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amead17 · 02-07-2018, 02:14 PM

A new month and hopefully a new start for the Wasps.

I am hoping to go better than I did in June. I had a batting average of .233 with 2 home runs, a double and 10 hits in total from 43 at bats. I scored 5 runs for the Wasps with 3 RBI's.

My room mate Pat Palin had a better month hitting .273.

The new month saw a few face changes at the club as the Black Cats moved payers about. We lost starting pitcher Macho Vigil, Closer Latrell Angton and Relief pitcher Hector Castaneda to the single A Erie Phantoms. The club also demoted Centre Fielder Scott Watson, Second Baseman Matt Crubaugh and Relief Pitcher Danny Hatton down to the Rookie League Rock Hill Ducks.

We received 6 players from the Ducks to top up our side. This included starting Pitcher Eric Hinkley, Relief Pitcher Jesus Nunez and closer Dashawn McKinzy. We also received first basemen Scott Noftall and Chris Klika along with Right Fielder Diego Marez.

We will have to see how these changes help the side.

We continue our 3 game series against the Hattiesburg Ospreys. We are hoping to put up a better performance than yesterdays outing against them.

The manager has gone with the following line-up

2B Angelo Mendoza
SS Steve Bielecki
3B Joshua Mills
LF Pat Palin
DH Joe Van Alstyne
1B Chris Klika
RF Jose Becerra
CF Diego Mares
Catcher Josh Pittman

Dave Ziobro will be on the mound for us today. This does not bode well as he has 2 losses in his outings for us this year. Along with his 10.12 ERA

Top of the first and I am into the action straight away. Colombo bunts to my side and I pick up the ball to fire the out to first. Klika gets Maytubby at first after a solid line drive. Ziobro then strikes out White to see the top of the first end.

Bottom of the first and Mendoza hits straight to White for the first out. Bielecki then flies out to left field. I am up next just looking to put bat to ball this game. I swing on the 0-0 pitch and it connects sweetly. It flies out to left field and travels over the wall for a solo home run of 359 feet. This gets our first run of the day. Palin follows me up but puts up a fly ball to right field to end the inning. We lead 1-0

Top of the second and Carder is up on an 11 game hitting streak. He thumps one out to centre field and makes it 12 games with a hit after a single. Thorstad comes in next a slaps a double out to centre field. Carder tries for home but we get the throw back in time to get him sliding for the first out. Ziobro gets Mascoll to strike out. Monaco is up next and hits a fly ball out to left where Palin snags it to end the inning.

Bottom of the second and Van Alstyne starts us off with a solid single to centre field. He then takes a big lead at first but the pitcher sees it and quickly deals a ball to first that gets him out. Klika gets a walk for his first time up at short A level. Becerra then comes to the plate and slaps one hard out to right field. The fielder can only watch as it sails over the wall 358 feet to get him a 2 run homer. Mares grounds out in his first at bat. Pittman then hits a single out to right centre. Mendoza moves him to second after getting a walk. We cannot add to the lead as Bielecki strikes out to leave the game with a 3-0 lead to our side.

Top of the third and we get Briggs on a ground out to first. Vitelli then flies out in foul territory as Palin grabs a great catch. Colombo grounds out to short and we keep them scoreless.

Bottom of the third and I am leading off for the inning. I put one out to left field on the ground but it is fielded and sent to first to get me out. Palin then strikes out. Van Alstyne flies out to centre field to see the score remain 3-0 in our favour.

Top of the fourth and Maytubby grounds to Bielecki for the easy throw to first for the out. Palin gets White on the fly in Left Field. Ziobro then gets Carder to strike out on a bad pitch.

Bottom of the fourth and Klika is out going for first on a slow ground ball to Thorstad. Becerra follows the same way as he hits a grounder to Thorstad. Mares then strikes out to leave the game 3-0 in the favour of us Wasps.

Top of the fifth and Thorstad starts the inning with his second double of the game. Mascoll is excellently struck out next. Palin gets Monaco on the fly in left field. Ziobro then hits Briggs with a pitch to give him a base. Ziobro ends the Ospreys inning with another strike out, this time of Vitelli.

