All Good Things......

The game started a little roughly. An error at 3^rd led to four unearned runs. Storm fought back hard through the first two innings, but the 3^rd inning turned into a comedy of errors. Except this comedy wasn’t funny. One reviewer from Rotten Tomatoes said it was “painful, rather than funny.” Another said, “The script from Bradley Chance went to the same well too often.” Finally, another said that “the actors tried hard, but the material just fell flat.”

In all seriousness, Bradley played an excellent game. They hit the ball hard, and played solid defense. They earned the win! 

As for Storm’s streak, it will be like a woman who claims she never ages after 29;

our streak will forever remain 29 games old.

The Streak Lived from May 24th, 2015 to August 24th 2015

3 months, or 92 Days, or 13 weeks.

= 29 Wins!

Notable Boxscores:

Jeff – 4/4, 1 HR, 3 runs, 4 RBI

Lance – 4/4, 3 Runs

Al – 4/4, 3RBI

Mike 3/3, 2 runs

Brian – 2/3, 1HR, 2RBI

Joey – 1/2, 1 HR, 3RBI

Duran – 1/2, 2 BB

Storm pulls away from the A's

It was another tight game early on for the Storm. The A’s were up 5-4 after the first inning and it was a 6-6 tie after three. Storm had an explosive fourth inning, batting through the order and scoring 10. The A’s never recovered, and the game turned into another lopsided victory with a final of 28-9.

There was some concern when Duran hit his (Mother Nature assisted) homerun. His only other homeruns had come in the only loss of the season, so there was some mild panic, but it was unfounded.

There were a number of offensive stars in the game.

Joey – 4/4,  1 HR, 4RBI

Al – 4/4, 1 HR

Bob – 3/3 and extremely intimidating with 2 intentional walks

Duran 3/4, 1HR, 4RBI

Lance 3/4, 4 RBI

Kevin, Brian and Mike were all also 3/4

Storm Stays Strong

Hanet started strong by scoring two in the top of the first, but Storm responded with two of their own. Defense was tight on both sides, and the 2nd inning was scoreless. Storm was able to add two more in the 3^rd Hanet got one back in the top of the 4^th, but it was a seven run 4th inning that put the game out of reach. Hanet got one back in the 5^th and 6^th, but Storm held on for a 12-5 victory.

There was some excellent defense for the Storm. Dave made a great catch on a line drive with two runners on, ending an inning, and made a great scoop on a low throw to end another inning. Lance made a number of key plays at 3^rd base, and Bob made some nice catches in the outfield.

Offensively, the whole team was contributing. 10 different players scored a run or got an RBI.

It seems the team is eager to get the season over with, as this is the 2^nd consecutive game that was played in just over an hour. Another interesting note: the team now has as many wins as Duran has years on the planet.

Tight Defense wins the day

This game was a stark contrast to game one of the doubleheader. Whereas the first game was a slugfest, game two featured strong pitching and defense on both teams. The Devils were using a new pitcher, but after a leadoff walk, he seemed to settle in, and held the Storm bats to a single-digit score.

It was a close game, with the score 4-3 at one point. Lance hit a homer that put the Storm up early, and with the score 5-3, Joey hit a two run, opposite field blast. The Devils countered with a two run shot that brought them back within two, but James put the game out of reach with another two run shot. The Devils were unable to put anything together in the bottom of the seventh as the Storm held on to a 9-5 victory.

Storm clinch 1st place

In an event almost as rare as Halley’s comet, Fred actually showed up to a game. This caused some concern among team members who were concerned that this might affect the team’s mojo. It wasn’t a major concern, however, as Storm bats were alive throughout the game. James hit two home runs, and Brian hit a grand slam on the way to a 28 - 15 victory. Also, a highlight for Brian, was the fact that he actually got to meet Fred. For Brian, Fred was like a sasquatch - rumoured to exist, but never seen.

This win clinches 1^st place for the Storm. 

25 games and counting !!

 The steak lives another game, thanks to another forfeit victory this time courtesy of Greenthumb.  

Storm roars back to make it 24 in a row

Direct came out with bats blazing in this one scoring 5 runs in the first frame with Tyler's 3 run bomb as the big blow.

Joey answered back for Storm with a towering flyball that just squeaked over to narrow Direct's lead 5-2.

Storm hit well in the second frame to take the lead 7-6 after two innings.

Direct came back in a big way to score 10 runs over the next two innings taking a large 16-7 lead.

Storm would roar back in the bottom of the 4th to score 11 runs in the inning with a line drive homerun to left field by Joey to make it 18-16.

7 more would cross the plate for Storm capped off by a 3 run shot from Brad.

