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amead17 · 02-10-2018, 03:10 PM

Independence day and we are hoping for a win today.

We have had a day off to try and straighten out the problems we have had so far this year. The Big Club have also made a few minor adjustments to try and help. They have sent relief pitcher Nick Thompson and Centre Fielder Diego Mares down to the Rookie Level. Centre Fielder Chris Severson has been promoted, from the Round Hill Ducks to us, while we have received Relief Pitcher Gilberto Rodriguez from the AAA Tulsa Aggies.

We start a 3 game road trip today against the Bossier City Rhinos. Hopefully we can perform better than we did against the Hattiesburgh Ospreys.

The Manager has gone with the following line-up

2B Angelo Mendoza
SS Steve Bielecki
1B Angelo Espinal
3B Joshua Mills
LF Tanner Rice
DH T.J. Kiritsis
CF Chris Severson
Catcher Tomas Ayala
RF Jose Becerra

The pitcher on the mound today is Matt Hood who has a record of 0-1 from his 2 starts.

I feel sorry for my room mate Pat Palin as it seems he is not trusted by the manager. He has the best hitting average in the club and yet he cannot make the team now that Chris Severson has been promoted.

Top of the first and Angelo Mendoza get the game underway with a bunt that is fielder at the plate for the first out. Bielecki gets the first base hit of the game out to right field. Espinal grounds to short for the Rhinos to complete the double play and end the inning.

Bottom of the first Hood gives Medellin a hit first up for the Rhinos. Mendoza then drops a ground ball at second to allow Celius to get a single and move Medellin to second. Archambault strikes outbefore Hood loads the bases with a walk for Daniels. Rodriquez flies out to Bielecki at short for the second out. Salinas then flies out to right field for Becerra to retie the side and leave the score 0-0. Somehow we got away with one.

Top of the second and I am leading off. I go down swinging for my first strike out of the day. Rice Grounds out to short. Kiritsis then grounds out to second to see our inning over in a flash.

Bottom of the second and Hood gets Crown to strike out. Mendoza then gets an infield fly to take Kranz. Engelbrecht then strikes out to leave the game scoreless.

Top of the third and Severson gets his first at bat at this level. He hits a high hopper to first and is tagged out. Ayala gets hit by a pitch next and it seems to send him down in pain. Our trainer checks him over but he shakes it off and can continue to first base. Becerra then puts a solid hit out to right field where it bounces in just before the fielder. Ayala moves to second on the base hit. Mendoza continues to struggle with a fly out to short. Bielecki hits a nice infield hit that sees everybody advance and load the bases. Angelo Espinal is up next with the bases loaded. Espinal allows the first ball to pass him. The catcher misses it and Ayala comes home for our first run. Becerra and Bielecki advance a base. Espinal clubs the next pitch over to the left wall that lands safe and sees him get a double. That scores both Becerra and Bielecki. I am up next to try and bring Espinal home from second. I hit a line drive out to the right field but the fielder makes the move and gets me on the fly to end the inning. We lead 3-0.

Bottom of the third. We get Medellin after he bunts. I then make my first useful contribution to the game with a diving catch to my right to take Celius on the fly. Archambault then flies out to centre to leave the game 3-0 in our favour.

Top of the fourth and we begin with Rice Grounding out to short. Kiritsis then flies out to right field. Severson then strikes out to see no extra runs scored.

Bottom of the fourth and we allow Daniels a double to right field to start the inning. Rodriquez then puts a fly ball up out to left field that is taken. Daniels has to turn and try to get back to second but the throw by Rice gets there first for the double play. Salinas gets a base hit out to centre field. Salinas then looks to steal second on the next batter but Ayala is onto it and guns him down with the throw to end the inning. We continue to lead 3-0.

Top of the fifth and Ayala continues to be in the wars as he is hit for a second time by a pitch. He takes a base. Becerra advances Ayala with his second hit of the day as it goes into centre field. Mendoza's bad day continues with a strike out. Bielecki loads the bases for the second time today with an infield hit short of first base. Espinal fails to capitalise this time on the loaded bases as he flies out to centre. This brings me up to face with the bases loaded. Hopefully I can find my first hit of the day and help the team out. My poor form of today continues as I hit one straight to short who throws to first to end the inning. I strand 3 which is not good but we still have the lead 3-0.

Bottom of the fifth and Crown starts the inning with a base hit to left field. Rice gets Kranz on the fly in left field. Engelbrecht then gets struck out looking by Hood. Hood gets strike out number 5 as Medellin swings and misses.

Top of the sixth and Rice starts us off with a strike out. Kiritsis then hits a little bounces to the infield and manages to outrun the throw to first for a base hit. Severson strikes out again. Ayala finally gets a decent at bat and gets to hit the ball but it goes to short for the out.