Bottom of the fifth and Pittman starts us off with a base hit down the right field line. Mendoza goes down swinging. Bielecki then grounds to Thorstad who gets Pittman at second and throws to first to complete the double play. The score remains 3-0.

Top of the sixth and we let Colombo make base on an error as Bielecki drops an easy grounder. Maytubby hits a solid single to centre field that moves Colombo to third. White strikes out. Carder hits a single to left field to see Colombo score. Thorstad flies out to Becerra in right field. Mascoll strikes out to see us get out of the inning only giving up 1 run. The score goes to 3-1 in our favour.

Bottom of the sixth and I am leading off again I hit a slow roller to third and am tagged at first base after the throw. Palin gets a single out to left field to get our inning going. Van Alstyne doesn't help with a strike out and Palin then gets stranded as Kilka hits one straight to first for the out. Score still 3-1

Top of the seventh and our manager gives Deshawn McKinzy his first try at short A level on the mound. He gets Monaco to put 1 up into foul territory that Klika gets under for the out. McKinzy is then removed and Cesar Arocho comes in. He gives Briggs an infield single as his first go. He gets pulled and Gus Flores comes in to pitch. I am not sure what the manager is doing but Flores manages to get Vitelli to strike out. Flores then gives Colombo a base hit. We get out of the inning as Maytubby hits straight to Bielecki as Short who gets Colombo at second.

Bottom of the seventh and Becerra is struck out for the first out. Mares then gets his first base hit at short A level with a liner to left centre. Pittman strikes out. Mares then tries to steal second on a Mendoza at bat but gets caught sliding to leave the score 3-1 in our favour.

Top of the eighth and Flores gives White a walk. Flores pulled up on the pitch and he is pulled from the game with the injury. Nick Thompson is now pitching for us as we keep going through our relievers. Carder gets a single to right as the first batter faced. Thompson is then pulled and Jesus Nunez gets his first taste of Short A ball. He gets hit by Thorstad but it grounds into a double play that sees Carder and Thorstad out. White moves to third. Nunez then throws a wild one that Pittman misses and White gets home for the ospreys second run. Nunez gets Mascoll to strike out to see the score sit at 3-2 in our favour.

Bottom of the eighth and Mendoza flies out to left field. Bielecki then grounds out to short. This brings me up for my fourth attempt of the day. I hit a fly ball out to left centre and that sees the side retired and the score still 3-2 in our favour going into the ninth.

Top of the ninth and we see Chris Swindell come into pitch to try and get the game won. He doesn't start well and is let down in the field as well as a single from pinch hitter Pickens turns into a double on a Palin error. We start to fall aprt after this as Quintana, pinch hitting, hits one into centre. Pickens runs for home and the throw misses Pittman to see him score. Quintana also moves to second and the game is tied. We walk Mendenhall, another pinch hitter. Swindell then gives up the lead as Colombo gets a single that sees Quintana run for home. We get the first out of the inning after a Maytubby bunt as Mendenhall is taken by me at third after the throw. We then fall further behind as Swindell gives up a double to left field that sees Maytubby and Colombo home for 2 more. Carder is walked. We get Thorstad on the fly. Next up is Mascoll and he gets his hit in. White and Carder get round to score but we get Mascoll at third to see the inning end. We trail 8-3 and the ninth has left us reeling.

Bottom of the ninth and we need to fire. Palin gets us off to a great start as he hits a solo homer 409 feet to score the first we need. Van Alstyne strikes out to their closer who has just come in. Klika gets a base hit. Becerra throws in a strike out to leave us 1 out from another loss. LaVacca puts up a fly ball to centre to see the game lost.

We go down 8-4 after a terrible collapse in the ninth inning. I wish we still had Angton with us as he was a big miss on the mound in the ninth. I went 1-4 with a home run and a run scored.

We face the Ospreys again tomorrow and I just hope we have something better than we showed at the end of the game today.

