Saturday, May 28, 6pm JTG vs. Daily Gazette

As the visitors, we had the first at bat. Although the first two batters popped out and grounded out, AJ was able to secure a double to start us off. Tim hit a single and advanced to second, and Nick B. singled and advanced to third while two runs scored. The third out was another pop fly, leaving the score 2-0, JTG in the lead. AJ was out pitcher for the evening and the first batter had a solid hit to right, but was thrown out at second with the teaming of Sean as the right fielder and Nick B., our second baseman. Following a single, Adam took his fielders choice to get the out at second. The final out was a pop fly. Joey started the 2nd inning off with a solid double to center field. The next two batter went down on strikes and Jared had a single. The final out was a ground out to the pitcher leaving the score 2-0. AJ only allowed a single sending the other three batter back to the dugout with strikeouts. In the third inning, our three batters popped out in a row. The first DG hitter, got a triple. The third batter singled driving in a run and the other batters struck out or grounded out bringing us into the 4th inning. Sean started us off with a solid double then advanced to third on an overthrow. Nick W. was hitch by a pitch following a strikeout. Nick advance to second on an overthrow. Shane singled driving in a run and was able to be aggressive and advance to second on an overthrow. Jared hit a triple and also was aggressive by stealing home making our score advance 6-1. Adam singled and advanced to second and Mike walked. The other JTG players grounded out to retire the side. DG started off with double and a strikeout with their third batter reaching first on an error. Adam came into pitch and struck out the first batter. The following two batters hit a double and single. JTG fought back and secured the ground out and a solid defensive play at home by Joe, tagging out the runner at home plate. At the bottom of the 4th, the score was 6-4. In the 5th inning, Sean started us off with a triple and was left on third for the remainder of the offensive inning. The second DG batter hit a solo home run advancing the score 6-5. In the 6th inning, Jared started us off with a triple and Adan singled driving Jared home. AJ doubled and eventually stole home. Tim singled driving in Adam and Tim was also able to advance to second and eventually stole home. Nick B. made a nice sac fly to center field. Joey was able to walk and stole second. The final out was a pop fly to center field, yet the score advanced 10-5. What a great team effort that inning to secure those extra runs! The first three DG batters went down in a row to leave the score 10-5. What a great team effort for a well deserved victory over DG. Again, Ryan S.'s grandma won the 50/50!