Storm’s Early 6-Run Surge Fizzles Out Despite 24-Hit Barrage

Broadway put on a show against Storm on Wednesday night. They hit all the right notes finding the holes in Storm’s defense. The 3rd to 5th innings were particularly impressive as they scored four in the 3rd, mercied Storm in the 4th and added another six in the 5th to take a commanding lead. 

Storm started strong. After plating the max in the first and taking an early lead, Storm bats went quiet in the second and third as they laid eggs in both innings. Storm ran into trouble on the bases in the 4th. After delivering a two RBI single, Jeff rounded the base too far and got thrown out when Broadway threw behind him. Then Duran hit a double, rounded second too far and somehow managed to dance his way around the tag to get back to the base. After someone commented that two runners getting picked off in one inning would be atrocious, Duran thought there were two outs and ran on a fly ball only to get doubled off.

Storm’s base running issues continued in the 6th as Alex got hung up between third and home. He apparently crossed the commitment line before turning around and was called out. 

Storm finally managed to stop Broadway’s parade of hits in the 6th and 7th, but it was too little too late as Storm fell 19-10.

Notable Boxscores:

Jeff - 4 for 4 with a baserunning blunder

Duran - 3 for 4-  doubled trouble on his double then got doubled off

Alex - 1 for 3 with a special K and some commitment issues

Storm also clearly felt the hole created by Rene, Bob, and Tony, three big bats at the top of the order. The loss keeps the battle with the Falcons for 2nd very tight and means Hanet can also still catch the Storm. The coveted 2nd seed will depend on the final five games. 

Line Score 

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
Broadway	2	1	4	6	6	0	0	19
Storm	6	0	0	2	0	1	1	10