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amead17 · 02-17-2018, 01:56 PM

Today we have made the 3 and a half hour trip north west to Southaven to begin our 3 game road trip against the Demons. The Demons are currently 12-7 and second in our division. It is going to be a tough trip and hopefully we can be up to the task.

The manager has gone with the following line-up for the first game of the series.

LF Angelo Mendoza
2B Casey McCauley
1B Angel Espinal
3B Joshua Mills
SS Steve Bielecki
CF Chris Severson
DH Chris LaBuff
RF Tanner Rice
Catcher Tomas Ayala

Pitching for us today is Tyler Crostic. Crostic is currently 2-0 from 3 games so hopefully we can continue his luck and get the win today.

Top of the first and the game doesn't start well for us as Mendoza strikes out. McCauley does the same thing and we are very quickly 2 down. The inning ends when Espinal pops a grounder to third to see the tag at first.

Bottom of the first and we get the first out on a fly to Mendoza from Owens. Poer then finds the gap in centre for a base hit. We then get the inning finished with a double play as Wardlow bounces one to short who goes to second for the out before the second out is made at first. The score is tied at 0-0

Top of the second and I am leading off after our quiet first inning. I don't get anywhere as I ground one to short who fires to first for the out. Bielecki has no better luck as he pops a line drive straight to first for the out. Severson follows us out as he flies one to right field to be caught.

Bottom of the second and the Demons start with a tight double from Gonzalez after he gets one out to the left fence. McHugh then puts one out to right field that Rice just makes low to get the catch. Crostic gives Robeson a walk but then gets Crumbley to strike out for number 2. The Demons are retired as Crostic comes up with strike out number 2 of the inning. Game stays 0-0

Top of the third and we lead off with LaBuff. He puts one towards third on the ground. It is picked up and sent to first for the out. Rice strikes out trying to find one he likes. We finally get a hit as Ayala sends one out to the left fence that rolls safe. He gets a double after beating the throw with the slide into second. Mendoza comes up next and hits a solid single into left field. Ayala sees his opportunity and heads for home to score the first run of the game. McCauley comes up next but sees the inning end after his hit to right centre is quickly fielded and sent to first for the out. We lead the game 1-0.

Bottom of the third and Crouse makes his own downfall as he swings at one in the dirt that Ayala grabs and tags for the out. Owens hops one out to second where McCauley fields and sends to first for the out. We then get the side retired as Espinal takes a grounder at first from Poer to end the inning with the lead still 1-0.

Top of the fourth and we start with an Espinal infield fly that lands in the glove of Poer. I come in second looking to get the inning going. I fail by striking out for the first time today. Bielecki puts one out to deep right but the fielder is under it and we end the inning still only leading 1-0.

Bottom of the fourth and Wardlow starts with a grounder to short for the out. Gonzalez puts one out to short centre that Severson takes on the stretch to get out number 2. Crostic gives McHugh a walk followed by Robeson taking a base hit to short centre. We then get lucky as Crumbley puts a base hit into left field. McHugh decides to try and make home but Mendoza puts the throw right on the money and we get McHugh at home plate to retire the side and maintain our 1-0 lead.

Top of the fifth. Severson starts us off by hitting a fly out to his opposite number at Centre field for the out. LaBuff strikes out to make it 2 down. Rice then sends a little flare out to right field that is taken on the run to end the inning.

Bottom of the fifth and I finally get into the game defensively as White hits a grounder my way. I field and send to first for the out. I get my second opportunity straight after as Crouse sends a grounder my way as well and I do the same with the throw to first for the out. Crostic then gets Owens to go down swinging to maintain our slender 1-0 lead.

Top of the sixth and we start with Ayala getting struck out. Mendoza puts a slow bouncer to short for the out at first. McCauley then puts a fly ball out to deep centre only to see the fielder make an easy catch to retire us again.

Bottom of the sixth and Crostic makes the first out on a return grounder from Poer that he sends to first. Wardlow is the second out after he pops a high one up out to short for the catch. We maintain our 1-0 lead by getting Gonzalez on a grounder to short for the out at first.

Top of the seventh and Espinal starts us off. He hits a solid liner but it heads straight to third for the catch. My third attempt to try for a hit comes next. I strike out for the second time as I struggle to find my swing. Bielecki follows me up and he hits one out to the centre wall that the fielder cannot reach. He heads for second and beats the throw on the slide for a double. The Demons change pitcher and the new guy gets Severson to strike out and strand Bielecki.

