Isotopes down Storm again

Storm started well. Sort of. They scored six in the first inning, but that six runs featured two solo home runs, which would be impactful later on. Joey struggled with his command across the first two innings, and Storm ended up being mercied in the second making the score 10-6. Joey settled down a little in the third, but the Isotopes had doubled their output across the first three innings making the score 12-6.

Brad had made his debut in the previous game when the Storm was up by a bunch. This time he came in with the Storm down and pitched a 1,2,3 inning to keep Storm in the game. Storm was rallying in the top of the 5th when one of the strangest calls you’ll hear on a diamond happened. On an attempted doubleplay, the first baseman dropped the ball, but the runner was mysteriously called out. When it was pointed out to the umpire that the ball was on the ground, he said it was on the transfer. Who was the first baseman going to be throwing the ball to? Why would there be another throw when that would be the third out? And also, the first baseman flat out just dropped the ball. With a runner on third, this could be a pivotal play.

Storm’s bats went silent again in the sixth, but after Jeff held the Isotopes to one run across the final two innings, Storm was within striking distance. Brian started the rally with a walk and five consecutive singles turned into five runs bringing Storm to within two runs. Unfortunately, the rally stalled there. Remember those two solo home runs in the first? If only Storm had hit multi-run home runs. If only Storm had home runs to hit when they were rallying. If only the umpire had seen the ball was never in the first baseman’s glove. But none of those things happened and Storm fell just short.

Final Score: Isotopes 18 - Storm 16