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amead17 · 02-28-2018, 03:10 PM

We start the 3rd and final game of the home series against the Metairie Silverbacks. After our first win against them this season we are hoping to do the same again today. I myself am just looking for a hit after only making 1 out of my last 17 at bats.

The loss of Pat Palin for the season has seen the Black Cats to make one change to our squad by sending Relief Pitcher Nick Hill down to us from the AAA Tulsa Aggies.

The game today will see the following line up after the selection by the manager.

SS Angelo Mendoza
CF Chris Severson
3B Joshua Mills
DH Chris LaBuff
2B Casey McCauley
RF Tanner Rice
1B Phil Bonier
Catcher Tomas Ayala
LF Chris LaVacca

On the mound for us today is Eric Hinkley. Hinkley is 0-2 from 3 starts with us and we are hoping we can turn that form round.

Top of the first and Bradt will be Silverback to face Hinkley first. Hinkley does not start well as Bradt gets one out to the left wall that he turns into a double by beating the throw with a slide. I doesn't get any better when Meek comes up next. His slow roller towards first is picked up but he beats the throw for an infield hit. Bradt moves to third. The first runs come home next as Risoli gets one out to the left wall along the left line. He gets a double and it scores both Bradt and Meek to put us 2 down without even starting to bat. It has taken time but finally Hinkley gets going as he strikes out Stoneback. I then help by getting a Miller grounder over to first for the second out. Hinkley gives Duran a walk but then strikes out Lyons to keep the score down to 2 runs.

Bottom of the first and we need something to get confidence. Mendoza comes in first but can only put a fly out to left field for a catch to the Silverbacks fielder. Severson then, uncharacteristically, strikes out for number 2. This brings me in for my first at bat. I put a solid one out towards centre field but watch it fall into the glove of the fielder for my first out of the game. We are down 2-0 after the first.

Top of the second and Hinkley will be facing his eighth batter of the game already. Outley fires a grounder straight to Mendoza at short for the first out. Herron then puts an easy fly out to Centrre field for out number 2. Bradt gets a walk from Hinkley after a full count. Meek also gets a full count before sending a grounder to Mendoza who fires to first for the end of the inning.

Bottom of the second and we are starting with LaBuff. LaBuff grounds out to third to be number 1 of the inning. McCauley then becomes out number 2 on a fly out to left field. Rice strikes out to see us go down 1, 2, 3 for the second time in the game. The score remains 2-0 to the Silverbacks.

Top of the third and Risoli will face Hinkley for a second time. Risoli tries to get a long one out to centre field but it falls into the glove of Severson for the first out. Stoneback gets one down and through the infield for a base hit up the middle. Hinkley then walks Miller to move Stoneback to second. Another walk sees Duran make base with Miller and Stoneback moving on a base. Lyons puts a long one out to Centre field that Severson takes but Stoneback tags up and runs for home beating the throw and getting the third Silverback run. We only lose 1 run as Outley hits a hard one towards second that McCauley picks up and fires to first to end the inning. Silverbacks lead 3-0.

Bottom of the third and we are slowly slipping further behind while we struggle for hits. Bonier tries up first but puts a pop up into foul territory for the first out. Ayala gets the ball toward short centre but into the fielders glove for the second out. LaVacca is up next and he grounds out to first to see 3 innings and 3 up and downs for us as we really struggle. We trail 3-0.

Top of the fourth and Hinkley is finished as the manager sends for Farner. The change doesn't help much as Herron gets a base hit down the left line for the first of the inning. We get Bradt as he hits a fly ball down the right line for Rice to catch. Ayala makes another good move as a ball to Meek in the dirt is scooped up and thrown to second to catch Herron trying to steal. Farner then puts Meek on base by walking him. Ayala then ends the inning by firing to second on a strike to catch Meek trying to steal.

Bottom of the fourth and we start our second set of at bats. Hopefully we can start to find a hit. There is no hit for Mendoza as he flies out to the right fielder. Severson then strikes out for a second time bringing me in. I get bat on ball for the second time in the game but this time sees it roll into the left field for a base hit, the teams first. I get no further as LaBuff fires a grounder straight to first to end the inning and leave us 3-0 behind.

