Empty Pitchers vs. The Avengers

Game 10 Box Score
10/18/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
EP     0  0  0  1  1  4  0   6
A      0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0

PLAYER       AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG  'On the Day'
 1 David      3  1  3   0   0   .619  (5-5)
 5 Alicia     3  0  1   1   0   .407  (3-5, walk)
15 Damian     3  1  2   1   0   .636  (4-6)
13 Julie      3  0  1   1   0   .316  (1-6)
00 Greg       2  1  1   0   0   .727  (3-6)
   77 Raul    1  0  1   1   0   .542  (2-4)
 7 Kristine   3  0  1   1   0   .429  (2-6)
 2 Felix      3  0  0   0   0   .409  (0-6)
4 Rachel      3  0  1   0   0   .318  (2-5, walk)
11 Jared      3  0  1   0   0   .200  (1-5)
10 Nicole     3  1  2   0   0   .333  (5-7)
21 Matt       2  1  1   0   0   .600  (3-5)
44 Alex       2  1  1   1   0   .455  (3-6)

2B - Alex (2), David (6)
3B - Greg (3); Over-the-Fence Out - Alex (1)

Game 9 Box Score
10/18/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
 A     2  1  0  3  6  1  4   17
EP     3  0  0  0  0  2  4   9

PLAYER       AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
11 Jared      2  0  0   0   0   .000
   1 David    2  1  2   2   0   .556
 4 Rachel     2  1  1   0   1   .316
00 Greg       4  1  2   1   0   .750
10 Nicole     4  2  3   1   0   .111
44 Alex       4  1  2   1   0   .444
 5 Alicia     2  0  2   3   1   .417
77 Raul       3  0  1   1   0   .522
 7 Kristine   3  1  1   0   0   .444
21 Matt       3  1  2   0   0   .609
13 Julie      3  0  0   0   0   .313
15 Damian     3  1  2   0   0   .632
 2 Felix      3  0  0   0   0   .474

2B - Alicia (1), David (4,5), Greg (6)

Jeff's Team Overpowered by Pitchers

The Empty Pitchers continued their march to the playoffs, posting another two wins on the season Saturday against Jeff's Team (in previous incarnations, also called the Screaming Yaks, Scared Hitless, Mr. Muscles).

The Pitchers won the first game by a score of 9-5, scoring their runs in bunches during the fourth and fifth innings. Greg continued his assault on opposing team's right-side defenses, going 3-for-3 and falling just a single short of hitting for the cycle. The home run was actually an eGREGious^TM grand slam, that brought Greg's RBI total for the game to 6 (though in all fairness, Greg would mix it up in the second game, ripping a hit into an empty left field). Matt had three hits in the early game, and power couple Kristine and Jason (both 2-for-3) got the job done at the top of the order, getting on early and often.

With Jeff's Team visibly disheartened, and Jeff's Beard failing to give him the warmth that his sleeveless shirt so deprived him of, the Pitchers easily took the second game by a score of 8-1. David Being David showed up to pitch the second game, blanking Jeff's Team for six innings, and driving in 5 runs in support of his own cause. The Pitchers also showed some spectacular defense in the game, with Jason laying out to stab a grounder as part of a non-doctor-approved putout to first, Greg showing off some solid scoops in the infield, and Nicole tagging out a runner at home at the tail end of an 8-3-2 double play.

With the batting title race heating up, the Pitchers continued to step their individual games up. Abbey, the fastest girl on the team, reached base twice in the second game, as did Nicole, now in official possession of a batting average. And Raul turned a deaf ear to David's mano-a-mano pitcher trash talk, completing an amazing 6-for-6 day, and raising his average to .550. Or, as some might note, .050 above David's .500 average.

With the Pitchers on another roll, the job now is to remain vigilant that they don't repeat last season's second-half nosedive.



Next game: Saturday, Oct. 18, at 2:30 p.m. against the Avengers.

