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amead17 · 03-10-2018, 05:05 AM

We have made the 4 hour trip to the coast to face the Gulfport Riptides. We stand a good chance of taking some wins from the series as both ourselves and the Riptides are bottom of our divisions.

The Black Cats have decided that the one performance by Puga for us yesterday warranted a recall back to the AAA Tulsa Aggies. They have instead sent us Darius McKithen from the AA Birmingham Bobcats.

The game today has seen the manager make the following call for the line-up.

SS Angelo Mendoza
2B Casey McCauley
LF Cooper Houghton
3B Joshua Mills
DH T.J. Kiritsis
RF Tanner Rice
CF Chris Severson
1B Scot Noftall
Catcher Tomas Ayala

Pitching for us today is Tyler Crostic. Crostic has the best record for us this year at 3-1 with a 1-1 road record. Hopefully he can keep up the good work.

Top of the first and Mendoza will lead off for us today. Mendoza gets a solid hit out into left field that falls safe for our first base of the game. McCauley keeps the good start going as he gets one to go out to deep centre that rolls to the wall. This gives him a double and sees Mendoza coming home for run number 1. Houghton becomes out number 1 as he swings and misses at a fast ball. I am up next but cannot get the ball down as I fly out to left field to be out number 2. Kiritsis gets a solid hit out to left field that avoids the fielder and rolls to the wall. This gives him a solid double and also brings McCauley home to double our early lead. Rice comes in next and gets one to roll past second base and into centre field. This gives him a single on which Kiritsis makes the run for home. No throw is made and we go 3-0 up early. We are finally retired from the 1st when Severson puts a fly ball out to centre field that is taken on the run. We have an early 3-0 lead.

Bottom of the first and Crostic will be facing Melsom up first. Melsom becomes Crostics first victim as he gets him with a fast ball for the K. Crostic gets strike out number 2 as Hudgens can't hold back his swing. We make it 3 from 3 as McCauley picks up Haglund's grounder to get the ball to first and the out. We lead 3-0 after the first.

Top of the second and we will be leading off with Scot Noftall. Noftall gets a base hit to start the inning as the ball falls safe in left field. Ayala builds a full count but then floats one into foul territory to be the first out of the inning. Mendoza comes in for his second outing of the game and is given a walk allowing Noftall to move to second. We are retired next play up as McCauley puts one to second where Mendoza is tagged before McCauley is taken at first for a double play.

Bottom of the second and MacKay is first to face Crostic. Crostic gives him a walk for the first base the Riptides get. Crostic then walks Ruiz as he struggles to find his range. Rodrigues comes in next and gets a little roller out towards first. He beats the throw to load the bases. Out number 1 is taken by Houghton as Lopez flies out to left field. Goodman comes in next but can only put a short fly ball out to right field where Rice is ready for the catch. Strassner comes in and puts one down just in front of the plate. Ayala makes an error trying to pick up the ball and gives away a single. This scores Mackay as all bases move up 1 to remain loaded. We get away with only 1 run against us as Melsom comes in and strikes out to leave the score 3-1 in our favour.

Top of the third with Houghton leading off for us. Houghton gets one to miss the fielder in deep centre and roll to the wall. This gives him a double as the throw cannot get in to the base in time. This brings me up for my second attempt of the day. I chase a bad one and get my first strike out for the day. Kiritsis makes it 2 from 2 for his day as he gets an infield single towards first base. This moves Houghton to third. Kiritsis then steals second on a ball to Rice. Rice becomes out number 2 by striking out. Severson puts a roller out to second that is easily scooped up and sent to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the third and Crostic will face Hudgens. Hudgens sends one straight to Mendoza at short for the easy ground out. I then make a silly mistake as Haglund sends a grounder my way. I pick the ball up cleanly but my throw to first is off target allowing him to make base. Mackay puts a fly ball out to right field to become out number 2 in the glove of Rice. We maintain our 3-1 lead as Ruiz puts a tickler to Second that McCauley scoops and sends to first to retire the side.

