows him up and hits a grounder out to left centre. It is fired back to first to get him but goes high and he manages to scoot round first and move to second for a double. This double allows Mendoza to come home and add to our lead. Bielecki hits out next to end the inning with our lead at 2-0. Top of the fourth sees Blodgett walk. Next up is Roethler who hits to first. Watson at first fires to second to get Blodgett before it comes back to Watson at first for the double play getting Roethler. Watson also gets the third out as Pena hits to him as well. Bottom of the fourth an LaBuff starts us off badly with a strikeout. I come in second looking to add to my home run. What do you know I do exactly the same as the previous time I was up, hitting a line drive over left field for a 349 foot solo home run to bring up our 3rd run of the game. Palin strikes out and Ayala hits out to finish the inning with our lead up to 3-0 Top of the fifth and Crostic gets the first on an infield fly, Palin takes the second on a fly out and then Crostic Strikes out Reich to end the inning. Bottom of the fifth and we start with a ground out by Watson and Becarra flies out to centre. Mendoza then picks up a walk before McCauley strikes out on a close call. We continue to lead 3-0 Top of the sixth and Cook is taken on a ground out. Brittain then manages to get a single out to left field. Gilberds is next up and hits a strong grounder my direction I field it at third and then quickly send it to second to get Brittain. The ball then goes quickly to Watson at first who gets Gilberds to complete the double play and retire the side. Bottom of the sixth and Bielecki will count himself unlucky to be caught out in centre after a despairing dive by Brittain. LaBuff then manages to ground out and bring me up as the third batter of the inning. After 2 solo home runs my luck runs out. I hit the ball up the middle only to hit the pitcher and see the ball roll to Gilberds who fires it to first to get me. We still lead 3-0 Top of the seventh and Crostic strikes out Blodgett first up. The manager then makes a pitching change and brings in Hector Castaneda who strikes out Roethler before giving up a double to Pena who injures himself on the slide into second. We get Crager on the next play with a strong throw from Bielecki to first. Bottom of the seventh and Palin grounds out, Ayala Strikes out as does Watson. We continue to lead 3-0 Top of the Eighth and Shang picks up a single to start the inning. Reich Strikes out as does Cook. Castaneda also gets Brittain with a strike out to end the inning. Bottom of the Eighth and Becarra grounds out to start us off. The same combination of Shang and Bullington then get Mendoza to ground out. McCauley manages a single to centre field but Bielecki strikes out to end the inning. We still lead 3-0 into the top of the ninth and the manager sends Latrell Angton into pitch. He gets Gilberds and Blodgett with strike outs. Roethler then gets one through to Right Field for a single. We finish the game next batter up as Bielecki fields a grounder and fires to first for the out. We take our first win of the year 3-0 and the feeling is so much better than the previous days. I have a good day going 2-3 with 2 solo home runs. Crostic takes player of the game. Hopefully the good form in the field can be taken into tomorrow as we travel to the Biloxi Jackals for the first game of a 2 game road trip. Last edited by amead17; 01-31-2018 at 12:52 PM.