He's Baaaaaaaacccccckkkkkk .......

An Old Soul returned to 5-1 One Bad Inning two weeks ago and in week 3 Steven has brought an element missing from our team's repertoire, patience at the plate. In the prior 20 games, OBI has tallied 2 Base on Balls. In two games this week, Steven now walked 3 times. The walks (patience, as it were) were infectious. Jayse, JR and Matt each reached base via BB giving us 6 on the night.

2-4 No Glove No Love did have their own moments in the Field 6 Lights. Cheers abounded in both games when they scored their first run of the game. NGNL scored two in the 4th inning of Game 1's 2-12 five inning run rule. They were also able to push across a 5 spot in the bottom of the 6th inning in game 2's 7-25 loss.

OBI scored 14 in the top of that 6th inning as we racked up 12 consecutive hits with 2 outs. Spillane saved Michael from a second opportunity to make the final out of our night. This was a nice 55th Birthday present for Michael (man I am old)...

Game 1 was highlighted by Matt's 3-3 performance, Jayse and Stevens' back to back Walks resulting in 1 RBI, plus a 7-run second inning. In the inning, Paul, John B., Larry, Juan R., and Matt singled to start the inning. Clint doubled and Spillane tripled to cap the strong hitting.

Game 2 was all about consistency at the plate, oh and the 14 run final inning at the plate. Leading 5-1 in the top of the 4th inning, OBI batted around, pushing 6 runs across the plate. After a quiet 5th inning, the dam broke,,,

21 batters went to the plate with all but 3 batting twice in the inning. Picking up two hits a piece were JR, Paul, John, Larry, Matt and Clint. All had at least 2 hits in the game.

Larry once again pitched extremely well (duh). Jacob, Jayse, and Paul patrolled the outfield, also extremely well. This allowed the 5-man infield to work its magic. Ok, Ok,,, our youth and speed in the outfield is what really makes the 5-man infield work... There, I said it... Can we please move on.........

Leaders at the plate bat throughout our lineup. Our consistency there pay dividends all of season 6. Back with us for the second consecutive season, John B. has found his groove and is in the top 3 for Batting Avg. Paul is leading both in Runs Scored and RBIs. Hmmmm, and Base on Balls is once again a viable category. 'Nuff Said...

This weeks matchup is against 5-1 Mamma's Boys on Field 1. Chris Nuta will return to the lineup giving us more depth in the outfield. Keep on Keepin' On, Boiz !!!