The Empty Pitchers couldn't seal the deal on a sweep for the second week in a row. In Game 1, the Pitchers were able to hang on for a 5-4 win, but were just a little too late with their 7th inning comeback in Game 2, falling by the same 5-4 score.
In the early game, the Pitchers were down 3-0 early, before the consumption of performance-enhancing Gatorade gel got Greg back to his old form (albeit briefly) - he lead off the second inning with a double, moved to third on a grounder from Lisa, and scored on an RBI single from the surging Alex (5 hits on the day).
The Pitchers jumped out to a brief lead in the fourth, when a stream of singles from Felix, David, Julie, Lisa and Alex pushed another three runs across. The bottom of the order got into the offensive mix as well, with 6th-inning singles from Brian, John and Felix producing the eventual game-winning run.
In the late game, things got off to a promising start, with lead-off hitter Damian making his way home in the first and the Pitchers again scoring their runs in bunches with a three-run third (two-out RBI hits from Alicia, Greg and Nicole).
But emotions and errors ran high in the home half of the fourth, with the Pitchers giving up two runs and the lead. The Excelerators (dubbed such as two of their 10 players were in so-named t-shirted attire), gave the Pitchers a taste of their own medicine, pushing the winning run across in the sixth.
David and Alex, playing in their ninth and tenth games of the weekend, showed no signs of softball fatigue, with David maintaining his perfect pitching record and Alex wielding a hot bat, seemingly getting stronger as the innings went on. In fact, both players are giving Greg a run for his perennial batting title - Alex's average currently sits atop the Pitchers' stats, at a hefty .769 (10-13), with David (8-11) in third place with a .727 average. With two more games played, Greg (14-19) lurks in between the duo, sporting a .737 average.
Next game: The Pitchers take on another new team Saturday, Oct. 2, in a 12:30 p.m. matchup at the Oval.
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