Final score 25-21 in a great game played by both squads

Game notes:
Joey: 4/5, 2 HR, 4 runs, 4 RBI
Bob: 3/4, 2 runs, 3 RBI
AL: 3/5, 2 runs, 2 rbi
Brian 3/5, 3 runs, 2 rbi
Lance 3/5, 3 runs, 2 rbi
Brad 5/5, HR, 3 runs, 3 RBI
Greg: 3/5, 2 runs, 2 rbi
Dave: 3/5, 2 runs, 3 RBI

Offense comes out strong in game 2 of doubleheader

Storm came out strong in this one scoring 13 runs after the first two innings.  Lance hit a bomb and then the lineup from second to bottom came through with hit after hit. 

After holding the Devils to 5 runs they cruised to the win as the game ended early after 5 innings. 

Final score 15-5

Game notes:

Kevin: 2/3 2 runs, 1 RBI

Joey 3/3, 3 runs

Bob: 3/3, 3 runs, 

Al: 2/3, 2 RBI, 1 run

Brian: 2/3, 2 RBI, 1 run

Lance: 2/3, 1 HR, 1 run, 1 RBI

Greg 2/3, 1 run

Kenny 3/3, 1 run, 1 rbi

Dave 2/3, 1 run, 2 rbi

Fantastic game ends with a W for Storm

It started off slowly for Storm with just two runs in the first 3 innings.
The Falcons on the other hand came out strong leading 7-2 after 3 innings.

Storm came out strong in the 4th inning thanks to an absolutely perfect swing by Dave as he deposited a 3 run shot well over right field.

Joey would hit a 2 run shot in the 5th inning to make it 10-7.

Falcons would roar back to score 5 more over the next two innings making it 12-12 going into the bottom of the 7th.

The Falcons curiously intentionally walked the winning run Al and Brian hit a nice single to move him up a station.

Lance then came up to the plate and hit a laser into the left center gap for a walk off victory.

Final score 13-12

Game Notes:
Joey 2/2, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Al 1/2, 2 runs, 2 Walks
Brian 4/4, 1 run, 1 RBI
Lance 3/4, 2 RBI, 1 Run
Greg 2/3, 1 run
Dave 3/3, HR, 4 RBI

August starts with a W.

After a slow start for both teams following the long weekend, it was 3-2 for Coulas after 2 innings.
The Storm bats woke up in the 3rd, leading to 13 runs.  The inning was highlighted by a 3-run homer by Brian and a grand slam by Joey Stats.

A mysterious fog crept in late in the game to help a Coulas 7-run rally in the 6th, but Storm held on for a 22-11 victory.

Game notes:
Joey Stats - 6/6.  0/3 in attempts to complete the cycle.
Brian - 4/5.  Another big night against his former team.
James - 4/5.  Ruined a perfect night at the plate by hitting a grand slam after we were already up 2 home runs.

A very tight win makes it twenty in a row

Storm came quickly out of the gate scoring 4 in the bottom of the first with some great hitting.

The second inning Storm went 3 up 3 down after Bradley scored 1.

In the third inning Storm played some small ball to score 5 runs with Brian getting a 2 RBI base hit.

Storm would score only 3 more runs the rest of the way, while Bradley shifted in gear in the top of the 7th.  Making it interesting they scored 6 runs in the inning coming to within one of the lead but ultimately falling short.

It was a very quick, well played game by both teams.  Defensively Bradley shined and despite having only 3 outfielders made it one of the tightest games Storm has played all year.

Final score 12-11

Notable boxscores:
Kevin 3/3 3 runs
Joey: 2/2, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Bob: 3/3, 2 RBI
Kenny 2/3, 2 rbi, 1 run
Brian 2/3, 2 RBI

Storm wins in a squeaker

After holding the A's to only one run in the top of the first, Storm answered back with two run shot off the bat of Joey.

The top of the second inning saw an offensive outpouring by the A's as they scored 7 runs on 3 long balls.

Storm answered back with Greg this time hitting a deep 3 run shot to left field making it 8-5 for the A's after two innings.

Both teams were held scoreless in the third, and A's added 4 more in the top of the fourth to make it 12-5.

Storm would answer back with a 3 run HR to deep left center by James.  Dave would start things off with a double and Jeff and Kevin would add hits of their own.  The A's elected to walk Joey to loaded the bases for Bob who made them pay in a big way by smacking a no doubter grand slam to right center making it 14-12 Storm after four.

Storm held the A's scoreless in the top of the fifth while adding one of their own in the bottom half.

In the 6th the A's mustered up 1 run and Joey answered back in the bottom with a 3 run shot.

The A's made things interesting with 3 runs in the top of the 7th but Al was able to lock it down for the win.