Empty Pitchers vs. Jeff (aka Mr. Muscles)'s Team

Game 8 Box Score
10/11/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
EP     1  0  2  0  4  0  1   8
JT     0  0  0  0  0  0  1   1

PLAYER       AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG  'On the Day'
 1 David      4  1  2   5   0   .500  (3-6)
 7 Kristine   4  0  2   0   0   .467  (4-7)
77 Raul       4  0  4   1   0   .550  (6-6)
 5 Alicia     4  0  1   1   0   .364  (2-7)
21 Matt       3  0  1   0   0   .600  (4-6)
10 Nicole     3  0  2   0   0   .250  (3-6)
 2 Felix      3  0  1   0   0   .563  (2-6)
 4 Rachel     3  0  0   0   0   .294  (1-6)
99 Jason      3  1  2   0   0   .571  (4-6)
 9 Abbey      3  2  2   0   0   .263  (2-6) 
00 Greg       3  3  3   1   0   .813  (6-6)
12 Brian      3  1  2   0   0   .545  (2-6)

2B - David (3), Felix (1), Greg (5)

Game 7 Box Score
10/11/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
JT     0  0  0  1  0  1  3   5
EP     0  0  0  4  5  0  X   9

PLAYER       AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
 2 Felix      3  1  1   0   0   .615
 7 Kristine   3  2  2   0   0   .455
99 Jason      3  2  2   0   0   .545
 5 Alicia     3  0  1   0   0   .389
00 Greg       3  2  3   6   0   .769
10 Nicole     3  1  1   1   0   .111
12 Brian      3  0  0   0   0   .526
 4 Rachel     3  0  1   0   0   .357
21 Matt       3  0  3   1   0   .647
 9 Abbey      3  0  0   0   0   .188 
 1 David      2  1  1   0   0   .500
77 Raul       2  0  2   1   0   .438

2B - David (2), Greg (4), Jason (2)
3B - Greg (2); Home Run - Greg (2)
Over-the-Fence Out - Felix (2), Jason (1)

Everybody Hits (Or Walks Multiple Times)

A week after suffering a 9:30 a.m. rain out, the Empty Pitchers returned to play, taking two games from the Sub & Heroes.

In the early game, the Pitchers scored early and often, batting around in the first inning to take a 7-0 lead over the Hero-less Heroes. Greg and Matt padded their averages, going a perfect 3-for-3 in the early game, while Jess got the dirty work done on the base paths, trekking through the mud to score three times as the Pitchers went on to win 15-3.

In the second game, the Heroes managed to hang tough through four innings, keeping the game within a single run. Then, with two runners on in the fifth, Greg hit a bases-clearing triple. An inning later, he would kill the dreams of the Heroes dead, with an inside-the-park grand slam -- bringing his RBI total for the game to 8, in a game the Pitchers would win 13-3.

Not lost in Greg's Feats of Coed Softball was Brian's 4-for-4 at the plate, Raul going 3-4 at the top of the order, and Damian taking an admirable turn in the pitching rotation. And freed from the shackles of catcher-dom, Murph closed the game out with three nifty plays at third, including a nice heads-up, force-out courtesy of Brian's throw from center.

Next game (Updated!): Saturday, Oct. 11, at 2:30 p.m. According to the league schedule, the Pitchers take on the intriguingly-named "Jeff Team."

Empty Pitchers vs. Sub & Heroes

Game 6 Box Score
10/5/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
EP     1  0  2  1  3  6  X   13
SH     0  0  2  1  0  0  X   3

PLAYER     AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG  'On the Day'
77 Raul     4  2  3   0   0   .357  (3-5, walk)
13 Julie    4  1  2   1   0   .385  (3-7)
12 Brian    4  3  4   1   0   .625  (6-7)
9 Abbey    3  2  1   1   1   .231  (2-4, 2 walks)
00 Greg     4  2  3   8   0   .700  (6-7)
17 Jess     3  0  1   1   0   .167  (1-4, 2 walks)
2 Felix    3  0  1   0   0   .700  (3-6)
10 Nicole   2  0  0   0   1   .000  (0-4, 3 walks)
15 Damian   3  1  2   0   0   .625  (4-6)
5 Alicia   3  1  1   0   0   .400  (3-6)
21 Matt     2  1  1   1   1   .571  (4-6, walk)

2B - Damian (2); 3B - Greg (1)
Home Run - Greg (1)
Over-the-Fence Out - Felix (1), Greg (2)

Game 5 Box Score (3 innings)
10/5/2008

TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7   FINAL
SH     0  0  1  0  X  X  X   1
EP     7  4  4  X  X  X  X   15

PLAYER       AB  R  H  RBI  BB   AVG
12 Brian      3  1  2   1   0   .500
5 Alicia     3  2  2   0   0   .417
00 Greg       3  3  3   1   0   .667
10 Nicole     1  1  0   0   2   .000
2 Felix      2  2  2   2   1   .857
17 Jess       1  3  0   2   2   .000
15 Damian     3  1  2   3   0   .615
9 Abbey      2  1  1   0   1   .200
21 Matt       3  1  3   3   0   .583
13 Julie      3  0  1   2   0   .333
77 Raul       1  0  0   1   1   .200

2B - Greg (2,3)