Storm have a Surge of hits and runs

 Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Scoops Jockovitch, intrepid sports reporter here returning after lengthy hiatus in what some may call rehab and other would call prison.

This was a night that our Pylon-esque boys premiered the new Storm kit. Now with more blue and more venting! 

The evening was a truly tempestuous baseball clash filled with alliteration and accidental athletic abominations between the Surge and the Storm. It was a tale of two teams—one that surged early but was ultimately swept away by the gathering storm.

In the top of the first inning, the Surge surged, catching the Storm off guard and putting three runs on the scoreboard faster than you can say chartreuse hippopotamus ( My personal safe word) . The Storm, perhaps still in the calm before their own tempest, failed to make a splash, leaving the first inning score at Surge 3, Storm 0.

But the tides began to turn in the second inning. The Storm managed to muster a solitary run, chipping away at the Surge's early lead, while the Surge's bats went silent. It was a harbinger of the hurricane that was to come. By the end of the second inning, the score stood at Surge 3, Storm 1.

Then came the third inning, and with it, a veritable deluge. The Storm unleashed a torrent of runs, tallying up the max six in a single inning, leaving the Surge's defense looking like a sieve in a downpour. The Surge managed to respond with two runs of their own, but it was clear that the tide had turned. As the third inning closed, the scoreboard read Surge 5, Storm 7.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth innings saw the Storm transform from a drizzle into a full-blown monsoon. With an unrelenting offensive onslaught, they piled on eleven more runs, leaving the Surge scrambling for cover. The Surge, despite their best efforts, could only add two more runs to their total.

And so, as the rain of runs came to a close, and by close we mean the baffling decision of the Surge to call the game with 2 outs and 2 strikes on the final batter, thereby sending the handful of runs that the Storm had scored in the 7th into oblivion.

The final score was a sobering sight for Surge fans: Surge 7, Storm 18. The Storm's batters had indeed weathered the storm and come out on top, proving that sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

Before bidding adieu, a quick note on the play(s) of one Sam I. Am. Ranging from the inability to stand still and let an out come to him, to chopping down that tallest branch of the pitching tree and ending the night with running (walking) into the most confusing double-play ever seen. It was a special night indeed.

In the end, it was a game where the Surge started with a flash of brilliance but were ultimately washed away by the relentless, thunderous performance of the Storm. Until next time, this is Scoops Jockovitch reminding you that in the world of sports, as in life, sometimes you're the surge, and sometimes you're the Storm.

Storm    18   -   Surge 7

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Surge	3	0	2	0	2	0	x	7
Storm	0	1	6	5	2	4	x	18

Storm settles for tie against Falcons

 The first innings of the second game of double headers have been causing Storm trouble. Friday, Broadway scored six runs without  an out. The order the teams played switched, and this time the Falcons scored six runs in the top of the first. That was actually more runs than the Falcons would score for the rest of the game. They were too busy using Jeff as target practice to actually score runs. 

The game was a seesaw event. The Falcons led 8-7 after two, Storm led 9-8 after 3, it was 9-9 after 4, The Falcons led 10-9 after 5. Storm managed to take the lead by scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth to lead 11-10. If they could just put up a zero, the game would be over. Unfortunately, one run squeaked across the plate. No big deal, though. It’s slo-pitch, and Storm had the top of the order coming up. With the go ahead run at third base with one out, it looked certain that Storm would be able to take the lead. Rene, however, popped up in the infield. Lancer Beam became the last hope for Storm, but he hit a ground ball to third to end the game. A tie. 11-11. Relatively low scoring for two hard hitting teams in slo-pitch.

Falcon's    11   -   Storm 11

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Falcons	6	2	0	1	0	1	1	11
Storm	3	4	2	0	0	2	0	11

Storm wins encore against Broadway

After giving up 9 runs before recording an out on Friday, Storm was thrilled to only give up 3 runs in the first inning against Broadway on Sunday. It looked like the selfish solos were a trend that would continue as Mills launched one to start the game. Lance knocked a 2 run home run, and then Bob knocked another solo home run, continuing Storm’s unfortunate selfish streak, but at least Broadway had hit one so it wasn’t an out. Storm scored six and led 6-3 after the first.

The next three innings were low scoring. Storm broke the game open in the 5th with a six run inning. Duran and Joey hit back to back triples and Sam knocked a massive homer. Storm won 18-8

Storm    18  -   Broadway 8

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Broadway	3	0	2	0	1	2	0	8
Storm	6	2	1	1	6	2	x	18

Broadway scores early hits, Storm pours on runs late

Whether it was fatigue setting in from all the running back and forth between the pitcher’s rubber and home plate, the pain from pulling something in his stomach (can you pull fat?), or just his occasional tendency to turn into batting practice Thomas, it is unclear, but one thing that is clear, is that Broadway was hitting Jeff like it was batting practice in the first couple of innings. Broadway scored six in the first without recording an out, and then scored three and loaded the bases in the second inning, still without recording an out. Then came the TSN turning point. Brian fielded a ground ball and stepped on first and looked to throw home. Broadway’s runner, for some reason, had not broken for home right away even though the bases were loaded and he would be in a foot race with the pitcher to cover. Brian then jogged in and the runner was caught in a rundown and was eventually recorded out. Storm would shut the door and the game completely turned.

In the bottom half of the inning, Storm scored six and all of a sudden it was a 9-7 game. No longer a runaway. Broadway extended their lead to 14-7, in the 4th. Duran hit another solo home run to kickstart a four run fourth to bring Storm to within three. Broadway extended their lead to six, with three runs in the fifth. 

In the bottom of the fifth, Storm opened the floodgates and poured on eight runs on singles, doubles, and a triple by Joey to take their first lead of the game. In the top of the sixth, Broadway tied it up, but then Storm scored five runs  on more singles and a triple by Duran, and ran the clock. With two minutes left and five runs to score, Broadway decided it was time for the curtain to close on the game. The sequel arrives Sunday night.

Storm    24  -   Broadway 19

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Broadway	6	3	2	3	3	2	x	19
Storm	1	6	0	4	8	5	x	24

 

Storm Falls Short in Selfish Night at the Park

Storm lost by one run to the Falcons on a night when they hit FIVE solo home runs that accounted for a total of three runs and two outs. 

Duran and Joey went back to back with solo home runs in the second. Storm led 6-5. Unfortunately, in the top of the third the Falcons soared for six and took the lead. Storm answered with for, but still trailed by one. They tied it in the fourth and the game looked to be another classic Storm-Falcons match up. 

In the fifth, down one, Duran tied it with a solo home run. Joey, however, followed suit just like in the 2nd, but instead of taking the lead it was just a long out. Storm would get a couple more and go up 15-13. 

The Falcons were held to just one in the sixth and Storm carried a 15-14 lead to the top of the 7th. Two quick outs were recorded and it looked like Storm was going to hold on, but a hard hit ball squeaked through the infield giving The Falcons new life. Now, the other storyline of the game was Rene’s repeated hits up the middle. The first one hit Ash on the leg and the others caused some early Howells relief. But Ash was able to get his revenge as he came up with a two RBI single putting the Falcons ahead.

The Falcons took a 17-15 lead into the bottom half of the inning. Storm started using up courtesies as they tried to get back in the game, but they fell just short with the tying run on base as the third out was recorded.

 Falcon's    17   -   Storm 15

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Falcons	3	2	6	1	1	1	3	17
Storm	4	2	4	2	3	0	1	16