02-07-2018, 02:14 PM	#22
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	1st July 2017 A new month and hopefully a new start for the Wasps. I am hoping to go better than I did in June. I had a batting average of .233 with 2 home runs, a double and 10 hits in total from 43 at bats. I scored 5 runs for the Wasps with 3 RBI's. My room mate Pat Palin had a better month hitting .273. The new month saw a few face changes at the club as the Black Cats moved payers about. We lost starting pitcher Macho Vigil, Closer Latrell Angton and Relief pitcher Hector Castaneda to the single A Erie Phantoms. The club also demoted Centre Fielder Scott Watson, Second Baseman Matt Crubaugh and Relief Pitcher Danny Hatton down to the Rookie League Rock Hill Ducks. We received 6 players from the Ducks to top up our side. This included starting Pitcher Eric Hinkley, Relief Pitcher Jesus Nunez and closer Dashawn McKinzy. We also received first basemen Scott Noftall and Chris Klika along with Right Fielder Diego Marez. We will have to see how these changes help the side. We continue our 3 game series against the Hattiesburg Ospreys. We are hoping to put up a better performance than yesterdays outing against them. The manager has gone with the following line-up 2B Angelo Mendoza SS Steve Bielecki 3B Joshua Mills LF Pat Palin DH Joe Van Alstyne 1B Chris Klika RF Jose Becerra CF Diego Mares Catcher Josh Pittman Dave Ziobro will be on the mound for us today. This does not bode well as he has 2 losses in his outings for us this year. Along with his 10.12 ERA Top of the first and I am into the action straight away. Colombo bunts to my side and I pick up the ball to fire the out to first. Klika gets Maytubby at first after a solid line drive. Ziobro then strikes out White to see the top of the first end. Bottom of the first and Mendoza hits straight to White for the first out. Bielecki then flies out to left field. I am up next just looking to put bat to ball this game. I swing on the 0-0 pitch and it connects sweetly. It flies out to left field and travels over the wall for a solo home run of 359 feet. This gets our first run of the day. Palin follows me up but puts up a fly ball to right field to end the inning. We lead 1-0 Top of the second and Carder is up on an 11 game hitting streak. He thumps one out to centre field and makes it 12 games with a hit after a single. Thorstad comes in next a slaps a double out to centre field. Carder tries for home but we get the throw back in time to get him sliding for the first out. Ziobro gets Mascoll to strike out. Monaco is up next and hits a fly ball out to left where Palin snags it to end the inning. Bottom of the second and Van Alstyne starts us off with a solid single to centre field. He then takes a big lead at first but the pitcher sees it and quickly deals a ball to first that gets him out. Klika gets a walk for his first time up at short A level. Becerra then comes to the plate and slaps one hard out to right field. The fielder can only watch as it sails over the wall 358 feet to get him a 2 run homer. Mares grounds out in his first at bat. Pittman then hits a single out to right centre. Mendoza moves him to second after getting a walk. We cannot add to the lead as Bielecki strikes out to leave the game with a 3-0 lead to our side. Top of the third and we get Briggs on a ground out to first. Vitelli then flies out in foul territory as Palin grabs a great catch. Colombo grounds out to short and we keep them scoreless. Bottom of the third and I am leading off for the inning. I put one out to left field on the ground but it is fielded and sent to first to get me out. Palin then strikes out. Van Alstyne flies out to centre field to see the score remain 3-0 in our favour. Top of the fourth and Maytubby grounds to Bielecki for the easy throw to first for the out. Palin gets White on the fly in Left Field. Ziobro then gets Carder to strike out on a bad pitch. Bottom of the fourth and Klika is out going for first on a slow ground ball to Thorstad. Becerra follows the same way as he hits a grounder to Thorstad. Mares then strikes out to leave the game 3-0 in the favour of us Wasps. Top of the fifth and Thorstad starts the inning with his second double of the game. Mascoll is excellently struck out next. Palin gets Monaco on the fly in left field. Ziobro then hits Briggs with a pitch to give him a base. Ziobro ends the Ospreys inning with