River Hogs vs. Independents
Tuesday, June, 21, 2005 | vs.
Midland
Bay City 11, Midland 5
Veteran's Memorial Park, Bay City
The day began as most matches seem to for the hometown boys, with a lost coin toss. The visitors, from over Midland way, chose to strike first. The rules here in Bay City permit for stealing to be as big a portion of the game as it was in 1860, and the River Hogs took full advantage of that in the first innings. The gentlemen from Midland used their quick feet to position themselves for 3 early aces, and sure enough the Bay Citys found themselves behind once again.
The Independents decided to use the their speed as well, and positioned themselves for two aces in their half of the first innings. The rally was led by none other then "Big Wood" David and the Garcia brothers, Doc and Kid. Now the score stood 3-2.
Both clubs shared some whitewashing until the third innings, when "Big Wood" struck again. This time he drove in "Tanner" LeRoux, and then took his second base so that "Doc" Garcia could drive him home yet again. Now the Bay Citys had gained the upper hand at 4 aces to 2.
As in their previous matches, once the Independents had taken the lead, they would not relenquish it. The hometown lads continued their fine striking by tallying aces in every innings, but their last. For Midland things were as before as well, because they tallied the final ace of the match, but it would not be near enough to catch the Bay Citys. The final tally total beheld the Independents 11 and River Hogs 5.
The hometown club now holds the series title for this season at 3 matches to none. The Midland Club can hope to gain back some of their losses in return matches for this series in August and September, but for now it can be seen that the Independents truly are the "Lumber Kings" of the Bay Area.
Veteran's Memorial Park, Bay City
The day began as most matches seem to for the hometown boys, with a lost coin toss. The visitors, from over Midland way, chose to strike first. The rules here in Bay City permit for stealing to be as big a portion of the game as it was in 1860, and the River Hogs took full advantage of that in the first innings. The gentlemen from Midland used their quick feet to position themselves for 3 early aces, and sure enough the Bay Citys found themselves behind once again.
The Independents decided to use the their speed as well, and positioned themselves for two aces in their half of the first innings. The rally was led by none other then "Big Wood" David and the Garcia brothers, Doc and Kid. Now the score stood 3-2.
Both clubs shared some whitewashing until the third innings, when "Big Wood" struck again. This time he drove in "Tanner" LeRoux, and then took his second base so that "Doc" Garcia could drive him home yet again. Now the Bay Citys had gained the upper hand at 4 aces to 2.
As in their previous matches, once the Independents had taken the lead, they would not relenquish it. The hometown lads continued their fine striking by tallying aces in every innings, but their last. For Midland things were as before as well, because they tallied the final ace of the match, but it would not be near enough to catch the Bay Citys. The final tally total beheld the Independents 11 and River Hogs 5.
The hometown club now holds the series title for this season at 3 matches to none. The Midland Club can hope to gain back some of their losses in return matches for this series in August and September, but for now it can be seen that the Independents truly are the "Lumber Kings" of the Bay Area.