6 Feb 2010

Ones: 1st Rickey, 2nd Horfun, 3rd DT, SS Ripken, LF Mick, CF H, RF Sin
Twos: 1st Generalissimo/Uboat, 2nd Jor-El, 3rd Uboat/Generalissimo, SS Rugburn, LF VoodooChild, CF Bumblebee, RF Dumi

Box Score

ONES: 0 2 2 6 1 4 3 2 3
TWOS: 0 0 2 8 4 4 0 3 0

Final score: Ones 23 : Twos 21

What a game. Considering that the Twos looked much stronger than the Ones, the score was much closer that it should have been. It was a see-saw battle with both teams fighting hard to take and hold a lead (and failing miserably in the next inning). One might assume that it was an offensive battle since the final score was so high, but it was also tight defense and superb glovework that won the day.

The Ones pulled ahead with an early lead going into the 3rd. At the top of the 4th, it seemed like everything was gelling for the them as they drove in 6 runs to take a 10-2 lead. But it was not to be. No sooner as the teams switched sides, the Twos pounded back 8 runs to tie the game. This set the precedent for the rest of the game as the lead swung to and fro between the Ones and the Twos.

If the Ones scored at the top of the inning, the Twos would answer back in full. If the Twos took the lead, the Ones would swipe it back. It wasn't till the 9th when the Ones finally managed take and hold a 2 run lead for the victory.

Notable mentions. Dumi showed not only his bat, but also his leg speed. Extending many a double into a triple (although his first attempt was foiled one of the best relays in SAS history... more on that later). Ripken hit probably the furthest homerun of his career, deep, deep, deep into right centerfield between H and Sin. Who'd have seen that one coming.

It was as much of a defensive game as an offensive one. No surprises that there were many defensive lapses (this is saturdaysoftball after all), but there were more than a few brilliant plays.

Play of the day belongs to the relay from H to Ripken to DT at 3rd to tag Dumi out. His first at bat, Dumi smacked a liner into left centerfield. He was easily safe at 2nd, but decided to stretch the hit into a triple. H got to the ball, relayed to Ripken at short, who fired a pinpoint missile into DT's glove for the quick tag. Dumi had no chance.

Horfun was sorely (no pun) tested at 2nd as well. Both times on forced-plays at 2. DT fielded the ball and threw for the force out to Horfun. First Jor-El, in an entirely unsupermanfatheresque move bulldozed into Horfun, smashing her into the ground. In the next inning, in an almost identical play, DT threw to horfun, but this time, it was bumblebee, sliding into the bag and sweeping Horfun off her feet (with her landing on his back.)

Gold Glove belonged to the Mick in Leftfield. He was running down everything. No ball in leftfield landed on the ground.