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amead17 · 02-03-2018, 07:05 AM

We started the day with the news that Casey McCauley has been diagnosed with concussion after his injury yesterday. The management have decided to rest him and have placed him on the 7 day DL list. I am not sure how much we will miss him as he has only been hitting .120 this year so far.

We are at home again for the first game in a 3 game series against the Gulfport Riptides. Both sides sit at 2-5 so hopefully we can find some form against them.

The manager has put up the following line-up for today with me continuing to hit 4th.

LF Angelo Mendoza
2B Matt Crubaugh
1B Angel Espinal
3B Joshua Mills
DH Joe Van Alstyne
SS Chris LaBuff
RF Pat Palin
Catcher Tomas Ayala
CF Jose Becerra

Pitching for us today is Macho Vigil. Hopefully we will get the same sort of outing as we got last time from him but turn it into a win instead of a loss.

Top of the first and we get Melsom on the fly before McGee puts in a double to deep left centre. Vigil gives Groth a walk. Tiger then picks up a base hit to short centre to load the bases. We have not started well. Vigil takes the pressure and strikes out Buckle before Hudgens hits to first for the ground out and a lucky escape for us.

Bottom of the first and Mendoza grounds out to short right. Crubaugh is then spectacularly taken on the fly by a diving catch. Espinal then picks up a base hit to short centre and this sees me coming up to the plate for the first time today. I hit a line shot out to centre that evades the fielders to give me a base hit and see Espinal move to second. Van Alstyne is up next and he hits one just wide of second base to get a single. I move to second while Espinal takes third then scampers for home with no throw. We get our first run of the day. LaBuff gets a walk that sees me move into scoring range on third and Van Alstyne up to second. Palin is up next with the bases loaded. Palin hits a superb shot out to left field that find the gap. I race for home and am followed in by Van Alstyne who also makes it. LaBuff goes to second with Palin at first. Ayala flies out on the next try and our first inning ends with 3 runs scored for the lead at 3-0.

Top of the second Vigil gets Ruiz to strike out swinging. Lopez hits a double out to centre field. Becerra then struggles on the next play as Hutzel hits a double to right centre that scores Lopez. Vigil then gives up a single to Melsom that sees Hutzel score and score the Riptides second run. Vigil calms down next batter up and gets McGee to strike out. The next batter up sees Hutzel try to steal second by Ayala sees it from home plate and gets the throw in to see him tagged out. We lead 3-2 at this point.

Bottom of the second an Becerra grounds out to first. Mendoza grounds out again. Crubaugh then flies out and we remain 3-2 up.

Top of the third and Vigil gets Groth to strike out. Palin gets Tiger on the fly before I fail to get buckle on an infield grounder. I get the throw to first but he beats it in. Hudgens hits a ground out next to end the inning.

Bottom of the third and Espinal starts us off well with an infield single. I am up second hoping to add to my 1 hit so far but I put up a slow looper to centre right that sees me out on the fly. Van Alstyne follows me with another fly out. LaBuff then hits a hot line drive to third base who fields the ball and makes the throw to second to get Espinal and end our inning.

Top of the fourth and Ruiz grounds out to start the inning off. We get Lopez on a ground out as well. The same happens to Hutzel as we retire the Riptides to keep the lead.

Bottom of the fourth and Palin starts us off with a slow ground ball that sees him out at first. Ayala also grounds out. Becerra then strikes out to leave the game 3-2 in out favour.

Top of the fifth and we get Melsom on a ground out. McGee flies out before Vigil gives Groth a walk. This sees the manager make a pitching change and bring Nick Thompson in to pitch. We get Groth at second on the next batter to end the inning.

Bottom of the fifth and Mendoza goes for a bunt. It heads towards first base but he beats the fielder and gets a single. Crubaugh comes up next and faces a wild pitch that sees Mendoza move to second. Crubaugh then strikes out. Espinal puts up a fly ball into foul territory but sees it caught and is given out. I then come up trying to keep the inning alive with 2 outs. I don't do well as I hit a grounder to third that sees me out when the ball is fired to first. It ends the inning with our lead still 3-2.