Bottom of the sixth and Hood gives Celius a walk to start. Archambault then hits one out to left centre that drops in for a double that sees Celius run for home to score. The manager has seen enough and decides to pull Hood and go to the bull pen. He sends Deshawn McKinzy in first up. Daniels takes a hit off of McKinzy to move Archambault to third. McKinzy then gets Rodriquez to strike out. Espinal gets Salinas on a pop up out to the right foul territory for the second out. Bielecki then ends the inning by getting Crown on a high pop up to the infield. Our lead has been cut to 3-1.

Top of the seventh and Becerra, who is having an excellent day, gets a double out to the left centre wall. The Rhinos then walk Mendoza for some reason. Bielecki picks up his fourth hit of the day as he puts one out to right centre to load the bases for the third time in the game. Espinal is the first to try and bring them home. He hits a solid one to left field that falls in and it sees both Becerra and Mendoza run for home to score 2. I come up next with Bielecki at second and Espinal at first. I face a new pitcher and I hit one straight up into the air and an infield fly is called. I am out as Daniels catches it. Rice follows me up and hits one to short that sees him out at first. Bielecki and Espinal manage to advance. Kiritsis comes up next and he goes the same way as Rice and the inning ends with only 2 added to the board. We now lead 5-1

Bottom of the seventh and McKinzy gets Kranz to strike out. Elgelbrecht puts a hard one out to left for a base hit. Medellin then hits one to left field for Rice to grab for the out. McKinzy gives Engelbrecht a base on a wild pitch. Celius manages an infield hit that Espinal cannot get to in time at first. I then manage to keep the score as it is as Archambault hits one my way. I gather and fire to first for the out and retire the Rhinos.

Top of the eighth and Severson hits a fly ball out to right centre for the out. Ayala grounds out to Short. Becerra then fails for the first time today going down swinging.

Bottom of the eighth and we get Daniels on a ground out to Mendoza at second. Rodriquez is struck out by McKinzy. McKinzy also gets Salinas with the strike out. We keep the 5-1 lead going into the last.

Top of the ninth, Mendoza flies out to centre to start us off. Bielecki cannot add to his 4 hits as he strikes out. Espinal then hits an excellent hit out to left field only to see their fielder make an excellent one handed grab at the wall to end our final inning.

Bottom of the ninth and the manager sends Swindell in to try and close the game out. I hope it works a lot better than last time. Crown gets a single to start the inning off. Swindell gets Kranz to strike out. I then help to end the game as I field a grounder at third, fire to second for the first out before it is shuttled to first to complete the double play.

The day off seems to have done the team a world of good as we record our first win for a while and move to 5-9. It did not do me any good though as I went 0-4 in the game. Matt Hood got player of the game.

We suit up against the Rhinos tomorrow and hopefully we can do the same again.

