Coach Brian's Game #1 Blog

Game #1, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Field 24
Game Summary: 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Tm. Easton 0 0 1 2 1 7 11 8 6
NC Bombers 0 3 1 0 2 6 12 9 5


NCB Pit: Q.Connolly, D.Mickle (3), C.Loeb (4), C.McGuire (6), A.Pierce (6), M.Kelly (6)
Win Pit-Matt Kelly
Top Hitters: NCB--H.LoForte 2x3, 3B; I.Garcia 1x3, 2 RBI; Q.Connolly 1x2; D.Mickle 2x3; C.Loeb 1x4; A.Pierce 1x3, 2 RBI; J.Reisinger 1x3, RBI.


Better to win ugly than to lose pretty.
We had a 4-1 lead going to the 4th and a 6-4 lead going to the last inning (6th). Things got pretty ugly in the last inning. We gave up 7 runs to give them a 11-6 lead (4 hits, 4 walks, 1 hit batter, 2 errors) going to the bottom of the 6th. Jack led off with a single, Corey walked, Hank singled, Isaiah had a 2-run single (11-8 now), Matt walked, Hank scored on throwing error by catcher (11-9), Isaiah scored on wild pitch (11-10), 2 outs (David & Chris), Tanner walked & stole 2nd (second & third, 2 outs now). Aaron on a 3-2 pitch hit a hopper to the third baseman who threw it away to score Matt and Tanner. 12-11 Ballgame!!!!


We could have hung our heads after the 7-run disaster, but the boys kept fighting. Great job by Jack today catching all 6 innings (throwing out 2 runners) in 90+ degree heat with unbelievable humidity. After Quinn pitched, our staff really struggled today. Hopefully they got it out of their systems. Matt Kelly stole 4 bases today and picked up the win in relief. Hank hit a bomb triple to right center and scored on a bad throw. Tanner had a huge Sac fly to give us a 5-4 lead at the time in the bottom of the 5th. David Mickle had 2 solid singles. We were only 5 for 16 with runners in scoring position. We gave up 12 stolen bases and walked them 7 times and made 5 errors (ouch!!!). Bottom line is that we are 1-0 in pool play.


The skies opened up while walking to our cars today. It rained all afternoon, postponing the rest of the games. Our two games tomorrow (8am & 4pm) are still on-schedule. Today's rainouts will be made up on Tuesday. -
Coach Brian