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amead17 · 03-24-2018, 05:05 AM

Day 2 of my return from injury and we continue to our trip to Dothan with game 2 of the series. We are hoping to get a second win today.

We have had to have some changes to the pitching unit today as both Danny Burns and Jesus Nunez going to the DL list for a week or 2 with injury. This has meant changes from the Black Cats again. For some reason Gene Pickup is not really liked by the big club as he has been demoted. 3 pitchers have come back to us from the Rookie league Rock Hill Ducks. They are Gus Flores, Ray Petty and Nick Thompson.

The manager has decided to go with the following line-up for the game against Dothan.

CF Luis Ortega
SS Casey McCauley
LF Cooper Houghton
3B Joshua Mills
DH Steve Bielecki
2B Chris LaBuff
1B Chris Klika
Catcher Carlos Manriquez
RF Jose Becerra

On the mound today is Eric Hinkley. Hinkley has not had a good year so far going 1-3 with an ERA of 7.30. His last outing was a no decision with a win prior to that. Hopefully we can get another win for him today.

Top of the first and wow what a start for us. Ortega is in for his first game with us after playing at single A level. It showed how much better he is than most of us as he hit only the second pitch of the game 421 feet for a solo homer to give us a very early lead. McCauley strikes out as the second batter up. Houghton also goes down swinging with 3 strikes and no balls. This brings me in for my first go of the game. I build a full count but then swing and miss to be struck out. We lead 1-0 after the first.

Bottom of the first and Bedlecom is first to face Hinkley. Bedlecom puts a fly ball out to left where Houghton makes the first out. Moncada puts one out to right field for a base hit. Hinkley then gives Marsh a walk on a full count to move Moncada to second. Culver is up next and puts a slow roller my way. I pick it up and send it to first for the out. Moncada moves to third and Marsh goes to second. I then make a solid catch off of a Cheatom drive to end the inning and maintain our lead at 1-0.

Top of the second and Bielecki will lead off for us. Bielecki tries a fly ball out to deep left centre but the fielder is there to catch it. LaBuff gets a soft flare out to left field to drop in for a base hit. LaBuff moves to second as Klika gets a grounder to second which sees him out at first. LaBuff is stranded as Manriquez plays a tame grounder to short for the third out.

Bottom of the second and Hinkley will be facing Blalark. I take Blalark in the left foul territory for the first out. Stodolka gets a base hit out to left field to get the inning started. Larson also goes to the left side but his fly ball is taken by Houghton for out number 2. Briand strikes out to leave Stodolka on base while we maintain our 1-0 lead.

Top of the third and Becerra will be up first for us. Becerra gets a small tapper out towards first but manages to beat the throw and pick up an infield base hit. Ortega comes in for his second at bat but cannot do the same as with his first. He puts a long one out to centre field but the fielder takes an easy catch. McCAuley is struck out for the 40th time this season as he becomes out number 2. Houghton also strikes out as we leave Ortega out there.

Bottom of the third and Hinkley will have to face Bedlecom for a second time. Bedlecom gets an infield base hit as his little tap in front of home plate cannot be picked up and set to first in time. Moncada ruins Bedlecoms good start as he grounds to McCauley at short who starts the double play that takes them both out. Hinkley then gets Marsh to chase a bad one to strike him out and maintain our 1-0 lead.

Top of the fourth and I will be leading off. I hit a solid one out to left field that avoids the fielder and rolls to the wall. I make it round first and go for second. There is no throw and I make it easily but pull up in pain as I reach second. The trainer comes on and takes a look at my hip. There is no issue and I manage to shake the issue off and will continue. Bielecki is up next and hits a solid base hit out to centre field. This allows me to round third and sprint for home. I get home without a throw being made to score our second run. LaBuff hits one straight to third which sees a double play take out both Bielecki and LaBuff. Klika keeps the inning alive with a flare shot out to left field for a base hit. Manriquez doesn't help as he fires one straight to second to see Klika tagged out and end the inning with our lead up to 2-0.

