Friday, May 27, 6pm, JTG vs. Elks

Tim was our pitcher for this mild evening but there was no contending with the hitting, offense, and defense of the Elks. In the 4th inning, Adam came into pitch and Taylor of the Elks hit a two run home run as the third batter. AJ  as our shortstop got an ground out at second and caught a pop fly to retire the side. In the bottom of the 4th after Jared was hit by a pitch and advanced to second, the following three batters went down on strikes. In the 5th inning our defense was strong, but we still could not get a hit. Tim made a ground out as first base, Ryan S. came into pitch and allowed for a strikeout, a walk, and a final strikeout. Although Nick B. and Ryan L. walked this inning, the other batters made a ground out and went down on strikes. The sixth inning started off positive for JTG with a ground out to AJ at shortstop. Then one of the Lambert boys from the Elks, hit a solo home run. Following the next batter, another Elks player got a two-run home run and two batters later another double was hit. Ryan S. was able to secure a strikeout, a walk, and a strikeout to retire our defensive side. In the bottom of the 6th, JTG went down with a strikeout, a pop fly, and a ground out to end the game 9-0. Congratulations to Ryan Lambert of the Elks for his no hitter!  On a positive note, Ryan S.'s grandma won the 50/50!