02-10-2018, 03:10 PM	#24
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,275	4th July 2017 Independence day and we are hoping for a win today. We have had a day off to try and straighten out the problems we have had so far this year. The Big Club have also made a few minor adjustments to try and help. They have sent relief pitcher Nick Thompson and Centre Fielder Diego Mares down to the Rookie Level. Centre Fielder Chris Severson has been promoted, from the Round Hill Ducks to us, while we have received Relief Pitcher Gilberto Rodriguez from the AAA Tulsa Aggies. We start a 3 game road trip today against the Bossier City Rhinos. Hopefully we can perform better than we did against the Hattiesburgh Ospreys. The Manager has gone with the following line-up 2B Angelo Mendoza SS Steve Bielecki 1B Angelo Espinal 3B Joshua Mills LF Tanner Rice DH T.J. Kiritsis CF Chris Severson Catcher Tomas Ayala RF Jose Becerra The pitcher on the mound today is Matt Hood who has a record of 0-1 from his 2 starts. I feel sorry for my room mate Pat Palin as it seems he is not trusted by the manager. He has the best hitting average in the club and yet he cannot make the team now that Chris Severson has been promoted. Top of the first and Angelo Mendoza get the game underway with a bunt that is fielder at the plate for the first out. Bielecki gets the first base hit of the game out to right field. Espinal grounds to short for the Rhinos to complete the double play and end the inning. Bottom of the first Hood gives Medellin a hit first up for the Rhinos. Mendoza then drops a ground ball at second to allow Celius to get a single and move Medellin to second. Archambault strikes outbefore Hood loads the bases with a walk for Daniels. Rodriquez flies out to Bielecki at short for the second out. Salinas then flies out to right field for Becerra to retie the side and leave the score 0-0. Somehow we got away with one. Top of the second and I am leading off. I go down swinging for my first strike out of the day. Rice Grounds out to short. Kiritsis then grounds out to second to see our inning over in a flash. Bottom of the second and Hood gets Crown to strike out. Mendoza then gets an infield fly to take Kranz. Engelbrecht then strikes out to leave the game scoreless. Top of the third and Severson gets his first at bat at this level. He hits a high hopper to first and is tagged out. Ayala gets hit by a pitch next and it seems to send him down in pain. Our trainer checks him over but he shakes it off and can continue to first base. Becerra then puts a solid hit out to right field where it bounces in just before the fielder. Ayala moves to second on the base hit. Mendoza continues to struggle with a fly out to short. Bielecki hits a nice infield hit that sees everybody advance and load the bases. Angelo Espinal is up next with the bases loaded. Espinal allows the first ball to pass him. The catcher misses it and Ayala comes home for our first run. Becerra and Bielecki advance a base. Espinal clubs the next pitch over to the left wall that lands safe and sees him get a double. That scores both Becerra and Bielecki. I am up next to try and bring Espinal home from second. I hit a line drive out to the right field but the fielder makes the move and gets me on the fly to end the inning. We lead 3-0. Bottom of the third. We get Medellin after he bunts. I then make my first useful contribution to the game with a diving catch to my right to take Celius on the fly. Archambault then flies out to centre to leave the game 3-0 in our favour. Top of the fourth and we begin with Rice Grounding out to short. Kiritsis then flies out to right field. Severson then strikes out to see no extra runs scored. Bottom of the fourth and we allow Daniels a double to right field to start the inning. Rodriquez then puts a fly ball up out to left field that is taken. Daniels has to turn and try to get back to second but the throw by Rice gets there first for the double play. Salinas gets a base hit out to centre field. Salinas then looks to steal second on the next batter but Ayala is onto it and guns him down with the throw to end the inning. We continue to lead 3-0. Top of the fifth and Ayala continues to be in the wars as he is hit for a second time by a pitch. He takes a base. Becerra advances Ayala with his second hit of the day as it goes into centre field. Mendoza's bad day continues with a strike out. Bielecki loads the bases for the second time today with an infield hit short of first base. Espinal fails to capitalise this time on the loaded bases as he flies out to centre. This brings me up to face with the bases loaded. Hopefully I can find my first hit of the day and help the team out. My poor form of today continues as I hit one straight to short who throws to first to end the inning. I strand 3 which is not good but we still have the lead 3-0. Bottom of the fifth and Crown starts the inning with a base hit to left field. Rice gets Kranz on the fly in left field. Engelbrecht then gets struck out looking by Hood. Hood gets strike out number 5 as Medellin swings and misses. Top of the sixth and Rice starts us off with a strike out. Kiritsis then hits a little bounces to the infield and manages to outrun the throw to first for a base hit. Severson strikes out again. Ayala finally gets a decent at bat and gets to hit the ball but it goes to short for the out. Bottom of the sixth and Hood gives Celius a walk to start. Archambault then hits one out to left centre that drops in for a double that sees Celius run for home to score. The manager has seen enough and decides to pull Hood and go to the bull pen. He sends Deshawn McKinzy in first up. Daniels takes a hit off of McKinzy to move Archambault to third. McKinzy then gets Rodriquez to strike out. Espinal gets Salinas on a pop up out to the right foul territory for the second out. Bielecki then ends the inning by getting Crown on a high pop up to the infield. Our lead has been cut to 3-1. Top of the seventh and Becerra, who is having an excellent day, gets a double out to the left centre wall. The Rhinos then walk Mendoza for some reason. Bielecki picks up his fourth hit of the day as he puts one out to right centre to load the bases for the third time in the game. Espinal is the first to try and bring them home. He hits a solid one to left field that falls in and it sees both Becerra and Mendoza run for home to score 2. I come up next with Bielecki at second and Espinal at first. I face a new pitcher and I hit one straight up into the air and an infield fly is called. I am out as Daniels catches it. Rice follows me up and hits one to short that sees him out at first. Bielecki and Espinal manage to advance. Kiritsis comes up next and he goes the same way as Rice and the inning ends with only 2 added to the board. We now lead 5-1 Bottom of the seventh and McKinzy gets Kranz to strike out. Elgelbrecht puts a hard one out to left for a base hit. Medellin then hits one to left field for Rice to grab for the out. McKinzy gives Engelbrecht a base on a wild pitch. Celius manages an infield hit that Espinal cannot get to in time at first. I then manage to keep the score as it is as Archambault hits one my way. I gather and fire to first for the out and retire the Rhinos. Top of the eighth and Severson hits a fly ball out to right centre for the out. Ayala grounds out to Short. Becerra then fails for the first time today going down swinging. Bottom of the eighth and we get Daniels on a ground out to Mendoza at second. Rodriquez is struck out by McKinzy. McKinzy also gets Salinas with the strike out. We keep the 5-1 lead going into the last. Top of the ninth, Mendoza flies out to centre to start us off. Bielecki cannot add to his 4 hits as he strikes out. Espinal then hits an excellent hit out to left field only to see their fielder make an excellent one handed grab at the wall to end our final inning. Bottom of the ninth and the manager sends Swindell in to try and close the game out. I hope it works a lot better than last time. Crown gets a single to start the inning off. Swindell gets Kranz to strike out. I then help to end the game as I field a grounder at third, fire to second for the first out before it is shuttled to first to complete the double play. The day off seems to have done the team a world of good as we record our first win for a while and move to 5-9. It did not do me any good though as I went 0-4 in the game. Matt Hood got player of the game. We suit up against the Rhinos tomorrow and hopefully we can do the same again.