23 Oct 2004

ONES :
Pitch : Indiana/Kitty, Catch : Monk, 1st : Guppy/HY, 2nd : Princess & Pianzhi, 3rd : Sandman, SS : Money, RF : TK, CF : Cool Papa, LF : Fye, Rover : HY/TK & Diane

TWOS :
Pitch : TS/Rickey, Catch : Jason, 1st : Rickey/Rube, 2nd : Geok, 3rd : Generalissimo, SS : DT, RF : Andy, LF : Rube/TS, CF : TS, Rover : Diana & Horfun

Game 1 : ONES 7, TWOS 8
Game 2 : ONES 14, TWOS 4 (5 innings)

MBP : TS

Game 1 was an excellent game, with both sides shutting down the other defensively. Many innings went 1-2-3 out, with nary a runner on base. There was one exceptional inning for the TWOS when the infield showed some magic. First out by the SS, second out, unassisted by 1st, third out the 3rd base. The unassisted out by Rickey at first was one of the great plays of the day. HY was up at bat, she drilled a screamer of a grounder in the gap between Rickey and Geok, out of nowhere, Rickey, showing great range, plucks the ball on the first bounce and runs to tag the base in one smooth motion, taking out HY, an unbelievable play...for Rickey, (but then again, he's been making unbelievable plays at 3rd as well, my SS position feels threatened, a couple more weeks and he could jolly well usurp my position as starting SS) HY got her back TWICE, running down a right-center liner and an opposite field blooper over her head. Both hits should have been singles, but HY (and you could see it in her face) really, really wanted to get Rickey out. Although she wasn't the MBP, Diana was clearly the most valued hitter for the TWOS. She stomped on the hearts and pride of the ONES at the top of the 9th, with a hard-hit flyball over EVERYONE's heads (the outfield moved in for a girl, no respect) which brought in 2 insurance runs. She literally saved the game for the TWOS as the score was 6-5, and the ONES came back to score 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth as well.
For the second game, the ONES wanted revenge. They hit the ball hard, totally dominated the second game. Taking an early lead from the get go, they held onto their lead and ran into double digits by the ninth inning. The TWOS were managed to salvage their pride in the bottom of the ninth by escaping just barely escaping mercy. Diana was at the forefront of the rally with another sharply hit liner down the 3rd base line to bring in a run. She definitely led the games in RBIs.
On another note, Pianzhi finally showed up again, and she had a 1.0 OBP (that includes pinch running for an injured Diane). She even got a three bagger on a single. That woman has speed. She scares the daylights out of the infield, because when they play her short, she'd smack the ball over their heads, but if they play her normal, she will get on base if the ball is hit on the ground. She's the Ichiro of Saturdaysoftball. Great speed combined with single hitting ability.