Tue, Sept 7 vs Pella - 6:00 PM @ Bellevue Highland Park #1
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| PELLA
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| 5
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 6
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| 27
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| DREADSOX
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| 9
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| 28
| 41
| 7
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Game Recap:
The Dreadsox overcame 7 errors and a grumpy umpire to win a barn-burner vs Pella
in the first game of the series, 27-28. Pella jumped ahead in the top of the first
inning, scoring 3 runs. But the Dreadsox tied the score with 3 runs of their own in
the bottom of the first. After Vince “Pako” Brooks reached on a fielder’s
choice, Susan “Smiley” Lyons doubled Pako home. Then Jay “J-Bang”
Matsudaira used his Dork Swing to perfection, blasting a shot over the drawn-in outfielders’
heads for a 2-run homerun. Pella chalked up another 5 runs in the second inning, but
the Dreadsox would not let down. Consecutive hits by Philip “Phlipper” Hallstrom,
Cindy “Helmet” Louie, Curtis “Knocker” Nakamura, Lori “Tiger”
Johnson, Chris “Bootch” Burch, “H.R. Puff’n” Steff Zabriskie, Kurt
“Li’l Hurt” Hayashida, and Susan “Smiley” Lyons produced 5 runs
en route to a 9 run inning. After Pella got 4 runs in the top of the 3rd, the Dreadsox
scored 2 in the bottom of the frame. Pella scrounged 2 more runs in the top of the 4th
on a couple of balls that got away from outfielders J-Bang and Knocker (Doah!) to tie the
game at 14. The Dreadsox would not give up, rallying for four more runs in the bottom of
the 4th. The Dreadsox allowed Pella another run in the fifth, then couldn’t get a run
in during their turn at bat. Pella then scored 6 runs in the top of the sixth, but the
Dreadsox again put together a string of consecutive hits by Sandy “Sander” Hallstrom,
“Pako” Brooks, “Helmet” Louie, “J-Bang”, “Tiger”
Johnson, and Marc “Psycho” Nagle for 6 runs and a 21-24 lead. Pella pulled ahead
with 6 runs in the seventh, but the Dreadsox would not be denied. After Pako popped out to
shortstop, singles by Tiger Johnson, J-Bang Matsudaira, H.R. Puff’n Steff, Psycho Nagle,
Smiley Lyons, and Phlipper Hallstrom produced 4 runs, as Psycho Nagle crossed home plate
for the winning run.
Dreadsox bats were hot. Psycho Nagle had a 5-for-5 game with a double, scored 3 runs and
drove in 5 others. Tiger Johnson also went 5-for-5 with a double, scoring 4 runs and batting
in 3. J-Bang Matsudaira used three singles, a double and a homerun to produce 5 runs and 6
RBI’s, while Phlipper Hallstrom’s double and four singles produced 2 runs and 2
RBI’s. Smiley Lyons also swatted the ball well, going 5-for-6 with 3 RBI’s and 2
runs scored.
Play of the game:
The Dreadsox pounded out 6 straight base hits in the bottom of the 8th to overcome a 3-point
deficit for the game-winning run.
Runner-up:
Curtis “Knocker” Nakamura’s diving attempt at a 6th inning bloop hit, which
barely tipped off the end of his mitt.
Batting/Fielding Stats:
