Not Your Mama's Split City this week!!! Nope, #3 seed OBI went back and forth with #11 seed Dirty Dawgs winning a wild one 18-17. Then, followed up with an extra inning almost wilder loss 15-16 to #2 seed Murphy's Law.
The quarter-final game vs. Dirty Dawgs did not start well as DD scored 3 in the top of the first and another 5 in the second. OBI scored 2 in the 1st and trailed 2-8. Excitement abounded as Nuta took a called third strike after Jakob's lead off single. Brent lined to right moving both Jakob and Jayse, who had singled,,, and Spillane doubled both home. Quiet we were in the second sans Paul's single.
After holding DD scoreless, OBI lit up the 3rd and 4th innings to take a 13-8 lead. In the third, JR, Armando singled before Jakob doubled scoring JR. Okay, Okay,,, it was a ground ball to third, mishandled and then throw towards second base only to end up in RF allowing all 3 runners to advance 2 bases each when it possibly could have been a double play in the first place. (whew, 'nuff said there). But I digress...
Nuta singled in a run as did a double by Jayse (who really enjoys these blog entries). Brent made another out but this turned into a Sac Fly, whatever... The fourth inning rocked as Matt, Juan, Larry, all singled before JR and Armando doubled in 2 apiece. After Nuta singled for the second inning in a row (amazing what happens when you actually take the bat off ones shoulder and swing), Jayse doubled for the second inning in a row scoring 2 more runs. Oh and Brent doubled in the 7th run of the inning.
DD rallied back with 4 in the 5th and was within one, 12-13, as we went to the last inning. After a leadoff HR tied the game in the top of the 6th inning, DD scored 4 more to take a 17-13 lead. This would have been much worse had it not been for the person who most likes to read this blog (Jayse) as his defense shown once again during a dive to take away an extra base hit from one of the DD faithful.
Hearts of the DD faithful were further broken as OBI began with singles by JR, Armando, Nuta, Jayse and Brrrrrr, wait, he left, so Michael pinch hit and singled to right. Spillane followed with a Sac Fly to bring us to within one. Clint, hitless in the game, scored the tying and winning runs on a Double heard all around Field 1... And so, the legend continues...
In the semis vs. Murphy's Law, OBI went quietly in the first and scored 3 to take a 3-2 lead that lasted through the third inning. Juan singled, Clint doubled (again), Paul tripled, and Larry,,, ya, not a homer but a single to score the runner from third worked ;~)
Spillane doubled and scored on Clints single in the 4th as OBI fell behind 5-4 after 4. The scoreboard began lighting up after this as OBI scored 4 on Armando's double, Matt and Jayse singles plus Juan's Outside the Parker (3-run HR) that by Spillane's account finally landed Friday morning. Another 4 runs were pushed across as time expired in the 6th inning, as Nuta, Paul, and Larry singled preceding Armando's Inside the Parker (also 3-run HR).
And the game was tied at 12 with two outs in the bottom of the inning, only to have Michael make a bonehead coaching decision to walk the bases loaded and pitch to (DOH!) Brent... Who promptly blasted a two-hopper to Larry for the out unexpected (insert pic of passed out Michael here)...
We batted in the extra inning starting with one out and Jayse on second base. Juan was walked and Spillane promptly doubled home a run, then Clint hit a Sac Fly for run #2 and Nuta Tripled home a third run.
This look good as MLaw seemed reeling, however, the winning run scored with 2 outs as they plated a 4th run to take the contest 16-15. All in all, a great season 5 was had by all.
And now we enter the Season for the Reason!!! 2015 #6 should be fun, let's go boyz!!!
**Note: Look for stats later this week as am adding Armando into the mix and want the numbers to all line up. Welcome to the OBI family, Armando!
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