Top of the fourth and we will start off with Noftall. Noftall builds a full count and then watches as the pitcher gives him ball 4 for a base. Noftall moves up to second on a soft hit from Ayala that gets past the fielder in centre field. Mendoza moves Noftall and Ayala up a base after hitting a grounder to right field. Mendoza does not make base himself as he becomes the first out. McCauley hits a solid base hit to left field that sees Noftall come home and Ayala move to third to give us our 3 run lead again. Houghton becomes out number 2 as his little blooper goes to third base. I am up again for my third try as we quickly go round the line up. I build a full count but cannot lay off the fast ball that sees me strike out for a second time in the game. I strand Ayala and McCauley as we go to 4-1 in the lead.

Bottom of the fourth with Crostic facing Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets a long one out to deep centre but Severson is there to make the catch and bring up out number 1. Lopez gets a single out to left field with a little tapper. Goodman cannot follow that lead as his hit to left field falls into the glove of Houghton for out number 2. Strassner comes in next but can only send one out to centre field where Severson is waiting to make the catch and retire the side to maintain out 4-1 lead.

Top of the fifth and Kiritsis is up first for us. He is facing a new pitcher and he gets a little pop up but it falls into the glove of the second baseman for the out. Rice is out number 2 as he puts a fly ball out to the centre fielder. Severson gets on base as his little tickler towards first is not sent to the base in time to get him. Noftall strands Severson as he strikes out on a fast ball.

Bottom of the fifth and Crostic will continue against Melsom. Crostic gives up an easy hit to Melsom that avoids Severson in centre field. It rolls to the wall giving him a double. We get away with one up next as Hudgens gets a base hit to deep left centre. Melsom decides to try fot home but the throw from Houghton is right on the money and we get Melsom at home plate for the first out. We get out of the inning still leading 4-1 as Haglund sends a grounder to McCauley at second. He tags Hudgens for the first before sending the ball to first to get Haglund in a double play.

Top of the sixth and we will lead off with Ayala. Ayala puts one out to centre field but is caught for the first out. Mendoza gets our first hit of the inning as a little blooper falls safe down the left field line. McCauley hits a long one out to deep centre that the fielder cannot reach. It rolls to the wall giving him a double. Mendoza decides to go for home and scores run number 5 for us. Houghton gets a walk as the pitcher loses control. I am up for go number 4 hoping to get a hit after 3 misses up to now. I get a solid tap on the ball and send it into left field where it falls in for a base hit. This sees McCauley round third and run for home to score. Houghton is set at second. Kiritsis follows me up. I am out on the play as Kirtsis sends a grounder to second. I am tagged at second before the double play is completed with Kiritsis out at first. We end the inning 6-1 up.

Crostic gets to continue into the Bottom of the sixth. Mackay is first up and he hits a grounder to Mendoza at short. Mendoza makes the throw to first for the out but then pulls up holding his upper body. The trainer comes on and takes a look. He escorts Mendoza from the field as he will take no further part in the game. Ruiz is out number 2 as he puts a deep one out to left field where Houghton gets under it for the catch. Rodrigues gets a solid double as he puts a deep one out to left centre. Severson cannot reach it and it rolls to the wall to allow the double. Crostic ends the inning by getting Lopez to swing and miss at a fast one for a strike out. We lead 6-1.

Top of the seventh and Rice will be the first man up for us Wasps. Rice grounds out by sending an easy one straight to short. Severson gets a base hit as a little bloop out to short left falls in for a hit. Severson then makes a move for second on a ball to Noftall and beats the throw to steal second. Noftall continues our excellent day as he gets one out to deep right field where the fielder cannot make the play. He gets a double to the wall and sees Severson add to the run tally by making it home. Ayala then gets a base hit with a weak one to left field. This allows Noftall to move to third base. Bielecki, who is in to replace Mendoza, then sees a wild pitch that the catcher misses. This allows Noftall to come home and Ayala move to second base. Ayala moves up to third and Bielecki makes base as his little slap to short centre finds the grass. McCauley becomes the second out as his line drive is taken excellently by the Short Stop. Houghton is up next but his solid grounder is straight at first and that ends the inning. We now lead the game 8-1.

