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amead17 · 03-07-2018, 01:12 PM

We start game 2 of the 3 game home series against the Biloxi Jackals very down and there is nothing that the management staff can seem to do to get us up. We really need a win and I really need a hit to get the horrible feeling that the locker room has to go away.

The injury to Jesus Nunez is not to serious but will see him sidelined for 7 days. This has allowed the Black Cats to send AAA relief pitcher Carlos Moreno down to us from the Tulsa Aggies.

The manager has decided on the following line up for today's game.

SS Angelo Mendoza
2B Casey McCauley
DH Steve Bielecki
3B Joshua Mills
LF Cooper Houghton
CF Chris Severson
RF Tanner Rice
Catcher Tomas Ayala
1B Jose Becerra

Eric Hinkley gets the start but with his 0-3 record it does not bode well for us.

Top of the first and Hinkley will face Eteldrum who leads off for the Jackals. Eteldrum is the first out as he fires a line drive to McCauley at second for the catch. Shartzer gives Hinkley a return grounder to get the second out. Warsaw then goes down swinging to be the first strike out of the game.

Bottom of the first and Mendoza will lead off for us. Mendoza gets a grounder out towards third and manages to get close enough to first that the fielder doesn't make the throw. This gives us our first hit of the game. Now we need to turn it into runs. McCauley is up second. We get lucky up next as a grounder by McCauley reaches their second baseman but his throw to first is off line. This allows the base hit which McCauley turns into a double. Mendoza moves to third on the error. Bielecki hits one out to right field that fall safe for a base hit. This allows Mendoza to hussle home for our first run of the game. McCauley moves to third. I am up next and just hoping I can turn the batting form round. I hit a grounder towards short which is fielded and turned into a double play that sees Bielecki and myself out. McCauley moves home for run number 2 but I do not get the RBI. Houghton becomes out number three as he strikes out but we have an early 2-0 lead in the game.

Top of the second and Saintlouis is up first. Saintlouis gets the Jackals hitting going by putting a base hit into short centre. Bellinger takes a ball but Ayala spots Saintlouis going for second. He makes a quick throw and that is him out caught stealing. Bellinger then flies out to short centre next ball to make it 2 down. Schulze puts one out to right field that Rice handles comfortably to retire the side

Bottom of the second and we will start with Severson. Severson strikes out to start the inning. Rice gets a hot grounder out to centre field that sees him take a base hit. Ayala then gets a roller to go past first base and stay fair. It rolls to the corner giving him a double and allowing Rice to move to third. We get run number 3 on a ground out to short by Becerra. Rice makes it home after tagging up. Mendoza comes in for go number 2 but puts a little pop up fly over to third base to see us retired. We lead 3-0.

Top of the third with Hinkley facing Uitermarkt. Uitermarkt goes down as out number 1 after he strikes out. Hinkley then gives Hinds a walk. Ladewig proceeds to strike out for number 2. Hinds gets to move to second base as Eteldrum gets an infield hit towards second base. Shartzer strikes out to see us get out of the inning without any damage.

Bottom of the third and McCauley will be the first up. McCauley gets hit by a loose one that will see him take a base. Bielecki then drives one out to left field that goes safe. McCauley moves to second on the hit. I am up again still looking for that elusive hit. On the 1-2 pitch I see a wild one that the catcher misses. This advances McCauley to third and Bielecki to second. I then go and strike out on the 2-2 pitch to be the first out of the inning and keep my barren spell up. Houghton then puts a fly ball out to right field that the fielder catches for out number 2. This does not stop McCauley from tagging up and then running for home to score run number 4 for us. Severson sees the side retired when he puts a fly ball out to centre to be caught. We lead 4-0.

Top of the fourth and the Jackals will lead off with Warsaw. Warsaw strikes out for the second time in the game. Saintlouis then also strikes out for number 2. Bellinger gets the Jackals into the game by hitting a long one 357 feet out over the left fence to score a solo homer. Schulze gets one out to right field that sees Rice make the catch and end the inning. We now lead 4-1.