Final score 18-16

Notable boxscores:
Jeff: 3/4, 2 runs
Kevin: 3/4, 2 runs
Joey: 2/3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 Runs
Bob: 2/4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 Run
Al: 3/4, 1 run
Greg: 2/4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 Runs
Lance: 3/3, 2 runs, 1 RBI
James: 3/3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 Run
Dave: 3/3, 1 run, 1 RBI

Storm keeps cruising

Kevin started a two out rally in the first inning which led to 7 straight hits and 5 runs.

In the second inning another two out rally started with Jeff.  Joey topped it off with a 3 run bomb and Bob hit back to back with a solo shot.

In the third Storm put up 4 more runs as they started to take the foot off the gas and would cruise the rest of the way to a relatively easy win.

Storm had sound defense and solid pitching once again in this one.

Final score 26-6

Notable box scores:
Jeff: 4/5, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Kevin: 3/5, 3 runs, 1 RBI
Joey: 5/5, 4 runs, 5 RBI, HR
Bob: 3/5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR
Al: 4/5, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Lance 4/4, 2 runs, 1 RBI
James 2/3, 2 runs, 3 RBI
Kenny: 3/4, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Dave 2/4, 2 RBI
Mike 2/4, 2 RBI

Another slugfest

Once again Storm came out flat putting up a goose egg in the first inning.

After Coulas put up a 5 spot in the 2nd inning Storm answered back with 2 runs of their own with RBI singles by Kenny and Al.

Coulas would put up 3 more runs making it 9-3 going into the bottom half of the inning.

Storm answered back with a 7 run frame, capped off by a Bob Grand Slam.

Storm continued the offense in the 4th inning with 11 runs, led by a bases clearing double by Brian.

After shutting the Coulas bats down Storm got back on the sticks for 5 more runs and then 6 more the next inning.

Once more top to bottom the entire team hit well.  The defence was solid and the best catch of the night was made by neither team, but by a fan in center field who snagged a line drive home run.

Final score 29-12


Box Scores:
Jeff: 4/6, 1 run, 1 RBI
Duran: 4/5, 3 runs, 4 RBI
Kevin: 4/6, 3 RBI, 3 Runs
Joey: 5/6, 5 runs, 2 RBI
Bob: 5/6, 4 runs, 5 RBI, 1 HR
Brad: 5/6, 3 runs, 2 RBI
Brian: 4/6, 2 runs, 5 RBI
Al: 5/6, 2 runs, 4 RBI
Kenny: 4/6, 3 runs, 3 RBI
Dave: 3/5, 3 runs

Storm stays hot as they take both games of the doubleheader

Storm once again started the game with a Jeff single and Duran triple and scored 2 runs in the first.  Xtreme came out quickly with a 5 run bottom half. 

The second inning saw the first two batters get out.  Greg started a two out rally with Lance and Brad following him getting on and then James crushing a 2 run shot.

Xtreme quickly answered with 4 of their own in what looked like the makings of a slugfest. 

Duran led the 3rd inning off with a triple and Kevin cashed him in followed by Joey with a 2 run HR.   They would score 4 total in the frame and hold Xtreme scoreless in the bottom half making it 11-9 after 3.

In the 4th inning Storm hit singles down the line until Bob hit a 3 run HR giving Storm 7 runs in the inning and taking an 18-9 lead.  

In the 5th the highlight of the inning was a Lance 2 run triple scoring Brian and Greg. 

Storm would hold Xtreme to 2 more runs over the next 3 innings while adding 2 more runs of their own.

Final score: 25-11

Boxscore:

Duran 3/4, 2 3B, 3 Runs, 2 RBI

Kevin 2/3 4 RBI, 2 runs

Joey 2/3, 3 runs, 2 RBI, HR

Bob: 3/4, 3 runs, 3 RBI, HR

Brian 3/4, 2 RBI, 1 Run

Lance 3/4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 3B

James 3/3, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 HR

Kenny 3/3, 3 runs

Dave 3/3, 1 run, 2 RBI

Keeping it going

It seems to be a trend this year as Direct jumped out early in this one scoring four in the first inning.

Storm answered back with two in the first and two more in the second thanks to a James two run shot tying it up.  

In the third inning Storm would break it open with 8 runs, highlighted by a Lance 3 run bomb to left center.  

Bob added a mammoth solo shot in the 5th for good measure. 

Pitching and D were key in this one as Mike and Al held Direct scoreless for five straight innings.  

