Storm rains down runs on Rebels

The opener strategy worked so well against the A’s that Storm tried it again against the Rebels. It was less effective this time, as the Rebels scored five in the first and didn’t hit any solo home runs or home run outs. Storm was only able to respond with three runs. The Rebels ran out of steam after the fist, however, and they were unable to score another in the 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th innings. This was helped out by some solid defense, including a catch on a hard line drive at 3^rd by Rene, and a nice 3^rd to 1^st double-play. Storm did not have trouble scoring runs in those innings. They scored four in the 2^nd which included the first of Lance’s two three-run home runs in the game. In the 3^rd Storm scored 13 runs including Lance’s second three run home run of the day and a home run by Joey.

In the 4^th and 5^th Storm tried to slow things down as they went base to base, and Lance, who had hit two home runs earlier, switched and batted from the left side. This led to less than favorable results with an awkward strikeout that included an awkward foul ball, a swing and a miss, and a ball that hit the front of the mat."thanks to an illegal pitch that wasn't called"

Storm scored seven more in the 5^th while going base to base.

Notable Boxscores:

Lance – 3/5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 runs, strikeout. Notable for both the good and the bad!

Rene – 4/4, triple, double, 2 runs, RBI

Joey – 3/3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs

Bob – 4/4, 2 doubles, 2 runs

Al – 4/4, 3 RBI, 3 runs

Greg – 4/4, 2 runs, RBI

Jeff – 4/5, 2 runs, 2 RBI

Kevin – 3/4, double, 3 runs, RBI             

Mike – 3/4, 2 runs, RBI

HR's: Joey, Lance (2)

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Rebels	5	0	0	0	0	3	x	8
Storm	3	4	13	0	7	x	x	27