Storm has Xtremely good game

Storm started strong with a 9 run first inning and never really let up. They scored in five out of seven innings, and had big innings in the first and fifth to win 20-6.

The game was played well with all aspects of the team running well. The pitching was solid; the defense was solid; the team hit from top to bottom effectively.

Bob was the only player who had a rough night at the plate. He hit the ball much harder than his 1 for 5 would imply. He was robbed twice by Xtreme’s 2nd basemen on hard hit line drives.

Defensively, the stand out player was definitely Brian. He made not one, not two, but THREE standout defensive plays. The first was a hard hit ball that bounced off of his glove, then his chin and to the ground where he picked it up and raced to first to beat the runner. The second was a hard ground ball that he scooped and threw to second for an out, and then Joey tagged the runner going from 2nd to 3rd. That’s how hard the ball was hit and how quickly the play developed. Brian fielded the ball and threw to 2nd while the runner was still in tagging distance. Finally, Brian fielded another incredibly hard-hit grounder, tagged the runner on first, and then stepped on first for an unassisted double-play.

The last thing to mention is Duran legging out an inside the park homerun. That, in itself, is nothing surprising, but it might turn out to be a major regret. Had he stopped at 3rd, he would have tied Joey’s single season scoring record. And since Storm was already up 18-5 at the time, nobody would have blamed him for stopping. As a matter of fact, this is the second time this season that Duran legged out an inside the park homerun instead of stopping at third for a triple. The first time cost him a cycle, as he already had a homerun that game. The two inside the park homeruns together might cost him the single season Storm record. Duran now needs two triples in his final two games to break the record.

Notable Boxscores:

Duran – HR, 2 runs, 3RBI

Brian – 4/4, 1run, 1 RBI

Al 4/4, 3runs, 1 RBI

Kenny – ¾, 1 run, 1 RBI

Dave – ¾, 2 runs, 3 RBI

Brad - ¾ 1 run, 3 RBI

Kevin – ¾ m 1 run, 1 RBI

Jeff – 3/4 , 1 run, 1 RBI

Joey – ¾, 2 runs, 3RBI

HR's: Duran (9), Joey (22)

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	9	2	4	3	1	1	0	20
Xtreme	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	6