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amead17 · 02-20-2018, 02:16 PM

We play the final game of the 3 game series in Southaven against the Demons today. We are trying to make it a clean sweep after 2 wins.

The manager has decided to go with the following line-up for the game

CF Chris Severson
2B Casey McCauley
DH Steve Bielecki
3B Joshua Mills
RF Pat Palin
SS Chris LaBuff
1B Scott Noftall
LF Jose Becerra
Catcher Josh Pittman

We have Dave Ziobro on the mound for us today. He has not started well with a 0-3 record from 5 starts.

Top of the first and we lead off with Chris Severson. Severson starts with a fly out to centre field for the first out of the game. McCauley then gets a nice little base hit out to short centre to get the inning going. We go nowhere from there as Bielecki sends a grounder straight to third and we fall to a double play to see us start with no runs.

Bottom of the first and Ziobro is facing Robeson as their lead off man. We don't start well in the field as Robeson hits one to LaBuff at short. He fires to first but puts it in the dirt and Noftall cannot gather. We end up giving Robeson a double on the error. I get in the action next up by making an easy pick up from Wardlow to ground him out at first. Poer goes and clubs one out to right field that has Palin running for it. He makes the catch but then pulls up sharply and is seen holding his knee. The trainer visits him to check him over but Palin shakes the injury off and he can continue. Our poor start continues as Hakola gets one out to the right wall. Severson has to dig it out allowing Robeson to score and Hakola to move round to third for an RBI triple. It doesn't get any better with McHugh up next as he gets a base hit out to centre field that scores Hakola. Ziobro puts one in the dirt to White for the walk and McHugh moves to second. Up next is Crumbley and Ziobro gets his composure back by striking him out to end the inning. We trail 2-0 in the early going.

Top of the second and I am the lead off man for the inning. I don't do well as strike out number 21 comes up. Palin follows me up but grounds out to short. LaBuff then strikes out and it looks like we might struggle this game.

Bottom of the second and Crouse is the first up for the Demons. He puts one out towards the left hole but I scamper to make the pick up and throw to first for the out. Ziobro gets Manfreda to strike out with a fast ball. Robeson up for the second time but he hits a return grounder to Ziobro for the out at first. The Demons continue to lead 2-0.

Top of the third and we get a little bit of luck as Noftall puts a little pop up out towards short. The fielder looks like he has it comfortably but then drops the catch allowing Noftall to make first on the error. Becerra shows he is a little rusty after missing a game by putting a fly out over to the left fielder for the out. Pittman follows up with another fly out, this time to Centre field. We get some more luck as Severson puts one out to short left. Their short stop gathers and fires to first but is off target and it allows Severson to make base. Noftall moves to second. Our luck continues as McCauley puts up a dolly of a catch to centre field only to see it bounce out of the fielders glove. He takes first moving Severson to third and Noftall runs for home and the score. Bielecki comes up next with only the 1 out left. Bielecki manages to get some of the ball and put it out to the left corner. This sees Severson and McCauley head for home to give us the lead in the game. Bielecki's hit gives him a double. I am up next to try and keep the mini rally going. I strike out again and it looks like I am going to have that sort of game with the bat. The inning ends with the score 3-2 in our favour.

Bottom of the third and the Demons will lead off with Wardlow. Ziobro continues his improved game by striking him out. Poer hits a little looper to short centre that falls in for a base hit. Ziobro gets Hakola to strike out for number 2. McHugh puts one out to right field that lands just in front of Palin. Poer makes it to third base as Palin decides not to chance the throw. Ziobro gets the inning over with strike out number 3 to leave the game 3-2.

Top of the fourth and Palin gets to lead off. Palin gets one to pop up to the left foul territory that the third baseman easily takes for the first out. Labuff then strikes out to see us 2 down very quickly. Noftall then follows him by chasing a bad one to see the side retired.

Bottom of the fourth and Ziobro faces Crumbley up first. Ziobro gives him a walk to start the inning off. Crouse comes in and crunches one out to deep right field. It falls in for a base hit that sees him move to second beating the throw. Crumbley goes to third. The game is tied as Manfreda puts up a sacrificial fly out to right field. Palin takes the catch but cannot get the ball to home plate fast enough to get Crumbley. His score makes it 3-3. Robeson keeps the scoring going by hitting a hard grounder into left field to score Crouse. Robeson gets an RBI single. Ziobro brings some stability back to the inning by getting Wardlow to strike out. Ziobro then catchers a return liner from Poer to end the inning with the score 4-3 in the Demons favour.

Top of the fifth and Becerra is our lead off man. He doesn't get on base as he strikes out. Pittman is out on a grounder to short. Severson follows with a grounder to second for the quick end to our inning.