another strike out, this time of Vitelli. Bottom of the fifth and Pittman starts us off with a base hit down the right field line. Mendoza goes down swinging. Bielecki then grounds to Thorstad who gets Pittman at second and throws to first to complete the double play. The score remains 3-0. Top of the sixth and we let Colombo make base on an error as Bielecki drops an easy grounder. Maytubby hits a solid single to centre field that moves Colombo to third. White strikes out. Carder hits a single to left field to see Colombo score. Thorstad flies out to Becerra in right field. Mascoll strikes out to see us get out of the inning only giving up 1 run. The score goes to 3-1 in our favour. Bottom of the sixth and I am leading off again I hit a slow roller to third and am tagged at first base after the throw. Palin gets a single out to left field to get our inning going. Van Alstyne doesn't help with a strike out and Palin then gets stranded as Kilka hits one straight to first for the out. Score still 3-1 Top of the seventh and our manager gives Deshawn McKinzy his first try at short A level on the mound. He gets Monaco to put 1 up into foul territory that Klika gets under for the out. McKinzy is then removed and Cesar Arocho comes in. He gives Briggs an infield single as his first go. He gets pulled and Gus Flores comes in to pitch. I am not sure what the manager is doing but Flores manages to get Vitelli to strike out. Flores then gives Colombo a base hit. We get out of the inning as Maytubby hits straight to Bielecki as Short who gets Colombo at second. Bottom of the seventh and Becerra is struck out for the first out. Mares then gets his first base hit at short A level with a liner to left centre. Pittman strikes out. Mares then tries to steal second on a Mendoza at bat but gets caught sliding to leave the score 3-1 in our favour. Top of the eighth and Flores gives White a walk. Flores pulled up on the pitch and he is pulled from the game with the injury. Nick Thompson is now pitching for us as we keep going through our relievers. Carder gets a single to right as the first batter faced. Thompson is then pulled and Jesus Nunez gets his first taste of Short A ball. He gets hit by Thorstad but it grounds into a double play that sees Carder and Thorstad out. White moves to third. Nunez then throws a wild one that Pittman misses and White gets home for the ospreys second run. Nunez gets Mascoll to strike out to see the score sit at 3-2 in our favour. Bottom of the eighth and Mendoza flies out to left field. Bielecki then grounds out to short. This brings me up for my fourth attempt of the day. I hit a fly ball out to left centre and that sees the side retired and the score still 3-2 in our favour going into the ninth. Top of the ninth and we see Chris Swindell come into pitch to try and get the game won. He doesn't start well and is let down in the field as well as a single from pinch hitter Pickens turns into a double on a Palin error. We start to fall aprt after this as Quintana, pinch hitting, hits one into centre. Pickens runs for home and the throw misses Pittman to see him score. Quintana also moves to second and the game is tied. We walk Mendenhall, another pinch hitter. Swindell then gives up the lead as Colombo gets a single that sees Quintana run for home. We get the first out of the inning after a Maytubby bunt as Mendenhall is taken by me at third after the throw. We then fall further behind as Swindell gives up a double to left field that sees Maytubby and Colombo home for 2 more. Carder is walked. We get Thorstad on the fly. Next up is Mascoll and he gets his hit in. White and Carder get round to score but we get Mascoll at third to see the inning end. We trail 8-3 and the ninth has left us reeling. Bottom of the ninth and we need to fire. Palin gets us off to a great start as he hits a solo homer 409 feet to score the first we need. Van Alstyne strikes out to their closer who has just come in. Klika gets a base hit. Becerra throws in a strike out to leave us 1 out from another loss. LaVacca puts up a fly ball to centre to see the game lost. We go down 8-4 after a terrible collapse in the ninth inning. I wish we still had Angton with us as he was a big miss on the mound in the ninth. I went 1-4 with a home run and a run scored. We face the Ospreys again tomorrow and I just hope we have something better than we showed at the end of the game today.