Top of the sixth and Thompson gets Buckle to strike out. Hudgens then gets a base hit out to centre field. We get Hudgens next up as a ball from Thompson is quickly sent over to second by Ayala to catch him trying to steal. Ruiz then hits a slow bouncer back to Thompson who sends it to first for the out and to end the inning.

Bottom of the sixth and Van Alstyne hits a solid single out to right centre to start us going. LaBuff undoes all that good work by grounding into a double play that sees both himself and Van Alstyne out. Palin comes up next and hits a solid drive out to right centre and it falls in for a double as he beats the throw to second with the slide. Ayala strikes out to strand Palin and we remain 3-2 up.

Top of the seventh and Thompson gets Lopez to strike out. Thompson is then pulled and the manager sends in Cesar Arocho to pitch. He gets Hutzel to strike out but gives Melsom an infield single. We have another pitching change as Nick Hill comes in. Sutherland hits out to left centre for Mendoza to come up with the grab and retire the side.

Bottom of the seventh and Becerra flies out first up. Mendoza then strikes out before Crubaugh flies out to centre to leave the score 3-2 in our favour.

Top of the eighth and Groth gets a base hit first up. Nick Hill is pulled by the manager and Chris Swindell is sent in to pitch for us. He gets Tiger to strike out first up. Buckle then comes up and grounds a slow one to Swindell who fires to second to get the runner before we get Buckle at first to end the inning.

Bottom of the eighth and Espinal starts us off in fine style hitting one over the left fence for a solo that goes 361 feet. I am up next and have to try and follow that. I fail dismally by striking out swinging. Van Alstyne also goes down swinging. LaBuff hits straight back at the pitcher to see the inning end with just the solo from Espinal to make it 4-2 for our lead.

Top of the ninth and the manager sends in closer Latrell Angton to finish the job. He gets Hidgens to strike out. He also gets Ruiz the same way. He finishes it off by getting Lopez on a strike out as well to see us take the game 4-2.

We move up to 3 and 5 for the year. My performance in the game was okay but could have been better as I went 1-4 with a run scored.

We face the same side tomorrow hoping to add to the win tally.

