In Game 1, OBI built a 15-6 lead through the Top of the 4th inning and held off Murphy's Law 15-12 in a six inning victory. Game 2 went the full 7 innings and OBI proved their metal coming back from a 4-9 deficit late to win their second game of the night by a 12-9 count.
The split sweep for OBI was a first if memory serves and accomplished a few positive results:
-- With the two wins, OBI earns the 3 seed (of 11 teams) in the D2 Season 5 Tourney. This is a big move as we jump 2 spots from a 5th place tie the week before.
-- Murphy's Law absorbs 3rd loss of season and falls to the 2 seed with Shock Therapy winning their 2 games.
-- OBI scored double digits in the second game of a split DH. Unheard of in this century. Prepares us the the tourney as we have a game wait after we play our first game of the tourney ;~)
-- Offense continues to show improvement in consistency as Season 5 has progressed.
-- Defense remains solid despite our constant moving pieces.
Game 1 found OBI hot early and hanging on late. Jakob, Clint, and Juan each singled plating our first run. Paul followed with another and Larry capped the rally with a 2-run Double. After MLaw tied the game, OBI rolled for 5 runs in the top of the second. Consecutive singles by Armando, Matt, John and Jakob started the inning with the last 2 driving in runs. After a Jayse SacFly, Juan was served a cookie and homered scoring the last 2 runs of the inning.
The third inning was a mirror of the first as both team pushed across 3 runs. It was all Armando, Matt, John and Jakob this time. John's triple scored 2 and Jakob singled in the third run.
The 4th was a 4-run outburst with Jayse's triple and Juan's single being followed up by two Dead Ball outs through the middle (good job Michael and Paul). With 2 down, Larry singled prior to run scoring hits by J.R. (double) and an Armando 2-run single. MLaw pused across two runs in each of the last three at bats to bring the score to 15-12. Winning !!!
Game 2 against We Ain't Dead Yet was typical OBI fare in a split DH. After the impressive home first to tie the score at 4. It was silence,,, errr, crickets in a meeting and going into the bottom of the 5th, a 4-9 deficit. OBI batted around and 7 runs later, Big Mo' was changed and victory was at hand.
The bottom of 1 started with Spillane, Armando, and J.R. singles. John doubled home 2 (though stats sheet was originally missing his double I was able to fix it this time). After singles by Jakob and Clint, Jayse's SacFly turned into a double play to end the inning. While WADY scored 5 runs over the next 3 innings, OBI collected 5 hits.
Waxing biblical about our fifth,,, In the Big Inning (really reaching here I am),,, OBI pushes across 7 runs to take an 11-9 lead. Larry started the BI with a single and lead off hitting Spillane sent a Big Fly out of the park for a 2-run HR (am so happy for him,, and us). Armando, Matt (double), J.R. and John each reached base prior to Jakob's SacFly. Cint and Jayse each doubled pushing across the final run of the inning.
Larry scored an insurance run in the bottom of the 6th on J.R.'s SacFly, our third of the game. I do so love productive outs. Good pitching and solid defense held WADY scoreless in the final three innings for the 12-9 score.
The Season 5 tourney has been pushed back a week due to the timely wet weather. We will have Nuta back and possibly Michael. However, tourney time is hitting on John's off week. Look for another Armando sighting next week!!!
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