Split City Consistent in Season 3 Even Thru the Tourney

10-7 One Bad Inning won their final game of the Season 3 Tourney to claim 3rd Place after finishing the regular season in third as well. The 19-13 beat down of Midlife Crisis came on the heels of a 12-3 first round victory vs. Murphys Law,,, and a 9-12 loss to a tournament team in Blue Ballers...

Game 1 was a wind blown affair early on with gusts coming in from CF. DC had the RC fielder measured and KC hit a liner of the 315 sign in LF for a double. OBI was consistent on offense scoring in 4 of the first 5 innings while the defense was aces and allowed only the 3 runs (none in the 4th thru the 7th) ...

Was wonderful to see Spillane back out in LC. His wheels have certainly been missed. This weeks OF gave OBI a good view into what lies ahead. Well done all ...

Game 2 was interesting a this was our first battle with Blue Ballers. They play a 5 man infield and the 3 OFers cover ground well. An experienced tournament team they are, however, they are certainly beatable with the team OBI puts on the field.

We played good defense, putting up 3 eggs while giving up 4 in 3 innings as well. This was a back and forth game and we took a 7-4 lead to the bottom of the third only to give up 4 then. Once down 12-7, only two single runs were scored the rest of the way. Blue Ballers went on to Run Rule the Runnin' Fools for the championship. I believe we would have as well.

Game 3 was all about offense for OBI. KC and JuanR homered, DC had 5 RBIs,,, Matt, Larry, and Michael all had 3 hits... After Midlife Crisis tied it at 5 in the top of the 4th,,, OBI scored 14 in their next two at bats leading to a final of 19-13...

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An excellent Season 3 in all,,, however, Season 4 finds OBI with quite some turnover. Here is the list of changes:

DC & KC: Out 1-2 seasons ...
Steven: Retired, Injuries ...
Tino: Released, 'nuff said ...

Juan Cena: Returning in Week 3 after extended hiatus ...
Nuta: Returning around mid-season after injury ...
JuanR, Jacob, and Joe: Joining for Season 4 ...
Also missing time: Clint in Weeks 1 & 2 ...

Should be fun as we retool... Here are the Season 3 and YTD Stats ...