Bottom of the fourth and we go with Rice up first. Rice is taken in centre field as the fielder makes a tumbling catch of the fly ball. Ayala gives a return grounder to the pitcher to be out number 2. Becerra then strikes out to make it a quick inning and leave the score 4-1 in our favour.

Top of the fifth with Uitermarkt facing Hinkley. Uitermarkt becomes out number one after a string grounder to McCauley at second. McCauley gets the second out as well after picking up a grounder from Hinds. Ladeig then strikes out for a quick 1, 2, 3 for the Jackals.

Bottom of the fifth and we lead off with Mendoza. Mendoza gets a walk from a full count. Mendoza then steals second base as the pitch to McCauley is in the dirt. McCauley is somehow caught out in left field as the fielder just reaches on the dive. Bielecki goes down swinging for out number 2. This brings me up to try and get the barren spell over. I get one to roll towards short and the fielder makes the throw to first that just beats me in. This ends the inning with our lead still 4-1.

Top of the sixth with Hinkley facing Eteldrum again. Hinkley gets the first out on strikes as he continues his good work. Shartzer gets a base hit on a bouncer out to centre field. Warsaw gets one out to centre field and allows Shartzer to move to third. This prompts a pitching change and sees Hinkley replaced by Jose Juarez. Juarez faces Saintlouis up forst but gives him a walk moving Warsaw to second and loading the bases. Mendoza then makes a mess of an easy grounder allowing Bellinger onto base. Shartzer comes home as everyone moves up a base. Shulze sees a fly ball drift foul and it gets taken but it allows Warsaw home to close the game to 1 run. Juarez has gone down on that pitch holding his leg and has to be taken from the ball game. Dashawn McKinzy is sent in to replace him. Uitermarkt will be the first batter to face McKinzy. McKinzy strikes him out and ends the inning with our lead down to 4-3.

Bottom of the sixth and we are leading off with Houghton. Houghton gets a slow roller towards first but cannot beat the throw. Severson hits a ground ball to short that sees him out as well. Rice then strikes out to leave the game poised at 4-3 in our favour.

Top of the seventh and McKinzy continues against Hinds. Hinds sends a line drive up the middle but McCauley is there to get the out. Ladewig then sends a hopper to second for McCauley to fire the ball to first and the out. McCauley then gets number 3 as well as he grabs a line drive from Eteldrum to end the inning.

Bottom of the seventh and Ayala will lead off facing a new pitcher. Ayala is the first out as he strikes out. Becerra follows with another strike out for number 2. Mendoza gets the first hit off the new pitcher as he squeezes one out to right field. Mendoza gets to move to second as McCauley gets a hit out to shallow left field. Bielecki then strands Mendoza and McCauley as he hits one out into right field for the fielder to catch.

Top of the eighth and we change pitchers with Arocho coming in. Shartzer is first up but hits straight to Bonier at first who is in as a replacement fielder. Arocho is pulled and Donte Conston is bought in to pitch. Warsaw gets the first pitch away to left field for a base hit. Mendoza takes a fine catch at short off of Saintlouis for out number 2. Bellinger ends the inning by putting up a pop up fly towards first for Bonier to take. We continue to lead 4-3.

Bottom of the eighth and I am up for my fourth go just hoping I get a hit. I am facing a new pitcher which is never good for me. I strike out again chasing one. Houghton then also strikes out as the jackals try to keep the game tight. Severson is then gone on a ground out to second to leave the game 4-3.

Top of the ninth and we are looking to finish it here. Donte Conston continues to pitch. Schulze is the first out as the grounder to McCauley sees him continue his good game in the field. Uitermarkt then strikes out for number 2. We wind our first game for a while as McCauley picks up a Hinds grounder for the final out.

We take the game 4-3 but I am still struggling with the bat going 0-4 with 2 strike outs. I also did not touch the ball in the field for the second game in a row. Hinkley took player of the game honours.

I am now officially listed as a cold bat and really need to get something going before it becomes a chronic issue.

