SLOWING DOWN THE BEER TRAIN.

Game # 8– June 14th, 2023

Hurtin' Units vs. The Beer Bros.

Hurtin' Units lose 18-9

Team Record – 2-5-1

Conventry Park - The weather for this game was comfortable, not too hot, not too cold, there was soft breeze and the skies were clearing. Earlier in the day there was rain, which got me a little worried On Monday, all the games were cancelled due to the rain that fell most of the day. The Tuesday games were also in jeopardy, with rain coming down Tuesday afternoon. At game time all Tuesday games were a go and all 3 were played.

At game time, the Units were down 1 player, Tom H. was the only missing body for this game. It was nice having our own players back in the lineup. I like subs, but it's nicer with your own team.

The Beer Bros. have been almost unstoppable this season, they have had a few close games and coming into this game they were undefeated. Their record was 7-0-0.

Over the last two games, the Units have battled to stay in the games. The SOPs beat us up by a score of 13-9 and the Master Batters tied us with a 10-10, we gave these teams their first points of the season. We are givers... or we couldn't muster up the hits to win these games.

This game was close in the early innings, the Units actually had the lead at one time, but a big 7-run inning, by the Bros. basically sealed the deal. The Beer Bros. actually had two 7-run innings in this game, 14 of their 18 runs in the game.

This game might have been a little closer, had we come out of the gate a little better. In the first inning, the Units first 3 batters, hit hard, but every one of them hit to a Beer Bros. glove, 3 up, 3 down, not the best start. We also had another moment with the bases loaded, I hit a line drive to left, for a hit, but Ingo was thrown out at second to end the inning. Missed opportunities!! Our bats are starting to come around, and it was great to have Nick back in the lineup.

This game marked the 1/3^rd point of the season, the Units record does look as good as I think it should. I really think we are starting to play a good game, it hasn't shown on the scoresheet yet, but we have a solid team. Les has been a surprise this season, Jamie is getting better at short every game, Justin impresses me every game, Corey is still feeling his way around the league, Tommy B. is crushing the ball, Rod, Nick, Wayne, Ingo, Pete are all team guys who play hard and I have found a pretty good groove pitching. We do miss Tom Hollmann's bat and stellar play at first. With 1/3^rd of the season complete, let's see how the 2/3^rd of the season goes. Go Units!!

The Hurtin' Units are back on the field on Tuesday, June 20th vs. The Bat Flippers.