It was a sad, sad Sunday for the Empty Pitchers, who saw their dreams of an undefeated season dashed by the Hot Cousins in Game 2 of a weekend doubleheader.
The Pitchers handily defeated the Cousins in the early game, by a nerve-wracking score of 3-1. Matt and Greg lead a 15-Pitcher offensive attack with a couple of hits apiece, but it was the bottom fifth of the order (Jon, Val and David) that succeeded in getting runners on board to score the team’s trio of runs in the fourth.
In the late game, the male Cousins were finally able to take advantage of testosterone-laden hitters batting back-to-back-to-back-to-back in their lineup, thanks to an elaborate ploy orchestrated by the Commish herself in the early game, and which prevented the Cousins from having to play with an automatic out in their order. Though it has to be noted that the Pitchers themselves certainly screwed the pooch defensively in a 15-3 massacre that ended early thanks to the mercy of the 12-run Mercy Rule.
Matt again picked up a pair of hits (starting his season 4-for-4), while Jon and Pat both had a couple of hits, in a game otherwise notable only for putting the Pitchers’ suddenly anemic offense on display. Thankfully, the team will have a chance to shake off the doldrums with one more doubleheader left to play before the start of the playoffs.
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