OBI Rolls in Game 1, Split City Sleeps Thru Game 2 Loss

2-2 Split City put a hurting on 1-3 Old Glory so bad,,, How bad was it,,, OG requested a run-rule in the top of the second inning. Then, after a 3 inning win, Old Glory put up a late 10 spot to take Game 2 14-10. But, that is not the real story,,,

— Matt led off the top of the first with a hit and scored. He finished with the worst stat line of the game at 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a base on balls.
— Mando was the second hitter and had the second worst stat line at 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored, an RBI and a Double.

The sideways slam/compliment on Matt and Mando stat lines is this,,, at 5 for 9, they made four of the 9 outs in our 3 innings at bat… 2 for 4 and 3 for 5 are nothing to sneeze at I tell ya... That said, here are the main game points…

— OBI sent 23 batters to the plate, of which 19 scored, in the Top of the First inning.
— The first 11 Batters scored,,, in the Top of the Second inning. Yes, we hit 11...
— 32 runs were scored in the Top of the first and second innings total.
— 22 minutes were left in Game 1 as we headed to the bottom of the second inning.
— Matt batted 3 times in the Top of the first inning.
— Michael and John hit back-to-back Big Flies in the second time through the order in the Top of the First inning.
— Jayse, Spillane, and Michael (3, 4, 5 in the order) each had 2 hits in both the first and second innings.
— .795 Batting Average (35-44) in Game 1 with a .804 OBPct (37-46) with the two Walks added in.
— No runs were scored in the top of the Third inning.

In Game 2, Split City was pushing the envelope by winning 3 of the first four innings by a run for a 5-1 lead. Then, the sky fell in as Old Glory collected a few hits and pushed across 10 for an 11-5 lead going to the bottom of the 5th.

In standard OBI fashion, we pushed across 3 runs and to get within striking distance. However, Old Glory was up to the task and pushed across another 3 in the top of the 6th. Split City was able to answer back with 2 runs but no closer were we able to get in the 10-14 loss.

A great evening all in all as OBI proved that once again that when we hit well, we can compete with any team at Victory Lane…

And when we do not hit, well, we did at least have access to beer and other accouterments…

Special Notes for this week:
— Nuta was one base all 7 at bats and is leading the way with a 1.000 batting average & OBP.
— Matt made the second and third outs of the first inning going 1 for 3.
— John hit his first HR since rejoining OBI in 2014.
— Michael hit his first HR since late 2014.
— John, Nuta, Paul, JR, Tom and Larry (6 to 11 in the order) each had 3 hits in Game 1.

This week: 615/715 on Field 1 vs. 2-2 Retreads…

Cya on Thursday…