Defensively, especially on the infield, we spent much of the evening preparing for the 5-man infield we plan to play the rest of the season. Tonight was our last game on one of the big fields. Spillane proved prophetic as a few of the deep drives were tracked down where a 3-man outfield instead gives up big extra base hits.
On the offensive side of the ball, the middle and bottom of the order carried the evening. This part of the lineup scored 4 of 6 in game 1 and 8 of 11 in game 2. A huge part of the equation was the combination of Steve, JR, Paul, John, and Larry.
Steve returned to OBI full time this week and was 4-5. He knocked in the first run of game 1 in our One Big Inning, the second, where we scored 5 of our 6 runs. Batting AVG team leader JR followed up with a run-scoring Double and the hits kept coming.
With the score tied 5-5 after 3 innings, 2-2 Diamondback Pools outscored us 2-1 the rest of the way for the victory.
Game 2 only lasted 6 innings as the OBI crew opened up a small can, very small, of whoop ass to take the night cap 11-3. The defense played well with player positioning a premium. The game could have been a run-rule with better,,, base running...
There were bad decisions made at times, including Michael's ill attempt to tag and take second. An awkward slide later, he was out, and limping due to a bruised leg, hip, and buttocks region of the body. The bruising showed on Sunday, and it stretches from the hip almost down to the knee. Sorta like my own purple racing stripe... But I digress...
Matt, Steve, JR, and Paul were each 2-2 in the game and at the heart of our 6-run second and 4-run fourth innings.
Last season OBI was 4-0 against this weeks opponent, No Glove No Love. We battle once again on field 6 at 6:15/7:15. The 5-man infield will return,,, and hopefully, so will consistency in our offense. ;~)
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