Bottom of the fourth and Hinkley will go again. Culver is first up and he is struck out chasing a slider. Cheatom gets the first base hit of the Oilers inning with a nice hit to left field. In 2 batters we find our lead wiped out as Blalark gets all of one from Hinkley to send it 389 feet over the left wall. This sees a 2 run homer and a 2-2 tied game. Ortega gets the second out of the inning as Stodolka puts one out to deep centre. Larson gets a strong hit to deep centre that Ortega cannot get to and allows Larson the double. Hinkley then gives a wild pitch which sees Larson move to third. Briand cannot bring Larson home as his pop up over the infield sees him out. Game tied at 2-2.

Top of the fifth and we have to start all over again. Becerra is up first for us but he is struck out on a splitter. Ortega gets a walk as the pitcher loses control. Ortega moves to second as McCauley gets a base hit out to right field. Houghton then loads the bases as he gets one past the pitcher and into centre field for a base hit. This brings me up for my third go. I put one out towards third and get it past the fielder into left field for a base hit. This sees Ortega and McCauley home to score 2 runs and see our lead restored. Houghton moved to second. I get to move to second when Bielecki sees his grounder dropped by the third baseman. Houghton also moved up to third and we have the bases loaded again. We get nothing from it as LaBuff sends a grounder straight back to the pitcher who starts a double play to take Houghton and LaBuff. We now lead 4-2.

Bottom of the fifth and Hinkley continues against Bedlecom. Hinkley gives a nice one to Bedlecom that goes out to the centre wall and he picks up a triple. Moncada is the first out as he puts one out to Becerra in right field. Marsh comes in next and he puts a small grounder out in front of home plate. I run in to grab it and send to first for the out but it allows Bedlecom to score. Culver puts one out to centre field but Orteg is there to end the inning and sees us maintain a lead but down to 4-3.

Top of the sixth and Klika comes in facing a new pitcher. Klika is caught in foul territory on the third base side. Manriquez then grounds out to third as he is out number 2. Becerra gets a single out to centre field as the ball drops in front of the fielder. Ortega puts a long one out to left field that goes into the corner. This allows Becerra to round third and head for home to add to our lead. Ortega goes to second for the RBI double. McCauley strikes out to strand Ortega but we now lead 5-3.

Bottom of the sixth and Hinkley is allowed to continue. Cheatom is up first but his grounder comes straight to me and I send to first for the out. Blalark puts a line drive towards centre field but LaBuff at second makes a great grab to get the out. Stodolka sees the inning end as his pop up in foul territory is taken by Klika near first. We lead 5-3.

Top of the seventh and Houghton will be our lead off. Houghton fires one into the right field and it runs into the corner allowing him to make the base hit a double. I am up next and the Oilers decide to walk me. Bielecki doesn't get the same consideration and the pitcher strikes him out. LaBuff puts one out to shallow right but the fielder is there to make the catch. Both Houghton and myself are then stranded as Klika sends a grounder straight to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the seventh and Hinkley gets another go. Hinkley gives Larson a walk first up. This leads to a change of pitcher as Deshawn McKinzy is bought in to pitch. Briand is first to face him and gets a base hit to right centre. This allows Larson to move to third. Bedlecom hits one my way and I make the pick up and hold Larson at third. I send the ball to first for the out. Brian moves to second. McKinzy does not do well up next as he gives an easy base hit to pinch hitting Campos. This scores both Larson and Briand to tie the game up again at 5-5. Marsh strikes out for the second and Culver then flies out to Ortega in Centre to end the inning. Game tied at 5-5.

Top of the eighth and we will start with Manriquez. Manriquez sends a grounder straight to first to be out. Mendoza pinch hits for Becerra but his grounder is picked up at second for the out. Ortega then strikes out to end our inning.

Bottom of the eighth and McKinzy is allowed to continue. He gets Cheatom to strike out with a questionable call on the pitch. Blalark sends a hopper straight back to McKinzy on the mound to be out number 2. We keepthe game tied as Stodolka sends a grounder straight to first for the out. Game at 5-5.