We will face the Jackals again tomorrow hoping we can keep up the momentum of the win today.

03-07-2018, 01:12 PM	#44
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,275	24th July 2017 We start game 2 of the 3 game home series against the Biloxi Jackals very down and there is nothing that the management staff can seem to do to get us up. We really need a win and I really need a hit to get the horrible feeling that the locker room has to go away. The injury to Jesus Nunez is not to serious but will see him sidelined for 7 days. This has allowed the Black Cats to send AAA relief pitcher Carlos Moreno down to us from the Tulsa Aggies. The manager has decided on the following line up for today's game. SS Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley DH Steve Bielecki 3B Joshua Mills LF Cooper Houghton CF Chris Severson RF Tanner Rice Catcher Tomas Ayala 1B Jose Becerra Eric Hinkley gets the start but with his 0-3 record it does not bode well for us. Top of the first and Hinkley will face Eteldrum who leads off for the Jackals. Eteldrum is the first out as he fires a line drive to McCauley at second for the catch. Shartzer gives Hinkley a return grounder to get the second out. Warsaw then goes down swinging to be the first strike out of the game. Bottom of the first and Mendoza will lead off for us. Mendoza gets a grounder out towards third and manages to get close enough to first that the fielder doesn't make the throw. This gives us our first hit of the game. Now we need to turn it into runs. McCauley is up second. We get lucky up next as a grounder by McCauley reaches their second baseman but his throw to first is off line. This allows the base hit which McCauley turns into a double. Mendoza moves to third on the error. Bielecki hits one out to right field that fall safe for a base hit. This allows Mendoza to hussle home for our first run of the game. McCauley moves to third. I am up next and just hoping I can turn the batting form round. I hit a grounder towards short which is fielded and turned into a double play that sees Bielecki and myself out. McCauley moves home for run number 2 but I do not get the RBI. Houghton becomes out number three as he strikes out but we have an early 2-0 lead in the game. Top of the second and Saintlouis is up first. Saintlouis gets the Jackals hitting going by putting a base hit into short centre. Bellinger takes a ball but Ayala spots Saintlouis going for second. He makes a quick throw and that is him out caught stealing. Bellinger then flies out to short centre next ball to make it 2 down. Schulze puts one out to right field that Rice handles comfortably to retire the side Bottom of the second and we will start with Severson. Severson strikes out to start the inning. Rice gets a hot grounder out to centre field that sees him take a base hit. Ayala then gets a roller to go past first base and stay fair. It rolls to the corner giving him a double and allowing Rice to move to third. We get run number 3 on a ground out to short by Becerra. Rice makes it home after tagging up. Mendoza comes in for go number 2 but puts a little pop up fly over to third base to see us retired. We lead 3-0. Top of the third with Hinkley facing Uitermarkt. Uitermarkt goes down as out number 1 after he strikes out. Hinkley then gives Hinds a walk. Ladewig proceeds to strike out for number 2. Hinds gets to move to second base as Eteldrum gets an infield hit towards second base. Shartzer strikes out to see us get out of the inning without any damage. Bottom of the third and McCauley will be the first up. McCauley gets hit by a loose one that will see him take a base. Bielecki then drives one out to left field that goes safe. McCauley moves to second on the hit. I am up again still looking for that elusive hit. On the 1-2 pitch I see a wild one that the catcher misses. This advances McCauley to third and Bielecki to second. I then go and strike out on the 2-2 pitch to be the first out of the inning and keep my barren spell up. Houghton then puts a fly ball out to right field that the fielder catches for out number 2. This does not stop McCauley from tagging up and then running for home to score run number 4 for us. Severson sees the side retired when he puts a fly ball out to centre to be caught. We lead 4-0. Top of the fourth and the Jackals will lead off with Warsaw. Warsaw strikes out for the second time in the game. Saintlouis then also strikes out for number 2. Bellinger gets the Jackals into the game by hitting a long one 357 feet out over the left fence to score a solo