Storm gets B+ vs. A's

The A's started the game with a remarkable first inning. It seemed like every ball they hit was just out of reach or into a gap somewhere. They managed a remarkable 13 runs in the first inning. That’s more than Storm has given up in some of its games this year.

After that Storm recovered, and scored seven unanswered runs in the next three inning to cut the lead down to four and then actually tied the game in the top of the fifth. However, the As responded with 7 in the bottom half of the fifth to go back up. Storm allowed the A's to increase the lead in the bottom of the sixth and entered the seventh down nine. They put up a valiant effort, scoring five and drawing to within three, but couldn’t complete the comeback. However, had Storm scored the number of runs to tie the game the inning likely would have reverted before they had retired the A's anyway.

Lance hit two home runs, Dave knocked one out, and Jeff hit a homer in his last at bat, which means he now has as many home runs that count as home runs that were outs this year.

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	2	4	2	1	5	2	5	22
A’s	13	0	0	1	7	4	x	25

Xtremely big over the Storm

It was a tightly contested match for the first three innings. Defense ruled the day, and Storm took a 6-5 lead into the 4th inning. Xtreme put up a strong 4th and Storm was unable to answer, then in the bottom of the 6th, the floodgates opened and Xtreme put up 14 runs. Storm tried to make the score look respectable with 6 in the 7th, but it was far too little, far too late

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	3	3	0	2	0	0	6	14
Xtreme	2	1	2	6	3	14	x	28

Storm norrowly over Hanet

It was a fantastic game between Storm and Hanet yesterday. Hanet went up in the first and Storm, not only batted through the order, not only had ever player record a hit, but every player scored a run in the 2nd.  Hanet would not give up and scored 6 more in their half of the inning keeping it tight at 15-11. The second half of the game saw fewer bad bounces and more excellent defense. Mike made two great grabs in left, and James took a page out of Greg’s book for a catch and roll. Joey and Brad also turned a nice double-play up the middle.
The score was tied going into the final inning, and Al blasted a three run shot to give himself a lead, and then he pitched a beauty of an inning in the bottom of the frame, and Storm held on to win 24-21.

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Storm	2	13	2	0	4	3	x	24
Hanet	5	6	3	0	7	0	x	21

Storm winds blow balls by Devils

Storm started strong against the Devils scoring 16 runs in the first inning. The wind was playing havoc with the outfielders and the balls found their way into empty spaces. Things settled down a little after that, but the Devils were still having a devil of a time fielding balls and graciously gave Storm many extra base-runners. Storm’s defense and pitching were solid, and the first inning lead was definitely safe, as Storm surrendered only two runs.

Side note: Chris's new look, thanks to the strong wind !!!

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Devils	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Storm	16	5	0	0	4	0	x	25

Storm defeats Direct

The game started slowly as both teams were shut out in the first inning. However, with two outs in the 2nd, Kenny commented that Jeff was throwing a perfect game, after which the floodgates absolutely opened. The baseball gods should not be messed with. Direct went on to score 6 runs with two outs.

Storm responded in the bottom of the 2nd with 7 runs to take the lead, but Direct’s bats really heated up in the top of the 3rd with 8 more runs. Storm tried to even it out, but was stopped at 6 runs.

A pitching change cooled down the Direct bats a little, and Direct only managed one run in the next three innings. Storm used this time to tie up the game in the bottom of the 4th. Direct managed to blank Storm in the 5th, but Storm exploded for 10 in the bottom of the sixth. They were able to hold on to the victory in the top of the 7th.

There were some great defensive highlights, including two leaping catches by Bob, and Chris throwing out a runner at 2nd base.

Offensively James and Chris are heating up as each put up 4 hits. James also pounded out a home run. Al also hit a home run and drove in four while pitching 4 solid innings.

Storm showed a lot of fortitude and stayed with the game even after falling behind a couple of times.

Next up: Devils.

Boxscore
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
Direct	0	6	8	1	0	0	2	17
Storm	0	7	6	2	0	10	x	25