Storm returns to form

Storm would have made Doug Ford proud showing “resiliency” and bouncing back after being demolished on Sunday night. Storm took the field in the top of the first saying things like, “Okay guys, 15 runs or fewer would be good,” and “Let’s see if we can stop them from going through the order two and a half times.” The first inning wasn’t the greatest inning in Storm defensive history, but it was lightyears away from Sunday night’s massacre. Storm allowed only three runs and went to bat confident that they could take the lead.

In the bottom of the first, Jeff led off with a short fly ball that Brew Crew’s left fielder over ran trying to make the catch and Jeff hustled around to third. Duran singled him home. Joey then hit into a double-play. It’s unclear who is more to blame for this double-play.  Is it Joey, who hit a useless fly ball to shallow right field, or is it Duran, for overestimating his speed (or underestimating the strength and accuracy of the right fielder’s arm). Either way, very quickly the inning looked like it was going to end. Craig turned it around quickly with a double, followed by a triple by Bob, a single from Lance, and a double from Al. Three more singles followed, capped off by a double from Kevin, and Storm scored seven runs.

In the top of the 2^nd, Storm decided to flex some defensive muscles. On a short fly ball that looked clearly like it was going to drop in, Lance came out of nowhere and made a fantastic sliding catch. Duran then ran a long way up the 3^rd base line to make an out at catcher, and Storm shut out the Brew Crew.

The bottom of the 2^nd might have seen the most important moment of the game. After Greg got out and Jeff uselessly grounded to the pitcher, Duran hit a fly ball to deep right-centre field. The outfielder camped under it and the ball went right into his glove. Then popped right out again. Duran ended up at 2^nd and the inning would continue. And continue. And continue. Storm got two more doubles followed by two singles. Then, Al, who had just been heard on the bench preaching the value of the double and single approach, smacked a three-run home run. Six runs scored after what probably should have been the third out. Storm was up 13-3 after two.

Storm stayed in control on both sides of the ball for the rest of the game. They only three runs in the final five innings, and the offense stayed pretty consistent, putting up big numbers in the 4^th and 5^th on their way to a 24-6 victory.

Cycle Watch:

Duran missed the home run.

Bob missed the home run.

Al missed the triple.

Notable Boxscores:         

Bob – 4/4, 3 RBI, 4 runs, triple, 2 doubles

Lance – 4/4, 2B, 3 runs, 2 RBI

Al – 4/4, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 runs

Joey – 3/4, HR, two doubles, 5 RBI, 3 runs

Duran – 4/5, 2B, 3B, 3 runs, RBI

Craig – 3/4, three doubles, 3 runs, 2 RBI

Kevin – 4/4, two doubles, 2 RBI

Kenny – 4/4, 3 runs

Brian - 4/4 RBI

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Brew Crew	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	6
Storm	7	6	1	5	4	1	x	24