It wasn't pretty to watch from the sidelines, and it was even uglier to witness from the field, as the Empty Pitchers fell to the Gorillas 21-1, and 12-0.
The Pitchers fell behind by 11 runs after the top of the first, though they took what little comfort was to be found in holding the Gorillas to only an additional 10 runs over the course of the next three innings. The sole player to manage multiple hits in the first game was Felix, who went 2-for-2 in addition to valiantly chasing down a number of deep drives to left field. The game's other hits came in the third, when Alex V. hit a triple (the only multiple-base hit of the day for the team) and was able to make it home on a single from Jason.
The Pitchers mustered another five hits in Game 2 (all singles, from Matt J., Alicia, Alex B., Danny and the superhuman Felix), but the most excitement for the lifeless and forlorn team had to be watching that brat (and that brat's dad) circle closer and closerandcloser on their mini-dirtbike to outfielders Damian and Tara.
At a point presumably close to the halfway mark of the season, the losses dropped the Pitchers to 2-8. Koach K can't speak for her players, but she drowned her sorrows in a Memorial Day hamburger later that same evening. Hopefully the tide will turn next week against the 2-8 Salute All Stars, another team whose only wins of the season came against the hapless Mavericks.
Sorry, kids, no luck finding a dirtbike-riding Gorilla on YouTube.
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