Storm had a short bench of only 8 people, but when you
have the right combination of 8 (and most Storm combinations of 8 would be
pretty good), things might not go too badly.
In a lineup of 8 people that means your best hitters,
if they’re there, will be hitting a lot. Storm’s top 5 batters in the batting
order have been hot. Their batting averages across the last 5 games range from
.741 -.885. Kenny was batting second last, and his season batting average is
.708. That says something about the depth of the lineup, and when the lineup is
only 8 batters deep, some serious damage can be done.
The damage started getting done early. The first
inning saw 8 consecutive hits produce 7 runs, and the only out recorded was a
runner being thrown out at the plate. Storm would go on to score 9 in the
inning.
The 2nd inning did not go nearly as well
for Storm. Storm batters saw a lot of pitches, but was put down in order.
The 3rd inning is where things really came
off the rails for the Falcons. Starting at the top of the lineup, Storm
recorded 14 consecutive hits that produced 13 runs. The only negative in the
inning was Joey selfishly hitting a solo home run. It came back to bite him in
the ass later that SAME INNING, as he came to the plate with the bases loaded,
and was forced to settle for a 3 RBI triple. Wait, that doesn’t sound so bad.
Anyway, Storm cruised along to a 28-3 inning.
Fun Facts: Storm scored 28 runs, but was held scoreless in three
innings, including two innings in which Storm went three up three down. As a
matter of fact, if you removed the 1st and 3rd inning
from the game, it was only a 6-3 game. Those two innings caused a lot of
damage.
Cycle Watch: Joey might get some votes for Most Sportsmalike
player. After hitting a home run, triple and single, Joey had four plate
appearances to try to hit the double, and he likely could have done it. But
Storm was going station to station by that point, and he never pushed it even
though he hit the ball pretty hard two of those times.
HR's: Joey, Bob
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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9
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0
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13
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3
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0
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3
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0
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28
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Falcons
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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3
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