Week 4: Empty Pitchers vs. TAP

Really, it should be considered nothing short of a rousing success that the Empty Pitchers managed to field a full team following a deluge of early-Sunday texts, and still get a 16-6 and 8-4 doubleheader split against Team TAP. Thanks to everyone who was able to show (and did their best to bring in recruits), to Sam for picking up the pieces and assembling them into a lineup in my wedding-related absence, and to Val for making the trek down to the Oval (though in fairness, she did get to enjoy the scenic pigeon's-eye view of the field from the train).

On his bye week, Tara's ringer Reggie Bush Rob impressed the team with his roped line drives aimed straight at the heart of the Coleman Oval fence, as did Katie, who broke through with Nicole's baby green bat to have a 4-7 day and raise her batting average to its highest point of the season. Greg managed to chip in with 7 hits of his own on the day, and in his debut at catcher, Matt kept the TAP players honest at home in Game 2, excepting of course for the 70-pound female player who took him down in a play at the plate.

Looking at the rout that was Game 1, particularly the 10(!)-run third, one has to wonder where exactly the wheels fell off in the Game 2. (Stat-padding the game book in the coach's absence? Perhaps. The more likely reason? Playing to the level of our opponent. Yet again.) But no matter, next week will bring the woeful Remainders to cure all the Pitchers' erratic offensive woes and propel us into the playoffs.

Game 8 Box Score
10/14/2012
TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  FINAL
TAP    0  0  1  3  1  3  0  8
EP     2  0  0  2  0  0  0  4

PLAYER    AB  R  H  RBI  BB  AVG 'On the Day'
Matt OF    4  1  1   0   0  .600 (4-8)
Tara P     4  1  1   1   1  .294 (2-7, walk)
Greg OF    4  0  3   1   0  .810 (7-8)
Stacey 1B  4  0  0   0   1  .353 (3-7, walk)
Rob OF     4  0  1   1   0  .500 (4-8)
Nicole OF  3  0  0   0   0  .190 (1-7)
Felix OF   3  1  1   0   0  .421 (2-7)
Katie 2B   3  1  1   0   1  .267 (4-7, walk)
John 3B    3  0  2   1   0  .567 (5-9)
Sam SS     3  0  2   0   0  .731 (4-7)
2B - John (2), Sam (10)
Game 7 Box Score
10/14/2012
TEAM   1  2  3  4  5  6  7  FINAL
EP     2  0 10  0  0  2  2 16
TAP    1  4  0  0  0  0  1  6

PLAYER    AB  R  H  RBI  BB 
John SS    6  3  3   3   0 
Katie 2B   5  2  3   0   0 
Greg P     4  3  4   2   0 
Stacey 1B  4  1  3   2   0 
Sam OF     4  1  2   4   0 
Nicole C   4  0  1   1   0 
Felix 3B   4  1  1   1   0 
Tara OF    4  1  1   1   0 
Matt OF    4  2  3   0   0 
Rob OF     4  2  3   2   0 
2B - John (1), Greg (4) Sam (9), Rob (1,2);
3B - Greg (1)