WMSPL Tournament: Final - Sometimes starting to score in the 3rd isn’t enough

In the regular season this year, Storm has struggled in the first two innings on both sides of the ball, and then started playing for real in the 3^rd. It’s a strategy that worked out alright as Storm entered the tournament undefeated, but it seems the Storm has gone to that well too many times.

Storm managed to score just one run in the top of the 1^st inning. Broadway did not seem to have the same issue with the balls Storm had been having. Broadway batted through the order and then some, with mostly solid hits and put up 12 runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning. Storm was motivated to respond with a big inning. Unfortunately, they went down in order in the 2^nd.  Broadway added three more runs in the 2^nd. Down 15-1, Storm decided that maybe they should start hitting. It was the 3^rd inning after all.  Storm put up 7 hits in a row with 11 hits in the inning and managed to score 10 runs. They were back in the game! Storm managed to keep Broadway off the board for the next three innings, and managed to get the score to 15-14 going into the bottom of the 6^th. Unfortunately, Broadway’s bats couldn’t be held down any longer and they added four runs to create a five run cushion going into the 7^th. Storm made it interesting in the top of the 7^th by loading the bases, but they couldn’t cash in any runs. 

Final score: 19-14

Tournament Leaders:

AVG. (Minimum 8 at bats): Kevin - .667, Jeff - .647, Kenny - .600

RBI: Joey – 11, AL - 8, Dave – 5

Runs: Duran – 8, Jeff and Lance – 6

Hits: Jeff – 11, Kevin – 10, Kenny – 9

HR: Lance, Joey, Craig -  1

2B: Kenny – 3, Duran – 2, Jeff, Kevin and Al – 1

3B: Duran – 1

OBP: Kevin and Jeff - .667, Kenny - .600

SLG.: Kenny - .800, Duran - .750, Kevin and Joey - .733

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	1	0	10	0	1	2	0	14
Broadway	12	3	0	0	0	4	x	19