September 10, 2017
Derrick Odle and the rest of the Silver Beach Whales sat around the vidscreen in the Silver Field home clubhouse. The Elliott Springs-Lorris game was headed to the bottom of the 8th, tied 1-1. The Whales had just won their third straight, Odle's 17th win, a 5-2 victory over the Marsein Knights, and were tied with the Tornadoes for first, pending the outcome of the game they watched.
Lorris's
Keith Coulibaly struck out on back-door slider from
Eddie Hope for the first out, and
Bryen Angeli came to the plate. The Whales' center fielder
Jacob Leslie turned to his outfield mate
Josh Sowder. "A hundred says he takes Hope yard, first pitch," said Leslie. Heads turned, and Sowder laughed. "Angeli? You know he's hitting about .240, right? I'll take that bet." Derrick Odle chimed in, "I'm in. Angeli couldn't hit water if you tossed him in Tifton Bay." A number of other voices jumped in on the action as well.
On the vidscreen, Hope came to a set and launched a fastball plateward. Angeli turned on it and gave it a long, graceful arc, deep into the right field corner. Eyes whipped back to the screen, just in time to see the ball deposited safely in the crowd. The room went crazy, and
Jacob Leslie grinned from ear to ear. "Let's see... that's a hundred from Sowder, Odle, Jones..."
Code:
Team W L Pct GB Stk
Silver Beach 55 37 .598 - W4
Elliott Springs 55 38 .591 0.5 L1
Games Remaining: SIL 6, ESP 5