Bottom of the seventh and we start by giving McHugh an easy single into the hole in left field. We make amends on the next play though as Robeson hits one my way. I fire to second to get McHugh before the relay goes to first to get Robeson and complete the double play. Crostic gets the next batter to strike out and maintain our 1-0 lead.

Top of the eighth and LaBuff strikes out. Rice then hits a fly ball out to right field for the catch and the out. We then get lucky as Ayala hits one to short. The fielder picks it up but then his throw to first is wayward and Ayala makes it. He then heads to second as they search for the ball. Mendoza gets a walk so they can get to McCauley who proceeds to strike out and end the inning.

Bottom of the eighth and the manager makes the first pitching change of the game. He sends Dashawn McKinzy in for the first batter. White gets the pitch he wants but hits it straight to second who sends it to first for the out. McKinzy then strikes out Crouse for the second out. The manager then pulls McKinzy and sends Cesar Arocho in to finish the inning. Owens gets a base hit to left off of Arocho. Arocho is immediately pulled and Trevor Farner is sent in. Farner gives Poera a base hit to centre that sees Owens move to third and in range with the tying score. Farner gets us out of the inning without any damage as he strikes out Wardlow to leave us our slender 1-0 lead going into the ninth.

Top of the ninth and Espinal again leads off. Espinal grounds straight to third for the easy throw to first and the out. I am up next and need to deliver to give us some room in the game. Not a good game with the bat for me as I strike out for a third time. Bielecki hits a grounder to short and he is out at first to leave us relying on our defence to take the game.

Bottom of the ninth and the manager sends for Danny Burns to pitch. Burns makes an error on the return grounder that sees Pinch hitter Hakola get to second. Burns strikes out McHugh to get the first out. He gets Robeson the same way to leave us 1 out away from a tight win. Burns makes it 3 in a row as he takes pinch hitter Castrejon and we take the game 1-0.

The team win a tight one away from home with only 3 hits to move to 8-12 but my game was woeful with the bat going 0-4 with 3 strike outs.

Tyler Crostic was outstanding on the mound to take the player of the game honours for his 7 innings of excellent work.

We play the same team tomorrow where we hope to repeat the win and I hope to help with the bat more than I did today.

