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amead17 · 03-06-2018, 01:46 PM

Today see's us back to home comforts, hoping that it will help us turn around the dreadful run we are in hit wise. There have been no changes to playing staff so the manager goes with the following line-up in the first game against the Biloxi Jackals

CF Chris Severson
2B Casey McCauley
DH Steve Bielecki
3B Joshua Mills
RF Cooper Houghton
SS Chris LaBuff
LF Tanner Rice
1B Scot Noftall
Catcher Tomas Ayala

On the mound today is Dave Ziobro. Ziobro is having a tough year with a record of 0-3 from his 6 starts. Hopefully we can get 1 in the win column for him but it will be tough.

Top of the first and Ziobro faces Harman Eteldrum from the Jackals. Eteldrum starts the game off with a little fly out to right field where Houghton takes the catch. Ziobro then gets Shartzer to strike out for the second. Ziobro loses control up next and clips Warsaw with one to give him a base. Saintlouis puts one up over right field for an easy catch by Houghton to end the inning.

Bottom of the first and we lead off with Severson. Severson grounds to short for an easy out on the shuttle to first. McCauley puts a slow grounder to third but the fielder still gets the ball into first for the out. Bielecki is the first of us Wasps to go down to a strike out to end the inning and leave the game scoreless.

Top of the second and Selewski is up first for the Jackals. He puts one out over the left field but Rice is there for an easy catch. Ziobro uses the old fast ball to get Valdez to swing and miss for strike out number 2 of the game. Uitermarkt is up as the third batter but his grounder to second sees him easily retired to end the Jackals inning.

Bottom of the second and I will be leading off. I am just hoping to have found form so I don't go hitless for a fourth game. I get bat onto ball but send it towards third in the air where it is grabbed for the first out. Houghton strikes out trying to watch the ball. The Jackals pitcher injures himself on the pitch so LaBuff will be facing a new pitcher. We get a base hit as LaBuff finds the gap out to left field and the game is now started. Rice gets a solid line drive out to centre field for our second hit. This sends LaBuff to second before he scampers over to third. We fail to score as Noftall hits a weak one to third that is sent to first for the final out of the inning. The game remains scoreless.

Top of the third and Hinds comes in to face Ziobro. Ziobro puts one dead centre of the plate and Hinds connects to send it 417 feet and a solo home run to start the scoring. Ladewig comes in and decides to bunt but Ziobro gets it and fires the out to first. Eteldrum then grounds out to second for the second. Shartzer gets one to go over the head of Severson in centre and gets a double by beating the relay throw. We get out of the inning with only 1 run against us as Warsaw puts one into foul territory for Noftall to take. Game is 1-0 in the Jackals favour.

Bottom of the third and Ayala is first up. Ayala hits a liner towards short and the catch is nicely taken. Severson manages to get a slapped single out towards left field to get onto base. Severson moves up to second as McCauley manages to get a little base hit out to wide left field. Bielecki is the second out of the inning after putting a fly ball out to centre field. I am up for my second try just hoping to get something. I get something on the ball but send it straight to the short stop who gets McCauley at second to end the inning. We still trail 1-0.

Top of the fourth and Ziobro will face Saintlouis. Ziobro hits a second batter in the game as his fastball clips Saintlouis and gives him a base. Saintlouis then steals second as Ayala juggles a ball from Ziobro. Selewski then tries to get one out to left field but the slide from Rice sees the catch made. Saintlouis advances to third after Valdez sends one to LaBuff at short who gets him at first with the throw. Uitermarkt gets a walk after a full count. Severson then gives up a run by dropping an easy catch from Hinds to see him with a double and Saintlouis home for run number 2 for the Jackals Uitermarkt moves to third. Our poor form continues as Ladewig gets one out to centre for a base hit with Uitermarkt coming home for run number 3. Hinds then runs for home as well to make it 4. Our fielding then collapses further as Eteldrum gets one into left field. Hinds makes it round to third as Rice tries to find me with the throw. The throw is wide and that lets Hinds score. Eteldrum gets a double and we are well and truly down again. Shartzer takes a strike and Ayala spots Eteldrum going. He fires to me and I get the tag to retire the side on a failed steal attempt. We are now 5-0 down and struggling again.

Bottom of the fourth with Houghton starting off for us. Houghton gets hit by one and will take a base. LaBuff goes down swinging for the first out. Houghton gets to move to second as Rice clips a base hit out to short left. Noftall is the second out after giving up an infield pop up fly. Ayala gives a return grounder to the Jackals pitcher that sees us retired and still 5-0 behind.