Bottom of the seventh and Crostic will get another go. Goodman is up first and he goes down swinging for the first out. The manager decides that's enough for Crostic and sends for McKithen to give him his first outing on the mound for us. Strassner is the first to face McKithen and he grounds it to Second for the easy out at first. We retire the side as Severson makes a good knee high catch in short centre after some good hustle to get to the lofted ball from Melsom.

Top of the eighth and I will be leading off for us. I am facing a new pitcher and I always seem to struggle when I do that. For once I manage to avoid the strike out by hitting a strong one out towards left field. It takes a hop just as it passes the left fielder and bounces to the wall. I round first and make for second, just beating the throw on the slide for a double. Kiritsis strikes out to be the first down in the inning. Rice comes up next and hits a base hit out to left field. I round third and scamper for home. I beat the tag with a slide to score but I get up very gingerly as I seem to have hurt myself. The trainer checks me over but tells me that is it for the game for me and to head to the locker room.

I do not see the rest of the game but can tell you that Rice scored in the eighth on a Severson triple. Before 2 strike outs saw our lead 10-1.

The rest of the eighth saw a quick 1, 2, 3 for the Riptides.

The ninth was scoreless as we won the game 10-1. My game was solid with 2 hits from 5 at bats. I also had a run scored and an RBI. The only issue was my throwing error but that didn't cost the team anything. Crostic got player of the game honours and the win.

We are now 14-21 as a team.

After the game my injury was assessed by the training staff and it was not good news. I have strained an intercostal muscle and will be out for 2 weeks. I have been placed on the 7 day DL and will miss some playing time just as I was starting to get my swing back.

I am being sent back to Tuscaloosa to spend time recovering and will rejoin the team once I am fit.

This will mean that I will not be able to report on the games played during the time I am away from the team but will still bring you all the scores and news as best I can.

