Storm apparently thought hitting some home runs and giving the Falcons lots of space to hit home runs was the right approach. Rene hit a two run shot, and then Kevin hit a solo home run to give Storm three runs in the top of the 1st. Jeff ended the inning by being very grateful to the Falcons catcher for catching a pop up with two strikeouts.
Apparently Storm thought that pitching actually had something to do with their previous result against the Falcons, and had Jeff slated to pitch all seven innings. Only time would tell if this would be a good decision. It seemed like it might not be a great decision as the Falcons loaded the bases in the first. This included a play where the umpire admitted he couldn’t see when Brian picked up the ball so he called the runner safe. Storm got out of it giving up no runs and took a 3-0 lead to the second.
Storm scored 4 runs in the top of the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead. The Falcons would score more runs in the bottom of the 2nd than they did in their previous game against Storm, and it was 7-3 after 2.
Storm kept the thunder coming in the 3rd. They scored five runs. The inning started with a leadoff walk to Kevin. He had clearly struck fear into the Falcons’ pitchers with his earlier display of power. A pair of doubles by Al and Jeff followed by a couple of singles brought Duran up with the bases loaded. Unfortunately, Storm was already +2 thanks to the earlier solo shot, but Duran made the most of it and doubled to score two more. The Falcons, however, were not struggling to hit either, and put up four runs. 12-7 after 3.
The 4th inning saw Storm’s power dwindle. They put up two. It extended the lead, but the Falcons, who couldn’t hit anything Jeff threw in the previous game, had their eyes on his balls all inning. They got some timely hits. Sean watched four pitches land close to, but not on the mat, and then DC launched a mercy inducing grand slam. At this point, the coaching staff probably should have considered a pitching change. Storm still had the lead, 14-13, but the Falcons were not faltering at all.
The fifth started with Adam taking a mighty cut, but swinging and missing for a strikeout. Storm would manage 1 run, but that didn’t add a lot of cushion as the Falcons were flying. They started the inning with two solo home runs, but those seemed like they’d be okay. However, the Falcons kept hitting. And hitting. And hitting. They scored six before Storm finally managed three outs.
Storm seemed to have run out of steam. They went down in order in the top of the 6th. The Falcons added two more to extend their lead to five. They wouldn’t need it, though. Storm only managed one hit in the top of the 7th.
This was a close game that Storm had control of, but the Falcons mounted a come from behind victory smacking the ball all over the field.
Notable Boxscores:
Duran 5 for 5, 3 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Bob - 4 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Rene - 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBI
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Boxscore |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Total |
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Storm |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
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Falcons |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
x |
21 |
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