Loan Wolves 20 - 7 Chevy Chasers
The weather has brightened up, so we had a sunny evening for the game. Too sunny, if you were an infielder, as throws from the outfield were coming straight out of the sun. Still, better than the rain. There was plenty of mud left over from this week's wet weather, though. We had a practice beforehand, playing in our designated fielding positions, which helped us in the game.
The Chevy Chasers were a player short, as one of them had been taken ill. So they had an automatic out every tenth batter, and were one short in the outfield. Which helped, but wasn't the only reason for, our win. We won because we did things right. Not always well, but mostly right. We made some errors, especially in our third and fourth innings, where we gave them easy outs due to cavalier batting. But we tightened up, and made twelve runs in the fifth, with some good hitting and hustling around the bases. Two more, and we'd have won by the "mercy rule" for the first time ever. But in the end, we kept that lead till the bottom of the sixth, at which point the game was stopped for light without us needing to bat again.
We were the more experienced side, and that made all the difference. Good captaincy from Short Stop Kevin, and steady pitching from Julian. As I said, we made errors, but overall everyone did their job well.
I had a good game, leading off and making a couple of decent hits, fielding at Second, and winning the "moment of the match" award for a quick tag on a Chaser who'd wandered off base. I also tried to hustle off Third towards Home, then had to get back and slipped and fell into the mud. Luckily, their catcher also slipped in the mud at this point, so I beat the throw back to safety.
We celebrated in the pub, and I ended up needing buses home. Still, it was worth it.
The Chevy Chasers were a player short, as one of them had been taken ill. So they had an automatic out every tenth batter, and were one short in the outfield. Which helped, but wasn't the only reason for, our win. We won because we did things right. Not always well, but mostly right. We made some errors, especially in our third and fourth innings, where we gave them easy outs due to cavalier batting. But we tightened up, and made twelve runs in the fifth, with some good hitting and hustling around the bases. Two more, and we'd have won by the "mercy rule" for the first time ever. But in the end, we kept that lead till the bottom of the sixth, at which point the game was stopped for light without us needing to bat again.
We were the more experienced side, and that made all the difference. Good captaincy from Short Stop Kevin, and steady pitching from Julian. As I said, we made errors, but overall everyone did their job well.
I had a good game, leading off and making a couple of decent hits, fielding at Second, and winning the "moment of the match" award for a quick tag on a Chaser who'd wandered off base. I also tried to hustle off Third towards Home, then had to get back and slipped and fell into the mud. Luckily, their catcher also slipped in the mud at this point, so I beat the throw back to safety.
We celebrated in the pub, and I ended up needing buses home. Still, it was worth it.