2015: The Return of Split City

All the way to Week 5 of Season 1 in Year 2015 we had to wait for a return of Split City. Against 2-8 MidLife Crisis,,, Split City reared its ugly head and 3-6-1 OBI now sits tied for 5th place. The remaining two weeks of Season 1 are against good competition, thus we have our work cut out for us heading towards the first tourney of the year.

This week, OBI jumped out to a 10-1 lead after two innings on the strength of timely hits and a bases loaded walk by Steve (Nice stare down btw)... Starting the game with Matt and Spillane being driven in by Steve's Double, then John and Jakob cruising in on Juan's Big Fly was just the start needed. Matt, Clint, Spillane were all moved forward on aforementioned Walk by Steve in inning 2. John and Jakob followed with RBIs to cap the 9 run lead.

When MLC had pulled to within 6 at 5-11 going to the bottom of the fourth, OBI was just an infield Triple away from pushing the score back out to an 8-run lead. Things happen when you put the ball in play, sometimes even when a grounder to third turns into a 3-bagger.

Surviving one more good inning and Split City was setup going to Game 2 with a 13-9 win. Inning One was productive as OBI,,, errr, Split City pushed across 4 runs but also left 3 ducks on the pond. Inning Two ended in a Base Running error as Larry was doubled off second. Base Coaches may or may not have helped...

MLC extended their lead with an 8-spot in the bottom of the 3rd inning, taking a commanding 14-5 lead. Impressively, OBI's Defense stiffened, allowing No Runs over the next 3 innings. Unfortunately, Split City could muster only four of our own for a 7-inning final of 9-14.

A few notes from this weeks games:
-- Nuta played admirably at Short with Michael relegated to coaching duties.
-- Both Clint and Paul found their strokes in Game 2 prompting Michael to consider sitting them in all future Game 1's ,,,, LOL ...
-- Both JR and Larry pitched well, again.
-- Split City continues to be the favorite for our next Team Name Change. Though, OBI is still fresh,,, you never know ...
-- Missing from the lineup this week were Jayse and Michael. The defense was solid even with these two youngsters off the field this week. Nicely Done, Gents !!!