Top of the fifth and Farner faces Risoli first up. Risoli fires a grounder straight to Bonier at first to be out. I am back in the action on the next as Stoneback hits a grounder my way and I fire straight to Bonier for the out. Farner gives Miller a base hit as he gets one out to short right centre. We get the Silverbacks inning ended as Duran fires straight to McCauley who sends it to first for the out.

Bottom of the fifth and McCauley is our lead off. He fires a fly ball out towards left but it falls into the fielders glove for the first out. Rice then grounds out to short stop for our second out. Bonier is the final out of the inning as he puts a line drive straight to second base for the catch. We are 3-0 behind still.

Top of the sixth and Farner continues. Farner gets his first strike out as he gets Lyons swinging. Bonier makes the second out getting a grounder from Outley and stepping on the first base bag. We keep the Silverbacks out as Rice takes an easy catch in right field from Herron.

Bottom of the sixth and Ayala will be first man up for us. Ayala puts a little fly out to short centre that the fielder takes. LaVacca gets base hit number 2 for us as he gets a soft one out to centre to fall in. We don't get anywhere as Mendoza fires straight to second and into a double play that has both himself and LaVacca out. We still trail 3-0.

Top of the seventh and we go with Nick Hill on the mound. Again our new pitcher does not start well as Bradt gets a base hit up into centre field. Ayala cannot get the third catch of a stealing runner as Bradt beats his throw at second. Hill gets Meek to strike out for the first. Cesar Arocho is sent in to pitch for the next batter. It is a bad move as Risoli gets a hard liner down the right line to go in for a base hit and more. Bradt scampers for home to score and Risoli claims a double from the hit. Arocho is pulled immediately and Dashawn McKinzy comes in. Another pitcher another disaster as Stoneback gets hold of one and sends it 385 feet for a 2 run homer to make the score 6-0 in the Silverbacks favour. We get Miller on the fly out to left centre. Duran then gets a single just past Bonier at first. Lyons also gets a base hit on the first base side as he gets it short in the infield. Duran moves to second. Outley gets a base hit out to the right side as well and this sees Duran move round third and make the run home. Lyons moves to second. We finally somehow get out of the inning as Herron gets a base hit into right field. Lyons goes round third and tries for home but Rice gets the throw to home plate for the out. We are now 7-0 down and out of the game and just playing for pride.

Bottom of the seventh and Severson will lead off. Severson picks up his third strike out to keep his bad day going. I am up next trying to add to our hits of which I have half. I don't make it as I strike out. LaBuff also strikes out to see us go down 1, 2, 3 all swinging.

Top of the eighth and McKinzy will continue. Bradt strikes out for the first Silverback up. Meek also strikes out as the batters tire. Risoli sends a 2 hopper to second for the third out of the inning.

Bottom of the eighth and McCauley is first in against the new Silverbacks pitcher. He strikes out for the first one to go down. Rice gets a hit out to left field to add a third to our poor count. Bonier then sees our inning end as his grounder goes straight to second to allow the doiuble play on him and Rice. We are still 7-0 down.

Top of the ninth and we get Stoneback in the left field on the fly to start the inning. Miller puts one into foul territory and I get under it for the second out. Duran then strikes out to give us 3 outs to try and find at least 7 runs.

Bottom of the ninth Ayala strikes out for number 1 and it doesn't look very good. LaVacca gets a hit out to centre field for only our fourth of the game. Mendoza hits a fly out to centre field to see the fielder make the catch and leave us only 1 out left. Severson strikesout for a golden sombrero and we go down 7-0 in a whimper.

It was an absolutely diabolical game for us today with only 4 hits on our way to a 7-0 loss. I made one of those hits from my 3 at bats.

We are on the road to the Lake Charles Express for our next 3 games. We are hoping this loss wont hurt our confidence to much.

The manager has called me in to talk about the club house after the loss and the grumbling it has caused. He sees me as one of the sides captains even though I am probably the youngest on the team. He has asked what the team needs and I have said wins, mainly, but also personally someone to help me try keep the tension down between players.