Top of the fifth and Ziobro gets to continue. Shartzer is easily taken on a grounder to short with LaBuff making the play. Ziobro then gets Warsaw to strike out. Saintlouis follows with another strike out to make the fifth quick for the Jackals.

Bottom of the fifth and Severson is up first for us. Severson sends one long out to deep right only to see the fielder get there and make the catch. McCauley gets a slow roller out towards third and gets a base hit as the fielder decides not to risk the throw. Bielecki jabs at one that sees him struck out for number 2. I come in for go number 3 facing a new pitcher. I strike out to leave the game 5-0 in the Jackals favour.

Top of the sixth and the manager replaces Ziobro with Trevor Farner. Selewski is first up to face him and he gets a base hit into right field past McCauley at second. Valdez gets one straight down the middle and through McCauley for a base hit to centre. Selewski makes it to third. Uitermarkt gets one out to deep centre that Severson catches but Selewski tags up and runs for home beating the throw to get the sixth run for the Jackals. We fall even further behind as Farner gives an easy one to Hinds who gets home run number 2 of the game scoring himself and Valdez. Ladewig then picks up a base hit to centre field as Farner continues to struggle with his control. Eteldrum also gets a single to left field and moves Ladewig to second. Farner finally gets control by striking out Shartzer. Warsaw gets a grounder to McCauley at second that sees the inning end but we are now 8-0 behind and being trounced again.

Bottom of the sixth and Houghton is starting off. Houghton sees his long one to right field land in the glove of the fielder for out number one. LaBuff gets something going for us with a double out to the left wall as he beats the throw. LaBuff moves to third after Rice hits a grounder out to right which sees him out at first. Noftall then strikes out to leave LaBuff standed and end the inning with us down 8-0.

Top of the seventh and for some reason Farner continues. Saintlouis goes down swinging for the first out. Farner then hits Selewski with one too give him a base. Valdez gets one out into right field that lands in for a base hit. Selewski manages to get round to third without a throw being made. Valdez makes a move on a ball to Uitermarkt and beats the throw home to steal second. Uitermarkt then gets a grounder out towards second that sees him out but Valdez moves to third and Selewski runs for home to add to the Jackals score. Hinds gets another RBI as he finds a double out to right centre to score Valdez. I finally do something in the game as Ladewig pops one up over my way. I take the catch and end the Jackals seventh inning. We now trail 10-0 and are going down to a huge loss by the looks of it at home again.

Bottom of the seventh and we will start with Ayala. Ayala strikes out for number 1. The pitcher injured himself so there is a change on the mound for the Jackals. Severson grounds out over to first for out number 2. McCauley gets a single out to left field to give us a base hit. Bielecki strands McCauley by putting up a pop up fly to second base. We are still 10-0 down

Top of the eighth and Farner still continues on the mound. Houghton gets the first out as Eteldeum puts a long one out to him in right field. Shartzer is ground out at short as LaBuff picks up an easy one. Warsaw then gives an easy catch to Severson in centre field to end the inning.

Bottom of the eighth and I am up first. I am not expecting much the way my game is going. I get bat on ball and put it out towards short left but their fielder is there to make the grab and I am out again. Houghton gets a base hit out to right field to get the inning going. LaBuff puts a fly ball out to left that the fielder takes for out number 2. Rice gets one to go out to right centre that the fielder misses. This allows Houghton to round second and take third. Rice gets a base hit. We fail to score again when in position as Noftall hits one straight at the third baseman for the catch to end the inning. We still trail 10-0.

Top of the ninth and with the game gone Jesus Nunez comes in to pitch. Saintlouis is the first out of the inning as he grounds out to McCauley at second. Selewski gets a base hit to shallow centre. Nunez throws a weird one at Valdez that he gets into centre field for a base hit. Selewski moves to second. It turns out that Nunez has hurt his back on the pitch and has to be taken out of the game. In to pitch now is Dashawn McKinzy. McKinzy gets the pinch hitting Saenz for the second out. Hinds gets a walk as McKinzy loads the bases. Ladewig gets a solid hit to right field that lands in for a base. Selewskiand Valdez run for home to add a further 2 runs to the score. We get out of the inning as McKinzy strikes out Eteldrum but we now trail 12-0.

Bottom of the ninth and we are not expecting much. Ayala grounds out to first for number 1. Mendoza pinch hits for Severson but hits a fly ball to left field for out number 2. McCauley then strikes out to end the game.

We lose big 12-0 and it was never close. I myself went 0-4 and only touched the ball once in the field to have an awful game. I am now hitless in 4 and looking at a very cold streak for hitting.

We are proving we cannot bat or pitch either at home or away as we sink to 11-21 for the year. We had 10 hits but just could not string them together for the runs to be scored.

We will face the Jackals again tomorrow and we are hoping just to make it look respectable.