02-17-2018, 01:56 PM	#31
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	10th July 2017 Today we have made the 3 and a half hour trip north west to Southaven to begin our 3 game road trip against the Demons. The Demons are currently 12-7 and second in our division. It is going to be a tough trip and hopefully we can be up to the task. The manager has gone with the following line-up for the first game of the series. LF Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley 1B Angel Espinal 3B Joshua Mills SS Steve Bielecki CF Chris Severson DH Chris LaBuff RF Tanner Rice Catcher Tomas Ayala Pitching for us today is Tyler Crostic. Crostic is currently 2-0 from 3 games so hopefully we can continue his luck and get the win today. Top of the first and the game doesn't start well for us as Mendoza strikes out. McCauley does the same thing and we are very quickly 2 down. The inning ends when Espinal pops a grounder to third to see the tag at first. Bottom of the first and we get the first out on a fly to Mendoza from Owens. Poer then finds the gap in centre for a base hit. We then get the inning finished with a double play as Wardlow bounces one to short who goes to second for the out before the second out is made at first. The score is tied at 0-0 Top of the second and I am leading off after our quiet first inning. I don't get anywhere as I ground one to short who fires to first for the out. Bielecki has no better luck as he pops a line drive straight to first for the out. Severson follows us out as he flies one to right field to be caught. Bottom of the second and the Demons start with a tight double from Gonzalez after he gets one out to the left fence. McHugh then puts one out to right field that Rice just makes low to get the catch. Crostic gives Robeson a walk but then gets Crumbley to strike out for number 2. The Demons are retired as Crostic comes up with strike out number 2 of the inning. Game stays 0-0 Top of the third and we lead off with LaBuff. He puts one towards third on the ground. It is picked up and sent to first for the out. Rice strikes out trying to find one he likes. We finally get a hit as Ayala sends one out to the left fence that rolls safe. He gets a double after beating the throw with the slide into second. Mendoza comes up next and hits a solid single into left field. Ayala sees his opportunity and heads for home to score the first run of the game. McCauley comes up next but sees the inning end after his hit to right centre is quickly fielded and sent to first for the out. We lead the game 1-0. Bottom of the third and Crouse makes his own downfall as he swings at one in the dirt that Ayala grabs and tags for the out. Owens hops one out to second where McCauley fields and sends to first for the out. We then get the side retired as Espinal takes a grounder at first from Poer to end the inning with the lead still 1-0. Top of the fourth and we start with an Espinal infield fly that lands in the glove of Poer. I come in second looking to get the inning going. I fail by striking out for the first time today. Bielecki puts one out to deep right but the fielder is under it and we end the inning still only leading 1-0. Bottom of the fourth and Wardlow starts with a grounder to short for the out. Gonzalez puts one out to short centre that Severson takes on the stretch to get out number 2. Crostic gives McHugh a walk followed by Robeson taking a base hit to short centre. We then get lucky as Crumbley puts a base hit into left field. McHugh decides to try and make home but Mendoza puts the throw right on the money and we get McHugh at home plate to retire the side and maintain our 1-0 lead. Top of the fifth. Severson starts us off by hitting a fly out to his opposite number at Centre field for the out. LaBuff strikes out to make it 2 down. Rice then sends a little flare out to right field that is taken on the run to end the inning. Bottom of the fifth and I finally get into the game defensively as White hits a grounder my way. I field and send to first for the out. I get my second opportunity straight after as Crouse sends a grounder my way as well and I do the same with the throw to first for the out. Crostic then gets Owens to go down swinging to maintain our slender 1-0 lead. Top of the sixth and we start with Ayala getting struck out. Mendoza puts a slow bouncer to short for the out at first. McCauley then puts a fly ball out to deep centre only to see the fielder make an easy catch to retire us again. Bottom of the sixth and Crostic makes the first out on a return grounder from Poer that he sends to first. Wardlow is the second out after he pops a high one up out to short for the catch. We maintain our 1-0 lead by getting Gonzalez on a grounder to short for the out at first. Top of the seventh and Espinal starts us off. He hits a solid liner but it heads straight to third for the catch. My third attempt to try for a hit comes next. I strike out for the second time as I struggle to find my swing. Bielecki follows me up and he hits one out to the centre wall that the fielder cannot reach. He heads for second and beats the throw on the slide for a double. The Demons change pitcher and the new guy gets Severson to strike out and strand Bielecki. Bottom of the seventh and we start by giving McHugh an easy single into the hole in left field. We make amends on the next play though as Robeson hits one my way. I fire to second to get McHugh before the relay goes to first to get Robeson and complete the double play. Crostic gets the next batter to strike out and maintain our 1-0 lead. Top of the eighth and LaBuff strikes out. Rice then hits a fly ball out to right field for the catch and the out. We then get lucky as Ayala hits one to short. The fielder picks it up but then his throw to first is wayward and Ayala makes it. He then heads to second as they search for the ball. Mendoza gets a walk so they can get to McCauley who proceeds to strike out and end the inning. Bottom of the eighth and the manager makes the first pitching change of the game. He sends Dashawn McKinzy in for the first batter. White gets the pitch he wants but hits it straight to second who sends it to first for the out. McKinzy then strikes out Crouse for the second out. The manager then pulls McKinzy and sends Cesar Arocho in to finish the inning. Owens gets a base hit to left off of Arocho. Arocho is immediately pulled and Trevor Farner is sent in. Farner gives Poera a base hit to centre that sees Owens move to third and in range with the tying score. Farner gets us out of the inning without any damage as he strikes out Wardlow to leave us our slender 1-0 lead going into the ninth. Top of the ninth and Espinal again leads off. Espinal grounds straight to third for the easy throw to first and the out. I am up next and need to deliver to give us some room in the game. Not a good game with the bat for me as I strike out for a third time. Bielecki hits a grounder to short and he is out at first to leave us relying on our defence to take the game. Bottom of the ninth and the manager sends for Danny Burns to pitch. Burns makes an error on the return grounder that sees Pinch hitter Hakola get to second. Burns strikes out McHugh to get the first out. He gets Robeson the same way to leave us 1 out away from a tight win. Burns makes it 3 in a row as he takes pinch hitter Castrejon and we take the game 1-0. The team win a tight one away from home with only 3 hits to move to 8-12 but my game was woeful with the bat going 0-4 with 3 strike outs. Tyler Crostic was outstanding on the mound to take the player of the game honours for his 7 innings of excellent work. We play the same team tomorrow where we hope to repeat the win and I hope to help with the bat more than I did today.