Winner, Winner Drafty Dinner.   

  Game #3 – May 27th, 2026

  Hurtin' Units vs. Draft Kings

  Hurtin' Units win 21-5

  Team Record – 1-2-0

"Baseball is the only field of endeavour where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer."- Ted Williams.

Coventry Park- After the last two games, it was a welcome sight to have a warm and dry day for our game. The Draft Kings were the home team. At game time, the Units had 11 players dressed in Hurtin' Unit shirts, and the only missing player was Keith D., who was out celebrating his 50th birthday.

In the top of the first inning, the Units sent 7 batters to the plate, and when the diamond dust settled (dry game), the Units had scored 3 runs to get this party started. In the bottom, the Drafters sent 5 batters up, and the Units' defence had come to play. The Units would get the first two batters out (Jerry and Daniel), Jeff and Paul would hit singles, Chuck would get out, and that was all they wrote.

In the top of the second inning, the Units showed the most offence they had shown all season. The Units sent all 11 batters to the plate, and 7 huge runs would score. In the bottom of the inning, the Units once again would shut the door, 4 batters, 3 outs, with Justin getting the only hit.

In the top of the third inning, Andrew led off with a single, and the offence was rolling again, sending 9 batters to the plate, 6 hits later and 4 more runs on the scoreboard. The Units' offence was rolling along nicely, but the defence was tearing it up, Kevin S. was like a vacuum at third base, and after a few innings, I was trying to pitch everything inside, on the righties, to get them to hit in Kevin's direction. In the bottom, the Kings sent 4 batters up and 3 got out. The score after 3 complete innings was Units 14-0.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Drafties slowed the Units' offence down; 5 batters came up, and only 1 run scored. In the bottom of the inning, the Units' “D” was terrific again, 4 King batters and 3 outs, no runs . In the fifth inning, the Units bats came to life again, 7 batters and 5 more runs. In the bottom of the fifth, the Drafters finally broke through the mighty Units' defence and scored their first run of the game.

The sixth inning would see the Draft Kings turn the tables, the Units would go down quickly, 4 batters,
3 outs and no runs. The Draft King's bats woke in the bottom, and after 4 hits, the Kings scored 3 more runs.

In the seventh inning (yes, we got to a seventh inning), each team would score 1 run, making the final score 21-5 for the Units. Units are in the win column for the first time in 2026.

The Hurtin' Units' next game is Thursday, May 28, vs. ( undefeated) Tottenham Twisters.