The Evil Monkey switched backs during this game. May Dave enjoy it for a long time.
We came into the game with monkeys on our backs. The big monkey was that we haven’t beaten Integrity in two seasons of trying. A couple of the games have been close, but a couple have been ugly blowouts. (I’m looking at you, 16-5 loss last month.)
The other monkey was that whole triple play business. Bryan hit into one against Integrity during that afore-mentioned loss, so he expected to hold onto the title of “most recent O-fer to hit into a triple play” for a long time, years maybe.
Would you believe 35 days? The monkey switched backs in the fourth inning, when Dave Hunt talled a 6U, 6U, 6-3 triple play that broke out spirits, except that it didn’t. We were down 9-7 at that point, and Integrity scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth, so we were down 14-7 in the top of the fifth.
We scored three. Then we held ‘em. Then we scored six to take a 16-14 lead. Triple play, schmiple play, right? It’s not a head game if you don’t let it be one.
But then … OK, my stomach still hurts. Integrity scored six in the sixth, including four runs after two outs. Their shortstop, Jeremy Loffer, hit a deep fly ball with a runner on. Dave was under it but had to reach back for it and (ouch) it dropped. Jeremy ended up on third base, until our shortstop threw the ball home (oof) and our catcher missed it (barf). Jeremy scored, and we were down two runs on a ball that should have ended the inning. Two batters later, Tyson hit a two-run homer for Integrity to make the score 20-16.
We had a good chances to win this game and run our league record to 5-3. Instead, we’re 4-4, and very possibly would have been 3-5 if we didn’t have a forfeit win to our credit.
Game Notes: Dewey was ejected in the first inning … Bryan went 3-for-3 with a walk, possibly his first perfect game since jamming his fingers in Moscow six weeks ago … Frank Morden continued his hot streak with a 3-for-4 performance … Scotty Morgan was 4-for-4 in his third game of the season.
Strange Game Note: Gary Beck played second base in both games of a doubleheader, and I can’t remember anyone hitting a ball to him on the ground in either game.
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