Softball+07-26-2015

=Orange Methodist Whips Flaming Chalices, 22-5=

Orange Methodist handed Community Church its most lopsided loss of the season so far, beating us handily, 22-5. The Methodists scored 5 runs in the top of the first and never looked back. They hit the ball hard to the outfield consistently, including a few over our outfielders' heads. We caught maybe 5 of the balls they hit to the outfield, including 2 fine catches by LF Matt Nelson and CF Nils Brubaker. Matt caught a high, deep fly ball that required him to back up almost to the fence before hauling it in. Nils, in full gallop, caught a line drive heading into the left centerfield gap, stretching his glove hand as far as he could to snag the ball. Our infield had a challenging day as well with hard hit balls, but we managed to make 8 assists on ground balls, including a team leading 3 by P Jeff Nelson. At the plate, we had some outstanding performances, but did not score many runs to show for it. The Flaming Chalices collected 20 hits as a team, a game high for this season, but also hit into 2 double plays, had a runner thrown out at home, and stranded 13 runners on base. Twice, in the 4th and 6th innings, we left the bases loaded. The Chalices had 4 players with 3 hits each today: Pete Siragusa, Mark Bruhn, Vera Smith and Doug Adams. All went 3-for-3. Great performance. Pete also scored 3 of our 5 runs. Vera led the team with 2 RBIs, driving in runs on 2 separate hits. Beside these top 4 hitters, we also had 3 players with 2 hits apiece: Matt, Nils and Jean Masse. We had a great turnout with 13 players, including a newcomer, Casey. We needed the extra players, as some of us were limping and worn down by the heat. Let's keep up the good attendance during the remainder of the season.