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dinosauryoshi · 08-07-2024, 03:47 AM

The Hares are off to Rome's magnificent Testudo stadium, Rome sit a couple of wins ahead of us in the standings, and so we're in for a bit of a battle... (get it?).

SMH logo by @20_range, RL logo by @low

Game 1

SP - Alois Herzog

Alois Herzog put on a good show, allowing no runs in 7.1 innings, but the Hares offence spluttered, hitting only 1 run in nine innings. This still looked like it might be enough until a Matt Lent double to right-field drove in Nate Underhill in the bottom of the ninth, taking the game to extra innings. The decisive blow was delivered by American Rob Smith at the bottom of the 11th when he hot a bases clearing double off 37 year old Guatemalan Jonathan Baca to win the game for Rome, sending the stadium into raptures.

Player of the game: Alois Herzog

Game 2

SP - Yushua bin Saqr

The Hares fell to their third consecutive defeat, losing 4-2. Once again, it was the offence mainly to blame, as bin Saqr went a strong seven innings, giving up all of the Legion’s runs. The Hares batters only hit for two, coming from bin Jameel and Saetgaliev while Jen-kan Sha’s two-run homer for the Legion was the offensive highlight of the game.

Player of the game: Yushua bin Saqr

Game 3

SP - Giobbe Marinello

Well, the offense finally got something done, but guess what? You got it, the pitching was lacklustre as the Hares fell to their fourth straight defeat, completing a sweep by the Rome Legion. Marinello had a disastorous start, giving up eight runs all in the second inning after the Hares had taken a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Marinello was taken off, and the rest of the pitchers did right the ship somewhat, but stil lgave up a further 6 runs, leading to an eye-watering 14-7 score. Koehler and Castro hit home-runs for the Hares, but it wasn’t enough to touch the onslaught that a hungry Rome offense was dishing out.

Player of the game: Jon Sabido (Rome Legion)

This leaves us at a disappointing 18-21, while Rome end the series at .500. Next up we’re off to Romania to take on Bucharest Sounds, a team very much in playoff contention.

08-07-2024, 03:47 AM	#19
dinosauryoshi Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 328	Sheffield Mountain Hares @ Rome Legion The Hares are off to Rome's magnificent Testudo stadium, Rome sit a couple of wins ahead of us in the standings, and so we're in for a bit of a battle... (get it?). SMH logo by @20_range, RL logo by @low Game 1 SP - Alois Herzog Alois Herzog put on a good show, allowing no runs in 7.1 innings, but the Hares offence spluttered, hitting only 1 run in nine innings. This still looked like it might be enough until a Matt Lent double to right-field drove in Nate Underhill in the bottom of the ninth, taking the game to extra innings. The decisive blow was delivered by American Rob Smith at the bottom of the 11th when he hot a bases clearing double off 37 year old Guatemalan Jonathan Baca to win the game for Rome, sending the stadium into raptures. Player of the game: Alois Herzog Game 2 SP - Yushua bin Saqr The Hares fell to their third consecutive defeat, losing 4-2. Once again, it was the offence mainly to blame, as bin Saqr went a strong seven innings, giving up all of the Legion’s runs. The Hares batters only hit for two, coming from bin Jameel and Saetgaliev while Jen-kan Sha’s two-run homer for the Legion was the offensive highlight of the game. Player of the game: Yushua bin Saqr Game 3 SP - Giobbe Marinello Well, the offense finally got something done, but guess what? You got it, the pitching was lacklustre as the Hares fell to their fourth straight defeat, completing a sweep by the Rome Legion. Marinello had a disastorous start, giving up eight runs all in the second inning after the Hares had taken a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Marinello was taken off, and the rest of the pitchers did right the ship somewhat, but stil lgave up a further 6 runs, leading to an eye-watering 14-7 score. Koehler and Castro hit home-runs for the Hares, but it wasn’t enough to touch the onslaught that a hungry Rome offense was dishing out. Player of the game: Jon Sabido (Rome Legion) This leaves us at a disappointing 18-21, while Rome end the series at .500. Next up we’re off to Romania to take on Bucharest Sounds, a team very much in playoff contention. __________________ Read about the Sheffield Mountain Hares in my World Baseball League blog here Last edited by dinosauryoshi; 12-06-2024 at 03:34 PM.