Storm’s baserunning was still a little curious in the second game of the doubleheader. In the 5th, Jeff thought he was Mills and tried to get to 2nd on a ball that didn’t bounce nearly as far from the outfielder as he thought. Since he’s not Mills, the ball beat him by a country mile. However, a stupendous slide enabled him safely reach the base.
In the 6th, Mills thought he was Jeff and tried to stretch a triple into an inside the park home run. His speed was enough to get him there, but he didn’t have quite the running acumen to arrive safely as a long stride in the air meant his foot didn’t hit the ground until after the catcher caught the ball even though he crossed the plain before the ball had arrived.
DH now stands for Duran homers. Duran tweaked his back on a swing early in the game. He decided that he would sit out the rest of the game, and the only thing he would do was… hit. Strange since that;s how he hurt himself in the first place. However, he knocked one well over the fence for a grand slam, so… it worked. In his last at bat, the injury showed up as he hit a ball to the outfield and actually stopped at first.
Speaking of injuries, Storm has an awful lot of young players injured. Three of the four youngest players are either out injured or are constantly complaining about aches and pains. This is what happens when people grow up with terms like “load management” as an actual thing for athletes.
Storm 22 - Falcons 11
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Boxscore |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Total |
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Falcons |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
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Storm |
0 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
x |
22 |
Notable Boxscores:
Duran - 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI
Joey - 4 for 4, four runs
Mills - 4 for 4, 3 runs
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