03-10-2018, 05:05 AM	#46
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	26th July 2017 We have made the 4 hour trip to the coast to face the Gulfport Riptides. We stand a good chance of taking some wins from the series as both ourselves and the Riptides are bottom of our divisions. The Black Cats have decided that the one performance by Puga for us yesterday warranted a recall back to the AAA Tulsa Aggies. They have instead sent us Darius McKithen from the AA Birmingham Bobcats. The game today has seen the manager make the following call for the line-up. SS Angelo Mendoza 2B Casey McCauley LF Cooper Houghton 3B Joshua Mills DH T.J. Kiritsis RF Tanner Rice CF Chris Severson 1B Scot Noftall Catcher Tomas Ayala Pitching for us today is Tyler Crostic. Crostic has the best record for us this year at 3-1 with a 1-1 road record. Hopefully he can keep up the good work. Top of the first and Mendoza will lead off for us today. Mendoza gets a solid hit out into left field that falls safe for our first base of the game. McCauley keeps the good start going as he gets one to go out to deep centre that rolls to the wall. This gives him a double and sees Mendoza coming home for run number 1. Houghton becomes out number 1 as he swings and misses at a fast ball. I am up next but cannot get the ball down as I fly out to left field to be out number 2. Kiritsis gets a solid hit out to left field that avoids the fielder and rolls to the wall. This gives him a solid double and also brings McCauley home to double our early lead. Rice comes in next and gets one to roll past second base and into centre field. This gives him a single on which Kiritsis makes the run for home. No throw is made and we go 3-0 up early. We are finally retired from the 1st when Severson puts a fly ball out to centre field that is taken on the run. We have an early 3-0 lead. Bottom of the first and Crostic will be facing Melsom up first. Melsom becomes Crostics first victim as he gets him with a fast ball for the K. Crostic gets strike out number 2 as Hudgens can't hold back his swing. We make it 3 from 3 as McCauley picks up Haglund's grounder to get the ball to first and the out. We lead 3-0 after the first. Top of the second and we will be leading off with Scot Noftall. Noftall gets a base hit to start the inning as the ball falls safe in left field. Ayala builds a full count but then floats one into foul territory to be the first out of the inning. Mendoza comes in for his second outing of the game and is given a walk allowing Noftall to move to second. We are retired next play up as McCauley puts one to second where Mendoza is tagged before McCauley is taken at first for a double play. Bottom of the second and MacKay is first to face Crostic. Crostic gives him a walk for the first base the Riptides get. Crostic then walks Ruiz as he struggles to find his range. Rodrigues comes in next and gets a little roller out towards first. He beats the throw to load the bases. Out number 1 is taken by Houghton as Lopez flies out to left field. Goodman comes in next but can only put a short fly ball out to right field where Rice is ready for the catch. Strassner comes in and puts one down just in front of the plate. Ayala makes an error trying to pick up the ball and gives away a single. This scores Mackay as all bases move up 1 to remain loaded. We get away with only 1 run against us as Melsom comes in and strikes out to leave the score 3-1 in our favour. Top of the third with Houghton leading off for us. Houghton gets one to miss the fielder in deep centre and roll to the wall. This gives him a double as the throw cannot get in to the base in time. This brings me up for my second attempt of the day. I chase a bad one and get my first strike out for the day. Kiritsis makes it 2 from 2 for his day as he gets an infield single towards first base. This moves Houghton to third. Kiritsis then steals second on a ball to Rice. Rice becomes out number 2 by striking out. Severson puts a roller out to second that is easily scooped up and sent to first to end the inning. Bottom of the third and Crostic will face Hudgens. Hudgens sends one straight to Mendoza at short for the easy ground out. I then make a silly mistake as Haglund sends a grounder my way. I pick the ball up cleanly but my throw to first is off target allowing him to make base. Mackay puts a fly ball out to right field to become out number 2 in the glove of Rice. We maintain our 3-1 lead as Ruiz puts a tickler to Second that McCauley scoops and sends to first to retire the side. Top of the fourth and we will start off with Noftall. Noftall builds a full count and then watches as the pitcher gives him ball 4 for a base. Noftall moves up to second on a soft hit from Ayala that gets past the fielder in centre field. Mendoza moves Noftall and Ayala up a base after hitting a grounder to right field. Mendoza does not make base himself as he becomes the first out. McCauley hits a solid base hit to left field that sees Noftall come home and Ayala move to third to give us our 3 run lead again. Houghton becomes out number 2 as his little blooper goes to third base. I am up again for my third try as we quickly go round the line up. I build a full count but cannot lay off the fast ball that sees me strike out for a second time in the game. I strand Ayala and McCauley as we go to 4-1 in the lead. Bottom of the fourth with Crostic facing Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets a long one out to deep centre but Severson is there to make the catch and bring up out number 1. Lopez gets a single out to left field with a little tapper. Goodman cannot follow that lead as his hit to left field falls into the glove of Houghton for out number 2. Strassner comes in next but can only send one out to centre field where Severson is waiting to make the catch and retire