02-03-2018, 07:05 AM	#17
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,275	27th June 2017 We started the day with the news that Casey McCauley has been diagnosed with concussion after his injury yesterday. The management have decided to rest him and have placed him on the 7 day DL list. I am not sure how much we will miss him as he has only been hitting .120 this year so far. We are at home again for the first game in a 3 game series against the Gulfport Riptides. Both sides sit at 2-5 so hopefully we can find some form against them. The manager has put up the following line-up for today with me continuing to hit 4th. LF Angelo Mendoza 2B Matt Crubaugh 1B Angel Espinal 3B Joshua Mills DH Joe Van Alstyne SS Chris LaBuff RF Pat Palin Catcher Tomas Ayala CF Jose Becerra Pitching for us today is Macho Vigil. Hopefully we will get the same sort of outing as we got last time from him but turn it into a win instead of a loss. Top of the first and we get Melsom on the fly before McGee puts in a double to deep left centre. Vigil gives Groth a walk. Tiger then picks up a base hit to short centre to load the bases. We have not started well. Vigil takes the pressure and strikes out Buckle before Hudgens hits to first for the ground out and a lucky escape for us. Bottom of the first and Mendoza grounds out to short right. Crubaugh is then spectacularly taken on the fly by a diving catch. Espinal then picks up a base hit to short centre and this sees me coming up to the plate for the first time today. I hit a line shot out to centre that evades the fielders to give me a base hit and see Espinal move to second. Van Alstyne is up next and he hits one just wide of second base to get a single. I move to second while Espinal takes third then scampers for home with no throw. We get our first run of the day. LaBuff gets a walk that sees me move into scoring range on third and Van Alstyne up to second. Palin is up next with the bases loaded. Palin hits a superb shot out to left field that find the gap. I race for home and am followed in by Van Alstyne who also makes it. LaBuff goes to second with Palin at first. Ayala flies out on the next try and our first inning ends with 3 runs scored for the lead at 3-0. Top of the second Vigil gets Ruiz to strike out swinging. Lopez hits a double out to centre field. Becerra then struggles on the next play as Hutzel hits a double to right centre that scores Lopez. Vigil then gives up a single to Melsom that sees Hutzel score and score the Riptides second run. Vigil calms down next batter up and gets McGee to strike out. The next batter up sees Hutzel try to steal second by Ayala sees it from home plate and gets the throw in to see him tagged out. We lead 3-2 at this point. Bottom of the second an Becerra grounds out to first. Mendoza grounds out again. Crubaugh then flies out and we remain 3-2 up. Top of the third and Vigil gets Groth to strike out. Palin gets Tiger on the fly before I fail to get buckle on an infield grounder. I get the throw to first but he beats it in. Hudgens hits a ground out next to end the inning. Bottom of the third and Espinal starts us off well with an infield single. I am up second hoping to add to my 1 hit so far but I put up a slow looper to centre right that sees me out on the fly. Van Alstyne follows me with another fly out. LaBuff then hits a hot line drive to third base who fields the ball and makes the throw to second to get Espinal and end our inning. Top of the fourth and Ruiz grounds out to start the inning off. We get Lopez on a ground out as well. The same happens to Hutzel as we retire the Riptides to keep the lead. Bottom of the fourth and Palin starts us off with a slow ground ball that sees him out at first. Ayala also grounds out. Becerra then strikes out to leave the game 3-2 in out favour. Top of the fifth and we get Melsom on a ground out. McGee flies out before Vigil gives Groth a walk. This sees the manager make a pitching change and bring Nick Thompson in to pitch. We get Groth at second on the next batter to end the inning. Bottom of the fifth and Mendoza goes for a bunt. It heads towards first base but he beats the fielder and gets a single. Crubaugh comes up next and faces a wild pitch that sees Mendoza move to second. Crubaugh then strikes out. Espinal puts up a fly ball into foul territory but sees it caught and is given out. I then come up trying to keep the inning alive with 2 outs. I don't do well as I hit a grounder to third that sees me out when the ball is fired to first. It ends the inning with our lead still 3-2. Top of the sixth and Thompson gets Buckle to strike out. Hudgens then gets a base hit out to centre field. We get Hudgens next up as a ball from Thompson is quickly sent over to second by Ayala to catch him trying to steal. Ruiz then hits a slow bouncer back to Thompson who sends it to first for the out and to end the inning. Bottom of the sixth and Van Alstyne hits a solid single out to right centre to start us going. LaBuff undoes all that good work by grounding into a double play that sees both himself and Van Alstyne out. Palin comes up next and hits a solid drive out to right centre and it falls in for a double as he beats the throw to second with the slide. Ayala strikes out to strand Palin and we remain 3-2 up. Top of the seventh and Thompson gets Lopez to strike out. Thompson is then pulled and the manager sends in Cesar Arocho to pitch. He gets Hutzel to strike out but gives Melsom an infield single. We have another pitching change as Nick Hill comes in. Sutherland hits out to left centre for Mendoza to come up with the grab and retire the side. Bottom of the seventh and Becerra flies out first up. Mendoza then strikes out before Crubaugh flies out to centre to leave the score 3-2 in our favour. Top of the eighth and Groth gets a base hit first up. Nick Hill is pulled by the manager and Chris Swindell is sent in to pitch for us. He gets Tiger to strike out first up. Buckle then comes up and grounds a slow one to Swindell who fires to second to get the runner before we get Buckle at first to end the inning. Bottom of the eighth and Espinal starts us off in fine style hitting one over the left fence for a solo that goes 361 feet. I am up next and have to try and follow that. I fail dismally by striking out swinging. Van Alstyne also goes down swinging. LaBuff hits straight back at the pitcher to see the inning end with just the solo from Espinal to make it 4-2 for our lead. Top of the ninth and the manager sends in closer Latrell Angton to finish the job. He gets Hidgens to strike out. He also gets Ruiz the same way. He finishes it off by getting Lopez on a strike out as well to see us take the game 4-2. We move up to 3 and 5 for the year. My performance in the game was okay but could have been better as I went 1-4 with a run scored. We face the same side tomorrow hoping to add to the win tally.