In the first game of the double-header, Storm thought it was playing
hardball. At least that’s the way their offense was producing. In the first
four innings, Storm had five hits, two walks, and one run. If Storm were the
Jays facing Justin Verlander, you could be pretty happy with the results; however,
this isn’t major league baseball, this is recreational slo-pitch, and in
recreational slo-pitch, you need to hit the ball.
Coulas didn’t seem to have any trouble hitting the ball. They scored
six in the first, and two more in the second. The only reason they didn’t score
in the 3rd was because they hit two home run outs. It wasn’t until
the 5th that Storm started scoring. The top of the order strung
together four straight hits driving in five runs.
Storm went back to their hitless ways in the 6th, but in the
top of the 7th down 11-6, Storm turned it on. Brad and Bob got hits,
the Duran tripled. Joey then hit a two-run homer pulling Storm to within one.
Lance singled, but then the 2nd out of the inning was made. Down one
run, Kevin hit a double, driving in Lance and tying the game. Jeff came up with
two outs and he game tied. He hit one over the left field fence to put Storm up
two. All they had to do was keep Coulas off the scoreboard. Then, Storm’s
defense sprung a little leak. A few plays that could have been made, a ball
sneaking by an outfielder that allowed runners to advance and take runners out
of force plays, and some timely hitting allowed Coulas to come back and sneak
ahead of Storm 14-13.
Storm managed only 6 extra base hits in the game. Great if you’re
facing DeGrom, but not in slo-pitch.
HR's: Joey, Jeff
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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Storm
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0
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0
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1
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0
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5
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0
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7
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13
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Coulas
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6
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2
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0
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0
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3
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0
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3
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14
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