Top of the ninth with the game in the balance. McCauley will be leading off against the Oilers closer as they try to stop anymore runs. McCauley strikes out for number 1. Houghton becomes out number 2 with a return grounder to the pitcher. This brings me in to try and get the lead back before we go into the bottom of the ninth. I try a line drive out to centre but it is taken by the second baseman and we don't advance the score.

Bottom of the ninth and we need to keep it tight to take it to extras. The manager has called on closer Latrell Angton to keep the game alive. Angton gets Larson to strike out first up. Briand is given a walk. Bedelcom sends one to Mendoza at short and he goes to LaBuff at second to get Briand out. There is no relay to first as LaBuff pulls up injured. He has had to be taken out of the game with a foot injury. Bedlecom then steals second on a strike to Campos. Campos strikes out to end the inning and we go into extras. Game tied at 5

Top of the tenth and Bielecki will go in first. Bielecki strikes out. Bonier pinch hits for LaBuff after his injury but he strikes out. Kiritsis also pinch hits for Klika. He also strikes out as we fail to connect.

Bottom of the tenth and Angton will continue. Marsh is up first and gets a base hit out to centre field. Marsh moves to second as Culver hits straight to first to be the first out. Cheatom gets a walk. Purcell comes in as a substitute runner for Marsh but Blalark strikes out for the second out of the inning. Stodolka comes in next and his hit to left field is taken by Houghton to keep the game alive at 5-5.

Top of the eleventh and Mariquez will lead off for us facing a new pitcher. Manriquez gets a base hit out to right field to start the inning. Mendoza strikes out for number 1. Manriquez moves to second on a weak Ortega grounder that sees him out. McCauley cannot keep the inning alive as he sends one to right field and it is caught by the fielder.

Bottom of the eleventh and Nelson de los Santos is bought in to pitch for us. Larson sends a slow bouncer my way and I make the grab and throw to get him at first. Briand is given a walk. We then see the game taken away from us as Bedlecom comes in and finds the sweet spot. His 366 foot home run scores 2 and we lose 7-5 in a game we were always ahead in.

I had a good game with 2 from 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI's. We drop back to 15-29 for the year.

We face the Oilers again tomorrow for the final game of the series.

