Jekyll and Hide the Children!!
| Like a clam takes to water, so did the Brewerkz River Rats take to the softball field at the Terror Club this past Sunday afternoon. The week’s opponent was our arch-rivals, the Guzzlers.
Game One started well, with solid hits from Chief, Phun Phil & Collin and a booming triple from Travis yielding a trio of runs. International man of mystery, Glenn Fassett, returned for a brief cameo and scored in the second inning to push the lead to 4-0. However, our personal hygiene-eschewing opponents scored twice in the top of the third to halve the Rats’ lead.
But, much like the Empire, the Rats struck back, adding four runs in the bottom of the inning. Two further runs came across in the fourth and, after a monster triple from Collin in the 5th, the Rats went on to win 14-2 in a mercy rule finish.
Surprisingly, the team batted a collective .621 for the game. More surprisingly, though, was the complete absence of pink hattage. And under a broiling sun we coulda used a few cold ones!
Game Two picked up where Game One ended. Things looked awful good after 6 of the first 7 batters scored. But the Rats left the bases jammed to end the inning while the Guzzlers scored 3 in the bottom of the frame. Strong hitting by the top of the order saw the Rats’ push the lead back to 5 runs, but once again the Guzzlers scored three to close the gap.
Having scored in each inning in Game One and both of the first two innings of Game Two, the Rats’ bats suddenly went cold. Naturally, coinciding with this unhappy reduction in stick warmth, the Rats’ gloves turned to stone. A comedy of errors ensued and our brutish opponents scored six to take a 12-8 lead.
The Rat’s scratched out two runs in the 5th to close the gap to 13-10, but could muster nary a hit in the final two frames, losing by a final score of 14-10. Fittingly, the final out of the game came on a 3rd strike foul ball (and Pink Hat!) by Travis.
Despite the miscues in Game Two, we must make note of three spectacular defensive plays on the day. In third place we have Travis Washko’s diving catch on a sinking line drive in left field. Schweeeeet! In second place we have Greg Parker’s cat-like-reflexes dive to his left to snare a smoking line drive at the hot corner. Hot da-yamn!!
And in the first place we have Chad Garcia playing a deep second base. When a rocketed grounder to him took a nasty high hop, Chad reflexively flung his mitt up over his head to catch it. Then, while falling backwards, he fired a strike to Collin Toh covering second base to force the lead runner. Boo yahhhh!!!
Batting Stats (in order of Groovy-ness):
* Jay Denenburg – 3 for 3, 1.000, 3 runs scored, triple, sac fly * Joe Kardon – 3 for 3, 1.000, 2 runs; important learning experience playing the short field in right * Collin Toh – 3 for 3, 1.000, 1 run, triple * Chief Johnson – 5 for 6, .833, 5 runs, 2 doubles * Greg Parker – 4 for 5, .800, BB, 2 runs, defensive gold star * Phil Galetto – 5 for 7, .714, BB, 4 runs * Bill Lafferandre – 3 for 5, .600 * Travis Washko – 3 for 6, .500, 3 runs, triple, defensive gold star * Unka Steve Kreutter – 1 for 2, .500 * Adam Person – 2 for 5, .400, 1 run, double * Kevin Weisgerber – 2 for 5, .400, 1 run * Jason Daeffingnewguy – 1 for 3, .333 * Matt O’Malley – 1 for 4, .250 * Chad Garcia – 1 for 5, .200, defensive gold star * Brian Porter – 1 for 5, .200 * Frank Hufschmid – 0 for 2, .000, run * Glenn Fassett – 0 for 2, .000, run, rare Singapore sighting
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