the side to maintain out 4-1 lead. Top of the fifth and Kiritsis is up first for us. He is facing a new pitcher and he gets a little pop up but it falls into the glove of the second baseman for the out. Rice is out number 2 as he puts a fly ball out to the centre fielder. Severson gets on base as his little tickler towards first is not sent to the base in time to get him. Noftall strands Severson as he strikes out on a fast ball. Bottom of the fifth and Crostic will continue against Melsom. Crostic gives up an easy hit to Melsom that avoids Severson in centre field. It rolls to the wall giving him a double. We get away with one up next as Hudgens gets a base hit to deep left centre. Melsom decides to try fot home but the throw from Houghton is right on the money and we get Melsom at home plate for the first out. We get out of the inning still leading 4-1 as Haglund sends a grounder to McCauley at second. He tags Hudgens for the first before sending the ball to first to get Haglund in a double play. Top of the sixth and we will lead off with Ayala. Ayala puts one out to centre field but is caught for the first out. Mendoza gets our first hit of the inning as a little blooper falls safe down the left field line. McCauley hits a long one out to deep centre that the fielder cannot reach. It rolls to the wall giving him a double. Mendoza decides to go for home and scores run number 5 for us. Houghton gets a walk as the pitcher loses control. I am up for go number 4 hoping to get a hit after 3 misses up to now. I get a solid tap on the ball and send it into left field where it falls in for a base hit. This sees McCauley round third and run for home to score. Houghton is set at second. Kiritsis follows me up. I am out on the play as Kirtsis sends a grounder to second. I am tagged at second before the double play is completed with Kiritsis out at first. We end the inning 6-1 up. Crostic gets to continue into the Bottom of the sixth. Mackay is first up and he hits a grounder to Mendoza at short. Mendoza makes the throw to first for the out but then pulls up holding his upper body. The trainer comes on and takes a look. He escorts Mendoza from the field as he will take no further part in the game. Ruiz is out number 2 as he puts a deep one out to left field where Houghton gets under it for the catch. Rodrigues gets a solid double as he puts a deep one out to left centre. Severson cannot reach it and it rolls to the wall to allow the double. Crostic ends the inning by getting Lopez to swing and miss at a fast one for a strike out. We lead 6-1. Top of the seventh and Rice will be the first man up for us Wasps. Rice grounds out by sending an easy one straight to short. Severson gets a base hit as a little bloop out to short left falls in for a hit. Severson then makes a move for second on a ball to Noftall and beats the throw to steal second. Noftall continues our excellent day as he gets one out to deep right field where the fielder cannot make the play. He gets a double to the wall and sees Severson add to the run tally by making it home. Ayala then gets a base hit with a weak one to left field. This allows Noftall to move to third base. Bielecki, who is in to replace Mendoza, then sees a wild pitch that the catcher misses. This allows Noftall to come home and Ayala move to second base. Ayala moves up to third and Bielecki makes base as his little slap to short centre finds the grass. McCauley becomes the second out as his line drive is taken excellently by the Short Stop. Houghton is up next but his solid grounder is straight at first and that ends the inning. We now lead the game 8-1. Bottom of the seventh and Crostic will get another go. Goodman is up first and he goes down swinging for the first out. The manager decides that's enough for Crostic and sends for McKithen to give him his first outing on the mound for us. Strassner is the first to face McKithen and he grounds it to Second for the easy out at first. We retire the side as Severson makes a good knee high catch in short centre after some good hustle to get to the lofted ball from Melsom. Top of the eighth and I will be leading off for us. I am facing a new pitcher and I always seem to struggle when I do that. For once I manage to avoid the strike out by hitting a strong one out towards left field. It takes a hop just as it passes the left fielder and bounces to the wall. I round first and make for second, just beating the throw on the slide for a double. Kiritsis strikes out to be the first down in the inning. Rice comes up next and hits a base hit out to left field. I round third and scamper for home. I beat the tag with a slide to score but I get up very gingerly as I seem to have hurt myself. The trainer checks me over but tells me that is it for the game for me and to head to the locker room. I do not see the rest of the game but can tell you that Rice scored in the eighth on a Severson triple. Before 2 strike outs saw our lead 10-1. The rest of the eighth saw a quick 1, 2, 3 for the Riptides. The ninth was scoreless as we won the game 10-1. My game was solid with 2 hits from 5 at bats. I also had a run scored and an RBI. The only issue was my throwing error but that didn't cost the team anything. Crostic got player of the game honours and the win. We are now 14-21 as a team. After the game my injury was assessed by the training staff and it was not good news. I have strained an intercostal muscle and will be out for 2 weeks. I have been placed on the 7 day DL and will miss some playing time just as I was starting to get my swing back. I am being sent back to Tuscaloosa to spend time recovering and will rejoin the team once I am fit. This will mean that I will not be able to report on the games played during the time I am away from the team but will still bring you all the scores and news as best I can.