Bottom of the fifth and Ziobro continues, facing Hakola. Ziobro makes the ball talk and gets strike out number 7. That is all he will get as the manager pulls him and sends in Trevor Farner. Farner is facing McHugh first up. He gives a hit up to McHugh as he gets it into left centre. Farner then puts in a wild pitch to White that Pittman cannot handle. This sees McHugh to second. White gets nicked by one and takes first base. We get the second out as Crumbley puts a fly ball out to left territory for Becerra to take. Crouse loads the bases as he gets a base hit out into left field. We manage to survive as Manfreda puts a fly ball out to left centre that Becerra manages to catch. Game remains 4-3 in the Demons favour.

Top of the sixth and McCauley will go up first. McCauley puts a two hopper to short that sees him out. Bielecki is then caught after a soft fly ball out to right field. This brings me up to try and get the inning started. I am just trying to get bat on ball after 2 strike outs. Their pitcher puts one right in the middle of my hitting zone and I go for it. I make a run for first but slow down as I watch the ball sail over the right centre fence for a solo home run of 430 feet to tie the game up at 4-4. Palin comes into the batter box after my home run but he puts an infield fly up that sees us retired with the score 4-4.

Bottom of the sixth and Farner continues to pitch. He manages to start the inning well by getting Robeson to strike out. Wardlow then grounds out to LaBuff short for the second. Poer then comes in a hits a low line drive my way. I make the dive and come up with the catch to retire the side. Score remains 4-4.

Top of the seventh and LaBuff is facing the new Demons pitcher. LaBuff tries to go big to centre right but cannot make it as it lands in the glove of the fielder. Angel Espinal pinch hits for Noftall but he gives a grounder to second for the out. Bonier then pinch hits for Becerra but he strikes out to see us all out for the inning.

Bottom of the seventh and we still go with Farner. Hakola is first up in the inning and he gets all of one from Farner to send it over the left field wall for a solo home run of 403 feet and the lead back in the hands of the Demons. McHugh fires one straight at McCauley for the out. White then strikes out. Drumbley hits a little flare out to left field that Mendoza takes to end the inning with the score 5-4 in the Demons favour.

Top of the eighth and Pittman is first up for us. He doesn't last long as he gives a ground ball to short for the out. Severson walsk into the box and back out again as he strikes out without a swing. McCauley follows him the same way as we go down quickly.

Bottom of the eighth and we have a pitching change as Farner is replaced by Donte Conston. Conston is to face Crouse first up. Palin gets the first out as he makes the catch at short right. Manfreda then flies out to left field for the second out. Conston gives Robeson a walk. Robeson then moves right round to third after pinch hitter Hutchinson gets a base hit to left field. I get the side retired as Poer hits one my way that I fire to second to get Hutchinson. Score remain 5-4 Demons.

Top of the ninth and we need something to keep the game alive. Bielecki is up first and he faces the Demons closer. He strikes out to see me take the box next. I get lucky as I hit a bouncer to the infield. Poer comes it to make the pick up but fumbles it and I make base as the tying run. Kiritsis comes in to pinch hit for Palin. I make it home after Kiritsis hits one right out to the right side fence that hits the top of the fence and falls safe. Kiritsis makes it to third to be the go ahead run. LaBuff comes in but he strikes out to leave the game poised with one out left for our final inning. Mendoza gets walked by the Demons to bring in Bonier. Bonier strikes out to leave the score 5-5 and us trying to keep it clean in the bottom of the ninth to go to extras.

Bottom of the ninth and Conston continues on the mound. Hakola is first up and grounds to second for the easy out. Pinch hitter May gets a base hit out to short right field. McCauley gets the second out on a fly ball to right field from White. We take the game to extras as Conston gets pinch hitter Wedge on a return grounder. Game tied at 5-5.

Top of the tenth and Rice is pinch hitting for Pittman. Rice faces a new pitcher but is retired after hitting a grounder to short. Severson then gets unlucky as he sees his long ball out to right centre taken on a dive by the fielder. McCauley cannot make base after he flies out to left field to see us finish the inning.

Bottom of the tenth and closer Danny Burns comes in to try and keep us in the game. He is not good first up as he gives the pinch hitting Gonzalez a base hit past short. We get Manfreda on the fly to left centre. Robeson then strikes out for number 2. Hutchinson then gets one out to right field for a base hit that sees Gonzalez take the winning run to third base. Hutchinson moves to second and Poer to first after getting a walk. Hakola comes in with the bases loaded knowing they only need one. Burns lets the team down by giving Hakola a walk that sees Gonzalez score and take the game for the Demons. It is not the way to lose a game.

We go down 5-4 but we put up a fight that showed some character. I went 2-4 after a poor start getting 2 runs and an RBI but with 2 more strike outs.

We are now 9-13 and facing a long overnight 5 hour bus trip from Southaven to Kenner Louisiana for our next set of games against the Monsters.

