OBI Splits with strong AAA AZ team to open Season 6 ...

Timely hitting, solid defense, two Grand Slams and +1 HRs ... That recipe (plus the other standard ingredients partaken upon within the confines of the OBI clubhouse ,,, errr dugout area) helped hold down the heavy hitting AAA AZ squad. They hit 3 maybe 4 HRs for outs ... Game 1 Bottom of 1st inning started with a HR from their leadoff hitter, and their pain began ...

The Grand Slams were courtesy of Chris Spillane (Game 1) and David Craycraft (Game 2) ... No one going Han Solo on this team ... Spillane added a 3rd Team HR with a 2-run shot late in Game 2 to cap a 9 RBI night.

Winning game 1 17-12 was a great start to the night. Again, timely hitting and solid defense were in play. A fitting end to the game was the double play from Michael to David to Matt that sparkled brightly.

The game 2 loss was due to a dwindling offensive light during the second half of the game. AAA AZ kept hitting and broke open the game with 6 in the top of the last inning. This sent OBI to a 13-19 loss ... However, we have proven our own worth to ourselves and all expect a good run in Season 6.

OBI scored 30 runs this night ... Only the 7th time we have scored 30+ runs in a double header in the 41 weeks of play thus far for 2013 ... This was the first time with 30+ runs since Week 6 of Season 4. Welcome back you offensive OBIers ...

Here are the Week 1 stats: