It was a rough start for David, who elected to stay in his "Halloween Hangover"/"David Wells" costume for the duration of the softball contest, taking his first loss on the season in the process. Not that he was alone, with his Pitchers teammates offering up a few timely errors and a dormant offense, a combination that was no match for the
A week earlier, the Pitchers found a way to a better outcome, taking their second-round playoff game against the Hurricanes, 5-4. (As the No. 1 seed in the league, the Pitchers had a bye in the first round). Greg went 3-for-4, and Damian and Felix both had a pair of hits in the win, though, as previously mentioned, Kristine got the MVP award by showing up to the field in time for a 12:07 p.m. start.
The Pitchers didn't push a run across the plate until the fourth, when David and Alicia both got on board and were moved around the pond by singles from Alex, Abbey and Felix. Later, with both teams tied at 2 heading into the seventh, the Pitchers were able to scrap for another three runs, thanks to timely hits by Damian, Greg and Alicia. The Pitchers would need all of that cushion to hold off the hard-hitting Hurricanes in the home half of the inning.
Even in the midst of the playoff bounce, the Pitchers might still have another way to grasp a brass ring for the fall 2008 season -- with a record of 8-2 in non-playoff action, the team still has a shot at winning the regular season crown should they take both games next weekend from that same Hurricanes team.
Next game: It's the season-ending doubleheader, Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m. against the Hurricanes. Plan on taking another team picture, and taking a trip to Jeremy's Ale House for season-ending Styrofoam Beers. CANCELED due to mathematical elimination from pennant race.
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