Final score 14-5

Notable boxscores:

Jeff: 1/2, 2 runs

Duran 2/3, 2 runs, 1 RBI

Joey 2/3, 1 run, 3 RBI

Bob 2/3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 HR

Greg 1/2, 2 runs, 1 RBI

Lance 1/3, HR, 3 RBI

Brad 2/3

James 3/3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run

Some late game heroics...

With only 9 players and a rookie pitcher Storm knew they'd have their work cut out for them against one of the best teams in the league.

The A's came out strong scoring 6 runs over the first two innings, hitting two homeruns early on to go up +2.  After 6 innings the A's had the lead 15-13.

The top of the 7th saw Lance lead off the frame with a double and James followed that up with a game tying homerun to deep left field.  Kenny and Duran would follow up getting on base for Bob who crushed one to deep center to take a three run lead.  Joey then hit a solo shot to center field to go up by four.

Jeff who pitched well the whole game managed to shut the A's out in the bottom of the seventh to secure the win.

Final score: 19-15

Notable boxscores:
Jeff: 3/5, 4R, 1RBI
Duran: 4/6 3R, 2RBI
Bob: 6/6, 3R, 8RBI, 1HR
Joey: 4/4, 2R, 1RBI, 1HR
James: 4/5, 3R, 2RBI, 1HR

An even dozen in a row

The Rebels started off quickly in this one, putting up 4 runs on 2 jacks in the first frame.  Storm had a a whimper of a response in the bottom of the frame only mustering one run to lose the inning.

The next inning Storm tightened up and managed to hold the Rebels scoreless.

In the bottom of the second Storm started to heat up scoring 7 runs in the frame as top to bottom the team managed to find the holes in the defence.

Storm held the Rebels to zero runs once more.  Storm was set on playing tight defence and cruising to a win.

Except Joey.  Joey had other plans.

Wielding his bat like the hammer of Thor, Joey mashed two homers for 7 combined RBI's in the third inning.

Bob remembering his IBB from the previous AB, launched the longest HR seen all year by the Storm.

Storm once again managed to hold the Rebels scoreless in the 4th inning.

Storm in the bottom of the 4th managed 8 more runs as the team kept hitting solid singles across the field.

The fifth saw a solo shot by the Rebels but nothing else.

At this point Joey felt it prudent to hit two more homeruns in the 5th inning as Storm added on 12 more runs.

Bob came on in the 6th to showcase why he's not a regular pitcher giving up 6 runs .

final score 44-11

Box scores:
Jeff: 7/7, 6 runs scored, New single game record for hits in a game
Duran: 7/7, 6 runs scored, Tied single game hit record
Kevin: 5/7, 6 runs scored
Joey: 6/6, 4 HR's, 16 RBI, 1 bat flip.  New single game records for total bases, RBI's,
Bob: 4/6
Brian: 6/7
Kenny: 4/7
Greg: 5/6, 4 runs scored
Lance: 5/6, 4 runs scored
Mike: 5/6, 4 runs scored

The win streak continues with 11 straight!

It was a low scoring affair as the many fans that gathered on the hill got to see more of a pitchers duel rather than a slugfest.

Storm took an early lead going up 3-0 after the first 2 innings thanks in part to a Brian mammoth solo shot.

The A's came right back scoring 2 on a massive home run, their first of 3 they would hit on the day.

Storm came back in the bottom of the frame to score 5 more to pull ahead 8-2.

It was all Mike and the defence behind him in this game.  Jeff had some great picks at third and Kevin/Bob had some nice tv worthy diving catches.

The bottom half of the order really came through with timely hits giving Mike all he needed to cruise to an easy win.

Final score 11-4

Notable offensive players:
Kevin 2/3, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Brian 2/3, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Brad 2/3, 1 run 1 RBI
Kenny 3/3, 2 runs, 1 RBI
Lance 2/3, 1 RBI

Ten straight wins!

It was looking like the streak was going to come to an end as going into the bottom of the fifth inning Storm was down 16-4.  The bats woke up however as James started off the inning with a hans solo shot to left field.  With two more on Kenny hit a 2 run double and then Joey capped it off with a 2 run shot.

With time becoming the enemy Mike knuckled down and pitched a quick scoreless top of the 6th.  In the bottom of the inning Storm would add 6 more runs making it 16-16.

Mike pitched a 3 up 3 down 7th and the sticks got back out there for the bottom of the inning with only a few minutes left in the game.  Brad got it started with a single, Mike singled as well and Kevin got up to the plate with seconds left before the game would be called due to time.  He didn't waste any time deposited a pitch to deep left center for the walk off win.

Final score: 17-16

Top offensive players:
Joey 3/4, HR, 3 RBI
Bob 4/4, 4 runs scored
Brian 3/4
Brad 3/4
James 3/4 and his first HR of the year