02-28-2018, 03:10 PM	#39
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,275	19th July 2017 We start the 3rd and final game of the home series against the Metairie Silverbacks. After our first win against them this season we are hoping to do the same again today. I myself am just looking for a hit after only making 1 out of my last 17 at bats. The loss of Pat Palin for the season has seen the Black Cats to make one change to our squad by sending Relief Pitcher Nick Hill down to us from the AAA Tulsa Aggies. The game today will see the following line up after the selection by the manager. SS Angelo Mendoza CF Chris Severson 3B Joshua Mills DH Chris LaBuff 2B Casey McCauley RF Tanner Rice 1B Phil Bonier Catcher Tomas Ayala LF Chris LaVacca On the mound for us today is Eric Hinkley. Hinkley is 0-2 from 3 starts with us and we are hoping we can turn that form round. Top of the first and Bradt will be Silverback to face Hinkley first. Hinkley does not start well as Bradt gets one out to the left wall that he turns into a double by beating the throw with a slide. I doesn't get any better when Meek comes up next. His slow roller towards first is picked up but he beats the throw for an infield hit. Bradt moves to third. The first runs come home next as Risoli gets one out to the left wall along the left line. He gets a double and it scores both Bradt and Meek to put us 2 down without even starting to bat. It has taken time but finally Hinkley gets going as he strikes out Stoneback. I then help by getting a Miller grounder over to first for the second out. Hinkley gives Duran a walk but then strikes out Lyons to keep the score down to 2 runs. Bottom of the first and we need something to get confidence. Mendoza comes in first but can only put a fly out to left field for a catch to the Silverbacks fielder. Severson then, uncharacteristically, strikes out for number 2. This brings me in for my first at bat. I put a solid one out towards centre field but watch it fall into the glove of the fielder for my first out of the game. We are down 2-0 after the first. Top of the second and Hinkley will be facing his eighth batter of the game already. Outley fires a grounder straight to Mendoza at short for the first out. Herron then puts an easy fly out to Centrre field for out number 2. Bradt gets a walk from Hinkley after a full count. Meek also gets a full count before sending a grounder to Mendoza who fires to first for the end of the inning. Bottom of the second and we are starting with LaBuff. LaBuff grounds out to third to be number 1 of the inning. McCauley then becomes out number 2 on a fly out to left field. Rice strikes out to see us go down 1, 2, 3 for the second time in the game. The score remains 2-0 to the Silverbacks. Top of the third and Risoli will face Hinkley for a second time. Risoli tries to get a long one out to centre field but it falls into the glove of Severson for the first out. Stoneback gets one down and through the infield for a base hit up the middle. Hinkley then walks Miller to move Stoneback to second. Another walk sees Duran make base with Miller and Stoneback moving on a base. Lyons puts a long one out to Centre field that Severson takes but Stoneback tags up and runs for home beating the throw and getting the third Silverback run. We only lose 1 run as Outley hits a hard one towards second that McCauley picks up and fires to first to end the inning. Silverbacks lead 3-0. Bottom of the third and we are slowly slipping further behind while we struggle for hits. Bonier tries up first but puts a pop up into foul territory for the first out. Ayala gets the ball toward short centre but into the fielders glove for the second out. LaVacca is up next and he grounds out to first to see 3 innings and 3 up and downs for us as we really struggle. We trail 3-0. Top of the fourth and Hinkley is finished as the manager sends for Farner. The change doesn't help much as Herron gets a base hit down the left line for the first of the inning. We get Bradt as he hits a fly ball down the right line for Rice to catch. Ayala makes another good move as a ball to Meek in the dirt is scooped up and thrown to second to catch Herron trying to steal. Farner then puts Meek on base by walking him. Ayala then ends the inning by firing to second on a strike to catch Meek trying to steal. Bottom of the fourth and we start our second set of at bats. Hopefully we can start to find a hit. There is no hit for Mendoza as he flies out to the right fielder. Severson then strikes out for a second time bringing me in. I get bat on ball for the second time in the game but this time sees it roll into the left field for a base hit, the teams first. I get no further as LaBuff