Pitchers Deny Da Firm

In a Saturday doubleheader for the ages, the Pitchers faced off against No.2-ranked Da Firm, dropping Game 1 by the score of 15-6, but coming back in the sixth inning of Game 2, to score 10 runs and win by the final of 11-9.

After hanging around within striking distance for the first half of Game 1, the Pitchers gave up 6 runs in the fourth, watching the game slowly slip out of reach. Brian and Damian both had multiple hit games in the effort and Damian contributed stellar defense in left field throughout the game. David's third home run of the season and a triple from Felix provided enough complimentary offense to keep things interesting.

In Game 2, the Pitchers quickly found themselves down 8-0 through two innings. And through five innings, the team had managed only five hits (two of those belonging to hard-swinging Lauren), and manufactured just a single run on a lead-off triple from Damian.

It wasn't until the home half of the sixth that the rest of the Pitchers found their batting groove. With a couple of outs mixed in along the way, singles from Damian, Danny and Jason, plus back-to-back doubles from David and Alex B., brought in 4 runs. The stunning rally kept going with the key walks of Eric + Lauren sandwiched between singles from Alicia and Brian.

With the bases now loaded and two outs (and the Pitchers down by just two runs), the inning's lead-off hitter Damian came up to bat again and responded to the moment by hitting a vicious fly ball down the line beyond the rightfielder's grasp. The ball kept rolling, in the process turning itself into a grand slam, completing a 3-for-3 game for Damian and making him damn near impossible to live with for the rest of the weekend.

The comeback nearly complete, and with his proud mother and grandmother watching from the stands, pitcher David kept the game exciting for the Da Firm's final at-bats, allowing the winning run to come to da plate before recording the last outs with some nifty assists from his outfield.

The Empty Pitchers now have a chance to get within sniffing distance of .500 on the season with next week's games against La Familia, the team just ahead of them in the ADW League standings.