HURTIN' UNITS VS. THE HOTTUB WOODYS.
Game # 5- May 29th, 2017
Hurtin' Units win 15-3
Team Record - 4-1-0
Let me start by saying I do not know why the beginning is in red, I tried to fix it, but nothing seems to work.
Tottenham Community Center- At 5:00 o'clock on game day, I went down for a nap. At that time the sky was blue, the birds were chirping and it looked very promising that our game would get played.
My alarm woke me up 2 hours later to flashes of lightening, booming thunder and heavy rain. What the heck happened in those 2 hours? I looked at my phone and there were multiple messages and emails asking if the game was canceled. There was nothing from Doug D., so I sent him a message asking the status of the games. Doug replied that the games were still a go and the rain was to stop at 8:20. I relayed this message to our team.
At about 8:00 oclock, I headed to the diamond, the rain had stopped, but everything was still dripping, it was still going to be a wet night.
When I arrived at the diamond, Pete H., Fast Eddie H., and the umpire were on the playing field checking it out. There were some thumbs up and we were going to give it a go.
It took about fifteen minutes to get everything setup (bases, lineups, drainage, etc.), but then game was underway.
This game was the first home game for the Units. This would also be the first time a T.O.T teams had played at the Tottenham Community Center hardball diamond.
I was actually impressed with the diamond!!
The infield was so large, that when the
bases were put in they looked out of place. The pitching mound (this
is a hard ball diamond) did not really play a part in the outcome of
the game. I think there were also worries about guys hitting into the
backyard of the houses, but nobody really even came close to hitting
the ball out of the park. I thought the playing surface was amazing!!
It had drained quite well and it was not slippery at all. I would
definitely play this diamond again.
The weather for this game was
unsettled. The dark clouds were clearing out, but in the southern
sky, you could still see lightning and hear the roars of thunder. The
temperature was around 17 degrees (surprising considering all the
rain), but it was comfortable. There was a strong wind that did play
havoc with the pitching in this game.
At game time we had 12 Hurtin' Units
players dressed and somewhat ready to play. This was the second game
in a row that we had a full squad. Awesome!!
Once we got started, the game moved
along quickly. In the first inning. The Hottub Woody's would send 6
batters to the plate, but only 1 would come around to score. The
Units would also send 6 batters to the plate and 2 runs would come in
to score.
In the second inning, the Hottub Woody's would not score in the top of the inning. The Units would score 3 runs, on an in the
park home run by Winston. The Units defense would shut down the
Hottub Woody's over the next 2 innings and the Units would tack on 4
more runs. The score after 4 complete innings was 9-1 for the Hurtin'
Units.
Over the next 3 innings, the Units would only allow the
Woody's 2 more runs against the defense and the Units offense would
add another 6 runs. The final score. Units 15, Hottub Woody's 3.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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Total
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Hurtin'
Units
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2
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3
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2
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2
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2
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4
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X
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15
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Hottub
Woodys |
1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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3
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Highlights.
Units would score in every inning.
Hottub Woody's would only score 3 runs.
Winston hit a 3 run , in the park, home run.
The Hurtin' Units had 27 hits in this game.
Winston, Keith, Steve and Brett (Hurtin' Units) all went 4 for 4 in the game.
Fast Eddie H. (Hottub Woodies) went 4 for 4. Steve G. (Woody's) scored all 3 Woody's runs.
Keith made a nice double play at third, picking off a ground ball, touching 3rd for the force, and then throwing home for the out.
Darren had a chance for a double play at second base, but just missed the back end at first to Bob.
Nice home opener Units!!