fires a grounder straight to first to end the inning and leave us 3-0 behind. Top of the fifth and Farner faces Risoli first up. Risoli fires a grounder straight to Bonier at first to be out. I am back in the action on the next as Stoneback hits a grounder my way and I fire straight to Bonier for the out. Farner gives Miller a base hit as he gets one out to short right centre. We get the Silverbacks inning ended as Duran fires straight to McCauley who sends it to first for the out. Bottom of the fifth and McCauley is our lead off. He fires a fly ball out towards left but it falls into the fielders glove for the first out. Rice then grounds out to short stop for our second out. Bonier is the final out of the inning as he puts a line drive straight to second base for the catch. We are 3-0 behind still. Top of the sixth and Farner continues. Farner gets his first strike out as he gets Lyons swinging. Bonier makes the second out getting a grounder from Outley and stepping on the first base bag. We keep the Silverbacks out as Rice takes an easy catch in right field from Herron. Bottom of the sixth and Ayala will be first man up for us. Ayala puts a little fly out to short centre that the fielder takes. LaVacca gets base hit number 2 for us as he gets a soft one out to centre to fall in. We don't get anywhere as Mendoza fires straight to second and into a double play that has both himself and LaVacca out. We still trail 3-0. Top of the seventh and we go with Nick Hill on the mound. Again our new pitcher does not start well as Bradt gets a base hit up into centre field. Ayala cannot get the third catch of a stealing runner as Bradt beats his throw at second. Hill gets Meek to strike out for the first. Cesar Arocho is sent in to pitch for the next batter. It is a bad move as Risoli gets a hard liner down the right line to go in for a base hit and more. Bradt scampers for home to score and Risoli claims a double from the hit. Arocho is pulled immediately and Dashawn McKinzy comes in. Another pitcher another disaster as Stoneback gets hold of one and sends it 385 feet for a 2 run homer to make the score 6-0 in the Silverbacks favour. We get Miller on the fly out to left centre. Duran then gets a single just past Bonier at first. Lyons also gets a base hit on the first base side as he gets it short in the infield. Duran moves to second. Outley gets a base hit out to the right side as well and this sees Duran move round third and make the run home. Lyons moves to second. We finally somehow get out of the inning as Herron gets a base hit into right field. Lyons goes round third and tries for home but Rice gets the throw to home plate for the out. We are now 7-0 down and out of the game and just playing for pride. Bottom of the seventh and Severson will lead off. Severson picks up his third strike out to keep his bad day going. I am up next trying to add to our hits of which I have half. I don't make it as I strike out. LaBuff also strikes out to see us go down 1, 2, 3 all swinging. Top of the eighth and McKinzy will continue. Bradt strikes out for the first Silverback up. Meek also strikes out as the batters tire. Risoli sends a 2 hopper to second for the third out of the inning. Bottom of the eighth and McCauley is first in against the new Silverbacks pitcher. He strikes out for the first one to go down. Rice gets a hit out to left field to add a third to our poor count. Bonier then sees our inning end as his grounder goes straight to second to allow the doiuble play on him and Rice. We are still 7-0 down. Top of the ninth and we get Stoneback in the left field on the fly to start the inning. Miller puts one into foul territory and I get under it for the second out. Duran then strikes out to give us 3 outs to try and find at least 7 runs. Bottom of the ninth Ayala strikes out for number 1 and it doesn't look very good. LaVacca gets a hit out to centre field for only our fourth of the game. Mendoza hits a fly out to centre field to see the fielder make the catch and leave us only 1 out left. Severson strikesout for a golden sombrero and we go down 7-0 in a whimper. It was an absolutely diabolical game for us today with only 4 hits on our way to a 7-0 loss. I made one of those hits from my 3 at bats. We are on the road to the Lake Charles Express for our next 3 games. We are hoping this loss wont hurt our confidence to much. The manager has called me in to talk about the club house after the loss and the grumbling it has caused. He sees me as one of the sides captains even though I am probably the youngest on the team. He has asked what the team needs and I have said wins, mainly, but also personally someone to help me try keep the tension down between players.