HURTIN' UNITS WERE LIGHTS OUT WITH THE TAP DANCERS...

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE TAP MASTERS.

Game # 10 - June 25, 2012

Hurtin' Units reschedule
Make-up game July 4th

Team Record - 2-6-1

Keogh Park- This week we were to have two games, I believe it would have been for the first time this season. We did have a two game week earlier in the season, but the second game was postponed against the Dusty Cleats. I really like the two games a week, I think it helps us get in to the games more and when we're in to the games more I think we will play better. Our first game of the week was to be against the Tap Masters, another first year team captained by Tim Shrank and Jason Bowers. 

I looked at the standings and I was stunned to see how these guys are tearing things up. Now bare in mind that they have played 3 more games than us, but they still have some impressive numbers. They currently reside in 3rd place with 13pts after 12 games and only 1point out of second place. One number that really stood out for me was the runs for, the Masters runs for, is a whooping 192, that is 70 runs greater than the Hurtin' Units, but I did say they have played 3 more games... If we ( Hurtin' Units) were to score 13 or more runs per game over our next 3 games we would be close... 13 runs a game, piece of cake! The next closest team for runs scored in the Red Dogs with 167 runs...The Hurtin' Units have played the least amount of games in the league... 

The weather for this game was excellent, sunny skies with a few clouds blowing around, there was a strong breeze, and the temperature was hovering around 18 degrees. I love playing in these weather conditions...

At game time we were down some of our own players... Gord R., Craig S., and Dave were missing for action. Mike stepped up to play and we arranged for a couple of subs for the game. Thanks go out to Mark K. and Piero D.

This game was a lights out dud. The Tap Masters and the Hurtin' Units only got 3 innings completed before the umpire called the game due to darkness. I thought I would mention a little about the game, it is after all, part of our season. The stats don't count and the score doesn't matter, but to those of us who were there we have a few memories to recall in the future...




"Lights out boys"

 In the first in the Hurtin' Units went down quickly and in the bottom of the inning,  the Tappers scored 2 runs. In the second inning, the Units 2 runs to tie things up, but in the bottom the inning the Taps scored 3 runs to take the lead again. In the top of the inning the Hurtin' Unit bats thundered to life, pounding the ball all over the field and scoring 7 runs capped off by a Mike O. home run over the right field fence. This was the second time in the game Mike crushed the ball, we really miss this bat in the lineup. In the bottom of the third inning, the Units' defense closed the door on the Tap Masters. The score after 3 complete innings Hurtin' Units 9, Tap Masters 5.

Darkness had fallen on the playing field and after a short discussion with captains and umpire, it was decided that the conditions were unsafe and the game would have to be rescheduled... The Hurtin' Units vs. Tap Masters rescheduled make-up game is July 4, 2012 at Keogh Park at 9:30pm.