02-20-2018, 02:16 PM	#33
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	12th July 2017 We play the final game of the 3 game series in Southaven against the Demons today. We are trying to make it a clean sweep after 2 wins. The manager has decided to go with the following line-up for the game CF Chris Severson 2B Casey McCauley DH Steve Bielecki 3B Joshua Mills RF Pat Palin SS Chris LaBuff 1B Scott Noftall LF Jose Becerra Catcher Josh Pittman We have Dave Ziobro on the mound for us today. He has not started well with a 0-3 record from 5 starts. Top of the first and we lead off with Chris Severson. Severson starts with a fly out to centre field for the first out of the game. McCauley then gets a nice little base hit out to short centre to get the inning going. We go nowhere from there as Bielecki sends a grounder straight to third and we fall to a double play to see us start with no runs. Bottom of the first and Ziobro is facing Robeson as their lead off man. We don't start well in the field as Robeson hits one to LaBuff at short. He fires to first but puts it in the dirt and Noftall cannot gather. We end up giving Robeson a double on the error. I get in the action next up by making an easy pick up from Wardlow to ground him out at first. Poer goes and clubs one out to right field that has Palin running for it. He makes the catch but then pulls up sharply and is seen holding his knee. The trainer visits him to check him over but Palin shakes the injury off and he can continue. Our poor start continues as Hakola gets one out to the right wall. Severson has to dig it out allowing Robeson to score and Hakola to move round to third for an RBI triple. It doesn't get any better with McHugh up next as he gets a base hit out to centre field that scores Hakola. Ziobro puts one in the dirt to White for the walk and McHugh moves to second. Up next is Crumbley and Ziobro gets his composure back by striking him out to end the inning. We trail 2-0 in the early going. Top of the second and I am the lead off man for the inning. I don't do well as strike out number 21 comes up. Palin follows me up but grounds out to short. LaBuff then strikes out and it looks like we might struggle this game. Bottom of the second and Crouse is the first up for the Demons. He puts one out towards the left hole but I scamper to make the pick up and throw to first for the out. Ziobro gets Manfreda to strike out with a fast ball. Robeson up for the second time but he hits a return grounder to Ziobro for the out at first. The Demons continue to lead 2-0. Top of the third and we get a little bit of luck as Noftall puts a little pop up out towards short. The fielder looks like he has it comfortably but then drops the catch allowing Noftall to make first on the error. Becerra shows he is a little rusty after missing a game by putting a fly out over to the left fielder for the out. Pittman follows up with another fly out, this time to Centre field. We get some more luck as Severson puts one out to short left. Their short stop gathers and fires to first but is off target and it allows Severson to make base. Noftall moves to second. Our luck continues as McCauley puts up a dolly of a catch to centre field only to see it bounce out of the fielders glove. He takes first moving Severson to third and Noftall runs for home and the score. Bielecki comes up next with only the 1 out left. Bielecki manages to get some of the ball and put it out to the left corner. This sees Severson and McCauley head for home to give us the lead in the game. Bielecki's hit gives him a double. I am up next to try and keep the mini rally going. I strike out again and it looks like I am going to have that sort of game with the bat. The inning ends with the score 3-2 in our favour. Bottom of the third and the Demons will lead off with Wardlow. Ziobro continues his improved game by striking him out. Poer hits a little looper to short centre that falls in for a base hit. Ziobro gets Hakola to strike out for number 2. McHugh puts one out to right field that lands just in front of Palin. Poer makes it to third base as Palin decides not to chance the throw. Ziobro gets the inning over with strike out number 3 to leave the game 3-2. Top of the fourth and Palin gets to lead off. Palin gets one to pop up to the left foul territory that the third baseman easily takes for the first out. Labuff then strikes out to see us 2 down very quickly. Noftall then follows him by chasing a bad one to see the side retired. Bottom of the fourth and Ziobro faces Crumbley up first. Ziobro gives him a walk to start the inning off. Crouse comes in and crunches one out to deep right field. It falls in for a base hit that sees him move to second beating the throw. Crumbley goes to third. The game is tied as Manfreda puts up a sacrificial fly out to right field. Palin takes the catch but cannot get the ball to home plate fast enough to get Crumbley. His score makes it 3-3. Robeson keeps the scoring going by hitting a hard grounder into left field to score Crouse. Robeson gets an RBI single. Ziobro brings some stability back to the inning by getting Wardlow to strike out. Ziobro then catchers a return liner from Poer to end the inning with the score 4-3 in the Demons favour. Top of the fifth and Becerra is our lead off man. He doesn't get on base as he strikes out. Pittman is out on a grounder to short. Severson follows with a grounder to second for the quick end to our inning. Bottom of the fifth and Ziobro