Storm Drop the Ball

 Storm played more like plastic figurines than softball players in a comedy of errors that led to Hanet taking advantage of every opportunity and defeating Storm.

The first inning gave a taste of what was to come as a lazy fly ball found its way over the outfielder for a three run triple and helped Hanet score four to open the game. However, Storm did not panic. They scored the max six capped off by a massive home run by The Thane of Whitby, who has clearly been sacrificing goats or polishing Rene’s bat.

The second inning saw Hanet tie it up as they scored three to Storm’s lonely single run, which was scored by French Fry, who for once was running, and not Reneing around the bases which allowed him to score. 

Storm took control in the third inning. Storm’s defence was solid and Hanet put up a goose egg. Six singles led to four runs and gave Storm an 11-7 lead. Storm managed to keep Hanet off the board again in the 4th, but they also generated absolutely nothing and so the score stayed the same.

The fifth is where the wheels came off. It’s where the monkey picked up the cymbals. It’s where the circus music started to crank up in the background. It’s where pitching changes should have been made. Hanet batted through their batting order. There were some solid hits sprinkled in among many errors and misplays. Cut off throws went awry removing force plays. Balls fell in behind outfielders. Hanet scored nine, which was more than the seven they had scored in the first four innings. 

But all was not lost. No siree. Storm still hand some wind in its sails. Dr. Seuss started off the 5th with his team leading sixth striKeout of the season. Sam certainly Knows how to put the K in PilKey and frustrated that Duran had tied him with five striKeouts, he tooK it upon himself to taKe back the lead in at least one offensive category. After the striKeout, though, the Marlborough Man, the Loper, Captain Kangaroo, and Captain Underpants all doubled helping Storm score five and tie the game up.

This might also have been a time for a pitching change, but Batting Practice Thomas was sent out to the mound again to continue to live up to the nickname. Not helping his own cause he fielded a ground ball and turned to gun it to second only to realise nobody was there yet. The pause threw him off rhythm and he threw the ball wide of second. This was the first in another long line of errors, misplays, and solid hitting by Hanet that allowed them to score six more. Storm scored nothing.

The seventh started strong as Captain Underpants doubled and Lancer Beam sent a supermoon shot over the fence to score two. Storm had no magic left in their bats and were unable to put together another rally.

Hanet    25   -   Storm 18

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Hanet	4	3	0	0	9	6	3	25
Storm	6	1	4	0	5	0	2	18

Notable Boxscores:

The Thane of Whitby - 4 for 5, HR, 4 RBI.

Marlborough Man - 4 for 4, run, RBI

Captain Kangaroo - 4 for 5, 3 RBI, 2 runs,

French Fry - 3 for 4, 4 runs, 3 RBI

Lancer Beam - 3 for 5, HR, 2RBI

Captain Underpants - 3 for 5, 3 runs, 3 RBI