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."
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