homer. Schulze gets one out to right field that sees Rice make the catch and end the inning. We now lead 4-1. Bottom of the fourth and we go with Rice up first. Rice is taken in centre field as the fielder makes a tumbling catch of the fly ball. Ayala gives a return grounder to the pitcher to be out number 2. Becerra then strikes out to make it a quick inning and leave the score 4-1 in our favour. Top of the fifth with Uitermarkt facing Hinkley. Uitermarkt becomes out number one after a string grounder to McCauley at second. McCauley gets the second out as well after picking up a grounder from Hinds. Ladeig then strikes out for a quick 1, 2, 3 for the Jackals. Bottom of the fifth and we lead off with Mendoza. Mendoza gets a walk from a full count. Mendoza then steals second base as the pitch to McCauley is in the dirt. McCauley is somehow caught out in left field as the fielder just reaches on the dive. Bielecki goes down swinging for out number 2. This brings me up to try and get the barren spell over. I get one to roll towards short and the fielder makes the throw to first that just beats me in. This ends the inning with our lead still 4-1. Top of the sixth with Hinkley facing Eteldrum again. Hinkley gets the first out on strikes as he continues his good work. Shartzer gets a base hit on a bouncer out to centre field. Warsaw gets one out to centre field and allows Shartzer to move to third. This prompts a pitching change and sees Hinkley replaced by Jose Juarez. Juarez faces Saintlouis up forst but gives him a walk moving Warsaw to second and loading the bases. Mendoza then makes a mess of an easy grounder allowing Bellinger onto base. Shartzer comes home as everyone moves up a base. Shulze sees a fly ball drift foul and it gets taken but it allows Warsaw home to close the game to 1 run. Juarez has gone down on that pitch holding his leg and has to be taken from the ball game. Dashawn McKinzy is sent in to replace him. Uitermarkt will be the first batter to face McKinzy. McKinzy strikes him out and ends the inning with our lead down to 4-3. Bottom of the sixth and we are leading off with Houghton. Houghton gets a slow roller towards first but cannot beat the throw. Severson hits a ground ball to short that sees him out as well. Rice then strikes out to leave the game poised at 4-3 in our favour. Top of the seventh and McKinzy continues against Hinds. Hinds sends a line drive up the middle but McCauley is there to get the out. Ladewig then sends a hopper to second for McCauley to fire the ball to first and the out. McCauley then gets number 3 as well as he grabs a line drive from Eteldrum to end the inning. Bottom of the seventh and Ayala will lead off facing a new pitcher. Ayala is the first out as he strikes out. Becerra follows with another strike out for number 2. Mendoza gets the first hit off the new pitcher as he squeezes one out to right field. Mendoza gets to move to second as McCauley gets a hit out to shallow left field. Bielecki then strands Mendoza and McCauley as he hits one out into right field for the fielder to catch. Top of the eighth and we change pitchers with Arocho coming in. Shartzer is first up but hits straight to Bonier at first who is in as a replacement fielder. Arocho is pulled and Donte Conston is bought in to pitch. Warsaw gets the first pitch away to left field for a base hit. Mendoza takes a fine catch at short off of Saintlouis for out number 2. Bellinger ends the inning by putting up a pop up fly towards first for Bonier to take. We continue to lead 4-3. Bottom of the eighth and I am up for my fourth go just hoping I get a hit. I am facing a new pitcher which is never good for me. I strike out again chasing one. Houghton then also strikes out as the jackals try to keep the game tight. Severson is then gone on a ground out to second to leave the game 4-3. Top of the ninth and we are looking to finish it here. Donte Conston continues to pitch. Schulze is the first out as the grounder to McCauley sees him continue his good game in the field. Uitermarkt then strikes out for number 2. We wind our first game for a while as McCauley picks up a Hinds grounder for the final out. We take the game 4-3 but I am still struggling with the bat going 0-4 with 2 strike outs. I also did not touch the ball in the field for the second game in a row. Hinkley took player of the game honours. I am now officially listed as a cold bat and really need to get something going before it becomes a chronic issue. We will face the Jackals again tomorrow hoping we can keep up the momentum of the win today.