Storm wins Encore Performance

Storm got the encore performance they wanted against Broadway, and they didn’t miss a beat. The defense was choreographed perfectly with a number of excellent catches in the outfield and the infield was solid. The lineup was full of bangers as the team produced a number of hits. 

Duran and Rene each doubled and Storm scored one in the opening act of the game. Broadway was able to double Storm’s output and took a 2-1 lead after one inning. Storm and Broadway each sang a chorus of Os in the second and the game remained 2-1. 

Both teams found their voices in the third and the hits started to turn into runs. Duran launched a home run and Tony nearly took out a child on the playground he launched his home run so far. Storm briefly took a 6-2 lead. But Broadway wasn’t about to throw in the towel. Ryan started with a single and Brad took a walk, which led to a 3 run homer by Tyler. A few hits later and Broadway had regained the lead 7-6. 

Kevin knocked a big double in the fourth that helped propel Storm to a five run inning capped by Duran’s second home run of the night. Storm took the lead 11-7 and kept Broadway off the scoresheet. Storm added two more in the fifth, but this time Broadway responded immediately with a single from Shawn and a triple from Gord scoring two and cutting the lead to 13-9. 

The chorus of Os was back in the sixth and Storm headed into the seventh with a four run lead. Storm managed to score one insurance run, but the inning was cut short as Jeff tried to turn a single into a double. Storm led by five going into the bottom of the seventh. More solid defense helped Storm hold on to the lead and Mills caught the last ball of the game as Storm became champions once again.

Some interesting notes about the tournament. Storm played excellent defense. With the exception of one inning in one game, Storm managed to keep mistakes from compounding like the interest on a 30 year mortgage. Instead, mistakes were kept to a minimum, and Storm picked each other up and made outs in big moments. Storm never gave up more than 11 runs in any of the six games in the playoffs. 

While the bats struggled on Saturday, scoring only 28 runs in three games. It was a different story on Sunday as Storm scored 65 runs in three games giving the team some breathing room.

The effort across the weekend was a complete team effort, with each player making a nice defensive play at some point, and everyone coming up with a key hit in one of the games. It was a nice way to win and everyone on the team should feel like they contributed to the victory.

Final Score: Storm 14 - Broadway 9