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Way Dudes!
Way.
"The Dudes" Deal Black Sox 10-8 Heartbreaker!
Well
Dudes, we came up a little short on this one. We
got the tying run to 2nd base with no outs in the
bottom of the 9th and just couldn't get the job
done. Still, we battled well in a closely contested
game with many excellent plays on both sides, ultimately
losing a close game to a good team with some of
our key players missing. No reason for anyone to
hang their heads.
Highlights:
There
were many fine performances by Black Sox players
highlighted by some of the best pitching we've
gotten this season:
- Chad
Smith and Jonathan Walsh pitched
a solid 9 innings marred only by a couple of
huge home runs by the opponents and a couple
of "curious" umpiring decisions. No
excuses, but we didn't get our share of the
breaks in this one. It was a fine outing by
both pitchers, with 9 K's combined and only
3 walks allowed... a performance even more impressive
considering some noticible inconsistency in
the strike zone late in the game. Enough said
about that.
- Hitting
- Altogether, we recorded 12 hits, 11 base on
balls, and 1 HBP and several excellent individual
performances:
- Dan
(1/1) reached base on all 5 plate appearances
(4 BBs).
- Jim
and Mo (3/5) reached
base 3x each. Mo just missed his first HR
of the season and was also robbed of possible
extra bases by an excellent diving snag
by the opponent's first baseman that turned
into a pivotal double-play.
- Nestor,
Mike Gross, Mike Gray, and Chad
(2/4, double) all reached base twice.
- Defense
- Overall, we played pretty good defense, marred
only by a couple of errors in the outfield.
Mike Gross gave us a really good 9 innings behind
the plate.
Lowlights
- Baserunning
- We got picked off first at least 3 times.
On the other hand, we stole some bases and manufactured
runs... on the balance, it was probably a wash.
Looking
Forward
Our game next week is at 1 pm,
San Diego HS vs. the Pirates. I'll probably try
and set up BP on Saturday for those who can attend.
All-Star
Game
Based on the all-star selection
rules as I understand them, we will get two representatives
to the game 6/16, and an alternate. We'll vote
on our team designees at the next game.
Team
Leaders (through 13 games):
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Batting Avg:
1 Jim M .441
2 Dan .405
3 Phil .400
4 Steve P .366
5 Nestor .364
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OBA:
1 Jonathan .558
2 Jim M .537
3 Dan .528
4 Steve P .480
5 Jim W .472
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HR's:
1. Steve P. (2)
2. Nestor (1)
3. Lance (1)
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Black
Sox Schedule/Results
See the full 28A Schedule:
American
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28A
Standings
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