03-06-2018, 01:46 PM	#43
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	23rd July 2017 Today see's us back to home comforts, hoping that it will help us turn around the dreadful run we are in hit wise. There have been no changes to playing staff so the manager goes with the following line-up in the first game against the Biloxi Jackals CF Chris Severson 2B Casey McCauley DH Steve Bielecki 3B Joshua Mills RF Cooper Houghton SS Chris LaBuff LF Tanner Rice 1B Scot Noftall Catcher Tomas Ayala On the mound today is Dave Ziobro. Ziobro is having a tough year with a record of 0-3 from his 6 starts. Hopefully we can get 1 in the win column for him but it will be tough. Top of the first and Ziobro faces Harman Eteldrum from the Jackals. Eteldrum starts the game off with a little fly out to right field where Houghton takes the catch. Ziobro then gets Shartzer to strike out for the second. Ziobro loses control up next and clips Warsaw with one to give him a base. Saintlouis puts one up over right field for an easy catch by Houghton to end the inning. Bottom of the first and we lead off with Severson. Severson grounds to short for an easy out on the shuttle to first. McCauley puts a slow grounder to third but the fielder still gets the ball into first for the out. Bielecki is the first of us Wasps to go down to a strike out to end the inning and leave the game scoreless. Top of the second and Selewski is up first for the Jackals. He puts one out over the left field but Rice is there for an easy catch. Ziobro uses the old fast ball to get Valdez to swing and miss for strike out number 2 of the game. Uitermarkt is up as the third batter but his grounder to second sees him easily retired to end the Jackals inning. Bottom of the second and I will be leading off. I am just hoping to have found form so I don't go hitless for a fourth game. I get bat onto ball but send it towards third in the air where it is grabbed for the first out. Houghton strikes out trying to watch the ball. The Jackals pitcher injures himself on the pitch so LaBuff will be facing a new pitcher. We get a base hit as LaBuff finds the gap out to left field and the game is now started. Rice gets a solid line drive out to centre field for our second hit. This sends LaBuff to second before he scampers over to third. We fail to score as Noftall hits a weak one to third that is sent to first for the final out of the inning. The game remains scoreless. Top of the third and Hinds comes in to face Ziobro. Ziobro puts one dead centre of the plate and Hinds connects to send it 417 feet and a solo home run to start the scoring. Ladewig comes in and decides to bunt but Ziobro gets it and fires the out to first. Eteldrum then grounds out to second for the second. Shartzer gets one to go over the head of Severson in centre and gets a double by beating the relay throw. We get out of the inning with only 1 run against us as Warsaw puts one into foul territory for Noftall to take. Game is 1-0 in the Jackals favour. Bottom of the third and Ayala is first up. Ayala hits a liner towards short and the catch is nicely taken. Severson manages to get a slapped single out towards left field to get onto base. Severson moves up to second as McCauley manages to get a little base hit out to wide left field. Bielecki is the second out of the inning after putting a fly ball out to centre field. I am up for my second try just hoping to get something. I get something on the ball but send it straight to the short stop who gets McCauley at second to end the inning. We still trail 1-0. Top of the fourth and Ziobro will face Saintlouis. Ziobro hits a second batter in the game as his fastball clips Saintlouis and gives him a base. Saintlouis then steals second as Ayala juggles a ball from Ziobro. Selewski then tries to get one out to left field but the slide from Rice sees the catch made. Saintlouis advances to third after Valdez sends one to LaBuff at short who gets him at first with the throw. Uitermarkt gets a walk after a full count. Severson then gives up a run by dropping an easy catch from Hinds to see him with a double and Saintlouis home for run number 2 for the Jackals Uitermarkt moves to third. Our poor form continues as Ladewig gets one out to centre for a base hit with Uitermarkt coming home for run number 3. Hinds then runs for home as well to make it 4. Our fielding then collapses further as Eteldrum gets one into left field. Hinds makes it round to third as Rice tries to find me with the throw. The throw is wide and that lets Hinds score. Eteldrum gets a double and we are well and truly down again. Shartzer takes a strike and Ayala spots Eteldrum going. He fires to me and I get the tag to retire the side on a failed steal attempt. We are now 5-0 down and struggling again. Bottom of the fourth with Houghton starting off for us. Houghton gets hit by one and will take a base. LaBuff goes down swinging for the first out. Houghton gets to move to second as Rice clips a base hit out to short left. Noftall is the second out after giving up an infield pop up fly. Ayala gives a return grounder to the Jackals pitcher that sees us retired and still 5-0 behind. Top of the fifth and Ziobro gets to continue. Shartzer is easily taken on a grounder to short with LaBuff making the play. Ziobro then gets Warsaw to strike out. Saintlouis follows with