RUNNIN' AGAINST THE WIND.

HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE INGLORIOUS BATSTERS. 

"Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me" - Queen

Game # 8 - June 4th, 2016

Hurtin' Units win 26-15

Team Record - 4-4-0

Coventry Park- In the March 2016 captains meeting the T.O.T. gave birth to a new team. On that day the Inglorious Batsters were born and the proud captains Will and Peter were welcomed into the fold.

They grow up so fast... Since that day we have seen the little batsters grow into a teamager. I can recall how awkward they looked taking their first steps up to the podium and grappling around for the first time, picking their first player. Now they are running around the bases and hitting and getting along with other teams. Yes they grow up so fast.

The Batster's got off to a good start from the beginning, with good Will and pleasant Pete. Coming into this game against the Hurtin' Units they had a record of 4-3-0, sitting 6th place with a plus/minus of -2. The Hurtin' Units, coming into this game, were sitting in 10th place with a record of 3-4-0 and a plus/minus of + 25. 

Game time: 

After a successful two-game homestand the Hurtin' Units were back on the road for this game against the Inglorious Batsters.

The weather for this game was a little cool, there was a very strong wind, there was a sun/cloud mix and earlier in the day there were dark ominous clouds. The temperature was around 16 degrees at game time. 

Where's Gord?

At game time we had 10 players dressed in the Hurtin' Units shirts ready to take on the Inglorious Batsters. The only missing players, on this night, were Clayton A. and Gordy D. 

The weather for this game was the topic of discussion before, during, and after the game. The strong gusts and the cool temperatures really did play a part in the outcome of this game. In the top of the first inning, the Units continued batting where we left off in our two previous games. The Units would send 10 batters to the plate and 7 runs would come in to score. In the bottom of the inning, the Inglourious Batsters would score only a single run, an in the park home run, by leadoff man Kevin (Skippy). The Units would get 3 outs on the next  4 batters.  

Over the next two innings, the Units with score another 5 runs and the Batsters would have a 6 run third inning. The score after three Innings of play was 12-7 for the Units. 

In the fourth inning, the Units would tack on another 3 runs, started by the bottom of the order. Ingo, Mark and James would all come around to score. In the bottom of the inning, the Hurtin' Units would shut the door, no runs for the Batsters. 

In the fifth inning, both teams only scored a single run. 

In the sixth inning, the Units went back on the offense scoring another 3 runs, highlighted by a three RBI, in the park homerun by Jon. In the bottom of the inning, the pesky little Batsters would not go away. The Basters would have their biggest hitting inning in the game, with 7 runs.The score at the end of six innings was 19-15 for the Hurtin' Units.

In the top of the seventh inning (open), the Units would throw up another 7 runs, highlighted by an in the park home run (his second in the last two games), by Brad S. In the bottom of the inning (open), the Units had an 11-run cushion.They would retire the first two batters on a ground ball and a pop fly. The next two batters, Peter H and Art S. would get on with singles, followed by Mark who would hit a foul pop up to Units catcher Robert J. for the final out of the game. The Hurtin' Units win by a final score of 26-15. 

Inside the game. 

• There was an extremely strong wind that made this game an adventure on every play. 
• Robert J. caught a foul pop out for the final out of the game. 
• Jon and Brad both hit in the park homeruns. Brad's second in last to games.

  

  Strong winds during the game.

• Skippy (Kevin) hit an in the park homerun, to lead off the Batsters, in the first inning. 
• Jon had a ball hit to him, it bounced up over his head, he made the catch, then threw to Jim at second base who almost got hit in the head also. 
• Jon took a hard hit ball off his foot which deflected toward third base.
• Hurtin' Units scored at least 1 run in every inning of this game. 

Hurtin' Units next game is Tuesday June 13, 2016 vs. Draft Kings.