continues, facing Hakola. Ziobro makes the ball talk and gets strike out number 7. That is all he will get as the manager pulls him and sends in Trevor Farner. Farner is facing McHugh first up. He gives a hit up to McHugh as he gets it into left centre. Farner then puts in a wild pitch to White that Pittman cannot handle. This sees McHugh to second. White gets nicked by one and takes first base. We get the second out as Crumbley puts a fly ball out to left territory for Becerra to take. Crouse loads the bases as he gets a base hit out into left field. We manage to survive as Manfreda puts a fly ball out to left centre that Becerra manages to catch. Game remains 4-3 in the Demons favour. Top of the sixth and McCauley will go up first. McCauley puts a two hopper to short that sees him out. Bielecki is then caught after a soft fly ball out to right field. This brings me up to try and get the inning started. I am just trying to get bat on ball after 2 strike outs. Their pitcher puts one right in the middle of my hitting zone and I go for it. I make a run for first but slow down as I watch the ball sail over the right centre fence for a solo home run of 430 feet to tie the game up at 4-4. Palin comes into the batter box after my home run but he puts an infield fly up that sees us retired with the score 4-4. Bottom of the sixth and Farner continues to pitch. He manages to start the inning well by getting Robeson to strike out. Wardlow then grounds out to LaBuff short for the second. Poer then comes in a hits a low line drive my way. I make the dive and come up with the catch to retire the side. Score remains 4-4. Top of the seventh and LaBuff is facing the new Demons pitcher. LaBuff tries to go big to centre right but cannot make it as it lands in the glove of the fielder. Angel Espinal pinch hits for Noftall but he gives a grounder to second for the out. Bonier then pinch hits for Becerra but he strikes out to see us all out for the inning. Bottom of the seventh and we still go with Farner. Hakola is first up in the inning and he gets all of one from Farner to send it over the left field wall for a solo home run of 403 feet and the lead back in the hands of the Demons. McHugh fires one straight at McCauley for the out. White then strikes out. Drumbley hits a little flare out to left field that Mendoza takes to end the inning with the score 5-4 in the Demons favour. Top of the eighth and Pittman is first up for us. He doesn't last long as he gives a ground ball to short for the out. Severson walsk into the box and back out again as he strikes out without a swing. McCauley follows him the same way as we go down quickly. Bottom of the eighth and we have a pitching change as Farner is replaced by Donte Conston. Conston is to face Crouse first up. Palin gets the first out as he makes the catch at short right. Manfreda then flies out to left field for the second out. Conston gives Robeson a walk. Robeson then moves right round to third after pinch hitter Hutchinson gets a base hit to left field. I get the side retired as Poer hits one my way that I fire to second to get Hutchinson. Score remain 5-4 Demons. Top of the ninth and we need something to keep the game alive. Bielecki is up first and he faces the Demons closer. He strikes out to see me take the box next. I get lucky as I hit a bouncer to the infield. Poer comes it to make the pick up but fumbles it and I make base as the tying run. Kiritsis comes in to pinch hit for Palin. I make it home after Kiritsis hits one right out to the right side fence that hits the top of the fence and falls safe. Kiritsis makes it to third to be the go ahead run. LaBuff comes in but he strikes out to leave the game poised with one out left for our final inning. Mendoza gets walked by the Demons to bring in Bonier. Bonier strikes out to leave the score 5-5 and us trying to keep it clean in the bottom of the ninth to go to extras. Bottom of the ninth and Conston continues on the mound. Hakola is first up and grounds to second for the easy out. Pinch hitter May gets a base hit out to short right field. McCauley gets the second out on a fly ball to right field from White. We take the game to extras as Conston gets pinch hitter Wedge on a return grounder. Game tied at 5-5. Top of the tenth and Rice is pinch hitting for Pittman. Rice faces a new pitcher but is retired after hitting a grounder to short. Severson then gets unlucky as he sees his long ball out to right centre taken on a dive by the fielder. McCauley cannot make base after he flies out to left field to see us finish the inning. Bottom of the tenth and closer Danny Burns comes in to try and keep us in the game. He is not good first up as he gives the pinch hitting Gonzalez a base hit past short. We get Manfreda on the fly to left centre. Robeson then strikes out for number 2. Hutchinson then gets one out to right field for a base hit that sees Gonzalez take the winning run to third base. Hutchinson moves to second and Poer to first after getting a walk. Hakola comes in with the bases loaded knowing they only need one. Burns lets the team down by giving Hakola a walk that sees Gonzalez score and take the game for the Demons. It is not the way to lose a game. We go down 5-4 but we put up a fight that showed some character. I went 2-4 after a poor start getting 2 runs and an RBI but with 2 more strike outs. We are now 9-13 and facing a long overnight 5 hour bus trip from Southaven to Kenner Louisiana for our next set of games against the Monsters.