Storm had an off-night
against Xtreme. There were a few physical errors and a costly mental error that
allowed Xtreme to get up early, and the Storm bats were not performing at their
best. After falling behind 16-3 Storm made a valiant attempt to come back, and
played well in the 2nd half of the game. They were able to bring the score to
20-15, but unfortunately, time ran out with Joey about to step up to the plate.
Moments that Mattered:
Top 2nd – After
Larry hit a ball that got past Brian, Brad made a great play to field it, but
Jeff was too busy spectating and forgot to cover 1st base. Had he
remembered how slow Larry is, he probably could have still beaten Larry to the
base, but didn’t. This would have recorded the final out of the inning, and
kept Xtreme scoreless and kept the game at 5-3. Instead, they went on to score
three and take an 8-3 lead.
Top 4th – Xtreme really
teed off and scored 8 runs in the inning.
Bottom of 4th –
Storm puts up five runs to keep themselves (somewhat) in the game.
Bottom 6th – After
jumping and tipping a ball that may or may not have gone over the fence anyway
for Lance, Derek Ackford made an incredible leaping catch to stop a ball that
definitely would have gone over for a three-run home run for Brad. Still, Storm
scores six (would have been 8[one of the runs Brad would have driven home on
his home run scored anyway]) and comes within striking distance
Bottom 7th – With
two outs and Joey coming to the plate, time runs out.
HR – Joey 2 (24), Lance (9)
Who’s Hot (Last 4 Games)
Inconsistent Early innings:
Storm is 2-2 in its last four
games. There is a rather large discrepancy in early inning output between the
wins and losses. In the two wins, Storm scored 12 and 15 runs in the first
three innings, averaging 4.5 runs per inning. In the two losses, Storm scored 0
and 3 runs respectively averaging 0.5 runs per inning. Clearly Storm needs to
come out of the gate a little stronger if they want to get back to their
winning ways.
Next Up:
Storm tries to avoid losing 3
out of 4 when facing the Falcons. The Falcons are currently 2ns in the
President’s Division and 3rd overall with an 18-10-2 record. It is
the final meeting of the season between the two teams, and will also act as the
rubber match as the season series is tied at 1-1-1.
Boxscore
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Total
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Xtreme
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5
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3
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0
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8
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1
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3
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0
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20
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Storm
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3
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0
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0
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5
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0
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6
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1
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15
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