03-24-2018, 05:05 AM	#57
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,288	8th August 2017 Day 2 of my return from injury and we continue to our trip to Dothan with game 2 of the series. We are hoping to get a second win today. We have had to have some changes to the pitching unit today as both Danny Burns and Jesus Nunez going to the DL list for a week or 2 with injury. This has meant changes from the Black Cats again. For some reason Gene Pickup is not really liked by the big club as he has been demoted. 3 pitchers have come back to us from the Rookie league Rock Hill Ducks. They are Gus Flores, Ray Petty and Nick Thompson. The manager has decided to go with the following line-up for the game against Dothan. CF Luis Ortega SS Casey McCauley LF Cooper Houghton 3B Joshua Mills DH Steve Bielecki 2B Chris LaBuff 1B Chris Klika Catcher Carlos Manriquez RF Jose Becerra On the mound today is Eric Hinkley. Hinkley has not had a good year so far going 1-3 with an ERA of 7.30. His last outing was a no decision with a win prior to that. Hopefully we can get another win for him today. Top of the first and wow what a start for us. Ortega is in for his first game with us after playing at single A level. It showed how much better he is than most of us as he hit only the second pitch of the game 421 feet for a solo homer to give us a very early lead. McCauley strikes out as the second batter up. Houghton also goes down swinging with 3 strikes and no balls. This brings me in for my first go of the game. I build a full count but then swing and miss to be struck out. We lead 1-0 after the first. Bottom of the first and Bedlecom is first to face Hinkley. Bedlecom puts a fly ball out to left where Houghton makes the first out. Moncada puts one out to right field for a base hit. Hinkley then gives Marsh a walk on a full count to move Moncada to second. Culver is up next and puts a slow roller my way. I pick it up and send it to first for the out. Moncada moves to third and Marsh goes to second. I then make a solid catch off of a Cheatom drive to end the inning and maintain our lead at 1-0. Top of the second and Bielecki will lead off for us. Bielecki tries a fly ball out to deep left centre but the fielder is there to catch it. LaBuff gets a soft flare out to left field to drop in for a base hit. LaBuff moves to second as Klika gets a grounder to second which sees him out at first. LaBuff is stranded as Manriquez plays a tame grounder to short for the third out. Bottom of the second and Hinkley will be facing Blalark. I take Blalark in the left foul territory for the first out. Stodolka gets a base hit out to left field to get the inning started. Larson also goes to the left side but his fly ball is taken by Houghton for out number 2. Briand strikes out to leave Stodolka on base while we maintain our 1-0 lead. Top of the third and Becerra will be up first for us. Becerra gets a small tapper out towards first but manages to beat the throw and pick up an infield base hit. Ortega comes in for his second at bat but cannot do the same as with his first. He puts a long one out to centre field but the fielder takes an easy catch. McCAuley is struck out for the 40th time this season as he becomes out number 2. Houghton also strikes out as we leave Ortega out there. Bottom of the third and Hinkley will have to face Bedlecom for a second time. Bedlecom gets an infield base hit as his little tap in front of home plate cannot be picked up and set to first in time. Moncada ruins Bedlecoms good start as he grounds to McCauley at short who starts the double play that takes them both out. Hinkley then gets Marsh to chase a bad one to strike him out and maintain our 1-0 lead. Top of the fourth and I will be leading off. I hit a solid one out to left field that avoids the fielder and rolls to the wall. I make it round first and go for second. There is no throw and I make it easily but pull up in pain as I reach second. The trainer comes on and takes a look at my hip. There is no issue and I manage to shake the issue off and will continue. Bielecki is up next and hits a solid base hit out to centre field. This allows me to round third and sprint for home. I get home without a throw being made to score our second run. LaBuff hits one straight to third which sees a double play take out both Bielecki and LaBuff. Klika keeps the inning alive with a flare shot out to left field for a base hit. Manriquez doesn't help as he fires one straight to second to see Klika tagged out and end the inning with our lead up to 2-0. Bottom of the fourth and Hinkley will go again. Culver is first up and he is struck out chasing a slider. Cheatom gets the first base hit of the Oilers inning with a nice hit to left field. In 2 batters we find our lead wiped out as Blalark gets all of one from Hinkley to send it 389 feet over the left wall. This sees a 2 run homer and a 2-2 tied game. Ortega gets the second out of the inning as Stodolka puts one out to deep centre. Larson gets a strong hit to deep centre that Ortega cannot get to and allows Larson the double. Hinkley then gives a wild pitch which sees Larson move to third. Briand cannot bring Larson home as his pop up over the infield sees him out. Game tied at 2-2. Top of the fifth and we have to start all over again. Becerra is up first for us but he is struck out on a splitter. Ortega gets a walk as the pitcher loses control. Ortega moves to second as McCauley gets a base hit out to right field. Houghton then loads the bases as he gets one past the pitcher and into centre field for a base hit. This brings me up for my third go. I put one out towards third and get it past the fielder into left field for a base hit. This sees Ortega and McCauley home to score 2 runs and see our lead restored. Houghton moved to second. I get to