another strike out to make the fifth quick for the Jackals. Bottom of the fifth and Severson is up first for us. Severson sends one long out to deep right only to see the fielder get there and make the catch. McCauley gets a slow roller out towards third and gets a base hit as the fielder decides not to risk the throw. Bielecki jabs at one that sees him struck out for number 2. I come in for go number 3 facing a new pitcher. I strike out to leave the game 5-0 in the Jackals favour. Top of the sixth and the manager replaces Ziobro with Trevor Farner. Selewski is first up to face him and he gets a base hit into right field past McCauley at second. Valdez gets one straight down the middle and through McCauley for a base hit to centre. Selewski makes it to third. Uitermarkt gets one out to deep centre that Severson catches but Selewski tags up and runs for home beating the throw to get the sixth run for the Jackals. We fall even further behind as Farner gives an easy one to Hinds who gets home run number 2 of the game scoring himself and Valdez. Ladewig then picks up a base hit to centre field as Farner continues to struggle with his control. Eteldrum also gets a single to left field and moves Ladewig to second. Farner finally gets control by striking out Shartzer. Warsaw gets a grounder to McCauley at second that sees the inning end but we are now 8-0 behind and being trounced again. Bottom of the sixth and Houghton is starting off. Houghton sees his long one to right field land in the glove of the fielder for out number one. LaBuff gets something going for us with a double out to the left wall as he beats the throw. LaBuff moves to third after Rice hits a grounder out to right which sees him out at first. Noftall then strikes out to leave LaBuff standed and end the inning with us down 8-0. Top of the seventh and for some reason Farner continues. Saintlouis goes down swinging for the first out. Farner then hits Selewski with one too give him a base. Valdez gets one out into right field that lands in for a base hit. Selewski manages to get round to third without a throw being made. Valdez makes a move on a ball to Uitermarkt and beats the throw home to steal second. Uitermarkt then gets a grounder out towards second that sees him out but Valdez moves to third and Selewski runs for home to add to the Jackals score. Hinds gets another RBI as he finds a double out to right centre to score Valdez. I finally do something in the game as Ladewig pops one up over my way. I take the catch and end the Jackals seventh inning. We now trail 10-0 and are going down to a huge loss by the looks of it at home again. Bottom of the seventh and we will start with Ayala. Ayala strikes out for number 1. The pitcher injured himself so there is a change on the mound for the Jackals. Severson grounds out over to first for out number 2. McCauley gets a single out to left field to give us a base hit. Bielecki strands McCauley by putting up a pop up fly to second base. We are still 10-0 down Top of the eighth and Farner still continues on the mound. Houghton gets the first out as Eteldeum puts a long one out to him in right field. Shartzer is ground out at short as LaBuff picks up an easy one. Warsaw then gives an easy catch to Severson in centre field to end the inning. Bottom of the eighth and I am up first. I am not expecting much the way my game is going. I get bat on ball and put it out towards short left but their fielder is there to make the grab and I am out again. Houghton gets a base hit out to right field to get the inning going. LaBuff puts a fly ball out to left that the fielder takes for out number 2. Rice gets one to go out to right centre that the fielder misses. This allows Houghton to round second and take third. Rice gets a base hit. We fail to score again when in position as Noftall hits one straight at the third baseman for the catch to end the inning. We still trail 10-0. Top of the ninth and with the game gone Jesus Nunez comes in to pitch. Saintlouis is the first out of the inning as he grounds out to McCauley at second. Selewski gets a base hit to shallow centre. Nunez throws a weird one at Valdez that he gets into centre field for a base hit. Selewski moves to second. It turns out that Nunez has hurt his back on the pitch and has to be taken out of the game. In to pitch now is Dashawn McKinzy. McKinzy gets the pinch hitting Saenz for the second out. Hinds gets a walk as McKinzy loads the bases. Ladewig gets a solid hit to right field that lands in for a base. Selewskiand Valdez run for home to add a further 2 runs to the score. We get out of the inning as McKinzy strikes out Eteldrum but we now trail 12-0. Bottom of the ninth and we are not expecting much. Ayala grounds out to first for number 1. Mendoza pinch hits for Severson but hits a fly ball to left field for out number 2. McCauley then strikes out to end the game. We lose big 12-0 and it was never close. I myself went 0-4 and only touched the ball once in the field to have an awful game. I am now hitless in 4 and looking at a very cold streak for hitting. We are proving we cannot bat or pitch either at home or away as we sink to 11-21 for the year. We had 10 hits but just could not string them together for the runs to be scored. We will face the Jackals again tomorrow and we are hoping just to make it look respectable.