move to second when Bielecki sees his grounder dropped by the third baseman. Houghton also moved up to third and we have the bases loaded again. We get nothing from it as LaBuff sends a grounder straight back to the pitcher who starts a double play to take Houghton and LaBuff. We now lead 4-2. Bottom of the fifth and Hinkley continues against Bedlecom. Hinkley gives a nice one to Bedlecom that goes out to the centre wall and he picks up a triple. Moncada is the first out as he puts one out to Becerra in right field. Marsh comes in next and he puts a small grounder out in front of home plate. I run in to grab it and send to first for the out but it allows Bedlecom to score. Culver puts one out to centre field but Orteg is there to end the inning and sees us maintain a lead but down to 4-3. Top of the sixth and Klika comes in facing a new pitcher. Klika is caught in foul territory on the third base side. Manriquez then grounds out to third as he is out number 2. Becerra gets a single out to centre field as the ball drops in front of the fielder. Ortega puts a long one out to left field that goes into the corner. This allows Becerra to round third and head for home to add to our lead. Ortega goes to second for the RBI double. McCauley strikes out to strand Ortega but we now lead 5-3. Bottom of the sixth and Hinkley is allowed to continue. Cheatom is up first but his grounder comes straight to me and I send to first for the out. Blalark puts a line drive towards centre field but LaBuff at second makes a great grab to get the out. Stodolka sees the inning end as his pop up in foul territory is taken by Klika near first. We lead 5-3. Top of the seventh and Houghton will be our lead off. Houghton fires one into the right field and it runs into the corner allowing him to make the base hit a double. I am up next and the Oilers decide to walk me. Bielecki doesn't get the same consideration and the pitcher strikes him out. LaBuff puts one out to shallow right but the fielder is there to make the catch. Both Houghton and myself are then stranded as Klika sends a grounder straight to first to end the inning. Bottom of the seventh and Hinkley gets another go. Hinkley gives Larson a walk first up. This leads to a change of pitcher as Deshawn McKinzy is bought in to pitch. Briand is first to face him and gets a base hit to right centre. This allows Larson to move to third. Bedlecom hits one my way and I make the pick up and hold Larson at third. I send the ball to first for the out. Brian moves to second. McKinzy does not do well up next as he gives an easy base hit to pinch hitting Campos. This scores both Larson and Briand to tie the game up again at 5-5. Marsh strikes out for the second and Culver then flies out to Ortega in Centre to end the inning. Game tied at 5-5. Top of the eighth and we will start with Manriquez. Manriquez sends a grounder straight to first to be out. Mendoza pinch hits for Becerra but his grounder is picked up at second for the out. Ortega then strikes out to end our inning. Bottom of the eighth and McKinzy is allowed to continue. He gets Cheatom to strike out with a questionable call on the pitch. Blalark sends a hopper straight back to McKinzy on the mound to be out number 2. We keepthe game tied as Stodolka sends a grounder straight to first for the out. Game at 5-5. Top of the ninth with the game in the balance. McCauley will be leading off against the Oilers closer as they try to stop anymore runs. McCauley strikes out for number 1. Houghton becomes out number 2 with a return grounder to the pitcher. This brings me in to try and get the lead back before we go into the bottom of the ninth. I try a line drive out to centre but it is taken by the second baseman and we don't advance the score. Bottom of the ninth and we need to keep it tight to take it to extras. The manager has called on closer Latrell Angton to keep the game alive. Angton gets Larson to strike out first up. Briand is given a walk. Bedelcom sends one to Mendoza at short and he goes to LaBuff at second to get Briand out. There is no relay to first as LaBuff pulls up injured. He has had to be taken out of the game with a foot injury. Bedlecom then steals second on a strike to Campos. Campos strikes out to end the inning and we go into extras. Game tied at 5 Top of the tenth and Bielecki will go in first. Bielecki strikes out. Bonier pinch hits for LaBuff after his injury but he strikes out. Kiritsis also pinch hits for Klika. He also strikes out as we fail to connect. Bottom of the tenth and Angton will continue. Marsh is up first and gets a base hit out to centre field. Marsh moves to second as Culver hits straight to first to be the first out. Cheatom gets a walk. Purcell comes in as a substitute runner for Marsh but Blalark strikes out for the second out of the inning. Stodolka comes in next and his hit to left field is taken by Houghton to keep the game alive at 5-5. Top of the eleventh and Mariquez will lead off for us facing a new pitcher. Manriquez gets a base hit out to right field to start the inning. Mendoza strikes out for number 1. Manriquez moves to second on a weak Ortega grounder that sees him out. McCauley cannot keep the inning alive as he sends one to right field and it is caught by the fielder. Bottom of the eleventh and Nelson de los Santos is bought in to pitch for us. Larson sends a slow bouncer my way and I make the grab and throw to get him at first. Briand is given a walk. We then see the game taken away from us as Bedlecom comes in and finds the sweet spot. His 366 foot home run scores 2 and we lose 7-5 in a game we were always ahead in. I had a good game with 2 from 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI's. We drop back to 15-29 for the year. We face the Oilers again tomorrow for the final game of the series.